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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Exploring the Role of Phytochemical Classes in the Biological Activities of Fenugreek (

Rizwan Ahmad, Aljawharah Alqathama, Riyad Al-Maimani, Hamdi M Al-Said, Sami S Ashgar, Mohammad Althubiti, Naif A Jalal, Majed Khan, Mutaz Algarzai

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Rizwan AhmadDepartment of Natural Products, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6490-8219
Aljawharah AlqathamaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0855-2013
Riyad Al-MaimaniDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7944-2597
Hamdi M Al-SaidDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.
Sami S AshgarDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1876-176X
Mohammad AlthubitiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9738-3188
Naif A JalalDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3866-1010
Majed KhanDepartment of Natural Products, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Mutaz AlgarzaiDepartment of Natural Products, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

backgroundThis study encapsulates an in-depth correlation analysis for the biological activities (cytotoxicity, antimicrobial, and α-amylase inhibition) vs. the phytochemical classes (flavonoids "FV" and alkaloid "AL") present in fenugreek seed extract. METHODOLOGY: Cell cultures for different cell lines were used to assess the cytotoxicity and selectivity (IC

resultsA lower IC

conclusionsThe FV and alkaloid are the key to impart the biological properties to the fenugreek seeds, hence their presence is utmost in the fenugreek seeds. This research work may be used as marker to help authenticate the fenugreek seeds for the quality variation in the major phytochemical classes.

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antimicrobialcorrelationcytotoxicityfenugreekstatistical modelsα-amylase

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PMID40231959
PMCPMC11940872

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