| Literature DB >> 17705140 |
A P Ekanem1, M Wang, J E Simon, D A Moreno.
Abstract
Ethanol extracts of seeds of Afromomum meleguetta and flower buds of Splilanthes acmella presented pancreatic lipase inhibitory activities in a concentration related manner under in vitro conditions. The two plants were extracted with 70% ethanol by sonication, fractionated on silica gel and tested at concentrations in the range 0.75-2.0 mg/mL. Lipase inhibitory activities of 90% and 40% were observed in A. meleguetta and S. acmella, respectively. The two plants have potentials as candidates for weight reduction and obesity control. Copyright (c) 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17705140 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2239
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phytother Res ISSN: 0951-418X Impact factor: 5.878