Modulatory effect of Mengkudu fruit on the activities of key enzymes of glucose synthesis and utilization pathways of diabetic induced rats

The results of the current study indicate that this fruit plays an indispensable character in regulating key enzymes of glucose synthesis and utilization reactions to sustain normoglycemia. Moreover consumption of Mengkudu fruit is nontoxic to the system and is hepatoprotective. Presence of biologically active ingredients such as alkaloids, flavonoids, triterpenoids, minerals, and vitamins presumed to account for the antihyperglycemic properties of M. citrifolia fruits.