Kinetic Study of the Effect of Vernonia amygdalina Leaf Extract Against Echis ocellatus Venom Hyaluronidase

Yahaya Tijani1*, Sani Muhammad Uzairu1, Madu Adamu Gadaka1, Babagana Modu1, Rabiu Shehu
Sa’ad1, Miriam Watafua1, Hadiza Ali Ahmed1, Fatima Zakariya Alhassan1, Andrew Onu2, Hassan Zanna1 and Naoual Oukkache3

1Department of Biochemistry, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B.1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria
2Department of Biochemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria.
3Laboratory of Venoms and Toxins Pasteur Institute of Morocco, I, Place Louis Pasteur, Casablanca 20360, Morocco

*Corresponding author: yahayatijani@unimaid.edu.ng, doi.org/10.55639/607.777675


ABSTRACT

Hyaluronidase is an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis hyaluronic acid. It is found in human fluids and organs as well as in the venoms of snake, spiders, scorpions and lizards. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Vernonia amygdalina on Echis ocellatus Venom Hyaluronidase and to determine the kinetic study of the interaction between Echis ocellatus Venom Hyaluronidase and Vernonia amygdalina methanol leaf extract. The kinetic study of the interaction between Echis ocellatus Venom Hyaluronidase and Vernonia amygdalina methanol leaf extract was investigated using Ellman colorimetric method with slight modification and the analysis of the Ki was determined using Dixon plot. The kinetic study showed that the extract caused an uncompetitive type of inhibition, the inhibition was found to be dose dependent. The IC50 from the resultant dose dependent graph was found to be 18.78 μM. The Vernonia amygdalina methanol leaf extract was found to inhibit Echis ocellatus Venom Hyaluronidase and therefore it can be regarded as a potent antivenom agent.

Keywords:

Vernonia
amygdalina,
Echis ocellatus,
Hyaluronidase,