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MOLECULES
卷 27, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27010287
关键词
Muntingia calabura; alpha-glucosidase inhibitor; alpha-amylase inhibitor; LCMS identification; absolute quantification
资金
- Universiti Putra Malaysia under Putra High Impact Grant Scheme [UPM/700/2/1/GPB/2017/9597400]
This study evaluated the effect of different drying methods and ethanol:water ratios on the anti-diabetic activities of Muntingia calabura leaves. The most active extract was obtained from freeze-dried leaves extracted with 50% ethanol. Sixty-one compounds were identified from this extract, including geniposide and daidzein. These findings suggest that Muntingia calabura leaves extract could be a potential source of bioactive compounds for diabetic treatment.
Anti-diabetic compounds from natural sources are now being preferred to prevent or treat diabetes due to adverse effects of synthetic drugs. The decoction of Muntingia calabura leaves was traditionally consumed for diabetes treatment. However, there has not been any published data currently available on the processing effects on this plant's biological activity and phytochemical profile. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of three drying methods (freeze-drying (FD), air-drying (AD), and oven-drying (OD)) and ethanol:water ratios (0, 50, and 100%) on in vitro anti-diabetic activities of M. calabura leaves. In addition, an ultrahigh-performance-liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS) method was used to characterize the metabolites in the active extract. The FD M. calabura leaves, extracted with 50% ethanol, is the most active extract that exhibits a high alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 0.46 & PLUSMN; 0.05 and 26.39 & PLUSMN; 3.93 mu g/mL, respectively. Sixty-one compounds were tentatively identified by using UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS from the most active extract. Quantitative analysis, by using UHPLC, revealed that geniposide, daidzein, quercitrin, 6-hydroxyflavanone, kaempferol, and formononetin were predominant compounds identified from the active extract. The results have laid down preliminary steps toward developing M. calabura leaves extract as a potential source of bioactive compounds for diabetic treatment.
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