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Gong P, Long H, Guo Y, Wang Z, Yao W, Wang J, Yang W, Li N, Xie J, Chen F. Chinese herbal medicines: The modulator of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease targeting oxidative stress. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 318:116927. [PMID: 37532073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Plants are a natural treasure trove; their secondary metabolites participate in several pharmacological processes, making them a crucial component in the synthesis of novel pharmaceuticals and serving as a reserve resource foundation in this process. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with the risk of progression to hepatitis and liver cancer. The "Treatise on Febrile Diseases," "Compendium of Materia Medica," and "Thousand Golden Prescriptions" have listed herbal remedies to treat liver diseases. AIM OF THE REVIEW Chinese herbal medicines have been widely used for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD owing to their efficacy and low side effects. The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during NAFLD, and the impact and potential mechanism of ROS on the pathogenesis of NAFLD are discussed in this review. Furthermore, common foods and herbs that can be used to prevent NAFLD, as well as the structure-activity relationships and potential mechanisms, are discussed. METHODS Web of Science, PubMed, CNKI database, Google Scholar, and WanFang database were searched for natural products that have been used to treat or prevent NAFLD in the past five years. The primary search was performed using the following keywords in different combinations in full articles: NAFLD, herb, natural products, medicine, and ROS. More than 400 research papers and review articles were found and analyzed in this review. RESULTS By classifying and discussing the literature, we obtained 86 herbaceous plants, 28 of which were derived from food and 58 from Chinese herbal medicines. The mechanism of NAFLD was proposed through experimental studies on thirteen natural compounds (quercetin, hesperidin, rutin, curcumin, resveratrol, epigallocatechin-3-gallate, salvianolic acid B, paeoniflorin, ginsenoside Rg1, ursolic acid, berberine, honokiol, emodin). The occurrence and progression of NAFLD could be prevented by natural antioxidants through several pathways to prevent ROS accumulation and reduce hepatic cell injuries caused by excessive ROS. CONCLUSION This review summarizes the natural products and routinely used herbs (prescription) in the prevention and treatment of NAFLD. Firstly, the mechanisms by which natural products improve NAFLD through antioxidant pathways are elucidated. Secondly, the potential of traditional Chinese medicine theory in improving NAFLD is discussed, highlighting the safety of food-medicine homology and the broader clinical potential of multi-component formulations in improving NAFLD. Aiming to provide theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD.
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- Pin Gong
- School of Food and Biotechnological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biotechnological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China.
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Gamini Rajapakse RM, Horrocks BR, Gunarathna HMNP, Malikaramage AU, Egodawele MGSAMEWDDK, Herath WHMRNK, Sandakelum L, Bandara VMYSU, Bowatta WVNS, Susanthi Jayasinghe JM, Seneviratne VN, Ranatunga U, Perera LLK, Dassanayake SM, Udawatte CP. Computational analysis and experimental verification of donor-acceptor behaviour of berberine, and its co-oligomers and co-polymers with ethylenedıoxythıophene. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20186. [PMID: 37980445 PMCID: PMC10657409 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47541-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023] Open
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The donor-acceptor (D-A) type of conjugated polymers has emerged as the paradigm of the third generation of electronically conducting polymers demonstrating improved infrared activity and intrinsic electronic conductivity. Judicious selection of donor (D) and acceptor (A) monomers for copolymerization can further fine-tune these properties. Notably, for such refinement, natural compounds provide many conjugated molecules with various functional groups. Berberine cation (Ber+) found in Coscinium fenestratum has extensive conjugation and contains both an electron deficient isoquinolium A moiety and electron-rich D-type methylenedioxy and methoxy groups. The incorporation of natural products in electronic materials is a novel area of research which opens a wide scope for future electronic and optoelectronic devices. Investigation of their fundamental properties via computer simulations is therefore important. In this study, quantum chemical calculations are performed using density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the electronic and optical properties of oligomers of Ber+ and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) and to explore the possibilities for homo-polymerization of Ber+ and its copolymerization with EDOT. It has been revealed that homo-polymerization is not favoured but copolymerization with EDOT is possible. As such, Ber+ was copolymerized with EDOT and the copolymers formed by electro-polymerization are extensively characterised and the D-A behaviour of the copolymers verified. Furthermore, the theoretical predictions have been compared with the experimental data.
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- R M Gamini Rajapakse
- Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka.
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Decision Sciences, University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Physical Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka
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Bunea MC, Enache TA, Diculescu VC. In situ Electrochemical Evaluation of the Interaction of dsDNA with the Proteasome Inhibitor Anticancer Drug Bortezomib. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28073277. [PMID: 37050039 PMCID: PMC10096380 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Bortezomib is an inhibitor of proteasomes and an anti-cancer drug. Although bortezomib is considered a safe drug, as confirmed by cytotoxicity assays, recent reports highlighted the possibility of interaction between bortezomib and cellular components, with detrimental long-term effects. The evaluation of the interaction between bortezomib and dsDNA was investigated in bulk solution and using a dsDNA electrochemical biosensor. The binding of bortezomib to dsDNA involved its electroactive centers and led to small morphological modifications in the dsDNA double helix, which were electrochemically identified through changes in the guanine and adenine residue oxidation peaks and confirmed by electrophoretic and spectrophotometric measurements. The redox product of bortezomib amino group oxidation was electrochemically generated in situ on the surface of the dsDNA electrochemical biosensor. The redox product of bortezomib was shown to interact primarily with guanine residues, preventing their oxidation and leading to the formation of bortezomib–guanine adducts, which was confirmed by control experiments with polyhomonucleotides electrochemical biosensors and mass spectrometry. An interaction mechanism between dsDNA and bortezomib is proposed, and the formation of the bortezomib redox product–guanine adduct explained.
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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Ion transfer electrochemistry of the alkaloids berberine and palmatine: Sensing and physicochemical characterization. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wang JS, Sakthivel R, Anbazhagan R, Krishnamoorthi R, Kubendhiran S, Lai JY, Tsai HC, Chen SM. Electroactive polypyrrole-molybdenum disulfide nanocomposite for ultrasensitive detection of berberine in rat plasma. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1125:210-219. [PMID: 32674768 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.05.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Electroactive polypyrrole-molybdenum disulfide (MoP) nanocomposites were synthesized and used for modifying screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) for ultrasensitive detection of berberine, an anticancer drug, in rat plasma. The electroactive nanocomposites were fabricated by exfoliating MoS2 followed by pyrrole polymerization. The effect of polypyrrole in the MoP nanocomposite was evaluated by varying the pyrrole concentration during polymerization, and the resulting nanocomposites prepared with pyrrole concentrations of 10, 20, 30 μL were named as MoP-1, MoP-2, and MoP-3, respectively. The electrochemical characterization of the three MoP nanocomposite sensors revealed that MoP-2/SPCE exhibited the highest electroactivity. The detection of berberine by the three MoP-coated SPCEs revealed that MoP-2/SPCE exhibited the highest activity against berberine due to a two-electron transfer mechanism on the MoP-2/SPCE electrode surface. The detection limit of berberine using the MoP-2/SPCE sensor was found to be about 0.05 μM, which is remarkably lower than the reported detection limits. The interference study proved the selectivity of the MoP-2/SPCE sensor toward berberine in the presence of other bioactive molecules and metal ions. The designed MoP-2/SPCE sensor retained 92% of its initial activity after 15 days of storage at room temperature, with RSD values of about 2.95% and 3.68% for the repeatability and reproducibility studies. Finally, the detection limit of berberine in a rat plasma sample determined using the MoP-2/SPCE sensor was found to be about 5 μM.
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- Jun-Sheng Wang
- Taiwan Instrument Research Institute, National Applied Research Laboratories, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan; Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan; Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan; Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan; R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan; Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan; R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Żabka A, Winnicki K, Polit JT, Maszewski J. Sanguinarine-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis-like programmed cell death(AL-PCD) in root meristem cells of Allium cepa. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2017; 112:193-206. [PMID: 28088021 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A vast number of studies on plant cell systems clearly indicate that various biotic and abiotic stresses give rise to the uncontrolled increase in the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Excess concentrations of ROS result in damage to proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and DNA, which may lead, in consequence, to the apoptotic cell death. The current study investigates the effects of sanguinarine (SAN), a natural alkaloid derived from the roots of Sanguinaria canadensis, on root apical meristem cells of Allium cepa. It is shown that SAN treatment generated large amounts of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and superoxide anion (O2·-). Oxidative stress induced in SAN-treated cells was correlated with DNA fragmentation, formation of micronuclei (MN), altered and 'degenerated' chromatin structures characteristic of apoptosis-like programmed cell death (AL-PCD). The experiments with SAN + MG132 (a proteasome inhibitor engaged in Topo II-mediated formation of cleavable complexes) and SAN + ascorbic acid (AA; H2O2 scavenger) seem to suggest, however, that the high level of H2O2 is not the only factor responsible for changes observed at the chromatin level and for the consequent cell death. Our findings imply that Topo II-DNA covalent complexes and 26S proteasomes are also involved in SAN-induced DNA damage.
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- Aneta Żabka
- Department of Cytophysiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland.
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- Department of Cytophysiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland.
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- Department of Cytophysiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland.
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- Department of Cytophysiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland.
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Cebrián-Torrejón G, Doménech-Carbó A, Scotti M, Fournet A, Figadère B, Poupon E. Experimental and theoretical study of possible correlation between the electrochemistry of canthin-6-one and the anti-proliferative activity against human cancer stem cells. J Mol Struct 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2015.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Stanković DM, Samphao A, Kalcher K. Anti-cancer Herbal Drug Berberine - Sensitive Determination Using Boron-doped Diamond Electrode. ELECTROANAL 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201500356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Yu D, Ruan P, Meng Z, Zhou J. The Structure-Dependent Electric Release and Enhanced Oxidation of Drug in Graphene Oxide-Based Nanocarrier Loaded with Anticancer Herbal Drug Berberine. J Pharm Sci 2015; 104:2489-500. [PMID: 26052932 DOI: 10.1002/jps.24491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Revised: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The aim of the current investigation is to explore graphene oxide (GO) special electric and electrochemical properties in modulating and tuning drug delivery in tumor special environment of electrophysiology. The electric-sensitive drug release and redox behavior of GO-bearing berberine (Ber) was studied. Drug release in cell potential was applied in a designed electrode system: tumor environment was simulated at pH 6.2 with 0.1 V pulse voltage, whereas the normal was at pH 7.4 with 0.2 V. Quite different from the pH-depended profile, the electricity-triggered behavior indicated a high correlation with the carriers' structure: GO-based nanocomposite showed a burst release on its special "skin effect," whereas the PEGylated ones released slowly owing to the electroviscous effect of polymer. Cyclic voltammetry was used to investigate the redox behaviors of colloid PEGylated GO toward absorbed Ber in pH 5.8 and 7.2 solutions. After drug loading, the oxidation of Ber was enhanced in a neutral environment, whereas the enhancement of PEG-GO was in an acidic one, which means a possible increased susceptibility of their biotransformation in vivo. The studies designed in this work may help to establish a kind of carrier system for the sensitive delivery and metabolic regulation of drugs according to the different electrophysiological environment in tumor therapy.
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- Danni Yu
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China
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Šimánek V, Zatloukalová M, Vacek J. Electrochemical Behaviour of Alkaloids: Detection and Interaction with DNA and Proteins. HETEROCYCLES 2014. [DOI: 10.3987/rev-13-sr(s)6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Electrochemical oxidation of berberine and mass spectrometric identification of its oxidation products. Bioelectrochemistry 2012; 87:15-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2011.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2011] [Revised: 08/22/2011] [Accepted: 09/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wang F, Gao Y, Gao L, Xing T. Study on the Electrochemical Behavior of the Anticancer Herbal Drug Berberine and Its Analytical Application. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201190005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Vacek J, Vrublová E, Kubala M, Janovská M, Fojta M, Šimková E, Stýskala J, Skopalová J, Hrbáč J, Ulrichová J. Oxidation of Sanguinarine and Its Dihydro-Derivative at a Pyrolytic Graphite Electrode Using Ex Situ Voltammetry. Study of the Interactions of the Alkaloids with DNA. ELECTROANAL 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201100028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Shah A, Nosheen E, Qureshi R, Yasinzai MM, Lunsford SK, Dionysiou DD, ur-Rehman Z, Siddiq M, Badshah A, Ali S. Electrochemical Characterization, Detoxification and Anticancer activity of Didodecyldimethylammonium Bromide. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.4236/ijoc.2011.14027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shah A, Diculescu VC, Qureshi R, Oliveira-Brett AM. Electrochemical reduction mechanism of camptothecin at glassy carbon electrode. Bioelectrochemistry 2010; 79:173-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2010.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2009] [Revised: 03/02/2010] [Accepted: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Vrublová E, Ulrichová J, Šimánek V, Fojta M, Vacek J. Oxidation of Protopine at a Pyrolytic Graphite Electrode Using Cyclic and Square-Wave Voltammetry. ELECTROANAL 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201000353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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