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Singh S, Govekar A, Mazumdar D, Dhimmar A, Sahastrabudhe H, Gajjar A, Kumar P, Tothadi S, Dodiya PJ, Shinde UP, Mohanty AK, Shinde PB, Rathod MR. Glaucarubinone from Simarouba glauca DC. as a potential biocontrol agent for mosquito vector management. Nat Prod Res 2024:1-8. [PMID: 38940013 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2371569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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The study explored Simarouba glauca DC. for mosquito larvicidal potential by performing bioactivity-guided chemical investigation of its root extract resulting in isolation of the known bioactive metabolite glaucarubinone (1). Mosquito larvicidal activity of glaucarubinone (1) against the three vector species viz. Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus was determined using a modified WHO 2005 protocol. It was observed that Culex quinquefasciatus larvae were the most susceptible species with LC50 13.88 ppm and LC90 70.01 ppm followed by Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi at 24 h of exposure. The mode of action as observed microscopically is the lysis of midgut and thorax cells of the third instar larvae. The crystal structure of the glaucarubinone (1) is reported for the first time using X-ray crystallography. This phytochemical product has the potential to act as a green alternative to existing chemical-based insecticides for integrated vector management.
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- Sanju Singh
- Natural Products & Green Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Gujarat, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Field Unit, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Panaji, Goa, India
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- Field Unit, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Panaji, Goa, India
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- Natural Products & Green Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Gujarat, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Natural Products & Green Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Gujarat, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Natural Products & Green Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Gujarat, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Natural Products & Green Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Gujarat, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Analytical and Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
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- Division of Plant Omics, CSIR- Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
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- Gyanmanjari Pharmacy College, Gyanmanjari Group of Colleges, Bhavnagar, India
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- Natural Products & Green Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Gujarat, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Natural Products & Green Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Gujarat, India
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Nath S, VanSlambrouck JT, Yao JW, Gullapalli A, Razi F, Lu Y. DNA barcoding of terrestrial invasive plant species in Southwest Michigan. PLANT DIRECT 2024; 8:e615. [PMID: 38895104 PMCID: PMC11185875 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Because of the detrimental effects of terrestrial invasive plant species (TIPS) on native species, ecosystems, public health, and the economy, many countries have been actively looking for strategies to prevent the introduction and minimize the spread of TIPS. Fast and accurate detection of TIPS is essential to achieving these goals. Conventionally, invasive species monitoring has relied on morphological attributes. Recently, DNA-based species identification (i.e., DNA barcoding) has become more attractive. To investigate whether DNA barcoding can aid in the detection and management of TIPS, we visited multiple nature areas in Southwest Michigan and collected a small piece of leaf tissue from 91 representative terrestrial plant species, most of which are invasive. We extracted DNA from the leaf samples, amplified four genomic loci (ITS, rbcL, matK, and trnH-psbA) with PCR, and then purified and sequenced the PCR products. After careful examination of the sequencing data, we were able to identify reliable DNA barcode regions for most species and had an average PCR-and-sequencing success rate of 87.9%. We found that the species discrimination rate of a DNA barcode region is inversely related to the ease of PCR amplification and sequencing. Compared with rbcL and matK, ITS and trnH-psbA have better species discrimination rates (80.6% and 63.2%, respectively). When ITS and trnH-psbA are simultaneously used, the species discrimination rate increases to 97.1%. The high species/genus/family discrimination rates of DNA barcoding indicate that DNA barcoding can be successfully employed in TIPS identification. Further increases in the number of DNA barcode regions show little or no additional increases in the species discrimination rate, suggesting that dual-barcode approaches (e.g., ITS + trnH-psbA) might be the efficient and cost-effective method in DNA-based TIPS identification. Close inspection of nucleotide sequences at the four DNA barcode regions among related species demonstrates that DNA barcoding is especially useful in identifying TIPS that are morphologically similar to other species.
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- Sneha Nath
- Department of Biological SciencesWestern Michigan UniversityKalamazooMichiganUSA
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- Kalamazoo Area Math and Science CenterKalamazooMichiganUSA
- Portage Central High SchoolPortageMichiganUSA
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- Kalamazoo Area Math and Science CenterKalamazooMichiganUSA
- Portage Northern High SchoolPortageMichiganUSA
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- Kalamazoo Area Math and Science CenterKalamazooMichiganUSA
- Portage Central High SchoolPortageMichiganUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesWestern Michigan UniversityKalamazooMichiganUSA
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Shettar PS, Hiremath MB. GC-MS analysis and anti-oxidant activity of bioactive compounds of Simarouba glauca leaf extracts. Nat Prod Res 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38651517 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2344737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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The aim of this study is to analyse the phytochemical composition, anti-oxidant activity, FT-IR and GC-MS analysis of Simarouba glauca leaf extracts. The chloroform extract exhibited highest T.P.C. (139.82 ± 0.06 mg/g GAE) and highest T.F.C. (41.95 ± 0.50 mg/g QE). The GC-MS analysis confirmed the presence of ten compounds in acetone extract and twenty-two compounds in methanol extract. The GC-MS analysis of acetone fraction showed the major peaks such as Glycerine (13.20%), 1,1,1-trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol (8.92%), Cyclohexanol,2-methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)- (6.09%), Tetradecane, 2,6,10-trimethyl (7.68%) and Phytol (7.53%). Some of these compounds exhibit anti-oxidant activities. GC-MS analysis of methanol fraction exhibited the presence of following compounds: Undecane (8.52%), 2,3-Trimethylene-4-pyrone (1.79%), cis-Sinapyl alcohol (2.33%) and Umckalin (1.19%). The acetone and methanol fractions exhibited higher percentage of inhibition in DPPH assay. The overall results of this study indicate that the acetone and methanol fractions have been demonstrated to be efficacious against various diseases.
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- Priyadarshini S Shettar
- Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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Viana Dos Santos MB, Braga de Oliveira A, Veras Mourão RH. Brazilian plants with antimalarial activity: A review of the period from 2011 to 2022. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 322:117595. [PMID: 38122914 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Malaria continues to be a serious global public health problem in subtropical and tropical countries of the world. The main drugs used in the treatment of human malaria, quinine and artemisinin, are isolates of medicinal plants, making the use of plants a widespread practice in countries where malaria is endemic. Over the years, due to the increased resistance of the parasite to chloroquine and artemisinin in certain regions, new strategies for combating malaria have been employed, including research with medicinal plants. AIM This review focuses on the scientific production regarding medicinal plants from Brazil whose antimalarial activity was evaluated during the period from 2011 to 2022. 2. METHODOLOGY For this review, four electronic databases were selected for research: Pubmed, ScienceDirect, Scielo and Periódicos CAPES. Searches were made for full texts published in the form of scientific articles written in Portuguese or English and in a digital format. In addition, prospects for new treatments as well as future research that encourages the search for natural products and antimalarial derivatives are also presented. RESULTS A total of 61 publications were encountered, which cited 36 botanical families and 92 species using different Plasmodium strains in in vitro and in vivo assays. The botanical families with the most expressive number of species found were Rubiaceae, Apocynaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae (14, 14, 9 and 6 species, respectively), and the most frequently cited species were of the genera Psychotria L. (8) and Aspidosperma Mart. (12), which belong to the families Rubiaceae and Apocynaceae. Altogether, 75 compounds were identified or isolated from 28 different species, 31 of which are alkaloids. In addition, the extracts of the analyzed species, including the isolated compounds, showed a significant reduction of parasitemia in P. falciparum and P. berghei, especially in the clones W2 CQ-R (in vitro) and ANKA (in vivo), respectively. The Brazilian regions with the highest number of species analyzed were those of the north, especially the states of Pará and Amazonas, and the southeast, especially the state of Minas Gerais. CONCLUSION Although many plant species with antimalarial potential have been identified in Brazil, studies of new antimalarial molecules are slow and have not evolved to the production of a phytotherapeutic medicine. Given this, investigations of plants of traditional use and biotechnological approaches are necessary for the discovery of natural antimalarial products that contribute to the treatment of the disease in the country and in other endemic regions.
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- Maria Beatriz Viana Dos Santos
- Laboratório de Bioprospecção e Biologia Experimental - LabBBEx, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Rua Vera Paz, s/n, Salé, 68035-110, Santarém, PA, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação Doutorado em Rede de Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia - BIONORTE/Polo Pará. Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, 66075-110, Belém, PA, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Bioprospecção e Biologia Experimental - LabBBEx, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Rua Vera Paz, s/n, Salé, 68035-110, Santarém, PA, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação Doutorado em Rede de Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia - BIONORTE/Polo Pará. Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, 66075-110, Belém, PA, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas - PPGCF, Faculdade de Farmácia, Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Bioprospecção e Biologia Experimental - LabBBEx, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Rua Vera Paz, s/n, Salé, 68035-110, Santarém, PA, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação Doutorado em Rede de Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia - BIONORTE/Polo Pará. Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, 66075-110, Belém, PA, Brazil
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Han JL, Lv TM, Song SJ, Huang XX. β-carboline alkaloids in Picrasma quassioides and their chemotaxonomic significance. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2023.104614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Chuang L, Liu S, Franke J. Post-Cyclization Skeletal Rearrangements in Plant Triterpenoid Biosynthesis by a Pair of Branchpoint Isomerases. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:5083-5091. [PMID: 36821810 PMCID: PMC9999417 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Triterpenoids possess potent biological activities, but their polycyclic skeletons are challenging to synthesize. The skeletal diversity of triterpenoids in plants is generated by oxidosqualene cyclases based on epoxide-triggered cationic rearrangement cascades. Normally, triterpenoid skeletons then remain unaltered during subsequent tailoring steps. In contrast, the highly modified triterpenoids found in Sapindales plants imply the existence of post-cyclization skeletal rearrangement enzymes that have not yet been found. We report here a biosynthetic pathway in Sapindales plants for the modification of already cyclized tirucallane triterpenoids, controlling the pathway bifurcation between different plant triterpenoid classes. Using a combination of bioinformatics, heterologous expression in plants and chemical analyses, we identified a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase and two isomerases which harness the epoxidation-rearrangement biosynthetic logic of triterpene cyclizations for modifying the tirucallane scaffold. The two isomerases share the same epoxide substrate made by the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase CYP88A154, but generate two different rearrangement products, one containing a cyclopropane ring. Our findings reveal a process for skeletal rearrangements of triterpenoids in nature that expands their scaffold diversity after the initial cyclization. In addition, the enzymes described here are crucial for the biotechnological production of limonoid, quassinoid, apoprotolimonoid, and glabretane triterpenoids.
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- Ling Chuang
- Centre of Biomolecular Drug Research, Leibniz University Hannover, Schneiderberg 38, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Centre of Biomolecular Drug Research, Leibniz University Hannover, Schneiderberg 38, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Centre of Biomolecular Drug Research, Leibniz University Hannover, Schneiderberg 38, 30167 Hannover, Germany.,Institute of Botany, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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Qin L, Xiaoshan G, Guo Y, Huaxi H, Huiye Z, Zhu Y, Chen R. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Picrasma quassioides (D. Don) Benn. 1844 (Simaroubaceae). Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2022; 7:1114-1116. [PMID: 35783065 PMCID: PMC9245974 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2087545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Picrasma quassioides is a member of the Simaroubaceae family and is widely used as a medicinal plant. In this study, we sequenced and assembled the complete chloroplast genome of P. quassioides. The chloroplast genome is 160,015 bp in length, with a large single-copy region of 87,136 bp, a small single-copy region of 18,069 bp, and a pair of inverted repeat regions of 27,405 bp. It contains a total of 110 unique genes, including 77 protein-coding genes, 29 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis showed that P. quassioides clustered well with Simaroubaceae plants, Eurycoma longifolia, Leitneria floridana, and Ailanthus latissimus.
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- Liu Qin
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, PR China
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- Hutchison Whampoa Guangzhou Baiyunshan Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, PR China
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Mugaranja KP, Kulal A. Investigation of effective natural inhibitors for starch hydrolysing enzymes from Simaroubaceae plants by molecular docking analysis and comparison with in-vitro studies. Heliyon 2022; 8:e09360. [PMID: 35600433 PMCID: PMC9118686 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The present study aims to find the effective natural enzyme inhibitors against alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase from the array of compounds identified in plants of the Simaroubaceae family using molecular docking and ADME/Toxicity studies. Among the 218 compounds docked against seven enzymes, buddlenol-A and citrusin-B showed the best binding energies (kcal/mol) of -7.830 and -7.383 against human salivary alpha-amylase and pancreatic alpha-amylase respectively. The other two compounds 9-hydroxycanthin-6-one and bruceolline-B had the best binding energy of -6.461 and -7.576 against N-terminal and C-terminal maltase glucoamylase respectively. Whereas the binding energy of prosopine (-6.499) and fisetinidol (-7.575) was considered as the best against N-terminal and C-terminal sucrase-isomaltase respectively. Picrasidine-X showed the best binding energy (-7.592) against yeast alpha-glucosidase. The study revealed that the seven compounds which showed the best binding energy against respective enzymes are considered as the ‘lead hit compounds’. Even though the ‘lead hit compounds’ are not obeying all the laws of ADMET, the drug-likeness properties of 9-hydroxycanthin-6-one, fisetinidol, picrasidine-X, and prosopine were considerable. Also, kaempferol-3-O-pentoside was the recent compound identified from the Simarouba glauca plant extract found to be one among the top five lead hit compounds against four enzymes. This study provides valuable insight into the direction of developing natural compounds as potential starch hydrolysing enzyme inhibitors for managing type 2 diabetes.
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Boeno SI, Vieira IJC, Braz-Filho R, de Souza Passos M, Curcino Vieira MG, do Nascimento MFA, Gontijo DC, de Oliveira AB. Antiplasmodial and cytotoxic effects of the methanol extract, canthinone alkaloids, squalene- and protolimonoid-type triterpenes from Homalolepis suffruticosa roots. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 285:114890. [PMID: 34864128 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Different species of the Simaroubaceae family are used in traditional medicine to treat malaria. Among these is Homalolepis suffruticosa (syn. Simaba suffruticosa and Quassia suffruticosa), which is native to Central Brazil and popularly known as calunga. However, there is a lack of investigation concerning its antimalarial effects. AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the antiplasmodial and cytotoxic effects of the isolated metabolites and methanol extract from H. suffruticosa roots as well as to conduct the dereplication of this extract aiming to characterize its metabolic profile by UPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS. MATERIALS AND METHODS Methanol extract of the H. suffruticosa roots and six isolated compounds were evaluated against chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum W2 strain by the PfLDH method and cytotoxicity in HepG2 cells by the MTT assay. Dereplication of the extract was performed by UPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS. RESULTS The six isolated compounds disclosed high to moderate antiplasmodial activity (IC50 0.0548 ± 0.0083 μg/mL to 26.65 ± 2.40 μg/mL) and cytotoxicity was in the range of CC50 0.62 ± 0.33 μg/mL to 56.43 ± 2.54 μg/mL, while 5-metoxycantin-6-one proved to be the most potent constituent of the six assayed ones. The methanol extract of the roots showed high in vitro antiplasmodial activity (IC50 1.88 ± 0.56 μg/mL), moderate cytotoxicity (CC50 41.93 ± 2.30 μg/mL), and good selectivity index (SI = 22.30). Finally, C20 quassinoids and canthin-6-one alkaloids were putatively identified in the H. suffruticosa methanol extract by LC-MS. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, the isolated compounds, mainly the 5-metoxycantin-6-one and the methanol extract from H. suffruticosa roots, disclose good antiplasmodial activity, supporting the ethnopharmacological history of the Simaroubaceae species as traditional antimalarial drugs.
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- Samyra Imad Boeno
- Laboratório de Ciências Químicas, CCT, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamengo, 2000, Parque Califórnia, 28013-602, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Químicas, CCT, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamengo, 2000, Parque Califórnia, 28013-602, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Químicas, CCT, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamengo, 2000, Parque Califórnia, 28013-602, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Químicas, CCT, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamengo, 2000, Parque Califórnia, 28013-602, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Dr. Siqueira, 273, Parque Dom Bosco, 28030-130, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Ayeni EA, Gong Y, Yuan H, Hu Y, Bai X, Liao X. Medicinal Plants for Anti-neurodegenerative diseases in West Africa. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 285:114468. [PMID: 34390796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Neurodegenerative diseases are neuronal diseases that affect the brain components by degenerating the structure and function of the central or peripheral nervous system progressively. It is a leading cause of death and affects huge amount of people worldwide. Plant-based medicines have been utilised in the therapies for many illnesses that have defied western treatments, including neurodegenerative diseases. AIM OF THIS REVIEW This review presents an overview of the major neurodegenerative diseases and reported prominent medicinal plants used in managing those diseases in West Africa. METHODS Scientific articles regarding medicinal plants and their usefulness in managing neurodegenerative diseases in West Africa were pooled from different scientific databases. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses to filter articles based on their relevance. Pharmacological activity, plant parts used, experimental models, and some isolated chemical compounds of those plants were summarised. RESULTS In the West Africa region, Fabaceae (19%) and Solanaceae (13%) have the highest representation of plant families used to treat neurological diseases, while Apocynaceae, Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae have also been utilised. Flavonoids, alkaloids, phenolic compounds, terpenoids, coumarins present in those plants and their derivatives are reported to possess neuro-protective effects. Biochemical enzymes correlating to antioxidants, anti-inflammatory effects are the potential targets against neurodegenerative diseases. CONCLUSION Medicinal plants for anti-neurodegenerative diseases in West Africa have been documented with their neuropharmacological activities. Plant families such as Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Apocynaceae, Asteraceae, and Euphorbiaceae could be a major natural source for discovery of anti-neurodegenerative drugs, thus the metabolites from them should be given priority for neurological research. This review will provide clues for further investigations on the screening and development of anti-neurodegenerative natural products from West African medicinal plants.
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- Emmanuel Ayodeji Ayeni
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shanghai Natural History Museum, Branch of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai, 200041, China; School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Duraisamy SS, Vijayakumar N, Rajendran J, Venkatesan A, Kartha B, Kandasamy SP, Nicoletti M, Alharbi NS, Kadaikunnan S, Khaled JM, Govindarajan M. Facile synthesis of silver nanoparticles using the Simarouba glauca leaf extract and their impact on biological outcomes: A novel perspective for nano-drug development. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ding H, Yu X, Yan Z. Ailanthone suppresses the activity of human colorectal cancer cells through the STAT3 signaling pathway. Int J Mol Med 2021; 49:21. [PMID: 34958109 PMCID: PMC8722763 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2021.5076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Ailanthone (AIL) is a major quassinoid extracted from the Chinese medicinal herb, Ailanthus altissima, which has been reported to exert anti-proliferative effects on various cancer cells. The present study aimed to investigate the anti-tumor effects of AIL on HCT116 and SW620 colon cancer cells, and to analyze the underlying molecular mechanisms. CCK-8 assay was used to detect cell viability. Furthermore, colony formation and Transwell assays, and flow cytometry were used to examine the effects of AIL on cell proliferation, apoptosis and migration. Finally, the expression levels of cell cycle control proteins, and caspase and Bcl-2 family-related proteins involved in the regulation of apoptosis, as well as those of cell migration- and pathway-related proteins were examined using western blot analysis. Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR was used to quantitatively analyze the changes in the JAK and STAT3 gene levels in each group. The in vitro cell function tests revealed that AIL inhibited the proliferation and migration, and induced the apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of HCT116 and SW620 cells. It was further found exerted these effects via the JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway, as well as through caspase and Bcl-2 family proteins. On the whole, the present study demonstrates that AIL suppresses the activity of colon cancer cells via the STAT3 pathway.
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- Haixiang Ding
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University and Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University and Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University and Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, P.R. China
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The Anthelmintic Quassinoids Ailanthone and Bruceine a Induce Infertility in the Model Organism Caenorhabditis elegans by an Apoptosis-like Mechanism Induced in Gonadal and Spermathecal Tissues. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237354. [PMID: 34885936 PMCID: PMC8659173 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In continuation of the search for new anthelmintic natural products, the study at hand investigated the nematicidal effects of the two naturally occurring quassinoids ailanthone and bruceine A against the reproductive system of the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to pinpoint their anthelmintic mode of action by the application of various microscopic techniques. Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) and the epifluorescence microscopy experiments used in the presented study indicated the genotoxic effects of the tested quassinoids (c ailanthone = 50 µM, c bruceine A = 100 µM) against the nuclei of the investigated gonadal and spermathecal tissues, leaving other morphological key features such as enterocytes or body wall muscle cells unimpaired. In order to gain nanoscopic insight into the morphology of the gonads as well as the considerably smaller spermathecae of C. elegans, an innovative protocol of polyethylene glycol embedding, ultra-sectioning, acridine orange staining, tissue identification by epifluorescence, and subsequent AFM-based ultrastructural data acquisition was applied. This sequence allowed the facile and fast assessment of the impact of quassinoid treatment not only on the gonadal but also on the considerably smaller spermathecal tissues of C. elegans. These first-time ultrastructural investigations on C. elegans gonads and spermathecae by AFM led to the identification of specific quassinoid-induced alterations to the nuclei of the reproductive tissues (e.g., highly condensed chromatin, impaired nuclear membrane morphology, as well as altered nucleolus morphology), altogether implying an apoptosis-like effect of ailanthone and bruceine A on the reproductive tissues of C. elegans.
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Giridasappa A, Ismail SM, Rangappa D, Shanubhoganahalli Maheshwarappa G, Marilingaiah NR, Gollapalli SSR, Daddakunche Shivaramu P. Antioxidant, antiproliferative and antihemolytic properties of phytofabricated silver nanoparticles using Simarouba glauca and Celastrus paniculatus extracts. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-021-02084-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Duan ZK, Zhang ZJ, Dong SH, Wang YX, Song SJ, Huang XX. Quassinoids: Phytochemistry and antitumor prospect. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 187:112769. [PMID: 33887559 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Quassinoids, originating from the oxidative degradation of tetracyclic tirucallane triterpene, are a diverse class of secondary metabolites identifying from nature mostly in Simaroubaceae family. The crucial pharmacological activities and structural complexity of quassinoids have long fascinated scientists due to their medicinal uses, infamous toxicity, and unique biosynthesis. In the past few decades, 482 quassinoids, assigned to 6 skeletons, have been isolated and identified from plants. The names, classes, molecular formula, and plant sources of these secondary metabolites are collated here. This review will be a detailed update of the naturally occurring quassinoids reported from the plant kingdom, providing an in-depth discussion of their diversity, antitumor activities, structure-activity relationship.
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- Zhi-Kang Duan
- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Ros-Santaella JL, Pintus E. Plant Extracts as Alternative Additives for Sperm Preservation. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10050772. [PMID: 34068069 PMCID: PMC8152457 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10050772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Sperm preservation is a crucial factor for the success of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in humans, livestock, and wildlife. Irrespective of the extender and the storage conditions used, semen handling and preservation negatively affect sperm quality. Moreover, oxidative stress, which often arises during semen storage, significantly reduces sperm function and compromises the sperm fertilizing ability by inducing oxidative damage to proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Plant extracts have recently emerged as a cheap and natural source of additives to preserve and enhance sperm function during semen storage. The present work provides an update on the use of these natural compounds as alternative additives for sperm preservation in 13 animal species, including humans. A detailed description of the effects of 45 plant species, belonging to 28 families, on sperm function during semen storage is presented. The plant material and extraction method employed, dosage, possible toxic effects, and antimicrobial properties are provided.
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Giridasappa A, Rangappa D, Shanubhoganahalli Maheswarappa G, Marilingaiah NR, Kagepura Thammaiah C, Shareef IM, Kanchugarakoppal Subbegowda R, Doddakunche Shivaramu P. Phytofabrication of cupric oxide nanoparticles using Simarouba glauca and Celastrus paniculatus extracts and their enhanced apoptotic inducing and anticancer effects. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-021-01753-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Leite PM, Castilho RO. Chemometric analysis applied to a chemophenetics approach in Simaroubaceae family: The relevance of alkaloids and quassinoids. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2020.104207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tan QW, Ni JC, Shi JT, Zhu JX, Chen QJ. Two Novel Quassinoid Glycosides with Antiviral Activity from the Samara of Ailanthus altissima. Molecules 2020; 25:E5679. [PMID: 33276431 PMCID: PMC7730543 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25235679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Phytochemistry investigations on Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle, a Simaroubaceae plant that is recognized as a traditional herbal medicine, have afforded various natural products, among which C20 quassinoid is the most attractive for their significant and diverse pharmacological and biological activities. Our continuous study has led to the isolation of two novel quassinoid glycosides, named chuglycosides J and K, together with fourteen known lignans from the samara of A. altissima. The new structures were elucidated based on comprehensive spectra data analysis. All of the compounds were evaluated for their anti-tobacco mosaic virus activity, among which chuglycosides J and K exhibited inhibitory effects against the virus multiplication with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 56.21 ± 1.86 and 137.74 ± 3.57 μM, respectively.
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- Qing-Wei Tan
- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.-T.S.); (J.-X.Z.)
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- The Engineering Technology Research Center of Characteristic Medicinal Plants of Fujian, Ningde Normal University, Ningde 352100, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.-T.S.); (J.-X.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.-T.S.); (J.-X.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.-T.S.); (J.-X.Z.)
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Ren JX, Bai M, Zhao WY, Huang XX, Song SJ. Chemical constituents from Picrasma quassioides (D.Don) Benn. and their network analysis of chemotaxonomic significance. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2020.104160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yoon BK, Lim ZY, Jeon WY, Cho NJ, Kim JH, Jackman JA. Medicinal Activities and Nanomedicine Delivery Strategies for Brucea javanica Oil and Its Molecular Components. Molecules 2020; 25:E5414. [PMID: 33228061 PMCID: PMC7699344 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Brucea javanica oil (BJO) is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat various types of cancer and inflammatory diseases. There is significant interest in understanding the medicinal activities of BJO and its molecular components, especially quassinoids, and in exploring how they can be incorporated into nanomedicine delivery strategies for improved application prospects. Herein, we cover the latest progress in developing different classes of drug delivery vehicles, including nanoemulsions, liposomes, nanostructured lipid carriers, and spongosomes, to encapsulate BJO and purified quassinoids. An introduction to the composition and medicinal activities of BJO and its molecular components, including quassinoids and fatty acids, is first provided. Application examples involving each type of drug delivery vehicle are then critically presented. Future opportunities for nanomedicine delivery strategies in the field are also discussed and considered within the context of translational medicine needs and drug development processes.
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- Bo Kyeong Yoon
- School of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (B.K.Y.); (Z.Y.L.); (W.-Y.J.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (B.K.Y.); (Z.Y.L.); (W.-Y.J.)
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637553, Singapore;
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (B.K.Y.); (Z.Y.L.); (W.-Y.J.)
- Omni Colab Corporation, Suwon 16229, Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637553, Singapore;
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea;
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea; (B.K.Y.); (Z.Y.L.); (W.-Y.J.)
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Das P, Hasnu S, Lahkar L, Mahanta S, Borthakur SK, Tanti B. Antimicrobial activity and antioxidant properties of Brucea mollis Wall. ex Kurz: a medicinal plant of Northeast India. ADVANCES IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13596-020-00494-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mohd Jamil MDH, Taher M, Susanti D, Rahman MA, Zakaria ZA. Phytochemistry, Traditional Use and Pharmacological Activity of Picrasma quassioides: A Critical Reviews. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12092584. [PMID: 32858812 PMCID: PMC7551903 DOI: 10.3390/nu12092584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Picrasma quassioides is a member of the Simaroubaceae family commonly grown in the regions of Asia, the Himalayas, and India and has been used as a traditional herbal medicine to treat various illnesses such as fever, gastric discomfort, and pediculosis. This study aims to critically review the presence of phytochemicals in P. quassioides and correlate their pharmacological activities with the significance of its use as traditional medicine. Data were collected by reviewing numerous scientific articles from several journal databases on the pharmacological activities of P. quassioides using certain keywords. As a result, approximately 94 phytochemicals extracted from P. quassioides were found to be associated with quassinoids, β-carbolines and canthinones. These molecules exhibited various pharmacological benefits such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-microbial, and anti-parasitic activities which help to treat different diseases. However, P. quassioides were also found to have several toxicity effects in high doses, although the evidence regarding these effects is limited in proving its safe use and efficacy as herbal medicine. Accordingly, while it can be concluded that P. quassioides may have many potential pharmacological benefits with more phytochemistry discoveries, further research is required to determine its real value in terms of quality, safety, and efficacy of use.
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- Muhammad Daniel Hakim Mohd Jamil
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Malaysia;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Malaysia;
- Correspondence: (M.T.); (D.S.); (Z.A.Z.); Tel.: +60-(09)-5704842 (M.T.); +60-(19)-2117090 (Z.A.Z.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (M.T.); (D.S.); (Z.A.Z.); Tel.: +60-(09)-5704842 (M.T.); +60-(19)-2117090 (Z.A.Z.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (M.T.); (D.S.); (Z.A.Z.); Tel.: +60-(09)-5704842 (M.T.); +60-(19)-2117090 (Z.A.Z.)
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Vijayakumar S, Divya M, Vaseeharan B, Chen J, Biruntha M, Silva LP, Durán-Lara EF, Shreema K, Ranjan S, Dasgupta N. Biological Compound Capping of Silver Nanoparticle with the Seed Extracts of Blackcumin (Nigella sativa): A Potential Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Anti-inflammatory, and Antioxidant. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-020-01713-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mugaranja KP, Kulal A. Alpha glucosidase inhibition activity of phenolic fraction from Simarouba glauca: An in-vitro, in-silico and kinetic study. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04392. [PMID: 32671273 PMCID: PMC7350133 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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A phenolic rich fraction purified from Simarouba glauca leaves was effective in alpha glucosidase inhibition. The purified fraction named 'fraction-14' had shown significant inhibition of yeast alpha glucosidase enzyme activity (IC50 = 2.4 ± 0.4 μg/mL) when compared to anti-diabetic drug acarbose (IC50 = 2450 ± 24 μg/mL). The purified fraction also had reasonable DPPH (IC50 = 14.4 ± 0.1 μg/mL) and ABTS (IC50 = 7.6 ± 0.5 μg/mL) free radical scavenging activity when compared to the standard ascorbic acid. The LC-MS analysis of bioactive 'fraction-14' revealed four compounds, eclalbasaponin-v (1), cyanidin-3-O-(2'galloyl)-galactoside (2), kaempferol-3-O-glucoside (3) and kaempferol-3-O-pentoside (4) for the first time in S. glauca in this study. The kinetic study of the 'fraction-14' indicates a mixed type of inhibition on the alpha glucosidase enzyme with K i , 6.2 μg/mL. Docking studies showed promising binding energy for the compounds 2 (-7.769 kJ/mol), 3 (-7.04 kJ/mol) and 4 (-7.127 kJ/mol) against yeast alpha glucosidase which was better than acarbose (-6.867 kJ/mol). In conclusion, the phenolic rich fraction from S. glauca possessing good in-vitro antioxidant property and alpha glucosidase enzyme inhibition potential along with mixed inhibition kinetics. Also, better binding energy of compounds (1, 2 & 3) appears to contain potential lead-molecule for antidiabetic therapy.
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- Kirana P. Mugaranja
- Biological Sciences Division, Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research, Bidalur Post, Devanahalli, Bangalore Rural, 562110, India
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India
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- Biological Sciences Division, Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research, Bidalur Post, Devanahalli, Bangalore Rural, 562110, India
- Corresponding author.
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Bailly C. Anticancer properties and mechanism of action of the quassinoid ailanthone. Phytother Res 2020; 34:2203-2213. [PMID: 32239572 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ailanthone (AIT) is a quassinoid natural product isolated from the worldwide-distributed plant Ailanthus altissima. The drug displays multiple pharmacological properties, in particular significant antitumor effects against a variety of cancer cell lines in vitro. Potent in vivo activities have been evidenced in mice bearing hepatocellular carcinoma, nonsmall cell lung cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer. This review focusses on the mechanism of action of AIT, notably to highlight the capacity of the drug to activate DNA damage responses, to inhibit the Hsp90 co-chaperone p23 and to modulate the expression of several microRNA. The interconnexion between these effects is discussed. The unique capacity of AIT to downregulate oncogenic miR-21 and to upregulate the tumor suppressor miRNAs miR-126, miR-148a, miR-195, and miR-449a is presented. AIT exploits several microRNAs to exert its anticancer effects in distinct tumor types. AIT is one of the rare antitumor natural products that binds to and strongly inhibits cochaperone p23, opening interesting perspectives to treat cancers. However, the toxicity profile of the molecule may limit its development as an anticancer drug, unless it can be properly formulated to prevent AIT-induced gastro-intestinal damages in particular. The antitumor properties of AIT and analogs are underlined, with the aim to encourage further pharmacological studies with this underexplored natural product and related quassinoids. HIGHLIGHTS: Ailanthone (AIT) is an anticancer quassinoid isolated from Ailanthus altissima It inhibits proliferation and induces cell death of many cancer cell types The drug activates DNA damage response and targets p23 cochaperone Up or downregulation of several microRNA by AIT contributes to the anticancer activity Analogs or specific formulations must be developed to prevent the toxicity of AIT.
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Dos Santos Costa R, do Espírito-Santo RF, Abreu LS, de Oliveira Aguiar L, Leite Fontes D, Fechine Tavares J, Sobral da Silva M, Botelho Pereira Soares M, da Silva Velozo E, Flora Villarreal C. Fluorescent Canthin-6-one Alkaloids from Simaba bahiensis: Isolation, Identification, and Cell-Labeling Properties. Chempluschem 2020; 84:260-267. [PMID: 31950762 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Canthin-6-one alkaloids, which are present in plants of the genus Simaba, are natural compounds that are capable of acting as fluorescent probes. However, the chemical composition and fluorescent properties of most species of this genus have not been analyzed. The objective of this study was to characterize the fluorescent properties of an extract of S. bahiensis and identify the chemical entities responsible for these properties. In addition, the cell-labeling properties of the fluorescent dye from A and of the isolated compounds were characterized by confocal fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. One quassinoid and three fluorescent alkaloids were isolated from S. bahiensis, all compounds were identified by using NMR spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Staining experiments and HPLC-FL analysis shown that canthin-6-one alkaloids are the main green fluorescent compounds in the analyzed dyes. All compounds evaluated showed a cytoplasmic marker with a residence time of 24 h. The present study is the first to describe the presence of canthin-6-one alkaloids in S. bahiensis, in addition to demonstrating promising cell-labeling properties of fluorescent compounds from S. bahiensis with broad emission wavelengths.
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- Rafael Dos Santos Costa
- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.,Department of Medicine School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.,Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Immunopharmacology, Gonçalo Moniz Institute Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Immunopharmacology, Gonçalo Moniz Institute Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.,Department of Medicine School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.,Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Immunopharmacology, Gonçalo Moniz Institute Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Mendez B, Reyes J, Conde I, Ramos Z, Lozada E, Cruz AM, Asencio G, Carvajal A, Dharmawardhane S, Piñero-Cruz DM, Hernández E, Vivas P, Ospina CA. Simalikalactone D, a Potential Anticancer Compound from Simarouba tulae, an Endemic Plant of Puerto Rico. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9010093. [PMID: 31940804 PMCID: PMC7020415 DOI: 10.3390/plants9010093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Species of the genus Simarouba have been studied because of their antimalarial and antileukemic activities. A group of oxygenated terpenes called quassinoids have been isolated from species of the Simarouba genus, and are responsible for its therapeutic properties. We hypothesized that Simarouba tulae, an endemic plant from Puerto Rico, is a natural source rich in quassinoid compounds with anticancer activity. The leaves were processed and extracted with solvents of different polarities. The extracts were screened for their antiproliferative activity, and it was shown that the chloroform extract was the most active extract. This extract was purified using different chromatographic techniques to afford the quassinoid simalikalactone D (SKD). This compound was further characterized using NMR and X-ray diffraction analysis. A reassessment of original structural assignments for SKD is proposed. SKD showed high cytotoxicity activity, with an IC50 of 55, 58, and 65 nM in A2780CP20 (ovarian), MDA-MB-435 (breast), and MDA-MB-231 (breast) cell lines, respectively. Exposure to SKD led to 15% inhibition of the migration of MDA-MB-231 cells.
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- Belmari Mendez
- Natural Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Cayey 00736, Puerto Rico; (B.M.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico; (J.R.); (I.C.); (A.M.C.); (S.D.); (P.V.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico; (J.R.); (I.C.); (A.M.C.); (S.D.); (P.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, School of Pharmacy, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico; (Z.R.); (G.A.); (E.H.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico;
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico; (J.R.); (I.C.); (A.M.C.); (S.D.); (P.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, School of Pharmacy, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico; (Z.R.); (G.A.); (E.H.)
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- Natural Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Cayey 00736, Puerto Rico; (B.M.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico; (J.R.); (I.C.); (A.M.C.); (S.D.); (P.V.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, School of Pharmacy, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico; (Z.R.); (G.A.); (E.H.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico; (J.R.); (I.C.); (A.M.C.); (S.D.); (P.V.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Universidad Ana G Mendez, Gurabo 00778, Puerto Rico
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +1-787-743-7979 (ext. 4891)
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Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Simarouba glauca leaf extract and their biological activity of micro-organism. Chem Phys Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ramos ADS, Ferreira JLP, Silva JRDA, da Cruz JD, de Oliveira DL, Mpalantinos da Silva MA, Basso SL, Amaral ACF. An experimental design approach to obtain canthinone alkaloid-enriched extracts from Simaba aff. paraensis. ARAB J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Berthi W, González A, Rios A, Blair S, Cogollo Á, Pabón A. Anti-plasmodial effect of plant extracts from Picrolemma huberi and Picramnia latifolia. Malar J 2018; 17:151. [PMID: 29615054 PMCID: PMC5883577 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2301-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Malaria is an infectious disease caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium, of which Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum are the major species that cause the disease in humans. As there are relatively few alternatives for malaria treatment, it is necessary to search for new chemotherapeutic options. Colombia possesses a great diversity of plants, which are potential sources of new compounds of medical interest. Thus, in this study the antiplasmodial effect of extracts from two species of plants from the families Simaroubaceae and Picramniaceae (Picramnia latifolia and Picrolemma huberi) was evaluated in vitro and in vivo. These plants were chosen because they contain secondary metabolites with interesting medicinal effects. RESULTS The ethanolic extracts of both species were highly active with IC50: 1.2 ± 0.19 µg/mL for P. latifolia and IC50: 0.05 ± 0.005 µg/mL for P. huberi. The P. latifolia extract had a stage specific effect on trophozoites and inhibited parasite growth in vivo by 52.1 ± 3.4%, evaluated at 1000 mg/kg in Balb/c mice infected with Plasmodium berghei. On the other hand, evaluated at 150 mg/kg body weight in the same murine model, the ethanolic extract from P. huberi had an antiplasmodial effect in all the asexual intraerythrocytic stages of P. falciparum FCR3 and inhibited the parasitic growth in 93 ± 32.9%. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of anti-malarial activity for these two species of plants. Thus, P. latifolia and P. huberi are potential candidates for the development of new drugs for treating malaria.
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- Wendy Berthi
- Malaria Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Medellín, Colombia
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- Malaria Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Medellín, Colombia
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- Malaria Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Medellín, Colombia
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- Malaria Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Medellín, Colombia
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- Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe, Medellín, 050010, Colombia
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- Malaria Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Medellín, Colombia.
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Sharma A, Flores-Vallejo RDC, Cardoso-Taketa A, Villarreal ML. Antibacterial activities of medicinal plants used in Mexican traditional medicine. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2017; 208:264-329. [PMID: 27155134 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2015] [Revised: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE We provide an extensive summary of the in vitro antibacterial properties of medicinal plants popularly used in Mexico to treat infections, and we discuss the ethnomedical information that has been published for these species. MATERIALS AND METHODS We carried out a bibliographic investigation by analyzing local and international peer-reviewed papers selected by consulting internationally accepted scientific databases from 1995 to 2014. We provide specific information about the evaluated plant parts, the type of extracts, the tested bacterial strains, and the inhibitory concentrations for each one of the species. We recorded the ethnomedical information for the active species, as well as their popular names and local distribution. Information about the plant compounds that has been identified is included in the manuscript. This review also incorporates an extensive summary of the available toxicological reports on the recorded species, as well as the worldwide registries of plant patents used for treating bacterial infections. In addition, we provide a list with the top plant species with antibacterial activities in this review RESULTS: We documented the in vitro antibacterial activities of 343 plant species pertaining to 92 botanical families against 72 bacterial species, focusing particularly on Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The plant families Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae and Euphorbiaceae included the largest number of active species. Information related to popular uses reveals that the majority of the plants, in addition to treating infections, are used to treat other conditions. The distribution of Mexican plants extended from those that were reported to grow in just one state to those that grow in all 32 Mexican states. From 75 plant species, 225 compounds were identified. Out of the total plant species, only 140 (40.57%) had at least one report about their toxic effects. From 1994 to July 2014 a total of 11,836 worldwide antibacterial patents prepared from different sources were recorded; only 36 antibacterial patents from plants were registered over the same time period. We offered some insights on the most important findings regarding the antibacterial effects, current state of the art, and research perspectives of top plant species with antibacterial activities in vitro. CONCLUSIONS Studies of the antibacterial in vitro activity of medicinal plants popularly used in Mexico to treat infections indicate that both the selection of plant material and the investigation methodologies vary. Standardized experimental procedures as well as in vivo pharmacokinetic studies to document the effectiveness of plant extracts and compounds are necessary. This review presents extensive information about the medicinal plants possessing antibacterial activity that has been scientifically studied and are popularly used in Mexico. We anticipate that this review will be of use for future studies because it constitutes a valuable information tool for selecting the most significant plants and their potential antibacterial properties.
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- Ashutosh Sharma
- Escuela de Ingeniería en Alimentos, Biotecnología y Agronomía (ESIABA), Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Querétaro, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca Morelos 62209, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca Morelos 62209, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca Morelos 62209, México
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Samat N, Ng MF, Lee HM, Ling SK, Tan PJ, Patel V. Canthin-6-one Isolated from Brucea javanicaRoot Blocks Cancer Cells in the G 2/M phase and Synergizes with Cisplatin. Nat Prod Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1701200522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Poor prognosis of most cancer patients is in part, due to limited therapeutic options. Furthermore, as chemotherapy remains the standard-of-care for several cancers, partial or lack of response remains a concern and compounding this are the adverse side effects of the treatment that severely impacts the quality of life and survival. In pursuit of improving treatment options, we have opted to investigate the unique chemical skeleton of natural compounds as anticancer therapies. In this study, from an initial screen of 31 crude methanol extracts from ~15 plant species using HL60 cells, the root extract of Brucea javanica (L.) Merr indicated the presence of bioactive compounds. Subsequent bioassay-guided purification on the root extract yielded two alkaloids canthin-6-one (1) and bruceolline J (2), which were further investigated for their bioactivity in representative human cancer lines and normal phenotypic counterparts. MTT assay demonstrated ED50values from 34.7–72.9 μM for 1 and 16.0–54.0 μM for 2 for the cancer cell lines panel. NP69 cells also demonstrated sensitivity to both compounds (9.3 μM and 4.5 μM). As amount of 2 isolated were limiting, we focused on 1 to further identify novel anticancer properties in PC3 and HeLa cancer lines. We observed at 30 μM, 1 induced a G2/M phase arrest coinciding with decreased cell proliferation. Furthermore, 1 was able to synergize the cytotoxic effect of cisplatin when used in combination, suggesting the potential of combination therapy for those less responsive lesions to standard chemotherapy.
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- Norazwana Samat
- Cancer Research Malaysia, No 1, Jalan SS12/1A, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Cancer Research Malaysia, No 1, Jalan SS12/1A, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Cancer Research Malaysia, No 1, Jalan SS12/1A, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), 52109 Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Cancer Research Malaysia, No 1, Jalan SS12/1A, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Cancer Research Malaysia, No 1, Jalan SS12/1A, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Tala MF, Talontsi FM, Zeng GZ, Wabo HK, Spiteller M, Tan NH, Tane P. Phytochemical Analysis of a Cytotoxic Fraction of Quassia silvestris using LC-HR-ESI-MS n. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2017; 28:210-216. [PMID: 28028887 DOI: 10.1002/pca.2663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2016] [Revised: 10/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The genus Quassia is a promising source of secondary metabolites with biological potential including antimalarial and cytotoxic activities. Limited data are available on the phytochemistry and pharmacology of Quassia silvestris Cheek & Jongkind, a Cameroonian medicinal plant used to treat various ailments. OBJECTIVES To carry out the bioassay-guided fractionation and LC-HR-ESI-MS analyses of the leaves extract from Q. silvestris; to purify the active fractions and isolate the major compounds using different chromatographic and spectroscopic methods. The obtained compounds will be evaluated for their biological activity. MATERIAL AND METHODS Following the cytotoxic screening and LC-HR-ESI-MS profiling of fractions obtained from partition of the methanolic extract of Q. silvestris leaves, the CH2 Cl2 -soluble fraction which exhibited the highest cytotoxicity was retained for further investigations. RESULTS Sixteen squalene-derived metabolites were identified with oxasqualenoid derivatives being the most predominant. Among the isolates, structure elucidation of two new oxasqualenoids quassiols E (1) and F (2), were achieved by NMR (one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D)) and MS methods. The newly characterised compounds 1 and 2, together with the known tetraol (3) and 3-oxo-oleanoic acid (16) displayed moderate cytotoxicity. CONCLUSION The identification and structural characterisation of highly oxidised squalene derived metabolites from this plant may provide important insight data for further pharmacological investigations. The LC-HR-ESI-MSn method reported here could be developed as a rapid and efficient tool for the analyses of structurally related compounds in the genera Quassia, Simarouba, and Eurycoma of the subfamily Simarouboideae. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Michel Feussi Tala
- Department of Chemistry, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, P.R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Research (INFU) of the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, D-44221, Dortmund, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, P.R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Research (INFU) of the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, D-44221, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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Bajin Ba Ndob I, Mengome LE, Bourobou Bourobou HP, Lossangoye Banfora Y, Bivigou F. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used as anthelmintic remedies in Gabon. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2016; 191:360-371. [PMID: 27296084 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 06/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE In this article, we report on an ethnobotanical survey realized at the Peyrie market in Libreville on Gabonese medicinal plants used to treat helminthiasis. While several alerts about cases of resistance to conventional anthelmintic treatments are causing to fear a public and animal health issue, the search for new sources of active compounds becomes an urgent issue. In Gabon like in many developing countries, people regularly turn to traditional medicine in case of physical ailments and/or spiritual healing therapies. MATERIALS AND METHODS To determine which medicinal plants are traditionally used by the populations of Libreville to fight against nematodes, medicinal plant traders were interviewed with standardized questionnaires. The surveys were conducted in the main market of Libreville. Ethnobotanical data such as frequency and percentage of families, species, administrations pathways, modes of preparations and parts of plants used were analyzed and summarized. RESULTS Thirty-four (34) traders were interviewed belonging to five (5) different ethnic groups. Twenty-four 24 plants used to treat intestinal, cutaneous and ocular helminthiasis were listed. The healers mainly turned towards to ligneous species. The parts of the plant used are mostly leaves and trunk bark. Most of the traditional remedies are prepared directly in water and four (4) principal routes were used for administration namely, oral, rectal, ocular and dermal. CONCLUSION This study allowed us to list anthelmintic species which will be subjected to a series of chemical and pharmacological assays.
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- Idensi Bajin Ba Ndob
- Institut de Pharmacopée et Médecines Traditionnelles (IPHAMETRA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CENAREST), BP: 12 141 Libreville, Gabon.
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- Institut de Pharmacopée et Médecines Traditionnelles (IPHAMETRA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CENAREST), BP: 12 141 Libreville, Gabon.
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- Institut de Pharmacopée et Médecines Traditionnelles (IPHAMETRA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CENAREST), BP: 12 141 Libreville, Gabon.
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- Institut de Pharmacopée et Médecines Traditionnelles (IPHAMETRA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CENAREST), BP: 12 141 Libreville, Gabon.
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- Institut de Pharmacopée et Médecines Traditionnelles (IPHAMETRA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CENAREST), BP: 12 141 Libreville, Gabon; Gabon-Oregon Center (GOC), BP:23906 Libreville, Gabon.
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Xu J, Xiao D, Lin QH, He JF, Liu WY, Xie N, Feng F, Qu W. Cytotoxic Tirucallane and Apotirucallane Triterpenoids from the Stems of Picrasma quassioides. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2016; 79:1899-1910. [PMID: 27494664 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b01137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Phytochemical investigation on the stems of Picrasma quassioides led to the isolation of a novel compound, picraquassin A (1), with an unprecedented 21,24-cycloapotirucallane skeleton, and four new apotirucallane-type triterpenoids (2-5), together with 15 new tirucallane-type triterpenoids (6-20) and 10 known tirucallane-type triterpenoids (21-30). To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating the presence of apotirucallane-type triterpenoids in the genus Picrasma. The structures of the new compounds were determined based on spectroscopic data interpretation. Cytotoxicities of the isolated compounds were evaluated using three human cancer cell lines, MKN-28, A-549, and MCF-7. Compound 2 exhibited the most potent activity against MKN-28 cells with an IC50 value of 2.5 μM. Flow cytometry and Western blot analysis revealed that 2 induces the apoptosis of MKN-28 cells via activating caspase-3/-9, while increasing Bax and Bad and decreasing Bcl-2 expression levels.
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- Jiangxi Qingfeng Pharmaceutical Corporation , Ganzhou 341000, 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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Quassinoids from the stems of Picrasma quassioides and their cytotoxic and NO production-inhibitory activities. Fitoterapia 2016; 110:13-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2016.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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