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Luo XF, Zhou H, Deng P, Zhang SY, Wang YR, Ding YY, Wang GH, Zhang ZJ, Wu ZR, Liu YQ. Current development and structure-activity relationship study of berberine derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2024; 112:117880. [PMID: 39216382 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 07/28/2024] [Accepted: 08/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Berberine is a quaternary ammonium isoquinoline alkaloid derived from traditional Chinese medicines Coptis chinensis and Phellodendron chinense. It has many pharmacological activities such as hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, anti-tumor, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory. Through structural modifications at various sites of berberine, the introduction of different groups can change berberine's physical and chemical properties, thereby improving the biological activity and clinical efficacy, and expanding the scope of application. This paper reviews the research progress and structure-activity relationships of berberine in recent years, aiming to provide valuable insights for the exploration of novel berberine derivatives.
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- Xiong-Fei Luo
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, China; State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Lan Y, He Q, Ma Y, Wei Y, Wei Z, Dong C. Dual-signal fluorescence aptasensing system for adenosine triphosphate assisting by MoS 2 nanosheets. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 305:123444. [PMID: 37806241 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123444] [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: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) has an irreplaceable role in the maintenance of many physiological processes and biological functions, and can be employed as an indicator of many diseases. In this work, we constructed a simple and sensitive dual-signal fluorescence aptasensing system for ATP detection with berberine as the signal reporter, ATP-aptamer as the recognition unit and MoS2 nanosheets as the signal amplification. In the absence of ATP, berberine can bind to the single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) of ATP-aptamer and selectively assemble on the surface of MoS2 nanosheets, leading to the fluorescence quenching of bererbine based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer, denoted by "OFF". Accordingly, the fluorescence anisotropy signal is enhanced due to restriction on rotate of the fluorescent probe and denoted as "ON". Conversely, in the presence of ATP, it specifically interacts with ATP-aptamer and switches the free-curled single-stranded of ATP-aptamer to the G-quadruplex structure of ATP-aptamer/ATP/berberine, causing the detachment from the surface of the MoS2 nanosheet. Accordingly, the fluorescence signal was reversed from "OFF" to "ON", and the fluorescence anisotropy signal was turned "ON" to "OFF". The developed aptasensing system achieved a desirable sensitivity of 40.0 nM with fluorescent mode, and of 20.8 nM with fluorescent anisotropic mode. The sensing system has demonstrated high quality detection performance in human serum sample, and obtained the satisfactory recovery results for fluorescent of 93.0-108.5%, fluorescent anisotropic of 96.4-106.7%.
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- Yifeng Lan
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong 030001, China; Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong 030001, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong 030001, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030031, China.
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong 030001, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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Wei Y, Zhou Y, Wei Y, Dong C, Wang L. A fluorescent aptasensor based on berberine for ultrasensitive detection of bisphenol A in tap water. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:1816-1822. [PMID: 33885638 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay00180a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The residues of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging and water systems have a potential impact on human health; therefore, its analysis and detection have drawn scientists' attention. In this work, based on the change in fluorescence intensity resulting from the conformational switch of a berberine/BPA-aptamer system in the presence and absence of BPA, an ultra-sensitive fluorescence aptasensing system is proposed, in which BPA-aptamer is employed as the identification unit and berberine as the fluorescent probe. Various factors affecting the detection of BPA, including the concentration of the fluorescent probe, BPA-aptamer, BPA, pH, system stability time and other experimental conditions, were investigated in detail. Under the optimal experimental conditions, the fluorescence intensity of the sensing system of berberine/BPA-aptamer exhibited a good linear correlation with the BPA concentration in the range of 0-1300 μM with a LOD of 32 nM. The proposed fluorescent sensing system also exhibited excellent recoveries of 92.4-102.3% in tap water samples and showed good application prospects for the analysis and detection of BPA.
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- Yuxin Wei
- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China.
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Basu A, Suresh Kumar G. Interaction of proflavine with the RNA polynucleotide polyriboadenylic acid-polyribouridylic acid: photophysical and calorimetric studies. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2019; 38:1590-1597. [PMID: 31057051 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1615001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The binding of proflavine, an acriflavine derivative, with the RNA polynucletodide polyadenylic acid-polyuridylic acid is investigated here to understand the structural and thermodynamic basis of the binding process. Such binding data are crucial for designing viable theraperutic agents. Spectroscopic studies clearly suggest a strong binding interaction between proflavine and polyadenylic acid-polyuridylic acid leading to efficient energy transfer between the poly AU base pairs and proflavine. The stoichiometry of proflavine polyadenylic acid-polyuridylic acid binding was independently estimated by continuous variation analysis of Job. An intercalative binding model is envisaged for the binding from hydrodynamic studies. Circular dichroism experiments revealed that the binding induced conformational changes in the RNA, and also led to induction of optical activity in the bound dye molecules. The binding affinity of the complex was deduced to be (6.57 ± 0.75) 105 M-1 at (298.15 ± 0.10) K from isothermal titration calorimetry experiment. Positive entropy and negative enthalpy changes characterized the complexation. The binding was observed to be weaker both at higher temperatures and increased [Na+]. The affinity of binding decreased with increasing [Na+]. When the Gibbs energy was parsed between polyelectrolytic and nonpolyelectropytic components, it surprisingly revealed a higher role for the non-polyelectrolytic forces. These results present new data for developing RNA targeted ligands.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Anirban Basu
- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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Song X, Fu B, Lan Y, Chen Y, Wei Y, Dong C. Label-free fluorescent aptasensor berberine-based strategy for ultrasensitive detection of Hg 2+ ion. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 204:301-307. [PMID: 29945113 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.06.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A label-free fluorescent aptasensing platform was fabricated and a simple and rapid method to detect Hg2+ ion in aqueous solution was put forward by means of berberine and Hg2+ ion-aptamer are as the fluorescence probe and the recognition element, respectively. Various factors including the concentration of berberine, Hg2+ ion and Hg2+ ion-aptamer, pH effect and the reaction time were investigated in detail. Under the optimal experimental conditions, in the sensing system, the fluorescence intensity changes displayed a calibration response for Hg2+ ion in the range of 0.1 μM to 10.0 μM and the detection limit was of 7.7 nM (S/N = 3). The fabricated label-free fluorescence aptasensor is not only conveniently but also effectively applicable used for analysis of Hg2+ ion in blood serum and tap water samples and the recovery range is of 96.0%-105.7%. In brief, this study offers an easy, economical and stable assay system for detecting Hg2+ ion in rough condition.
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- Xiuli Song
- Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong 030619, PR China; Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, PR China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Shanxi Academy of Agriculture Science, Taiyuan 030031, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, PR China
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Basu A, Kumar GS. Nucleic acids binding strategies of small molecules: Lessons from alkaloids. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:1995-2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Kumar GS, Basu A. The use of calorimetry in the biophysical characterization of small molecule alkaloids binding to RNA structures. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1860:930-944. [PMID: 26522497 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND RNA has now emerged as a potential target for therapeutic intervention. RNA targeted drug design requires detailed thermodynamic characterization that provides new insights into the interactions and this together with structural data, may be used in rational drug design. The use of calorimetry to characterize small molecule-RNA interactions has emerged as a reliable and sensitive tool after the recent advancements in biocalorimetry. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW This review summarizes the recent advancements in thermodynamic characterization of small molecules, particularly some natural alkaloids binding to various RNA structures. Thermodynamic characterization provides information that can supplement structural data leading to more effective drug development protocols. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS This review provides a concise report on the use of isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques in characterizing small molecules, mostly alkaloids-RNA interactions with particular reference to binding of tRNA, single stranded RNA, double stranded RNA, poly(A), triplex RNA. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE It is now apparent that a combination of structural and thermodynamic data is essential for rational design of specific RNA targeted drugs. Recent advancements in biocalorimetry instrumentation have led to detailed understanding of the thermodynamics of small molecules binding to various RNA structures paving the path for the development of many new natural and synthetic molecules as specific binders to various RNA structures. RNA targeted drug design, that remained unexplored, will immensely benefit from the calorimetric studies leading to the development of effective drugs for many diseases.
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- Gopinatha Suresh Kumar
- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata 700 032, India.
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- Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata 700 032, India
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Mistry B, Keum YS, Kim DH. Synthesis, antioxidant and anticancer screenings of berberine–indole conjugates. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-015-2208-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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