Rhaponticum acaule (L) DC essential oil: chemical composition, in vitro antioxidant and enzyme inhibition properties

• Main Authors: Habib Mosbah (Author), Hassiba Chahdoura (Author), Jannet Kammoun (Author), Malek Besbes Hlila (Author), Hanen Louati (Author), Saoussen Hammami (Author), Guido Flamini (Author), Lotfi Achour (Author), Boulbaba Selmi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background α-glucosidase is a therapeutic target for diabetes mellitus (DM) and α-glucosidase inhibitors play a vital role in the treatments for the disease. Furthermore, xanthine oxidase (XO) is a key enzyme that catalyzes hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid which at high levels can lea...