Magnetic Microbead Affinity Selection Screening (MagMASS) of Botanical Extracts for Inhibitors of 15-Lipoxygenase

J Nat Prod. 2016 Nov 23;79(11):2898-2902. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00693. Epub 2016 Nov 1.

Abstract

To expedite the identification of active natural products in complex mixtures such as botanical extracts, a magnetic microbead affinity selection screening (MagMASS) procedure was developed. This technique utilizes target proteins immobilized on magnetic beads for rapid bioaffinity isolation of ligands from complex mixtures. A MagMASS method was developed and validated for 15-lipoxygenase. As a proof of concept, several North American prairie plants used medicinally by Native Americans were extracted with MeOH and screened. A hit from an extract of Proserpinaca palustris, also known as mermaid weed, was flagged for further characterization using high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry, dereplication, and identification using XCMS online. Through the application of high-resolution product ion tandem mass spectrometry, comparison with natural product databases, and confirmation using standards, the hit was identified as quercitrin, which is a known inhibitor of 15-lipoxygenase. The overall workflow of MagMASS is faster and more amendable to automation than alternative methods designed for screening botanical extracts or complex mixtures of combinatorial libraries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase / drug effects*
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Biological Products / pharmacology*
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Microspheres
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
  • Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase