Xia Wu1,2
Minyi Tian- 1Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), School of Liquor and Food Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- 2National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for the Exploitation of Homology Resources of Southwest Medicine and Food, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- 3First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China
Alpinia coriandriodora, also known as sweet ginger, is a medicinal and edible plant. A. coriandriodora rhizome is popularly utilized in traditional Chinese medicine and as flavouring spices, but there are few reports on its constituents and bioactivities. This study analyzed the phytochemical components of A. coriandriodora rhizome by GC-MS and UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS and evaluated its antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-enzymatic properties. According to the GC-FID/MS data, its rhizome essential oil (EO) consisted mainly of (E)-2-decenal (53.8%), (E)-2-decenyl acetate (24.4%), (Z)-3-dodecenyl acetate (3.5%), and (E)-2-octenal (3.5%). Its water extract (WE) and 70% ethanol extract (EE) showed high total phenolic content (TPC, 52.99–60.49 mg GAEs/g extract) and total flavonoid content (TFC, 260.69–286.42 mg REs/g extract). In addition, the phytochemicals of WE and EE were further characterized using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS, and a total of sixty-three compounds were identified, including fourteen phenolic components and twenty-three flavonoid compounds. In the antioxidant assay, WE and EE revealed a potent scavenging effect on DPPH (IC50: 6.59 ± 0.88 mg/mL and 17.70 ± 1.15 mg/mL, respectively), surpassing the BHT (IC50: 21.83 ± 0.89 mg/mL). For the antimicrobial activities, EO displayed excellent antibacterial capabilities against Proteus vulgaris, Enterococcus faecalis, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus with DIZ (12.60–22.17 mm), MIC (0.78–1.56 mg/mL), and MBC (3.13 mg/mL) and significantly inhibited Aspergillus flavus growth (MIC = 0.313 mg/mL, MFC = 0.625 mg/mL, respectively). In addition to weak tyrosinase and cholinesterase inhibition, EE and WE had a prominent inhibitory effect against α-glucosidase (IC50: 0.013 ± 0.001 mg/mL and 0.017 ± 0.002 mg/mL), which was significantly higher than acarbose (IC50: 0.22 ± 0.01 mg/mL). Hence, the rhizome of A. coriandriodora has excellent potential for utilization in the pharmaceutical and food fields as a source of bioactive substances.
1 Introduction
Alpinia (Zingiberaceae) has approximately 250 species and is mostly distributed in subtropical and tropical Asia (WFO, 2023). Alpinia is widely cultivated for its rhizome, which is consumed in fields of folk medicine, condiment, perfume, and food (Yang and Eilerman, 1999; Victório, 2011; Ibrahim et al., 2014). Alpinia plants are abundant in essential oil (EO) and are frequently used to treat cancer, ulcer, neural disorders, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease (Ghosh and Rangan, 2013; Rajasekar et al., 2014; Shi et al., 2015). Numerous bioactivities of the Alpinia plant’s essential oils and extract have been reported, including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, insecticidal, neuroprotective, antioxidant, antifungal, and analgesic activities (Ghosh and Rangan, 2013; Van et al., 2021).
Alpinia coriandriodora D. Fang., also known as sweet ginger, is a perennial plant with a distinctive coriander fragrance that is extensively cultivated in China due to its medicinal and edible value (Wu and Larsen, 2000; Cheng et al., 2021). A. coriandriodora rhizome is used as traditional Chinese medicine for treating fever, asthma, cold, stomachache, and indigestion (CHMC-Chinese Herbal Medicine Company, 1994; Zhang and Li, 2015; Wu et al., 2016). Moreover, its rhizome was utilized as spices in the preparation of soups and stews. Interestingly, wrapping zongzi with its leaves is a specialty of residents in Guangxi, China. In previous studies on A. coriandriodora rhizome, several diarylheptanoids and flavonoids were isolated, and these compounds had intracellular antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions by inhibiting NO release (Cheng et al., 2021). A. coriandriodora is rich in essential oil, and its EO has been used in traditional medicine (Tran et al., 2022). Previous research indicated that A. coriandriodora rhizome EO was mainly composed of (E)-2-decenal (60.4–56.3%) and (E)-2-decenyl acetate (19.6–4.3%) and possessed potent anticancer and anti-malassezia effects (Hong et al., 2022; Tran et al., 2022).
Despite its high edible and medicinal value, there are few reports on the phytochemistry and biological activities of A. coriandriodora rhizome, which may hinder its utilization. Thus, this study analyzed the phytochemical constitution of A. coriandriodora rhizome using GC-FID/MS and UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS and evaluated its antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-enzymatic properties.
2 Materials and methods
2.1 Chemical and reagents
Streptomycin, Folin-Ciocalteu reagent, resazurin, galanthamine, kojic acid, acarbose, rutin, and gallic acid were from Solarbio Life Sciences (Beijing, China). Sigma-Aldrich (Germany) provided BTCl (butyrylthiocholine chloride), ATCI (acetylthiocholine iodide), L-tyrosine, p-NPG (p-nitrophenyl-α-D-glucopyranoside), BChE (butyrylcholinesterase), AChE (acetylcholinesterase), tyrosinase, α-glucosidase, ABTS (2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid), DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), and ascorbic acid. Merck (Darmstadt, Germany) supplied a standard n-alkane (C7–C30) in the GC-MS test and formic acid and acetonitrile (LC/MS-grade) in the UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS test. Aladdin (Shanghai, China) offered other solvents and chemicals in analytical purity.
2.2 Plant material
Alpinia coriandriodora D. Fang was cultivated at Guigang City, Guangxi Province, China (latitude: 23°80′89.74′′N and longitude: 110°18′64.68″E). The plant samples were harvested in August 2020 and authenticated by Professor Guoxiong Hu, a plant taxonomist. A voucher specimen has been deposited at the Herbarium of the College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, China (Voucher No: AC2020803).
2.3 Extraction of EO, WE, and EE
Hydro-distillation was employed to prepare the EO of A. coriandriodora rhizome. In brief, the fresh rhizome (2 kg) was washed using distilled water, crushed, and hydrodistilled (4 h) in a Clevenger’s apparatus. After drying with anhydrous Na2SO4, EO was stored at 4°C until further use.
Reflux extraction was used to produce the WE and EE of the A. coriandriodora rhizome. The crushed plant material (0.5 kg) and 70% ethanol or distilled water (2 L) were added to a round-bottomed flask (5 L). Afterward, the mixture was reflux-extracted twice (2 h/reflux). The extraction solution was mixed, filtered, condensed using a rotary evaporator, and dried using a freeze drier. Then, WE and EE were weighed and stored in a brown glass bottle at 4°C until usage.
2.4 EO’s composition analysis using GC-FID/MS
Quantitative analysis of phytochemical components was performed on GC-FID (Agilent Technologies, 6890N) equipped with an HP-5MS column (60 m × 0.25 mm, 0.25 mm film thickness). The helium was used as a carrier gas (1 mL/min). The injection volumes were 1 µL (split ratio 1:20). The injector temperature was 250°C. The oven temperature was programmed as follows: kept at 70°C (2 min), raised to 180°C (2°C/min), increased to 310°C (10°C/min), and held at 310°C for 14 min (running time: 84 min). Agilent 6890/5975C GC-MS was employed for qualitative analysis, and its GC settings were the same as those of GC-FID. The following conditions were applied in MS: ion source (EI, 70 eV); ion source temperature (230°C); interface temperature (280°C); scan range from 29 to 500 m/z. The peak area revealed the relative percentage of different chemical constituents. A series of n-alkanes (C8–C16) were used to determine the retention index (RI). Matching the RI and MS information in Wiley 275 and NIST 2020 databases was done to identify the chemical constituents.
2.5 Determination of total phenolic and flavonoid contents
2.5.1 TPC analysis
The TPC in WE and EE were quantified using the Folin-Ciocalteu method (Tian et al., 2020). Folin-Ciocalteu reagent (2.5 mL) and sample solution (0.5 mL) were combined and kept at 25°C for 5 min. The 7.5% Na2CO3 solution (4 mL) was subsequently incorporated and reacted for 1 h at 25°C. The absorbance at 760 nm was measured, and gallic acid equivalents (mg GAEs/g extract) were used to express TPC.
2.5.2 TFC analysis
The TFC in WE and EE were quantified using NaNO2-Al(NO3)3-NaOH colorimetry with minor modifications (China Pharmacopoeia Committee, 2020). The sample solution (5 mL) and NaNO2 (0.4 mL, 5%) were blended and kept at 25°C for 5 min, which was reacted with 10% Al(NO3)3 solution (0.4 mL) for 5 min. Subsequently, 4 mL NaOH solution (4%) and distilled water were added to gain a final volume of 10 mL and reacted 15 min at 25°C. The absorbance at 510 nm was measured, and rutin equivalents (mg REs/g extract) were applied to represent TFC.
2.6 Identification of phytochemicals in WE and EE by UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS
UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS (ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole orbitrap mass spectrometer) was employed for the phytochemical analysis of WE and EE. Dionex Ultimate 3000 UHPLC system settings were as follows: Hypersil Gold C18 column (2.1 mm × 100 mm, 1.9 μm), injection volume (5 μL), column temperature (40°C), flow rate (0.3 mL/min), and mobile phases (A: 0.1% formic acid water solution and B: 0.1% formic acid acetonitrile). The gradient elution protocol was as follows: 5% B (0–2 min), 5–95% B (2–42 min), 95% B (42–47 min), 5% B (47.1 min), and 5% B (47.1–50 min).
The MS data collection was performed using Q-Orbitrap-MS (Q Exactive Focus hybrid quadrupole-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry, Thermo Fisher Scientific) with HESI-II (heated electrospray ionization). The HESI-II settings were as follows: spray voltages –2.5/+ 3.0 kV, sheath gas 35 arb, auxiliary gas 10 arb, sweep gas 0 arb, RF lens amplitude 60, vaporizer temperature 350°C, and capillary temperature 320°C. The mode of full mass/ddMS2 mode was used, and its parameters were as follows: full scan range (m/z 100 to 1,500); resolution MS1 (70,000) and MS2 (17,500); maximum injection time 100 ms (MS1) and 50 ms (MS2); stepped normalized collision energy (20/40/60 eV); automatic gain control (AGC) target values 1e6 (MS1) and 2e5 (MS2). Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Xcalibur 4.1 was used to process the mass spectrum data of the chemical composition. The identification of phytochemical constituents was determined by comparing mzVault and mzCloud databases and references within a 10 ppm threshold.
2.7 Antioxidant properties
The radical scavenging capacities on DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS (2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) were assessed according to the method described in the literature (Tian et al., 2020). Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) was used as a positive control.
2.7.1 DPPH assay
Equal amounts of DPPH solution (0.08 mM) and sample solution (100 μL) were mixed, and the reaction was carried out at 25°C for 30 min away from light. Optical density at 517 nm was measured, and IC50 values and BHT equivalents (mg BEs/g sample) were calculated for demonstrating the scavenging effect of DPPH.
2.7.2 ABTS assay
In order to produce the ABTS•+ solution, 50 mL of ABTS solution (0.7 mM) was reacted with an equal amount of K2S2O8 solution (2.45 mM) for 12 h at 25°C without light. In addition, it was further diluted with ethanol prior to use to yield an absorbance of 0.70 ± 0.02 at 734 nm. Then, 0.4 mL of sample solution reacted with 4 mL of diluted ABTS•+ solution for 10 min at 25°C away from light. Optical density at 734 nm was gained, and IC50 values and the equivalents of BHT (mg BEs/g sample) were expressed in the results.
2.8 Antimicrobial properties
2.8.1 Bacterial strains
The antibacterial properties of EO, WE, and EE was assessed against Gram-negative bacterias (Escherichia coli CICC 10389, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 19433, and Proteus vulgaris ACCC 11002) and Gram-positive bacterias (Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538P).
2.8.2 Agar well diffusion assay
The agar well diffusion method assayed the diameter of the inhibition zone (DIZ) (Zhang et al., 2017). EO was dissolved in DMSO and diluted with sterile distilled water (DMSO content was less than 0.5%). Sterile distilled water was used to dissolve the WE and EE. Three sample solutions were brought to a concentration of 100 mg/mL. Streptomycin was dissolved in distilled water to reach a 100 μg/mL concentration, which was used as a positive control. The Mueller-Hinton agar medium surface was spread with 100 μL of the bacterial suspension (1 × 107 CFU/mL) and was covered with filter paper discs of 6 mm diameter (containing 20 μL sample solutions). The DIZ was determined after 24 h of incubation at 37°C.
2.8.3 Determination of MIC and MBC
In a 96-well plate, 100 μL of bacterial suspensions (1 × 106 CFU/mL) was added to an equal amount of sample solution. After 24 h of incubation at 37°C, each well was supplied with 20 μL of resazurin aqueous solution (100 μg/mL), which was cultured for 2 h at 37°C without light. The minimal sample concentration without color change was determined as MIC (minimal inhibitory concentration) (Tian et al., 2020). The mixture (10 μL) from the wells that did not change color was subcultured in a Mueller Hinton agar plate for 24 h at 37°C, the least sample concentration at which no bacterial growth was determined as MBC (minimal bactericidal concentration) (Eloff, 1998).
2.8.4 Antifungal capacity
The anti-Aspergillus flavus activity of EO was tested by a previously published method with slight modification (da Silva et al., 2012) using amphotericin B as a positive control. The EO solution (3.125 mg/mL–100 mg/mL) was mixed with Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) medium (2:18, v:v). Subsequently, the mixture (15 mL) was added to Petri dishes (diameter 90 mm) and solidified. The A. flavus spore suspension (1 × 103 CFU/mL, 100 μL) was inoculated into wells (6 mm in diameter) of the culture medium and incubated at 28°C for 36 h. The MIC value was recorded as EO concentrations that inhibited the visible growth of A. flavus, and the diameter of colony growth zone was less than 12 mm (including well diameter of 6 mm) (Yadav et al., 2005). The minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) was the minimum sample concentration showing no A. flavus growth on the PDA medium.
2.9 Enzyme inhibitory properties
The enzyme inhibitory properties of A. coriandriodora rhizome WE, EE, and EO on cholinesterases (AChE and BChE), tyrosinase, and α-glucosidase were tested, and galanthamine, arbutin, and acarbose were used as positive controls, respectively (Tian et al., 2020).
2.9.1 Cholinesterases inhibition
In a 96-well plate, 10 μL of AChE or BuChE solution (pH 8.0, 0.5 U/mL) and 50 μL of sample solution were mixed and incubated for 5 min at 4°C. Subsequently, each well was injected with 20 μL of ATCI (acetylthiocholine iodide) or BTCl (butyrylthiocholine chloride) solution (2 mM) and 20 μL of color-developing agent 5,5’-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) solution (2 mM). After 30 min of reaction at 37°C, the absorbance at 405 nm was read. The galanthamine equivalents (mg GALAEs/g sample) and IC50 values expressed cholinesterase inhibition.
2.9.2 Tyrosinase inhibition
In a 96-well plate, 100 μL of tyrosinase solution (100 U/mL) was mixed with 70 μL of sample solution and incubated for 5 min at 37°C. Then, 80 μL of L-tyrosine solution (5.5 mM) was injected into each well. After 30 min of reaction at 37°C, the absorbance at 492 nm was measured. Data were presented as arbutin equivalents (mg AREs/g sample) and IC50 values.
2.9.3 α-Glucosidase inhibition
In a 96-well plate, 10 μL of α-glucosidase solution was reacted with 90 μL sample solution for 15 min at 37°C. Next, 10 μL of p-NPG (p-Nitrophenyl-α-D-glucopyranoside) solution (1 mM) was injected into each well and maintained at 37°C or 15 min. Lastly, 80 μL of Na2CO3 (0.2 M) was added for stopping the reaction. After the absorbance detection at 405 nm, α-glucosidase inhibition was represented as acarbose equivalents (mmoL ACEs/g sample) and IC50 values.
2.10 Statistical analysis
All data were collected from three independently performed experiments and were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). In SPSS (version 25) software, the two-tailed unpaired t-test or one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Fischer’s LSD post hoc test (p < 0.05) were utilized to compare the significant difference between the two groups.
3 Results and discussion
3.1 Chemical composition of EO
Based on the fresh weight of A. coriandriodora rhizome, the extraction rate of EO was 0.56% (w/w). As shown in Table 1, a total of 27 chemical compositions, representing 97.0% of the total EO, were identified by GC-MS/FID. As shown in Figure 1, it was mainly composed of (E)-2-decenal (53.8%), (E)-2-decenyl acetate (24.4%), (Z)-3-dodecenyl acetate (3.5%), and (E)-2-octenal (3.5%). According to our previous study, EO’s main compounds from A. coriandriodora rhizome harvested at the same location (Guangxi, China) in July 2019 were (E)-2-decenal (56.3%), (E)-2-decenyl acetate (19.6%), (Z)-3-dodecenyl acetate (3.8%), and (E)-2-octenal (3.6%) (Hong et al., 2022). The main chemical components of A.coriandriodora essential oils from July and August are the same, and the difference in their content may be caused by different harvesting times.
Table 1 Chemical components of the EO from A. coriandriodora rhizome.
Figure 1 GC-MS chromatogram of A. coriandriodora EO.
3.2 Chemical composition of WE and EE
Based on the fresh weight of A. coriandriodora rhizome, the yield of WE and EE were 2.04% (w/w) and 1.37% (w/w), respectively. As shown in Figure 2, A. coriandriodora rhizome WE (60.49 ± 0.24 mg GAEs/g extract) exhibited more TPC compared to EE (52.99 ± 0.16 mg GAEs/g extract) (p < 0.01). The TFC in WE (286.42 ± 2.21 mg REs/g extract) was notably greater than that in EE (260.69 ± 0.44 mg REs/g extract) (p < 0.01).
Figure 2 Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of A. coriandriodora rhizome WE and EE, **p < 0.01.
The phytochemical components of WE and EE were further analyzed using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS. Sixty-three chemicals were identified based on comparisons of primary and secondary mass spectrometry with the mzVault and mzCloud databases and references (Table 2). As illustrated in Figure S1 (Supplementary Material), WE and EE displayed variations in phytochemical constituents. Thirty-seven and fifty-three components were identified from WE and EE, respectively. WE and EE had high TPC and TFC values, and fourteen identified phenolic compounds and twenty-three flavonoid compounds were identified. The fourteen identified phenolic compounds included hordenine (5), protocatechuic acid (8), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol (9), methyl gallate (10), vanillic acid (11), protocatechualdehyde (12), 4-methoxysalicylic acid (13), orsellinic acid (15), 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (19), p-coumaric acid (21), ethyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (33), ferulaldehyde (34), tetrahydrocurcumin (36), and arctigenin (39). The twenty-three identified flavonoid compounds consisted of epicatechin (14), procyanidin B1 (16), astilbin (17), cianidanol (18), (+)-catechin hydrate (20), procyanidin A2 (23), hyperoside (24), quercetin (26), isoquercitrin (27), quercetin 3-O-β-D-Glucuronide (29), tetrahydroxyxanthone (31), morin (35), pectolinarigenin (40), lysionotin (41), isorhamnetin (43), isoxanthohumol (44), gardenin B (46), hydroxygenkwanin (47), 6-demethoxytangeretin (48), jaceosidin (49), eupatilin (50), 4’,7-di-O-methylnaringenin (53), and acacetin (57). All sixty-three constituents were first identified from A. coriandriodora. These findings suggested that A. coriandriodora rhizome can serve as a rich source of flavonoids and phenolic compounds.
Table 2 Phytochemical compounds of A. coriandriodora rhizome WE and EE detected and characterized using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS in positive and negative ionization modes.
3.3 Antioxidant capacity
In the antioxidant capacity of A. coriandriodora rhizome (Table 3), the scavenging effect of EO on DPPH and ABTS was weak. WE (IC50: 6.59 ± 0.88 μg/mL) and EE (IC50: 17.70 ± 1.15 μg/mL) possessed potent DPPH scavenging ability, which was superior to that of BHT (IC50: 21.83 ± 0.89 μg/mL) (p < 0.05). In the ABTS analysis, WE and EE exhibited significant ABTS radical scavenging activity, with IC50 values of 20.48 ± 0.44 μg/mL and 18.27 ± 0.55 μg/mL, respectively. Excessive production of reactive oxygen species triggers oxidative stress, which could induce or aggravate many chronic diseases, such as neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and cancer (López-Alarcón and Denicola, 2013; Pisoschi and Pop, 2015). Past studies have revealed that various phenolic and flavonoid compounds from Alpinia genus plants were natural antioxidants that are effective in scavenging free radicals (Honmore et al., 2016; Tang et al., 2018; da Cruz et al., 2020). Based on the results of UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS, a variety of identified phenolic and flavonoid compounds, such as protocatechuic acid (8), methyl gallate (10), vanillic acid (11), and epicatechin (14), has been proved to have DPPH and ABTS scavenging effects (Kakkar and Bais, 2014; Li et al., 2014; Bernal-Mercado et al., 2018; Ryu and Kim, 2022). Hence, the antioxidant activity of A. coriandriodora rhizome WE and EE can be attributed to their richness in phenolics and flavonoids, which can serve as a natural source of antioxidants.
Table 3 Antioxidant activity of EO, WE and EE from A. coriandriodora rhizome.
3.4 Antibacterial properties
The antibacterial properties of EO, WE, and EE were determined qualitatively using the DIZ and assessed quantitatively using the MIC and MBC. Streptomycin was used as the control drug (Table 4). The DIZ of WE and EE (100 mg/mL) were not observed, and the MIC and MBC of WE and EE were not listed as they were not detected at 25 mg/mL. EO exhibited broad-spectrum antibacterial activity with DIZ values ranging from 12.60 to 22.17 mm. Previous studies suggest that MIC values less than 5 mg/mL have potent antibacterial properties (Monteiro et al., 2021). Hence, the EO displayed a strong antibacterial effect against P. vulgaris (MIC = 1.56 mg/mL, MBC = 3.13 mg/mL), E. faecalis (MIC = 0.78 mg/mL, MBC = 3.13 mg/mL), B. subtilis (MIC = 0.78 mg/mL, MBC = 3.13 mg/mL), E. coli (MIC = 0.78 mg/mL, MBC = 6.25 mg/mL) and S. aureus (MIC = 0.78 mg/mL, MBC = 3.13 mg/mL). In addition, it revealed moderate antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa (MIC = 6.25 mg/mL, MBC = 6.25 mg/mL). (E)-2-Decenal, as the predominant component, has been proven to possess broad-spectrum antibacterial action, with MIC values ranging from 7.8 to 500 μg/mL against E. coli, S. aureus, S. epidermidis, Salmonella typhi, S. enteritidis, Bacillus cereus, Moraxella catarrhalis, Haemophilus influenzae, Listeria monocytogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and S. pyogenes (Bisignano et al., 2001; Trombetta et al., 2002). (E)-2-Octenal was a potential antibacterial agent that inhibited the growth of a variety of bacteria, including S. aureus, E. coli, P. vulgaris, P. aeruginosa, Enterobacter aerogenes, Propionibacterium acnes, Streptococcus mutans, Brevibacterium ammoniagenes, and Bacillus subtilis (Kubo and Kubo, 1995; Sagun et al., 2016). Thus, the antibacterial action of A. coriandriodora EO can be attributed to these main components. Bacterial infections and the emergence of bacterial resistance have threatened human public health around the world (Fernandes et al., 2022). Therefore, EO with antibacterial properties has gained great attention. Our results suggested that A. coriandriodora EO may be used in the food and pharmaceutical industries as a natural antibacterial agent.
Table 4 Antibacterial properties of A. coriandriodora rhizome EO, WE, and EE.
3.5 Antifungal capacity
The anti-Aspergillus flavus properties of A. coriandriodora rhizome EO are shown in Figure 3 and Table 5. The EO exhibited anti-Aspergillus flavus effects in a dose-dependent manner. The growth of A. flavus on the PDA medium was obviously inhibited when the EO concentration reached 0.625 mg/mL (MIC). Besides, EO completely inhibited A. flavus growth at the concentration of 1.250 mg/mL (MFC). (E)-2-Decenal is a potent antifungal agent against several fungi, including Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Penicillium chrysogenum, Pityrosprum ovale, Candida utilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Purpureocillium lilacinum, Isaria fumosorosea, Metarhizium flavoviride, Paecilomyces suffultus, Beauveria bassiana, and Akanthomyces lecanii (Kubo and Kubo, 1995; Bojke et al., 2020). (E)-2-Octenal has been proven to be a substitute for chemical fungicides with antifungal activity against Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Penicillium italicum, Sclerotium rolfsii, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium digitatum, Alternaria alternate, Microsporum canis, Botrytis cinerea, etc. (Battinelli et al., 2006; Liarzi et al., 2016; Liarzi et al., 2020). In particular, (E)-2-octenal exerted a potent inhibitory effect on the growth of A. flavus and the production of aflatoxin B1 (Cleveland et al., 2009). Hence, these compounds could explain the remarkable anti-Aspergillus flavus activity of A. coriandriodora rhizome EO. A. flavus is known to cause spoilage of vegetables, grains, fruits, and nuts, which results in huge economic losses worldwide (Hashem et al., 2022). In addition, aflatoxin produced by A. flavus poses a great threat to human health due to its immunosuppressive, genotoxic, and carcinogenic effects (Lasram et al., 2019; Yadav et al., 2019). Recent studies have suggested that essential oils can be used as a greener alternative to protect foods from Aspergillus flavus contamination (Dutta et al., 2020; Kundu et al., 2022). Hence, A. coriandriodora rhizome EO has the exploitation potential as an anti-Aspergillus flavus agent in the food field.
Figure 3 Anti-Aspergillus flavus activity of A. coriandriodora rhizome EO.
Table 5 Anti-Aspergillus flavus properties of A. coriandriodora rhizome EO.
3.6 Enzyme inhibitory properties
The enzyme inhibitory properties of A. coriandriodora rhizome WE, EE, and EO on cholinesterases (AChE and BChE), tyrosinase, and α-glucosidase were tested, and the results are shown in Table 6.
Table 6 The enzyme inhibitory properties of A. coriandriodora rhizome EO, WE, and EE.
AD (Alzheimer’s disease) is a chronic disease with memory loss and cognitive impairment caused by central nervous system degeneration, and low levels of cholinergic energy in the human brain play an essential role in the pathogenesis of AD (Sharma, 2019). As shown in Table 6, compared with the positive control galanthamine, EO, WE, and EE of A. coriandriodora rhizome showed weak AChE (IC50: 5.84 ± 0.48 mg/mL, 6.67 ± 0.04 mg/mL, and 1.59 ± 0.09 mg/mL, respectively) and BChE (IC50: 5.73 ± 0.33 mg/mL, 3.61 ± 0.89 mg/mL, and 0.38 ± 0.02 mg/mL, respectively) inhibitory activity.
In mammals, tyrosinase is a crucial enzyme in the production of melanin, which protects against UV damage, but excessive melanin can lead to many skin problems, such as malignant melanoma, freckles, and age spots (Brenner and Hearing, 2008; Sun et al., 2017). Tyrosinase inhibitors have been extensively applied in cosmetic and medicine industries to solve these problems. According to the results presented in Table 6, EO (IC50: 1.01 ± 0.08 mg/mL, 253.12 ± 9.13 mg AREs/g sample) had the most strong tyrosinase inhibition, followed by WE (IC50: 8.91 ± 1.69 mg/mL, 29.78 ± 5.61 mg AREs/g sample) and EE (IC50: 19.85 ± 3.74 mg/mL, 13.21 ± 2.71 mg AREs/g sample). (E)-2-octenal, as the main components of A. coriandriodora rhizome EO, have been demonstrated to possess tyrosinase inhibition (Kubo and Kinst-Hori, 1999). Plant-derived flavonoids and phenolic compounds can serve as natural inhibitors of tyrosinase (Goncçalves and Romano, 2017). A variety of phenolic and flavonoid compounds identified from WE and EE, such as orsellinic acid, arctigenin, and hordenine, have been confirmed to possess tyrosinase inhibitory activity (Kim et al., 2013; Park et al., 2013; Lopes et al., 2018). Thus, the tyrosinase inhibition of A. coriandriodora rhizome can be attributed to the presence of these active ingredients.
The α-glucosidase inhibitors can decrease the intake of postprandial carbohydrates by reducing the digestion of carbohydrates and are an effective means of treating type II diabetes (Gao et al., 2022). Nevertheless, synthetic α-glucosidase inhibitors, such as voglibose, emiglitate, miglitol, and acarbose, have unacceptable consequences, including flatulence, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, and allergic reactions (Liu et al., 2015; Hossain et al., 2020). Hence, there is an urgent need to find more effective and safer natural products as α-glucosidase inhibitors. As illustrated in Table 6, the inhibitory effects of A. coriandriodora rhizome on α-glucosidase were as follows: EE (IC50: 0.013 ± 0.001 mg/mL) > WE (IC50: 0.017 ± 0.002 mg/mL) > acarbose (IC50: 0.22 ± 0.01 mg/mL) > EO (IC50: 3.30 ± 0.17 mg/mL) (p < 0.05). Notably, the α-glucosidase inhibitory capacity of WE (19.92 ± 1.19 mmoL ACEs/g sample) and EE (25.87 ± 2.32 mmoL ACEs/g sample) was significantly higher than acarbose (p < 0.05).
Previous studies have indicated that phenolic compounds and flavonoids can act as potent α-glucosidase inhibitors (Goncçalves and Romano, 2017). Various phenolic and flavonoid compounds identified from A. coriandriodora rhizome, such as hordenine (Su et al., 2018), p-coumaric acid (Amalan et al., 2016), procyanidin A2 (Sheikh et al., 2019), eupatilin (Kang et al., 2008), and acacetin (Wang et al., 2023) were obviously lowered fasting blood glucose level of diabetic mice. In addition, protocatechualdehyde (Ji et al., 2021; Luo et al., 2021), hyperoside (Ku et al., 2014; Luo et al., 2021), quercetin (Vessal et al., 2003; Nurul Islam et al., 2013), and isoquercitrin (Zhang et al., 2018; Luo et al., 2021) displayed significant anti-diabetic properties in vivo and α-glucosidase inhibitory properties in vitro that were stronger than the positive control acarbose. Furthermore, epicatechin (Lin et al., 2022) and pectolinarigenin (Amin et al., 2017) showed stronger inhibitory efficacy against α-glucosidase compared to acarbose. These phenolic and flavonoid compounds may contribute to the potent α-glucosidase inhibition of A. coriandriodora rhizome WE and EE. Hence, A. coriandriodora rhizome WE and EE could be utilized as a novel source of α-glucosidase inhibitors for the functional food and pharmaceutical industries.
4 Conclusions
In addition to the chemical composition of A. coriandriodora rhizome EO, this study is the first to analyze the phytochemical components of WE and EE and evaluate their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and enzyme inhibitory properties. According to the GC-MS data, the primary components of A. coriandriodora rhizome EO were (E)-2-decenal, (E)-2-decenyl acetate, (Z)-3-dodecenyl acetate, and (E)-2-octenal. A. coriandriodora rhizome WE and EE were abundant in phenolics and flavonoids. UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS analysis further identified sixty-three compounds in WE and EE, including 14 phenolic compounds and 23 flavonoids. WE and EE exhibited a potent DPPH radical scavenging effect, superior to the positive control BHT. Besides, EO displayed powerful antimicrobial activity against E. faecalis, S. aureus, B. subtilis, E. coli, P. vulgaris, and A. flavus. In enzyme inhibitory activity, the EE and WE revealed a remarkable α-glucosidase inhibition, which were higher than positive control acarbose. Hence, A. coriandriodora rhizome may be used as a source of bioactive substances and has excellent potential for exploitation in the pharmaceutical and food fields.
Data availability statement
The datasets presented in this study can be found in online repositories. The names of the repository/repositories and accession number(s) can be found below: MetaboLights, MTBLS8631.
Author contributions
XW: Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft. FW: Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft. FD: Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft. NY: Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft. JN: Investigation, Writing – original draft. YR: Formal Analysis, Writing – original draft. MT: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing.
Funding
The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82360834 and 32260747) and the Science and Technology Program of Guizhou province, China [Qian Ke He Ji Chu-ZK (2021) Yiban 150, Qian Ke He Zhi Cheng (2020) 1Y133].
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Keywords: Alpinia coriandriodora, phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, antimicrobial, enzyme inhibition
Citation: Wu X, Wei F, Ding F, Yang N, Niu J, Ran Y and Tian M (2023) Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-enzymatic properties of Alpinia coriandriodora (sweet ginger) rhizome. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1284931. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1284931
Received: 29 August 2023; Accepted: 09 October 2023;
Published: 23 October 2023.
Edited by:
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