Phytochemical constituents found in Physalis peruviana L. leaf extracts and their ability to inhibit alpha-glucosidase and scavenge DPPH free radicals in vitro

Subject Areas : Pharmacognosy

Félicien Kasali ¹ , Muhammad Ali ² , Jonans Tusiimire ³ , Mehreen Lateef ⁴ , Ruth Omole ⁵ , Justin Kadima ⁶ , Amon Agaba ⁷

1 - Pharm-Bio Technology and Traditional Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda|Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda|Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Public Health, Official University of Bukavu, PO Box 570 Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of Congo
2 - HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Centre for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
3 - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
4 - Multi-Disciplinary Research Lab, Bahria University, Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
5 - School of Chemistry and Material Science, Technical University of Kenya, P.O Box 52428- 00200, Nairobi, Kenya
6 - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Public Health, Official University of Bukavu, PO Box 570 Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of Congo|Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rwanda, PO Box 117 Huye, Rwanda Mbarara
7 - Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda

Received: 2021-11-29 Accepted : 2022-02-28 Published : 2022-05-01

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