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- Assessing the bioactive potential of Lysimachia atropurpurea extracts using HPLC-MS/MS, in vitro and in silico analysisPublication . Ak, Gunes; Nilofar, Nilofar; Saka, Enver; Uba, Abdullahi Ibrahim; Rodrigues, Maria João; Fernandes, Eliana; Custódio, Luísa; Yildiztugay, Evren; Yapıcı, Ismail; Gulcin, Ilhami; Mahmoud, Orchid A.; Eldahshan, Omayma A.; Singab, Abdel Nasser B.; Wu, Yimao; Li, Meng-Yao; Zengin, GokhanThe genus Lysimachia is of great interest to the scientific community, especially in terms of its potential anticancer effects. In this study, the aerial parts and roots of Lysimachia atropurpurea L. were collected and extracted by maceration using solvents of ethyl acetate (EA), ethanol (EtOH), ethanol/water, and water. The biological activities of the extracts, including antioxidant, enzyme inhibition, and anticancer effects, were evaluated using various assays. High-performance liquid chromatographytandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) analysis revealed a total of 32 compounds in the extracts of L. atropurpurea. The roots showed significantly the highest antioxidant activity compared to the aerial part. In case of cholinesterase inhibition, the aerial parts of the EtOH extract showed the highest acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition activity, measuring 3.05 mg galatamine equivalent (GALAE)/g. The EtOH and EtOH/water extracts exhibited the strongest cytotoxicity, reducing the viability of human neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) and human hepatocarcinoma (HepG2) cancer cells to as low as 4.86–6.33 %. The results of network pharmacology and molecular docking suggest that the extract of L. atropurpurea exerts inhibitory effects on hepatocellular carcinoma through the modulation of SRC, PI3K, and HSP90, while it demonstrates potential inhibitory activity against neuroblastoma by targeting SRC, PI3K, HSP90, ESR1, AKT, and other related targets. In conclusion, the L. atropurpurea extracts showed potential antioxidant, enzyme inhibition, and selective anticancer effects, which support their potential for further research as therapeutic agents in drug development.
- Delving into the phytochemical constituents and biological activities of Scorzonera coriacea extracts: new perspectives from in vitro and in silico studiesPublication . Zengin, Gökhan; Ak, Gunes; Yagi, Sakina; Cetiz, Mehmet Veysi; Tutuş, Ramazan; Rodrigues, Maria João; Fernandes, Eliana; Custódio, Luísa; Yildiztugay, Evren; Aly, Shaza H.; Eldahshan, Omayma A.; Singab, Abdel Nasser B .The current study was designed to investigate the chemical composition, antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory, and cytotoxic activities of Scorzonera coriacea A.Duran & Aksoy. Both organs were rich in total phenolic content, with the highest content recorded from the 70% EtOH (48.41 mg GAE/g) and aqueous (47.11 mg GAE/g) extracts of the roots. All aerial parts extracts accumulated higher total flavonoid content than their respective roots extracts, with the highest amount found in their EtOH extract (36.44 mg RE/g). Chemical analysis revealed the presence of 86 compounds belonging to organic acids, phenolic acids, flavonoids, coumarins, anthocyanins, terpenes, saponins, and fatty acids and their derivatives, with the aerial parts accumulating the highest number. The roots displayed the strongest antiradical and ion-reducing capacities. EtOH extract of both organs recorded the highest acetylcholinesterase activity (2.77 and 3.02 mg GALAE/g; p ≥ 0.05), while that of the root showed the best butyrylcholinesterase activity (3.49mg GALAE/g) and that of the aerial parts the best tyrosinase inhibitory (59.07 mg KAE/g). EtOAc of the root exhibited the best cytotoxicity towards theHepG2 cell line (cell viability = 29.30%), butwas also toxic towards HEK293 cells (cell viability = 11.72%). In silico screening supported these findings by identifying multiple strong ligand–protein interactions. Molecular dynamics simulations further confirmed the structural stability of selected complexes. In silico profiling docked 26 phytochemicals against 14 therapeutic targets, generating 364 complexes, of which 62% showed ΔG ≤ −7.0 kcal⋅mol−1. Binding energies ranged from−1.4 to −10.7 kcal⋅mol−1, with PD-1–Eriodictyol-7-O-neohesperidoside the best. For metabolic enzymes, Eriodictyol-7-O-neohesperidoside yielded the top α-amylase score and Diosmetin-7-O-glucoside the top α-glucosidase score, while several flavonoids bound AChE/BChE strongly; in contrast, tyrosinase displayed poor affinity overall. 100-ns MD simulations on five top complexes indicated stable behavior for C1 and C4, whereas C2/C3/C5 showed loosening interactions over time.These findings showed that S. coriacea could be a promising source of bioactive compounds with potential therapeutic applications.