Resveratrol as a nontoxic excipient stabilizes insulin in a bioactive hexameric form.
Pathak, B.K., Das, D., Bhakta, S., Chakrabarti, P., Sengupta, J.(2020) J Comput Aided Mol Des 34: 915-927
- PubMed: 32270361 
- DOI: 10.1007/s10822-020-00311-3
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6JR3 - PubMed Abstract: 
Insulin aggregation is the leading cause of considerable reduction in the amount of active drug molecules in liquid formulations manufactured for diabetes management. Phenolic compounds, such as phenol and m-cresol, are routinely used to stabilize insulin in a hexameric form during its commercial preparation ...