Anticancer, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities of Inula aucheriana

Abstract

Inula aucheriana showing widespread in Turkey, it is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is aimed to reveal the pharmacological potential of this plant with this study, which investigates the different biological properties of this plant, which is known to be used in the treatment of various diseases. Methods: 80% ethanol extract of I.aucheriana was prepared and investigated the chemical composition (Q-TOF analysis), antioxidant (spectrophotometric analysis), enzyme inhibitory activities (Ellman's method), antimicrobial (MIC concentration value), anticancer (IC50 analysis) activities with qualitative and quantitative methods. Results: 80% ethanol extract of I.aucheriana was showed that is a powerful antioxidant, anticancer and enzyme inhibitor. In the chemical composition analysis, the major compound of the exctract was determined as luteolin (32.55%). I. aucheriana extract has been shown to have AChE and BChE inhibition. In addition, when the Inula extract was compared with the reference drug, it was determined that the extract had an inhibitory effect in terms of ɑ-glucosidase. It also showed quite high tyrosinase enzyme inhibition. When its antiproliferative activity was examined, it was found to be quite active in the MDA-MB-231 cell line. Conclusion: This study is the first investigation of the enzyme inhibitory activity and antioxidant activity of I. aucheriana. According to the data obtained from the study, more detailed studies can be conducted with the active ingredients of I. aucheriana, and promising results can be obtained for the treatment of different diseases.