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. 2021 Dec 27;11(1):58. doi: 10.3390/antiox11010058

Table 2.

Different biological activity through in vitro studies.

Sr. No. Activity Model/Method Dose/Duration Component Used Result Reference
1 Antioxidant/anti-aging DPPH antioxidant assay 6.25–200 (µg/mL) P. erosus peel ethanolic extract IC50 = 84.09 ± 4.87 (µg/mL) [7]
DPPH antioxidant assay 6.25–200 (µm/mL) P. erosus tuber ethanolic extract IC50 = 98.30 ± 1.30 (µm/mL) [7]
Tyrosinase activity inhibition 3.13–100 (µg/mL) P. erosus peel ethonolic extract IC50 = 194.51 ± 7.63 (µm/mL) [7]
Tyrosinase activity inhibition 3.13–100 (µg/mL) P. erosus tuber ethonolic extract IC50 = 97.05 ± 0.86 (gm/mL) [7]
Scavenging activity on ABTS radical (IC50) 100 µL at different concentrations P. erosus water extract IC50 = 1825.16 ± 22.87 (µg/mL) [5]
Scavenging activity on ABTS radical (IC50) 100 µL at different concentrations P. erosus (70%) ethanol extract IC50 = 1711.71 ± 58.09 (µg/mL) [5]
DPPH antioxidant assay 100 µL at different concentrations P. erosus water extract IC50 = 1215.65 ± 65.99 (µgm/mL) [5]
DPPH antioxidant assay 100 µL at different concentrations P. erosus (70%) ethanol extract IC50 = 998.10 ± 117.71(µg/mL) [5]
2 Anti-diabetes α-glucosidase inhibitory assay 0.05–0.25 (µg/mL) P. erosus tuber extract IC50 = 0.083 ± 0.004 (mg/mL) [60]
α-amylase inhibitory activity 0.05–0.25 (µg/mL) P. erosus tuber extract IC50 = 0.091 ± 0.017 (mg/mL) [60]
3 Immune modulation ELISA is used to measure antibodies on HB4C5 cells and splenocytes Sample conc. 0.1–100 (mg/mL) P. erosus tuber fiber extract The production levels of immunoglobulin, i.e., IgM, IgG, and IgA, as well as cytokines, were significantly enhanced [86]
Phagocytosis activity J774.1 cell/P-Mac cells 1.69, 6.75, and 27 mg/mL P. erosus tuber fiber extract An increase in phagocytosis activity and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines was observed [84]
4 Antiviral Plaque reduction assay was performed for
HSV-1 (KOS) or HSV-2
100 µL at different concentrations Compounds isolated from seeds 12a-hydroxydolineone and 12a-hydroxypachyrrhizone found to have activity against both HSV-1 and -2 [9]
5 Antifungal Growth inhibitory effects on fungi 0.5, 2.0, 5.0, and 10 mg/mL P. erosus seed powder −2 to −15% (inhibition) [13]
Growth inhibitory effects on fungi 2.0, 5.0 and 10 mg/mL P. erosus seed extract with hexane, dicloromethane, and acetone 5.4 to −64.9% (inhibition) [13]
Growth inhibitory effects on fungi 250 µg/mL Compounds isolated from seeds 2.81–56.2% (inhibition) [13]
Inhibitory activities on the growth of different fungi were determined by microspectrophotometry 15 μg/ml SPE10 (a dimeric plant defensin protein) from the seeds of P. erosus IC50 of 15 μg/mL
(most effective against Bipolaris maydis)
[95]
Inhibitory activities on the growth of fungi (Trichoderma viride and Chrysosporium luteum) 6.2–12.5 μg PaAFP (the protein isolated and purified from the P. erosus seeds Trichoderma viride and Chrysosporium luteum at 6.2 μg and 12.5 μg per disc, respectively, inhibited growth [94]
6 Anticancer Human hepatoma cell
line HuH-7
0.06 mL/well Pachyerosin protein isolated from seeds of P. erosus IC50 of 0.050 ± 0.004 nM for pachyerosin(immunotoxin) and IC50 of 117.92 ± 10.21 nM for pachyerosin [11]
The viability of K562 cells determined by the MTT assay 0.06 mL/well P. erosus seed extract (acetone) and compound rotenone from seed extract The P. erosus extract and rotenone displayed
IC50 40.5 mg/mL and 13.05 mM, respectively
[38]