TY - CHAP
T1 - Antidiabetic Activity of Food Phytochemicals
AU - Dankyi, Benedicta Obenewaa
AU - Kukuia, Kennedy Kwami Edem
AU - Koomson, Awo Efua
AU - Amponsah, Seth Kwabena
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 selection and editorial matter, John O. Onuh, Yashwant V. Pathak; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Phytochemicals are compounds found in plants that give them color, flavor, and aroma. In addition to the roles phytochemicals play in plants, they have therapeutic indications in humans. Some of the pharmacotherapeutic properties of phytochemicals include: immunomodulatory, antiinflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, and neuroprotective, among others. Some common phytochemicals found in foods include flavonoids, monoterpenes, terpenoids, resveratrol, anthocyanins, coumarins, and alkaloids. Indeed, a number of the aforementioned phytochemicals are known to play important roles in the prevention and management of diabetes. The mechanisms by which these phytochemicals aid in the prevention or management of diabetes are: stimulating insulin release from the beta cells of the pancreas, boosting insulin sensitivity, enhancing glycogenesis and glycolysis in the liver, and inhibiting alpha-amylase, beta-galactosidase, and alpha-glucosidase enzymes. This book chapter will highlight various mechanisms by which some common phytochemicals present in botanical foods elicit their antidiabetic effects.
AB - Phytochemicals are compounds found in plants that give them color, flavor, and aroma. In addition to the roles phytochemicals play in plants, they have therapeutic indications in humans. Some of the pharmacotherapeutic properties of phytochemicals include: immunomodulatory, antiinflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, and neuroprotective, among others. Some common phytochemicals found in foods include flavonoids, monoterpenes, terpenoids, resveratrol, anthocyanins, coumarins, and alkaloids. Indeed, a number of the aforementioned phytochemicals are known to play important roles in the prevention and management of diabetes. The mechanisms by which these phytochemicals aid in the prevention or management of diabetes are: stimulating insulin release from the beta cells of the pancreas, boosting insulin sensitivity, enhancing glycogenesis and glycolysis in the liver, and inhibiting alpha-amylase, beta-galactosidase, and alpha-glucosidase enzymes. This book chapter will highlight various mechanisms by which some common phytochemicals present in botanical foods elicit their antidiabetic effects.
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U2 - 10.1201/9781003340201-12
DO - 10.1201/9781003340201-12
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85198592184
SN - 9781032374208
SP - 298
EP - 330
BT - Plant Food Phytochemicals and Bioactive Compounds in Nutrition and Health
PB - CRC Press
ER -