| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1187855 | Food Chemistry | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The anti-hyperglycemic effects of the leaves of sugar maple, Acer saccharum and purification and identification of the active compound were investigated. Extracts of the leaves showed a potent inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase in both in vivo and in vitro experiments. In vitro enzyme-inhibitory assay-guided fractionation of the crude extract gave active compound, acertannin (2,6-di-O-galloyl-1,5-anhydro-d-glucitol) by spectroscopic analysis. This is the first report that acertannin from A. saccharum may be used in diabetes care.
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Authors
Atsushi Honma, Tomoyuki Koyama, Kazunaga Yazawa,