Blood glucose level lowering agents
AssigneeAsahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkira Endo
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Abstract
A method of lowering the blood glucose level in mammals and a blood glucose level-lowering agent are described. The method comprises administering an enzyme capable of synthesizing sparingly-digestible saccharides from easily-digestible saccharides. The blood glucose level-lowering agent comprises the enzyme capable of synthesizing sparingly-digestible saccharides from easily-digestible saccharides and a glucosidase-inhibiting agent.
Claims12
A method of lowering the blood glucose level in mammals capable of consuming easily-digestible saccharides and which require lowering of blood glucose level, comprising orally administering thereto an effective amount of an enzyme capable of synthesizing sparingly-digestible saccharides from said easily-digestible saccharides.
A blood glucose level-lowering agent comprising effective amounts of an enzyme capable of synthesizing sparingly-digestible saccharides from easily-digestible saccharides and a glucosidase-inhibiting agent.
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