Ficus benghalensis promotes the glucose uptake- Evidence with in silico and in vitro

• Published in: Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 429 - 438
• Main Authors: Madiwalar, Vaishnavi Shankar, Dwivedi, Prarambh S. R., Patil, Ashwini, Gaonkar, Soham M. N., Kumbhar, Vrunda J., Khanal, Pukar, Patil, B. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 15.02.2022; BioMed Central Ltd
• Subjects: Analysis; Dextrose; Diabetes; Diabetes therapy; Endocrinology; Glucose; Glucose metabolism; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metabolic Diseases; Metronidazole; Research Article; studies; Glucose uptake; Glucose transporters (GLUTs); Diabetes mellitus; Molecular modeling; Molecular modeling (in-silico studies); Ficus benghalensis; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Background Ficus benghalensis L. is traditionally used to manage diabetes; also used in various herbal formulations, and is indicated as an insulin sensitizer. Hence, present work attempted in identifying the probable lead hits to promote glucose uptake via computational approach followed by experim...