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Inhibitory Activity of α -Amylase and α -Glucosidase by Plant Extracts from the Brazilian Cerrado

2011; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 78; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/s-0031-1280404

1439-0221

Paula Monteiro Souza, Paloma de Sales, Luiz Alberto Simeoni, Elton Silva, Dâmaris Silveira, Pérola Oliveira Magalhães,

Cassava research and cyanide

Diabetes mellitus is the most common disease in the world. One therapeutic approach for treating diabetes is inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities to reduce postprandial blood glucose levels. In vitro tests showed that several plant extracts from Brazilian cerrado species can inhibit the activity of α-amylase and α-glucosidase. The extracts of Eugenia dysenterica, Stryphnodendron adstringens, Pouteria caimito, Pouteria ramiflora, and Pouteria torta showed strong α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Eugenia dysenterica, P. caimito, P. ramiflora, and P. torta aqueous extracts exerted the highest activity against α-amylase (IC50 values of 14.93, 13.6, 7.08, and 5.67 µg/mL, respectively) and α-glucosidase (IC50 values of 0.46, 2.58, 0.35, and 0.22 µg/mL, respectively). Stryphnodendron adstringens ethanol extract also exhibited inhibitory activity against both enzymes (IC50 1.86 µg/mL against α-amylase and 0.61 µg/mL against α-glucosidase). The results suggest that the activity of these cerrado plants on α-amylase and α-glucosidase represents a potential tool for development of new strategies for treatment of diabetes.