Kigelia africana fruit fractions inhibit in vitro alpha-glucosidase activity: a potential natural alpha-glucosidase inhibitor

• Main Authors: Tumelo Akapelwa Muyenga (Author), Samuel K. Dominion Bamitale (Author), Dan Kibuule (Author), Simbarashe Sithole (Author), Stanley Mukanganyama (Author), Carlen Rudolph (Author), Luanne Venables (Author), Anna C. Hattingh (Author), Maryna van de Venter (Author), Christian Chinyere Ezeala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Diabetes affects 75% of people in low-income countries, where conventional drugs like metformin are available, but newer drugs like alpha-glucosidase inhibitors are not accessible to most Southern African patients. Aim To evaluate the α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activi...