Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.
Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Asir, Saudi Arabia.
J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. 2023 Dec;38(1):2224944. doi: 10.1080/14756366.2023.2224944.
is an aromatic genus of flowering plants belonging to family Myrtaceae. The essential oils of leaves were collected in four seasons and analyzed using GC/MS. The oils demonstrated monoterpenes as the predominant class. Eucalyptol was the main component in all seasons; summer (66.87%), autumn (58.33%), winter (46.74%) and spring (44.63%), followed by -pinene; spring (31.41%), winter (28.69%), summer (26.34%) and autumn (24.68%). Winter oil, the highest yield (0.53 mL/100g), was further investigated for its inhibitory activity against enzymes associated with ageing; elastase and acetylcholinesterase. It remarkably inhibited elastase and acetylcholinesterase with IC values of 1.05 and 0.20 µg/ml, respectively. A molecular docking study was conducted for the major oil components on the active sites of target enzymes. Eucalyptol revealed the best binding affinity for both enzymes. oil could be used as supplement for management of ageing disorders like skin wrinkles and dementia.
桃金娘科桉属植物为芳香型开花植物。在四个季节采集 叶片的精油,并使用 GC/MS 进行分析。结果表明,精油以单萜类为主要成分。桉树脑是所有季节的主要成分;夏季(66.87%)、秋季(58.33%)、冬季(46.74%)和春季(44.63%),其次是 -蒎烯;春季(31.41%)、冬季(28.69%)、夏季(26.34%)和秋季(24.68%)。冬季油的产率最高(0.53 mL/100g),进一步研究了其对与衰老相关的酶;弹性蛋白酶和乙酰胆碱酯酶的抑制活性。它对弹性蛋白酶和乙酰胆碱酯酶的抑制活性分别为 1.05 和 0.20 µg/ml,具有显著的抑制作用。对主要油成分在靶酶活性部位的分子对接研究表明,桉树脑对两种酶均具有最佳的结合亲和力。桉树油可作为治疗皮肤皱纹和痴呆等衰老疾病的补充剂。