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Volume 34, No. (5), 2024 (October)
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

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