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Noel D, Hallsworth JE, Gelhaye E, Darnet S, Sormani R, Morel-Rouhier M. Modes-of-action of antifungal compounds: Stressors and (target-site-specific) toxins, toxicants, or Toxin-stressors. Microb Biotechnol 2023. [PMID: 37191200 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Fungi and antifungal compounds are relevant to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. However, the modes-of-action of antifungals-whether they are naturally occurring substances or anthropogenic fungicides-are often unknown or are misallocated in terms of their mechanistic category. Here, we consider the most effective approaches to identifying whether antifungal substances are cellular stressors, toxins/toxicants (that are target-site-specific), or have a hybrid mode-of-action as Toxin-stressors (that induce cellular stress yet are target-site-specific). This newly described 'toxin-stressor' category includes some photosensitisers that target the cell membrane and, once activated by light or ultraviolet radiation, cause oxidative damage. We provide a glossary of terms and a diagrammatic representation of diverse types of stressors, toxic substances, and Toxin-stressors, a classification that is pertinent to inhibitory substances not only for fungi but for all types of cellular life. A decision-tree approach can also be used to help differentiate toxic substances from cellular stressors (Curr Opin Biotechnol 2015 33: 228-259). For compounds that target specific sites in the cell, we evaluate the relative merits of using metabolite analyses, chemical genetics, chemoproteomics, transcriptomics, and the target-based drug-discovery approach (based on that used in pharmaceutical research), focusing on both ascomycete models and the less-studied basidiomycete fungi. Chemical genetic methods to elucidate modes-of-action currently have limited application for fungi where molecular tools are not yet available; we discuss ways to circumvent this bottleneck. We also discuss ecologically commonplace scenarios in which multiple substances act to limit the functionality of the fungal cell and a number of as-yet-unresolved questions about the modes-of-action of antifungal compounds pertaining to the Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, IAM, Nancy, France
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Marques CMS, Pedroso JT, Bhattacharjee T, Pupin B, Pinto JG, Ferreira-Strixino J, Sakane KK. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa post photodynamic therapy with Curcumin in vitro. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 285:121916. [PMID: 36201868 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Alternative therapies against pathogens are under intense investigation because of their increasing resistance to antibiotics. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one such alternative that has shown promising results. However, for the widespread use of PDT, it is essential to decipher underlying mechanisms, so as to improve PDT's therapeutic applications. Because of this, we have studied biochemical changes in pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a medically important bacteria that has developed antibiotic resistance, after PDT with curcumin photosensitizer. Results show a drastic decrease in α-helix protein and increased disordered and β-sheet secondary structure proteins in P. Aeruginosa post-PDT compared to control. Interestingly, these biochemical changes differ from PDT of pathogens Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania major with photosensitizer methylene blue. This observation underlines the need for extensive studies on PDT of different pathogens to understand mechanisms of action and develop better PDT strategies.
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- Camila Monteiro Santos Marques
- Infrared Spectroscopy Laboratory, Research and Development Institute R&DI, University of Vale do Paraíba - Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue, 2911, 12244-000, São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health (PhotoBios) - Research and Development Institute - R&DI, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, 12244-000, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, 310 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Infrared Spectroscopy Laboratory, Research and Development Institute R&DI, University of Vale do Paraíba - Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue, 2911, 12244-000, São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health (PhotoBios) - Research and Development Institute - R&DI, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, 12244-000, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health (PhotoBios) - Research and Development Institute - R&DI, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, 12244-000, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Infrared Spectroscopy Laboratory, Research and Development Institute R&DI, University of Vale do Paraíba - Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue, 2911, 12244-000, São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Koehler A, Scroferneker ML, Pereira BAS, Mateus Pereira de Souza N, de Souza Cavalcante R, Mendes RP, Corbellini VA. Using infrared spectroscopy of serum and chemometrics for diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 221:115021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.115021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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de Brito EC, Franca T, Canassa T, Weber SS, Paniago AM, Cena C. Paracoccidioidomycosis screening diagnosis by FTIR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2022; 39:102921. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.102921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Heidrich D, Koehler A, Ramírez-Castrillón M, Pagani DM, Ferrão MF, Scroferneker ML, Corbellini VA. Rapid classification of chromoblastomycosis agents genera by infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics supervised by sequencing of rDNA regions. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 254:119647. [PMID: 33744705 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119647] [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: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a skin and subcutaneous infection caused by species of seven fungal genera. Identification of CBM species is performed by DNA sequencing of one or more genes, which becomes a time-consuming work. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) has been used for the identification of other microorganisms, however, only one CBM genus was evaluated by FTIR analysis to date. Therefore, the study is aimed to differentiate the CBM agents for identification at genera level using FTIR supervised by Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) rDNA region. Seventy-seven isolates of the main five CBM genera were prepared for Attenuated Total Reflection FTIR (ATR-FTIR) with a new methodology using slices of dry fungus in glass fixing-modeling proposed in this study. The algorithm Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) was used to analyze the differences and similarities between species through the spectra. Orthogonal Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis (OPLS-DA) allowed to correctly classify all samples of five CBM genera. The ATR-FTIR/OPLS-DA models highlighted important contributions of regions attributed to NH and OH stretching, amide I of proteins, polysaccharides bands and fingerprint region for the complete differentiation of the genera investigated. Thus, FTIR can be a fast and inexpensive alternative for identification of CBM agents.
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- Daiane Heidrich
- Postgraduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, CEP: 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, CEP: 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Biotechnology Center, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CEP: 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500, CEP: 90050-170 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry Institute, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Bento Gonçalves 9500, CEP: 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, CEP: 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500, CEP: 90050-170 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Department of Sciences, Humanities and Education, Postgraduate Program in Health Promotion, Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Avenida Independência, 2293, CEP: 96815-900 Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil.
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Casaril AE, Santos CG, Marangoni BS, Lima SM, Andrade LHC, Fernandes WS, Infran JOM, Alves NO, Borges MDGL, Cena C, Oliveira AG. Intraspecific differentiation of sandflies specimens by optical spectroscopy and multivariate analysis. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2021; 14:e202000412. [PMID: 33389822 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202000412] [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: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Lutzomyia longipalpis and Lutzomyia cruzi are the main sandflies species involved in the transmission of Leishmania infantum protozoan in Brazil. The morphological characteristics can be used for species identification of males specimens, while females are indistinguishable. Although, sandflies identification is essential to understand vectorial capacity, and susceptibility to infectious agents or insecticides, there is a lack of new strategies for specimen identification. In this study, Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis identified intraspecific differences between Lutzomyia populations. Successfully group clustering was achieved by principal component analysis. The main differences observed can be related to the protein content of the specimens. A classification with 100% accuracy was obtained using machine learning approach, allowing the identification of sandflies specimens.
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- Aline E Casaril
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, UFMS - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Grupo de Ótica e Fotônica, Instituto de Física, UFMS - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Grupo de Ótica e Fotônica, Instituto de Física, UFMS - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia Óptica e Fototérmica-GEOF, Centro de Estudos em Recursos Naturais- CERNA, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul-UEMS, Dourados, Brazil
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- Grupo de Espectroscopia Óptica e Fototérmica-GEOF, Centro de Estudos em Recursos Naturais- CERNA, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul-UEMS, Dourados, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, UFMS - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, UFMS - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, UFMS - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, UFMS - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Grupo de Ótica e Fotônica, Instituto de Física, UFMS - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, UFMS - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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Sakane KK, Bhattacharjee T, Fagundes J, Marcolino LMC, Ferreira I, Pinto JG, Ferreira-Strixino J. Biochemical changes in Leishmania braziliensis after photodynamic therapy with methylene blue assessed by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Lasers Med Sci 2020; 36:821-827. [PMID: 32748166 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-020-03110-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with photosensitizer methylene blue was applied to Leishmania braziliensis, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to study biochemical changes in the parasite after PDT in comparison to untreated (C), only irradiation (I), and only photosensitizer (PS). Spectral analysis suggests increase in lipids, proteins, and protein secondary structures in PDT compared with C and decrease in nucleic acids and carbohydrates. Interestingly, these trends are different from PDT of Leishmania major species, wherein lipids decrease; there are minimal changes in secondary structures and increase in nucleic acids and carbohydrates. The study thus suggests possibility of different biomolecular players/pathways in PDT-induced death of L. braziliensis and L. major.
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- Kumiko Koibuchi Sakane
- Infrared Spectroscopy Laboratory, Research and Development Institute R&DI, University of Vale do Paraíba - Univap, Shishima Hifumi Avenue, 2911, São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, 12244-000, Brazil
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, 310 Great King Street, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
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- Photobiology Applied to Health Laboratory - Research and Development Institute - PI&D, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap, Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, 12244-000, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health Laboratory - Research and Development Institute - PI&D, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap, Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, 12244-000, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health Laboratory - Research and Development Institute - PI&D, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap, Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, 12244-000, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências da Saúde - ICS, UNIP, Rod. Presidente Dutra, km 157, 5 - Rio Comprido, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, SP 12240-420, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health Laboratory - Research and Development Institute - PI&D, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap, Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, 12244-000, Brazil
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- Photobiology Applied to Health Laboratory - Research and Development Institute - PI&D, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap, Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, 12244-000, Brazil.
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Fagundes J, Sakane KK, Bhattacharjee T, Pinto JG, Ferreira I, Raniero LJ, Ferreira-Strixino J. Evaluation of photodynamic therapy with methylene blue, by the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) in Leishmania major - in vitro. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 207:229-235. [PMID: 30245137 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jaciara Fagundes
- Photodynamic Therapy Laboratory - Research and Development Institute - PI&D, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, 12244-000 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Infrared Spectroscopy Laboratory, Research and Development Institute R&DI, University of Vale do Paraíba - Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue, 2911, 12244-000 São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, 310 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Photodynamic Therapy Laboratory - Research and Development Institute - PI&D, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, 12244-000 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Photodynamic Therapy Laboratory - Research and Development Institute - PI&D, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, 12244-000 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil; Instituto de Ciências da Saúde - ICS - UNIP. Rod. Presidente Dutra, km 157, 5 - Rio Comprido, São José dos Campos SP 12240-420, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nanosensors Laboratory - Research and Development Institute - R&DI, University of Vale do Paraíva, UniVap, Shishima Hifumi Avenue, 2911, 12244-000 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Photodynamic Therapy Laboratory - Research and Development Institute - PI&D, University of Vale do Paraiba, Univap. Shishima Hifumi Avenue 2911, 12244-000 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Kamnev AA, Mamchenkova PV, Dyatlova YA, Tugarova AV. FTIR spectroscopic studies of selenite reduction by cells of the rhizobacterium Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 and the formation of selenium nanoparticles. J Mol Struct 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Xiang L, Wang J, Zhang G, Rong L, Wu H, Sun S, Guo Y, Yang Y, Lu L, Qu L. Analysis and identification of two similar traditional Chinese medicines by using a three-stage infrared spectroscopy: Ligusticum chuanxiong, Angelica sinensis and their different extracts. J Mol Struct 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.02.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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