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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020

Inhibition of Digestive Enzyme and Stimulation of Human Liver Cells (HepG2) Glucose Uptake by Date Seeds Extract.

Hira Shakoor, Fatima Abdelfattah, Khaula Albadi, Mentalla Adib, Jaleel Kizhakkayil, Carine Platat

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. In vitro bioactivities and molecular docking analysis of methanolic extract from Phoenix dactylifera L. (cv. Ghars) seeds.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hira ShakoorDepartment of Food, Nutrition and Health, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAE.
Fatima AbdelfattahDepartment of Food, Nutrition and Health, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAE.
Khaula AlbadiDepartment of Food, Nutrition and Health, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAE.
Mentalla AdibDepartment of Food, Nutrition and Health, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAE.
Jaleel KizhakkayilDepartment of Food, Nutrition and Health, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAE.
Carine PlatatDepartment of Food, Nutrition and Health, College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8704-6372
United Arab Emirates University · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide, and the United Arab Emirates is presenting one of the world's highest prevalence rates. Dietary polyphenols exert an antidiabetic effect by modulating carbohydrates digestion and cellular glucose uptake. Due to their particularly high content in polyphenols, date seeds represent a potential antidiabetic agent. This study aims to determine if date seed polyphenols inhibit the activity of the enzymes (

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