Abstract: Pharmacological property of flavonoids acts as potent antioxidant and antidiabetic activity play an important role in the improvement of diabetes mellitus. Flavonoids are polyphenol compounds that exert many probable health benefits, including diabetes type-II, which is the third most common disease that causes death, right after cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The extremely high level of blood glucose has been believed to trigger type II diabetes. The aim of this review is to describe the flavonoid's ability as an alternative treatment for diabetes type-II patients and explore the antioxidant and antidiabetic properties of some flavonoids to identify key positions responsible This paper also addresses several aspects in which flavonoids may impart a essential role in starch digestion, such as the interaction of flavonoids with enzymes involved in starch hydrolysis, the role of flavonoids in inhibiting glucose absorption, as well as the interface of flavonoids with starch to form a complex resistant to hydrolysis.
Key Words: Flavonoids, Diabetes, Antioxidant
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