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Toward understanding the in vitro anti-amylolytic effects of three structurally different phytosterols in an aqueous medium using multispectral and molecular docking studies

journal of molecular liquids • 2019
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Authors Remah Sobhy, Mohamed Eid, Fuchao Zhan, Hongshan Liang, Bin Li
Keywords PhytosterolsCarbohydrates-digesting enzymesMulti-spectroscopic analysisMolecular docking modelingStructure-relationship activity
Journal journal of molecular liquids
Publisher Elsevier
Volume 283
Issue Not Available
Pages 225-234
publication.type International
Paper Link Open Link
Supplementary Materials Not Available
Abstract
Mitigation the activity of α-amylase and α-glucosidase is scientifically spotlighted to potentially decrease the glucose absorption and scavenge category 2-diabetes mellitus in the humans. For the first time, we elucidated the underlying mechanism of the inhibitory activity of 3 structurally different phytosterols (PS) on α-amylase and α-glucosidase using multispectral and molecular docking approaches. It was found that stigmasterol, β-sitosterol, and γ-oryzanol integratedly (competitive and uncompetitive) inhibited both of α-amylase and α-glucosidase. The spectrofluorometric results demonstrated that a static interaction of PS with both enzymes happened, leading to the changes in Z-average size, UV–vis spectrum, and secondary structures of these amylolytic enzymes. Moreover, each PS noncovalently interacted with several residues close to the active sites of both enzymes via H-bonding and π-π forces, causing indirectly inhibition to their catalytic activity. However, γ-oryzanol was highly inhibited both enzymes than the other PS since its structure in which contained ferulic acid esterified with sterol, which could be used as nutraceutical ingredients.