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α-Glucosidase inhibition, 15-lipoxygenase inhibition, and brine shrimp toxicity of extracts and isolated compounds from Terminalia macroptera leaves.
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Pharmaceutical biology [Pharm Biol] 2014 Sep; Vol. 52 (9), pp. 1166-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Mar 17. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Context: Terminalia macroptera Guill. & Perr. (Combretaceae), a tree that grows in West Africa, has been used in traditional medicine against a variety of diseases such as hepatitis, gonorrhea, skin diseases, and diabetes.<br />Objective: To investigate enzyme inhibitory activity against α-glucosidase and 15-lipoxygenase (15-LO) and toxicity against brine shrimp of extracts and compounds from T. macroptera leaves.<br />Materials and Methods: Methanol extract, ethyl acetate, and butanol extracts obtained from the methanol extract, six isolated polyphenols (chebulagic acid, chebulic acid trimethyl ester, corilagin, methyl gallate, narcissin, and rutin), and shikimic acid were evaluated for enzyme inhibition and toxicity.<br />Results: In enzyme inhibition assays, all extracts showed high or very high activity. Chebulagic acid showed an IC50 value of 0.05 µM towards α-glucosidase and 24.9 ± 0.4 µM towards 15-LO, in contrast to positive controls (acarbose: IC50 201 ± 28 µM towards α-glucosidase, quercetin: 93 ± 3 µM towards 15-LO). Corilagin and narcissin were good 15-LO and α-glucosidase inhibitors, as well, while shikimic acid, methyl gallate, and chebulic acid trimethyl ester were less active or inactive. Rutin was a good α-glucosidase inhibitor (IC50 ca. 3 µM), but less active towards 15-LO. None of the extracts or the isolated compounds seemed to be very toxic in the brine shrimp assay compared with the positive control podophyllotoxin.<br />Conclusion: Inhibition of α-glucosidase in the gastrointestinal tract may be a rationale for the medicinal use of T. macroptera leaves against diabetes in traditional medicine in Mali. The plant extracts and its constituents show strong inhibition of the peroxidative enzyme 15-LO.
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- Animals
Artemia
Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors isolation & purification
Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors toxicity
Inhibitory Concentration 50
Lipoxygenase Inhibitors isolation & purification
Lipoxygenase Inhibitors toxicity
Mali
Medicine, African Traditional
Plant Extracts administration & dosage
Plant Extracts toxicity
Plant Leaves
Toxicity Tests
Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors pharmacology
Lipoxygenase Inhibitors pharmacology
Plant Extracts pharmacology
Terminalia chemistry
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1744-5116
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pharmaceutical biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24635511
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2014.880486