Molineria capitulata is an ornamental plant that has traditionally been used to treat several chronic diseases. The present study was designed to examine the antioxidant, cytotoxic, thrombolytic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic activities of a methanolic extract of M. capitulata leaves (MEMC) using both experimental and computational models. Previously established protocols were used to perform qualitative and quantitative phytochemical screening in MEMC. A computational study, including molecular docking and ADME/T analyses, was performed. The quantitative phytochemi-cal analysis revealed the total phenolic and flavonoid contents as 148.67 and 24 mg/g, respectively. Antioxidant activity was assessed by examining the reducing power of MEMC, resulting in ab-sorbance of 1.87 at 400 µg/mL, demonstrating a strong reduction capacity. The extract exhibited significant protection against blood clotting and showed the highest protein denaturation inhibition at 500 µg/mL. In both the acetic acid-induced writhing and formalin-induced paw-licking models, MEMC resulted in significant potential pain inhibition in mice. In the computational analysis, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, orcinol glucoside, curcapital, crassifogenin C, and 2,6-dimethoxy-benzoic acid displayed a strong predictive binding affinity against the respective receptors. These findings indicated that M. capitulata possesses significant pharmacological activities to an extent supported by computational studies.

Computational and pharmacological studies on the antioxidant, thrombolytic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic activity of molineria capitulata / Shovo, M. A. R. B.; Tona, M. R.; Mouah, J.; Islam, F.; Chowdhury, M. H. U.; Das, T.; Paul, A.; Agagunduz, D.; Rahman, M. M.; Emran, T. B.; Capasso, R.; Simal-Gandara, J.. - In: CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. - ISSN 1467-3045. - 43:2(2021), pp. 434-456. [10.3390/CIMB43020035]

Computational and pharmacological studies on the antioxidant, thrombolytic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic activity of molineria capitulata

Capasso R.
Penultimo
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2021

Abstract

Molineria capitulata is an ornamental plant that has traditionally been used to treat several chronic diseases. The present study was designed to examine the antioxidant, cytotoxic, thrombolytic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic activities of a methanolic extract of M. capitulata leaves (MEMC) using both experimental and computational models. Previously established protocols were used to perform qualitative and quantitative phytochemical screening in MEMC. A computational study, including molecular docking and ADME/T analyses, was performed. The quantitative phytochemi-cal analysis revealed the total phenolic and flavonoid contents as 148.67 and 24 mg/g, respectively. Antioxidant activity was assessed by examining the reducing power of MEMC, resulting in ab-sorbance of 1.87 at 400 µg/mL, demonstrating a strong reduction capacity. The extract exhibited significant protection against blood clotting and showed the highest protein denaturation inhibition at 500 µg/mL. In both the acetic acid-induced writhing and formalin-induced paw-licking models, MEMC resulted in significant potential pain inhibition in mice. In the computational analysis, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, orcinol glucoside, curcapital, crassifogenin C, and 2,6-dimethoxy-benzoic acid displayed a strong predictive binding affinity against the respective receptors. These findings indicated that M. capitulata possesses significant pharmacological activities to an extent supported by computational studies.
2021
Computational and pharmacological studies on the antioxidant, thrombolytic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic activity of molineria capitulata / Shovo, M. A. R. B.; Tona, M. R.; Mouah, J.; Islam, F.; Chowdhury, M. H. U.; Das, T.; Paul, A.; Agagunduz, D.; Rahman, M. M.; Emran, T. B.; Capasso, R.; Simal-Gandara, J.. - In: CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. - ISSN 1467-3045. - 43:2(2021), pp. 434-456. [10.3390/CIMB43020035]
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