Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis of Gymnema sylvestre methanol leaf extract revealed antioxidant potential of quercetin

Background and aims: Gymnema sylvestre, commonly known as periploca of the woods, belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. Several studies have reported that the plant possesses some medicinal properties. A wide variety of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in human are direc...

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Main Authors: Aminu Ibrahim, Musa Bashir, Jibril Abdullahi, Oche Christopher
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Language:English
Published: Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences 2021-07-01
Series:Advanced Herbal Medicine
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Online Access:http://herbmed.skums.ac.ir/article_248434_5c5bae51db02ce24706c538efbe0a95c.pdf
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author Aminu Ibrahim
Musa Bashir
Jibril Abdullahi
Oche Christopher
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description Background and aims: Gymnema sylvestre, commonly known as periploca of the woods, belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. Several studies have reported that the plant possesses some medicinal properties. A wide variety of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in human are directly associated with oxidative stress. This study was aimed to examine the possible antioxidant activity of ethyl acetate and aqueous fractions of G. sylvestre.Methods: The antioxidant property of the extract fractions was determined using in vitro assays, 2,2 - diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) methods. To identify compounds in the fractions with the antioxidant property, liquid chromatography-mass Spectroscopy (LC-MS) was carried out.Results: Ethyl acetate fraction showed the highest DPPH scavenging activity (significantly higher than the standard) [(88.98±2.69)% with lowest IC50 at 1.01±0.04 mg/cm3] compared to aqueous fraction [(83.86±0.64)% with highest IC50 at 1.04±0.01 mg/cm3] and standard ascorbic acid [(84.71±0.60)% and IC50 1.03±0.01 mg/cm3]. However the aqueous fraction was significantly weaker than the standard for DPPH scavenging activity. The FRAP assay yielded similar result to those of DPPH assay [(0.452±0.002)%, (0.426±0.000)%, and (0.425±0.001)% for ethyl acetate extract, aqueous extract and the standard (ascorbic acid), respectively]. LC-MS of the fractions revealed different compounds including C17H15O7, C27H20O18, C28H24O16 (in ethyl acetate extract) and C15H10O9S, C15H16O12, C27H26O16 (in aqueous extract). Molecular docking analysis of the identified compounds against some useful enzymes (alpha glucosidase and alpha amylase) suggested that these compounds could be a potential inhibitors of the enzymes.Conclusion: Therefore, G. sylvestre leaf extract could be recommended as a potential natural antioxidant source that could be used in preventing oxidative stress-associated diseases and in drug management.
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spelling doaj.art-2dc5f68e62044b358e56e4951b6a89302022-12-21T19:46:42ZengShahrekord University of Medical SciencesAdvanced Herbal Medicine2423-35792021-07-01721330248434Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis of Gymnema sylvestre methanol leaf extract revealed antioxidant potential of quercetinAminu Ibrahim0Musa Bashir1Jibril Abdullahi2Oche Christopher3Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.Background and aims: Gymnema sylvestre, commonly known as periploca of the woods, belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. Several studies have reported that the plant possesses some medicinal properties. A wide variety of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in human are directly associated with oxidative stress. This study was aimed to examine the possible antioxidant activity of ethyl acetate and aqueous fractions of G. sylvestre.Methods: The antioxidant property of the extract fractions was determined using in vitro assays, 2,2 - diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) methods. To identify compounds in the fractions with the antioxidant property, liquid chromatography-mass Spectroscopy (LC-MS) was carried out.Results: Ethyl acetate fraction showed the highest DPPH scavenging activity (significantly higher than the standard) [(88.98±2.69)% with lowest IC50 at 1.01±0.04 mg/cm3] compared to aqueous fraction [(83.86±0.64)% with highest IC50 at 1.04±0.01 mg/cm3] and standard ascorbic acid [(84.71±0.60)% and IC50 1.03±0.01 mg/cm3]. However the aqueous fraction was significantly weaker than the standard for DPPH scavenging activity. The FRAP assay yielded similar result to those of DPPH assay [(0.452±0.002)%, (0.426±0.000)%, and (0.425±0.001)% for ethyl acetate extract, aqueous extract and the standard (ascorbic acid), respectively]. LC-MS of the fractions revealed different compounds including C17H15O7, C27H20O18, C28H24O16 (in ethyl acetate extract) and C15H10O9S, C15H16O12, C27H26O16 (in aqueous extract). Molecular docking analysis of the identified compounds against some useful enzymes (alpha glucosidase and alpha amylase) suggested that these compounds could be a potential inhibitors of the enzymes.Conclusion: Therefore, G. sylvestre leaf extract could be recommended as a potential natural antioxidant source that could be used in preventing oxidative stress-associated diseases and in drug management.http://herbmed.skums.ac.ir/article_248434_5c5bae51db02ce24706c538efbe0a95c.pdfantioxidantin vitrogymnema sylvestreethyl acetatefree radicalaqueous
spellingShingle Aminu Ibrahim
Musa Bashir
Jibril Abdullahi
Oche Christopher
Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis of Gymnema sylvestre methanol leaf extract revealed antioxidant potential of quercetin
Advanced Herbal Medicine
antioxidant
in vitro
gymnema sylvestre
ethyl acetate
free radical
aqueous
title Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis of Gymnema sylvestre methanol leaf extract revealed antioxidant potential of quercetin
title_full Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis of Gymnema sylvestre methanol leaf extract revealed antioxidant potential of quercetin
title_fullStr Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis of Gymnema sylvestre methanol leaf extract revealed antioxidant potential of quercetin
title_full_unstemmed Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis of Gymnema sylvestre methanol leaf extract revealed antioxidant potential of quercetin
title_short Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis of Gymnema sylvestre methanol leaf extract revealed antioxidant potential of quercetin
title_sort liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis of gymnema sylvestre methanol leaf extract revealed antioxidant potential of quercetin
topic antioxidant
in vitro
gymnema sylvestre
ethyl acetate
free radical
aqueous
url http://herbmed.skums.ac.ir/article_248434_5c5bae51db02ce24706c538efbe0a95c.pdf
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