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Štekláč M, Breza M. DFT Studies of Substituted Phenols Cytotoxicity I.
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‐substituted Phenols. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202101568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Marek Štekláč
- Department of Physical Chemistry Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology Slovak Technical University, SK- 81237 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Department of Physical Chemistry Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology Slovak Technical University, SK- 81237 Bratislava Slovakia
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Negritto MC, Valdez C, Sharma J, Rosenberg C, Selassie CR. Growth Inhibition and DNA Damage Induced by X-Phenols in Yeast: A Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Study. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:8568-8579. [PMID: 29302629 PMCID: PMC5748281 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Phenolic compounds and their derivatives are ubiquitous constituents of numerous synthetic and natural chemicals that exist in the environment. Their toxicity is mostly attributed to their hydrophobicity and/or the formation of free radicals. In a continuation of the study of phenolic toxicity in a systematic manner, we have examined the biological responses of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to a series of mostly monosubstituted phenols utilizing a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) approach. The biological end points included a growth assay that determines the levels of growth inhibition induced by the phenols as well as a yeast deletion (DEL) assay that assesses the ability of X-phenols to induce DNA damage or DNA breaks. The QSAR analysis of cell growth patterns determined by IC50 and IC80 values indicates that toxicity is delineated by a hydrophobic, parabolic model. The DEL assay was then utilized to detect genomic deletions in yeast. The increase in the genotoxicity was enhanced by the electrophilicity of the phenolic substituents that were strong electron donors as well as by minimal hydrophobicity. The electrophilicities are represented by Brown's sigma plus values that are a variant of the Hammett sigma constants. A few mutant strains of genes involved in DNA repair were separately exposed to 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methyl-phenol (BHT) and butylated hydroxy anisole (BHA). They were subsequently screened for growth phenotypes. BHA-induced growth defects in most of the DNA repair null mutant strains, whereas BHT was unresponsive.
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- M. Cristina Negritto
- Molecular
Biology Program, Department of Biology/Department of Chemistry, Pomona College, 175 West 6th Street, Claremont, California 91711, United States
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- Molecular
Biology Program, Department of Biology/Department of Chemistry, Pomona College, 175 West 6th Street, Claremont, California 91711, United States
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- Molecular
Biology Program, Department of Biology/Department of Chemistry, Pomona College, 175 West 6th Street, Claremont, California 91711, United States
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- Chemistry
Department, Pomona College, 645 North College Avenue, Claremont, California 91711, United States
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- Chemistry
Department, Pomona College, 645 North College Avenue, Claremont, California 91711, United States
- E-mail: (C.R.S.)
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Nóbrega RDO, Teixeira APDC, Oliveira WAD, Lima EDO, Lima IO. Investigation of the antifungal activity of carvacrol against strains of Cryptococcus neoformans. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2016; 54:2591-2596. [PMID: 27225838 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2016.1172319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cryptococcus neoformans is the etiologic agent of opportunistic systemic fungal infection cryptococcosis, which affects individuals with compromised immune systems. Thus, natural products research has become important, since monoterpenes such as carvacrol, a promising molecule in the search antifungal agents, have shown significant biological activity. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to investigate the antifungal activity and mode of action of carvacrol against strains of C. neoformans. METHODS The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined by microdilution method. Minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) was performed by seeding technique on solid media. Studying the mode of action was performed using broth microdilution. RESULTS The MIC ranged from 25 to 81 μg/mL and the MFC ranged from 25 to 102 μg/mL. Carvacrol bonded to exogenous ergosterol and cholesterol. DISCUSSION The results suggest that carvacrol has antifungal activity against C. neoformans and its mode of action is related to fungal membrane instability. CONCLUSIONS The phytoconstituent carvacrol may eventually become a drug; however, further studies are needed to elucidate its mechanism.
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- Rafaela de Oliveira Nóbrega
- a Pós-graduanda em Ciências Naturais e Biotecnologia , Centro de Educação e Saúde , Cuité , Paraíba , Brasil
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- b Centro de Educação e Saúde , Universidade Federal de Campina Grande , Cuité , Paraíba , Brasil
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- c Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas , Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba , João Pessoa , Brasil
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- b Centro de Educação e Saúde , Universidade Federal de Campina Grande , Cuité , Paraíba , Brasil
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Manderville RA, Wetmore SD. Understanding the Mutagenicity of O-Linked and C-Linked Guanine DNA Adducts: A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach. Chem Res Toxicol 2016; 30:177-188. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Richard A. Manderville
- Departments
of Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1K 3M4
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Yehye WA, Rahman NA, Ariffin A, Abd Hamid SB, Alhadi AA, Kadir FA, Yaeghoobi M. Understanding the chemistry behind the antioxidant activities of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT): a review. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 101:295-312. [PMID: 26150290 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hindered phenols find a wide variety of applications across many different industry sectors. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a most commonly used antioxidant recognized as safe for use in foods containing fats, pharmaceuticals, petroleum products, rubber and oil industries. In the past two decades, there has been growing interest in finding novel antioxidants to meet the requirements of these industries. To accelerate the antioxidant discovery process, researchers have designed and synthesized a series of BHT derivatives targeting to improve its antioxidant properties to be having a wide range of antioxidant activities markedly enhanced radical scavenging ability and other physical properties. Accordingly, some structure-activity relationships and rational design strategies for antioxidants based on BHT structure have been suggested and applied in practice. We have identified 14 very sensitive parameters, which may play a major role on the antioxidant performance of BHT. In this review, we attempt to summarize the current knowledge on this topic, which is of significance in selecting and designing novel antioxidants using a well-known antioxidant BHT as a building-block molecule. Our strategy involved investigation on understanding the chemistry behind the antioxidant activities of BHT, whether through hydrogen or electron transfer mechanism to enable promising anti-oxidant candidates to be synthesized.
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- Wageeh A Yehye
- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Block 3A, Institute of Postgraduate Studies Building, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Block 3A, Institute of Postgraduate Studies Building, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Human Biology, Faculty of Medicine, International Medical University, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Drug Design and Development Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Gallucci MN, Carezzano ME, Oliva MM, Demo MS, Pizzolitto RP, Zunino MP, Zygadlo JA, Dambolena JS. In vitro activity of natural phenolic compounds against fluconazole-resistant Candida species: a quantitative structure-activity relationship analysis. J Appl Microbiol 2014; 116:795-804. [PMID: 24387763 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate the antifungal activity and to analyse the structure-activity relationship of eleven natural phenolic compounds against four Candida species which are resistant to fluconazole. METHODS AND RESULTS Four different species of Candida isolates were used: Candida albicans, Candida krusei, Candida tropicalis and Candida dubliniensis. The phenolic compound carvacrol showed the highest anti-Candida bioactivity, followed by thymol and isoeugenol. The obtained minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values obtained were used in a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis where the electronic, steric, thermodynamic and topological descriptors served as dependent variables. According to the descriptors obtained in this QSAR study, the antifungal activity of phenols has a first action specific character which is based on their interaction with plasma or mitochondrial membranes. The second action is based on a steric descriptor-the maximal and minimal projection of the area-which could explain the inability of some phenolic compounds to be biotransformed to quinones methylene by Candida species. CONCLUSIONS According to the descriptors obtained in this QSAR study, the anti-Candida activity of ortho-substituted phenols is due to more than one action mechanism. The anti-Candida activity of phenolic compounds can be predicted by their molecular properties and structural characteristics. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY These results could be employed to predict the anti-Candida activity of new phenolic compounds in the search for new alternatives or complementary therapies to combat against candidiasis.
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- M N Gallucci
- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Córdoba, Argentina
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Kuska MS, Witham AA, Sproviero M, Manderville RA, Majdi Yazdi M, Sharma P, Wetmore SD. Structural Influence of C8-Phenoxy-Guanine in the NarI Recognition DNA Sequence. Chem Res Toxicol 2013; 26:1397-408. [DOI: 10.1021/tx400252g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Michael S. Kuska
- Departments
of Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4
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PM6 study of free radical scavenging mechanisms of flavonoids: why does O–H bond dissociation enthalpy effectively represent free radical scavenging activity? J Mol Model 2013; 19:2593-603. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-013-1800-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2012] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pérez-Prior MT, Gómez-Bombarelli R, González-Sánchez MI, Valero E. Biocatalytic oxidation of phenolic compounds by bovine methemoglobin in the presence of H2O2: quantitative structure-activity relationships. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 241-242:207-215. [PMID: 23040314 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Revised: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In the present work, 13 p-substituted phenols with different functional groups have been systematically evaluated as metHb substrates by means of HPLC analysis. Non-hyperbolic kinetics were observed and Hill coefficients in the 0.37-1.00 range were obtained. The catalytic constants and the Hill coefficients were found to be quantitatively correlated with two independent variables: the energy level of the highest-occupied molecular orbital (E(HOMO)), which describes the intrinsic redox activity of the substrates and the pK(a)-values, which are related to substrate ionization. Oxygen evolution in the presence of each phenol derivative was also measured, and good correlation between peroxidase-like and catalase-like activities of the protein was observed. It is also shown that bovine metHb, although less active than other peroxidases, may represent a good alternative from an economical point of view for phenol removal processes. The equations here obtained may serve as a basis to further explore the potential use of metHb-mediated reactions in the treatment of phenols in wastewaters and to predict which phenol will be removed most efficiently under this treatment with satisfactory reliability.
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- M Teresa Pérez-Prior
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario, E-02071 Albacete, Spain.
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Dambolena JS, López AG, Meriles JM, Rubinstein HR, Zygadlo JA. Inhibitory effect of 10 natural phenolic compounds on Fusarium verticillioides. A structure–property–activity relationship study. Food Control 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Witham AA, Beach DG, Gabryelski W, Manderville RA. Hydroxyl Radical-Induced Oxidation of a Phenolic C-Linked 2′-Deoxyguanosine Adduct Yields a Reactive Catechol. Chem Res Toxicol 2012; 25:315-25. [DOI: 10.1021/tx200365r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Aaron A. Witham
- Departments
of Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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Yoshida T, Hirozumi K, Harada M, Hitaoka S, Chuman H. Density Functional Theory Study of Hydrogen Atom Abstraction from a Series of para-Substituted Phenols: Why is the Hammett σp+ Constant Able to Represent Radical Reaction Rates? J Org Chem 2011; 76:4564-70. [DOI: 10.1021/jo200450p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tatsusada Yoshida
- Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 1-78 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 1-78 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 1-78 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 1-78 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 1-78 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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A-CD Estrogens. I. Substituent Effects, Hormone Potency, and Receptor Subtype Selectivity in a New Family of Flexible Estrogenic Compounds. J Med Chem 2010; 54:433-48. [DOI: 10.1021/jm100513m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Phenolics: occurrence and immunochemical detection in environment and food. Molecules 2009; 14:439-73. [PMID: 19158655 PMCID: PMC6253769 DOI: 10.3390/molecules14010439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2008] [Revised: 01/06/2009] [Accepted: 01/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Phenolic compounds may be of natural or anthropogenic origin and be present in the environment as well as in food. They comprise a large and diverse group of compounds that may be either beneficial or harmful for consumers. In this review first a non-exhausting overview of interesting phenolics is given, in particular with regards to their presence in environment and food. For some of these compounds, beneficial, toxicological and/or optionally endocrine disrupting activities will be presented. Further, immunochemical detection and/or isolation methods developed will be discussed, including advantages and disadvantages thereof in comparison with conventional analytical methods such as HPLC, GC, MS. A short overview of new sensor-like methods will also be included for present and future application.
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