molecules Article GC-MS Metabolic Profile and α-Glucosidase-, α-Amylase-, Lipase-, and Acetylcholinesterase-Inhibitory Activities of Eight Peach Varieties Dasha Mihaylova 1,* , Ivelina Desseva 2,* , Aneta Popova 3 , Ivayla Dincheva 4 , Radka Vrancheva 2 , Anna Lante 5 and Albert Krastanov 1 1 Department of Biotechnology, Technological Faculty, University of Food Technologies, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria;
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[email protected] (I.D.) Abstract: The inhibition of certain digestive enzymes by target food matrices represents a new approach in the treatment of socially significant diseases. Proving the ability of fruits to inhibit such enzymes can support the inclusion of specific varieties in the daily diets of patients with diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, etc., providing them with much more than just valuable Citation: Mihaylova, D.; Desseva, I.; micro- and macromolecules. The current study aimed atidentifying and comparing the GC-MS Popova, A.; Dincheva, I.; Vrancheva, metabolic profiles of eight peach varieties (“Filina”, “Ufo 4, “Gergana”, “Laskava”, “July Lady”, R.; Lante, A.; Krastanov, A. GC-MS “Flat Queen”, “Evmolpiya”, and “Morsiani 90”) grown in Bulgaria (local and introduced) and to Metabolic Profile and α-Glucosidase-, evaluate the inhibitory potential of their extracts towards α-glucosidase, α-amylase, lipase, and α-Amylase-, Lipase-, and acetylcholinesterase.