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Urease inhibitory activities of ?-boswellic acid derivatives.

ABSTRACT: Boswellia carterii have been used in traditional medicine for many years for management different gastrointestinal disorders. In this study, we wish to report urease inhibitory activity of four isolated compound of boswellic acid derivative.4 pentacyclic triterpenoid acids were isolated from Boswellia carterii and identified by NMR and Mass spectroscopic analysis (compounds 1, 3-O-acetyl-9,11-dehydro-?-boswellic acid; 2, 3-O-acetyl-11-hydroxy-?-boswellic acid; 3. 3-O- acetyl-11-keto-?-boswellic acid and 4, 11-keto-?-boswellic acid. Their inhibitory activity on Jack bean urease were evaluated. Docking and pharmacophore analysis using AutoDock 4.2 and Ligandscout 3.03 programs were also performed to explain possible mechanism of interaction between isolated compounds and urease enzyme.It was found that compound 1 has the strongest inhibitory activity against Jack bean urease (IC50?=?6.27?±?0.03 ?M), compared with thiourea as a standard inhibitor (IC50?=?21.1?±?0.3 ?M).The inhibition potency is probably due to the formation of appropriate hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions between the investigated compounds and urease enzyme active site and confirms its traditional usage.

SUBMITTER: Golbabaei S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3575251 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Urease inhibitory activities of β-boswellic acid derivatives.

Golbabaei Sanaz S Bazl Roya R Golestanian Sahand S Nabati Farzaneh F Omrany Zinat Bahrampour ZB Yousefi Behnam B Hajiaghaee Reza R Rezazadeh Shamsali S Amanlou Massoud M

Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences 20130102 1

<h4>Unlabelled</h4><h4>Background and the purpose of the study</h4>Boswellia carterii have been used in traditional medicine for many years for management different gastrointestinal disorders. In this study, we wish to report urease inhibitory activity of four isolated compound of boswellic acid derivative.<h4>Methods</h4>4 pentacyclic triterpenoid acids were isolated from Boswellia carterii and identified by NMR and Mass spectroscopic analysis (compounds 1, 3-O-acetyl-9,11-dehydro-β-boswellic a ...[more]

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