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Luo M, Han Y, Chen Y, Du H, Chen B, Gao Z, Wang Q, Cao Y, Xiao H. Unveiling the role of gut microbiota in curcumin metabolism using antibiotic-treated mice. Food Chem 2024; 460:140706. [PMID: 39096800 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
Abstract
Curcumin might exert its therapeutic effects by interacting with gut microbiota. However, the role of gut microbiota in curcumin metabolism in vivo remains poorly understood. To address this, we used antibiotics to deplete gut microbiota and compared curcumin metabolism in control and antibiotic-treated mice. Using Q-TOF and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, we identified and quantified curcumin metabolites, revealing distinct metabolic pathways in these two mice groups. The novel metabolites, hexahydro-dimethyl-curcumin and hexahydro-didemethyl-curcumin were exclusively derived from gut microbiota. Additionally, gut bacteria deconjugated curcumin metabolites back into their bioactive forms. Moreover, control mice exhibited significantly lower curcumin degradation, suggesting a protective role of gut microbiota against degradation. In conclusion, our results indicated that gut microbiota might enhance the effectiveness of curcumin by deconjugation, production of active metabolites, and protection against degradation in the large intestine. This study enhances our understanding of the interactions between curcumin and gut microbiota.
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- Minna Luo
- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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Duang-Nkern J, Nontaleerak B, Thongphet A, Asano K, Chujan S, Satayavivad J, Sukchawalit R, Mongkolsuk S. Regulation of curcumin reductase curA (PA2197) through sodium hypochlorite and N-ethylmaleimide sensing by TetR family repressor CurR (PA2196) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Gene 2024; 927:148754. [PMID: 38972555 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA2196 is a TetR family transcriptional repressor. In this study, the deletion of the PA2196 gene caused increased expression of the downstream gene curA (PA2197), which encodes for a NADPH-dependent curcumin/dihydrocurcumin reductase. The PA2196 gene was then identified as curR, and a DNA footprinting assay showed that CurR directly bound to the curA promoter at an imperfect 15-bp inverted repeat, 5'-TAGTTGA-C-TGGTCTA-3'. A curA promoter-lacZ fusion assay and site-directed mutagenesis further demonstrated that the identified CurR binding site plays a crucial role in curA repression by CurR. curA transcription was inducible by sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) but not by hydrogen peroxide, organic hydroperoxide, or curcumin. The oxidation and alkylation of CurR by NaOCl and NEM, respectively, resulted in the inactivation of its DNA-binding activity, which induced curA expression. Under the tested conditions, the deletion of either curR or curA did not affect the survival of P. aeruginosa under NaOCl stress in the absence or presence of curcumin.
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- Jintana Duang-Nkern
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Program in Applied Biological Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan; Department of Biopolymer and Health Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), OPS, MHESI, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), OPS, MHESI, Thailand; Program in Environmental Toxicology, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand; Program in Applied Biological Sciences, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), OPS, MHESI, Thailand.
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok 10210, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), OPS, MHESI, Thailand
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Luo M, Wong S, Thanuphol P, Du H, Han Y, Lin M, Guo X, Bechtel TD, Gibbons JG, Xiao H. Isolation and Identification of Human Gut Bacteria Capable of Converting Curcumin to Its Hydrogenated Metabolites. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:20410-20418. [PMID: 39240774 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c03828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2024]
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Curcumin is widely recognized for its health benefits, though the role of gut microbiota in its metabolic transformation was not well studied. In this study, bacterial strains capable of metabolizing curcumin were isolated from human stool samples. Using 16S rRNA and whole-genome sequencing, two novel strains (Clostridium butyricum UMA_cur1 and Escherichia coli UMA_cur2) were identified. In addition, the metabolic products were analyzed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. These strains efficiently converted curcumin into dihydro-curcumin (DHC) and tetrahydro-curcumin (THC). Notably, E. coli UMA_cur2 also produced hexahydro-curcumin (HHC) and octahydro-curcumin (OHC), marking the first identification of a strain capable of such transformations. The absence of the YncB gene (typically involved in curcumin conversion) in C. butyricum UMA_cur1 suggests an alternative metabolic pathway. Curcumin metabolism begins during the stationary growth phase, indicating that it is not crucial for primary growth functions. Furthermore, E. coli UMA_cur2 produced these metabolites sequentially, starting with DHC and THC and progressing to HHC and OHC. These findings identified two novel strains that can metabolize curcumin to hydrogenated metabolites, which enhance our understanding of the interaction between curcumin and gut microbiota.
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- Minna Luo
- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Zhu L, Xue Y, Feng J, Wang Y, Lu Y, Chen X. Tetrahydrocurcumin as a stable and highly active curcumin derivative: A review of synthesis, bioconversion, detection and application. FOOD BIOSCI 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2023.102591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Haskey N, Gold SL, Faith JJ, Raman M. To Fiber or Not to Fiber: The Swinging Pendulum of Fiber Supplementation in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15051080. [PMID: 36904081 PMCID: PMC10005525 DOI: 10.3390/nu15051080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Evidence-based dietary guidance around dietary fiber in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been limited owing to insufficient reproducibility in intervention trials. However, the pendulum has swung because of our increased understanding of the importance of fibers in maintaining a health-associated microbiome. Preliminary evidence suggests that dietary fiber can alter the gut microbiome, improve IBD symptoms, balance inflammation, and enhance health-related quality of life. Therefore, it is now more vital than ever to examine how fiber could be used as a therapeutic strategy to manage and prevent disease relapse. At present, there is limited knowledge about which fibers are optimal and in what form and quantity they should be consumed to benefit patients with IBD. Additionally, individual microbiomes play a strong role in determining the outcomes and necessitate a more personalized nutritional approach to implementing dietary changes, as dietary fiber may not be as benign as once thought in a dysbiotic microbiome. This review describes dietary fibers and their mechanism of action within the microbiome, details novel fiber sources, including resistant starches and polyphenols, and concludes with potential future directions in fiber research, including the move toward precision nutrition.
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- Natasha Haskey
- Department of Biology, The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia—Okanagan, 3187 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
- Division of Gastroenterology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 6D33 TRW Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Precision Immunology Institute and Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 6D33 TRW Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Correspondence:
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Ungurianu A, Zanfirescu A, Margină D. Regulation of Gene Expression through Food—Curcumin as a Sirtuin Activity Modulator. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11131741. [PMID: 35807694 PMCID: PMC9269530 DOI: 10.3390/plants11131741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The sirtuin family comprises NAD+-dependent protein lysine deacylases, mammalian sirtuins being either nuclear (SIRT1, SIRT2, SIRT6, and SIRT7), mitochondrial (SIRT3, SIRT4, and SIRT5) or cytosolic enzymes (SIRT2 and SIRT5). They are able to catalyze direct metabolic reactions, thus regulating several physiological functions, such as energy metabolism, stress response, inflammation, cell survival, DNA repair, tissue regeneration, neuronal signaling, and even circadian rhythms. Based on these data, recent research was focused on finding molecules that could regulate sirtuins’ expression and/or activity, natural compounds being among the most promising in the field. Curcumin (1,7-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione) can induce, through SIRT, modulation of cancer cell senescence, improve endothelial cells protection against atherosclerotic factors, enhance muscle regeneration in atrophy models, and act as a pro-longevity factor counteracting the neurotoxicity of amyloid-beta. Although a plethora of protective effects was reported (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, etc.), its therapeutical use is limited due to its bioavailability issues. However, all the reported effects may be explained via the bioactivation theory, which postulates that curcumin’s observed actions are modulated via its metabolites and/or degradation products. The present article is focused on bringing together the literature data correlating the ability of curcumin and its metabolites to modulate SIRT activity and its consequent beneficial effects.
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- Anca Ungurianu
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Traian Vuia, 020956 Bucharest, Romania; (A.U.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Traian Vuia, 020956 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Traian Vuia, 020956 Bucharest, Romania; (A.U.); (D.M.)
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Kennedy A, Griffin G, Freemont PS, Polizzi KM, Moore SJ. A curcumin direct protein biosensor for cell-free prototyping. ENGINEERING BIOLOGY 2022; 6:62-68. [PMID: 36969103 PMCID: PMC9996706 DOI: 10.1049/enb2.12024] [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: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
In synthetic biology, biosensors are routinely coupled with a gene expression system for detecting small molecules and physical signals. We reveal a fluorescent complex, based on the interaction of an Escherichia coli double bond reductase (EcCurA), as a detection unit with its substrate curcumin-we call this a direct protein (DiPro) biosensor. Using a cell-free synthetic biology approach, we use the EcCurA DiPro biosensor to fine tune 10 reaction parameters (cofactor, substrate, and enzyme levels) for cell-free curcumin biosynthesis, assisted through acoustic liquid handling robotics. Overall, we increase EcCurA-curcumin DiPro fluorescence within cell-free reactions by 78-fold. This finding adds to the growing family of protein-ligand complexes that are naturally fluorescent and potentially exploitable for a range of applications, including medical imaging to engineering high-value chemicals.
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of KentCanterburyUK
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- Centre for Synthetic Biology and InnovationSouth Kensington CampusLondonUK
- Department of MedicineSouth Kensington CampusLondonUK
- Department of Infectious DiseaseSection of Structural and Synthetic BiologyImperial College LondonLondonUK
- Sir Alexander Fleming BuildingSouth Kensington CampusLondonUK
- UK Dementia Research Institute Care Research and Technology CentreImperial College LondonHammersmith CampusLondonUK
- UK Innovation and Knowledge Centre for Synthetic Biology (SynbiCITE) and the London BiofoundryImperial College Translation & Innovation HubLondonUK
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- Centre for Synthetic Biology and InnovationSouth Kensington CampusLondonUK
- Department of Life SciencesImperial College LondonSouth Kensington CampusLondonUK
- Department of Chemical EngineeringImperial College LondonSouth Kensington CampusLondonUK
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Chen R, Hu T, Wang M, Hu Y, Chen S, Wei Q, Yin X, Xie T. Functional characterization of key polyketide synthases by integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis on curcuminoid biosynthesis in Curcuma wenyujin. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2022; 7:849-861. [PMID: 35572764 PMCID: PMC9079249 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2022.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Leaf and tuber extracts of Curcuma wenyujin contain a mixture of curcuminoids. However, the curcuminoid constituents and their molecular mechanisms are poorly understood, and the relevant curcumin synthases remain unclear. In this study, we comprehensively compared the metabolite profiles of the leaf and tuber tissues of C. wenyujin. A total of 11 curcuminoid metabolites were identified and exhibited differentially changed contents in the leaf and tuber tissues. An integrated analysis of metabolomic and transcriptomic data revealed the proposed biosynthesis pathway of curcuminoid. Two candidate type Ⅲ polyketide synthases (PKSs) were identified in the metabolically engineering yeasts, indicating that CwPKS1 and CwPKS2 maintained substrate and product specificities. Especially, CwPKS1 is the first type Ⅲ PKS identified to synthesize hydrogenated derivatives of curcuminoid, dihydrocurcumin and tetrehydrocurcumin. Interestingly, the substitution of the glycine at position 219 with aspartic acid (G219D mutant) resulted in the complete inactivation of CwPKS1. Our results provide the first comparative metabolome analysis of C. wenyujin and functionally identified type Ⅲ PKSs, giving valuable information for curcuminoids biosynthesis.
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- Rong Chen
- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-cancer Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-cancer Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-cancer Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-cancer Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-cancer Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-cancer Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-cancer Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
- Corresponding author. School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-cancer Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China
- Corresponding author.
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Li HL, Wu L, Dong Z, Jiang Y, Jiang S, Xing H, Li Q, Liu G, Tian S, Wu Z, Bin Wu, Li Z, Zhao P, Zhang Y, Tang J, Xu J, Huang K, Liu X, Zhang W, Liao Q, Ren Y, Huang X, Li Q, Li C, Wang Y, Xavier-Ravi B, Li H, Liu Y, Wan T, Liu Q, Zou Y, Jian J, Xia Q, Liu Y. Haplotype-resolved genome of diploid ginger (Zingiber officinale) and its unique gingerol biosynthetic pathway. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:189. [PMID: 34354044 PMCID: PMC8342499 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00627-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Ginger (Zingiber officinale), the type species of Zingiberaceae, is one of the most widespread medicinal plants and spices. Here, we report a high-quality, chromosome-scale reference genome of ginger 'Zhugen', a traditionally cultivated ginger in Southwest China used as a fresh vegetable, assembled from PacBio long reads, Illumina short reads, and high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) reads. The ginger genome was phased into two haplotypes, haplotype 1 (1.53 Gb with a contig N50 of 4.68 M) and haplotype 0 (1.51 Gb with a contig N50 of 5.28 M). Homologous ginger chromosomes maintained excellent gene pair collinearity. In 17,226 pairs of allelic genes, 11.9% exhibited differential expression between alleles. Based on the results of ginger genome sequencing, transcriptome analysis, and metabolomic analysis, we proposed a backbone biosynthetic pathway of gingerol analogs, which consists of 12 enzymatic gene families, PAL, C4H, 4CL, CST, C3'H, C3OMT, CCOMT, CSE, PKS, AOR, DHN, and DHT. These analyses also identified the likely transcription factor networks that regulate the synthesis of gingerol analogs. Overall, this study serves as an excellent resource for further research on ginger biology and breeding, lays a foundation for a better understanding of ginger evolution, and presents an intact biosynthetic pathway for species-specific gingerol biosynthesis.
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- Hong-Lei Li
- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- BGI Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- BGI Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqign Three Gorges University, Wanzhou, Chongqing, China
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- BGI Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- BGI Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- BGI Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Entomology and MOAKey Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Haidian, Beijing, China
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- Jinan Second Agricultural Science Research Institute, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Jinan Second Agricultural Science Research Institute, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- BGI Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Fairy Lake Botanical Garden and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Fairy Lake Botanical Garden and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Ningyang Science and Technology Bureau, Taian, Shandong, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China.
- Engineering Research Center for Special Plant Seedlings of Chongqing, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China.
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- BGI Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Life Science/Institute of Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China.
- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
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Fisher KE, Tillett RL, Fotoohi M, Caldwell C, Petereit J, Schlauch K, Tittiger C, Blomquist GJ, MacLean M. RNA-Seq used to identify ipsdienone reductase (IDONER): A novel monoterpene carbon-carbon double bond reductase central to Ips confusus pheromone production. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 129:103513. [PMID: 33388375 PMCID: PMC7909325 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The pinyon ips beetle, Ips confusus (LeConte) is a highly destructive pest in pine forests in western North America. When colonizing a new host tree, I. confusus beetles coordinate a mass attack to overcome the tree's defenses using aggregation pheromones. Ips confusus, as with other Ips spp. beetles, biosynthesize ipsdienol and ipsenol in a specific enantiomeric blend and ratio as aggregation pheromones. While several of the initial steps in the pheromone biosynthetic pathway have been well defined, the final steps were unknown. We used comparative RNA-Seq analysis between fed and unfed male I. confusus midgut tissue to identify candidate genes involved in pheromone biosynthesis. The 12,995 potentially unique transcripts showed a clear separation based on feeding state. Differential expression analysis identified gene groups that were tightly connected. This analysis identified all known pheromone biosynthetic genes and suggested a novel monoterpene double bond reductase, ipsdienone reductase (IDONER), with pheromone biosynthetic gene expression patterns. IDONER cDNA was cloned, expressed, and functionally characterized. The coding DNA sequence has an ORF of 1101 nt with a predicted translation product of 336 amino acids. The enzyme has a molecular weight of 36.7 kDa with conserved motifs of the medium chain dehydrogenases/reductase (MDR) superfamily in the leukotriene B4 dehydrogenases/reductases (LTB4R) family. Tagged recombinant protein was expressed and purified. Enzyme assays and GC/MS analysis showed IDONER catalyzed the reduction of ipsdienone to form ipsenone. This study shows that IDONER is a monoterpene double bond reductase involved in I. confusus pheromone biosynthesis.
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- Katherine E Fisher
- Phigenics Research and Innovation Laboratory, Nevada Center for Applied Research, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89557, USA.
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- Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, 89154, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89557, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89557, USA.
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- Nevada Center for Bioinformatics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 89557, USA.
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- Desert Research Institute, Northern Nevada Science Center Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89557, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89557, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV, 89557, USA.
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Pandey A, Chaturvedi M, Mishra S, Kumar P, Somvanshi P, Chaturvedi R. Reductive metabolites of curcumin and their therapeutic effects. Heliyon 2020; 6:e05469. [PMID: 33241148 PMCID: PMC7674297 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Curcumin, a secondary metabolite from the turmeric plant is one of the most promising natural products, which has been studied extensively for decades. It has demonstrated several pharmacological activities in vitro and in vivo. Various studies have indicated that the pharmacological activity of curcumin is contributed by its metabolites. The aim of this review is to present an overview of metabolic products of curcumin produced upon its reduction like di, tetra, hexa and octa-hydrocurcumin. In addition, this paper has systematically analyzed the current information regarding medicinal use of reduced metabolites of curcumin and identified the limitations which have hindered its widespread usage in the medical world. Several diverse therapeutic effects have shown to be exhibited by reduced metabolites of curcumin such as antioxidant, anti-cancerous, anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory activities. The potential underlying molecular mechanisms of the biological activities of reduced metabolites of curcumin have also been highlighted, which may provide insight into the principle of effectiveness of curcumin.
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- Achyut Pandey
- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
- Department of Biotechnology, TERI School of Advance Studies, New Delhi, 110070, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, TERI School of Advance Studies, New Delhi, 110070, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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Wu J, Chen W, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Jin JM, Tang SY. Metabolic Engineering for Improved Curcumin Biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:10772-10779. [PMID: 32864959 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The biosynthetic efficiency of curcumin, a highly bioactive compound from the plant Curcuma longa, needs to be improved. In this study, we performed host cell and biosynthetic pathway engineering to improve curcumin biosynthesis. Using in vivo-directed evolution, the expression level of curcuminoid synthase (CUS), the rate-limiting enzyme in the curcumin biosynthetic pathway, was significantly improved. Furthermore, as curcumin is a highly hydrophobic compound, two cell membrane engineering strategies were applied to optimize the biosynthetic efficiency. Curcumin storage was increased by overexpression of monoglucosyldiacylglycerol synthase from Acholeplasma laidlawii, which optimized the cell membrane morphology. Furthermore, unsaturated fatty acid supplementation was used to enhance membrane fluidity, which greatly ameliorated the damaging effect of curcumin on the cell membrane. These two strategies enhanced curcumin biosynthesis and demonstrated an additive effect.
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- Jieyuan Wu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Research and Development, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Research and Development, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Etezadi H, Sajjadi SM, Maleki A. Crucial successes in drug delivery systems using multivariate chemometric approaches: challenges and opportunities. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj06272b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Applying multivariate chemometric methods for thorough investigation of three processes in drug delivery systems: loading, release and photo-degradation.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
- School of Pharmacy
- Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
- Zanjan
- Iran
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