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Polyphenolic glycosides were the major compounds present in the extracts. Inhibition of \u03b1-amylase (up to 100% at 1 mg\/mL) was stronger than \u03b1-glucosidase inhibition (up to 70.78% at 10 mg\/mL). The Indian spinach extract was the strongest inhibitor of pancreatic lipase activity (IC50 = 276.77 \u00b5g\/mL), which was significantly better than that of orlistat (381.16 \u00b5g\/mL), a drug. Ash gourd (76.51%), brinjal (72.48%), and snake gourd (66.82%) extracts were the most effective inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), an enzyme whose excessive activities have been associated with hypertension. Brinjal also had a significantly higher renin-inhibitory activity than the other vegetable extracts. We conclude that the vegetable extracts may have the ability to reduce enzyme activities that have been associated with hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/foods9070844","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,30]],"date-time":"2020-06-30T09:36:04Z","timestamp":1593509764000},"page":"844","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["Inhibitory Activities of Polyphenolic Extracts of Bangladeshi Vegetables against \u03b1-Amylase, \u03b1-Glucosidase, Pancreatic Lipase, Renin, and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Razia","family":"Sultana","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9223-0529","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adeola M.","family":"Alashi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Khaleda","family":"Islam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Dhaka, Nilkhet Rd, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Md","family":"Saifullah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Natural Resources Management Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8008-2496","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"C. 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