Ferrante Claudio, Angelini Paola, Venanzoni Roberto, Angeles Flores Giancarlo, Tirillini Bruno, Recinella Lucia, Chiavaroli Annalisa, Brunetti Luigi, Leone Sheila, Di Simone Simonetta Cristina, Ciferri Maria Chiara, Zengin Gokhan, Ak Gunes, Menghini Luigi, Orlando Giustino
Department of Pharmacy, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, 06100 Perugia, Italy.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2020 Sep 17;9(9):611. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9090611.
species, belonging to the genus (Fabaceae), have long been used in traditional medicine for treating cold, diabetes, pain, and as cardiotonics. The goal of the present study was to explore the phytochemical composition and pharmaco-toxicological properties of In this regard, phenolic content, scavenging/reducing properties and antimicrobial activity toward pathogen bacterial (, , , ) and fungal strains (, , and ) were investigated. Extract effects on human colon cancer HCT116 cell viability were also assayed. Finally, a bioinformatics approach was conducted with the aim to identify putative microbial and human protein targets underlying antibacterial, antimycotic, and antiproliferative effects. Phytochemical investigation suggested that water extract is richer in terms of total flavonoid and phenol content, whereas the hydroalcoholic extract was revealed to be more potent as antioxidant agent. According to bioinformatics analysis, the antibacterial activity of the hydroalcoholic extract could be related to its content in resveratrol. The presence of resveratrol could also explain the hydroalcoholic extract efficacy in reducing HCT116 cell viability. In conclusion, the present study represents the first phytochemical and bio-pharmacological investigation about . Like other plants belonging to the Fabaceae family, revealed a good source of resveratrol, which could explain, albeit partially, the efficacy of the hydroalcoholic extract as antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antiproliferative agent.
豆科植物长期以来一直被用于传统医学中治疗感冒、糖尿病、疼痛,并作为强心剂。本研究的目的是探索[植物名称]的植物化学成分和药理毒理学特性。在此方面,研究了酚类含量、清除/还原特性以及对病原菌([细菌名称1]、[细菌名称2]、[细菌名称3]、[细菌名称4])和真菌菌株([真菌名称1]、[真菌名称2]、[真菌名称3]和[真菌名称4])的抗菌活性。还测定了提取物对人结肠癌细胞HCT116细胞活力的影响。最后,采用生物信息学方法来确定抗菌、抗真菌和抗增殖作用潜在的微生物和人类蛋白质靶点。植物化学研究表明,水提取物的总黄酮和酚含量更丰富,而水醇提取物作为抗氧化剂更有效。根据生物信息学分析,水醇提取物的抗菌活性可能与其白藜芦醇含量有关。白藜芦醇的存在也可以解释水醇提取物在降低HCT116细胞活力方面的功效。总之,本研究是关于[植物名称]的首次植物化学和生物药理学研究。与豆科家族的其他植物一样,[植物名称]是白藜芦醇的良好来源,这可以部分解释水醇提取物作为抗菌、抗氧化和抗增殖剂的功效。