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  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
8,564 Views
12 Pages

Alpha-Glucosidase and Alpha-Amylase Inhibitory Activities of Novel Abietane Diterpenes from Salvia africana-lutea

  • Ninon G.E.R. Etsassala,
  • Jelili A. Badmus,
  • Tesfaye T. Waryo,
  • Jeanine L. Marnewick,
  • Christopher N. Cupido,
  • Ahmed A. Hussein and
  • Emmanuel I. Iwuoha

20 September 2019

The re-investigation of a methanolic extract of Salvia africana-lutea collected from the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa (SA), afforded four new abietane diterpenes, namely 19-acetoxy-12-methoxycarnosic acid (1), 3β-acetoxy-7α-methoxyr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,810 Views
21 Pages

Salvia africana-lutea L., S. lanceolata L., and S. chamelaeagnea L. are used in South Africa as traditional medicines to treat infections. This paper describes an in-depth investigation into their antibacterial activities to identify bioactive compou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,236 Views
15 Pages

Advances in the Phytochemical Characterisation and Bioactivities of Salvia aurea L. Essential Oil

  • Jorge Miguel Alves-Silva,
  • Delia Maccioni,
  • Emma Cocco,
  • Maria José Gonçalves,
  • Silvia Porcedda,
  • Alessandra Piras,
  • Maria Teresa Cruz,
  • Lígia Salgueiro and
  • Andrea Maxia

9 March 2023

The Salvia L. genus (Lamiaceae) is largely used in the pharmaceutical and food industry. Several species of biological relevance are extensively employed in traditional medicine, including Salvia aurea L. (syn. S. africana-lutea L.), which is used as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,502 Views
10 Pages

Glucose-Uptake Activity and Cytotoxicity of Diterpenes and Triterpenes Isolated from Lamiaceae Plant Species

  • Ninon G. E. R. Etsassala,
  • Kadidiatou O. Ndjoubi,
  • Thilly J. Mbira,
  • Brendon Pearce,
  • Keenau Pearce,
  • Emmanuel I. Iwuoha,
  • Ahmed A. Hussein and
  • Mongi Benjeddou

10 September 2020

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), considered one of the most common metabolic disorders, has dramatically increased and resulted in higher rates of morbidity and mortality around the world in the past decade. It is well known that insulin res...