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Andima M, Ndakala A, Derese S, Biswajyoti S, Hussain A, Yang LJ, Akoth OE, Coghi P, Pal C, Heydenreich M, Wong VKW, Yenesew A. Antileishmanial and cytotoxic activity of secondary metabolites from Taberneamontana ventricosa and two aloe species. Nat Prod Res 2021; 36:1365-1369. [PMID: 33459049 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.1871906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
In this study, the antileishmanial and cytotoxic activities of secondary metabolites isolated from Tabernaemontana ventricosa Hochst. ex A. DC., Aloe tororoana Reynolds, and Aloe schweinfurthii var. labworana Reynolds were investigated. Overall, nineteen known compounds were isolated from the three plant species. The compounds were characterized based on their spectroscopic data. Voacristine and aloenin were the most active compounds against promastigotes of antimony-sensitive Leishmania donovani (IC50 11 ± 5.2 μM and 26 ± 6.5 µM, respectively) with low toxicity against RAW264.7, murine monocyte/macrophage-like cells. The in silico docking evaluation and in vitro NO generation assay also substantially support the antileishmanial effects of these compounds. In a cytotoxicity assay against cancer and normal cell lines, ursolic acid highly inhibited proliferation of lung cancer cells, A549 (IC50 6.61 ± 0.7 μM) while voacristine was moderately active against human liver cancer cells, HepG2 (IC50 23.0 ± 0.0 μM). All other compounds were inactive against the test parasites and cell lines.
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Affiliation(s)
- Moses Andima
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.,Department of Chemistry, Busitema University, Tororo, Uganda
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Cellular Immunology and Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Parganas, West Bengal, India
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- Cellular Immunology and Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Parganas, West Bengal, India
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau, China
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- Cellular Immunology and Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Parganas, West Bengal, India
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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