{"id":5253,"date":"2026-04-08T07:04:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/agriculture\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=5253"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:04:33","slug":"mohamed-lemine-lella","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/agriculture\/speaker\/mohamed-lemine-lella\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohamed Lemine Lella"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Abstract <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains a global health challenge, necessitating novel therapeutic and dietary strategies. This study optimized hydroalcoholic extraction parameters to maximize \u03b1-amylase inhibitory activity from five African medicinal plants:\u00a0<em>Combretum glutinosum<\/em>\u00a0(CG),\u00a0<em>Ziziphus mauritiana<\/em>\u00a0(ZM),\u00a0<em>Gymnosporia senegalensis<\/em>\u00a0(GS),\u00a0<em>Boscia senegalensis<\/em>\u00a0(BS), and\u00a0<em>Citrullus colocynthis<\/em>\u00a0(CC). A central composite design (CCD) modeled the effects of liquid-to-solid (L\/S) ratio (5\u201315 mL\/g) and ethanol concentration (0\u2013100%, v\/v), identifying optimal conditions at low L\/S ratios (5 mL\/g) and moderate-to-high ethanol concentrations (40\u2013100%) for GS, ZM, and CG, where inhibition levels exceeded 80\u201398% of \u03b1-amylase activity. Extracts from CG, ZM, and GS showed the strongest inhibition (IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;\/sub&gt; values of 3.67, 9.8, and 2.25 mg\/mL, respectively). Antioxidant capacities, evaluated by DPPH and FRAP assays, correlated strongly with total phenolic content (TPC), with ZM exhibiting superior DPPH (IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;\/sub&gt; = 1.94 \u00b1 0.16 mg\/mL) and FRAP (IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;\/sub&gt; = 4.34 \u00b1 0.52 mg\/mL) activities. Incorporation of optimized plant powders (3%, w\/v) into bread dough significantly influenced textural and colorimetric properties. Mixture design analysis revealed that CG-rich formulations (&gt;2%) yielded hardness exceeding 6 N, while ZM\u2013GS blends maintained ~3 N, offering targeted firmness control. The addition of medicinal plants increased total phenolics content in doughs by 60% and significantly improved antioxidant activities. These functional enrichments suggest potential for developing hypoglycemic bakery products with improved sensory attributes. This integrative approach, combining extraction optimization and food formulation, offers promising avenues for natural antidiabetic agents and functional food development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5254,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"schedule":[5],"speaker-category":[6],"class_list":["post-5253","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","schedule-day-1","speaker-category-speakers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mohamed Lemine Lella | University of Sfax | Mauritania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/agriculture\/speaker\/mohamed-lemine-lella\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mohamed Lemine Lella | University of Sfax | Mauritania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains a global health challenge, necessitating novel therapeutic and dietary strategies. 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