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GC-MS profiling and computational analysis of Balanites aegyptiaca phytoconstituents for antidiabetic activity: insights from network pharmacology and molecular docking.

Surendra Kumar Gautam, Rakesh Kumar Paul, Smita Jain, Vipin Kumar, Kaisar Raza

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Surendra Kumar GautamDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India.
Rakesh Kumar PaulDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India.
Smita JainDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India. smita.jain@curaj.ac.in.
Vipin KumarDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India.
Kaisar RazaDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India. drkaisar@curaj.ac.in.

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This study investigates the antidiabetic potential of the extracts and subsequent phytochemicals of Balanites aegyptiaca (BA). The approaches used were GC-MS for phytochemical characterization, network pharmacology for target identification, in vitro studies, and computational techniques for the antidiabetic activity. Network pharmacology revealed genes-associated disease targets, i.e., IL-6, PPARα, GCG, and GCK, and their signaling pathways that were modulated by the identified phytocompounds. In vitro assays demonstrated substantial antioxidant activity of n-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts and were found to be comparable to ascorbic acid. The anti-inflammatory potential using the egg albumin method was found to be best for n-hexane extract in comparison to aspirin. The in vitro antidiabetic activity using α-amylase inhibition method was most pronounced in the methanol extract and was found to be comparable to acarbose. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations (100 ns) identified stable interactions between BA-derived compounds and target proteins. In silico pharmacokinetic investigations revealed that the heptadecanoic acid and ragaglitazar exhibited the LD

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Hypoglycemic AgentsPhytochemicalsPlant ExtractsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryMaleMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationNetwork PharmacologyAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsHypoglycemic AgentsPhytochemicalsPlant ExtractsComputational approachDesert dateGC–MS analysisNetwork pharmacologyType II diabetes mellitus

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