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ArticlePharmaceutical biology2017

In vitro digestion, antioxidant and antiacetylcholinesterase activities of two species of Ruta: Ruta chalepensis and Ruta montana.

Ayda Khadhri, Intidhar Bouali, Samia Belkhir, Rabhi Mokded, Samira Smiti, Pedro Falé, Maria Eduarda M Araújo, Maria Luisa M Serralheiro

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8 authors.

Ayda Khadhria Faculty of Sciences, Unity of Research of Vegetal Ecology , University of El-Manar II , Tunis , Tunisia.
Intidhar Boualib Faculty of Sciences, Unity of biochemistry of lipids and proteins , University of El-Manar II , Tunis , Tunisia.
Samia Belkhira Faculty of Sciences, Unity of Research of Vegetal Ecology , University of El-Manar II , Tunis , Tunisia.
Rabhi Mokdedc Laboratory of Extremophile Plants , Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria , Hammam-Lif , Tunisia.
Samira Smitia Faculty of Sciences, Unity of Research of Vegetal Ecology , University of El-Manar II , Tunis , Tunisia.
Pedro Faléd Faculty of Sciences, Centre of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Lisbon , Lisboa , Portugal.
Maria Eduarda M Araújod Faculty of Sciences, Centre of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Lisbon , Lisboa , Portugal.
Maria Luisa M Serralheirod Faculty of Sciences, Centre of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Lisbon , Lisboa , Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextRuta genus (Rutaceae) is abundantly used and described in the most ancient systematic records of medical practice of the Mediterranean world. In Tunisia, this genus is represented by two medicinal and aromatic shrubs: Ruta chalepensis L. and Ruta montana L.

objectiveThis study investigates the antioxidant and acetylcholinesterase inhibition (AChE) activities before and after in vitro gastrointestinal metabolism of leaf decoction of R. chalepensis and R. montana. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe study, in vitro, the effect of the gastrointestinal juices gastric (1.75 mL) or pancreatic (2.5 mL) juices, on the biological activity by the measurement of the antioxidant activity and AChE inhibition during 4 h of decoction extract obtained from the leaves of the two species of Ruta.

resultsThe results showed that the ability to inhibit the AChE enzyme was similar; being the greatest inhibitory activity exhibited by the ethanol extract (IC

conclusionIn conclusion, we showed that there was no appreciable degradation and that the activity was kept constant after gastric and pancreatic juice digestion.

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DigestionAntioxidantsBiphenyl CompoundsCholinesterase InhibitorsChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDrug StabilityGastric JuiceGastrointestinal AgentsIronOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPancreatic JuicePhytotherapyPicratesPlant ExtractsPlant Leaves1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazylAntioxidantsBiphenyl CompoundsCholinesterase InhibitorsGastrointestinal AgentsIronPicratesPlant Extractsgastrointestinal digestionphenolic compoundsradical scavenging DPPHreducing power assayRutaceae

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PMID27925496
PMCPMC7011786

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