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Intoxication of liver leads to accumulation of free radicals that eventually cause damage, fibrosis, cirrhosis and cancer. Carbon tetrachloride (CCl\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) belongs to hepatotoxin is converted to a highly reactive free radical by cytochrome P450 enzymes that causes liver damage. Plant extracts derived quercetin has substantial role in hepatoprotection. This study highlights the possible mechanism by which quercetin plays significant role in hepatoprotection. HPLC analysis revealed the abundance of quercetin in the fruit extracts of\n                    <jats:italic>Gynocardia odorata<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Diospyros malabarica<\/jats:italic>\n                    , were isolated, purified and subjected to liver function analysis on Wistar rats. Post quercetin treatment improved liver function parameters in the hepatotoxic Wistar rats by augmenting bilirubin content, SGOT and SGPT activity. Gene expression profile of quercetin treated rats revealed down regulation of HGF, TIMP1 and MMP2 expressed during CCl\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    induction.\n                    <jats:italic>In silico<\/jats:italic>\n                    molecular mechanism prediction suggested that quercetin has a high affinity for cell signaling pathway proteins BCL-2, JAK2 and Cytochrome P450 Cyp2E1, which all play a significant role in CCl\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    induced hepatotoxicity. In silico molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation have shown that quercetin has a plausible affinity for major signaling proteins in liver. MMGBSA studies have revealed high binding of quercetin (\u0394G) -41.48\u00b111.02, -43.53\u00b16.55 and -39.89\u00b15.78 kcal\/mol, with BCL-2, JAK2 and Cyp2E1, respectively which led to better stability of the quercetin bound protein complexes. 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