期刊
MOLECULES
卷 26, 期 16, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164867
关键词
aldose reductase; alpha-amylase; alpha-glucosidase; enzyme inhibitors; molecular dynamics simulation; phenolics
资金
- National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa (SA) [120433]
- NRF, SA tenable at Biotechnology and Food Science Department, DUT, SA
The phenolic compounds from Carpobrotus edulis have significant inhibitory effects on carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes, making them potential therapeutic agents for type-2 diabetes and its retinopathy complication.
Adverse effects associated with synthetic drugs in diabetes therapy has prompted the search for novel natural lead compounds with little or no side effects. Effects of phenolic compounds from Carpobrotus edulis on carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes through in vitro and in silico methods were assessed. Based on the half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50), the phenolic extract of the plant had significant (p < 0.05) in vitro inhibitory effect on the specific activity of alpha-amylase (0.51 mg/mL), alpha-glucosidase (0.062 mg/mL) and aldose reductase (0.75 mg/mL), compared with the reference standards (0.55, 0.72 and 7.05 mg/mL, respectively). Molecular interactions established between the 11 phenolic compounds identifiable from the HPLC chromatogram of the extract and active site residues of the enzymes revealed higher binding affinity and more structural compactness with procyanidin (-69.834 +/- 6.574 kcal/mol) and 1,3-dicaffeoxyl quinic acid (-42.630 +/- 4.076 kcal/mol) as potential inhibitors of alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase, respectively, while isorhamnetin-3-O-rutinoside (-45.398 +/- 4.568 kcal/mol) and luteolin-7-O-beta-d-glucoside (-45.102 +/- 4.024 kcal/mol) for aldose reductase relative to respective reference standards. Put together, the findings are suggestive of the compounds as potential constituents of C. edulis phenolic extract responsible for the significant hypoglycemic effect in vitro; hence, they could be exploited in the development of novel therapeutic agents for type-2 diabetes and its retinopathy complication.
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