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LC-MS/MS analysis and pharmacokinetics of daidzein and its 7-O-glucuronide in rats after oral administration of 7-O-L-valyl carbamate prodrug. Bioanalysis 2021; 13:641-653. [PMID: 33792356 DOI: 10.4155/bio-2020-0276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: A valine carbamate prodrug (7-P) was designed to enhance the low bioavailability of daidzein due to its low water solubility and membrane permeability. Here, we developed a high-throughput HPLC-MS/MS method to measure daidzein and its 7-O-glucuronide after oral administration of daidzein or 7-P. Materials & methods: A HPLC-MS/MS method was validated and successfully applied to assess the pharmacokinetic behavior of daidzein and its 7-O-glucuronide after orally administrating daidzein or 7-P. The validated method on selectivity, linearity (r ≥ 0.995), precision (relative standard deviation <11.4%), accuracy (relative error <7.1%), extraction recovery (>92.4%), matrix effect (<8.2%) and stability were satisfied. Conclusion: The proposed economical, rapid and sensitive method will be an alternative analytical procedure for daidzein and its metabolite in biological samples.
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Sontag G, Pinto MI, Noronha JP, Burrows HD. Analysis of Food by High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Coulometric Detection and Related Techniques: A Review. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:4113-4144. [PMID: 30900882 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The development of single coulometric cells in combination with high performance liquid chromatography to dual cells and to the coulometric electrode array detector is described. An overview is given about the application of these methods in food chemistry. Easily oxidizable compounds, such as phenolic substances, pesticides, or vitamins, can be determined, as well as substances with high oxidation potentials or electroinactive compounds. Substances exhibiting poor electrochemical activity can be transformed to electroactive compounds by precolumn derivatization, postcolumn photochemical reactions, postcolumn enzyme reactors, or by using the oxidative/reductive mode for coulometric electrode array detection. Furthermore, it is shown that the interesting combination of high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemistry and mass spectrometry has opened further possibilities with respect to interpretation of redox reactions, drug metabolism studies, metabolomics, and electrochemical derivatization.
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- Gerhard Sontag
- Institute for Analytical Chemistry , University of Vienna , Währingerstrasse 38 , A-1090 Vienna , Austria
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Chemistry Department, FCT , Universidade Nova de Lisboa , 2829-516 Caparica , Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Chemistry Department, FCT , Universidade Nova de Lisboa , 2829-516 Caparica , Portugal
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- Centro de Quimica, Chemistry Department , University of Coimbra , 3004-535 Coimbra , Portugal
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Di Gioia F, Petropoulos SA. Phytoestrogens, phytosteroids and saponins in vegetables: Biosynthesis, functions, health effects and practical applications. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2019; 90:351-421. [PMID: 31445599 DOI: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Phytoestrogens are non-steroidal secondary metabolites with similarities in structure and biological activities with human estrogens divided into various classes of compounds, including lignans, isoflavones, ellagitannins, coumestans and stilbenes. Similarly, phytosteroids are steroidal compounds of plant origin which have estrogenic effects and can act as agonists, antagonists, or have a mixed agonistic/antagonistic activity to animal steroid receptors. On the other hand, saponins are widely distributed plant glucosides divided into triterpenoid and steroidal saponins that contribute to plant defense mechanism against herbivores. They present a great variation from a structural point of view, including compounds from different classes. In this chapter, the main vegetable sources of these compounds will be presented, while details regarding their biosynthesis and plant functions will be also discussed. Moreover, considering the significant bioactive properties that these compounds exhibit, special focus will be given on their health effects, either beneficial or adverse. The practical applications of these compounds in agriculture and phytomedicine will be also demonstrated, as well as the future prospects for related research.
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- Francesco Di Gioia
- Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- Department of Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece.
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Sri Harsha PSC, Wahab RA, Garcia-Aloy M, Madrid-Gambin F, Estruel-Amades S, Watzl B, Andrés-Lacueva C, Brennan L. Biomarkers of legume intake in human intervention and observational studies: a systematic review. GENES AND NUTRITION 2018; 13:25. [PMID: 30214640 PMCID: PMC6131749 DOI: 10.1186/s12263-018-0614-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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There is a growing interest in assessing dietary intake more accurately across different population groups, and biomarkers have emerged as a complementary tool to replace traditional dietary assessment methods. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature available and evaluate the applicability and validity of biomarkers of legume intake reported across various observational and intervention studies. A systematic search in PubMed, Scopus, and ISI Web of Knowledge identified 44 studies which met the inclusion criteria for the review. Results from observational studies focused on soy or soy-based foods and demonstrated positive correlations between soy intake and urinary, plasma or serum isoflavonoid levels in different population groups. Similarly, intervention studies demonstrated increased genistein and daidzein levels in urine and plasma following soy intake. Both genistein and daidzein exhibited dose-response relationships. Other isoflavonoid levels such as O-desmethylangolensin (O-DMA) and equol were also reported to increase following soy consumption. Using a developed scoring system, genistein and daidzein can be considered as promising candidate markers for soy consumption. Furthermore, genistein and daidzein also served as good estimates of soy intake as evidenced from long-term exposure studies marking their status as validated biomarkers. On the contrary, only few studies indicated proposed biomarkers for pulses intake, with pipecolic acid and S-methylcysteine reported as markers reflecting dry bean consumption, unsaturated aliphatic, hydroxyl-dicarboxylic acid related to green beans intake and trigonelline reported as marker of peas consumption. However, data regarding criteria such as specificity, dose-response and time-response relationship, reliability, and feasibility to evaluate the validity of these markers is lacking. In conclusion, despite many studies suggesting proposed biomarkers for soy, there is a lack of information on markers of other different subtypes of legumes. Further discovery and validation studies are needed in order to identify reliable biomarkers of legume intake.
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- Pedapati S C Sri Harsha
- 1UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, UCD Institute of Food and Health, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- 1UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, UCD Institute of Food and Health, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- 2Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomic Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XaRTA, INSA, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,3CIBER de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- 2Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomic Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XaRTA, INSA, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,3CIBER de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- 2Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomic Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XaRTA, INSA, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- 4Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- 2Biomarkers and Nutrimetabolomic Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XaRTA, INSA, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,3CIBER de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, UCD Institute of Food and Health, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Bustamante-Rangel M, Delgado-Zamarreño MM, Pérez-Martín L, Rodríguez-Gonzalo E, Domínguez-Álvarez J. Analysis of Isoflavones in Foods. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2018; 17:391-411. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Myriam Bustamante-Rangel
- Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Chemical Sciences; Univ. of Salamanca; Plaza de los Caídos s/n 37008 Salamanca Spain
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- Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Chemical Sciences; Univ. of Salamanca; Plaza de los Caídos s/n 37008 Salamanca Spain
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- Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Chemical Sciences; Univ. of Salamanca; Plaza de los Caídos s/n 37008 Salamanca Spain
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- Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Chemical Sciences; Univ. of Salamanca; Plaza de los Caídos s/n 37008 Salamanca Spain
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- Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Chemical Sciences; Univ. of Salamanca; Plaza de los Caídos s/n 37008 Salamanca Spain
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Redruello B, Guadamuro L, Cuesta I, Álvarez-Buylla JR, Mayo B, Delgado S. A novel UHPLC method for the rapid and simultaneous determination of daidzein, genistein and equol in human urine. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 1005:1-8. [PMID: 26444491 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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This work reports on a novel method involving reverse-phased ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) plus a spectrophotometric photodiode array/fluorescence (FLR) detection system for determining the concentration of equol and major soy isoflavones (daidzein and genistein) in human urine. The proposed method was validated in terms of its linearity, sensitivity, accuracy (recovery) and precision (intra- and inter-day repeatability). The isoflavone profiles of urine samples from a group of menopausal women following oral soy isoflavone supplementation were determined and compared. Screening for equol-producer status was accomplished with high sensitivity (detection limit of the FLR detector 2.93nM). The method involves a short chromatographic run time compared to conventional HPLC methods while allowing for the simultaneous and reliable quantification of daidzein, genistein and equol in human urine. It also allows for the rapid screening of multiple urine samples when testing for equol production status and checking patient adherence to isoflavone treatment regimens.
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- Begoña Redruello
- Servicios Científico-Técnicos Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, 33300-Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Bioquímica, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, 33300-Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
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- Servicios Científico-Técnicos Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, 33300-Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
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- Servicios Científico-Técnicos Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, 33300-Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Bioquímica, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, 33300-Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Bioquímica, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, 33300-Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain.
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Zhang LX, Burdette CQ, Phillips MM, Rimmer CA, Marcus RK. Determination of Isoflavone Content in SRM 3238 Using Liquid Chromatography-Particle Beam/Electron Ionization Mass Spectrometry. J AOAC Int 2015; 98:1483-90. [PMID: 26651559 PMCID: PMC4881864 DOI: 10.5740/jaoacint.15-112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The characterization of marker components in botanical materials is a challenging task, and the increased consumption of botanicals and dietary supplements demands a greater understanding of the associated health benefits and risks. In order to successfully acquire and compare clinical results and correlate health trends, accurate, precise, and validated methods of analysis must be developed. Presented here is the development of a quantitative method for the determination of soy isoflavones (daidzin, glycitin, genistin, daidzein, and genistein) using LC-particle beam/electron ionization-MS (LC-PB/EIMS). An internal standard (IS) approach for quantitation with 7-hydroxy-4- chromone as the IS compound was used, with response factors for each individual isoflavone obtained from calibrant solutions. The results from this method were compared with the certified and reference values for National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SRM 3238 Soy-Containing Solid Oral Dosage Form to demonstrate that the method was in control. Results obtained using LC-PB/EIMS were consistent with the NIST certified or reference values and their uncertainties for all five isoflavones, demonstrating that the LC-PB/EIMS approach is both accurate and precise when used for the determination of the target isoflavones in soy-containing dietary supplement finished products while simultaneously providing structural information.
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- Lynn X. Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson SC 29634
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson SC 29634
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Material Measurement Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, Gaithersburg MD 20899
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Material Measurement Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, Gaithersburg MD 20899
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Material Measurement Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, Gaithersburg MD 20899
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Peterson JJ, Dwyer JT, Jacques PF, McCullough ML. Improving the estimation of flavonoid intake for study of health outcomes. Nutr Rev 2015; 73:553-76. [PMID: 26084477 DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuv008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Imprecision in estimating intakes of non-nutrient bioactive compounds such as flavonoids is a challenge in epidemiologic studies of health outcomes. The sources of this imprecision, using flavonoids as an example, include the variability of bioactive compounds in foods due to differences in growing conditions and processing, the challenges in laboratory quantification of flavonoids in foods, the incompleteness of flavonoid food composition tables, and the lack of adequate dietary assessment instruments. Steps to improve databases of bioactive compounds and to increase the accuracy and precision of the estimation of bioactive compound intakes in studies of health benefits and outcomes are suggested.
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- Julia J Peterson
- J.J. Peterson, J.T. Dwyer, and P.F. Jacques are with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. J.T. Dwyer and P.F. Jacques are with the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. J.T. Dwyer is with the Tufts University School of Medicine and Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. M.L. McCullough is with the Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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- J.J. Peterson, J.T. Dwyer, and P.F. Jacques are with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. J.T. Dwyer and P.F. Jacques are with the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. J.T. Dwyer is with the Tufts University School of Medicine and Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. M.L. McCullough is with the Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- J.J. Peterson, J.T. Dwyer, and P.F. Jacques are with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. J.T. Dwyer and P.F. Jacques are with the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. J.T. Dwyer is with the Tufts University School of Medicine and Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. M.L. McCullough is with the Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- J.J. Peterson, J.T. Dwyer, and P.F. Jacques are with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. J.T. Dwyer and P.F. Jacques are with the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. J.T. Dwyer is with the Tufts University School of Medicine and Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. M.L. McCullough is with the Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Ko KP. Isoflavones: chemistry, analysis, functions and effects on health and cancer. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 15:7001-10. [PMID: 25227781 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.17.7001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Isoflavones are phytoestrogens and natural plant compounds which are similar to 17-β-estradiol in chemical structure. It is known that they can act as estrogen agonists or antagonists, depending on endocrine estrogenic levels, but actions of isoflavones are rather complex due to large number of variables such as chemical structures and mechanisms. Some hypotheses on biological mechanisms have not satisfactorily been confirmed to date and human epidemiological and experimental studies have been relatively limited. Nevertheless, isoflavones and isoflavone rich foods have become a focus on interest due to positive health benefits on many diseases, especially prevention of hormone-related cancers, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and adverse postmenopausal symptoms, and improvement of physiological condition such as maintaining cognitive function. This review provides an overview of chemistry, analytical techniques (focused on human biospecimens), functions including biological mechanisms, and effects of isoflavones, on the basis of the available meta-analysis and review articles and some original articles, on health and cancer.
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- Kwang-Pil Ko
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Gachon University Graduate School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea E-mail :
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El Wakf AM, Hassan HA, Gharib NS. Osteoprotective effect of soybean and sesame oils in ovariectomized rats via estrogen-like mechanism. Cytotechnology 2014; 66:335-43. [PMID: 23748642 PMCID: PMC3918270 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-013-9580-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the osteoprotective effects of soybean oil (SbO) and sesame oil (SO) in ovarictomized (OVX) rats. The results indicated that the OVX rats exhibited a significant decrease in Ca and P level in both serum and bone, the activities of the antioxidant enzymes SOD and CAT and the antioxidant biomarker GSH accompanied with a marked increase in the oxidative stress markers MDA and PC, the inflammatory indices (TNF-α, CRP levels, WBCs counts and ACP activity) in, both, bone and serum. Supplementating the diet of the OVX rats with SbO (15 % w/w) or SO (10 % w/w) for 2 months to resulted in modulation of the alterations in all tested parameters and succeeded to restore minerals, antioxidant enzymes, antioxidant biomarkers, oxidative stress markers, inflammatory indices, and WBCs counts. It could be concluded that the consumption of diets supplemented with SbO or SO might be useful for preventing bone loss caused by estrogen deficiency in ovariectomy status.
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- Azza M. El Wakf
- Physiology Division, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Physiology Division, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Physiology Division, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Wang H, Guo Y, Zhao X, Li H, Fan G, Mao H, Miao L, Gao X. An estrogen receptor dependent mechanism of Oroxylin A in the repression of inflammatory response. PLoS One 2013; 8:e69555. [PMID: 23922737 PMCID: PMC3726624 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Oroxylin A, a natural flavonoid, is one of the main bioactive compounds that underlie the anti-inflammatory effect of the medicinal herb Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi widely used in southeastern Asia; however, the molecular mechanisms for the therapeutic benefits remain largely unclear. In this study, we found that Oroxylin A induces estrogen-responsive gene expression and promoter activity. In macrophages, Oroxylin A treatment significantly attenuates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced but not basal inflammatory response, including nitric oxide (NO) production and the expression of inflammatory mediators (i.e., iNOS and COX-2) and cytokines (i.e., TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6), in an estrogen receptor (ER)-dependent manner. Oroxylin A treatment also dramatically decreases LPS-induced secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, the downregulation of all these inflammatory parameters by Oroxylin A was abolished when cells were pretreated with specific ER antagonist. Thus, Oroxylin A is a novel phytoestrogen and exhibits anti-inflammatory effects that are mediated by ER activity.
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- Hong Wang
- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacology, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacology, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China, Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacology, Tianjin, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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Capriotti AL, Cavaliere C, Colapicchioni V, Piovesana S, Samperi R, Laganà A. Analytical strategies based on chromatography-mass spectrometry for the determination of estrogen-mimicking compounds in food. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1313:62-77. [PMID: 23866124 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Food safety can be compromised by the presence of a wide variety of substances, deriving from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Among these substances, compounds exhibiting various degrees of estrogenic activity have been widely studied in environmental samples, whereas less attention has been devoted to food matrices. The aim of the present review is to give a general overview on the recent analytical methods based on gas or liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for the determination of estrogen-like compounds in foods, including new developments, improvements and upcoming trends in the field. Attention will be focused on four representative groups of compounds, i.e. natural and synthetic estrogens, mycoestrogens, phytoestrogens, and alkylphenols.
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- Anna Laura Capriotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Gavina JMA, Priem J, Wood CM, Xiao CW, Feng YL. Determination of isoflavones in rat serum using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with a highly efficient core-shell column. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:2643-51. [PMID: 23334221 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6688-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2012] [Revised: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Consumption and nutritional supplementation of soy and soy-based products have been linked to health benefits such as lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and decreased incidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. In this study, we have developed a sensitive, specific, and robust method using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) for determination of serum isoflavones. A new highly efficient pentafluorophenyl phase core-shell column was first used to separate all isoflavones within 3 min, a separation time which is comparable to ultra-pressure liquid chromatography (UPLC) and micro-HPLC. A two-enzyme hydrolysis system with sulfatase and β-glucuronidase has also been developed to improve the efficiency of deconjugation of conjugated isoflavones in serum. The corresponding conjugated isoflavones were used to evaluate recoveries. In addition to duplicates, the method of standard addition was also applied in sample analysis for quality control. The developed method was applied to the analysis of 32 serum samples and was shown to be specific, sensitive and reproducible.
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- Jennilee M A Gavina
- Exposure and Biomonitoring Division, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Lee YM, Kim JB, Bae JH, Lee JS, Kim PS, Jang HH, Kim HR. Estrogen-like activity of aqueous extract from Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. in MCF-7 cells. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2012; 12:260. [PMID: 23259680 PMCID: PMC3575283 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 12/13/2012] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Postmenopausal women experience estrogen deficiency-related menopausal symptoms (e.g., hot flashes and mood swings) and a dramatic increase in the incidence of chronic diseases. Although estrogen-replacement therapy (ERT) can reduce mortality from cardiovascular disease and improve osteoporosis and menopausal symptoms, its side effects have limited recent use. This study investigated the estrogen-like activity of aqueous extract from Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. METHODS The estrogenic activity of A. pilosa was investigated by using several in vitro assays. The binding activity of A. pilosa on estrogen receptors was examined using a fluorescence polarization-based competitive binding assay. The proliferative activity of A. pilosa was also examined using MCF-7 cells. Furthermore, the effect of A. pilosa on the expression of 3 estrogen-dependent genes was assessed. RESULTS Using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, the 3 major peaks of A. pilosa aqueous extract were identified as apigenin-hexose, luteolin-glucuronide, and apigenin-glucuronide. The aqueous extract induced the proliferation of estrogen receptor-positive MCF-7 cells (p < 0.05). A. pilosa-stimulated proliferation was blocked on adding the estrogen antagonist ICI 182,780. Moreover, A. pilosa treatment increased the mRNA expression of the estrogen-responsive genes pS2 and PR (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest A. pilosa can be used to improve estrogen deficiency-related menopausal symptoms or to treat diseases in postmenopausal women.
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- Young Min Lee
- Functional Food & Nutrition Division, Department of Agro-food Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Food & Nutrition Division, Department of Agro-food Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Food & Nutrition Division, Department of Agro-food Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Gyeonggi Biocenter, Gyeonggi Institute of Science and Technology Promotion, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Gyeonggi Biocenter, Gyeonggi Institute of Science and Technology Promotion, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Food & Nutrition Division, Department of Agro-food Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Food & Nutrition Division, Department of Agro-food Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Wang H, Han S. Determination of Genistein by Flow-injection Chemiluminescence Method Based on Ferricyanide Oxidation Sensitized by Rhodamine 6G. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201100691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lee JH, Choung MG. Determination of optimal acid hydrolysis time of soybean isoflavones using drying oven and microwave assisted methods. Food Chem 2011; 129:577-582. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.04.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2009] [Revised: 02/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/22/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Schaffer S, Halliwell B. Do polyphenols enter the brain and does it matter? Some theoretical and practical considerations. GENES AND NUTRITION 2011; 7:99-109. [PMID: 22012276 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-011-0255-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Although several epidemiological and intervention studies suggest that polyphenols (PPs) and PP-rich foods may improve memory and cognition in animals and humans, PPs' mode of action is only poorly understood. To help distinguish between the different modes of action that have been proposed for PPs, it is obviously important to know how much PPs can accumulate in the brain, if any at all. However, reliable data on PP uptake into the brain of animals are limited as many studies failed to report important control procedures during data acquisition. In this paper, we summarize published data on the penetration of PPs into animal brain and review some hypotheses to explain the biological basis of potentially health-beneficial effects of PPs to the brain. Finally, we highlight promising new approaches, especially those of a hormetic dose-response and gut microbiota-brain interaction, which may allow a better understanding of PPs' mode of action in animals and humans.
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- Sebastian Schaffer
- Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, 22 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117456, Singapore
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Measurement of bisphenol A, bisphenol A ß-D-glucuronide, genistein, and genistein 4'-ß-D-glucuronide via SPE and HPLC-MS/MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 401:995-1002. [PMID: 21667348 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5151-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Revised: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 05/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic industrial reactant used in the production of polycarbonate plastics, and genistein is a natural phytoestrogen abundant in the soybean. Current studies investigating the endocrine-disrupting effects of concomitant exposures to BPA and genistein have warranted the development of an analytical method for the simultaneous measurement of BPA and genistein, as well as their primary metabolites, bisphenol A ß-D-glucuronide (BPA gluc) and genistein 4'-ß-D-glucuronide (genistein gluc), respectively. All four analytes were extracted from rat plasma via solid phase extraction (SPE). Three SPE cartridges and four elution schemes were tested. Plasma extraction using Bond Elut Plexa cartridges with sequential addition of ethyl acetate, methanol, and acetonitrile yielded optimal average recoveries of 98.1 ± 1.8% BPA, 94.9 ± 8.0% genistein, 91.4 ± 6.1% BPA gluc, and 103 ± 6.1% genistein gluc. Identification and quantification of the four analytes were performed by a validated HPLC-MS/MS method using electrospray ionization and selective reaction monitoring. This novel analytical method should be applicable to the measurement of BPA, genistein, BPA gluc, and genistein gluc in urine, cultures, and tissue following in vivo exposures. While reports of the determination of BPA and genistein independently exist, the simultaneous optimized extraction and detection of BPA, genistein, BPA gluc, and genistein gluc have not previously been reported.
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Li L, Meng F, Guo J, Sun L, Yu N, Zhao Y. Simultaneous quantification of tracheloside and trachelogenin in rat plasma using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2011; 879:1033-7. [PMID: 21482203 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2011.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2010] [Revised: 02/11/2011] [Accepted: 02/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We developed and validated a quantitative method for simultaneously determining the concentrations of tracheloside and trachelogenin in rat plasma. Plasma samples were prepared by liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate. Isocratic chromatographic separation was performed on a reversed-phase Diamonsil C(18) column (4.6×200 mm, 5 μm). The mobile phase consisted of methanol and 10mM aqueous ammonium formate (80:20, v/v). Analyte detection was achieved by positive electrospray ionization (ESI) tandem mass spectrometry. Calibration was performed by internal standardization with glipizide, and regression curves ranging from 0.625 to 625 ng/mL were constructed for both the analytes. The intra- and inter-day precision values were below 8%, and accuracy ranged from -5.33% to 2.53% in all quality control samples. In this study, the validated method was successfully applied to determine the pharmacokinetic profile of tracheloside and trachelogenin in rat plasma after oral and intravenous administration of trachelospermi total lignans.
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- Li Li
- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
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Jackson MD, McFarlane-Anderson ND, Simon GA, Bennett FI, Walker SP. Urinary phytoestrogens and risk of prostate cancer in Jamaican men. Cancer Causes Control 2010; 21:2249-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9648-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alves R, Almeida I, Casal S, Oliveira M. Method development and validation for isoflavones quantification in coffee. Food Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.03.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Fogliatto DK, Barbosa AMJ, Ferreira VS. Voltammetric determination of the phytoestrogen genistein in soy flours and soy based supplements using cationic surfactant cetyltrimetylammonium bromide. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2010; 78:243-9. [PMID: 20399078 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2009] [Revised: 03/12/2010] [Accepted: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This paper proposes a methodology based on electrochemical reduction for a fast, specific and sensitive determination of genistein by square-wave voltammetry (SWV). The highest peak currents and optimal definition of reduction peak of genistein was obtained by using a supporting electrolyte consisted of 0.04 mol L(-1) phosphate buffer-methanol (8:2, v/v) solution at pH 7.5 and cationic surfactant 2.21 x 10(-4) mol L(-1) cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The peak current was proportional to the concentration of genistein in the range 1.14 x 10(-7) to 1.09 x 10(-6) mol L(-1), with a detection limit and quantification of 3.43 x 10(-8) mol L(-1) and 1.14 x 10(-7) mol L(-1), respectively. The extraction procedure was evaluated for a better determination of genistein contained in soy flour and soy based supplements. The efficiency of the proposed methodology was demonstrated by comparing the results obtained by SWV with those obtained by the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method.
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- Daniela Kárin Fogliatto
- Departamento de Química, CCET, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Filinto Müller, 1555, P.O. Box 549, Campo Grande, MS 79070-900, Brazil
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Utilization of coulometric array detection in analysis of beverages and plant extracts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2009.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mortensen A, Kulling SE, Schwartz H, Rowland I, Ruefer CE, Rimbach G, Cassidy A, Magee P, Millar J, Hall WL, Kramer Birkved F, Sorensen IK, Sontag G. Analytical and compositional aspects of isoflavones in food and their biological effects. Mol Nutr Food Res 2009; 53 Suppl 2:S266-309. [PMID: 19774555 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200800478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This paper provides an overview of analytical techniques used to determine isoflavones (IFs) in foods and biological fluids with main emphasis on sample preparation methods. Factors influencing the content of IFs in food including processing and natural variability are summarized and an insight into IF databases is given. Comparisons of dietary intake of IFs in Asian and Western populations, in special subgroups like vegetarians, vegans, and infants are made and our knowledge on their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion by the human body is presented. The influences of the gut microflora, age, gender, background diet, food matrix, and the chemical nature of the IFs on the metabolism of IFs are described. Potential mechanisms by which IFs may exert their actions are reviewed, and genetic polymorphism as determinants of biological response to soy IFs is discussed. The effects of IFs on a range of health outcomes including atherosclerosis, breast, intestinal, and prostate cancers, menopausal symptoms, bone health, and cognition are reviewed on the basis of the available in vitro, in vivo animal and human data.
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- Alicja Mortensen
- The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søborg, Denmark
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Determination of daidzein and genistein in soybean and its waste by matrix solid-phase dispersion extraction and HPLC. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-009-0162-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Grapevine ( Vitis vinifera) products, grape and grape juice, represent a valuable source of bioactive phytochemicals, synthesized by three secondary metabolic pathways (phenylpropanoid, isoprenoid and alkaloid biosynthetic routes) and stored in different plant tissues. In the last decades, compelling evidence suggested that regular consumption of these products may contribute to reducing the incidence of chronic illnesses, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, ischemic stroke, neurodegenerative disorders and aging, in a context of the Mediterranean dietary tradition. The health benefits arising from grape product intake can be ascribed to the potpourri of biologically active chemicals occurring in grapes. Among them, the recently discovered presence of melatonin adds a new element to the already complex grape chemistry. Melatonin, and its possible synergistic action with the great variety of polyphenols, contributes to further explaining the observed health benefits associated with regular grape product consumption.
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- Marcello Iriti
- Dipartimento di Produzione Vegetale, Università di Milano and Istituto di Virologia Vegetale, CNR, Dipartimento Agroalimentare, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Produzione Vegetale, Università di Milano and Istituto di Virologia Vegetale, CNR, Dipartimento Agroalimentare, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Erratum: Analytical and compositional aspects of isoflavones in food and their biological effects. Mol Nutr Food Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Dentith S, Lockwood B. Development of techniques for the analysis of isoflavones in soy foods and nutraceuticals. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2008; 11:242-7. [PMID: 18403919 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0b013e3282fa15c9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW For over 20 years, soy isoflavones have been investigated for their ability to prevent a wide range of cancers and cardiovascular problems, and numerous other disease states. This research is underpinned by the ability of researchers to analyse isoflavones in various forms in a range of raw materials and biological fluids. This review summarizes the techniques recently used in their analysis. RECENT FINDINGS The speed of high performance liquid chromatography analysis has been improved, allowing analysis of more samples, and increasing the sensitivity of detection techniques allows quantification of isoflavones down to nanomoles per litre levels in biological fluids. The combination of high-performance liquid chromatography with immunoassay has allowed identification and estimation of low-level soy isoflavones. The use of soy isoflavone supplements has shown an increase in their circulating levels in plasma and urine, aiding investigation of their biological effects. The significance of the metabolite equol has spurned research into new areas, and recently the specific enantiomers have been studied. SUMMARY High-performance liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and gas chromatography are widely used with a range of detection systems. Increasingly, immunoassay is being used because of its high sensitivity and low cost.
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- Susan Dentith
- University of Manchester, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manchester, UK
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This review focuses on the possible role in human health of the consumption of lignan-rich foods. Most of the plant lignans in human foods are converted by the intestinal microflora in the upper part of the large bowel to enterolactone and enterodiol, called mammalian or enterolignans. The protective role of these compounds, particularly in chronic Western diseases, is discussed. Evidence suggests that fiber- and lignan-rich whole-grain cereals, beans, berries, nuts, and various seeds are the main protective foods. Many factors, in addition to diet, such as intestinal microflora, smoking, antibiotics, and obesity affect circulating lignan levels in the body. Lignan-rich diets may be beneficial, particularly if consumed for life. Experimental evidence in animals has shown clear anticarcinogenic effects of flaxseed or pure lignans in many types of cancer. Many epidemiological results are controversial, partly because the determinants of plasma enterolactone are very different in different countries. The source of the lignans seems to play a role because other factors in the food obviously participate in the protective effects. The results are promising, but much work is still needed in this area of medicine.
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- Herman Adlercreutz
- Institute for Preventive Medicine, Nutrition and Cancer, Folkhälsan Research Center, Finland.
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Prasain JK, Barnes S. Metabolism and bioavailability of flavonoids in chemoprevention: current analytical strategies and future prospectus. Mol Pharm 2008; 4:846-64. [PMID: 18052086 DOI: 10.1021/mp700116u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Flavonoids are structurally diverse and among the most ubiquitous groups of dietary polyphenols distributed in various fruits and vegetables. Many have been proposed to be bioactive compounds in the diet that are responsible for lowering the risk of cancer and have been used in chemoprevention studies using animal models of this disease. As for any xenobiotic, to evaluate the potential risks and benefits of bioflavonoids to human health, an understanding of the physiological behavior of these compounds following oral ingestion is needed as well as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME). The study on metabolism and bioavailability is very important in defining the pharmacological and toxicological profile of these compounds. Due to great structural diversity among flavonoids, these profiles differ greatly from one compound to another, so that the most abundant polyphenols in our diet are not necessarily the ones that reach target tissues. Therefore, careful analysis of flavonoids and their metabolites in biological systems is critical. Mass spectrometry in various combinations with chromatographic methods has been a mainstay in applications that involve profiling and quantification of metabolites in complex biological samples. Because of its speed, sensitivity and specificity, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) has become the technology of choice for sample analysis. This review describes the chemistry of polyphenols and flavonoids, their ADME, and the various mass spectrometry-based strategies used in the analysis of flavonoids, including future trends in this field.
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- Jeevan K Prasain
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Purdue--UAB Botanicals Center for Age-Related Disease, UAB Center for Nutrient-Gene Interaction in Cancer Prevention, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA.
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Murugaiyah V, Chan KL. Analysis of lignans from Phyllanthus niruri L. in plasma using a simple HPLC method with fluorescence detection and its application in a pharmacokinetic study. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 852:138-44. [PMID: 17261384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2006] [Revised: 12/19/2006] [Accepted: 01/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A simple analytical method using HPLC with fluorescence detection was developed for the simultaneous determination of four lignans, phyllanthin (1), hypophyllanthin (2), phyltetralin (3) and niranthin (4) from Phyllanthus niruri L. in plasma. The method recorded limits of detection for 1, 2, 3 and 4 as 1.22, 6.02, 0.61 and 1.22 ng/ml, respectively, at a signal-to-noise ratio of 5:1 whereas their limits of quantification were 4.88, 24.41, 4.88 and 9.76 ng/ml, respectively, at a signal-to-noise ratio of 12:1. These values were comparable to those of other sensitive methods such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), high-performance liquid chromatography-MS (HPLC-MS) and HPLC-electrochemical detection (HPLC-ECD) for the analysis of plasma lignans. A further advantage over known methods was its simple protocol for sample preparation. The within-day and between-day accuracies for the analysis of the four lignans were between 87.69 and 110.07% with precision values below 10.51%. Their mean recoveries from extraction were between 91.39 and 114.67%. The method was successfully applied in the pharmacokinetic study of lignans in rats. Following intravenous administration, the lignans were eliminated slowly from the body with a mean clearance of 0.04, 0.01, 0.03 and 0.02 l/kg h and a mean half-life of 3.56, 3.87, 3.35 and 4.40 h for 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. Their peak plasma concentration upon oral administration was 0.18, 0.56, 0.12 and 0.62 microg/ml, respectively, after 1h. However, their absorption was incomplete with a calculated absolute oral bioavailability of 0.62, 1.52, 4.01 and 2.66% for 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively.
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- Vikneswaran Murugaiyah
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia
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Rostagno MA, Palma M, Barroso CG. Microwave assisted extraction of soy isoflavones. Anal Chim Acta 2007; 588:274-82. [PMID: 17386821 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2007.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2006] [Revised: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 02/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A fast and reliable analytical method using microwave assisted extraction has been developed. Several extraction solvents (methanol (MeOH) and ethanol (EtOH), 30-70% in water and water), temperatures (50-150 degrees C), extraction solvent volume, as well as the sample size (1.0-0.1g) and extraction time (5-30 min) were studied for the optimization of the extraction protocol. The optimized extraction conditions for quantitative recoveries were: 0.5 g of sample, 50 degrees C, 20 min and 50% ethanol as extracting solvent. No degradation of the isoflavones was observed using the developed extraction protocol and a high reproducibility was achieved (>95%).
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- Mauricio A Rostagno
- Grupo de Investigación Químico Analítico del Vino y Productos Agroalimentários, Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cádiz, P.O. Box 40, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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Xiao JP, Wang XF, Zhou QX, Fan XY, Su XF, Bai HH, Duan HJ. Rapid determination of phenolic compounds in water samples by alternating-current oscillopolarographic titration. J Environ Sci (China) 2007; 19:622-627. [PMID: 17915694 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(07)60103-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A rapid, simple and sensitive method was demonstrated for the determination of phenolic compounds in water samples by alternating-current oscillopolarographic titration. With the presence of sulfuric acid, phenol could be transferred into a nitroso-compound by reacting with NaNO2. The titration end-point was obtained by the formation of a sharp cut in the oscillopolarographic with infinitesimal NaNO2 on double platinum electrodes. The results showed that phenol concentration had an excellent linear relationship over the range of 4.82 x 10(-6)-9.65 x 10(-3) mol/L, the RSD of the proposed method was lower than 1.5%, and the spiked recoveries of three real water samples were in the range of 95.6%-106.9%.
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- Jun-Ping Xiao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Martin LM, Castilho MC, Silveira MI, Abreu JM. Liquid Chromatographic Validation of a Quantitation Method for Phytoestrogens, Biochanin‐A, Coumestrol, Daidzein, Formononetin, and Genistein, in Lucerne. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10826070600961076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Luísa Ma Martin
- a Escola Superior Agrária Coimbra , Bencanta, Coimbra, Portugal
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de Rijke E, Out P, Niessen WMA, Ariese F, Gooijer C, Brinkman UAT. Analytical separation and detection methods for flavonoids. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1112:31-63. [PMID: 16480997 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 476] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2005] [Revised: 12/28/2005] [Accepted: 01/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Flavonoids receive considerable attention in the literature, specifically because of their biological and physiological importance. This review focuses on separation and detection methods for flavonoids and their application to plants, food, drinks and biological fluids. The topics that will be discussed are sample treatment, column liquid chromatography (LC), but also methods such as gas chromatography (GC), capillary electrophoresis (CE) and thin-layer chromatography (TLC), various detection methods and structural characterization. Because of the increasing interest in structure elucidation of flavonoids, special attention will be devoted to the use of tandem-mass spectrometric (MS/MS) techniques for the characterization of several important sub-classes, and to the potential of combined diode-array UV (DAD UV), tandem-MS and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) detection for unambiguous identification. Emphasis will be on recent developments and trends.
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- Eva de Rijke
- Quest International, Department of Analytical Research and Development, Huizerstraatweg 28, 1411 GP Naarden, The Netherlands.
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Dunkle MN, Herrmann JK, Colón H, Pennington C, Colón LA. Evaluation of a fluorescein-labeled estradiol derivative for use in affinity capillary electrophoresis. Microchem J 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2005.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liu R, Sun J, Bi K, Guo DA. Identification and determination of major flavonoids in rat serum by HPLC–UV and HPLC–MS methods following oral administration of Dalbergia odorifera extract. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2005; 829:35-44. [PMID: 16233995 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2005.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2005] [Revised: 09/12/2005] [Accepted: 09/18/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The major flavonoids in rat serum after oral administration of Dalbergia odorifera extract were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and its coupling to mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). Utilizing HPLC-MS technique, 18 flavonoids including five isoflavones, four isoflavanones, four neoflavones, two flavanones, two chalcones, one isoflavanonol were identified in free form in serum sample based on comparison with the authentic standards. Furthermore, the amounts of the four prominent flavonoids, (3R)-4'-methoxy-2',3,7-trihydroxyisoflavanone, vestitone, formononetin and sativanone were determined in serum by HPLC-UV with internal standard method. The method was validated and utilized in pharmacokinetic studies of these four analytes. This is the first report on identification and determination of the major flavonoids in rat serum after oral administration of D. odorifera extract and the results provided a firm basis for clarifying the pharmacological effect of D. odorifera and evaluating the clinical applications of this medicinal herb.
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- Rongxia Liu
- Shanghai Research Center for TCM Modernization, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guo Shoujing Road 199, Zhangjiang, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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Collier A, Wang J, Diamond D, Dempsey E. Microchip micellar electrokinetic chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection for analysis of synthetic oestrogen mimicking compounds. Anal Chim Acta 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2005.06.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kuijsten A, Buijsman MNCP, Arts ICW, Mulder PPJ, Hollman PCH. A validated method for the quantification of enterodiol and enterolactone in plasma using isotope dilution liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2005; 822:178-84. [PMID: 15996537 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2005.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2005] [Revised: 05/27/2005] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Enterolactone and enterodiol are phytoestrogens with structural similarity to endogenous estrogens. Because of their biological activities, they may affect the development of several diseases. To quantify enterodiol and enterolactone in plasma, we developed and validated a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method with electrospray ionization using 13C3 labeled isotopes. The method consists of a simple enzymatic hydrolysis and ether extraction followed by a rapid LC separation (run-time of 11 min). Detection limits as low as 0.15 nM for enterodiol and 0.55 nM for enterolactone were achieved. The within-run R.S.D. ranges from 3 to 6% and the between-run R.S.D. ranges from 10 to 14% for both enterolignans. This method allows simple, rapid, and sensitive quantification, and is suitable for measuring large numbers of samples.
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- Anneleen Kuijsten
- RIKILT, Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen UR, PO Box 230, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Ishihama Y, Sato T, Tabata T, Miyamoto N, Sagane K, Nagasu T, Oda Y. Quantitative mouse brain proteomics using culture-derived isotope tags as internal standards. Nat Biotechnol 2005; 23:617-21. [PMID: 15834404 DOI: 10.1038/nbt1086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2004] [Accepted: 03/03/2005] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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An important challenge for proteomics is to be able to compare absolute protein levels across biological samples. Here we introduce an approach based on the use of culture-derived isotope tags (CDITs) for quantitative tissue proteome analysis. We cultured Neuro2A cells in a stable isotope-enriched medium and mixed them with mouse brain samples to serve as internal standards. Using CDITs, we identified and quantified a total of 1,000 proteins, 97-98% of which were expressed in both mouse whole brain and Neuro2A cells. CDITs also allow comprehensive and absolute protein quantification. Synthetic unlabeled peptides were used to quantify the corresponding proteins labeled with stable isotopes in Neuro2A cells, and the results were used to obtain the absolute amounts of 103 proteins in mouse whole brain. The expression levels correlated well with those in Neuro2A cells. Thus, the use of CDITs allows both relative and absolute quantitative proteome studies.
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D'Alessandro TL, Boersma-Maland BJ, Peterson TG, Sfakianos J, Prasain JK, Patel RP, Darley-Usmar VM, Botting NP, Barnes S. Metabolism of phytoestrogen conjugates. Methods Enzymol 2005; 400:316-42. [PMID: 16399358 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(05)00019-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Phytoestrogens are plant-derived compounds with physiologic estrogenic effects. They are present in the plant as glycosidic conjugates, some of which contain further chemical modifications (acetate, malonate, and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate esters and 2,3-dihydroxysuccinate ether). In the gastrointestinal tract, the conjugates undergo hydrolysis catalyzed by enzymes in the intestinal wall and by gut bacteria. On entering the systemic circulation, the phytoestrogens may undergo extensive metabolism to other compounds through reactions involving demethylation, methylation, hydroxylation, chlorination, iodination, and nitration. In addition, all these compounds can undergo conjugation to form beta-glucuronides and sulfate esters. This chapter describes the methods of analysis of all these compounds, the sources of or methods to manufacture suitable standards, and the procedures for examining the enzymes that catalyze these reactions.
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- Tracy L D'Alessandro
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
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Priego-Capote F, Ruiz-Jiménez J, de Castro MDL. Fast separation and determination of phenolic compounds by capillary electrophoresis–diode array detection. J Chromatogr A 2004; 1045:239-46. [PMID: 15378901 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A dynamic approach has been proposed for the ultrasound-assisted extraction of twenty phenolic compounds from alperujo, a semisolid waste from the olive oil industry, that is a representative example of samples with a complex matrix. Multivariate methodology was used to carry out a detailed optimisation study of both the separation-determination and extraction steps in terms of resolution-analysis time and extraction efficiency, respectively. Consequently, the proposed method was able to extract the target analytes in 13 min; then, after dilution and centrifugation, the extract was injected into the capillary electrophoresis-diode array detection system for individual separation determination in 11 min. No cleanup of the extract was required. This method is less time-consuming, more selective and provides a larger information level than the Folin-Ciocalteau spectrophotometric method. Alperujo was demonstrated to be a powerful source of phenolic compounds, particularly as compared with olive oil--8680 versus 50-1200 microg/g.
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- F Priego-Capote
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Annex Marie Curie Building, Campus of Rabanales, University of Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain
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Klejdus B, Vacek J, Adam V, Zehnálek J, Kizek R, Trnková L, Kubán V. Determination of isoflavones in soybean food and human urine using liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 806:101-11. [PMID: 15171918 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2004] [Accepted: 03/17/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A highly sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method with electrochemical detection (HPLC-ED) was developed for the determination of isoflavones. Electrochemical behaviour of daidzein and genistein was studied on carbon paste electrode (CPE) by adsorptive transfer stripping square wave voltammetry. The obtained electrochemical results were used for the development of HPLC-ED method. Furthermore, isoflavones were separated on an Atlantis dC18 column using a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile (solvent A) and 0.15M acetate buffer of pH 5.5 (solvent B) at a flow rate 0.4 mL/min. A linear gradient profile (solvent B) was at 0-2 min 87%; 22 min 60%; 27 min 50%; 31 min 45%; 47 min 87%. Full scan of multi-channel coulometric detection was tested and optimal potential at 450 mV was chosen for our purposes. Calibration curves were linear (daidzein R(2) = 0.9993 and genistein R(2) = 0.9987). The detection limit for daidzein/genistein was 480/394 pg/mL (1.8/1.5 nM) and per column 2.4/1.9 pg. Isoflavones extracted from soybean products (farina, meat, milk) by the accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) procedure and isoflavones present in human urine were determined by the HPLC-ED method.
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- Borivoj Klejdus
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelská 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Ksycińska H, Sobik B, Popiołkiewicz J, Polkowski K, Krzeczyński P, Ramza J, Pucko W, Grynkiewicz G. Determination of new derivatives of genistein in culture media by liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 799:217-31. [PMID: 14670740 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2003.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Methods for determination of genistein and its four new analogues in culture media have been developed to support studies on their potential anticancer activities. The investigated compounds were extracted from the media using liquid-liquid extraction with appropriate solvent. After evaporation of organic solvents each of the dry extracts was reconstituted in appropriate mobile phase. Reversed-phase HPLC was applied to quantitative determining of tested compounds. The methods are specific, sensitive and technically simple. They were used to evaluate concentration level of investigated compounds in experiments with human promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60 cell line).
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- Hanna Ksycińska
- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, 8 Rydygiera Street, 01-793, Warsaw, Poland.
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Phytoestrogens are a diverse group of plant-derived compounds that structurally or functionally mimic mammalian estrogens and show potential benefits for human health. The number of articles published on phytoestrogens has risen dramatically in the past couple decades. Further research continues to demonstrate the biological complexity of phytoestrogens, which belong to several different chemical classes and act through diverse mechanisms. This paper discusses the classification of phytoestrogens, methods of identification, their proposed mechanisms of action and botanical sources for phytoestrogens. The effects of phytoestrogens on breast and prostate cancers, cardiovascular disease, menopausal symptoms and osteoporosis will also be examined including research on benefits and risks.
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- Andreana L Ososki
- Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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