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SNAKE VENOM ENZYMES NEUTRALIZATION POTENTIAL OF PHYTOCHEMICALS EXTRACTED FROM DATURA ALBA SEEDS
Syeda Maryam Fatima, Wajiha Tahir, Mahera Moin, Humera Waheed, Hanzala Khan

S. M. Fatima¹, W. Tahir², M. Moin³, H. Waheed⁴*, H. Khan⁵

¹ Dow College Of Biotechnology, DUHS,
² Dow College Of Biotechnology, DUHS,
³ Dow College Of Biotechnology, DUHS,
⁴ Dow College Of Biotechnology, DUHS,
⁵ Dow College Of Biotechnology, DUHS,

Corresponding Author: humera.waheed@duhs.edu.pk
Page Number(s): 1112-1118
Published Online First: August 22, 2024
Publication Date: October 22, 2024
ABSTRACT

Datura is a flowering perennial herb, belonging to the family Solanaceae, is widely distributed in many countries including Pakistan, and other tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world. The present study explored the bioactivities of phytochemicals obtained from Datura alba n-hexane and n-butanol seed extracts. The seed extracts showed the presence of flavonoids, terpenoids and alkaloids while saponins were absent. The n-hexane extract showed 100% human salivary amylase and 19% snake venom PLA2 (svPLA2) inhibition activity at examined lowest and highest concentrations respectively. It also exhibited mild (24% RSA) antioxidant activity at highest concentration (600 µg/µl) analyzed. On the other hand, salivary amylase inhibition and potent (80% RSA) antioxidant activity at 100 µg/µl concentration was observed in n-butanol extract. Interestingly, n-hexane extract showed snake venom protease while n-butanol extract showed svPLA2 enhancing activity and no venom anti-protease activity. The study demonstrated that both n-hexane and n-butanol extracts are natural sources of antioxidant and antidiabetic compounds. The n-hexane extract showed venom PLA2 neutralization which is reported for the first time.

Keywords: Traditional medicine;Datura alba; Anti-phospholipase A2; Anti-amylase; Antioxidant
Open Access: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).


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