... 2673–2683 ª 2006 The Authors Journal compilation ª 2006 FEBS 2683 Inhibition of recombinant human maltase glucoamylase by salacinol and derivatives Elena J. Rossi1,2,*, Lyann Sim1,2,*, Douglas ... miglitol (2), salacinol (3) and kotalanol (4); (5–7) are derivatives of salacinol with substi-tutions in the ring. (8–9) are ring expanded salacinol derivatives. (10 )and( 11) are miglitol derivatives. ... deriv-atives, against active human recombinant MGAnt. By confirming the higher potency of salacinol and its derivatives against human MGAnt as compared witha-amylase and fungal glucoamylase, our results...