Abstract
Development of civilization diseases such as diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome or obesity, enforces the increasing effort to find new drugs, especially from natural sources. These include α-amylase inhibitors, which break down polysacharides into simple sugars in the body of a healthy person. As this cleavage affects the level of blood sugar, which is sought to be therapeutically influenced, there is a growing interest in these substances. This review maps the types of amylase inhibitors, including their natural resources.
