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Quantification of antidiabetic extracts and compounds in bitter gourd varieties |
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| Authors: | Sandra D. Habicht Veronika Kind Silvia Rudloff Christian Borsch Andreas S. Mueller Josef Pallauf Ray-yu Yang Michael B. Krawinkel |
| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Wilhelmstrasse 20, 35392 Giessen, Germany;2. Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Preventive Nutrition Group, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany;3. Institute of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Physiology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany;4. Nutrition Unit, AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan |
| Abstract: | Several studies have shown blood glucose lowering effects of bitter gourd compounds. Previous experiments with db/db mice revealed that the lipid and the saponin extracts are more effective in lowering glycated haemoglobin levels and excessive body weight gain than the hydrophilic extract or the whole fruit. |
| Keywords: | CLA, conjugated linoleic acid CLN, conjugated linolenic acid |
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