Isolation & Characterization of Phytochemicals with Insulin-releasing or Glucose Lowering Effects for the Treatment of Type-2 Diabetes - Research

The overall aim of this research is structural characterization and evaluation of biological activities of compounds recently isolated from extracts of traditional antidiabetic plant for potential development as novel type 2 diabetes drugs. It may also be possible to incorporate into the project other plant species with reputed antidiabetic properties depending on the interests of the applicant.