Corn silk (Zea mays L.), a source of natural antioxidants with alpha-amylase, alpha-glucosidase, advanced glycation and diabetic nephropathy inhibitory activities

Zhang, Y., Wu, L., Ma, Z., Cheng, J. and Liu, J. · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · 2018

Preclinical

Abstract

Corn silk (Zea mays), a traditional medicine for diabetes, was shown to be a source of natural antioxidants with alpha-amylase, alpha-glucosidase, advanced-glycation and diabetic-nephropathy inhibitory activities, supporting its antioxidant and antidiabetic use.

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How to cite

Zhang, Y., Wu, L., Ma, Z., Cheng, J. and Liu, J (2018) 'Corn silk (Zea mays L.), a source of natural antioxidants with alpha-amylase, alpha-glucosidase, advanced glycation and diabetic nephropathy inhibitory activities', Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 110, pp. 510-517. doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2018.11.126

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