In vitro α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity of Dioscorin from Dioscorea alata

Anocha Sansud, Diana Jose, Sudathip Sae-tan, Kittipong Rattanaporn

Abstract

Dioscorea alata is a species of yam found in many countries in Southeast Asia. It contains many bioactive compounds consisting of steroidal saponins, phenolic compounds flavonoids, polysaccharides, and proteins. Eighty to eighty-five of the soluble proteins in the tuber of D. alata are dioscorin. Dioscorin (31 kDa) is the major storage protein of yam tuber, exhibiting biochemical and immunomodulatory properties, such as antioxidant activity, reducing blood pressure and angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors activity. The aims of this research focused on extraction of the total soluble protein from D. alata tuber, purification of dioscorin, and study of in vitro inhibitory activity of α-amylase and α-glucosidase of dioscorin extracts. The results showed that a maximum yield of total soluble protein was obtained from the buffers extraction using Tris-HCl buffer at pH 9.0 resulting in the protein concentration of 15.10 mg/g with a protein extraction yield of 31.56 ± 2.36%. The crude protein was further recovered using ammonium sulfate precipitation and dialysis. SDS-PAGE analysis showed that dioscorin from crude extracts was precipitated at the concentration of ammonium sulfate of 60% saturation. The purified dioscorin was obtained from anion exchange chromatography (DEAE-Sephacel) and its molecular weight of 31 kDa was estimated on SDS-PAGE. Furthermore, the α-amylase inhibitory activities of crude extract (1 mg/mL), purified dioscorin obtain from gastric digestion and purified dioscorin obtained from intestinal digestion were at 14.44% 2.21% and 78.13%, respectively. Moreover, the results showed that the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of the crude extract, and purified dioscorin obtained from gastric digestion were at 10.56% and 2.61%, respectively.

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