Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 21, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21101287
Keywords
Ferula narthex; exudate; Apiaceae; sesquiterpene coumarins; antiprotozoal activity; antiglycation activity
Funding
- Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)
- University of Antwerp (UA, Belgium)
- Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (Belgium) (IWT)
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The exudate of Ferula narthex Boiss. (Apiaceae) is widely used in the Indian subcontinent as a spice and because of its health effects. Six sesquiterpene coumarins have been isolated from this exudate: feselol, ligupersin A, asacoumarin A, 8'-O-acetyl-asacoumarin A, 10'R-karatavacinol and 10'R-acetyl-karatavacinol. Based on its use in infectious and diabetic conditions, the isolated constituents were evaluated for antimicrobial and antiglycation activities. Some compounds showed activity against protozoal parasites, asacoumarin A being the most active one against Plasmodium falciparum K1 (IC50 1.3 mu M). With regard to antiglycation activity, in the BSA-glucose test, ligupersin A displayed the highest activity (IC50 0.41 mM), being more active than the positive control aminiguanidine (IC50 1.75 mM). In the BSA-MGO assay, the highest activity was shown by 8'-O-acetyl-asacoumarin A (IC50 1.03 mM), being less active than aminoguanidine (IC50 0.15 mM). Hence, the antiglycation activity of the isolated constituents was due to both oxidative and non-oxidative modes of inhibition.
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