Vasodilatory effects and underlying mechanisms of the ethyl acetate extracts from Gastrodia elata

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 564-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Dai ◽  
Ting Wang ◽  
Xiaoqin Si ◽  
Yuanyuan Jia ◽  
Lili Wang ◽  
...  

The objective of this study was to assess the ethyl acetate extracts of Gastrodia elata Blume (GEB) on vascular tone and the mechanisms involved. GEB was extracted with 95% EtOH followed by a further extraction with ethyl acetate. The effects of GEB and its ingredients on the isometric tensions of the aortic rings from rats were measured. The ethyl acetate extract of GEB induced a vasodilatory effect on rat aorta, which was partially dependent on endothelium. Four chemical compounds isolated from GEB were identified as 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (DB), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (HB), 4-methoxybenzyl alcohol (MA), and 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenyl methane (DM), respectively. All of these compounds induced vasodilatations, which were dependent on the endothelium to different degrees. After pretreatment with Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester, indomethacin, or methylene blue, the vasodilatations induced by DB, HB, and MA were significantly decreased. In addition, the contractions of the rat aortic rings due to Ca2+ influx and intracellular Ca2+ release were also inhibited by DM. Furthermore, the administration of DB significantly enhanced the productions of nitric oxide (NO) and the activities of the endothelial NO synthase in aorta and in endothelial cells. Thus, GEB may play an important role in the amelioration of hypertension by modulating vascular tones.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Nguyen Tuong Vi ◽  
Nguyen Ngoc Tuan ◽  
Quach Tong Hung ◽  
Pham Thi Nhat Trinh ◽  
Tong Thanh Danh ◽  
...  

Background: In recent years, the study of the structure and biological activity of medicinal plants has a particularly important to search for diabetes medicine. Ruellia tuberosa is used to treat various diseases such as diabetes by inhibiting the activity of α-glucosidase. Objective: In this study, experiment was designed to isolated isolate and identified identify α-glucosidase inhibitory extracts and compounds from Ruellia tuberosa L. through bio-assay guided isolation. Method: Dry powder of Ruellia tuberosa L. was extracted with 70% ethanol, then liquid-liquid partition with n-hexane, ethyl acetate and butanol, respectively. The extracts were evaluated with α-glucosidase inhibition. The potential extracts were isolated and identified compounds. The effects of these compounds on the α-glucosidase inhibitory were evaluated. Results: The a-glucosidase inhibitory activities showed that the n-hexane, ethyl acetate and the butanol extract had the α-glucosidase inhibition with an IC50 of 46.2 0.9, 6.6 2.9 and 8.9  μg/mL, respectively. From the n-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts, the structures of four compounds were elucidated by NMR spectroscopic method, including lupeol (1), syringaresinol (2), apigenin (3), verbascoside (4). The a-glucosidase inhibitory activities showed that all isolated compounds were more active than the positive control - acarbose with an IC50 of 37.5  0.4; 19.5  0.2; 20.1  0.3; 69.3  0.2 µg/mL, respectively. Conclusion: The ethyl acetate extract showed strong activity about 19 times more than positive control - acarbose. The compound syringaresinol (2) was the most powerful α-glucosidase inhibitor. Therefore, Ruellia tuberosa L. contains many compounds that can inhibit α-glucosidase activity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dwi Mahfud Maulana

Disease cancer caused by abnormal growth of tissue where there has been an error, fast and out of control. Judging from the fact of gender, more than 270,000 women die every year caused by cervical cancer. To inhibit the growth of cancer cells, a compound is needed that causes the cell cycle to stop so that the ability of cell proliferation decreases. Alkaloid compounds can inhibit proliferation through oxidative inhibition processes that can cause cancer. Mangrove plants have potential as anticancer, antimicrobial, and antioxidant. The content of chemical compounds found in mangroves are flavonoids, steroids, alkaloids, phenolites, saponins and tannins. These compounds show high antioxidant activity and are shown to have a real relationship with the properties of the material's bioactivity against cancer cells. One of the mangrove species is Rhizophora apiculata. The purpose of this study was to determine the IC50 value produced by Rhizophora apiculata mangrove leaf extract on HeLa cell viability and to see the effect of Rhizophora apiculata mangrove leaf extract dosage on HeLa cell viability. The method used in this research is the experimental method. The research parameters included yield, proximate test, phytochemical test, toxicity test, total phenol test, cytotoxicity test and LC-MS test. The experimental design used was a simple and complex completely randomized design (CRD) with the Tukey test.The results of this study showed that the highest yield was in the ethanol extract of 5.91%, while the n-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts respectively had yields of 1.18% and 1.31%. The results of the proximate test on the water content of leaves and powder were 64.53% and 13.86%, respectively, the results of the ash content in the leaves and powder of Rhizophora apiculata were 3.94% and 8.41%, respectively. while the water content in the extract obtained the highest yield in the ethanol extract of 21.42%, while the n-hexane extract and ethyl acetate extract were 11.08% and 15.42%, respectively. For phytochemical results, it was found that n-hexane extract only contained alkaloids, flavonoids and steroids. Ethyl acetate extract contains steroid compounds. Meanwhile, the ethanol extract contains the most bioactive compounds, namely saponins, flavonoids, tannins and triterpenoids. The toxicity test using the Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT) method resulted in the lowest IC50 of ethanol extract at 49.45 ppm while the n-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts were 251.63 ppm and 920.45 ppm respectively. In the total phenol test, the n-hexane extract was 66.79 mg GAE / 100 gr, 222.97 mg GAE / 100 gr ethyl acetate extract and 929.04 mg GAE / 100 gr ethanol extract. HeLa cell cytotoxicity testing using the MTT method (3- (4,5-dimethiltiazol-2-yl) -2,5-dipheniltetra zolium bromide) assay resulted in the highest cell viability value at a dose of 125 ppm of 46.97%. As for the doses of 250 ppm, 500 ppm 1000 ppm, and 2000 ppm resulted in a percentage of viability of 42.95% 37.70% 35.82% and 32.12%, respectively. The IC50 value of Rhizophora apiculata leaf extract was 64.42 ppm. This value indicates that the Rhizophora apiculata extract is toxic to HeLa cells.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
Zainuddin Zainuddin ◽  
Siti Hafsah ◽  
Gina Erida

Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji aktivitas ekstrak etil asetat babadotan dari berbagai ketinggian tempat dan konsentrasi terhadap pertumbuhan gulma bayam duri. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Laboratorium Ilmu Gulma Program Studi Agroteknologi dan Kebun Percobaan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh, serta Laboratorium Analisis Kimia Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam (FMIPA), sejak September 2017– Januari 2018. Bahan yang digunakan adalah benih bayam duri, yang diperoleh dari Kecamatan Delima Kabupaten Pidie dan daun babadotan yang diperoleh dari 3 daerah dengan ketinggian yang berbeda yaitu Kecamatan Indrapuri Kabupaten Aceh Besar (19 mdpl), Kecamatan Lembah Seulawah Saree Kabupaten Aceh Besar (261 mdpl) dan Kecamatan Takengon Kabupaten Aceh Tengah (1259 mdpl) dengan konsentrasi 5, 10 dan 15% sebagai bioherbisida. Rancangan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) pola faktorial 3  3 dengan 3 kali ulangan. Faktor pertama yaitu ketinggian tempat dengan 3 taraf dan faktor kedua konsentrasi dengan 3 taraf. Ekstrak yang dihasilkan pada ketinggian tempat yang berbeda dan konsentrasi ekstrak etil asetat berpengaruh nyata terhadap laju tinggi, jumlah daun, diameter batang, persentase pengendalian dan panjang akar. Terdapat interaksi antara ketinggian tempat dan konsentrasi terhadap persentase pengendalian pada 7 dan 14 HSA. Ekstrak yang dihasilkan pada ketinggian  9 mdpl dengan konsentrasi 10% dapat mengendalikan gulma bayam duri hingga 100% pada 7 HSA.The Test of Effectiveness Whiteweed Ethyl Acetate Extract (Ageratum conyzoides L.) from Various Altitudes And Concentration Against the Growth of Spiny Amaranth Weed (Amaranthus spinosus L.)Abstract. This study aims to examine the activity of ethyl acetate fraction of whiteweed extract from various altitudes and concentration againts the growth of spiny amaranth. This  research was conducted at Laboratory of Weed Science, Agrotechnology Department, and Experimental Garden, Agriculture Faculty, Syiah Kuala University Banda Aceh, and Laboratory of Chemical Analysis Mathematics Faculty and Natural Science, from September 2017 to January 2018. The materials used is spiny amaranth seed that obtained from Subdistrict of Delima, District of Pidie and babadotan leaves obtained from three regions with different altitude that is Subdistrict of Indrapuri, District of Aceh Besar (19 masl), Subdistrict of Subdistrict of, District of Aceh Besar (261 masl) and Subdistrict of Takengon District of Aceh Tengah (1259 masl) with each concentration 5, 10 and 15% as bioherbicide. This research using Randomized Completely Design with Factorial pattern which has 3 × 3 treatments and 3 replication. The first faktor is altitude and second is concentration of ethyl acetate extract. Ethyl acetate extracts that produced in different altitudes and concentrations were significantly influence the high rate of spiny amaranth, number of leaves, stem diameter, control percentage and root length. There is an interaction between altitude and concentration on the percentage of control at 7 and 14 HSA. Extracts produced at an altitude of 9 masl with a concentration of 10% can control spinach weeds up to 100% at 7 HSA.


2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sari Setianingsih ◽  
Rudi Kartika ◽  
Partomuan Simanjuntak

This study was started by extraction of Eucalyptus deglupta Blume. Using organic solvent   (n-hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol and water) followed by phytochemical screening and toxicity test using Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT) method. Isolation and identification of chemical compounds contained in the fraction were done by column chromatography and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids and phenolics in the extract. Toxicity test results showed that the ethyl acetate extract was potentially active with LC50 value of  617.95 ppm. The extract was continued to isolation stage and gave fraction EKEA-3.1 with LC50 value of 2759.93 ppm. Identification of chemical compounds in EKEA-3.1 with KG-MS analysis showed that EKEA-3.1 was suspected to be Stigmastan-3,5-diene.


2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Zahradníková ◽  
Š. Schmidt ◽  
Z. Sékelyová ◽  
S. Sekretár

Crude ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts of evening primrose (<I>Oenothera biennis</I> L.) seed meal were separated into fractions using Silicagel L 100/200 column chromatography and methanol as the mobile phase. Six fractions were obtained from the ethanol extract and five fractions from the ethyl acetate extract and their contents of total phenolics were determined. By means of HPLC, the active compounds were identified as catechin, gallic acid, caffeic acid, syringic acid, and ferulic acid.


Author(s):  
Sharmila Tirumale ◽  
Nazir Wani

Objective: This study evaluated the Chaetomium cupreum extracts as biocontrol agents against four plant pathogenic fungi (Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium oxysporum, Phomopsis azadirachtae, and Rhizoctonia solani).Method: The antifungal activity of n-butanol and ethyl acetate extracts of C. cupreum was evaluated against plant pathogenic fungi using food poison method.Result: In n-butanol extract, the percentage inhibition of mycelial growth against C. cladosporoides was 88.3±0.1, F. oxysporum was 59.4±0.2, R. solani was 56.2±0.9, and P. azadirachtae was 52.0±0.1at 0.25 mg/ml, respectively. In ethyl acetate extract, the percentage inhibition of mycelial growth against C. cladosporoides was 86.0±0.5, F. oxysporum was 66.4±0.1, P. azadirachtae was 55.2±0.9, and R. solani was 52.0±0.1 at 0.25 mg/ml, respectively.Conclusion: It was found that n-butanol extract is more effective than ethyl acetate extract of C. cupreum. Future studies will focus on the purification and characterization of compounds of C. cupreum and their biocontrol capacity with the mechanism for plant pathological applications.


2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanhuan Shang ◽  
Yuan Hou ◽  
Fei Li ◽  
Cancan Guo ◽  
Tianhua Jia ◽  
...  

The inhibitory action of allelochemicals can be used effectively for biological weed management and can minimise environmental impacts related to herbicides. The aim of the present study was to identify allelochemicals of Artemisia nanschanica Krasch, a typical weed with strong allelopathic effects, that could potentially control Pedicularis kansuensis Maxim, the key pioneer weed that causes rapid degradation of alpine pastures. Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry were used to identify the compounds of six extracts from A. nanschanica. Two ethyl acetate extracts were the most effective in reducing the seed germination rate and in inhibiting seedling shoot and root growth of P. kansuensis. Three chemical compounds from the ethyl acetate extracts were identified for their allelopathic inhibitory effects, a sesquiterpene and two aromadendrene oxides, with the sesquiterpene being the most effective. The three compounds showed the best inhibitory effect through synergistic action. We concluded that the three allelochemicals of A. nanschanica, either alone or in combination, can be used to biologically control P. kansuensis in alpine pastures on the Tibetan plateau.


Author(s):  
Khildah Khaerati ◽  
Delina Amini ◽  
Ihwan

Hyperglycemia is a condition of increased blood glucose levels caused by insufficient insulin enzymes produced to control blood sugar levels in the body. This study aimed to determine the activity of ethanol-water, nhexane, and ethyl acetate extracts of Dioscorea alata L. in reducing blood  glucose levels in hyperglycemia modeled mice that were given intraperitoneal alloxan induction. 25 white rats were divided into 5 groups of test animals. Each group consists of 5 mice. The first group was given 0.5% sodium carboxymethylcellulose solution as a placebo, the second group was given 0.65 mg/kg BW glibenclamide as a positive comparison group, the third group was given the suspension of ethanol-water extract, the fourth group was given n-hexane extract, and the fifth group was given ethyl acetate extract at a dose of 140 mg/kg BW. The test preparation was orally given within 14 days of testing. The test was measured as the initial blood glucose levels of mice after alloxan induction and after giving the test preparation suspension. The results of the qualitative analysis illustrate that the water-ethanol extract can reduce blood glucose levels by 31.39%, n-hexane extract by 51.11%, and ethyl acetate extract by 50.77%. The results of quantitative analysis using One Way ANOVA method showed that the water-ethanol, n-hexane, and ethyl acetate extracts significantly decreased the blood glucose levels of mice. The best antidiabetic activity was ethyl acetate extract with a decrease in rat blood glucose levels by 169 mg/kg BW.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 1653-1659
Author(s):  
Haifeng Zhang ◽  
Ziying Zhang ◽  
Hua Du ◽  
Xiaoli Su ◽  
Xiaorong Li ◽  
...  

Purpose: To investigate the effect of different extracts of Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino onapoptosis of A549 cells, and the underlying mechanism.Methods: The contents of colchicine in ethyl acetate and n-butanol extracts of Cremastra appendiculata(D. Don) Makino were determined using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Lung cancerA549 cells cultured in vitro were divided into blank control, standard colchicine and Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino extract groups. The effect of different extract concentrations on proliferation of the cells was determined using methyl thiazolyl diphenyl-tetrazolium (MTT) assay, while apoptosis of A549 cells induced by the extracts was evaluated by flow cytometry (FC).Results: Compared with the standard colchicine group, there was no colchicine in the n-butanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Cremastra appendiculata. Results from MTT assay showed that the extract inhibited the proliferation of A549 cells (p < 0.05). Flow cytometry results showed that ethyl acetate extract significantly enhanced apoptosis in A549 cells (p < 0.05). However, n-butanol extract had no significant effect on the apoptosis of A549 cells (p < 0.05).Conclusion: The ethyl acetate extract of Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino induces apoptosis in lung cancer A549 cells. Therefore, there is a need for further research and development of antitumor drugs from the extract of Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino. Keywords: Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino, Colchicine, A549 cells, Apoptosis


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