| Title |
Anti-hyperglycaemic globulins from selected Cucurbitaceae seeds used as antidiabetic medicinal plants in Africa
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-13-63 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Clautilde Mofor Teugwa, Thaddée Boudjeko, Bruno Tugnoua Tchinda, Pascaline Chouadeu Mejiato, Denis Zofou |
| Abstract |
The recent epidemic of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Africa, coupled with rampant poverty, is an indication of the urgent need to develop new efficacious, cheaper and more available drugs to face this growing public health challenge. A number of plants products among which the protein-rich Cucurbitaceae seeds are commonly used in traditional medicine with increasing acclaimed efficacy against DM. The aim of this study was to analyse and evaluate the hypoglycaemic activity of storage proteins of five species of Cucurbitaceae, which include Telfairia occidentalis, Citrullus lanatus, Lagenaria siceraria, Cucumeropsis mannii and Cucurbita moschata. |
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| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Italy | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 112 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 12% |
| Researcher | 9 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 16% |
| Unknown | 33 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 12% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 12 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 10% |
| Unknown | 42 | 37% |
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