Exploring African Medicinal Plants for Potential Anti-Diabetic Compounds with the DIA-DB Inverse Virtual Screening Web Server

Exploring African Medicinal Plants for Potential Anti-Diabetic Compounds with the DIA-DB Inverse Virtual Screening Web Server

Medicinal plants containing complex mixtures of several compounds with various potential beneficial biological effects are attractive treatment interventions for a complex multi-faceted disease like diabetes. In this study, compounds identified from African medicinal plants were evaluated for their...

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Main Authors:	Andreia S.P. Pereira, Helena den Haan, Jorge Peña-García, Marién M. Moreno, Horacio Pérez-Sánchez, Zeno Apostolides
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:	Molecules
Subjects:	diabetes anti-diabetic DIA-DB medicinal plants <i>in silico</i> virtual screening
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/10/2002

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