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dc.contributor.author | Miya, Gugulethu Mathews![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Oriola, Ayodeji Oluwabunmi![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Payne, Bianca D.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Cuyler, Marize![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Lall, Namrita![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Oyedeji, Adebola Omowunmi![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-28T10:40:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-28T10:40:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-04-13 | |
dc.description | SAMPLE AVAILABILITY : Sample of the compounds 1–6 are available from author G.M.M. | en_US |
dc.description | SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS : The observed spectra of compounds 1–6 are available as Figures S1–S6. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Cyperus sexangularis (CS) is a plant in the sedges family (Cyperaceae) that grows abundantly in swampy areas. The leaf sheath of plants in the Cyperus genus are mostly used domestically for mat making, while they are implicated for skin treatment in traditional medicine. The plant was investigated for its phytochemical contents as well as its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-elastase properties. The n-hexane and dichloromethane leaf extracts were chromatographed on a silica gel column to afford compounds 1–6. The compounds were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The inhibitory effect of each compound against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), nitric oxide (NO) and ferric ion radicals were determined by standard in vitro antioxidant methods. The in vitro anti-inflammatory response was measured using egg albumin denaturation (EAD) assay, while the anti-elastase activity of each compound in human keratinocyte (HaCaT) cells was also monitored. The compounds were characterized as three steroidal derivatives, stigmasterol (1), 17-(1-methyl-allyl)-hexadecahydro-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene (2) and -sitosterol (3), dodecanoic acid (4) and two fatty acid esters, ethyl nonadecanoate (5) and ethyl stearate (6). Stigmasterol (1) exhibited the best biological properties, with IC50 of 38.18 2.30 g/mL against DPPH, 68.56 4.03 g/mL against NO and 303.58 10.33 AAE/mg against Fe3+. At 6.25 g/mL, stigmasterol inhibited EAD by 50%. This activity was lower when compared to diclofenac (standard), which demonstrated 75% inhibition of the protein at the same concentration. Compounds 1, 3, 4 and 5 showed comparable anti-elastase activity with an IC50 50 g/mL, whereas the activity of ursolic acid (standard) was double fold with an IC50 of 24.80 2.60 g/mL when compared to each of the compounds. In conclusion, this study has identified three steroids (1–3), one fatty acid (4), and two fatty acid esters (5 and 6) in C. sexangularis leaf for the first time. The compounds showed considerable antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-elastase properties. Thus, the findings may serve as a justification for the folkloric use of the plant as a local skin ingredient. It may also serve to validate the biological role of steroids and fatty acid compounds in cosmeceutical formulations. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Plant Production and Soil Science | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | am2024 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-15:Life on land | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Water Research Commission (WRC), South Africa. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Miya, G.M.; Oriola, A.O.; Payne, B.; Cuyler, M.; Lall, N.; Oyedeji, A.O. Steroids and Fatty Acid Esters from Cyperus sexangularis Leaf and Their Antioxidant, Anti- Inflammatory and Anti-Elastase Properties. Molecules 2023, 28, 3434. https://DOI.org/10.3390/molecules28083434. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1420-3049 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.3390/molecules28083434 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97915 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. | en_US |
dc.subject | Cyperus sexangularis | en_US |
dc.subject | Antioxidant | en_US |
dc.subject | Anti-inflammatory | en_US |
dc.subject | Anti-elastase | en_US |
dc.subject | Steroids | en_US |
dc.subject | Fatty acid esters | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-15: Life on land | en_US |
dc.title | Steroids and fatty acid esters from Cyperus sexangularis leaf and their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-elastase properties | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |