Novel quinoxaline-hydrazidehydrazone-1,2,3-triazole hybrids were synthesized, characterized and screened for α-glucosidase inhibitory and antioxidant activities.
The present study predicts a three-dimensional model for the histamine H1 receptor and the design of antihistamine inhibitors using cloperastine as the core molecule by docking studies.
Background/Aims: Diabetes mellitus is a pandemic metabolic disorder that is affecting a majority of populations in recent years. There is a requirement for new drugs that are safer and cheaper due to the side effects associated with the available medications. Methods: We investigated the anti-diabetic activity of leaves of Anisomeles malabarica following bioactivity guided fractionation. The different solvent (hexane, ethyl acetate, methanol and water) extracts of A. malabarica leaves were used in acute treatment studies to evaluate and identify the active fraction. The ethyl acetate extract was subjected to further fractionation using silica gel column chromatography and the compounds were identified by LC-SRM/MS and GC-MS. Additional chronic treatment studies were carried out using this active fraction (AMAF) for 30 days in experimental diabetic rats. Fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), plasma insulin levels and glucose tolerance were measured along with insulin resistance/sensitivity indicators (HOMA-IR, HOMA-β and QUICKI) to assess the beneficial effects of A. malabarica in the management of diabetes mellitus. Results: Among the different solvent extracts tested, ethyl acetate extract showed maximum (66%) anti-hyperglycemic activity. The hexane and ethyl acetate (1: 1) fraction that has maximum anti-diabetic activity was identified as active fraction of A. malabarica (AMAF). The FBG, HbA1c, plasma insulin levels and insulin sensitivity/resistance indicators such as glucose tolerance, HOMA-IR, HOMA-β and QUICKI were significantly improved to near normal in diabetic rats treated with AMAF. Further, we identified key flavonoids and fatty acids as the anti-diabetic active principles from the AMAF of A. malabarica leaves. Conclusion: The results of our study suggest that Anisomeles malabarica has potential anti-diabetic activity in STZ induced diabetic rats.
Background:
Alternative medicine is available for those diseases which cannot be treated
by conventional medicine. Ayurveda and herbal medicines are important alternative methods in which
the treatment is done with extracts of different medicinal plants. This work is concerned with the evaluation
of anti-stress bioactive compounds from the ethanolic root extract of Hemidesmus indicus.
Methods:
Gas chromatography and Mass Spectrum studies are used to identify the compounds present
in the ethanolic extract based on the retention time, area. In order to perform docking studies, Vasopressin
model is generated using modeling by Modeller 9v7. Vasopressin structure is developed based
on the crystal structure of neurophysin-oxytocin from Bos taurus (PDB ID: 1NPO_A) collected from
the PDB data bank. Using molecular dynamics simulation methods, the final predicted structure is obtained
and further analyzed by verifying 3D and PROCHECK programs, confirmed that the final model
is reliable. The identified compounds are docked to vasopressin for the prediction of anti-stress activity
using GOLD 3.0.1 software.
Results:
The predicted model of Vasopressin structure is stabilized and confirmed that it is a reliable
structure for docking studies. The results indicated ARG4, THR7, ASP9, ASP26, ALA32, ALA 80 in
Vasopressin are important determinant residues in binding as they have strong hydrogen bonding with
phytocompounds. Among the 21 phytocompounds identified and docked, molecule Deoxiinositol, pentakis-
O-(trimethylsilyl) showed the best docking results with Vasopressin.
Conclusion:
The identified compounds were used for anti-stress activity by insilico method with Vasopressin
which plays an important role in causing stress and hence selected for inhibitory studies with
phytocompounds. The phytocompounds are inhibiting vasopressin through hydrogen bodings and are
important in protein-ligand interactions. Docking results showed that out of twenty-one compounds,
Deoxiinositol, pentakis-O-(trimethylsilyl) showed best docking energy to the Vasopressin.
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