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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
卷 9, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app9091842
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Salix; biological activity; acetylcholinesterase; molecular docking
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- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia [172021, III 46009]
The genus Salix includes about 500 different, mainly woody species with potentially significant medicinal values. The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of little-studied bark and leaves extracts of seven different species of the genus Salix, and to examine the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory potential of selected compounds. The extracts were characterized by High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Total phenolics and flavonoids content was determined spectrophotometrically and the antioxidant activity by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH center dot) and hydroxyl radical ((OH)-O-center dot) scavenging assays. Molecular docking studies were conducted in order to elucidate the interaction and binding affinity between selected compounds of willow bark and leaves against AChE. The major components in bark and leaves of most of the species were rutin (1.26-22.09 mg/g), salicin (1.62-17.33 mg/g), chlorogenic acid (0.74-7.53 mg/g) and epicatechin (0.71-4.83 mg/g). The latter three compounds demonstrated significant inhibitory potential against AChE in docking studies. All extracts exhibited notable antioxidant activity as scavengers of both DPPH center dot and (OH)-O-center dot. The obtained results indicate that willow species other than those in commercial use, and not only bark, but willow leaves as well, could be utilized as sources of valuable phytocompounds with antioxidant and neuroprotective properties.
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