Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova, Alexandra Petrova, Gokhan Zengin, Kouadio Ibrahime Sinan, Vessela Balabanova, Olivier Joubert, Christian Zidorn, Yulian Voynikov, Rumyana Simeonova, Reneta Gevrenova
Cicerbita alpina (L.) Wallr. is a perennial herbaceous plant in the tribe Cichorieae (Lactuceae), Asteraceae family, distributed in the mountainous regions in Europe. In this study, we focused on the metabolite profiling and the bioactivity of C. alpina leaves and flowering heads methanol-aqueous extracts. The antioxidant activity of extracts, as well as inhibitory potential towards selected enzymes, involving in several human diseases, including metabolic syndrome (α-glucosidase, α-amylase, and lipase), Alzheimer's disease, (cholinesterases: AChE, BchE), hyperpigmentation (tyrosinase), and cytotoxicity were assessed...
February 23, 2023: Plants (Basel, Switzerland)