α-Glucosidase Inhibitors from the Roots of Sophora flavescens

School of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, KoreaReceived January 10, 2012, Accepted February 19, 2012Key Words : Sophora flavescens, Leguminosae, Flavonoid, α-Glucosidase, Anti-diabeticDiabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases charac-terized by high blood glucose levels that result from defectsin insulin secretion, or action, or both. Postprandial hyper-glycemia has been an early indicator of abnormality inglucose metabolism leading to type 2-diabetes.