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“Background Glucosidase inhibitors are responsible for disruption of the activity of glucosidase, an enzyme that cleaves the glycosidic bond. These inhibitors have played a vital role in revealing the functions of glucosidases in living system by modifying or blocking specific metabolic processes; and, this revelation led to several applications of these chemical entities in agriculture and medicine [1]. The quest for new glucosidase inhibitors is crucially important owing to their therapeutic potential in the treatment of diabetes, human immuno deficiency virus infection, metastatic cancer, lysosomal storage disease etc. [2]. Microorganisms, particularly marine microorganisms, have an unparalleled distinction of producing valuable compounds. So, screening microbial culture extracts for uncovering novel structures that can inhibit glucosidases, is of immense interest.