Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 25 No. 7 (2024)

Phytochemical, antioxidant, and in-silico studies of Erigeron sumatrensis from Gayo Highlands as a potential inhibitor of Type-2 diabetes mellitus

VIVERA RUSELLI PUSPA (Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala. Jl. Tgk Hasan Krueng Kalee, Banda Aceh 23111, Aceh, Indonesia)
ZUMAIDAR ZUMAIDAR (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala. Jl. Syech Abdurrauf No. 3, Banda Aceh 23111, Aceh, Indonesia)
NURDIN NURDIN (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala. Jl. Syech Abdurrauf No. 3, Banda Aceh 23111, Aceh, Indonesia)
FITMAWATI FITMAWATI (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Riau. Jl. H.R Soebrantas Km. 12,5, Kampus Bina Widya Simpang Baru, Pekanbaru 28293, Riau, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jul 2024

Abstract

Abstract. Puspa VR, Zumaidar, Nurdin, Fitmawati. 2024. Phytochemical, antioxidant, and in-silico studies of Erigeron sumatrensis from Gayo Highlands as a potential inhibitor of type-2 diabetes mellitus. Biodiversitas 25: 3179-3192. Erigeron sumatrensis Retz., a wild medicinal herb, was determined qualitatively and quantitatively for its leaf extract's phytochemical constituents and antioxidant capacity and to conduct computational studies. Secondary metabolites identified included flavonoids, phenolics, terpenoids, steroids, and alkaloids. The methanol fraction exhibited the greatest TPC (5945.45 mg GAE/g). Antioxidant activity, as determined by the ABTS assay, indicated a significant radical scavenging activity in the methanol fraction of E. sumatrensis leaves, with an IC50 value of 57.67 ?g/mL. In silico molecular docking revealed that cucurbitacin b, 25-desacetoxy-?-sitosterol, and ?-amyrin exhibited potential as ?-glucosidase inhibitors (PDB ID: 2QMJ). The same compounds demonstrated inhibitory properties against ?-amylase (PDB ID: 2QV4), with acarbose as a positive control with a binding energy of -7.8 kcal/mol. The ADMET profiles indicated compliance with Lipinski's rule of five for all compounds, suggesting their suitability as an orally administered drug. Based on these findings, E. sumatrensis has excellent potential as a source of raw materials for antidiabetic drug formulation, so it needs to be further investigated for pharmaceutical applications.

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Abbrev

biodiv

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Description

The Biodiversitas Journal was first published in 2000 by the Department of Biology, FMNS, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia, then in 2006 it was co-published by the Society for Indonesian Biodiversity and that department; since 2017 it was also hosted by Smujo. From 2003-2012 it was ...