摘要

Acarbose is a clinically useful drug for the treatment of type II insulin-independent diabetes as a hypoglycemic agent. This minireview summarized detection and separation methods for the analysis and determination of anti-diabetes drug acarbose and its structural analogs, including HPLC, enzyme-based biosensor and capillary electrophoresis. Besides the protocol, principle behind each technique is presented together with its strengths and weaknesses. Finally, we analyze the future trends in the acarbose analysis.