Evaluation of Chemical Composition, in vitro Antioxidant, and Antidiabetic Activities of Solvent Extracts of Irvingia gabonensis Leaves
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2022
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Heliyon
Abstract
Irvingia gabonensis commonly referred to as wild mango or ogbono is a tropical plant with both nutritional and
medicinal uses. The present study was designed to evaluate the chemical composition, in vitro antioxidant activity,
and inhibitory activity of carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzymes related to diabetes by different extracts of the plant.
From the results of the study, Total Phenolic Content (TPC) was highest in the aqueous and ethanol extracts (367.30
00 mg/100g GAE) compared to the chloroform and n-hexane extracts whereas the Total Flavonoid Content (TFC)
was highest (230.69 0.18 mg/100g QE) in the ethanol extract. Analysis of the in vitro antioxidant activity showed
that the ethanol extract also possessed the highest 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity
(IC50: 21.42 0.05 μg/ml) and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity (81.43 0.11%) compared to other solvent
extracts. The aqueous extract had the highest (23.91 0.04 mM Feþþ equivalent) ferric antioxidant reducing
power (FRAP). However, the antioxidant activity of the extracts was significantly lower than that of the reference
compounds used for the study (butylated hydroxytoluene and Gallic acid). In vitro antidiabetic activity of the ex tracts was measured based on inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase. The aqueous extract had the highest
α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity followed by the ethanol extract compared to the chloroform and n hexane extracts. The inhibitory activity of the aqueous extract against both enzymes was higher compared to the
reference compound Acarbose. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry analysis of the extracts revealed the
presence of chemical constituents including fatty acids, vitamin, phytosterols, aromatic compounds, glycosides. The
interaction of these compounds with α-amylase and α-glucosidase was evaluated in silico by molecular docking.
Phytosterols namely, campesterol, stimasterol and γ-sitosterol had the best binding affinities to α-amylase and
α-glucosidase. In conclusion, the results of this study revealed that the aqueous and ethanol extracts of Irvingia
gabonensis had the highest phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and in vitro antidiabetic activity. These results offer
a scientific explanation for the mode of preparation and traditional use of the plant in the treatment of diabetes
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Irvingia gabonensis, Diabetes, α-Amylase, Antioxidant, α-Glucosidase