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Sun C, Li S, Wang K, Yin X, Wang Y, Du M, Wei J, An S. Cyclosporin A as a Potential Insecticide to Control the Asian Corn Borer Ostrinia furnacalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). INSECTS 2022; 13:965. [PMID: 36292912 PMCID: PMC9604310 DOI: 10.3390/insects13100965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The long-term use of chemical insecticides has caused serious problems of insect resistance and environmental pollution; new insecticides are needed to solve this problem. Cyclosporin A (CsA) is a polypeptide produced by many fungi, which is used to prevent or treat immune rejection during organ transplantation. However, little is known about the utility of CsA as an insecticide. Therefore, this study evaluated the insecticidal activity of CsA using Ostrinia furnacalis as a model. The results demonstrated that CsA was toxic to O. furnacalis with LC50 values of 113.02 μg/g and 198.70 μg/g for newly hatched neonates and newly molted third-instar larvae, respectively. Furthermore, CsA treatment had sublethal effects on the development of O. furnacalis, and significantly reduced the fecundity of adults; this suggests that CsA has great potential to suppress O. furnacalis populations. Further analysis revealed that CsA suppressed calcineurin activity in larvae. CsA had independent or synergistic toxic effects on O. furnacalis when combined with β-cypermethrin, indoxacarb, emamectin benzoate, azadirachtin, and the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac, which suggests that CsA can help prevent or manage resistance. Our study provides detailed information on the potential of CsA as an insecticide for controlling lepidopterans.
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- Chengxian Sun
- Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Henan International Laboratory for Green Pest Control, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Li C, Hu Y, Wu X, Stumpf SD, Qi Y, D’Alessandro JM, Nepal KK, Sarotti AM, Cao S, Blodgett JAV. Discovery of unusual dimeric piperazyl cyclopeptides encoded by a Lentzea flaviverrucosa DSM 44664 biosynthetic supercluster. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2117941119. [PMID: 35439047 PMCID: PMC9169926 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2117941119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Rare actinomycetes represent an underexploited source of new bioactive compounds. Here, we report the use of a targeted metabologenomic approach to identify piperazyl compounds in the rare actinomycete Lentzea flaviverrucosa DSM 44664. These efforts to identify molecules that incorporate piperazate building blocks resulted in the discovery and structural elucidation of two dimeric biaryl-cyclohexapeptides, petrichorins A and B. Petrichorin B is a symmetric homodimer similar to the known compound chloptosin, but petrichorin A is unique among known piperazyl cyclopeptides because it is an asymmetric heterodimer. Due to the structural complexity of petrichorin A, solving its structure required a combination of several standard chemical methods plus in silico modeling, strain mutagenesis, and solving the structure of its biosynthetic intermediate petrichorin C for confident assignment. Furthermore, we found that the piperazyl cyclopeptides comprising each half of the petrichorin A heterodimer are made via two distinct nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) assembly lines, and the responsible NRPS enzymes are encoded within a contiguous biosynthetic supercluster on the L. flaviverrucosa chromosome. Requiring promiscuous cytochrome p450 crosslinking events for asymmetric and symmetric biaryl production, petrichorins A and B exhibited potent in vitro activity against A2780 human ovarian cancer, HT1080 fibrosarcoma, PC3 human prostate cancer, and Jurkat human T lymphocyte cell lines with IC50 values at low nM levels. Cyclic piperazyl peptides and their crosslinked derivatives are interesting drug leads, and our findings highlight the potential for heterodimeric bicyclic peptides such as petrichorin A for inclusion in future pharmaceutical design and discovery programs.
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- Chunshun Li
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720
- Cancer Biology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI 96813
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis MO 63122
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis MO 63122
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis MO 63122
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis MO 63122
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720
- Cancer Biology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI 96813
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Makino T, Ishida J, Yamanaka T, Ohki H, Uchida M, Sawada M, Barrett D. Discovery of a novel 9-position modified second-generation anti-HCV candidate via bioconversion and semi-synthesis of FR901459. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 30:127423. [PMID: 32731088 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Evidence that hepatitis C virus (HCV) utilizes cellular cyclophilin proteins in the virus replication cycle has increased attention on cyclophilin inhibitors as attractive therapeutic targets in the treatment of HCV. Previous reports have described a number of non-immunosuppressive cyclophilin inhibitors, most of which require many synthetic steps for their preparation. Sasamura et al. have previously reported the isolation of bioconversion derivative 4. This analog is a convenient starting point for optimization due to the presence of the readily modifiable primary hydroxyl group and because it shows moderate anti-HCV activity and decreased immunosuppressive activity. We have also established an efficient C-alkylation reaction at the 3-position. Through a detailed structure-activity relationship study, we discovered a new type of clinical candidate 14 which requires a short synthetic process and has potent anti-HCV activity and reduced immunosuppressive activity, as well as improved aqueous solubility and pharmacokinetics.
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- Takuya Makino
- Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc.; 21, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan.
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- Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc.; 21, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan
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- Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc.; 21, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan
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- Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc.; 21, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan
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- Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc.; 21, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan
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- Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc.; 21, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan
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- Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc.; 21, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8585, Japan
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Ueno M, Kobayashi M, Fujie A, Shibata T. Cloning and heterologous expression of P450Lent4B11, a novel bacterial P450 gene, for hydroxylation of an antifungal agent sordaricin. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2020; 73:615-621. [PMID: 32358585 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-020-0310-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Microbial transformation is known to be one of promising options to add functional groups such as a hydroxyl moiety to active base compounds to generate their derivatives. Sordaricin, a diterpene aglycone of the natural product sordarin, is an antifungal agent to selectively inhibit fungal protein synthesis by stabilizing the ribosome/EF-2 (elongation factor 2) complex. We screened actinomycetes to catalyze hydroxylation of sordaricin on the basis that the hydroxyl moiety would make it easier to generate derivatives of sordaricin. As a result of the screening, 6-hydroxylation of sordaricin was found to be catalyzed by Lentzea sp. 7887. We found that the cytochrome P450 inhibitor metyrapone inhibited this reaction, suggesting that a cytochrome P450 may be responsible for the biotransformation. As a next step, we cloned multiple cytochrome P450 genes, one of which were named P450Lent4B11, using degenerate PCR primers. The expressed cytochrome P450 derived from the P450Lent4B11 gene provided a different absorbance spectrum pattern from original one when it was incubated with sordaricin. Moreover, in cell-free conditions, the corresponding cytochrome P450 displayed the 6-hydroxylation activity toward sordaricin. Taken together, these results indicate that P450Lent4B11, derived from Lentzea sp. 7887, should be responsible for catalyzing 6-hydroxylation of sordaricin.
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- Motoi Ueno
- Pharmacology Research Laboratories, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan.
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- Research Planning and Administration, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan
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- Research Management, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan
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- Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Labs, Astellas Pharma Inc., 5-2-3 Tokodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 300-2698, Japan
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Yabutani T, Tsujimoto M, Ohira S, Shimizu S, Nakano H. Strain improvement of Lentzea sp. 7887 for higher yield per unit volume on hydroxylation of cyclosporine derivative FR901459. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2017; 81:1456-1459. [PMID: 28406069 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2017.1314759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A Gram-positive bacterium Lentzea sp. 7887 hydroxylates a cyclosporine derivative FR901459 into AS1837812 (9-hydroxide), which is an important intermediate of candidate drugs that target the hepatitis C virus. We screened a UV-induced mutant, named M-1, which showed about 1.2-fold higher conversion yields, 2-fold higher substrate concentrations (3.69 mM), and 2.5-fold higher yield per unit volume than the wild-type strain.
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- Tetsuya Yabutani
- a Technology Product Management , Astellas Pharma Inc. , Tokyo , Japan.,d Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology, Division of Biotechnology, Department of Bioengineering Science , Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University , Nagoya , Japan
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- b Biotechnology Laboratory , Astellas Pharma Inc. , Tsukuba , Japan
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- b Biotechnology Laboratory , Astellas Pharma Inc. , Tsukuba , Japan
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- c Technology Development, Toyama Technology Center , Astellas Pharma Tech Co. Ltd., Toyama , Japan
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- d Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology, Division of Biotechnology, Department of Bioengineering Science , Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University , Nagoya , Japan
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Idris H, Nouioui I, Asenjo JA, Bull AT, Goodfellow M. Lentzea chajnantorensis sp. nov., an actinobacterium from a very high altitude Cerro Chajnantor gravel soil in northern Chile. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:795-802. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-017-0851-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Yabutani T, Shimizu S, Nakano H. Pilot-scale whole-cell biocatalysis for the hydroxylation of cyclosporine derivative, FR901459, at higher concentrations by Lentzea sp. 7887 using soybean flour as a novel substrate dispersant. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 123:56-62. [PMID: 27546302 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Pilot-scale hydroxylation of FR901459, an immunosuppressive cyclosporine derivative, was performed using resting cells of a Gram-positive bacteria Lentzea sp. 7887 (as whole-cell biocatalysts) and soybean flour as a substrate dispersant. Through biocatalysis, FR901459 was hydroxylated at position 9, producing AS1837812, an important intermediate in the production of drug candidates against hepatitis C. Since FR901459 is insoluble in water, the conversion ratio ([moles of AS1837812 produced/moles of FR901459 added]×100) of the biocatalysis decreased under conditions with substrate concentrations higher than 0.615 mM. To increase the concentration of FR901459 for biocatalysis, we screened various materials to effectively disperse FR901459 in the biocatalysis mixture and found that soybean flour was the best substrate dispersant. The addition of soybean flour to the biocatalysis mixture increased the FR901459 concentration in a 3-L reactor up to 3-fold (1.85 mM). Thus, we successfully established a pilot-scale (1-m3) biocatalysis with a 2-fold higher concentration (1.23 mM) of FR901459 using soybean flour as the substrate dispersant and obtained 419 g of AS1837812 at a conversion ratio of 34.5% in a 28-h batch reaction. Soybean flour can be used as a substrate dispersant for various industrial biocatalysis processes because of its low cost, high availability, and low environmental impact.
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- Tetsuya Yabutani
- Technology Product Management, Astellas Pharma Inc., 2-5-1 Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8411, Japan; Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology, Division of Biotechnology, Department of Bioengineering Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan.
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- Technology Development, Toyama Technology Center, Astellas Pharma Tech Co., Ltd., 2-5-1 Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8411, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology, Division of Biotechnology, Department of Bioengineering Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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Wichner D, Idris H, Houssen WE, McEwan AR, Bull AT, Asenjo JA, Goodfellow M, Jaspars M, Ebel R, Rateb ME. Isolation and anti-HIV-1 integrase activity of lentzeosides A-F from extremotolerant lentzea sp. H45, a strain isolated from a high-altitude Atacama Desert soil. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2016; 70:448-453. [PMID: 27353167 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2016.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
The extremotolerant isolate H45 was one of several actinomycetes isolated from a high-altitude Atacama Desert soil collected in northwest Chile. The isolate was identified as a new Lentzea sp. using a combination of chemotaxonomic, morphological and phylogenetic properties. Large scale fermentation of the strain in two different media followed by chromatographic purification led to the isolation of six new diene and monoene glycosides named lentzeosides A-F, together with the known compound (Z)-3-hexenyl glucoside. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by HRESIMS and NMR analyses. Compounds 1-6 displayed moderate inhibitory activity against HIV integrase.
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- Dominik Wichner
- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.,Department of Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, Regensburg, Germany
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.,Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Kent, UK
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.,School of Science & Sport, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK.,Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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