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ArticlePharmaceutics2021

Citrus Flavanone Narirutin, In Vitro and In Silico Mechanistic Antidiabetic Potential.

Ashraf Ahmed Qurtam, Hamza Mechchate, Imane Es-Safi, Mohammed Al-Zharani, Fahd A Nasr, Omar M Noman, Mohammed Aleissa, Hamada Imtara, Abdulmalik M Aleissa, Mohamed Bouhrim and 1 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Ashraf Ahmed QurtamBiology Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia.
Hamza MechchateLaboratory of Biotechnology, Environment, Agrifood and Health, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez 30000, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0003-4571-9089
Imane Es-SafiLaboratory of Biotechnology, Environment, Agrifood and Health, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez 30000, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-9239-3045
Mohammed Al-ZharaniBiology Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia.
Fahd A NasrDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6496-7822
Omar M NomanDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0902-6381
Mohammed AleissaBiology Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia.
Hamada ImtaraFaculty of Arts and Sciences, Arab American University Palestine, Jenin 240, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0002-8410-3212
Abdulmalik M AleissaKing Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), Riyadh 11462, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed BouhrimLaboratory of Bioresources, Biotechnology, Ethnopharmacology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed First University, Oujda B.P. 717, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0001-9944-811X
Ali S AlqahtaniDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1034-7441
Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University · SAKing Saud University · SASidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University · MAArab American University · PSKing Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital · SAMohamed I University · MA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Citrus fruits and juices have been studied extensively for their potential involvement in the prevention of various diseases. Flavanones, the characteristic polyphenols of citrus species, are the primarily compounds responsible for these studied health benefits. Using in silico and in vitro methods, we are exploring the possible antidiabetic action of narirutin, a flavanone family member. The goal of the in silico research was to anticipate how narirutin would interact with eight distinct receptors implicated in diabetes control and complications, namely, dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP4), protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1), aldose reductase (AldR), glycogen phosphorylase (GP), alpha-amylase (AAM), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ), alpha-glucosidase (AGL), while the in vitro study looked into narirutin's possible inhibitory impact on alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase. The results indicate that the studied citrus flavanone interacted remarkably with most of the receptors and had an excellent inhibitory activity during the in vitro tests suggesting its potent role among the different constituent of the citrus compounds in the management of diabetes and also its complications.

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enzymeisonaringinmechanism of actionmolecular dockingnaringenin rutinosidenarirutinreceptors

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PMID34834233
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