Profile and Content of Phenolic Compounds in Leaves, Flowers, Roots, and Stalks of <i>Sanguisorba officinalis</i> L. Determined with the LC‐DAD‐ESI‐QTOF‐MS/MS Analysis and Their In Vitro Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, Antiproliferative Potency

• Main Authors: Sabina Lachowicz, Jan Oszmiański, Andrzej Rapak, Ireneusz Ochmian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
• Series: Pharmaceuticals
• Subjects: in vitro biological activity; bioactive compounds; morphological parts; medical plant
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/13/8/191

The aim of this study was to accurately determine the profile of polyphenols using the highly sensitive LC–DAD–ESI–QTOF–MS/MS technique and to determine in vitro antioxidant activity, the ability of inhibition of α-amylase, α-glucoamylase, and pancreatic lipase activity, and antiproliferative activity in leaves, flowers, roots, and stalks of medical plant <i>Sanguisorba officinalis</i> L. The results of the analysis of the morphological parts indicated the presence of 130 polyphenols, including 62 that were detected in <i>S. officinalis </i>L. for the first time. The prevailing group was tannins, with contents ranging from 66.4% of total polyphenols in the flowers to 43.3% in the stalks. The highest content of polyphenols was identified in the flowers and reached 14,444.97 mg/100 g d.b., while the lowest was noted in the stalks and reached 4606.33 mg/100 g d.b. In turn, the highest values of the antiradical and reducing capacities were determined in the leaves and reached 6.63 and 0.30 mmol TE/g d.b, respectively. In turn, a high ability to inhibit activities of α-amylase and α-glucoamylase was noted in the flowers, while a high ability to inhibit the activity of pancreatic lipase was demonstrated in the leaves of <i>S. officinalis</i> L. In addition, the leaves and the flowers showed the most effective antiproliferative properties in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, colorectal adenocarcinoma, bladder cancer, and T-cell leukemia cells, whereas the weakest activity was noted in the stalks. Thus, the best dietetic material to be used when composing functional foods were the leaves and the flowers of <i>S. officinalis</i> L., while the roots and the stalks were equally valuable plant materials.