期刊
PLANTS-BASEL
卷 11, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11070854
关键词
Usnea barbata (L.) Weber ex F.H. Wigg extract in canola oil; mineral content; usnic acid; phenolic compounds; antioxidant activity; cytotoxicity; BSL-test; rheological properties
资金
- project ANTREPRENORDOC from the European Social Fund [36355/23.05.2019 HRD OP/380/6/13, 123847]
This study investigated the antioxidant, cytotoxic, and rheological properties of Usnea barbata extract in canola oil. The results showed that the extract had high radical scavenging activity and cytotoxicity, making it suitable for potential pharmaceutical formulations. Additionally, the study suggested a possible synergism between lichen secondary metabolites, minerals, and canola oil phytoconstituents.
Usnea genus (Parmeliaceae, lichenized Ascomycetes) is a potent phytomedicine, due to phenolic secondary metabolites, with various pharmacological effects. Therefore, our study aimed to explore the antioxidant, cytotoxic, and rheological properties of Usnea barbata (L.) Weber ex F.H. Wigg (U. barbata) extract in canola oil (UBO) compared to cold-pressed canola seed oil (CNO), as a green solvent used for lichen extraction, which has phytoconstituents. The antiradical activity (AA) of UBO and CNO was investigated using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. Their cytotoxicity was examined in vivo through a brine shrimp lethality (BSL) test after Artemia salina (A. salina) larvae exposure for 6 h to previously emulsified UBO and CNO. The rheological properties of both oil samples (flow behavior, thixotropy, and temperature-dependent viscosity variation) were comparatively analyzed. The obtained results showed that UBO (IC50 = 0.942 +/- 0.004 mg/mL) had a higher 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity than CNO (IC50 = 1.361 +/- 0.008 mg/mL). Both UBO and CNO emulsions induced different and progressive morphological changes to A. salina larvae, incompatible with their survival; UBO cytotoxicity was higher than that of CNO. Finally, in the temperature range of 32-37 degrees C, the UBO and CNO viscosity and viscoelastic behavior indicated a clear weakening of the intermolecular bond when temperature increases, leading to a more liquid state, appropriate for possible pharmaceutical formulations. All quantified parameters were highly intercorrelated. Moreover, their significant correlation with trace/heavy minerals and phenolic compounds can be observed. All data obtained also suggest a possible synergism between lichen secondary metabolites, minerals, and canola oil phytoconstituents.
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