Plants as source of novel anti-diabetic drug: Present scenario and future perspectives

Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-55

  Rout, Soumya Pr ^a   Chowdary, K A ^b   Kar, D M ^c   Das, Lopamudra ^d  

^a AdPharma Inc   (India)

^b ROLAND INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Dadhichi College of Pharmacy   (India)

^d GVK Bio   (India)

Author keywords

FDA; Hypoglycaemic; Natural product; New chemical entity; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMYLIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; EXENDIN 4; GLUCOSE; GUAR GUM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METFORMIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ARALIACEAE; ASTERACEAE; BARK; CUCUMBER; DIABETES CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EUPHORBIA; FENUGREEK; FICUS; FRUIT; GALEGA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEGUME; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MORACEAE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPUNTIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; POLYGALACEAE; REVIEW; ROSACEAE; TOXICITY TESTING; TREND STUDY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 62849093718     PISSN: 09738916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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