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Acarbose

Known as: Acarbose [Chemical/Ingredient], Acarbosum, Acarbosa 
A pseudotetrasaccharide and inhibitor of alpha-glucosidase and pancreatic alpha-amylase with antihyperglycemic activity. Acarbose binds to and… 
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Acarbose 25 MG Oral Tablet [Precose]Acarbose 50 MG Oral TabletCongenital digestive system anomaliesDiabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent

Broader (3)

AntidiabeticsGlycoside Hydrolase InhibitorsHypoglycemic Agents

Narrower (4)

GlucobayGlucorPrecoseacarbose byproduct, component C

Papers overview

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Re-exploring promising α-glucosidase inhibitors for potential development into oral anti-diabetic drugs: Finding needle in the haystack.
  • Usman Ghani
  • European journal of medicinal chemistry
  • 2015
  • Corpus ID: 25500805
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Synthesis of novel inhibitors of α-glucosidase based on the benzothiazole skeleton containing benzohydrazide moiety and their molecular docking studies.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Inhibitory Activity of Cinnamon Bark Species and their Combination Effect with Acarbose against Intestinal α-glucosidase and Pancreatic α-amylase
Inhibition of α-glucosidase and pancreatic α-amylase is one of the therapeutic approaches for delaying carbohydrate digestion… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Inhibitory Activities of Cyanidin and Its Glycosides and Synergistic Effect with Acarbose against Intestinal α-Glucosidase and Pancreatic α-Amylase
Cyanidin and its glycosides are naturally dietary pigments which have been indicated as promising candidates to have potential… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Diphlorethohydroxycarmalol isolated from Ishige okamurae, a brown algae, a potent alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase inhibitor, alleviates postprandial hyperglycemia in diabetic mice.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Human intestinal maltase-glucoamylase: crystal structure of the N-terminal catalytic subunit and basis of inhibition and substrate specificity.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Post-prandial Hypoglycemia after Bariatric Surgery: Pharmacological Treatment with Verapamil and Acarbose
Postprandial hypoglycemia is a common complication of bariatric surgery. It is usually caused by late dumping syndrome, but a few… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Assessing the potential for α-glucosidase inhibitors in prediabetic states
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Acarbose enhances human colonic butyrate production.
Earlier studies suggest that butyrate has colonic differentiating and nutritional effects and that acarbose increases butyrate… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Acarbose : An Update of its Pharmacology and Therapeutic Use in Diabetes Mellitus.
SYNOPSIS Acarbose delays digestion of complex carbohydrates and disaccharides to absorbable monosaccharides, by reversibly… 
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