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Evaluation of Bauhinia ungulata Essential Oil as a New Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor from an in silico and in vitro Perspective in the Northern Amazon of Brazil.
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Journal of oleo science [J Oleo Sci] 2024; Vol. 73 (8), pp. 1091-1104. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The Bauhinia ungulata, also known by its common name "pata de vaca", is one of the species used in Brazil for medicinal purposes, and is commonly used for the treatment of diabetes. In this study, the authors studied the interaction between the chemical constituents which are present in the essential oil of Bauhinia ungulata (EOBU), collected in Boa Vista-RR, Legal Amazon, and their effects on the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in the essential oil. The analysis that we perform includes proton magnetic resonance ( <superscript>1</superscript> H NMR), enzymatic inhibition, molecular docking, in silico toxicity prediction, enrichment analysis, and target prediction for biological interactions. According to the tests performed on the essential oil, it obtained 100% inhibition of the enzyme AChE. During <superscript>1</superscript> H NMR experiments, it was found that α- Bisabolol, one of the main components, had a significant alteration in its chemical shift. A molecular docking analysis confirmed that this compound binds to the AChE enzyme, which confirms the <superscript>1</superscript> H NMR analysis. The results of this work showed that the major component of EOBU acted as a possible inhibitor of AChE enzyme in vitro and in silico assays. These results show that EOBU could be potentially applied in Alzheimer's disease treatment.
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- Brazil
Computer Simulation
Sesquiterpenes pharmacology
Sesquiterpenes isolation & purification
Sesquiterpenes chemistry
Cholinesterase Inhibitors pharmacology
Cholinesterase Inhibitors chemistry
Bauhinia chemistry
Molecular Docking Simulation
Acetylcholinesterase metabolism
Oils, Volatile chemistry
Oils, Volatile pharmacology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1347-3352
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of oleo science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39085083
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess23148