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Yan X, Lin J, Liu Z, David SD, Liang D, Nie S, Ge M, Xue Z, Li W, Qiao J. The Recent Progress of Tricyclic Aromadendrene-Type Sesquiterpenoids: Biological Activities and Biosynthesis. Biomolecules 2024; 14:1133. [PMID: 39334899 PMCID: PMC11430642 DOI: 10.3390/biom14091133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2024] [Revised: 08/28/2024] [Accepted: 09/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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The tricyclic-aromadendrene-type sesquiterpenes are widely distributed and exhibit a range of biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, antibacterial, insecticidal and cytotoxic properties. Several key sesquiterpene synthases (STSs) of this type have been identified, of which, viridiflorol synthase has been engineered for efficiently biosynthesizing viridiflorol in an Escherichia coli strain. This paper comprehensively summarizes the distribution and biological activity of aromadendrene-type sesquiterpenes in plant essential oils and microorganisms. The progress in aromadendrene-type sesquiterpene biosynthesis research, including the modifications of key STSs and the optimization of synthetic pathways, is reviewed. Finally, the prospects and associated challenges for the application and biosynthesis of these natural products are also discussed.
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- Xiaoguang Yan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Dugan D, Bell RJ, Brkljača R, Rix C, Urban S. A Review of the Ethnobotanical Use, Chemistry and Pharmacological Activities of Constituents Derived from the Plant Genus Geijera ( Rutaceae). Metabolites 2024; 14:81. [PMID: 38392973 PMCID: PMC11154539 DOI: 10.3390/metabo14020081] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Geijera Schott is a plant genus of the Rutaceae Juss. (rue and citrus) family, comprising six species which are all native to Oceania. Of the plants belonging to this genus, the most significant species that has a customary use is Geijera parviflora, which was used by Indigenous Australians, primarily as a pain reliever. Herein, a comprehensive review of the literature published on the genus Geijera from 1930 to 2023 was conducted. This is the first review for this plant genus, and it highlights the chemical constituents reported to date, together with the range of pharmacological properties described from the various species and different parts of the plant. These properties include anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-parasitic, insect repellent, analgesic, neuroactive, and anti-cancer activities. Finally, a reflection on some of the important areas for future focused studies of this plant genus is provided.
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- Deepika Dugan
- Marine and Terrestrial Natural Product (MATNAP) Research Group, School of Science (Applied Chemistry and Environmental Science), RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia; (D.D.); (R.J.B.); (C.R.)
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- Marine and Terrestrial Natural Product (MATNAP) Research Group, School of Science (Applied Chemistry and Environmental Science), RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia; (D.D.); (R.J.B.); (C.R.)
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- Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia;
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- Marine and Terrestrial Natural Product (MATNAP) Research Group, School of Science (Applied Chemistry and Environmental Science), RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia; (D.D.); (R.J.B.); (C.R.)
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- Marine and Terrestrial Natural Product (MATNAP) Research Group, School of Science (Applied Chemistry and Environmental Science), RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia; (D.D.); (R.J.B.); (C.R.)
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Séguin JC, Gagnon D, Bélanger S, Richard D, Fernandez X, Boudreau S, Voyer N. Chemical Composition and Antiplasmodial Activity of the Essential Oil of Rhododendron subarcticum Leaves from Nunavik, Québec, Canada. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:16729-16737. [PMID: 37214733 PMCID: PMC10193425 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Dwarf Labrador tea, Rhododendron subarcticum Harmaja, is a popular medicinal plant in use by First Nations of Northern Canada, but its phytochemistry has remained largely unexplored. We have isolated and characterized the essential oil from a population of this species harvested near the treeline in Nunavik, Québec. Analyses by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas chromatography/flame-ionization detection (GC/FID) led to the identification of 53 compounds; the main secondary metabolites were ascaridole (64.7% of the total FID area) and p-cymene (21.1%). Such a composition resembles a chemotype observed for R. tomentosum, a close relative found mainly in Europe and Asia, but has never been attributed to R. subarcticum. Growth inhibition assays against different strains of Plasmodium falciparum (3D7, Dd2), the parasite responsible for the most severe form of malaria, were conducted with either the R. subarcticum's essential oil or the isolated ascaridole. Our results show that the essential oil's biological activity can be attributed to ascaridole as its IC50 is more than twice that of ascaridole [ascaridole's IC50 values are 147.3 nM (3D7) and 104.9 nM (Dd2)].
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- Jean-Christophe Séguin
- Département
de chimie and PROTEO, Université
Laval, 1045 av. De la Médecine, G1V
0A6 Québec, Québec, Canada
- Centre
d’études nordiques, Université
Laval, 2405 rue de la Terrasse, G1V 0A6 Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Centre
de recherche du CHU de Québec, Université
Laval, 2705 boulevard
Laurier, G1V 4G2 Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Département
de chimie and PROTEO, Université
Laval, 1045 av. De la Médecine, G1V
0A6 Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Département
de microbiologie-infectiologie et d’immunologie, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, 2705 boulevard Laurier, G1V 4G2 Québec, Québec, Canada
- Centre
de recherche du CHU de Québec, Université
Laval, 2705 boulevard
Laurier, G1V 4G2 Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Université
Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272, Nice 06108, France
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- Centre
d’études nordiques, Université
Laval, 2405 rue de la Terrasse, G1V 0A6 Québec, Québec, Canada
- Département
de biologie, Université Laval, 1045 av. De la Médecine, G1V 0A6 Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Département
de chimie and PROTEO, Université
Laval, 1045 av. De la Médecine, G1V
0A6 Québec, Québec, Canada
- Centre
d’études nordiques, Université
Laval, 2405 rue de la Terrasse, G1V 0A6 Québec, Québec, Canada
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Goswami AK, Gogoi N, Sharma HK. Validated High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Method and Stability Study of Linalool in the Volatile Oil of the Rhizomes of Homalomena aromatica Schott. J Chromatogr Sci 2023; 61:269-278. [PMID: 35178547 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmac012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Homalomena aromatica is a herb of tremendous ethnomedicinal importance to various communities residing in northeast India. In this study, a high-performance thin-layer chromatography-based densitometric method was developed for identification, quantification and stability study of linalool. Mass spectrometry was hyphenated to HPTLC for streamlining the method. The stability of linalool was studied by analyzing the effect of acid, base, UV, sunlight, thermal stress and H2O2 on linalool. The chromatographic plates were developed to a height of 70 mm in toluene:ethyl acetate solvent system at a ratio of 9.5:0.5 and visualized with p-anisaldehyde reagent. The developed method was found to be precise, accurate and reproducible according to International Conference on Harmonization guidelines, and compact bands of linalool were observed at Rf of 0.351 ± 0.001. The content of linalool in the volatile oil of H. aromatica was found to be 58% v/v. By application of the hyphenated MS technique, linalool was identified at m/z 137, (M + H)+. It was observed that acidic pH has the highest effect on linalool with a percentage degradation of 65. The developed method can be used in the analysis and quality control of herbal materials and volatile oils containing linalool and quality control of rhizomes of H. aromatica.
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- Ashis Kumar Goswami
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004, Assam, India
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Biodiversity and application prospects of fungal endophytes in the agarwood-producing genera, Aquilaria and Gyrinops (Thymelaeaceae): A review. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.104435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pobłocka-Olech L, Głód D, Jesionek A, Łuczkiewicz M, Krauze-Baranowska M. Studies on the Polyphenolic Composition and the Antioxidant Properties of the Leaves of Poplar (Populus spp.) Various Species and Hybrids. Chem Biodivers 2021; 18. [PMID: 34138528 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The chemical composition in terms of flavonoid and salicylic compounds of leaves from 6 species and 3 hybrids of poplars (Populus) was identified with the use of TLC and HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS methods. Chromatographic analyses were carried out with 21 standard compounds including salicylic compounds (2), phenolic acids (3) and flavonoids (16). Moreover, on the basis of the obtained chromatographic data from the HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS and TLC separations, the presence of salicortin, tremulacin and chlorogenic acid was confirmed, depending on the analyzed poplar species or hybrid. The content of salicylic compounds was determined by HPLC-UV method and expressed on salicin as free and total fraction. Total flavonoid content was determined by spectroscopic method as quercetin equivalent. Significant qualitative and quantitative differences in the chemical composition of the analyzed leaves were demonstrated. The highest concentration of flavonoids (8.02 mg/g) was found in the leaves of Populus nigra, while the highest content of salicylic compounds (47.14 mg/g) was found in the leaves of P.×berolinensis. The antioxidant and xanthine oxidase inhibition properties of extracts from poplar leaves were investigated by TLC bioautography. It has been shown that the richest set of compounds with antioxidant properties are present in the leaves of P. alba, P.×candicans and P. nigra.
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- Loretta Pobłocka-Olech
- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera Str. 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera Str. 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera Str. 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera Str. 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera Str. 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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Yan X, Li W, Liang D, Caiyin Q, Zhao G, Zhang Z, Wenzhang M, Qiao J. De novo assembly of the Mylia taylorii transcriptome and identification of sesquiterpene synthases. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 698:108742. [PMID: 33359564 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mylia taylorii is an ancient nonseed land plant that accumulates various sesquiterpenes with insecticidal and antibacterial activities. Recently, microbial-type sesquiterpene synthases (STSs) with atypical aspartate-rich metal ion binding motifs have been identified in some liverworts. Here, transcriptome analysis of M. taylorii was performed to identify M. taylorii sesquiterpene synthases (MtSTSs) that are potentially involved in sesquiterpene biosynthesis and diversity. A total of 255,669 unigenes were obtained with an average length of 963 bp in the transcriptome data of M. taylorii, among which 148,093 (57.92%) unigenes had BLAST results. Forty-eight unigenes were related to the sesquiterpene backbone biosynthesis according to KEGG annotation. In addition, MtSTS1, MtSTS2 and MtSTS3 identified from putative MtSTSs display sesquiterpene catalytic activities on the basis of functional characterizations in yeast. Interestingly, MtSTSs exhibit a noncanonical metal ion binding motif and the structural composition of a single α-domain, which are features of microbial STSs instead of archetypical plant STSs. This study revealed new microbial-type STS members of nonseed plants, and functionally identified that MtSTSs may contribute to the investigation of the biosynthesis and biological role of sesquiterpenes in M. taylorii.
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- Xiaoguang Yan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, PR China.
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- Tianjin Research Institute of Forestry and Pomology, Tianjin, 300384, PR China; National Engineering Technology Research Center for Preservation of Agricultural Products, Tianjin, 300384, PR China; Key Laboratory of Storage of Agricultural Products, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300384, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Postharvest Physiology and Storage of Agricultural Products, Tianjin, 300384, PR China.
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- Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, 650201, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China; SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, PR China.
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Toxic, Radical Scavenging, and Antifungal Activity of Rhododendron tomentosum H. Essential Oils. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071676. [PMID: 32260539 PMCID: PMC7181133 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The chemical composition of eight (seven shoot and one inflorescence) essential oils (EOs) of Rh. tomentosum H. plants growing in Eastern Lithuania is reported. The plant material was collected during different phases of vegetation (from April to October). The oils were obtained by hydrodistillation from air-dried aerial parts (leaves and inflorescences). In total, up to 70 compounds were identified by GC−MS and GC (flame-ionization detector, FID); they comprised 91.0 ± 4.7%–96.2 ± 3.1% of the oil content. Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (54.1 ± 1.5%–76.1 ± 4.5%) were found to be the main fraction. The major compounds were palustrol (24.6 ± 2.6%–33.5 ± 4.4%) and ledol (18.0 ± 2.9%–29.0 ± 5.0%). Ascaridol isomers (7.0 ± 2.4%–14.0 ± 2.4% in three oils), myrcene (7.2 ± 0.3% and 10.1 ± 1.3%), lepalol (3.3 ± 0.3% and 7.9 ± 3.0%), and cyclocolorenone isomers (4.1 ± 2.5%) were determined as the third main constituents. The toxic activity of marsh rosemary inflorescence and shoot oils samples was evaluated using a brine shrimp (Artemia sp.) bioassay. LC50 average values (11.23–20.50 µg/mL) obtained after 24 h of exposure revealed that the oils were notably toxic. The oil obtained from shoots gathered in September during the seed-ripening stage and containing appreciable amounts of palustrol (26.0 ± 2.5%), ledol (21.5 ± 4.0%), and ascaridol (7.0 ± 2.4%) showed the highest toxic activity. Radical scavenging activity of Rh. tomentosum EOs depended on the plant vegetation stage. The highest activities were obtained for EOs isolated from young shoots collected in June (48.19 ± 0.1 and 19.89 ± 0.3 mmol/L TROLOX (6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetra-methylchromane-2-carboxylic acid) equivalent obtained by, respectively, ABTS•+ (2,2′-amino-bis(ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt) and DPPH•(2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assays). Agar disc diffusion assay against pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis revealed the potential antifungal activity of EOs. An alternative investigation of antifungal activity employed mediated amperometry at yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae-modified electrodes. The subjection of yeast cells to vapors of EO resulted in a three to four-fold increase of electrode responses due to the disruption of yeast cell membranes.
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Benelli G, Pavela R, Cianfaglione K, Sender J, Danuta U, Maślanko W, Canale A, Barboni L, Petrelli R, Zeppa L, Aguzzi C, Maggi F. Ascaridole-rich essential oil from marsh rosemary (Ledum palustre) growing in Poland exerts insecticidal activity on mosquitoes, moths and flies without serious effects on non-target organisms and human cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 138:111184. [PMID: 32061727 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Marsh rosemary (Ledum palustre, Ericaceae) has been widely used in the traditional medicine of various regions worldwide, and as insect repellent. Little is known on its essential oil insecticidal potential. This study explored the insecticidal effects of the essential oil obtained from L. palustre growing in Poland on selected insect pests and vectors. GC-MS analysis evidenced an uncommon chemotype characterized by ascaridole (35.3% as sum of cis-ascaridole and isoascaridole) and p-cymene (25.5%). The essential oil was effective against Culex quinquefasciatus, Spodoptera littoralis and Musca domestica, showing LC50/LD50 of 66.6 mg L-1, 117.2 μg larva-1 and 61.4 μg adult-1, respectively. It was not toxic to non-target Eisenia fetida earthworms and moderately toxic to Daphnia magna microcrustaceans, over the positive control α-cypermethrin. The essential oil cytotoxicity on human keratinocytes and fibroblasts showed high IC50 values (71.3 and 84.4 μg mL-1, respectively). Comet assay data highlighted no DNA damages. Based on our findings, this essential oil, characterized by the ascaridole/p-cymene chemotype, could be a candidate for the formulation of botanical insecticides; large-scale production of green insecticides by this rare species may be assured by ex situ cultivation and biotechnological techniques.
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- Giovanni Benelli
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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- Crop Research Institute, Drnovska 507, 161 06, Prague, Czech Republic
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- EA 2219 Géoarchitecture, UFR Sciences & Techniques, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 6 Avenue Victor Le Gorgeu, F-29200, Brest, France; School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, via Pontoni, 5 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262, Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Soil Science and Environment Shaping, Department of Natural Foundations of Forestry, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Animal Ethology and Wildlife Management, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13 Street, 20-950, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- School of Sciences and Technology, University of Camerino, via Sant'Agostino 1, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Sant'Agostino 1, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Sant'Agostino 1, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Sant'Agostino 1, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, via Sant'Agostino 1, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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Hussein BA, Karimi I, Yousofvand N. Computational insight to putative anti-acetylcholinesterase activity of Commiphora myrrha (Nees), Engler, Burseraceae: a lessen of archaeopharmacology from Mesopotamian Medicine I. In Silico Pharmacol 2019; 7:3. [PMID: 31114748 DOI: 10.1007/s40203-019-0052-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Commiphora spp., Burseraceae family and their resinous matter, myrrh, are used in Mesopotamian medicine as fragrance or antiinsectant. Based on in vitro, leaves, bark, and resin methyl alcohol extract of C. myrrha showed similar inhibitory effects of 17.00, 26.00, and 29.33% for acetylcholinesterase (AChE) as compared to eserine, respectively. The ADMET properties and putative anticholinesterase activity of phytochemicals of myrrh were computationally predicted using in silico tools. Phytochemicals of C. myrrha had acceptable binding affinity (BA) towards principal sites of AChE ranging from - 5.8 (m-cresol) to - 10.5 (abietic acid) kcal/mol. In this regard, all terpenoid compounds (25 out of 28) of myrrh were dual inhibitors since they hydrophobically interacted with both catalytic triad and peripheral anionic site (PAS) of AChE while alpha-terpineol, elemol, and eugenol employed hydrogen bonds with AChE. Cuscohygrine as a pyrrolidine alkaloid has been docked with AChE through hydrogen bonds with PAS and through hydrophobic interactions with catalytic triad thereby we initially proposed it as dual inhibitor of AChE. M-cresol as a methylphenol has been loosely docked with AChE via hydrogen bond and would be a hit molecule for further drug synthesis. This study not only confirmed archaeopharmacological applications of myrrh as antiinsectant or nootropics but also offered an array of terpenoid compounds, cuscohygrine, and m-cresol as a good starting point for hit-to-lead-to-drug optimization phase in synthesis of phyto-nootropics and ecofriendly insecticides.
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- Baydaa Abed Hussein
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, 67149-67346 Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, 67149-67346 Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, 67149-67346 Kermanshah, Iran
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