Abstract
| - Methanol extracts of Scutellaria baicalensis, Rheum officinale, and Paeonia suffruticosa showed potentinhibitory activity against rat intestinal sucrase. The active principles were identified as baicalein fromthe first and methyl gallate from the last two plants. In addition to its activity against the rat enzyme,baicalein also inhibited human intestinal sucrase expressed in Caco-2 cells.
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