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Title

Evaluating the antidiabetic and antioxidant properties of 5- benzyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol.

Authors

Qamar, Shaista; Hussain, Khalid; Bukhari, Nadeem I.; Siddique, Sabahat Z.; Aziz-ur-Rehman; Abbasi, Muhammad A.; Parveen, Sajida; Latif, Abida; Qamar, Abida; Ali, Ejaz; Shehzadi, Naureen; Islam, Muhammad; Naheed, Surriya

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate 5-Benzyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol (OXPA) for antidiabetic and antioxidant properties. Methods: Antidiabetic activity was evaluated using three in vitro models, glucose uptake by yeast cells, alpha amylase inhibition assay and hemoglobin glycosylation inhibition assays. Antioxidant potential was determined by DPPH radical scavenging, reducing power and lipid peroxidation assays. Results: OXPA showed antidiabetic activity in all the three models. The activity of the compound was comparable with that of metronidazole in glucose uptake by yeast cells, but the alpha amylase inhibition activity of the compound was slightly lower than that of acarbose, whereas the hemoglobin glycosylation inhibition activity of the compound was higher than that of vitamin E. DPPH free radical and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity of the compound was comparable with that of vitamin C. In reducing power assay, the activity of the compound was lower than that of vitamin C (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The results of antidiabetic and antioxidant activity indicate that OXPA may be a drugcandidate for treating both diabetes and its associated oxidative stress.

Subjects

VITAMIN C; FREE radicals; HYDROGEN peroxide; ANTIOXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE stress; GLYCOSYLATION

Publication

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2019, Vol 18, Issue 5, p1095

ISSN

1596-5996

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.4314/tjpr.v18i5.26