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Liao W, Chen Y, Shan S, Chen Z, Wen Y, Chen W, Zhao C. Marine algae-derived characterized bioactive compounds as therapy for cancer: A review on their classification, mechanism of action, and future perspectives. Phytother Res 2024. [PMID: 38895929 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.8240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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In 2022, there were around 20 million new cases and over 9.7 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. An increasing number of metabolites with anticancer activity in algae had been isolated and identified, which were promising candidates for cancer therapy. Red algae are well-known for the production of brominated metabolites, including terpenoids and phenols, which have the capacity to induce cell toxicity. Some non-toxic biological macromolecules, including polysaccharides, are distinct secondary metabolites found in many algae, particularly green algae. They possess anticancer activities by inhibiting tumor angiogenesis, stimulating the immune response, and inducing apoptosis. However, the structure-activity relationship between these components and antitumor activity, as well as certain taxa within the algae, remains relatively unstudied. This work is based on the reports published from 2003 to 2024 in PubMed and ISI Web of Science databases. A comprehensive review of the characterized algal anticancer active compounds, together with their structure and mechanism of action was performed. Also, their structure-activity relationship was preliminarily summarized to better assess their potential properties as a natural, safe bioactive product to be used as an alternative for the treatment of cancers, leading to new opportunities for drug discovery.
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- Wei Liao
- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo - Ourense Campus, Ourense, Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo - Ourense Campus, Ourense, Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Marine Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Marine Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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Peng Y, Yang X, Huang R, Ren B, Chen B, Liu Y, Zhang H. Diversified Chemical Structures and Bioactivities of the Chemical Constituents Found in the Brown Algae Family Sargassaceae. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:59. [PMID: 38393030 PMCID: PMC10890103 DOI: 10.3390/md22020059] [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: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Sargassaceae, the most abundant family in Fucales, was recently formed through the merging of the two former families Sargassaceae and Cystoseiraceae. It is widely distributed in the world's oceans, notably in tropical coastal regions, with the exception of the coasts of Antarctica and South America. Numerous bioactivities have been discovered through investigations of the chemical diversity of the Sargassaceae family. The secondary metabolites with unique structures found in this family have been classified as terpenoids, phlorotannins, and steroids, among others. These compounds have exhibited potent pharmacological activities. This review describes the new discovered compounds from Sargassaceae species and their associated bioactivities, citing 136 references covering from March 1975 to August 2023.
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- Yan Peng
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China; (Y.P.); (B.R.); (B.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China;
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China;
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China; (Y.P.); (B.R.); (B.C.)
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang 524048, China; (Y.P.); (B.R.); (B.C.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, 7 Baptist University Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Kicha AA, Malyarenko TV, Kuzmich AS, Malyarenko OS, Kalinovsky AI, Popov RS, Tolkanov DK, Ivanchina NV. Rare Ophiuroid-Type Steroid 3β,21-, 3β,22-, and 3α,22-Disulfates from the Slime Sea Star Pteraster marsippus and Their Colony-Inhibiting Effects against Human Breast Cancer Cells. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:43. [PMID: 38248668 PMCID: PMC10820953 DOI: 10.3390/md22010043] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Two new steroid 3β,21-disulfates (1, 2) and two new steroid 3β,22- and 3α,22-disulfates (3, 4), along with the previously known monoamine alkaloid tryptamine (5) were found in the ethanolic extract of the Far Eastern slime sea star Pteraster marsippus. Their structures were determined on the basis of detailed analysis of one-dimensional and two-dimensional NMR, HRESIMS, and HRESIMS/MS data. Compounds 1 and 2 have a Δ22-21-sulfoxy-24-norcholestane side chain. Compounds 3 and 4 contain a Δ24(28)-22-sulfoxy-24-methylcholestane side chain, which was first discovered in the polar steroids of starfish and brittle stars. The influence of substances 1-4 on cell viability, colony formation, and growth of human breast cancer T-47D, MCF-7, and MDA-MB-231 cells was investigated. It was shown that compounds 1 and 2 possess significant colony-inhibiting activity against T-47D cells, while compounds 3 and 4 were more effective against MDA-MB-231 cells.
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- Alla A. Kicha
- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (T.V.M.); (A.S.K.); (O.S.M.); (A.I.K.); (R.S.P.); (D.K.T.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (T.V.M.); (A.S.K.); (O.S.M.); (A.I.K.); (R.S.P.); (D.K.T.)
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University, Russky Island, Ajax Bay, 10, 690922 Vladivostok, Russia
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (T.V.M.); (A.S.K.); (O.S.M.); (A.I.K.); (R.S.P.); (D.K.T.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (T.V.M.); (A.S.K.); (O.S.M.); (A.I.K.); (R.S.P.); (D.K.T.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (T.V.M.); (A.S.K.); (O.S.M.); (A.I.K.); (R.S.P.); (D.K.T.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (T.V.M.); (A.S.K.); (O.S.M.); (A.I.K.); (R.S.P.); (D.K.T.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (T.V.M.); (A.S.K.); (O.S.M.); (A.I.K.); (R.S.P.); (D.K.T.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (T.V.M.); (A.S.K.); (O.S.M.); (A.I.K.); (R.S.P.); (D.K.T.)
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Kicha AA, Kalinovsky AI, Malyarenko TV, Malyarenko OS, Ermakova SP, Popov RS, Stonik VA, Ivanchina NV. Disulfated Ophiuroid Type Steroids from the Far Eastern Starfish Pteraster marsippus and Their Cytotoxic Activity on the Models of 2D and 3D Cultures. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:164. [PMID: 35323463 PMCID: PMC8951248 DOI: 10.3390/md20030164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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New steroidal 3β,21-disulfates (2-4), steroidal 3β,22-disulfate (5), and the previously known related steroidal 3β,21-disulfate (1) were isolated from the ethanolic extract of the Far Eastern starfish Pteraster marsippus, collected off Urup Island in the Sea of Okhotsk. The structures of these compounds were determined by intensive NMR and HRESIMS techniques as well as by chemical transformations. Steroids 2 and 3 have an oxo-group in the tetracyclic nucleus at position C-7 and differ from each other by the presence of the 5(6)-double bond. The Δ24-22-sulfoxycholestane side chain of the steroid 5 has not been found previously in the starfish or ophiuroid steroids. The cytotoxic activities of 1, 4, 5, and the mixture of 2 and 3 were determined on the models of 2D and 3D cultures of human epithelial kidney cells (HEK293), melanoma cells (SK-MEL-28), small intestine carcinoma cells (HuTu80), and breast carcinoma cells (ZR-75-1). The mixture of 2 and 3 revealed a significant inhibitory effect on the cell viability of human breast carcinoma ZR-75-1 cells, but other tested compounds were less effective.
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- Alla A. Kicha
- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 100-let Vladivostoku 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (A.I.K.); (T.V.M.); (O.S.M.); (S.P.E.); (R.S.P.); (V.A.S.); (N.V.I.)
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Cancer remains a major life-threatening disease worldwide. The development of anticancer drugs using natural products obtained from marine organisms has been proposed as an alternative approach. Seaweeds are the mainstay of marine ecosystems; therefore, they are highly enriched with diverse bioactive compounds. In the past decade, a vast number of natural compounds, such as polysaccharides, polyphenols, carotenoids, and terpenoids, have been isolated from seaweeds. Seaweeds have bioactive compounds that show cytotoxicity in various cancer cell lines. These compounds prevent tumor growth by inducing apoptotic cell death and arrest growth by interfering with different kinases and cell cycle pathways. This review discussed the anticancer properties of various bioactive compounds isolated from different types of seaweeds and their therapeutic potential against cancers.
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Girard J, Lanneau G, Delage L, Leroux C, Belcour A, Got J, Collén J, Boyen C, Siegel A, Dittami SM, Leblanc C, Markov GV. Semi-Quantitative Targeted Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Profiling Supports a Late Side-Chain Reductase Cycloartenol-to-Cholesterol Biosynthesis Pathway in Brown Algae. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:648426. [PMID: 33986764 PMCID: PMC8112355 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.648426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Sterols are biologically important molecules that serve as membrane fluidity regulators and precursors of signaling molecules, either endogenous or involved in biotic interactions. There is currently no model of their biosynthesis pathways in brown algae. Here, we benefit from the availability of genome data and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) sterol profiling using a database of internal standards to build such a model. We expand the set of identified sterols in 11 species of red, brown, and green macroalgae and integrate these new data with genomic data. Our analyses suggest that some metabolic reactions may be conserved despite the loss of canonical eukaryotic enzymes, like the sterol side-chain reductase (SSR). Our findings are consistent with the principle of metabolic pathway drift through enzymatic replacement and show that cholesterol synthesis from cycloartenol may be a widespread but variable pathway among chlorophyllian eukaryotes. Among the factors contributing to this variability, one could be the recruitment of cholesterol biosynthetic intermediates to make signaling molecules, such as the mozukulins. These compounds were found in some brown algae belonging to Ectocarpales, and we here provide a first mozukulin biosynthetic model. Our results demonstrate that integrative approaches can already be used to infer experimentally testable models, which will be useful to further investigate the biological roles of those newly identified algal pathways.
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- Jean Girard
- CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M, UMR8227), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M, UMR8227), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
- CNRS, Plateforme Corsaire-METABOMER (FR2424), Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M, UMR8227), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, Plateforme Corsaire-METABOMER (FR2424), Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, Equipe Dyliss, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, Equipe Dyliss, Rennes, France
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- CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M, UMR8227), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M, UMR8227), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, Equipe Dyliss, Rennes, France
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- CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M, UMR8227), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M, UMR8227), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M, UMR8227), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France
- *Correspondence: Gabriel V. Markov,
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Hannan MA, Sohag AAM, Dash R, Haque MN, Mohibbullah M, Oktaviani DF, Hossain MT, Choi HJ, Moon IS. Phytosterols of marine algae: Insights into the potential health benefits and molecular pharmacology. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2020; 69:153201. [PMID: 32276177 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Marine algae are rich in some unique biologically active secondary metabolites having diverse pharmacological benefits. Of these, sterols comprise a group of functional lipid compounds that have attracted much attention to natural product scientists. PURPOSE This review was aimed to update information on the health effects of algae-derived phytosterols and their molecular interactions in various aspects of human health and diseases and to address some future perspectives that may open up a new dimension of pharmacological potentials of algal sterols. METHODS A literature-based search was carried out to retrieve published research information on the potential health effects of algal phytosterols with their pharmacological mechanisms from accessible online databases, such as Pubmed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus, using the key search terms of 'marine algae sterol' and 'health potentials such as antioxidant or anti-inflammatory or anti-Alzheimer's or anti-obesity or cholesterol homeostasis or hepatoprotective, antiproliferative, etc.' RESULTS Phytosterols of marine algae, particularly fucosterol, have been investigated for a plethora of health benefits, including anti-diabetes, anti-obesity, anti-Alzheimer's, antiaging, anticancer, and hepatoprotection, among many others, which are attributed to their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and cholesterol-lowering properties, indicating their potentiality as therapeutic leads. These sterols interact with enzymes and various other proteins that are actively participating in different cellular pathways, including antioxidant defense system, apoptosis and cell survival, metabolism, and homeostasis. CONCLUSION In this review, we briefly overview the chemistry, pharmacokinetics, and distribution of algal sterols, and provide critical insights into their potential health effects and the underlying pharmacological mechanisms, beyond the well-known cholesterol-lowering paradigm.
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- Md Abdul Hannan
- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fishing and Post Harvest Technology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea.
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Guan ZB, Liang YQ, Lin JL, Liao XJ, Xu SH, Zhao BX. Two new pyrrolidine alkaloids from the red alga Acanthophora spicifera. Nat Prod Res 2020; 35:3824-3829. [PMID: 32202133 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1741581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Two new pyrrolidine alkaloids, acanthophoraines B (1) and C (2), together with five known ones (3-7) were isolated from the red alga Acanthophora spicifera. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic methods and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The absolute configuration of 2 was established by ECD calculation. The antibacterial activities of 1-7 were also evaluated.
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- Zhuo-Bin Guan
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Lefranc F, Koutsaviti A, Ioannou E, Kornienko A, Roussis V, Kiss R, Newman D. Algae metabolites: from in vitro growth inhibitory effects to promising anticancer activity. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 36:810-841. [PMID: 30556575 DOI: 10.1039/c8np00057c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Covering: 1957 to 2017 Algae constitute a heterogeneous group of eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms, mainly found in the marine environment. Algae produce numerous metabolites that help them cope with the harsh conditions of the marine environment. Because of their structural diversity and uniqueness, these molecules have recently gained a lot of interest for the identification of medicinally useful agents, including those with potential anticancer activities. In the current review, which is not a catalogue-based one, we first highlight the major biological events that lead to various types of cancer, including metastatic ones, to chemoresistance, thus to any types of current anticancer treatment relating to the use of chemotherapeutics. We then review algal metabolites for which scientific literature reports anticancer activity. Lastly, we focus on algal metabolites with promising anticancer activity based on their ability to target biological characteristics of cancer cells responsible for poor treatment outcomes. Thus, we highlight compounds that have, among others, one or more of the following characteristics: selectivity in reducing the proliferation of cancer cells over normal ones, potential for killing cancer cells through non-apoptotic signaling pathways, ability to circumvent MDR-related efflux pumps, and activity in vivo in relevant pre-clinical models.
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- Florence Lefranc
- Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Erasme, ULB, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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Markov GV, Girard J, Laudet V, Leblanc C. Hormonally active phytochemicals from macroalgae: A largely untapped source of ligands to deorphanize nuclear receptors in emerging marine animal models. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2018; 265:41-45. [PMID: 29908834 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Hormonally active phytochemicals (HAPs) are signaling molecules produced by plants that alter hormonal signaling in animals, due to consumption or environmental exposure. To date, HAPs have been investigated mainly in terrestrial ecosystems. To gain a full understanding of the origin and evolution of plant-animal interactions, it is necessary also to study these interactions in the marine environment, where the major photosynthetic lineages are very distant from the terrestrial plants. Here we focus on chemicals from red and brown macroalgae and point out their potential role as modulators of the endocrine system of aquatic animals through nuclear hormone receptors. We show that, regarding steroids and oxylipins, there are already some candidates available for further functional investigations of ligand-receptor interactions. Furthermore, several carotenoids, produced by cyanobacteria provide candidates that could be investigated with respect to their presence in macroalgae. Finally, regarding halogenated compounds, it is not clear yet which molecules could bridge the gap to explain the transition from lipid sensing to thyroid hormone high affinity binding among nuclear receptors.
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- Gabriel V Markov
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), 29680 Roscoff, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), 29680 Roscoff, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer, UMR CNRS 7232, 1 Avenue Pierre Fabre, 66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models (LBI2M), Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), 29680 Roscoff, France
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Cystoseira algae (Fucaceae): update on their chemical entities and biological activities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2017.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liu J, Zhang D, Sun X, Ding T, Lei B, Zhang C. Structure-activity relationship of brassinosteroids and their agricultural practical usages. Steroids 2017; 124:1-17. [PMID: 28502860 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2017.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Brassinosteroids (BRs) control several important agronomic traits, such as strengthening resistance to diverse adversity, improving the quality, and increasing crop yield. Their chemical structures and varieties, specific methods for the evaluation of bioactivities, structure-activity relationships, potential novel compounds, and practical agricultural uses were summarized. The findings allow the examination of brassinosteroids in two important issues: 1) Do the results of different bioevaluation protocols provide similar activities for BRs? and 2) which bioevaluated compounds would proof to have a greater potential for application in agricultural usages?
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- Jinna Liu
- College of Life Sciences, North West Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling 712100, China; Yangling Vocational & Technical College, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Agronomy, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North West Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North West Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North West Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, North West Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling 712100, China.
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Aboutabl EA, Selim NM, Azzam SM, Michel CG, Hegazy MF, Ali AM, Hussein AA. Polyhydroxy Sterols Isolated from the Red Sea Soft Coral Lobophytum crassum and their Cytotoxic Activity. Nat Prod Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1701200223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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One new (1) together with four known sterols (2 - 5) and a sesquiterpene (6) were isolated from a polar extract of the Red Sea soft coral Lobophytum crassum. The compounds were identified as 24-methylenecholest-5-ene-1α,3 1α,11α-triol 1-acetate (1), 24-methylenecholest-5-ene-1α,3β,11α-triol (2), 24-methylenecholest-5-ene-3β-ol (3), 24-methylenecholestane-1α,3β,5a,6P,1-pentol (4), 24-methylenecholestane-3β,5α,6β-triol (5) and alismoxide (6) based on extensive NMR analysis. The cytotoxicity of compounds 1 - 6 was evaluated in vitro using three human cancer cell lines viz., HepG2, Hep-2 and HCT-116. Compound 1 showed selective cytotoxic activity against HepG2, while 3 exhibited cytotoxicity against all tested cell lines.
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- Elsayed A. Aboutabl
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, El-Kasr El-Einy st. Cairo, 11432, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, El-Kasr El-Einy st. Cairo, 11432, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, El-Kasr El-Einy st. Cairo, 11432, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, El-Kasr El-Einy st. Cairo, 11432, Egypt
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- Phytochemistry department, National Research Center, El-behooth st. Giza, Egypt
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Attaka P.O. Box, 182, Suez, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville Campus, PO Box 1906, Bellville 7535, South Africa
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Sarkar A, Das J, Ghosh P. p-TsOH-Catalyzed one-pot transformation of di- and trihydroxy steroids towards diverse A/B-ring oxo-functionalization. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj01878a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A milder, facile, and greener transformative protocol, specifically on solid supports, to yield A-ring and/or B-ring oxo-functionalized steroids has been accomplished.
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- Antara Sarkar
- Natural Products and Polymer Chemistry Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- North Bengal University
- Darjeeling-734013
- India
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- Natural Products and Polymer Chemistry Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- North Bengal University
- Darjeeling-734013
- India
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- Natural Products and Polymer Chemistry Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- North Bengal University
- Darjeeling-734013
- India
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Hussain E, Wang LJ, Jiang B, Riaz S, Butt GY, Shi DY. A review of the components of brown seaweeds as potential candidates in cancer therapy. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra23995h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Brown seaweeds have opened new opportunities for the development of novel anticancer agents due to their diverse structural composition and mode of action.
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- Ejaz Hussain
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology
- Institute of Oceanology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology
- Institute of Oceanology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology
- Institute of Oceanology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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- Phycology Lab
- Department of Botany
- Government College University
- Lahore
- Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology
- Institute of Oceanology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Qingdao 266071
- China
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Elbagory AM, Meyer M, Ali AHAM, Ameer F, Parker-Nance S, Benito MT, Doyagüez EG, Jimeno ML, Hussein AA. New polyhydroxylated sterols from Palythoa tuberculosa and their apoptotic activity in cancer cells. Steroids 2015; 101:110-5. [PMID: 26095205 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2015.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The chemical study on the total extract of the zoanthid Palythoa tuberculosa, collected from the Red Sea, resulted in the isolation of seven polyhydroxylated sterols (1-7), six of which, palysterols A-F (2-7), are new. Their chemical structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive analysis of their 1-, 2D NMR and MS spectroscopic data. This is the first chemical investigation on the species collected from Red Sea. We studied the cytotoxic effects of the total extract and some of the new polyhydroxylated sterols in three human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, HeLa, and HT-29) and one non-cancerous human cell line (KMST-6). Palysterol F (7), in particular, was able to selectively induce high levels of apoptosis (>75%) in breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cells but not HeLa, HT-29 and KMST-6 cells.
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- Abdulrahman M Elbagory
- Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Attaka P.O. Box, 182, Suez, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- Zoology Department, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, P.O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa
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- Centro de Química Orgánica "Lora-Tamayo" (CSIC), C/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Química Orgánica "Lora-Tamayo" (CSIC), C/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Química Orgánica "Lora-Tamayo" (CSIC), C/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa.
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Zhabinskii VN, Khripach NB, Khripach VA. Steroid plant hormones: effects outside plant kingdom. Steroids 2015; 97:87-97. [PMID: 25217849 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2014.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Brassinosteroids (BS) are the first group of steroid-hormonal compounds isolated from and acting in plants. Among numerous physiological effects of BS growth stimulation and adaptogenic activities are especially remarkable. In this review, we provide evidence that BS possess similar types of activity also beyond plant kingdom at concentrations comparable with those for plants. This finding allows looking at steroids from a new point of view: how common are the mechanisms of steroid bioregulation in different types of organisms from protozoa to higher animals.
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- Vladimir N Zhabinskii
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Kuprevich St., 5/2, 220141 Minsk, Belarus.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Kuprevich St., 5/2, 220141 Minsk, Belarus
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Kuprevich St., 5/2, 220141 Minsk, Belarus
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Zhang J, Liao XJ, Wang KL, Deng Z, Xu SH. Cytotoxic cholesta-1,4-dien-3-one derivatives from soft coral Nephthea sp. Steroids 2013; 78:396-400. [PMID: 23352845 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2012.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Revised: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Five new steroids, (12β, 22R)-12-acetoxy-22-hydroxy-cholesta-1,4-dien-3-one (1), (12β, 22R)-12-hydroxy-22-acetoxy-cholesta-1, 4-dien-3-one (2), (12β, 22R)-12, 22-diacetoxy-cholesta-1, 4-dien-3-one (3), (22R)-18, 22-diacetoxy-cholesta-1, 4-dien-3-one (4), (20R, 22R)-20-hydroxy-22-acetoxy-cholesta-1, 4-dien-3-one (5), and one known steroid astrogorgol N (6), were isolated from soft coral Nephthea sp. Their structures were established by spectroscopic analysis (1D, 2D NMR, HRMS) and comparisons of their spectral data with those of related steroids. The absolute configuration at C-22 of 1 was determined to be R by Mosher's analysis. All isolated compounds exhibited cytotoxic activity against HeLa cells with IC50 values ranged from 7.51±0.22 to 18.72±0.78μg/mL.
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- Jun Zhang
- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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24-Epibrassinolide, a Phytosterol from the Brassinosteroid Family, Protects Dopaminergic Cells against MPP-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis. J Toxicol 2011; 2011:392859. [PMID: 21776258 PMCID: PMC3135132 DOI: 10.1155/2011/392859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2010] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress and apoptosis are frequently cited to explain neuronal cell damage in various neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson' s disease. Brassinosteroids (BRs) are phytosterols recognized to promote stress tolerance of vegetables via modulation of the antioxidative enzyme cascade. However, their antioxidative effects on mammalian neuronal cells have never been examined so far.
We analyzed the ability of 24-epibrassinolide (24-Epi), a natural BR, to protect neuronal PC12 cells from 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium- (MPP+-) induced oxidative stress and consequent apoptosis in dopaminergic neurons. Our results demonstrate that 24-Epi reduces the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species and modulates superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activities. Finally, we determined that the antioxidative properties of 24-Epi lead to the inhibition of MPP+-induced apoptosis by reducing DNA fragmentation as well as the Bax/Bcl-2 protein ratio and cleaved caspase-3. This is the first time that the potent antioxidant and neuroprotective role of 24-Epi has been shown in a mammalian neuronal cell line.
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Brassinosteroids have been considered as a class of plant hormones with high activity. However, the complex matrix of the plant samples and the ultra-trace level of naturally occurring brassinosteroids make their separation and determination very difficult. This review summarizes the progress in the development of sample pretreatment and determination of brassinosteroids.
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- Jialiang Pan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Blunt JW, Copp BR, Munro MHG, Northcote PT, Prinsep MR. Marine natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2010; 28:196-268. [PMID: 21152619 DOI: 10.1039/c005001f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- John W Blunt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Khripach VA, Zhabinskii VN, Gulyakevich OV, Konstantinova OV, Misharin AY, Mekhtiev AR, Timofeev VP, Tkachev YV. Synthesis of secasterol and 24-episecasterol and their toxicity for MCF-7 cells. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2010; 36:815-24. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162010060117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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