Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
- Volume 32 Issue 6
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- Pages.36-42
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- 2004
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- 1017-0715(pISSN)
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- 2233-7180(eISSN)
Screening for α-amylase Inhibitory Activities of Woody Plants
- Lee, Wi Young (Div. Biotechnology, Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
- Park, Young Ki (Div. Biotechnology, Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
- Park, So Young (Div. Biotechnology, Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
- Ahn, Jin Kwon (Div. Biotechnology, Korea Forest Research Institute)
- Received : 2004.03.30
- Accepted : 2004.06.17
- Published : 2004.11.25
Abstract
Inhibitors of α-amylase are important for the treatment of diabetes and obesity. Using enzyme inhibitor's activity, ethanolic extracts of 87 species in 12 families were screened and compared their inhibitory effect on α-amylase, As a results, we can find that extracts of Distylium racemosum, Acer tegmentosum, Corylapsis veitchiana, Cornus walteri and Corylapsis spicata showed higher α-amylase inhibitory activities than the others and have potential possibility of using control agents for carbohydrate-dependent disease.
Keywords
- $\alpha$-amylase inhibitors;
- woody plant;
- Distylium racemasum;
- Acer tegmentosum;
- Corylapsis veitchiana;
- Cornus walteri;
- Corylapsis spicata