Mirza Sarwar Baig

Dr. Mirza Sarwar Baig


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 October 2021 in Molecules
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Syed Amir AshrafSyed Amir Ashraf
Syed Amir Ashraf
Abd Elmoneim ElkhalifaAbd Elmoneim Elkhalifa
Abd Elmoneim Elkhalifa
KMKhalid Mehmood
Khalid Mehmood
Mohd AdnanMohd Adnan
Mohd Adnan
MKMushtaq Khan
Mushtaq Khan
MBMirza Sarwar Baig
Mirza Sarwar Baig
Diabetes mellitus is a global threat affecting millions of people of different age groups. In recent years, the development of naturally derived anti-diabetic agents has gained popularity. Okra is a common vegetable containing important bioactive components such as abscisic acid (ABA). ABA, a phytohormone, has been shown to elicit potent anti-diabetic effects in mouse models. Keeping its anti-diabetic potential in mind, in silico study was performed to explore its role in inhibiting proteins relevant to diabetes mellitus- 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-HSD1), aldose reductase, glucokinase, glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (GFAT), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma), and Sirtuin family of NAD(+)-dependent protein deacetylases 6 (SIRT6). A comparative study of the ABA-protein docked complex with already known inhibitors of these proteins relevant to diabetes was compared to explore the inhibitory potential. Calculation of molecular binding energy (ΔG), inhibition constant (pKi), and prediction of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics properties were performed. The molecular docking investigation of ABA with 11-HSD1, GFAT, PPAR-gamma, and SIRT6 revealed considerably low binding energy (ΔG from −8.1 to −7.3 Kcal/mol) and predicted inhibition constant (pKi from 6.01 to 5.21 µM). The ADMET study revealed that ABA is a promising drug candidate without any hazardous effect following all current drug-likeness guidelines such as Lipinski, Ghose, Veber, Egan, and Muegge.

11 June 2025
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MBMirza Sarwar Baig
Mirza Sarwar Baig
ARAman Haidar Rizvi
Aman Haidar Rizvi
SVSanchit Varma
Sanchit Varma
KGKaify Ghaus
Kaify Ghaus
AAAlisha Arzoo
Alisha Arzoo
MAMohammad Anas
Mohammad Anas

20 January 2026 in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology
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NINosyba A. Ibrahim
Nosyba A. Ibrahim
HSHuda A. Sherfi
Huda A. Sherfi
FAFaizul Azam
Faizul Azam
ESEyad Al Shammari
Eyad Al Shammari
MBMirza Sarwar Baig
Mirza Sarwar Baig
Syed Amir AshrafSyed Amir Ashraf
Syed Amir Ashraf