What is it about?
Lagenaria siceraria is also called bottle gourd. This is a common vegetable. We studied its chemical constituents and its activity to inhibit two enzymes xanthine oxidase and alpha-amylase.
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Why is it important?
It is an effort to discover a treatment for gout and diabetes from vegetables.
Perspectives
Gout and diabetes are chronic diseases. They demand safe, effective and affordable remedies. Bottle gourd or Lagenaria siceraria is a common vegetable affordable to common low-income people of the world. The purpose of the study was to explore bioactivities of this fruit with the aim to discover new drugs for gout and diabetes.
Dr Dildar Ahmed
Forman Christian College
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This page is a summary of: Chemical Constituents of Lagenaria siceraria Mesocarp and Its Xanthine Oxidase and Alpha-Amylase Inhibitory Activities, International Journal of Fruit Science, May 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/15538362.2017.1315628.
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