Investigation of Antioxidant Activity, Myco-Chemical Content, and GC-MS Based Molecular Docking Analysis of Bioactive Chemicals from Amanita konajensis (Agaricomycetes), a Tribal Myco-Food from India

Author:

Biswas Pinky Rani,Chattopadhyay Pinaki,Nandi Sudeshna,Ghosh Arabinda,Acharya Krishnendu,Dutta Arun Kumar

Abstract

In humans, a wide range of health disorders have been induced due to an imbalanced metabolism and an excess generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Different biological properties found in mushrooms seem to be the reason for their customary use as a favourite delicacy. Therefore, exploration of wild edible mushrooms as a source of various biological compounds is gaining much importance today. <i>Amanita konajensis</i>, one of the underutilized macrofungi popularly consumed in Eastern India, demands a systematic study of its medicinal values. The study aims to explore the myco-chemical contents of <i>A. konajensis</i> ethanolic extract (EtAK1) and screen their antioxidant potency through various <i>in vitro </i>assays. GC-MS analysis identified the chemical components of EtAK1. Further, structure-based virtual screening of the identified compounds was analysed for drug-like properties and molecular docking with the human p38 MAPK protein, a potent targeting pathway for human lung cancer. The morpho-molecular features proved the authenticity of the collected mushroom. The screening assays showed that EtAK1 was abundant in flavonoids, followed by phenolics, &beta;-carotene, and lycopene, and had strong antioxidant activity with EC<sub>50</sub> values of 640-710 &mu;g/mL. The GC-MS analyses of EtAK1 identified the occurrence of 19 bioactive compounds in the mushroom. <i>In silico</i> analysis revealed that anthraergostatetraenol p-chlorobenzoate, one of the compounds identified, displayed high binding affinity (&#916;G &#61; -10.6 kcal/mol) with human p38 MAPK. The outcome of this study will pave the way for the invention of myco-medicine using <i>A. konajensis</i>, which may lead to a novel drug for human lung cancer.

Publisher

Begell House

Subject

Drug Discovery,Pharmacology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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