α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity of the Ethanol Extract of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Skin

Abstract

[Introduction] Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important crop world-wide because of its high efficiency in lipid and protein production. There is no doubt that the kernels is the most important product of peanut. In comparison with the kernels, the peanut skin is almost completely neglected in nutraceutical terms, although it has potentially health promoting phenolics and dietary fiber and there is considerable potential for its exploitation.