meliacinolin

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noun

A triterpenoid derivative that inhibits glucosidase and amylase activity and is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

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Meanings

nounmeliacinolin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA triterpenoid derivative that inhibits glucosidase and amylase activity and is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

    Recently, the tetranortriterpenoid meliacinolin and azadirachtolide isolated from A.

    2015 October 16, “Gedunin and Azadiradione: Human Pancreatic Alpha-Amylase Inhibiting Limonoids from Neem (Azadirachta indica) as Anti-Diabetic Agents”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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