Research Article

Investigation of antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activities of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) extracts

Volume: 4 Number: 3 December 15, 2021
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Investigation of antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activities of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) extracts

An Erratum to this article was published on December 20, 2023. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ijlsb/article/1403332

Abstract

Natural products have a key role in drug discovery in pharmacology and medicine. Prunus spinosa L. (blackthorn) grown in Çanakkale province in western Turkey, is known as a medicinal plant, a rich source of biologically active compounds such as phenolics, flavonoids and anthocyanidins. The flower and fruit extracts of the plant are subjects of many studies, but they usually lack in details of its potential for bio-inhibition studies. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activity studies of the methanol, ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, and n-hexane extracts of the plant. The ethyl acetate and methanol extracts demonstrated more better antioxidant activity with DPPH, FRAP, CUPRAC, and TEAC assays. Enzyme inhibition studies of the extracts were performed using β-lactamase and various proteases. The methanol (FL) and ethyl acetate (FL and L) extracts at the concentration of 10 mg/mL, showed good inhibition against α-chymotrypsin, trypsin, and papain with values of 22.6%, 34.7% and 92.1%, respectively. Furthermore, the methanol and ethyl acetate extracts have displayed higher cytotoxic effect against cancer cells such as Hep3B and HT29 when compared to healthy cells (HUVEC) using MTT assay. The findings suggest that P. spinosa L. extracts and their components may be potential for further investigations of novel drug candidates.

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Supporting Institution

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, The Scientific Research Coordination Unit

Project Number

FYL 2014/222

Thanks

We thank Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University for financial support. The authors also thank Ersin Karabacak for the identification of the plant.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 15, 2021

Submission Date

January 5, 2021

Acceptance Date

March 18, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 4 Number: 3

APA
Sönmez, M., Cömert Önder, F., Tokay, E., Celık, A., Köçkar, F., & Ay, M. (2021). Investigation of antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activities of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) extracts. International Journal of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, 4(3), 360-380. https://doi.org/10.38001/ijlsb.851220
AMA
1.Sönmez M, Cömert Önder F, Tokay E, Celık A, Köçkar F, Ay M. Investigation of antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activities of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) extracts. Int. J. Life Sci. Biotechnol. 2021;4(3):360-380. doi:10.38001/ijlsb.851220
Chicago
Sönmez, Merve, Ferah Cömert Önder, Esra Tokay, Ayhan Celık, Feray Köçkar, and Mehmet Ay. 2021. “Investigation of Antioxidant, Enzyme Inhibition and Antiproliferative Activities of Blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa L.) Extracts”. International Journal of Life Sciences and Biotechnology 4 (3): 360-80. https://doi.org/10.38001/ijlsb.851220.
EndNote
Sönmez M, Cömert Önder F, Tokay E, Celık A, Köçkar F, Ay M (December 1, 2021) Investigation of antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activities of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) extracts. International Journal of Life Sciences and Biotechnology 4 3 360–380.
IEEE
[1]M. Sönmez, F. Cömert Önder, E. Tokay, A. Celık, F. Köçkar, and M. Ay, “Investigation of antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activities of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) extracts”, Int. J. Life Sci. Biotechnol., vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 360–380, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.38001/ijlsb.851220.
ISNAD
Sönmez, Merve - Cömert Önder, Ferah - Tokay, Esra - Celık, Ayhan - Köçkar, Feray - Ay, Mehmet. “Investigation of Antioxidant, Enzyme Inhibition and Antiproliferative Activities of Blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa L.) Extracts”. International Journal of Life Sciences and Biotechnology 4/3 (December 1, 2021): 360-380. https://doi.org/10.38001/ijlsb.851220.
JAMA
1.Sönmez M, Cömert Önder F, Tokay E, Celık A, Köçkar F, Ay M. Investigation of antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activities of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) extracts. Int. J. Life Sci. Biotechnol. 2021;4:360–380.
MLA
Sönmez, Merve, et al. “Investigation of Antioxidant, Enzyme Inhibition and Antiproliferative Activities of Blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa L.) Extracts”. International Journal of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, vol. 4, no. 3, Dec. 2021, pp. 360-8, doi:10.38001/ijlsb.851220.
Vancouver
1.Merve Sönmez, Ferah Cömert Önder, Esra Tokay, Ayhan Celık, Feray Köçkar, Mehmet Ay. Investigation of antioxidant, enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activities of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.) extracts. Int. J. Life Sci. Biotechnol. 2021 Dec. 1;4(3):360-8. doi:10.38001/ijlsb.851220

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