Stojković Dejan, Đorđevski Nikoleta, Rajaković Mladen, Filipović Biljana, Božunović Jelena, Bolevich Stefani, Zengin Gokhan, Bolevich Sergey, Gašić Uroš, Soković Marina
Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia.
Institute of Microbiology, Medical Military Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2025 Jul 7;18(7):1012. doi: 10.3390/ph18071012.
: L. (common vervain) is a medicinal plant traditionally used and investigated in phytotherapy for its neuroprotective, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. This study aims to investigate the phytochemical diversity and biological activity of extracts prepared with different ratios of butanol and ethanol. Aerial parts of were extracted using four solvent systems: 100% butanol (B1), 75:25 (BE7.5), 50:50 (BE5), and 25:75 (BE2.5) butanol:ethanol mixtures. Metabolite profiling was conducted using liquid chromatography-high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS/MS). Antioxidant activities were evaluated through six assays: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), cupric ion-reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), metal-chelating ability (MCA), and the phosphomolybdenum assay (PMA). Enzyme inhibition assays targeted acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), tyrosinase, and α-amylase. Antibacterial activity against was tested via microdilution, while dominant phytochemicals were evaluated for binding affinity through molecular docking. Seventy-five compounds, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, iridoids, phenylethanoids, and xanthones, were identified. BE5 extract exhibited the highest total phenolic content and strongest antioxidant capacity, while BE2.5 demonstrated the greatest antibacterial and metal-chelating effects. All extracts showed comparable AChE inhibition, with BE5 achieving the strongest tyrosinase and α-amylase inhibition. Docking studies confirmed high binding affinities of luteolin glucuronides to human and bacterial target enzymes. Solvent composition markedly influenced the chemical and biological profiles of extracts. BE5 and BE2.5 emerged as promising systems for obtaining bioactive fractions with therapeutic potential.
马鞭草是一种药用植物,传统上因其神经保护、抗氧化和抗炎特性而在植物疗法中被使用和研究。本研究旨在调查用不同比例丁醇和乙醇制备的提取物的植物化学多样性和生物活性。使用四种溶剂系统提取马鞭草的地上部分:100%丁醇(B1)、75:25(BE7.5)、50:50(BE5)和25:75(BE2.5)的丁醇:乙醇混合物。使用液相色谱-高分辨率串联质谱(LC-HRMS/MS)进行代谢物谱分析。通过六种测定评估抗氧化活性:2,2-二苯基-1-苦基肼(DPPH)、2,2'-联氮-双-(3-乙基苯并噻唑啉-6-磺酸)(ABTS)、铜离子还原抗氧化能力(CUPRAC)、铁还原抗氧化能力(FRAP)、金属螯合能力(MCA)和磷钼酸测定(PMA)。酶抑制测定针对乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)、丁酰胆碱酯酶(BChE)、酪氨酸酶和α-淀粉酶。通过微量稀释测试对金黄色葡萄球菌的抗菌活性,同时通过分子对接评估主要植物化学物质的结合亲和力。鉴定出75种化合物,包括酚酸、黄酮类、环烯醚萜类、苯乙醇类和呫吨酮类。BE5提取物表现出最高的总酚含量和最强的抗氧化能力,而BE2.5表现出最大的抗菌和金属螯合作用。所有提取物均表现出相当的AChE抑制作用,BE5对酪氨酸酶和α-淀粉酶的抑制作用最强。对接研究证实木犀草素葡萄糖醛酸苷与人源和细菌靶酶具有高结合亲和力。溶剂组成显著影响马鞭草提取物的化学和生物学特征。BE5和BE2.5成为获得具有治疗潜力的生物活性组分的有前景的系统。