Aziz Zuhelmi, Yuliana Nancy Dewi, Simanjuntak Partomuan, Rafi Mohamad, Mulatsari Esti, Abdillah Syamsudin
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pancasila, Srengseng Sawah Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, 12640, Indonesia.
Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, IPB University, IPB Dramaga Campus, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia.
Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2021 Dec;76(4):487-493. doi: 10.1007/s11130-021-00926-3. Epub 2021 Oct 19.
Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp.) H. Robinson) leaves is traditionally consumed as herbal tea in many countries including Indonesia. This plant's antidiabetic properties have been extensively researched, but studies on the responsible active compound identification are scarce. Information on the active compounds is critical for the consistency of Yacon herbal tea quality. The aim of this study was to identify α-glucosidase inhibitors in Indonesian Yacon leaves grown in two different locations using FTIR- and LC-MS/MS-based metabolomics in combination with in silico technique. Yacon leaves ethanol (50 and 95%) and water extracts were tested for α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, with the 95% ethanol extract being the most active. Geographical origins were found to have no major impact on the activity. In parallel, chemical profile of Yacon leaves extract was determined using FTIR and LC-MS/MS. Orthogonal Projection to Latent Structure (OPLS) was used to analyze both sets of data. OPLS analysis of FTIR data showed that compounds associated to α-glucosidase inhibitor activity included those with functional groups -OH, stretched CH, carbonyl, and alkene. It was consistent with the result of OPLS analysis of LC-MS/MS data, which revealed that based on their VIP and Y-related coefficient value, nystose, 1-kestose, luteolin-3'-7-di-O-glucoside, and 1,3-O-dicaffeoilquinic acid isomers, strongly linked to Yacon's α-glucosidase inhibitor activity. In silico study supported these findings, revealing that the four compounds were potent α-glucosidase inhibitors with docking score in the range of - 100.216 to - 115.657 kcal/mol, which are similar to acarbose (- 115.774 kcal/mol) as a reference drug.
雪莲果(Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp.) H. Robinson)叶在包括印度尼西亚在内的许多国家传统上被用作草药茶饮用。这种植物的抗糖尿病特性已得到广泛研究,但关于确定其有效活性成分的研究却很少。活性成分的信息对于雪莲果草药茶质量的一致性至关重要。本研究的目的是结合计算机模拟技术,使用基于傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和液相色谱-串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)的代谢组学方法,鉴定在两个不同地点种植的印度尼西亚雪莲果叶中的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂。对雪莲果叶的乙醇(50%和95%)和水提取物进行了α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性测试,其中95%乙醇提取物活性最强。发现地理来源对活性没有重大影响。同时,使用FTIR和LC-MS/MS测定了雪莲果叶提取物的化学图谱。采用正交投影到潜在结构(OPLS)方法对两组数据进行分析。FTIR数据的OPLS分析表明,与α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂活性相关的化合物包括具有-OH、拉伸CH、羰基和烯烃官能团的化合物。这与LC-MS/MS数据的OPLS分析结果一致,该分析结果表明,根据其变量重要性投影(VIP)和Y相关系数值,低聚果糖、蔗果三糖、木犀草素-3'-7-二-O-葡萄糖苷和1,3-O-二咖啡酰奎宁酸异构体与雪莲果的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性密切相关。计算机模拟研究支持了这些发现,表明这四种化合物是有效的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂,对接分数在-100.216至-115.657千卡/摩尔范围内,与作为参考药物的阿卡波糖(-115.774千卡/摩尔)相似。