Cucurbitane-type compounds from Momordica charantia: Isolation, in vitro antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory activities and in silico modeling approaches. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Momordica charantia L., commonly known as bitter melon, belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. Various in vitro and in vivo studies have indicated that extracts of bitter melons have anti-diabetic properties. However, very little is known about the specific purified compounds responsible for these antidiabetic properties. In the present study, 3,7,25-trihydroxycucurbita-5,23(E)-dien-19-al, charantal, charantoside XI, and 25-isopropenylchole-5, 6-ene-3-O-d-glucopyranoside were isolated from bitter melon fruit. The structures of the purified compounds were elucidated by HR-ESIMS, 1D, and 2D NMR experiments. All compounds exhibited significant inhibition of -amylase and -glucosidase comparable to acarbose. Molecular docking studies demonstrated that purified compounds were able to bind to the active sites of proteins. Additionally, the purified compounds showed significant anti-inflammatory activity, downregulating the expression of NF-B, iNOS, IL-6, IL-1, TNF-, and Cox-2 in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Our findings suggest that the purified compounds have potential anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory activities and therefore hold promise for the development of plant-based management for diabetic and inflammatory conditions.

published proceedings

  • Bioorg Chem

altmetric score

  • 5

author list (cited authors)

  • Shivanagoudra, S. R., Perera, W. H., Perez, J. L., Athrey, G., Sun, Y., Jayaprakasha, G. K., & Patil, B. S.

citation count

  • 29

complete list of authors

  • Shivanagoudra, Siddanagouda R||Perera, Wilmer H||Perez, Jose L||Athrey, Giridhar||Sun, Yuxiang||Jayaprakasha, GK||Patil, Bhimanagouda S

publication date

  • June 2019