Searching for Hypoglycemic Compounds from Brazilian Medicinal Plants Through UPLC-HRMS and Molecular Docking.

ABSTRACT: Type 2 diabetes mellitus remains a major global health challenge, and natural hypoglycemic compounds are of increasing interest. Aqueous extracts from five Brazilian medicinal plants (Lippia origanoides Kunth, Amburana cearensis (Allemão) A.C. Smith, Justicia pectoralis Jacq., Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P. Queiroz, and Spondias mombin L.) were evaluated for α-glucosidase and intestinal disaccharidase inhibition; next, they were chemically profiled by UPLC-HRMS. Extracts of L. origanoides, A. cearensis, and J. pectoralis exhibited the strongest activities, attributed to flavonoids, iridoid and cinnamic acid derivatives, phenolic acids, and saponins. Molecular docking identified hyperoside, eudesmic acid and isoquercitrin as the

SUBMITTER: Batista EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12656556 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature