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Planta Med 1995; 61(4): 356-357
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958099
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Anti-Diabetic Effects of Onion and Garlic Sulfoxide Amino Acids in Rats

C. G. Sheela1 , Kumari Kumud1 , K. T. Augusti1 , 2
  • 1Department of Biochemistry, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India-695 581
  • 2Kerala Academy of Sciences, Kunnethedam Bhavan, Jai Nagar Medical College P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, India-695 Oil
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Abstract

On oral administration of onion {Allium cepa L.) and garlic (A. sativum L.) sulfoxide amino acids viz., S-methylcysteine sulfoxide (SMCS) and S-allylcysteine sulfoxide (SACS) to alloxan-diabetic rats for a month, their diabetic condition, being characterized by glucose intolerance, weight loss, depletion of liver glycogen, etc., was ameliorated as comparable to rats treated with glibenclamide and insulin. However, only the last two drugs significantly increased the conversion of labelled acetate to liver cholesterol which indicates a deterrent effect of the allium products against the synthesis of a risk factor.