Antidiabetic components contained in vegetables and legumes.
Epidemiological analyses in a large Chinese population have revealed that consumption of vegetables and legumes is inversely associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the health benefits of these plants have not been fully explained, which stimulated our interest to identify antidiabetic components from vegetables and legumes through searching medicinal databases, especially those containing traditional Chinese medicines. The results not only provide meaningful clues to understanding the antidiabetic potentials of these plants but also display the possibility of pinpointing food component functions by searching medicinal databases.
School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, P. R. China.
Guang-Yan
GY
Tang
Xue-Juan
XJ
Li
Hong-Yu
HY
Zhang
D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D018514:Plant Structures; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry*
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents