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Investigations into the therapeutic potential of Asphodeline liburnica roots: In vitro and in silico biochemical and toxicological perspectives      
Yazarlar
Marcello Locatelli
Serife Yerlikaya
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cengiz BALOĞLU Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cengiz BALOĞLU
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Gökhan Zengin
Selçuk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Yasemin ÇELİK ALTUNOĞLU Prof. Dr. Yasemin ÇELİK ALTUNOĞLU
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Francesco Cacciagrano
Cristina Campestre
Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally
Adriano Mollica
Özet
This study aims to establish the biological and chemical profile of Asphodeline liburnica (Scop.) Rchb. root. The antioxidant, antimicrobial, enzyme inhibitory, DNA protection, apoptotic DNA ladder fragmentation analysis, and anti-proliferative of A. liburnica were established using standard assays. In silico study was also performed to understand interactions between quantified anthraquinones and key enzymes of clinical relevance. Total phenolic and flavonoid contents were found to be 9.67 mgGAE/g and 1.48 mgRE/g extract, respectively. Chrysophanol was detected as a major anthraquinone. The extract exhibited radical scavenging ability against DPPH and ABTS with values of 13.23 and 66.99 mgTE/g extract, respectively. Good inhibitory activity against tyrosinase was recorded. In silico experiments showed that the anthraquinones were able to establish coordinative bonds with the copper atoms present in the enzymatic cavity of tyrosinase. MTT cell viability test on MDA-MB-231 cells showed that at 0.1 and 1 μg of extracts induced anti-proliferative effect. Apoptotic DNA fragmentation analysis indicated nuclear condensation resulting in DNA fragmentation, which exhibited apoptotic cell death in the presence of A. liburnica. This study has provided insights on the potential usage of A. liburnica which could open new avenues for research and stimulate future interest for the development of safe novel biopharmaceuticals.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Anthraquinones | Asphodeline liburnica | Chrysophanol | Cytotoxicity | DNA protection | HPLC analysis
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Food and Chemical Toxicology
Dergi ISSN 0278-6915
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 07-2018
Cilt No 120
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 172 / 182
Doi Numarası 10.1016/j.fct.2018.07.012
Makale Linki https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0278691518304502