Liquidambaric acid as a non-competitive α-glucosidase inhibitor: multi-level evidence from enzyme kinetics, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and a Drosophila hyperglycaemic model

Liquidambaric acid, a pentacyclic triterpenoid from Liquidambar formosana Hance, was evaluated as a novel α-glucosidase inhibitor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management. Enzyme kinetic assays revealed its potent non-competitive inhibition (IC50 = 0.12 mM). Molecular docking showed stable hyd...

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Main Authors: Liwei Jia, Yan Liu, Bo Fu, Yuan Tian, Xin Meng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14756366.2025.2497486
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