| a new ceramide isolated from ficus lutea vahl (moraceae). | in addition to benjaminamide (2), β-amyrin, β-amyrin acetate, lupeol, betulinic acid, β-sitosterol glucoside, a new ceramide glycoside was isolated from the woods of ficus lutea vahl (moraceae). using mass fragmentation pattern, 1 and 2d nmr spectra and by comparison with published data, the new compound was characterized as 1-o-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(2s,3r,5e,12e)-2n-[(2'r)-hydroxyhexadecanoyl]-octadecasphinga-5,12-dienine (1a) for which the trivial name lutaoside was proposed. some isolated compo ... | 2011 | 24061947 |
| evaluation of the inhibition of carbohydrate hydrolysing enzymes, antioxidant activity and polyphenolic content of extracts of ten african ficus species (moraceae) used traditionally to treat diabetes. | some ficus species have been used in traditional african medicine in the treatment of diabetes. the antidiabetic potential of certain species has been confirmed in vivo but the mechanism of activity remains uncertain. the aim of this study was to determine the activity and to investigate the mechanism of antidiabetic activity of ten selected ficus species through inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase activity, and the possible relationship between these activities, the total polyphenolic con ... | 2013 | 23641947 |
| the potential role of glut4 transporters and insulin receptors in the hypoglycaemic activity of ficus lutea acetone leaf extract. | some ficus species have been used in traditional african medicine in the treatment of diabetes. the antidiabetic potential of certain species has been confirmed in vivo but the mechanism of activity remains uncertain. the aim was to investigate the hypoglycaemic potential of ten ficus species focussing on glucose uptake, insulin secretion and the possible mechanism of hypoglycaemic activity. | 2014 | 25070239 |
| antidiabetic activity of the ethyl acetate fraction of ficus lutea (moraceae) leaf extract: comparison of an in vitro assay with an in vivo obese mouse model. | ficus lutea crude acetone leaf extracts were previously shown to stimulate glucose uptake and insulin secretion of established cells and, inhibit α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities. | 2016 | 27029351 |