Evaluation of the Biological Activity of Glucosinolates and Their Enzymolysis Products Obtained from Lepidium meyenii Walp. (Maca)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Analysis of GLS
2.2. Analysis of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Products
2.3. Evaluation of Antioxidation Activity
2.4. Anti-Cancer Activity of Extracts, GTL, and BITC
2.5. Anti-Inflammatory Activity
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Extraction and Purification
3.3. Enzymatic Hydrolysis
3.4. Characterization
3.5. Antioxidant Activity In Vitro
3.6. Cytotoxic Assay
3.7. Anti-Inflammatory Assay
3.8. Statistical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Glucosinolate | Content in Fresh Maca (mg/g) | Content in Dry Maca (mg/g) |
---|---|---|
GTL | 24.31 ± 2.5 | 19.37 ± 0.67 |
GLH | 3.72 ± 0.63 | 2.81 ± 0.31 |
GSB | 6.09 ± 0.43 | 4.14 ± 0.39 |
GLS | 34.12 ± 2.4 | 26.32 ± 1.4 |
Concentration (μg/mL) | Cell Viability (%) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HL-60 | A549 | SMMC-7721 | MCF-7 | SW480 | |
0.16 | 88.31 ± 2.10 | 95.12 ± 0.90 | 86.22 ± 2.70 | 92.79 ± 4.70 | 88.50 ± 1.60 |
0.8 | 53.34 ± 2.53 | 55.29 ± 0.38 | 54.75 ± 0.66 | 71.24 ± 0.93 | 58.58 ± 1.30 |
4 | 0.89 ± 0.17 | 21.74 ± 2.07 | 7.54 ± 2.08 | 31.15 ± 1.72 | 24.57 ± 0.15 |
20 | 0.54 ± 0.14 | 3.75 ± 0.48 | −0.34 ± 0.09 | 8.05 ± 0.74 | 25.26 ± 2.43 |
Sample | IC50 ± SD (μg/mL) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HL-60 | A549 | SMMC-7721 | MCF-7 | SW480 | |
BITC | 0.886 ± 0.065 * | 1.021 ± 0.032 * | 0.941 ± 0.023 * | 1.880 ± 0.088 * | 1.200 ± 0.057 * |
paclitaxel | <0.006 | <0.006 | 0.033 ± 0.004 | <0.006 | <0.006 |
DDP | 1.797 ± 0.318 * | 3.669 ± 0.33 * | 1.298 ± 0.306 * | 6.669 ± 1.09 * | 6.309 ± 0.98 * |
Sample | Concentration (μg/mL) | Inhibition Rate of NO (%) |
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NOSI | 12.41 | 58.07 ± 0.89 |
F-GLS | 50 | −10.73 ± 0.57 |
D-GLS | 50 | −10.13 ± 2.81 |
GTL | 50 | 16.19 ± 2.53 |
BITC | 50 | 99.26 ± 0.62 * |
1.56 | 88.44 ± 1.58 * |
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Yan, S.; Wei, J.; Chen, R. Evaluation of the Biological Activity of Glucosinolates and Their Enzymolysis Products Obtained from Lepidium meyenii Walp. (Maca). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 14756. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314756
Yan S, Wei J, Chen R. Evaluation of the Biological Activity of Glucosinolates and Their Enzymolysis Products Obtained from Lepidium meyenii Walp. (Maca). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(23):14756. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314756
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Suitong, Jinchao Wei, and Rui Chen. 2022. "Evaluation of the Biological Activity of Glucosinolates and Their Enzymolysis Products Obtained from Lepidium meyenii Walp. (Maca)" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 23: 14756. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314756