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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
ISSN: 1596-5996 EISSN: 1596-5996
Vol. 13, No. 9, 2014, pp. 1421-1428
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Bioline Code: pr14196
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 13, No. 9, 2014, pp. 1421-1428
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In Vitro Screening of α-Amylase Inhibition by Selected Terpenes from Essential Oils
Jelenković, Ljiljana; Jovanović, Vesna Stankov; Palić, Ivan; Mitić, Violeta & Radulović, Milanka
Abstract
Purpose: To assess some terpenes from herbal products for possible inhibitory effects on serum α-
amylase in order to ascertain their potential usefulness in the prevention and/or treatment of diabetes
Type 2. Methods: Solutions of terpenes (citral, eukalyptol, β-pinene, myrcene, eugenol and terpineol) in
deonized water were prepared by ultrasonic and manual mixing in four different concentrations ranging
from 0.39 – 5.50 μmol cm-3. Commercial sera (with normal-N and high-H enzyme activity) were used as
a source of α-amylase. α-Amylase activity was determined by standard methods using an automated
analyzer. Results: All the selected terpenes at their maximal concentrations inhibited α-amylase in N-sera in the
range 9.68 – 38.70 and 10.71 - 25.00 % for ultrasonic and manual mixing, respectively, while in H-sera,
inhibition was in the range 17.10 - 21.05 and 13.58 – 25.92 % for ultrasonic and manual mixing,
respectively. Regardless of the concentration of the inhibitor or the method of mixing, citral was the
strongest inhibitor of α-amylase.
Conclusion: The selected terpenes, in their appropriate concentrations, influence α-amylase activity to
varying degrees. Principal component and agglomerative hierarchical analysis reveal that the most
significant factor in α-amylase inhibition is the mode of mixing the samples, rather than their
concentrations.
Keywords
α-Amylase; β-Pinene; Citral; Diabetes; Essential oil; Eugenol; Eukalyptol; Myrcene; Terpenes; Terpineol
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