Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi DAN POTENSI PEMANFAATANNYA DALAM KESEHATAN [α Amylase Inhibitors: Types Kawasan Pusat Teknologi dan Ilmu Pengetahuan (PUSPIPTEK) gedung no 610 Kunitz PENGHAMBAT α AMILASE: JENIS SUMBER Serpong Sources Tangerang 15310 Diterima 09 Desember 2009 / Disetujui 19 Desember 2011 SUMMARY Alpha amylase inhibitors affect carbohydrate metabolism in digestive system. The inhibitors induce carbohydrate tolerance and Their Potential Utilization for Health Purposes] Budiasih Wahyuntari* Laboratoria Pengembangan Teknologi Industri Agro-Biomedika (LAPTIAB) anti obesity caffeic acid cereal diabetes ellagic acid ferulic acid fullness and prolonging gastric emptying that might be used to aid in diabetic and obesity treatment. There are two types of α- amylase inhibitors g-thionin and thaumatin types. Plant proteinaceous inhibitors are present in cereals and legumes. Some non-proteinaceous inhibitors include flavonid gallic acid knottin lectin organic acid that might be produced by microbes or extracted from plants such as acarbose polyphenols proteinaceous and non-proteinaceous ones. Proteinaceous inhibitor is classified into seven classes including legumes proto-catechuic acid quercetin hibiscus acid and α- saponin dan cardiac glycoside β- and γ-cyclodextrin. Key words: inhibitor amylase