In vitro screening for acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibition and antimicrobial activity of chia seeds (Salvia hispanica)

• Main Authors: Joanna Kobus-Cisowska, Daria Szymanowska, Paulina Maciejewska, Dominik Kmiecik, Anna Gramza-Michałowska, Bartosz Kulczyński, Judyta Cielecka-Piontek
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
• Series: Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0717345818300411

Background: Chia seeds are gaining increasing interest among food producers and consumers because of their prohealth properties. Results: The aim of this work was to evaluate the potential of chia seeds to act as acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibitors. The highest inhibitory activity against AChE and BChE was observed for colored seed ethanol extracts. A positive correlation was found between the presence of quercetin and isoquercetin as well as protocatechuic, hydroxybenzoic, and coumaric acids and the activity of extracts as AChE and BChE inhibitors. It has also been shown that grain fragmentation affects the increase in the activity of seeds against cholinesterases (ChE). Furthermore, seeds have been shown to be a source of substances that inhibit microbial growth. Conclusions: It was found that the chia seed extracts are rich in polyphenols and inhibit the activity of ChEs; therefore, their use can be considered in further research in the field of treatment and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases.How to cite: Kobus-Cisowska J, Szymanowska D, Maciejewska P, et al. In vitro screening for acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinoesterase inhibition and antimicrobial activity of chia seeds (Salvia hispanica). Electron J Biotechnol 2019;37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejbt.2018.10.002 Keywords: Acetylcholinesterase inhibition, Antimicrobial potential, Antioxidative properties, Butyrylcholinesterase inhibition, Chia seeds, Food additive, Phenolic acids and flavonols, Polyphenols, Prohealth, Salvia hispanica