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Bahavarnia F, Bahari H, Hasanzadeh M, Shadjou N. Identification of taurine biomarker in human biofluids using plasmonic patterns of silver nanostructure. RSC Adv 2024; 14:20410-20419. [PMID: 38932979 PMCID: PMC11200211 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03575e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Taurine is now widely used as a new biomarker for cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. This study discusses the importance of accurately determining taurine biomarker levels in various tissues and fluids for the early diagnosis of important pathologies and diseases. Current methods for taurine analysis face challenges such as low sensitivity, lack of selectivity, and complex procedures. Therefore, an efficient analytical method/technique is urgently needed by clinicians. A new paper-based photochemical method using triangular silver nanoparticles (TA-AgNPs) as optical nanoprobes was developed to detect taurine in human blood plasma and urine samples. This method involves a chemical reaction between taurine and TA-AgNPs, leading to a color change at pH 4.8, which is detected using a paper-based colorimetry (PCD) assay. The reaction is further confirmed by UV-visible spectrophotometry as the interaction between taurine and TA-AgNPs causes a significant change in the absorption spectrum, enabling the rapid and reliable measurement of this important biomarker with a detection limit of less than 0.2 μM to 20 mM. The method has been successfully applied to bioanalyzing taurine in human body fluids. Additionally, it requires optimized single-drop paper/parafilm-based colorimetric devices (OD-PCDs) for in situ and on-demand taurine analysis. This study represents the first use of TA-AgNPs for the specific and sensitive detection of taurine in real samples. The sensor design allows for the direct quantification of biomarkers in biological samples without the need for derivatization procedures or sample preparation. The simplicity and portability of OD-PCDs make them promising for tracking and monitoring. This method is expected to contribute to improving environmental health and occupational safety and represents a significant advancement in colorimetric analysis for the sensitive and selective detection of taurine, potentially providing a platform for the identification of taurine and other biomarkers.
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- Farnaz Bahavarnia
- Nutrition Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran
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- Food and Drug Safety Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Urmia University Urmia Iran
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Terriente-Palacios C, Rubiño S, Hortós M, Peteiro C, Castellari M. Taurine, homotaurine, GABA and hydrophobic amino acids content influences "in vitro" antioxidant and SIRT1 modulation activities of enzymatic protein hydrolysates from algae. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20832. [PMID: 36460715 PMCID: PMC9718854 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25130-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Prevention and control of diseases and delaying the signs of ageing are nowadays one of the major goals of biomedicine. Sirtuins, a family of NAD+ dependent deacylase enzymes, could be pivotal targets of novel preventive and therapeutic strategies to achieve such aims. SIRT1 activating and inhibiting compounds, such as polyphenols and bioactive peptides, have been proposed to be involved in the development of many human diseases. The objective of this work was to assess and compare the antioxidant and SIRT1 modulation activities of enzymatic protein hydrolysates (EPHs) from a wide number of algae species (24 commercial samples and 12 samples harvested off the Atlantic coast of northern Spain). High antioxidant activities were observed in EPHs from red and green seaweed species. Moreover, 19 samples exhibited SIRT1 activation, while EPHs from the 16 samples were SIRT1 inhibitors. Pearson's correlation test and Principal Component Analysis revealed significant correlations between (1) total peptide and hydrophobic amino acid content in EPHs and their antioxidant activities, and (2) concentrations of taurine, homotaurine, and amino acid gamma aminobutyric acid in EPHs and their SIRT1 modulation activity.
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- Carlos Terriente-Palacios
- IRTA, Food Safety and Functionality Programe, Finca Camps I Armet s/n, Monells, 17121 Girona, Spain ,grid.10702.340000 0001 2308 8920Escuela Internacional de Doctorado de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (EIDUNED), Calle Bravo Murillo 38, 28015 Madrid, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Safety and Functionality Programe, Finca Camps I Armet s/n, Monells, 17121 Girona, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Safety and Functionality Programe, Finca Camps I Armet s/n, Monells, 17121 Girona, Spain
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- Spanish Institute of Oceanography of the Spanish National Research Council (IEO, CSIC), Oceanographic Center of Santander, Marine Culture Units “El Bocal”, Seaweeds Center, Barrio Corbanera s/n., Monte, 39012 Santander, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Safety and Functionality Programe, Finca Camps I Armet s/n, Monells, 17121 Girona, Spain
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Jia W, Wang X, Shi L. Interference of endogenous benzoic acid with the signatures of sulfonic acid derivatives and carbohydrates in fermented dairy products. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2022.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Development of a new taurine purity certified reference material. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Terriente-Palacios C, Castellari M. Levels of taurine, hypotaurine and homotaurine, and amino acids profiles in selected commercial seaweeds, microalgae, and algae-enriched food products. Food Chem 2021; 368:130770. [PMID: 34399181 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Amino acids and sulfonic acid derivatives (Taurine-Tau; Hypotaurine-HypTau; Homotaurine-HTau) of 26 different species of commercial macroalgae, microalgae and 10 algae-enriched food products from the market were quantified in a single chromatographic run. Tau and analogues were predominantly distributed in red species followed by green and brown species. Palmaria palmata, Gracilaria longissima and Porphyra sp. were the species with the highest content of Tau and total sulfonic acid derivatives (TAD). Notwithstanding, relatively high concentrations of HTau were found in green algae Ulva lactuca and G. vermicullophyla as well as in the brown algae Undaria pinnatifida. HTau and HypTau were found at lower concentrations than Tau in all species, except in Ulva lactuca. The samples with the highest protein content were the green species Chlorella vulgaris, Nannochloropsis, and Afanizomenon-flos aquae, followed by the red algae Gracilaria longissima and Gracilaria vermicullophyla. Samples of pasta formulated with algae ingredients contained the highest levels of sulfonic acid derivatives, evidencing that these products can provide levels of TAD comparable to those found in foods of animal origin. This study provides, for the first time, quantitative information regarding the distribution of sulfonic acid derivatives and total amino acids in multiple algae species as well as the nutritional impact of the inclusion of algae ingredients in commercial food matrices.
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- Carlos Terriente-Palacios
- Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) - Food Industries, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain; Escuela Internacional de Doctorado UNED - Calle Bravo, Murillo 38, 28015 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) - Food Industries, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain.
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Sanogo S, Silimbani P, Gaggeri R, Masini C. Development and validation of an HPLC-DAD method for the simultaneous identification and quantification of Topotecan, Irinotecan, Etoposide, Doxorubicin and Epirubicin. ARAB J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2020.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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Yu Z, Gao G, Wang H, Ke L, Zhou J, Rao P, Chen T, Peng Z, Zou J, Luo S. Identification of protein-polysaccharide nanoparticles carrying hepatoprotective bioactives in freshwater clam (Corbicula fluminea Muller) soup. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 151:781-786. [PMID: 32061848 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.02.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Bioactives can impact food function either by their dosage or by their forms of dispersion, though the latter remains mostly neglected. Here we report the incidental nanoparticles (iNPs) carrying hepatoprotective bioactives identified in freshwater clam (Corbicula fluminea Muller) soup, which is a folk remedy for liver conditions in East Asia. The soup was fractionated into two iNPs containing fractions with high yield (95.8%) in 35 min by gel chromatography. With hydrodynamic diameter (Dh) range from 40 nm to 149 nm, iNPs were mainly constituted by carbohydrates and proteins. Notably, the majority of bioactives, e.g. taurine (63.2%), ornithine (68.1%) and phytosterols (60.0%), was determined to be carried by the iNPs. It suggested a possible mechanism of elevated delivery and absorption of bioactives, explaining why the clam soup can work at the bioactive concentrations way lower than the individual compound. These iNPs have great potential to be developed into a functional food with most potent nutraceutical effects.
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- Zhaoshuo Yu
- SIBS-Zhejiang Gongshang University Joint Centre for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- SIBS-Zhejiang Gongshang University Joint Centre for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- SIBS-Zhejiang Gongshang University Joint Centre for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- SIBS-Zhejiang Gongshang University Joint Centre for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China.
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- SIBS-Zhejiang Gongshang University Joint Centre for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- SIBS-Zhejiang Gongshang University Joint Centre for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Natural Drug Discovery Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT9 7BL, UK
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- SIBS-Zhejiang Gongshang University Joint Centre for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; Institute of Food Science, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, Hunan, China
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- SIBS-Zhejiang Gongshang University Joint Centre for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; Institute of Food Science, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, Hunan, China
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- SIBS-Zhejiang Gongshang University Joint Centre for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; Institute of Food Science, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, Hunan, China
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