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The current study investigates the chemical profiling, antioxidant activities, and enzyme inhibitory and cytotoxic potential of the water and methanolic extracts of different parts (flower, leaf, and bulb) of . Chemical profiling was performed using UHPLC-MS/MS. At the same time, different in vitro assays were employed to support the results for antioxidant potential, such as DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, CUPRAC, metal chelation, and PBD, along with the measurement of total phenolic and flavonoid contents. Enzyme inhibition was investigated for cholinesterase (AChE and BChE), α-amylase, α-glucosidase, and tyrosinase enzymes. Additionally, the relative expression of NRF2, HMOX1, and YGS was evaluated by qPCR. LC-MS/MS analysis indicated the presence of some significant compounds, including apigenin, muscaroside, hyacinthacine A, B, and C, and luteolin. According to the results, the highest TPC and TFC were obtained with both extracts of the leaves, followed by the water extract (flower) and methanolic extract of the bulb. In contrast, the methanolic extract from the bulb exhibited the highest antioxidant potential using DPPH, ABTS, CUPRAC, and FRAP, followed by the extracts of leaves. In contrast, the leaf extracts had the highest values for the PBD assay and maximum chelation ability compared to other tested extracts. According to the enzyme inhibition studies, the methanolic extract from the bulb appeared to be the most potent inhibitor for all the tested enzymes, with the highest values obtained for AChE (1.96 ± 0.05), BChE (2.19 ± 0.33), α-amylase (0.56 ± 0.02), α-glucosidase (2.32 ± 0.01), and tyrosinase (57.19 ± 0.87). Interestingly, the water extract from the bulb did not inhibit most of the tested enzymes. The relative expression of based on qPCR analysis was considerably greater in the flower methanol extract compared to the other extracts ( < 0.05). The relative expression of HMOX1 was stable in all the extracts, whereas YGS expression remained stable in all the treatments and had no statistical differences. The current results indicate that the components of (leaves, flowers, and bulb) may be a useful source of natural bioactive compounds that are effective against oxidative stress-related conditions, including hyperglycemia, skin disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. Complementary in silico approaches, including molecular docking, dynamics simulations, and transcription factor (TF) network analysis for , supported the experimental findings and suggested possible multi-target interactions for the selected compounds.
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