Cytotoxic Activity, and Molecular Docking of Indole Alkaloid Voacangine and Bisindole Alkaloid Vobtusine, Vobtusine Lactone from the Indonesian Plant: Voacanga foetida (Blume) Rolfe

  • Adriani Susanty Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Farmasi Riau, 28293, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
  • Dachriyanus Dachriyanus Faculty of Pharmacy, Andalas University, Kampus Limau Manis, 25163, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia
  • Yanwirasti Yanwirasti Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, 25127, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia
  • Fatma Sri Wahyuni Faculty of Pharmacy, Andalas University, Kampus Limau Manis, 25163, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia
  • Puteri Amelia Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan ; Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, 15412, Indonesia
  • Frengki Frengki Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
  • Ihsan Ikhtiarudin Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Farmasi Riau, 28293, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
  • Yusuke Hirasawa Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
  • Toshio Kaneda Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
  • Hiroshi Morita Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41 Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
Keywords: voacanga foetida, in silico, in vitro

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to isolate and test its cytotoxic activity starting from extract fraction and its isolate compound, then carried out molecular docking to confirm the potential biological activity of ligands (vocangine, vobtusine, and vobtusine lactone) against inhibition proteins (Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and Mcl-1), activation protein Bax and activation of apoptotic execution protein Caspase-3. This research is an experimental quantitative study using column chromatography and HPLC methods in the isolation process, MTT assay in determining the cytotoxic activity, and molecular docking in determining the prediction of apoptotic mechanism. The cytotoxic activity of VFB-DA, VFB-DB, VFB-BuOH, VFB-DB4 fractions, voacangine compounds, vobtusine are very strong. while vobtusine lactone is moderate cytotoxic activity. The docking score for voacangine, vobtusine, and vobtusine lactone compounds against Bcl-2 is -9.93; -10.07; -9.03 kcal/mol, against Bcl-xl is -9.77; -11.69; -9.76 kcal/mol, against Mcl-1 is -10.70; -10.77; -9.53 kcal/mol, and for Bax is -8.99; -6.87; -6.99 kcal/mol, as well as against caspase3 is -12.05; -12.21; -12.02 kcal/mol. The cytotoxic activity of voacangine, vobtusine, and vobtusine lactone compounds is thought to cause cell death by suppressing Bcl-2 activity; Bcl-xl; and Mcl-1, increased Bax activity and increased caspase3 activity.

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Published
2021-12-31
How to Cite
Susanty, A., Dachriyanus, D., Yanwirasti, Y., Wahyuni, F. S., Amelia, P., Frengki, F., Ikhtiarudin, I., Hirasawa, Y., Kaneda, T., & Morita, H. (2021). Cytotoxic Activity, and Molecular Docking of Indole Alkaloid Voacangine and Bisindole Alkaloid Vobtusine, Vobtusine Lactone from the Indonesian Plant: Voacanga foetida (Blume) Rolfe. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy, 32(4), 442-443. https://doi.org/10.22146/ijp.1250
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