Potential Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor Agonist of Psychoactive Components of Silene undulata Aiton : LC-MS/MS, ADMET, and Molecular Docking Studies

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BACKGROUND: Silene undulata is historically used for inducing vivid and prophetic lucid dreams, but limited information exists on its phytochemical composition and potential pharmacological properties.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the phytochemical composition of S. undulata through LC-MS/MS analysis and explore its potential serotonergic activity, which could support and confirm the traditional use of S. undulata as a dream-inducing plant.

METHODS: LC-MS/MS analysis was conducted on S. undulata extract, identifying 51 phytochemicals, including norharman, harmalol, harmaline, harmine, and ibogaine alkaloids. ADMET and Molecular docking investigations were employed to assess the serotonergic potential of these compounds.

RESULTS: The analysis revealed the presence of β-carboline alkaloids, such as norharman, harmalol, harmaline, harmine, and ibogaine, within S. undulata extract. ADMET analysis showed that these compounds have a favourable pharmacokinetic properties. In addition, molecular docking investigations showed that harmaline (-8.90 Kcal/mol), harmalol (-8.56 Kcal/mol), and ibogaine (-8.75 Kcal/mol) exhibited binding affinities comparable to the control molecule, LSD (-9.14 Kcal/mol), indicating potential agonistic activity at serotonin 5-HT2A receptor.

CONCLUSION: These findings provide insights into the potential therapeutic benefits of S. undulata, supporting its traditional use as a psychoactive plant. This study investigated the chemical constituents and potential serotonergic agonist activity of S. undulata for the first time. While promising, further research is necessary to uncover additional medicinal properties associated with the identified phytochemical components.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Current pharmaceutical biotechnology - (2024) vom: 29. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alhawarri, Maram B [VerfasserIn]
Olimat, Suleiman [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ADMET.
B-carboline
Chemical profiling
Journal Article
LC-MS/MS; molecular docking
Silene undulata

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Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.2174/0113892010299804240324140017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370511050