Phytochemical and Biological Studies on Muscari inconstrictum Seeds Distributed in Iran

Mahsa Kazemnezhad; Mohammadali Torbati; Solmaz Asnaashari; Fariba Heshmati Afshar

doi:10.4103/jrptps.JRPTPS_49_19

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Phytochemical and Biological Studies on Muscari inconstrictum Seeds Distributed in Iran

Author(s):

Mahsa Kazemnezhad^{1, 2},

Mohammadali Torbati³,

Solmaz Asnaashari^4,*,

Fariba Heshmati Afshar¹

1Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

2Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

3Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

4Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences:Vol. 10, issue 1; 1-4

Published online:May 31, 2021

Article type:Research Article

Received:May 25, 2019

Accepted:Jun 20, 2019

How to Cite:Mahsa KazemnezhadMohammadali TorbatiSolmaz AsnaashariFariba Heshmati AfsharPhytochemical and Biological Studies on Muscari inconstrictum Seeds Distributed in Iran.J Rep Pharm Sci.10(1):e146973.https://doi.org/10.4103/jrptps.JRPTPS_49_19.

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Background and Purpose: Muscari Miller. (Asparagaceae family) contains about 50 species worldwide, which are distributed in the Central and Southeastern Europe, Southern Russia, Africa, and some area of Asia such as Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Anatolia, and Syria. This study was designed to assess the antioxidant and antimalarial activities of Muscari inconstrictum Rech. f. seeds as one of the Iranian species of Muscari genus. In addition, preliminary phytochemical analysis of the extracts with different polarities was performed.
Materials and Methods: The essential oil of M. inconstrictum seeds was prepared using Clevenger and extracted with n-hexane, chloroform, and methanol (MeOH) by Soxhlet apparatus. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used for the characterization of essential oil. Total phenol and flavonoid contents were measured using Folin–Ciocalteu and aluminum chloride reagents. Free radical scavenging and antimalarial activities were investigated via 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and cell-free ß-hematin formation methods.
Results: GC-MS analysis of the volatile oil of seeds demonstrated the presence of sesquiterpenoid, alkanes, fatty acid, and linear alcohol structures as the main constituents. Among different extracts of M. inconstrictum seeds, the methanolic extract showed significant antioxidant activity, which can be related to the presence of flavonoid and other phenolic structures. Furthermore, chloroform extract is introduced as the most potent antimalarial part.
Conclusion: It seems that further studies on the M. inconstrictum seeds are necessary to focus on pure compounds and their biological activities.

Keywords

Antimalarial

antioxidant

gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Muscari

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Mahsa Kazemnezhad:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mohammadali Torbati:[PubMed][Scholar]
Solmaz Asnaashari:[PubMed][Scholar]
Fariba Heshmati Afshar:[PubMed][Scholar]