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Year : 2012  |  Volume : 3  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 9-16

Therapeutic action of white beans by changing the digestion of carbohydrates


1 Farmacêutica-bioquímica, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus Universitário, Lavras-MG, Brazil
2 Setor de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Campus I - ICBN, Praça Manoel Terra, Uberaba - MG, Brazil
3 Doutoranda, Departamento de Química, Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Praça General Tibúrcio, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
4 Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus Universitário, Lavras-MG, Brazil

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Luciana L. S. Pereira
Farmacêutica-bioquímica, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus Universitário, CP 3037, 37200-000 Lavras-MG
Brazil
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DOI: 10.4103/2229-5119.96952

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The rates of obesity and diabetes are worrying. Some adjuvants can assist in weight loss and reduction in blood glucose. In this context, the α-amylase inhibitor is presented as a promising alternative because it interferes with digestion and thus absorption of carbohydrates from the diet. The white bean is the main source of α-amylase inhibitors protein (α-AI). The α-AI1 white kidney bean extract appears as a promising aid in the treatment of diabesity. However, there are several aspects that require further studies, such as the optimal dose and safety arising from the use of this inhibitor as well as effects from the change of carbohydrate digestion in the long term.


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