Medical term:
phaseolamin
phaseolamin
[fah-se″o-lam´in]1. an alpha-amylase inhibitor purified from the kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); it is the basis of starch-blocker tablets.
2. an α-amylase inhibitor purified from the kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); it has been used in preparations alleged to enhance weight control by preventing absorption of ingested carbohydrate.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
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