O de Oliveira Pamella C, Medeiros Pedro R C, Marques Bruno C B, Simão Jorge L S, Albino Martin, Severino Vanessa G P, Sangregorio Claudio, Tinoco Luzineide W, de Moraes Marcela C
BioCrom, Organic Chemistry Department, Chemistry Institute, Fluminense Federal University, 24020-141 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Laboratory for Analysis and Development of Enzyme Inhibitors, Natural Products Research Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ACS Omega. 2025 May 23;10(22):23249-23259. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.5c01613. eCollection 2025 Jun 10.
The identification of enzyme inhibitors from natural sources offers a promising pathway for drug discovery. In this study, affinity selection-mass spectrometry (AS-MS) was employed to screen for inhibitors of Leishmania donovani nucleoside hydrolase (NH) from crude extracts of Banisteriopsis laevifolia. The enzyme was immobilized onto magnetic nanoparticles, enabling selective ligand retention and downstream analysis. The leaf extract exhibited significant inhibitory activity, with an IC value of 0.73 ± 0.09 μg/mL, prompting further exploration. Analytical-scale fractionation and biochromatogram analysis revealed inhibitory regions, while AS-MS facilitated the annotation of nine flavonoid-based ligands, including procyanidins, glycosylated flavonoids, and rutin. The structures of four ligands (isoquercetin, astragalin, rutin, and orientin) were confirmed using commercial standards. Among these, isoquercetin and astragalin demonstrated potent NH inhibition with IC values of 40.2 ± 16.6 and 41.6 ± 8.9 μmol/L, respectively. These findings highlight B. laevifolia as a promising source of bioactive compounds and demonstrate the utility of AS-MS for efficiently identifying enzyme inhibitors in natural libraries.
从天然来源中鉴定酶抑制剂为药物发现提供了一条有前景的途径。在本研究中,采用亲和选择质谱法(AS-MS)从平滑南美防己的粗提物中筛选杜氏利什曼原虫核苷水解酶(NH)的抑制剂。该酶被固定在磁性纳米颗粒上,从而实现选择性配体保留和下游分析。叶提取物表现出显著的抑制活性,IC值为0.73±0.09μg/mL,这促使进行进一步探索。分析规模的分级分离和生物色谱分析揭示了抑制区域,而AS-MS有助于对9种基于黄酮类的配体进行注释,包括原花青素、糖基化黄酮类和芦丁。使用商业标准确认了4种配体(异槲皮苷、黄芪苷、芦丁和荭草素)的结构。其中,异槲皮苷和黄芪苷对NH表现出强效抑制作用,IC值分别为40.2±16.6和41.6±8.9μmol/L。这些发现突出了平滑南美防己作为生物活性化合物的一个有前景的来源,并证明了AS-MS在高效鉴定天然文库中酶抑制剂方面的实用性。
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