Background: The interactions between blueberry leaf polyphenols (BLPs) and digestive enzymes were analyzed using multiple techniques to gain insights into their inhibitory effects on enzyme kinetics and modes of action.
Results: 3-O-Caffeoylquinic acid (3-CQA) was the most abundant compound identified. Quercetin (QR) exhibited the strongest inhibitory activity against α-amylase (α-AMY) and α-glucosidase (α-GLU). The BLP extracts acted as typical mixed-type inhibitors for both digestive enzymes, showing stronger inhibition of α-GLU (IC50 = 7.36 ± 0.03 μg mL-1) than α-AMY (IC50 = 12.52 ± 0.65 μg mL-1). Stern-Volmer plots showed static quenching of enzyme fluorescence intensity. The quenching and binding constants of α-GLU were higher than those of α-AMY, showing greater affinity of the former for BLP. The conformational changes of 3-CQA and QR in the BLP were studied at the molecular level. The stability of the complexes formed followed this order: α-GLU-3-CQA > α-AMY-QR > α-GLU-QR > α-AMY-3-CQA. This trend supported the observation that QR had a greater impact on α-AMY conformation, whereas 3-CQA more effectively altered α-GLU.
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