Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2025, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (3): 148-156.doi: 10.11978/2024150CSTR: 32234.14.2024150

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The identification of glycosides from the fruit of mangrove Sonneratia apetala and investigation of their anti-aging activity in Caenorhabditis elegans

LIU Jianyun1,2(), XIA Jialang1,2, BAI Meng1,2, LI Yueyao1,2, WEI Jinhua1,2, LIU Kai1,2, GAO Chenghai1,2(), YI Xiangxi1,2()   

  1. 1. Faculty of Pharmacy/Institute of Marine Drugs, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China
    2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Nanning 530200, China
  • Received:2024-08-02 Revised:2024-10-25 Online:2025-05-10 Published:2025-06-04
  • Contact: GAO Chenghai, YI Xiangxi
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(42466005); The Development Program of High-level Talent Team under the Qihuang Project of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine(202404); Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine “Guipai Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance and Innovation Team” Project(2022A007); Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine “Guipai Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance and Innovation Team” Project(2022B005); High-level Talent of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine(2022C008); General Project of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine for the Construction of First-Class Disciplines in Guangxi(2018XK044)

Abstract:

In order to obtain compounds with anti-aging activity in the fruit of Sonneratia apetala, the chemical constituents of n-butanol alcohol extract were separated and their bioactivities were studied. Compounds were isolated and purified by reverse silica column, gel chromatography and high pressure liquid chromatography. The structure of compounds was identified by modern spectral analysis and literature comparison. The anti-aging activity of compounds in Caenorhabditis elegans was investigated using the lifespan, heat stress, pharyngeal pumping capacity, body bending ability and lipofuscin as the indicators. Molecular docking was used in predicting the interaction mode of compounds with protein DAF-16. Five compounds were isolated from the n-butanol alcohol extract for the first time, identified as 1, 2, 3, 6-tetra-O-galloyl -β-D-glucopyranose (1), hovetrichoside C (2), (6R, 9S)-3-oxo-α-ionol-β-D-glucoside (3), kaempferol-3-O-β-D glucoside (4), and 3-methylbutyl β-D-glucopyranoside (5). Compounds 2, 4 and 5 showed an anti-aging activity at 100 μmol·L-1 concentration significantly, extended the lifespan of C. elegans in normal culture by 15.9%, 15.0% and 22.1% respectively, and significantly prolonged the lifespan under heat stress by 36.3%, 50.6% and 46.3% respectively. They improved the frequency of pharyngeal pumping and the ability of body bending, and reduced the lipofuscin accumulated. Molecular docking showed that compounds 2, 4 and 5 could stably bind to the amino acids of protein DAF-16. The binding energy was -6.6, -6.0 and -4.6 kcal·moL-1, respectively. This study enriched the material basis of anti-aging activity and provided a basis for the development and utilization of the Sonneratia apetala fruit.

Key words: Sonneratia apetala, glycoside compounds, structural identification, Caenorhabditis elegans, anti-aging

CLC Number: 

  • R284