Abstract
This study aims at the assessment of total zinc contents, water zinc extract contents and zinc-protein profile in medicinal plants traditionally used for diabetes treatment. While zinc-protein profile was screened in plant samples using the online coupling of size exclusion chromatography-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (SEC–ICP–MS), total zinc contents and zinc water extract contents were determined using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The analysis of two certified reference materials with similar matrix for total zinc content revealed recovery values of 97.1% and 100.5% while the average of recovery of the summed Zn concentrations from protein fractions compared to total Zn was 103.0 ± 4.8%. Based on the FAO/WHO classification, Sesamum indicum, Nigella sativa, Trigonella Foenum-graecum and Pennisetum glaucum are classified as highest Zn-content. For protein profile, zinc was quantified in 330–430 and 50–60 kDa fractions of all examined plants while no contents were quantified in the inorganic fraction 0.05–0.4 kDa of all plant species. Also, only three plant species recorded Zn contents in the phytate fraction (0.9–1.5 kDa fraction). The fruits of the Momordica Charantia and the Citrullus colocynthis were with the highest extractable zinc concentration; 13.55 ± 0.45 and 10.08 ± 0.63 mg/kg, respectively. The highest Zinc capturing capacity was reported for the 50–60 and 70–87 KDa protein fractions.
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Abbreviations
- CE:
-
Capillary electrophoresis
- DM:
-
Diabetes mellitus
- GC:
-
Gas chromatography
- HPLC:
-
High performance liquid chromatography
- ICP:
-
Inductively coupled plasma
- IEC:
-
Ion exchange chromatography
- MS:
-
Mass spectrometry
- SEC:
-
Size exclusion chromatography
- SFC:
-
Supercritical fluid chromatography
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The Authors would thank the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Faisal University (KFU) for its moral and financial support in funding this Project No "17122006".
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Ebrahim, A.M., Alnajjar, A.O., Mohammed, M.E. et al. Investigation of total zinc contents and zinc-protein profile in medicinal plants traditionally used for diabetes treatment. Biometals 33, 65–74 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-019-00230-3
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