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<journal-id>0121-4004</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Vitae]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Vitae]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0121-4004</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Química Farmacéutica, Universidad de Antioquia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0121-40042018000300148</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17533/udea.vitae.v25n3a05</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[IN VITRO EFFECT OF TERPENOIDS - RICH EXTRACT OF Momordica charantia ON ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE ACTIVITY]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[EFECTO IN VITRO DEL EXTRACTO RICO EN TERPENOIDES DE Momordica charantia SOBRE LA ACTIVIDAD DE LA ALFA-GLUCOSIDASA]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[SALLAU]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. B.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[YAKUBU]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R. N.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[ABDULLAHI]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S. M.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[SALIHU]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[BONIFACE]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B. Y.]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,ABU Zaria Department of Biochemistry ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Nigeria</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Umaru Musa Yar&#8217;adua University Department of Biochemistry ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Katsina ]]></addr-line>
<country>Nigeria</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>148</fpage>
<lpage>153</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0121-40042018000300148&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0121-40042018000300148&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0121-40042018000300148&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background: Momordica charantia is a vine, native to tropics and subtropics that has found use in herbal medicine. In Nigeria, the plant is locally used in the treatment of diabetes.  Objective:  To investigate the inhibitory effect of terpenoid-rich extract from Momordica charantia on &#945;-glucosidase activity.  Method:  The inhibitory effect of the terpenoid-rich extract from Momordica charantia on the activity of alpha-glucosidase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae as well as the determination of the mode of inhibition were investigated using in vitro assay methods.  Results:  The results revealed that the terpenoid-rich extract had a high IC50 of 1.60 mg/mL. The Lineweaver-Burk plot revealed that the extract exhibited partially mixed-type inhibition of &#945;-glucosidase.  Conclusions:  It can be inferred from this study that although terpenoid-rich extract inhibited &#945;-glucosidase, further purification will be necessary on the extract so as to increase its potency as an inhibitor of &#945;-glucosidase. The action of the extract on &#945;-glucosidase provided an insight into the probable mechanism of action of Momordica charantia in reducing hyperglycemia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Antecedentes: Momordica charantia es una vid, nativa de las regiones tropicales y subtropicales que ha sido usada en la medicina herbal. En Nigeria, esta planta se ha usado localmente en el tratamiento de la diabetes.  Objetivo:  Investigar el efecto inhibitorio del extracto rico en terpenoides de Momordica charantia sobre la actividad de la &#945;-glucosidasa.  Método:  El efecto inhibitorio del extracto rico en terpenoides de Momordica charantia sobre sobre la actividad de la &#945;-glucosidasa y el modo de inhibición se evaluó con un ensayo in vitro.  Resultados:  Los resultados mostraron que el extracto rico en terpenoides tiene un alto IC50 de 1,60 mg/mL. El gráfico Lineweaver-Burk reveló que el extracto presenta una inhibición combinada de la &#945;-glucosidasa.  Conclusión:  De este estudio se infiere que aunque el extracto rico en terpenoides inhibió la &#945;-glucosidasa, es necesario realizar una purificación con el fin de incrementar su potencia como inhibidor de la &#945;-glucosidasa. La acción del extracto sobre la &#945;-glucosidasa proporciona un entendimiento del mecanismo de acción probable de Momordica charantia en la reducción de la hiperglicemia.]]></p></abstract>
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