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ReviewPhytochemistry reviews : proceedings of the Phytochemical Society of Europe2022

A review of alpha-glucosidase inhibitors from plants as potential candidates for the treatment of type-2 diabetes.

Amina M Dirir, Marianne Daou, Ahmed F Yousef, Lina F Yousef

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Review in Phytochemistry reviews : proceedings of the Phytochemical Society of Europe, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 198 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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198citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

198 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 490 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amina M DirirDepartment of Chemistry, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Marianne DaouDepartment of Chemistry, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Ahmed F YousefDepartment of Chemistry, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Lina F YousefDepartment of Chemistry, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.ORCID 0000-0002-0766-5318
Khalifa University of Science and Technology · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial global health disorder that is rising at an alarming rate. Cardiovascular diseases, kidney damage and neuropathy are the main cause of high mortality rates among individuals with diabetes. One effective therapeutic approach for controlling hyperglycemia associated with type-2 diabetes is to target alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase, enzymes that catalyzes starch hydrolysis in the intestine. At present, approved inhibitors for these enzymes are restricted to acarbose, miglitol and voglibose. Although these inhibitors retard glucose absorption, undesirable gastrointestinal side effects impede their application. Therefore, research efforts continue to seek novel inhibitors with improved efficacy and minimal side effects. Natural products of plant origin have been a valuable source of therapeutic agents with lesser toxicity and side effects. The anti-diabetic potential through alpha-glucosidase inhibition of plant-derived molecules are summarized in this review. Eight molecules (Taxumariene F, Akebonoic acid, Morusin, Rhaponticin, Procyanidin A2, Alaternin, Mulberrofuran K and Psoralidin) were selected as promising drug candidates and their pharmacokinetic properties and toxicity were discussed where available. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11101-021-09773-1.

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Alpha-glucosidaseDiabetesIC50StilbenesTanninsTriterpenoids

Identifiers

PMID34421444
PMCPMC8364835
OpenAlexW3193722096

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