Experimental and computational approaches to reveal the potential of Ficus deltoidea leaves extract as α-amylase inhibitor

Abu Bakar AR 1 , Manaharan T 2 , Merican AF 1 , Mohamad SB 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 a Bioinformatics Programme , Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
  • 2 b Centre of Research for Computational Sciences and Informatics in Biology, Bio-industry, Environment, Agriculture and Healthcare (CRYSTAL) , University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Nat Prod Res, 2018 Feb;32(4):473-476.
PMID: 28391727 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1312393

Abstract

Ficus deltoidea leaves extract are known to have good therapeutic properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic. We showed that 50% ethanol-water extract of F. deltoidea leaves and its pungent compounds vitexin and isovitexin exhibited significant (p 

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