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Sridonpai P, Kongprapun P, Sungayuth N, Sukprasansap M, Chimkerd C, Judprasong K. Nutritive values and phytochemical compositions of edible indigenous plants in Thailand. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.870147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Indigenous edible plants are important components of food systems that are linked to food security and are important sources of nutrients with potential health benefits. Since knowledge about Thailand's various indigenous plants is limited, this study determined the nutritive values and bioactive compounds contained in eight edible indigenous plants growing within the conservation area of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Srinakarind Dam, Kanchanaburi province. Plant samples were analyzed as fresh or cooked (blanched or boiled) depending on customary preparation and consumption habits. Results showed that shoots and young leaves of Jang (Maerua siamensis Kurz), Ta-Kuk (Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth), Pak-Wan-Pa (Melientha suavis Pierre), and Som-kob (Hymenodictyon exelsum Wall.) have potential health benefits in terms of nutritive values (vitamin C, dietary fiber, protein) and bioactive compounds (carotenoids, phenolic compounds, antioxidant activity). Shoots and young leaves of Jang were highest in protein, dietary fiber, phenolic compounds, and antioxidant activity. Shoots and young leaves of Ta-Kuk had the highest vitamin C level and considerable amounts of protein, dietary fiber, phenolic compounds, antioxidant activity, and carotenoids. Loss of vitamin C and bioactive compounds occurred most often in boiled plants rather than those that were blanched, though carotenoids increased with either boiling or blanching. This study's important findings should be translated into practical knowledge and disseminated to local communities and at the national level to encourage plant conservation, nutrition education, and the increased consumption of these indigenous plants.
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Shunnarah A, Tumlinson R, Calderón AI. Natural Products with Potential for Nonhormonal Male Contraception. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 84:2762-2774. [PMID: 34633803 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Despite increased access to contraception over the last 60 years, unplanned pregnancies continue to contribute to economic disparities and overpopulation. Additionally, the burden of family planning falls primarily on women, as a reliable pharmaceutical male contraceptive has yet to be developed. The objective of this literature-based systematic review was to identify compounds for future study from natural sources with potential nonhormonal male contraceptive activity. After the exclusion of extracts and compounds with known hormonal mechanisms, 26 unique compounds were identified from natural species. The plant source, compound class, structure, target, mechanism of action, safety/toxicity profile, and in vitro, in vivo, and human studies for each compound were evaluated and discussed. β-Caryophyllene, embelin, oleanolic acid, triptonide, and N-butyldeoxynojirimycin (NB-DNJ) were selected as the five most promising compounds for future study using prespecified criteria such as number of studies, efficacy and safety profile, reversibility, and previous use in humans for any indication. In order to move forward with development of a male contraceptive from a natural source, additional studies are needed to determine the predicted safety and efficacy for in vivo and human clinical trials.
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- Alana Shunnarah
- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, 2316 Walker Building, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, 2316 Walker Building, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, 2316 Walker Building, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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Avoseh ON, Mtunzi FM, Ogunwande IA, Ascrizzi R, Guido F. Albizia lebbeck and Albizia zygia volatile oils exhibit anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties in pain models. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 268:113676. [PMID: 33301915 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Albizia lebbeck and Albizia zygia are used in Nigeria, South Africa and other countries for the treatment of flu, fever, pain, epilepsy, and inflammation. AIM OF THE STUDY Application of plant essence for treating ailments is common among local communities. This research was designed to characterize the volatile compounds and evaluate the toxicity, anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive properties of this plant species. MATERIALS AND METHODS The volatile oils were analysed comprehensively utilizing gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) using the HP-5 column. The toxicity was evaluated using the toxicity assay. The anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory assays were analysed by a hot plate, Formalin, and carrageenan-induced edema assays, respectively. RESULTS The essential oils were obtained in a yield of 0.1% (v/w) calculated on a dry weight basis for both oils. The main compounds of A. lebbeck were 2-pentylfuran (16.4%), (E)-geranyl acetone (15.46%), (E)-α-ionone (15.45%) and 3-Octanone (11.61%), while the oil of A. zygia is mainly hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (33.14%), (E)-methyl isoeugenol (11.7%) and 2-methyl tetradecane (6.64%). The volatile oils are non-toxic to about 5000 mg/kg dose. Albizia zygia significantly (P < 0.001) suppressed the nociceptive afferent fibres in a non-dose dependent manner in comparison to A. lebbeck in the hot plate model. Both oils inhibited nociceptive mediators at both phases of the formalin-induced assay, with a maximum inhibition (100%) at the inflammatory stage. The volatile oils inhibited the Carrageenan-induced inflammation at all phases ranging from P < 0.05 to P < 0.001. The probable pro-inflammatory inhibitory mechanism might be the suppression of some pain biomarkers such as histamine, serotonin, bradykinin, and the Interleukins (ILs) induced by the edema. Volatile constituents such as ionones, eugenol derivatives and other compounds cause the anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities reported. CONCLUSION This is the first report of the volatile oils and bioassays of Albizia zygia, while the study also confirms previous studies of A. lebbeck. Generally, the findings further prove the use of the plants as pain ameliorating agents.
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- Opeyemi N Avoseh
- Institute of Chemical and Biotechnology (ICBT), Sebokeng Campus, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University, Badagry Expressway, Ojo, PMB 0001, LASU. Post Office, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria.
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- Institute of Chemical and Biotechnology (ICBT), Sebokeng Campus, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
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Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants in Myanmar. PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 114:135-251. [PMID: 33792861 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59444-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Myanmar is a country with rich natural resources and of these, medicinal plants play a vital role in the primary health care of its population. The people of Myanmar have used their own system of traditional medicine inclusive of the use of medicinal plants for 2000 years. However, systematic and scientific studies have only recently begun to be reported. Researchers from Japan, Germany, and Korea have collaborated with researchers in Myanmar on medicinal plants since 2000. During the past two decades, over 50 publications have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Altogether, 433 phytoconstituents, including 147 new and 286 known compounds from 26 plant species consisting of 29 samples native to Myanmar, have been collated. In this contribution, phytochemical and biological investigations of these plants, including information on traditional knowledge are compiled and discussed.
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He Y, Wang Q, Ye Y, Liu Z, Sun H. The ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of genus Albizia: A review. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2020; 257:112677. [PMID: 32278761 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The genus Albizia (Leguminosae) comprises about 150 species and some species have been used for the treatment of rheumatism, stomachache, cough, diarrhea, and wounds in traditional and local medicine. The aim of the review: This review article documents and critically assesses the current status of the traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of the Albizia species. MATERIALS AND METHODS All provided literatures on the Albizia species were searched using the electronic databases (e.g. Web of Science, Elsevier, Springer, PubMed, ACS, CNKI, Google Scholar, and Baidu Scholar), books, and theses with keywords of 'Albizia' and 'Albizzia'. RESULTS Albizia species have been used for melancholia, insomnia, wounds, fever, abscesses, diabetes, headache, stomachache, diarrhea, cough, rheumatism, snake bite, malaria, and parasitic infection in traditional and local medicine. These plants mainly contain triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, lignanoids, alkaloids, phenolic glycosides, etc. Albizia species have been demonstrated to possess various pharmacological activities. Among them, the antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antifertility, antianxiety, antidepressant, and anti-fever properties are consistent with the traditional and local applications of the Albizia species. CONCLUSIONS The traditional and local uses of Albizia species have been partially demonstrated by the pharmacological investigation. However, some traditional applications have not been assessed scientifically due to incomplete methodologies and ambiguous findings. Moreover, no clinical evidences support the health benefits of these plants. The systematic and comprehensive preclinical studies and clinical trials are still required to verify the pharmacological activities, clinical efficacy, and safety of Albizia species.
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- Yanfei He
- Laboratory of Natural Drug, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Drug, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, 310013, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Drug, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China; Hunan Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Drug, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, 410128, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Drug, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
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Hifnawy MS, Aboseada MA, Hassan HM, AboulMagd AM, Tohamy AF, Abdel-Kawi SH, Rateb ME, El Naggar EMB, Liu M, Quinn RJ, Alhadrami HA, Abdelmohsen UR. Testicular Caspase-3 and β-Catenin Regulators Predicted via Comparative Metabolomics and Docking Studies. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10010031. [PMID: 31940785 PMCID: PMC7022381 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10010031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Many routes have been explored to search for effective, safe, and affordable alternatives to hazardous female contraceptives. Herbal extracts and their secondary metabolites are some of the interesting research areas to address this growing issue. This study aims to investigate the effects of ten different plant extracts on testicular spermatogenesis. The correlation between the chemical profile of these extracts and their in vivo effect on male reproductive system was evaluated using various techniques. Approximately 10% of LD50 of hydro-methanolic extracts were orally administrated to rats for 60 days. Semen parameters, sexual organ weights, and serum levels of male sex hormones in addition to testes histopathology, were evaluated. Moreover, metabolomic analysis using (LC-HRESIMS), multivariate analysis (PCA), immunohistochemistry (caspase-3 and β-catenin), and a docking study were performed. Results indicated that three plant extracts significantly decreased epididymal sperm density and motility. Moreover, their effects on testicular cells were also assured by histopathological evaluations. Metabolomic profiling of the bioactive plant extracts showed the presence of diverse phytochemicals, mostly oleanane saponins, phenolic diterpenes, and lupane triterpenes. A docking study on caspase-3 enzyme showed that oleanane saponins possessed the highest binding affinity. An immunohistochemistry assay on β-catenin and caspase-3 indicated that Albizzia lebbeck was the most active extract for decreasing immunoexpression of β-catenin, while Rosmarinus officinalis showed the highest activity for increasing immunoexpression of caspase-3. The spermatogenesis decreasing the activity of A. lebbeck, Anagallis arvensis, and R. officinalis can be mediated via up-regulation of caspase-3 and down-regulation of β-catenin existing in testis cells.
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- Mohammed S. Hifnawy
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11865, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, Beni-Suef 62513, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62513, Egypt; (H.M.H.); (M.E.R.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nahda University, Beni-Suef 62513, Egypt;
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- Department of Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11865, Egypt;
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- Department of Medical Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62513, Egypt;
- Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Nahda University, Beni-Suef 62513, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62513, Egypt; (H.M.H.); (M.E.R.)
- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK
- School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of West Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia; (M.L.); (R.J.Q.)
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia; (M.L.); (R.J.Q.)
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- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80402, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabi
- King Fahd Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80402, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (H.A.A.); (U.R.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Universities Zone, New Minia City 61111, Egypt
- Correspondence: (H.A.A.); (U.R.A.)
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Desai TH, Joshi SV. In silico evaluation of apoptogenic potential and toxicological profile of triterpenoids. Indian J Pharmacol 2019; 51:181-207. [PMID: 31391686 PMCID: PMC6644186 DOI: 10.4103/ijp.ijp_90_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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AIM: Caspases-3 and 8 are key mediators of intrinsic and extrinsic pathway of apoptosis, respectively. Triterpenoids of natural and synthetic origin reported as anticancer agents with apoptotic potential and hence may prove to be good candidates for in silico testing against caspases-3 and 8. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Various naturally-occurring and synthetic triterpenoids were subjected to activity prediction using PASS Online software, and among them, 67 compounds were selected for further processing. Protein structure of caspase-3 (3DEI) and caspase-8 (3KJQ) was obtained from the protein data bank and docked with selected triterpenoids using AutoDock Tools and AutoDock Vina. Toxicological profile was predicted based on clinical manifestations using PASS online software. RESULTS: The high docking score of -10.0, -9.9, -9.8, and -9.5 were shown by friedelin, tingenone, albiziasaponin A, and albiziasaponin C, respectively, for caspase-3, and -11.0, -9.6, -9.6, and -9.4 by β-boswellic acid, bryonolic acid, canophyllic acid, and CDDO, respectively, for caspase-8. Possible adverse events were predicted with varying degree of probability and major relevant effects were reported. Hydrostatic interactions along with formation of hydrogen bonds with specific amino acids in the binding pocket were identified with each triterpenoid. CONCLUSION: Lead molecules identified through this in silico study such as friedelin, tingenone, albiziasaponin, bryonolic acid, and canophyllic acid may be utilized for further in vitro/in vivo studies as apoptotic agents targeting caspases-3 and 8.
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He Y, Ni T, Liu Z, Ye Y, Sun H. Rapid annotation and structural characterization of saponins in the active fraction of Albizia julibrissin by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry based on accurate mass database. J Sep Sci 2019; 42:2922-2941. [PMID: 31298460 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201900421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The purified active fraction of Albizia julibrissin saponin was proved to be a promising adjuvant candidate for vaccine. In this study, a simple, convenient, and practical strategy was established for characterizing the saponins in this purified active fraction. The personal accurate mass database including chemical structure, molecular formula, and theoretical mass was first constructed by collecting 110 reported known saponins from genus Albizia species. The raw data was obtained by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry. The potential compounds were extracted from raw data, and matched with the accurate mass databases. A series of saponin compounds were predicted and their chemical structures were characterized by interpreting the tandem mass spectrometry data. A total of 29 saponins including 10 new compounds and 5 first found saponins from A. julibrissin were successfully characterized in this purified active fraction using this new strategy.
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- Yanfei He
- Laboratory of Natural Drug, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Natural Drug, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Veterinary Drug, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Natural Drug, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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Desai TH, Joshi SV. Anticancer activity of saponin isolated from Albizia lebbeck using various in vitro models. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 231:494-502. [PMID: 30408535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. (Family: Mimosaceae) is commonly known as Sirisha in Sanskrit. The leaves and pods of A. lebbeck were claimed to be used against cancer in traditional medicine. Previous studies using bark, leaves, seeds and pods of A. lebbeck showed cytotoxic activity against hepatic, colon, larynx, cervical and breast cancer cell lines. AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the anticancer activity of saponin rich fraction of Albizia lebbeck by using various in vitro models. MATERIALS AND METHODS Albiziasaponins (A-E) are oleanene triterpene presents in Albizia lebbeck were used for in silico studies. In silico testing of albiziasaponins for structure based pharmacological activity prediction using PASS Online software and docking with Autodock tool and Autodock Vina revels it's anticancer and apoptogenic potential. Antiproliferative activity of saponin rich fraction of A. lebbeck was performed using MCF-7 human breast cancer cells by MTT assay methods. Anti-angiogenic property of saponin rich fraction of A. lebbeck was evaluated in in vitro shell less chick embryo cultures with different concentrations (0.1 µg/ml, 0.5 µg/ml, and 1 µg/ml) by using ImageJ software. In vitro cultured lymphocytes chromosomal aberration assay was performed to determine the physical integrity of chromosomes in cells and effect of saponin rich fraction of A. lebbeck on cell cycle. Apoptogenic potential was evaluated using Caspases-3 and Caspase-8 ELISA assay in MCF-7 cells. RESULTS Result of MTT assay showed IC50 of saponin rich fraction of A. lebbeck at 1 μg/ml in MCF-7 cells. Treatment with saponin rich fraction of A. lebbeck significantly (p < 0.05) reduced angiogenic parameters. Significant chromosomal aberrations (hypodiploid, hyperdiploid, ring, premature separation, Dicentric fragments, Acentric fragment, chromatid break, and chromosomal gap) were observed in saponin rich fraction of A. lebbeck treated groups. Treatment with saponin rich fraction of A. lebbeck increased levels of Caspases-3 (optical density of 0.24 at 450 nm) and Caspase-8 (optical density of 0.31 at 450 nm) as compared to staurosporine (optical density of 2.47 and 2.65 for caspases-3 and -8 respectively at 450 nm). CONCLUSION In our study, saponin rich fraction of A. lebbeck showed antiproliferative, antiangiogenic and apoptogenic potential using various in-vitro models. It also found to increase chromosomal aberration and thereby may affect cell cycle.
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- Tanvi H Desai
- Maliba Pharmacy College, Bardoli, Surat, Gujarat, India.
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Viana EOR, Cruz MDFSJ, da Silva MJ, Pereira GM, da Silva BP, Tinoco LW, Parente JP. Structural characterization of a complex triterpenoid saponin from Albizia lebbeck and investigation of its permeability property and supramolecular interactions with membrane constituents. Carbohydr Res 2019; 471:105-114. [PMID: 30530094 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2018.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2018] [Revised: 11/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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As part of the ongoing efforts in discovering potentially bioactive natural products from medicinal plants, the present study was conducted to isolate a new complex triterpenoid saponin from the barks of Albizia lebbeck. It was isolated by using chromatographic methods and its structural elucidation was performed using detailed analyses of 1H and 13C NMR spectra including 2D-NMR (COSY, TOCSY, HSQC and HMBC) spectroscopic techniques, high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HRESIMS) analysis and chemical conversions. Its structure was established as 21-[[(2E,6S)-6-[6-deoxy-4-O-[(2E,6S)-6-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1-oxo-2,7-octadienyl]-[(β-d-glucopyranosyl)oxy]-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1-oxo-2,7-octadienyl]-[(β-d-glucopyranosyl)oxy]-2,6-dimethyl-1-oxo-2,7-octadienyl]oxy]-16-hydroxy-3-[[O-β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-O-α-l-arabinopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl]oxy]-(3β,16α,21β)-olean-12-en-28-oic acid O-α-l-arabinofuranosyl-(1 → 4)-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)]-O-6-deoxy-α-l-mannopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranosyl ester (1). Additionally, this study aimed to investigate the permeability property of 1, its activity on membrane integrity and supramolecular interactions with cellular constituents using in vitro experimental models.
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- Elaine O R Viana
- Laboratório de Química de Plantas Medicinais, Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, P.O. Box 68045, CEP 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química de Plantas Medicinais, Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, P.O. Box 68045, CEP 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química de Plantas Medicinais, Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, P.O. Box 68045, CEP 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química de Plantas Medicinais, Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, P.O. Box 68045, CEP 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química de Plantas Medicinais, Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, P.O. Box 68045, CEP 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório Multiusuário de Análises por Ressonância Magnética Nuclear, Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21941-902, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química de Plantas Medicinais, Instituto de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, P.O. Box 68045, CEP 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Noté OP, Ngo Mbing J, Kilhoffer MC, Pegnyemb DE, Lobstein A. Lebbeckoside C, a new triterpenoid saponin from the stem barks of Albizia lebbeck inhibits the growth of human glioblastoma cells. Nat Prod Res 2018; 33:2292-2299. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1440231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Olivier Placide Noté
- Faculté de Pharmacie, Pharmacognosie et Molécules Naturelles Bioactives, Laboratoire d’Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR 7200, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch Cedex, France
- Faculté de Sciences, Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie des Substances Naturelles, Département de Chimie Organique, Université de Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Faculté de Sciences, Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie des Substances Naturelles, Département de Chimie Organique, Université de Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Faculté de Pharmacie, Chimie-Biologie Intégrative, Laboratoire d’Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR 7200, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Faculté de Sciences, Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie des Substances Naturelles, Département de Chimie Organique, Université de Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Faculté de Pharmacie, Pharmacognosie et Molécules Naturelles Bioactives, Laboratoire d’Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR 7200, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch Cedex, France
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Noté OP, Azouaou SA, Simo L, Antheaume C, Guillaume D, Pegnyemb DE, Muller CD, Lobstein A. Phenotype-specific apoptosis induced by three new triterpenoid saponins from Albizia glaberrima (Schumach. & Thonn.) Benth. Fitoterapia 2016; 109:80-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2015.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Noté OP, Jihu D, Antheaume C, Zeniou M, Pegnyemb DE, Guillaume D, Chneiwess H, Kilhoffer MC, Lobstein A. Triterpenoid saponins from Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth and their inhibitory effect on the survival of high grade human brain tumor cells. Carbohydr Res 2015; 404:26-33. [PMID: 25662738 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Revised: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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As part of our search of new bioactive triterpenoid saponins from Cameroonian Mimosaceae plants, phytochemical investigation of the roots of Albizia lebbeck led to the isolation of two new oleanane-type saponins, named lebbeckosides A-B (1-2). Their structures were established on the basis of extensive 1D and 2D NMR ((1)H, (13)C NMR, DEPT, COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, HSQC, and HMBC) and HRESIMS studies, and by chemical evidence. Compounds 1-2 were evaluated for their inhibitory effect on the metabolism of high grade human brain tumor cells, the human glioblastoma U-87 MG cell lines and the glioblastoma stem-like TG1 cells isolated from a patient tumor, and known to be particularly resistant to standard therapies. The isolated saponins showed significant cytotoxic activity against U-87 MG and TG1 cancer cells with IC50 values of 3.46 μM and 1.36 μM for 1, and 2.10 μM and 2.24 μM for 2, respectively.
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- Olivier Placide Noté
- Pharmacognosie et Molécules Naturelles Bioactives, Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR 7200, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch Cedex, France; Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie des Substances Naturelles, Département de Chimie Organique, Faculté de Sciences, Université de Yaoundé, BP 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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- Chimie-Biologie Intégrative, Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR 7200, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Service Commun d'Analyse, UMR 7200, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Chimie-Biologie Intégrative, Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR 7200, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie des Substances Naturelles, Département de Chimie Organique, Faculté de Sciences, Université de Yaoundé, BP 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- UFR Médecine-Pharmacie, CNRS-UMR7312, 51 rue Cognacq Jay, 51100 Reims, France
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- Neuroscience Paris Seine, IBPS, CNRS-UMR 8246, Inserm U1130, UPMC, 7 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France
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- Chimie-Biologie Intégrative, Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR 7200, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Pharmacognosie et Molécules Naturelles Bioactives, Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR 7200, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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Influence of Albizia lebbeck Saponin and Its Fractions on In Vitro Gas Production Kinetics, Rumen Methanogenesis, and Rumen Fermentation Characteristics. ISRN VETERINARY SCIENCE 2014; 2014:498218. [PMID: 24977047 PMCID: PMC4060550 DOI: 10.1155/2014/498218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of crude seed powder (CSP) and gross saponins extract (GSE) of seeds of Albizia lebbeck on antimicrobial activity by taking two Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus), two Gram-negative (Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhi) bacteria, and two fungi species (Aspergillus niger and Candida butyric) were taken at 25, 50, 100, 250, and 500 µg levels using agar well diffusion method. Zone of inhibition was increased with increasing of concentration of CSP and saponins which indicates that Gram-negative bacteria (E. coli), Gram-positive bacteria (B. cereus), and A. niger were significantly susceptible to inhibition. Another experiment was conducted to study the effect of GSE and saponins fraction A and B of A. lebbeck supplementation at 6% on DM basis on methane production and other rumen fermentation parameters using in vitro gas production test, by taking three different type diets, that is, high fiber diet (D1, 60R : 40C), medium fiber diet (D2, 50R : 50C), and low fiber diet (D3, 40R : 60C). Significant (P ≤ 0.05) increase was seen in IVDMD, methane production; however ammonia nitrogen concentration decreased as compared to control. The methane production was reduced in a range between 12 and 49% by saponin supplemented diets except in case of GSE in D2. Sap A showed the highest methane reduction per 200 mg of truly digested substrate (TDS) than other treatment groups. Results in relation with quantification of methanogens and protozoa by qPCR indicated the decreasing trend with saponins of A. lebbek in comparison with control except total methanogen quantified using mcr-A based primer.
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Yadav SS, Galib, Patgiri B, Prajapati PK. Clinical efficacy of two different samples of Shirishavaleha in Tamaka Shwasa (Bronchial Asthma). Ayu 2013; 33:255-60. [PMID: 23559799 PMCID: PMC3611652 DOI: 10.4103/0974-8520.105247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Incidences of Bronchial Asthma have been raised in recent decades due to increased industrialization and pollution. This miserable condition can be compared with Tamaka Shwasa in Ayurveda. Modern synthetic drugs will provide instant relief in these cases, but are tend to develop a number of adverse drug reactions. Knowing this, the current suffering population is looking towards few remedies from other systems of medicines, that are comparatively safe and provide better relief. Shirisha [Albizzia lebbeck Benth] is a drug with multi-dimensional activities emphasized in Ayurveda for different disease conditions. Considering this, two types of Shirishavaleha (confection of Shirisha) were prepared by Kwatha (decoction) of Twak (bark) and Sara (heartwood) of Shirisha to evaluate its comparative efficacy in Tamaka Shwasa (bronchial asthma). The results were assessed in terms of clinical recovery, symptomatic relief and pulmonary function improvement. A significant increase in Hb and considerable decrease in total eosinophil count, AEC and ESR were observed. The study revealed that Shirishavaleha can be used as an effective drug in bronchial asthma.
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- Shyamlal Singh Yadav
- Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
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Bobby MDN, Wesely EG, Johnson M. High performance thin layer chromatography profile studies on the alkaloids of Albizia lebbeck. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s2221-1691(12)60119-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Natural products from ethnodirected studies: revisiting the ethnobiology of the zombie poison. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2011; 2012:202508. [PMID: 21977054 PMCID: PMC3184504 DOI: 10.1155/2012/202508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 08/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wade Davis's study of Haitian “zombification” in the 1980s was a landmark in ethnobiological research. His research was an attempt to trace the origins of reports of “undead” Haitians, focusing on the preparation of the zombification poison. Starting with this influential ethnopharmacological research, this study examines advances in the pharmacology of natural products, focusing especially on those of animal-derived products. Ethnopharmacological, pharmacological, and chemical aspects are considered. We also update information on the animal species that reportedly constitute the zombie poison. Several components of the zombie powder are not unique to Haiti and are used as remedies in traditional medicine worldwide. This paper emphasizes the medicinal potential of products from zootherapy. These biological products are promising sources for the development of new drugs.
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Albizia lebbeck suppresses histamine signaling by the inhibition of histamine H1 receptor and histidine decarboxylase gene transcriptions. Int Immunopharmacol 2011; 11:1766-72. [PMID: 21782040 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2011] [Revised: 06/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Histamine plays major roles in allergic diseases and its action is mediated mainly by histamine H(1) receptor (H1R). We have demonstrated that histamine signaling-related H1R and histidine decarboxylase (HDC) genes are allergic diseases sensitive genes and their expression level affects severity of the allergic symptoms. Therefore, compounds that suppress histamine signaling should be promising candidates as anti-allergic drugs. Here, we investigated the effect of the extract from the bark of Albizia lebbeck (AL), one of the ingredients of Ayruvedic medicines, on H1R and HDC gene expression using toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) sensitized allergy model rats and HeLa cells expressing endogenous H1R. Administration of the AL extract significantly decreased the numbers of sneezing and nasal rubbing. Pretreatment with the AL extract suppressed TDI-induced H1R and HDC mRNA elevations as well as [(3)H]mepyramine binding, HDC activity, and histamine content in the nasal mucosa. AL extract also suppressed TDI-induced up-regulation of IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 mRNA. In HeLa cells, AL extract suppressed phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate- or histamine-induced up-regulation of H1R mRNA. Our data suggest that AL alleviated nasal symptoms by inhibiting histamine signaling in TDI-sensitized rats through suppression of H1R and HDC gene transcriptions. Suppression of Th2-cytokine signaling by AL also suggests that it could affect the histamine-cytokine network.
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Lam SK, Ng TB. First report of an anti-tumor, anti-fungal, anti-yeast and anti-bacterial hemolysin from Albizia lebbeck seeds. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2011; 18:601-608. [PMID: 20850957 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2010] [Revised: 06/11/2010] [Accepted: 08/11/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A monomeric 5.5-kDa protein with hemolytic activity toward rabbit erythrocytes was isolated from seeds of Albizia lebbeck by using a protocol that involved ion-exchange chromatography on Q-Sepharose and SP-Sepharose, hydrophobic interaction chromatography on Phenyl-Sepharose, and gel filtration on Superdex 75. It was unadsorbed on both Q-Sepharose and SP-Sepharose, but adsorbed on Phenyl-Sepharose. Its hemolytic activity was fully preserved in the pH range 0-14 and in the temperature range 0-100 °C, and unaffected in the presence of a variety of metal ions and carbohydrates. The hemolysin reduced viability of murine splenocytes and inhibited proliferation of MCF-7 breast cancer cells and HepG2 hepatoma cells with an IC₅₀ of 0.21, 0.97, and 1.37 μM, respectively. It impeded mycelial growth in the fungi Rhizoctonia solani with an IC₅₀ of 39 μM but there was no effect on a variety of other filamentous fungi, including Fusarium oxysporum, Helminthosporium maydis, Valsa mali and Mycosphaerella arachidicola. Lebbeckalysin inhibited growth of Escherichia coli with an IC₅₀ of 0.52 μM.
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- Sze Kwan Lam
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
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Cheng ZQ, Yang D, Ma QY, Yi XH, Zhang NL, Zhou J, Zhao YX. Triterpenoid Saponins from Albizia mollis. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2011. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2011.32.4.1403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Venkatesh P, Mukherjee PK, Kumar NS, Bandyopadhyay A, Fukui H, Mizuguchi H, Islam N. Anti-allergic activity of standardized extract of Albizia lebbeck with reference to catechin as a phytomarker. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2010; 32:272-6. [PMID: 20109037 DOI: 10.3109/08923970903305481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The major groups of phytonutrients found in plants include polyphenols, flavonoids, terpenes, amines, etc., all of which are observed to have potential anti-allergic activity. In this study, we evaluated the anti-allergic activity of the standardized extract of Albizia lebbeck with respect to the catechin, a polyphenolic phytomarker. MATERIAL AND METHODS The percentage of catechin in the ethanolic extract was found to be 14.72 mg/g. We administered Albizia lebbeck (50-300 mg/kg) and 50 mg/kg of catechin to mice to evaluate the mast cell stabilization and estimation of histamine elevation in the plasma. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Results support the conclusion that Albizia lebbeck at different concentrations has got potent mast cell stabilizing property and the IC(50) value of Albizia lebbeck was found to be 85 microg/ml. This inhibitory potential of catechin from Albizia lebbeck is perhaps due to modulation of two important effector's functions, histamine release and cytokine expression of antigen -IgE activated mast cells.
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- Pichairajan Venkatesh
- School of Natural Product Studies, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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Miyase T, Melek FR, Ghaly NS, Warashina T, El-Kady M, Nabil M. Echinocystic acid 3,16-O-bisglycosides from Albizia procera. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2010; 71:1375-1380. [PMID: 20621796 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2010] [Revised: 04/15/2010] [Accepted: 05/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Three triterpene glycosides and two known ones were isolated from the bark of Albizia procera by using chromatographic techniques. The structures of the compounds were determined to be 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl echinocystic acid 16-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-->6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl echinocystic acid 16-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-->6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl echinocystic acid 16-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside. Their structures were determined by NMR techniques including HOHAHA, (1)H-(1)H COSY, ROE, HMQC and HMBC experiments together with FABMS as well as acid hydrolysis. To the best of our knowledge, the new compounds are considered the first examples of echinocystic acid 3,16-O-bisglycosides. In contrast to other cytotoxic echinocystic acid glycosides with N-acetyl glucosamine unit, the new glycosides were found inactive when assayed by MTT method for their cytotoxicities against the human tumor cell lines HEPG2, A549, HT29 and MCF7. The results showed the importance of the free hydroxyl group at the aglycone C-16 for exhibiting cytotoxic properties.
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- Toshio Miyase
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Magadula JJ, Erasto P. Bioactive natural products derived from the East African flora. Nat Prod Rep 2009; 26:1535-54. [PMID: 19936385 DOI: 10.1039/b906089h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review describes bioactive natural products isolated from East African medicinal plants. It includes 211 bioactive compounds from 41 plant species, and cites 116 references.
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- Joseph J Magadula
- Institute of Traditional Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Babu NP, Pandikumar P, Ignacimuthu S. Anti-inflammatory activity of Albizia lebbeck Benth., an ethnomedicinal plant, in acute and chronic animal models of inflammation. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2009; 125:356-360. [PMID: 19643557 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.02.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2007] [Revised: 01/26/2009] [Accepted: 02/23/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY Albizia lebbeck Benth. is used both in Indian traditional system and folk medicine to treat several inflammatory pathologies such as asthma, arthritis and burns. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the scientific basis of anti-inflammatory activity of different organic solvent extracts of Albizia lebbeck. MATERIALS AND METHODS The anti-inflammatory activity of Albizia lebbeck was studied using the carrageenan, dextran, cotton pellet and Freund's complete adjuvant induced rat models. The extracts obtained using petroleum ether, chloroform and ethanol were administered at the concentrations of 100, 200 and 400mg/kg body weight. RESULTS The petroleum ether and ethanol extracts at 400mg/kg, showed maximum inhibition of inflammation induced by carrageenan (petroleum ether-48.6%; ethanol-59.57%), dextran (petroleum ether-45.99%; ethanol-52.93%), cotton pellet (petroleum ether-34.46%; ethanol-53.57%) and Freund's adjuvant (petroleum ether-64.97%; ethanol-68.57%). CONCLUSION The marked inhibitory effect on paw edema shows that Albizia lebbeck possesses remarkable anti-inflammatory activity, supporting the folkloric usage of the plant to treat various inflammatory diseases.
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- N Prakash Babu
- Division of Ethnopharmacology, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India
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Liu R, Ma S, Yu S, Pei Y, Zhang S, Chen X, Zhang J. Cytotoxic oleanane triterpene saponins from Albizia chinensis. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2009; 72:632-9. [PMID: 19256478 DOI: 10.1021/np800576s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Three new oleanane-type triterpene saponins, albizosides A-C (1-3), were isolated from the stem bark of Albizia chinensis. Their structures were established by 1D and 2D NMR experiments and chemical methods. Compounds 1-3 showed cytotoxic activity against a small panel of human tumor cell lines as well as hemolytic activity against rabbit erythrocytes.
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- Rui Liu
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Huang HC, Liaw CC, Zhang LJ, Ho HU, Kuo LMY, Shen YC, Kuo YH. Triterpenoidal saponins from Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2008; 69:1597-1603. [PMID: 18329675 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2007] [Revised: 07/18/2007] [Accepted: 01/16/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Oleanane-type triterpenoidal saponins, hydrocosisaponins A-F (1-6), along with a known saponin, hydrocotyloside VII (7), were isolated from Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides. Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic analyses including NMR spectroscopic techniques ((13)C, (1)H, COSY, HMQC, HMBC, TOCSY and NOESY). Biological evaluation established that saponins possessing four sugar units (three d-glucoses and one l-arabinose) (4-7) exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against KB, Daoy and WiDr human tumor cell lines.
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- Hui-Chi Huang
- National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Shih-Pai, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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A new oleanane-type saponin lactone was isolated from the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Astragalus corniculatus Bieb. The structure of the saponin was elucidated as 19-hydroxyolean-12-ene-28, 21beta-olide 3beta-D-xylopyranoside (1) by chemical and spectral methods.
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- Ilina Krasteva
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria.
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Kim JH, Kim SY, Lee SY, Jang CG. Antidepressant-like effects of Albizzia julibrissin in mice: Involvement of the 5-HT1A receptor system. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2007; 87:41-7. [PMID: 17477962 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2006] [Revised: 03/10/2007] [Accepted: 03/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to investigate the antidepressant-like effects of the methylene chloride fraction of Albizzia julibrissin (MCAJ) using a tail suspension test in mice. MCAJ was orally administered at 50, 100, or 200 mg/kg to mice, 1 h before the tail suspension test. Acute treatment with MCAJ at 200 mg/kg significantly reduced the immobility time compared with the control group, and thus showed an antidepressant-like effect. This effect was comparable to that of imipramine at 10 mg/kg. This antidepressant-like effect was reversed by treatment with WAY-100635 (a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist) or pindolol (a 5-HT1A/1B receptor antagonist). However, the antidepressant effect of MCAJ was not effected by treatment with GR55562 (a 5-HT1B receptor antagonist) or ketanserin (a 5-HT2A receptor antagonist). Therefore, our findings suggest that MCAJ exerts its antidepressant-like effect via the 5-HT1A receptor system.
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- Ji-Hyun Kim
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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Vincken JP, Heng L, de Groot A, Gruppen H. Saponins, classification and occurrence in the plant kingdom. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2007; 68:275-97. [PMID: 17141815 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 389] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2005] [Revised: 09/23/2006] [Accepted: 10/10/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Saponins are a structurally diverse class of compounds occurring in many plant species, which are characterized by a skeleton derived of the 30-carbon precursor oxidosqualene to which glycosyl residues are attached. Traditionally, they are subdivided into triterpenoid and steroid glycosides, or into triterpenoid, spirostanol, and furostanol saponins. In this study, the structures of saponins are reviewed and classified based on their carbon skeletons, the formation of which follows the main pathways for the biosynthesis of triterpenes and steroids. In this way, 11 main classes of saponins were distinguished: dammaranes, tirucallanes, lupanes, hopanes, oleananes, taraxasteranes, ursanes, cycloartanes, lanostanes, cucurbitanes, and steroids. The dammaranes, lupanes, hopanes, oleananes, ursanes, and steroids are further divided into 16 subclasses, because their carbon skeletons are subjected to fragmentation, homologation, and degradation reactions. With this systematic classification, the relationship between the type of skeleton and the plant origin was investigated. Up to five main classes of skeletons could exist within one plant order, but the distribution of skeletons in the plant kingdom did not seem to be order- or subclass-specific. The oleanane skeleton was the most common skeleton and is present in most orders of the plant kingdom. For oleanane type saponins, the kind of substituents (e.g. -OH, =O, monosaccharide residues, etc.) and their position of attachment to the skeleton were reviewed. Carbohydrate chains of 18 monosaccharide residues can be attached to the oleanane skeleton, most commonly at the C3 and/or C17 atom. The kind and positions of the substituents did not seem to be plant order-specific.
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- Jean-Paul Vincken
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Gupta RS, Chaudhary R, Yadav RK, Verma SK, Dobhal MP. Effect of Saponins of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth bark on the reproductive system of male albino rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2005; 96:31-36. [PMID: 15588647 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2003] [Revised: 06/01/2004] [Accepted: 07/09/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Oral administration of saponins isolated from Albizia lebbeck bark at the dose level of 50 mg/kg/b.w. per day for 60 days to male rats brought about a significant decrease in the weights of testes, epididymides, seminal vesicle and ventral prostate. The production of round spermatid was reduced by 73.04% in Albizia lebbeck treated rats. The population of preleptotene spermatocytes and spermatogonia were reduced by 65.07% and 47.48% and secondary spermatocytes by 73.41%, respectively. Cross sectional surface area of Sertoli cells as well as the cell counts were found to be depleted significantly. Leydig cell nuclear area and number of mature Leydig cells were decreased by 57.47% and 54.42%, respectively. Sperm motility as well as sperm density were reduced significantly. Albizia lebbeck reduced the fertility of male rats by 100%. There were no significant changes in RBC and WBC count, haemoglobin, haematocrit and glucose in the blood and cholesterol, protein, triglyceride and phospholipid in the serum. The protein, glycogen and cholesterol contents of the testes, fructose in the seminal vesicle and protein in epididymides were significantly decreased. Histoarchitecture of the testes showed vacuolization at primary spermatocytes stage. Highly reduced seminiferous tubular diameter and increased intertubular space were also observed when compared to controls.
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- R S Gupta
- Reproduction Physiology Section, Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India.
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Chintawar SD, Somani RS, Kasture VS, Kasture SB. Nootropic activity of Albizzia lebbeck in mice. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2002; 81:299-305. [PMID: 12127229 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(02)00140-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The effect of saponin containing n-butanolic fraction (BF) extracted from dried leaves of Albizzia lebbeck on learning and memory was studied in albino mice using passive shock avoidance paradigm and the elevated plus maze. Significant improvement was observed in the retention ability of the normal and amnesic mice as compared to their respective controls. We have also studied the effects of BF on the behavior influenced by serotonin (5-HT), noradrenaline and dopamine. The brain levels of serotonin, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and dopamine were also estimated to correlate the behavior with neurotransmitter levels. The brain concentrations of GABA and dopamine were decreased, whereas the 5-HT level was increased. The data indicate the involvement of monoamine neurotransmitters in the nootropic action of BF of A. lebbeck.
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- S D Chintawar
- Department of Pharmacology, M.V.P. Samaj's College of Pharmacy, Nashik 422 002, Maharashtra, India
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Une HD, Sarveiya VP, Pal SC, Kasture VS, Kasture SB. Nootropic and anxiolytic activity of saponins of Albizzia lebbeck leaves. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2001; 69:439-44. [PMID: 11509202 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-3057(01)00516-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The effect of saponin containing, n-butanolic fraction (BF), extracted from dried leaves of Albizzia lebbeck, was studied on cognitive behavior and anxiety in albino mice. The elevated plus maze was used for assessment of both nootropic and anxiolytic activity. The nootropic activity was evaluated by recording the effect of BF (0, 10, 25, and 50 mg/kg) on the transfer latency, whereas anxiolytic activity was assessed by studying its effect on the duration of occupancy in the closed arm. Results showed significant improvement in the retention ability of the normal and amnesic mice as compared to their respective controls. Animals treated with BF (25 mg/kg) spent more time in the open arm in a dose-dependent manner. The BF was without any significant effect on motor coordination. However, it significantly inhibited passivity and hypothermia induced by baclofen (10 mg/kg), a GABA(B) agonist. The data emanated in the present study suggests involvement of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the nootropic and anxiolytic activity of saponins obtained from A. lebbeck.
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- H D Une
- Department of Pharmacology, MVP Samaj's College of Pharmacy, Nashik 422 002, Maharashtra State, India
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Tezuka Y, Honda K, Banskota AH, Thet MM, Kadota S. Kinmoonosides A-C, three new cytotoxic saponins from the fruits of Acacia concinna, a medicinal plant collected in myanmar. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2000; 63:1658-1664. [PMID: 11141109 DOI: 10.1021/np000347f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Three genuine saponins, named kinmoonosides A-C (1-3), have been isolated, together with a new monoterpenoid (4), from a methanolic extract of the fruits of Acacia concinna. The structures of kinmoonosides A-C were elucidated on the basis of spectral analysis as 3-O-¿alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1-->6)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2) ]-b eta-D-glucopyranosyl¿-21-O-¿(6R, 2E)-2-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-6-O-[4-O-(2'E)-6'-hydroxyl-2'-hydroxymet hyl-6'-methyl-2',7'-octadienoyl-beta-D-quinovopyranosyl]-2, 7-octadienoyl¿acacic acid 28-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->4)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->3)]-a lpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (1); 3-O-¿alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1-->6)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2) ]-b eta-D-glucopyranosyl¿-21-O-¿(6S, 2E)-2-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-6-O-[4-O-(2'E)-6'-hydroxyl-2'-hydroxymet hyl-6'-methyl-2',7'-octadienoyl-beta-D-quinobopyranosyl]-2, 7-octadienoyl¿acacic acid 28-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->4)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->3)]-a lpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (2); and 3-O-¿alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1-->6)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2) ]-b eta-D-glucopyranosyl¿-21-O-[(2E)-6-hydroxyl-2-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl- 2,7-octadienoyl]acacic acid 28-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->4)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->3)]-a lpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (3), respectively. The new monoterpenoid 4 was determined as 4-O-[(2E)-6-hydroxyl-2-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-2, 7-octadienoyl]-D-quinovopyranose. Compounds 1-3 showed significant cytotoxicity against human HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells.
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- Y Tezuka
- Institute of Natural Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Debella A, Haslinger E, Schmid MG, Bucar F, Michl G, Abebe D, Kunert O. Triterpenoid saponins and sapogenin lactones from Albizia gummifera. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2000; 53:885-892. [PMID: 10820798 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00464-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The structures of two new monodesmosidic and bisdesmosidic triterpenoid saponins (1 and 2) and the known compound delta 5-stigmasterol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (3) as well as two new oleanane type triterpene lactone glycosides 4, 5 and a new sapogenin lactone 6 isolated from the stem bark of Albizia gummifera C.A. Smith (Mimosaceae) have been elucidated as 3-O-¿beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-[alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1-->6) ]-beta-D- glucopyranosyl¿-oleanolic acid (1), beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl 3-O-¿beta-D-glucopyra-nosyl(1-->2)-[alpha-L-arabinopyrano syl(1-->6)]-beta-D- glucopyranosyl¿-oleanolate (2), 3 beta-¿O-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-[O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1-->6 )] beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy¿-machaerinic acid gamma-lactone (4), 3 beta-O-beta-D-glucopyranosiduronic acid (1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy]-machaerinic acid gamma-lactone (5), and A-homo-3a-oxa-5 beta-olean-12-en-3-one-28-oic acid (6), respectively. The complete assignment of the 1H and 13C resonances of 1, 2, 4 and 6 and of the peracetate of 5 were achieved by means of 2D-NMR studies.
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- A Debella
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Universität Graz, Austria
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Mahato SB, Garai S. Triterpenoid saponins. FORTSCHRITTE DER CHEMIE ORGANISCHER NATURSTOFFE = PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC NATURAL PRODUCTS. PROGRES DANS LA CHIMIE DES SUBSTANCES ORGANIQUES NATURELLES 1998; 74:1-196. [PMID: 9597941 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6496-9_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- S B Mahato
- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Calcutta, India
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