Phenolic molecules are made by plants and flowers to keep animals from digesting plant material, making themselves a bad source of nutrition for predators. Anti-enzymatic attributes of the phenols from soya beans could be a boon to diabetics, according to a study published in the journal Experimental Pathology and Toxicology, October 2011.
Investigators at the Federal University of technology as well as Osun State University in Nigeria looked at how phenols from soybeans acted on the enzymes alpha-glucosidase, alpha-amylase and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) in test tubes. All 3 enzymes were inhibited.
Amylase as well as glucosidase are enzymes which decay carbohydrates into sugars. When carbohydrates are broken down into sugars they can be absorbed from the intestine into the bloodstream and increase blood sugar amounts. Some medications for Type two diabetes are alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. Enzyme inhibitors include:
They work by slowing down the breakdown of soluble carbohydrates into simple sugars, stopping them from being quickly absorbed as well as resulting in quick spikes in blood sugar ranges.
High blood pressure is a frequent complication of Type two diabetes, Explore further (such a good point) along with a class of medicines called ACE inhibitors is often used-to combat the condition. ACE cause the muscles in arteries to contract contributing to blood pressure going up. Inhibiting ACE is able to maintain the arterial muscles relaxed thus blood will flow easily without increased stress. ACE inhibitors would be the “prils”: