Diosgenin: an updated pharmacological review and therapeutic perspectives

P Semwal, S Painuli, T Abu-Izneid… - Oxidative medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plants including Rhizoma polgonati, Smilax china, and Trigonella foenum-graecum contain
a lot of diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin. This bioactive phytochemical has shown high …

Diosgenin, a steroidal saponin, and its analogs: Effective therapies against different chronic diseases

D Parama, M Boruah, K Yachna, V Rana, K Banik… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Chronic diseases are a major cause of mortality worldwide, and despite the
recent development in treatment modalities, synthetic drugs have continued to show toxic …

Diosgenin: recent highlights on pharmacology and analytical methodology

M Jesus, APJ Martins, E Gallardo… - Journal of analytical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, occurs abundantly in plants such as Dioscorea alata,
Smilax China, and Trigonella foenum graecum. This bioactive phytochemical not only is …

The role of diosgenin in diabetes and diabetic complications

Q Gan, J Wang, J Hu, G Lou, H Xiong, C Peng… - The Journal of steroid …, 2020 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic and common metabolic disease that seriously endangers
human health. Hyperglycemia and long-term metabolic disorders in diabetes will cause …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the alpha-amylase inhibitory activity of Nepalese medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

K Khadayat, BP Marasini, H Gautam, S Ghaju… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background α-Amylase catalyses the hydrolysis of starch and ultimately producing glucose.
Controlling the catalytic activity of this enzyme reduces glucose production in the …

Novel platinum–palladium bimetallic nanoparticles synthesized by Dioscorea bulbifera: anticancer and antioxidant activities

S Ghosh, R Nitnavare, A Dewle, GB Tomar… - International journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Medicinal plants serve as rich sources of diverse bioactive phytochemicals that might even
take part in bioreduction and stabilization of phytogenic nanoparticles with immense …

Antidiabetic properties of dietary phenolic compounds: Inhibition effects on α‐amylase, aldose reductase, and α‐glycosidase

Y Demir, L Durmaz, P Taslimi… - … and applied biochemistry, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aldose reductase (AR), α‐amylase, and α‐glycosidase are vital enzymes to prevent
diabetic complications. Here, AR was purified from sheep kidney using elementary methods …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic: sustainable bioresources

RK Singla, X He, H Chopra, C Tsagkaris… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The world has been unprecedentedly hit by a global pandemic which broke the
record of deadly pandemics that faced humanity ever since its existence. Even kids are well …

[PDF][PDF] Antidiabetic and antioxidant properties of copper nanoparticles synthesized by medicinal plant Dioscorea bulbifera

S Ghosh, P More, R Nitnavare, S Jagtap… - … of Nanomedicine & …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Background: Biological route for synthesis of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) with therapeutic
potential is a major challenge. In this study, CuNPs were synthesized by D. bulbifera tuber …

Inhibitory mechanism of morin on α-glucosidase and its anti-glycation properties

L Zeng, G Zhang, Y Liao, D Gong - Food & Function, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
It is important to investigate the inhibition of α-glucosidase due to its correlation with type 2
diabetes. Morin was found to exert significant inhibition activity on α-glucosidase in a …