The terpenoids constitute the largest family of natural products; over 22,000 individual compounds of this class have been described (Connolly and Hill, 1991), and the number of defined structures has doubled every decade since the 1970s (Devon and Scott, 1972; Glasby, 1982). The terpenoids play diverse functional roles in plants as hormones (gibberellins, abscisic acid), photosynthetic pigment...

Modelling the potential distributions of Sawo Kecik (Manilkara kauki (L.)) Dubard using MaxEnt to support conservations historical and cultural vegeta-tions in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province. Reinwardtia 22(1): 55‒67. — kecik or Manilkara (L.) Dubard, Sapotaceae family as it is formally known, one species with significant values Yog-yakarta Province (DIY) culture because symbolizes social ...

OBJECTIVE Mango and Sapota are two fruits indigenous to Indian subcontinent. The objective of this study was to evaluate postprandial blood glucose response to mango and sapota in comparison to banana in patients with diabetes mellitus Type 2. METHOD The plasma glucose response to mango, sapota and banana were determined in ten diabetic patients. Blood was tested at 0, 30, 60, 120 and 180 min...

Snake venom is composed of a mixture of substances that caused in victims a variety of pathophysiological effects. Besides antivenom, literature has described plants able to inhibit injuries and lethal activities induced by snake venoms. This work describes the inhibitory potential of ethanol, hexane, ethyl acetate, or dichloromethane extracts and fractions from stem and leaves of Manilkara sub...

Fruits are well known to have high nutritional values. However, the response in blood glucose level varies with different fruits. To date, data has not been compiled to rank local fruits according to their blood glucose response. Therefore, this randomised experimental study was carried out to determine the blood glucose response after consuming ten types of tropical fruits (mango, rambutan, lo...