Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors: Clinically Promising Candidates for Anti-Diabetic Drug Discovery

ISBN-13: 9780081027790 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 390 str.

Usman Ghani

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Natural Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors: Sugar Mimics 3. Natural Chalcone Glucosides, Flavonoids and Xanthones 4. Cyclitols, Alkaloids, Curcuminoids and Curcumin Analogs 5. Terpenes, Steroids and Other Natural Derivatives 6. Synthetic Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors: Sugar Mimics 7. Chalcones and Xanthone Derivatives 8. Cyclitol Derivatives 9. Thiadiazoles and Other Derivatives

Appendix: Complete list of promising alpha-glucosidase inhibitors with their activity data discussed in this book

O autorze

Usman Ghani is Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia. After gaining experience as a Chemist and Researcher in Pakistan, he completed his PhD at the University of Alberta, Canada, and took up a Postdoctoral Fellowship there before moving to KSU in 2005. He has been awarded numerous research grants and has published 23 papers to date.

Prof Ghani's current research involves screening and identification of clinically important enzyme inhibitors and studies on their mechanism of inhibition. His team has identified a number of synthetic and natural inhibitors of tyrosinase and alpha-glucosidase enzymes that may become potential candidates for development into drugs for the treatment of hyperpigmentation and diabetes respectively.