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HERO ID
8255484
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of methanol extract fractions of various indonesian ethnopharmacological plants
Author(s)
Sakti, AS; Widyastanto, H; Maulidina, A; Mitasari, D; Eriyani, DS; MunâIm, A
Year
2020
Publisher
Innovare Academics Sciences Pvt. Ltd
Volume
12
Issue
Special Issue 1
Page Numbers
43-46
Language
English
DOI
10.22159/ijap.2020.v12s1.FF004
Abstract
Objective: Hyperuricemia involves an increase in serum uric acid levels, resulting in kidney damage, increased mortality, and reduced quality of life. Inhibitors of xanthine oxidase, which catalyzes the last step in uric acid synthesis, are targets for therapeutic intervention. Methods: An ethnopharmacological approach, screening four native Indonesian herbal medicinal plants with reported activity against hyperuricemia, was used for preliminary studies, fractionating methanolic extracts by solvent partitioning. Fractions were then tested in vitro for xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity, and the most active fraction was then subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening. Results: The target tissue of the four herbal medicinal plants investigated was Indian bay leaf (Syzygium polyanthum Wight.), Godâs crown fruit (Phaleria macrocarpa Boerl.), snake fruit peel (Salacca edulis Reinw.), and Jobâs tears tuber (Cyperus rotundus Linn.). Each sample was extracted by maceration with 80% methanol. The concentrated extract was then fractionated by the liquid-liquid partition method (1:1 v/v) using n-hexane, ethyl acetate, butanol, and methanol sequentially as solvents. The results revealed that the ethyl acetate fraction was the most active fraction. S. polyanthum leaf and C. rotundus tuber showed the greatest potential in inhibiting xanthine oxidase, with half-maximal inhibitory concentrations of 18.43 and 10.50 ng/ml, respectively. Enzyme kinetics analysis shows that each plant fraction works as a competitive inhibitor of xanthine oxidase. Conclusion: Preliminary screening identified the ethyl acetate fractions of two native Indonesian herbal medicinal plants as showing potential for anti-hyperuricemia activity. © 2020 The Authors. Published by Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd.
Keywords
Ethnopharmacological; Hyperuricemia; Phytochemical screening; Xanthine oxidase
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