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. 2021 Jan;32(1):69-83.
doi: 10.1002/pca.2917. Epub 2020 Jan 17.

Metabolite variations and antioxidant activity of Muntingia calabura leaves in response to different drying methods and ethanol ratios elucidated by NMR-based metabolomics

Nur Khaleeda Zulaikha Zolkeflee  1 , Nor Amira Isamail  2 , Maulidiani Maulidiani  1   3 , Nur Ashikin Abdul Hamid  1 , Nurul Shazini Ramli  2 , Azrina Azlan  4 , Faridah Abas  1   2
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Metabolite variations and antioxidant activity of Muntingia calabura leaves in response to different drying methods and ethanol ratios elucidated by NMR-based metabolomics

Nur Khaleeda Zulaikha Zolkeflee et al. Phytochem Anal. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Introduction: Muntingia calabura from the Muntingiaceae family has been documented for several medicinal uses. The combinations of drying treatment and extracting solvents for a plant species need to be determined and optimised to ensure that the extracts contain adequate amounts of the bioactive metabolites.

Objective: Evaluate the metabolite variations and antioxidant activity among M. calabura leaves subjected to different drying methods and extracted with different ethanol ratios using proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1 H-NMR)-based metabolomics. Methodology The antioxidant activity of M. calabura leaves dried with three different drying methods and extracted with three different ethanol ratios was determined by using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and nitric oxide (NO) scavenging assays. The metabolites variation among the extracts and correlation with antioxidant activity were analysed by 1 H-NMR-based metabolomics.

Results: Muntingia calabura leaves extracted with 50% and 100% ethanol from air-drying and freeze-drying methods had the highest total phenolic content and the lowest IC50 value for the DPPH scavenging activity. Meanwhile, oven-dried leaves extracted with 100% ethanol had the lowest IC50 value for the NO scavenging activity. A total of 43 metabolites, including sugars, organic acids, amino acids, phytosterols, phenolics and terpene glycoside were tentatively identified. A noticeable discrimination was observed in the different ethanol ratios by the principal component analysis. The partial least-squares analysis suggested that 32 compounds out of 43 compounds identified were the contributors to the bioactivities.

Conclusion: The results established set the preliminary steps towards developing this plant into a high value product for phytomedicinal preparations.

Keywords: 1H-NMR metabolomics; DPPH scavenging activity; Muntingia calabura; TPC assay; nitric oxide scavenging.

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