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Alpha-amylase assay preparation in the 2023 leaf-oil study; species unresolved here
Alpha-amylase assay preparation in the 2023 leaf-oil study; species unresolved here. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.
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What it does
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What acts on it
The leaf oil inhibited the assay alpha-amylase preparation, with reported IC50 7.54 micrograms/mL.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
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- experimental_model
- Composition, chemical redox and cell-free enzyme assays
- exposure
- One leaf oil sample; concentration-response assays in micrograms/mL
- limitations
- This leaf sample is not representative of all leaf oils. Chemical reduction is not mineral absorption; enzyme inhibition is not disease treatment.
- nutrient_topic
- Ceylon cinnamon research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Ceylon cinnamon / Cinnamomum verum bark preparations
- organism
- C. zeylanicum leaf sample; human CA II and other assay preparations
- plain_language
- A starch-digesting enzyme was inhibited in the assay, but a meal response was not measured.
- primary_references
- [ceylon-p36676085] Comprehensive Metabolite Profiling of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) Leaf Oil Using LC-HR/MS, GC/MS, and GC-FID: Determination of Antiglaucoma, Antioxidant, Anticholinergic, and Antidiabetic Profiles. (2023). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36676085/ DOI: 10.3390/life13010136
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Leaf essential oil and purified-enzyme assays
Ceylon cinnamon: metabolism, signaling and nutrient connections (2026-09-17) · lines 155–166
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Composition, chemical redox and cell-free enzyme assays · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ceylon-leaf-amylase The leaf oil inhibited the assay alpha-amylase preparation, with reported IC50 7.54 micrograms/mL. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Ceylon cinnamon research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: A starch-digesting enzyme was inhibited in the assay, but a meal response was not measured. organism: C. zeylanicum leaf sample; human CA II and other assay preparations tissue_or_cell_type: Leaf essential oil and purified-enzyme assays experimental_model: Composition, chemical redox and cell-free enzyme assays limitations: This leaf sample is not representative of all leaf oils. Chemical reduction is not mineral absorption; enzyme inhibition is not disease treatment. exposure: One leaf oil sample; concentration-response assays in micrograms/mL evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/ceylon-research/36676085.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "c71e19c572310e80b103949f460ac437e9a564daae423e1de3f17964f2c92291", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1755, "text_sha256": "c71e19c572310e80b103949f460ac437e9a564daae423e1de3f17964f2c92291"} [ceylon-p36676085] Comprehensive Metabolite Profiling of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) Leaf Oil Using LC-HR/MS, GC/MS, and GC-FID: Determination of Antiglaucoma, Antioxidant, Anticholinergic, and Antidiabetic Profiles. (2023). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36676085/ DOI: 10.3390/life13010136
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