Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Enzyme Inhibitory and Mutagenicity Guided Investigation of Selected Medicinal Plants in Different Solvents
View through CrossRef
Abstract. Plants have developed the foundation of traditional systems of medicine that have been in existence for thousands of years due to the presence of vital bioactive constitutes. Aside from antioxidant, antimicrobial, hypoglycemic, anticarcinogenic and numerous activities of natural products, limited recognition regarding diverse therapeutic attributes of medicinal plants such as Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini, Zingiber officinale and Parthenium hysterophorus exist. The current study was designed to explore the enzyme inhibitory (alpha glucosidase and acetylcholinesterase) and cytotoxicity capacities of solvent fractions of these indigenous plants. All the samples had inhibitory effects on alpha glucosidase, but methanolic fractionations of each plant exhibited greater inhibitory efficacy against enzyme action compared to other fractionations. Except for the methanolic extract of Parthenium hysterophorus (33.25 ± 0.43), all other studied plants, viz. Zingiber officinale (50.33 ± 0.99), S. cumini (73.91 ± 1.05) and Momordica charantia (72.30 ± 1.17) indicated more than 50% alpha glucosidase inhibitory potentials. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitions (percentage inhibition) by different fractions of P. hysterophorus, Z. officinale, S. cumini and M. charantia were in the range of 0.23 ± 0.14 to 11.40 ± 0.26, 13.04 ± 0.11 to 44.05 ± 0.76, 4.21 ± 0.15 to 71.55 ± 0.80 and 1.03 ± 0.09 to 50.12 ± 0.82 respectively. Among all studied plants, Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini, and Zingiber officinale were non-mutagenic. Although slight variation in bioactivities was observed, all the botanical extracts are excellent sources of bioactive constituents with the potential to inhibit alpha glucosidase and acetylcholinesterase. Further research in this regard is warranted involving bioassay-guided assessment.
Resumen. Las plantas han desarrollado la base de los sistemas tradicionales de medicina que existen desde hace miles de años debido a la presencia de constituyentes bioactivos vitales. Además de las numerosas actividades antioxidantes, antimicrobianas, hipoglucemiantes, anticancerígenas y de los productos naturales, existe un reconocimiento limitado con respecto a los diversos atributos terapéuticos de las plantas medicinales como Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini, Zingiber officinale y Parthenium hysterophorus. El estudio actual fue diseñado para explorar las capacidades inhibidoras de enzimas (alfa glucosidasa y acetilcolinesterasa) y citotóxicas de las fracciones solventes de estas plantas autóctonas. Todas las muestras tuvieron efectos inhibidores sobre la alfa glucosidasa, pero los fraccionamientos metanólicos de cada planta exhibieron una mayor eficacia inhibidora contra la acción enzimática en comparación con otros fraccionamientos. A excepción del extracto metanólico de Parthenium hysterophorus (33,25 ± 0,43), todas las demás plantas estudiadas, a saber. Zingiber officinale (50,33 ± 0,99), S. cumini (73,91 ± 1,05) y Momordica charantia (72,30 ± 1,17) indicaron más del 50 % de potenciales inhibidores de la alfa glucosidasa. Las inhibiciones de acetilcolinesterasa (porcentaje de inhibición) por diferentes fracciones de P. hysterophorus, Z. officinale, S. cumini y M. charantia estuvieron en el rango de 0,23 ± 0,14 a 11,40 ± 0,26, 13,04 ± 0,11 a 44,05 ± 0,76, 4,21 ± 0,15 a 71,55 ± 0,80 y 1,03 ± 0,09 a 50,12 ± 0,82 respectivamente. Entre todas las plantas estudiadas, Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini y Zingiber officinale no fueron mutagénicas. Aunque se observó una ligera variación en las bioactividades, todos los extractos botánicos son excelentes fuentes de constituyentes bioactivos con el potencial de inhibir la alfa glucosidasa y la acetilcolinesterasa. Se justifica una mayor investigación a este respecto que involucre una evaluación guiada por bioensayo.
Sociedad Quimica de Mexico, A.C.
Title: Enzyme Inhibitory and Mutagenicity Guided Investigation of Selected Medicinal Plants in Different Solvents
Description:
Abstract.
Plants have developed the foundation of traditional systems of medicine that have been in existence for thousands of years due to the presence of vital bioactive constitutes.
Aside from antioxidant, antimicrobial, hypoglycemic, anticarcinogenic and numerous activities of natural products, limited recognition regarding diverse therapeutic attributes of medicinal plants such as Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini, Zingiber officinale and Parthenium hysterophorus exist.
The current study was designed to explore the enzyme inhibitory (alpha glucosidase and acetylcholinesterase) and cytotoxicity capacities of solvent fractions of these indigenous plants.
All the samples had inhibitory effects on alpha glucosidase, but methanolic fractionations of each plant exhibited greater inhibitory efficacy against enzyme action compared to other fractionations.
Except for the methanolic extract of Parthenium hysterophorus (33.
25 ± 0.
43), all other studied plants, viz.
Zingiber officinale (50.
33 ± 0.
99), S.
cumini (73.
91 ± 1.
05) and Momordica charantia (72.
30 ± 1.
17) indicated more than 50% alpha glucosidase inhibitory potentials.
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitions (percentage inhibition) by different fractions of P.
hysterophorus, Z.
officinale, S.
cumini and M.
charantia were in the range of 0.
23 ± 0.
14 to 11.
40 ± 0.
26, 13.
04 ± 0.
11 to 44.
05 ± 0.
76, 4.
21 ± 0.
15 to 71.
55 ± 0.
80 and 1.
03 ± 0.
09 to 50.
12 ± 0.
82 respectively.
Among all studied plants, Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini, and Zingiber officinale were non-mutagenic.
Although slight variation in bioactivities was observed, all the botanical extracts are excellent sources of bioactive constituents with the potential to inhibit alpha glucosidase and acetylcholinesterase.
Further research in this regard is warranted involving bioassay-guided assessment.
Resumen.
Las plantas han desarrollado la base de los sistemas tradicionales de medicina que existen desde hace miles de años debido a la presencia de constituyentes bioactivos vitales.
Además de las numerosas actividades antioxidantes, antimicrobianas, hipoglucemiantes, anticancerígenas y de los productos naturales, existe un reconocimiento limitado con respecto a los diversos atributos terapéuticos de las plantas medicinales como Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini, Zingiber officinale y Parthenium hysterophorus.
El estudio actual fue diseñado para explorar las capacidades inhibidoras de enzimas (alfa glucosidasa y acetilcolinesterasa) y citotóxicas de las fracciones solventes de estas plantas autóctonas.
Todas las muestras tuvieron efectos inhibidores sobre la alfa glucosidasa, pero los fraccionamientos metanólicos de cada planta exhibieron una mayor eficacia inhibidora contra la acción enzimática en comparación con otros fraccionamientos.
A excepción del extracto metanólico de Parthenium hysterophorus (33,25 ± 0,43), todas las demás plantas estudiadas, a saber.
Zingiber officinale (50,33 ± 0,99), S.
cumini (73,91 ± 1,05) y Momordica charantia (72,30 ± 1,17) indicaron más del 50 % de potenciales inhibidores de la alfa glucosidasa.
Las inhibiciones de acetilcolinesterasa (porcentaje de inhibición) por diferentes fracciones de P.
hysterophorus, Z.
officinale, S.
cumini y M.
charantia estuvieron en el rango de 0,23 ± 0,14 a 11,40 ± 0,26, 13,04 ± 0,11 a 44,05 ± 0,76, 4,21 ± 0,15 a 71,55 ± 0,80 y 1,03 ± 0,09 a 50,12 ± 0,82 respectivamente.
Entre todas las plantas estudiadas, Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini y Zingiber officinale no fueron mutagénicas.
Aunque se observó una ligera variación en las bioactividades, todos los extractos botánicos son excelentes fuentes de constituyentes bioactivos con el potencial de inhibir la alfa glucosidasa y la acetilcolinesterasa.
Se justifica una mayor investigación a este respecto que involucre una evaluación guiada por bioensayo.
Related Results
Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by indigenous and local communities of Dugda District, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia
Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by indigenous and local communities of Dugda District, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia
Abstract
Background
Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants have been used by the people of Dugda District in the primary health care system to treat vario...
Markets Survey On Traditional Medicine of Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China
Markets Survey On Traditional Medicine of Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China
Abstract
Background: Traditional markets are important trading places for medicinal plants, and market surveys often engage in ethnobotanical research to record the herbal ...
Five Decades Of Research In The Field Medicinal And Aromatic Plants At The University Of Agricultural Sciencesand Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca (After Year 1970)
Five Decades Of Research In The Field Medicinal And Aromatic Plants At The University Of Agricultural Sciencesand Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca (After Year 1970)
At the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Cluj-Napoca there is an old and valuable tradition regarding the knowledge and valorification of medicinal and...
Medicinal Plants and Fungi Traditionally Used by Dulong People in Northwest Yunnan, China
Medicinal Plants and Fungi Traditionally Used by Dulong People in Northwest Yunnan, China
The Dulong, an ethnic group living in the isolated Northwest Yunnan of Southwest China, have directly used a wide of plants to serve their needs and have accumulated rich tradition...
Research Progress of Improvement of Chinese Herbal Medicines Quality by Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria
Research Progress of Improvement of Chinese Herbal Medicines Quality by Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria
As the raw material of traditional Chinese medicine industry, medicinal plants are the source of the industry. Medicinal plants are affected by many factors such as climate and env...
Scientific justification of the need for balanced development of medicinal plant growing
Scientific justification of the need for balanced development of medicinal plant growing
Medicinal plant growth plays a significant role in the development of the national economy as a component of the processing industry, agriculture and forestry nowadays. Its resourc...
Medicinal plants of the Bible—revisited
Medicinal plants of the Bible—revisited
AbstractBackgroundPrevious lists number from 55 to 176 plant species as “Biblical Medicinal Plants.” Modern studies attest that many names on these lists are no longer valid. This ...
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants and its Economic importance in Dalomana district, Southeastern Oromia, Ethiopia
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants and its Economic importance in Dalomana district, Southeastern Oromia, Ethiopia
Abstract
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants was carried out March 25 to September 5, 2021, in Dalomana district of Oromia region, Ethiopia. The study focused on docum...

