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A preliminary phytochemical screening of the EtOH extract of the Pithecellobium dulce fruit peel showed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, steroids, tannins, saponin and polyphenols. Notable amounts of phenolics and flavonoids were observed in the fruit peel extract. P. dulce fruit feel extract could potentially prevent the ROS damage and oxidative stress. The crude extract displayed higher DPPH (92.44%) and ABTS (94.51%) radical-scavenging activities. The GC–MS analysis of fruit peel extract revealed the presence of 36 bioactive compounds with pinitol, L-Rhamnose and 1, 5-anhydro-6-deoxyhexo-2, 3-diulose being the dominant compound and these might be responsible for the maximum radical-scavenging activities. Among these bioactive compounds, Pinitol was explored with the best drug-likeness properties with suitable pharmacokinetic properties. Docking and dynamics studies of GRP78-pinitol complex showed the minimized binding affinity (−6.8 kcal/mol) and exhibited the stable binding mode. The present results showed that the three lead compounds of P. dulce may act as noble inhibitors for GRP78 and the compounds can be re-designed and synthesized for potential anticancer activity.
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Selvakumar, M., Palanichamy, P., Arumugam, V. et al. In silico potential of nutraceutical plant of Pithecellobium dulce against GRP78 target protein for breast cancer. Appl Nanosci 13, 1737–1749 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01840-5
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