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  1. Aspalathin, a natural product with the potential to reverse hepatic insulin resistance by improving energy metabolism and mitochondrial respiration

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2019, PLOS

    Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje

  2. Aspalathin, a dihydrochalcone C -glucoside, protects H9c2 cardiomyocytes against high glucose induced shifts in substrate preference and apoptosis

    Article • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, February 2016, Wiley

    Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje

  3. Assessing similarity analysis of chromatographic fingerprints of Cyclopia subternata extracts as potential screening tool for in vitro glucose utilisation

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje

  4. Aspalathin improves glucose and lipid metabolism in 3T3-L1 adipocytes exposed to palmitate

    Article • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, September 2015, Wiley

    Dr Sithandiwe Eunice Mazibuko, Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje

  5. Benzophenone C- and O-Glucosides from Cyclopia genistoides (Honeybush) Inhibit Mammalian α-Glucosidase

    Article • Journal of Natural Products, November 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje

  6. In Vitro Antihyperlipidemic Potential of Triterpenes from Stem Bark of Protorhus longifolia

    Article • Planta Medica, November 2014, Thieme Publishing Group

    Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje

  7. Effects of fermented rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) on adipocyte differentiation

    Article • Phytomedicine, January 2014, Elsevier

    Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje