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Biological, chemical and toxicological perspectives on aerial and roots of Filago germanica (L.) huds: Functional approaches for novel phyto-pharmaceuticals

  • Food Chem Toxicol. 2019 Jan;123:363-373. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.11.016.
Hammad Saleem 1,  Thet Thet Htar 2,  Rakesh Naidu 3,  Nurziana Sharmilla Nawawi 4,  Irshad Ahmad 5,  Muhammad Ashraf 6,  Nafees Ahemad 7
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Affiliations

  • 1 School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS), University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore-54000, Pakistan. Electronic address: hammad.saleem@monash.edu.
  • 2 School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Electronic address: thet.thet.htar@monash.edu.
  • 3 Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Electronic address: rakesh.naidu@monash.edu.
  • 4 Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Electronic address: nurziana.sharmilla@monash.edu.
  • 5 Department of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan. Electronic address: drirshad.iub@gmail.com.
  • 6 Department of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan. Electronic address: dr.m.ashraf@gmail.com.
  • 7 School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; Tropical Medicine and Biology Multidisciplinary Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Electronic address: nafees.ahemad@monash.edu.
PMID: 30419323 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.11.016
Abstract

We investigated into the effects of methanol and dichloromethane extracts from aerial and roots of Filago germanica (L.) Huds (Astearaceae) on key Enzymes (cholinesterases, α-glucosidase and urease), antioxidant capabilities, cytotoxic potential and secondary metabolomics profile. Total phenolic and Flavonoids were determined by spectrophotometric technique and secondary metabolites composition by UHPLC-MS. Antioxidant activities were assessed employing free radical scavenging, ferric reducing power and phosphomolybdenum assays. The cell-toxicity was evaluated by MTT assay against breast (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231), cervix (CaSki) and prostate (DU-145) cancers. Overall, methanol extracts were found to have higher total bioactive contents and antioxidant potential. UHPLC-MS analysis revealed significant variation in the secondary metabolites in the methanol extracts. The most common derivatives belong to seven groups i.e. Alkaloids, benzoic acids, Flavones, Flavonols, flavan-3-ols, Terpenoids and saponins. The major polyphenolic compounds were found to be kampferol, robinin, luteolin, ferulic acid, benzoic acid and salicylic acid. All the extracts showed moderate cholinesterases inhibition, whereas methanol extracts exhibited highest urease inhibition and all extracts presented a relatively high inhibition against α-glucosidase. Similarly, all extracts showed strong to moderate cytotoxicity with IC50 values ranging from 53.02 to 382.7 μg/mL. Overall, results have suggested F. germanica to be a lead source for novel Natural Products.

Keywords

Antioxidant; Cytotoxic; Enzyme inhibition; Filago germanica; Phytochemicals.

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