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The present study employed an integrated\n                    <jats:italic>in silico<\/jats:italic>\n                    workflow to evaluate the antidiabetic potential of selected steviol-derived phytochemicals against human pancreatic \u03b1-amylase and dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV). Methanolic leaf extracts were profiled by GC\u2013MS, and steviol, together with the principal steviol glycosides (stevioside, rebaudioside A, and rebaudioside D), was selected for computational analyses. Pharmacokinetic properties were predicted using SwissADME, followed by molecular docking and 100 ns molecular dynamics simulations incorporating principal component analysis (PCA), free-energy landscape (FEL), dynamic cross-correlation analysis (DCCM), and hydrogen-bond analysis, together with MM-PBSA binding free energy and per-residue energy decomposition. Among the evaluated phytochemicals, steviol exhibited the most favourable predicted docking profile against \u03b1-amylase (\u22128.46 kcal\/mol), whereas rebaudioside A showed the most favourable predicted docking profile against DPP-IV (\u22128.34 kcal\/mol). Molecular dynamics and complementary structural analyses indicated stable conformational behaviour and provided additional insights into the dynamic and energetic characteristics of the selected protein\u2013ligand complexes. ADME analysis further demonstrated distinct pharmacokinetic characteristics among the evaluated phytochemicals, with steviol exhibiting comparatively more favourable predicted oral drug-likeness, whereas the steviol glycosides displayed physicochemical properties that may favour gut-localised \u03b1-amylase inhibition. These findings provide computational evidence supporting the potential interactions of steviol-derived phytochemicals with \u03b1-amylase and DPP-IV. 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