Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education
Vol. 16 No. 2 (2024): August 2024

The potency of Elaeocarpus grandiflorus Leaf Extract as Anti-obesity:  in vivo and in silico Study

WH Nugrahaningsih (Biology Department Universitas Negeri Semarang, Jl. Raya Sekaran-Gunungpati, Semarang, Indonesia 50229)
Sujatha Ramasamy (Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Vivi Anggraeni Laraswati (Biology Department Universitas Negeri Semarang, Jl. Raya Sekaran-Gunungpati, Semarang, Indonesia 50229)
Ari Yuniastuti (Biology Department Universitas Negeri Semarang, Jl. Raya Sekaran-Gunungpati, Semarang, Indonesia 50229)
Wulan Christijanti (Biology Department Universitas Negeri Semarang, Jl. Raya Sekaran-Gunungpati, Semarang, Indonesia 50229)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Aug 2024

Abstract

The research aims to determine the effect of ethanol extract of Elaeocarpus grandiflorus leaves extract as anti-obesity by in vivo and silico computational models.  The pre-and -post-tests were carried out on 20 female Wistar rats, divided into 4 groups. The control group (K) received no treatment and the experimental groups were treated with E. grandiflorus extract of 200 mg/kg BW (P1), 400 mg/kg BW (P2), and 800 mg/kg BW (P3) for 14 days. The body weight, abdominal circumference, and abdominal fat mass were measured on Day 1 and Day 15. The results showed differences in body weight (p=0.02), abdominal circumference (p=0.01), and abdominal fat mass (p=0.00). In silico exploration, bioactive compounds of rutin, orientin, luteolin, vitexin, iso orientin, isovitexin, kaempferol, and quercetin were identified, and targeted ELAVL1, IGF1R, CREB1, AKT1, and PIK3R1 of the AMPK signaling pathway that involved in the anti-obesity mechanism. The high binding affinity values was rutin-EVAL1 (-9.3), orientin-ELAVL1 (-8.3), and quercetin- IGFR1 (-8.2). It can be concluded that the ethanol extract of E. grandiflorus leaves has the potential to be developed as an anti-obesity agent.

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Abbrev

biosaintifika

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

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Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education {PISSN 2085-191X| EISSN 2338-7610} published scientific papers on the results of biology and biology education research {see Focus and Scope}. Editor accepts the article has not been published in other media with the writing format as listed on ...