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Studies on amylase inhibitors in Dieffenbachia maculata
Author(s) -
Padmanabhan Sriram,
Shastri Narayan V
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740520410
Subject(s) - amylase , bacillus subtilis , botany , biology , chemistry , food science , enzyme , traditional medicine , biochemistry , bacteria , medicine , genetics
Different parts of the Dieffenbachia maculata Schott plant have been found to possess amylase inhibitor activity. The inhibitor has been found to be non‐dialysable and relatively heat‐stable. Studies with crude extracts of D maculata plant indicate that the inhibitor is of the non‐competitive type and is active against human salivary amylase, porcine pancreatic α‐amylase, Bacillus subtilis α‐amylase and sweet potato β‐amylase.