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Wahid S, Jahangir S, Ali Versiani M, Mohammed Khan K, Yik Sung Y, Iqbal J, Wadood A, Kanwal, Ur Rehman A, Arshia, Uzair M, Ali Khan I, Taha M, Perveen S. Biology-oriented drug synthesis of nitrofurazone derivatives: Their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity and molecular docking studies. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Song J, Wu Y, Ma X, Feng L, Wang Z, Jiang G, Tong H. Structural characterization and α-glycosidase inhibitory activity of a novel polysaccharide fraction from Aconitum coreanum. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 230:115586. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Gan Q, Zhang X, Zhang D, Shi L, Zhou Y, Sun T, Jiang S, Gao J, Meng Y. BmSUC1 is essential for glycometabolism modulation in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2018; 1861:543-553. [PMID: 29660529 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Sucrose is the most commonly transported sugar in plants and is easily assimilated by insects to fulfill the requirement of physiological metabolism. BmSuc1 is a novel animal β-fructofuranosidase (β-FFase, EC 3.2.1.26)-encoding gene that was firstly cloned and identified in silkworm, Bombyx mori. BmSUC1 was presumed to play an important role in the silkworm-mulberry enzymatic adaptation system by effectively hydrolyzing sucrose absorbed from mulberry leaves. However, this has not been proved with direct evidence thus far. In this study, we investigated sucrose hydrolysis activity in the larval midgut of B. mori by inhibition tests and found that sucrase activity mainly stemmed from β-FFase, not α-glucosidase. Next, we performed shRNA-mediated transgenic RNAi to analyze the growth characteristics of silkworm larvae and variations in glycometabolism in vivo in transgenic silkworms. The results showed that in the RNAi-BmSuc1 transgenic line, larval development was delayed, and their body size was markedly reduced. Finally, the activity of several disaccharidases alone in the midgut and the sugar distribution, total sugar and glycogen in the midgut, hemolymph and fat body were then determined and compared. Our results demonstrated that silencing BmSuc1 significantly reduced glucose and apparently activated maltase and trehalase in the midgut. Together with a clear decrease in both glycogen and trehalose in the fat body, we conclude that BmSUC1 acts as an essential sucrase by directly modulating the degree of sucrose hydrolysis in the silkworm larval midgut, and insufficient sugar storage in the fat body may be responsible for larval malnutrition and abnormal petite phenotypes.
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- Quan Gan
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Development Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Development Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Development Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Development Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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Qurrat-ul-Ain, Ashiq U, Jamal RA, Saleem M, Mahroof-Tahir M. Alpha-glucosidase and carbonic anhydrase inhibition studies of Pd(II)-hydrazide complexes. ARAB J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2015.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Roskar I, Molek P, Vodnik M, Stempelj M, Strukelj B, Lunder M. Peptide modulators of alpha-glucosidase. J Diabetes Investig 2015; 6:625-31. [PMID: 26543535 PMCID: PMC4627538 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Acute glucose fluctuations during the postprandial period pose great risk for cardiovascular complications and thus represent an important therapeutic approach in type 2 diabetes. In the present study, screening of peptide libraries was used to select peptides with an affinity towards mammalian intestinal alpha-glucosidase as potential leads in antidiabetic agent development. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three phage-displayed peptide libraries were used in independent selections with different elution strategies to isolate target-binding peptides. Selected peptides displayed on phage were tested to compete for an enzyme-binding site with known competitive inhibitors, acarbose and voglibose. The four best performing peptides were synthesized. Their binding to the mammalian alpha-glucosidase and their effect on enzyme activity were evaluated. RESULTS Two linear and two cyclic heptapeptides with high affinity towards intestinal alpha-glucosidase were selected. Phage-displayed as well as synthetic peptides bind into or to the vicinity of the active site on the enzyme. Both cyclic peptides inhibited enzyme activity, whereas both linear peptides increased enzyme activity. CONCLUSIONS Although natural substrates of glycosidase are polysaccharides, in the present study we successfully isolated novel peptide modulators of alpha-glucosidase. Modulatory activity of selected peptides could be further optimized through peptidomimetic design. They represent promising leads for development of efficient alpha-glucosidase inhibitors.
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- Irena Roskar
- Entrapharm d.o.o., University of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Entrapharm d.o.o., University of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Chair of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Moroki T, Yoshikawa Y, Yoshizawa K, Tsubura A, Yasui H. Morphological analysis of the pancreas and liver in diabetic KK-Aymice treated with zinc and oxovanadium complexes. Metallomics 2014; 6:1632-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00087k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Pathological conditions for type 2 diabetes mellitus in mice are recovered after treatment with a Zn2+complex in terms of histology of organs.
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- Takayasu Moroki
- Department of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry
- Division of Analytical and Physical Chemistry
- Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
- Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry
- Division of Analytical and Physical Chemistry
- Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
- Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
- Department of Health
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- Department of Pathology II
- Kansai Medical University
- Hirakata 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry
- Division of Analytical and Physical Chemistry
- Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
- Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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Ghosh A, Luís AS, Brás JLA, Fontes CMGA, Goyal A. Thermostable recombinant β-(1→4)-mannanase from C. thermocellum: biochemical characterization and manno-oligosaccharides production. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:12333-12344. [PMID: 24224831 DOI: 10.1021/jf403111g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Functional attributes of a thermostable β-(1→4)-mannanase were investigated from Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405. Its sequence comparison the exhibited highest similarity with Man26B of C. thermocellum F1. The full length CtManf and truncated CtManT were cloned in the pET28a(+) vector and expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) cells, exhibiting 53 kDa and 38 kDa proteins, respectively. On the basis of the substrate specificity and hydrolyzed product profile, CtManf and CtManT were classified as β-(1→4)-mannanase. A 1.5 fold higher activity of both enzymes was observed by Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) salts. Plausible mannanase activity of CtManf was revealed by the classical hydrolysis pattern of carob galactomannan and the release of manno-oligosaccharides. Notably highest protein concentrations of CtManf and CtManT were achieved in tryptone yeast extract (TY) medium, as compared with other defined media. Both CtManf and CtManT displayed stability at 60 and 50 °C, respectively, and Ca(2+) ions imparted higher thermostability, resisting their melting up to 100 °C.
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- Arabinda Ghosh
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati-781 039, Assam, India
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Bisht S, Kant R, Kumar V. α-d-Glucosidase inhibitory activity of polysaccharide isolated from Acacia tortilis gum exudate. Int J Biol Macromol 2013; 59:214-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2013.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Revised: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Sakurai H. Copper Compounds Ameliorate Cardiovasclur Dysfunction and Diabetes in Animals. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2012; 132:285-91. [DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.132.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Hiromu Sakurai
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science
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The current status and likely future directions of complexes of V(V/IV), Cr(III), Mo(VI), W(VI), Zn(II), Cu(II), and Mn(III) as potential oral drugs against type 2 diabetes are reviewed. We propose a unified model of extra- and intracellular mechanisms of anti-diabetic efficacies of V(V/IV), Mo(VI), W(VI), and Cr(III), centred on high-oxidation-state oxido/peroxido species that inhibit protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) involved in insulin signalling. The postulated oxidative mechanism of anti-diabetic activity of Cr(III) via carcinogenic Cr(VI/V) (which adds to safety concerns) is consistent with recent clinical trials on Cr(III) picolinate, where activity was apparent only in patients with poorly controlled diabetes (high oxidative stress), and the correlation between the anti-diabetic activities and ease of oxidation of Cr(III) supplements and their metabolites in vivo. Zn(II) and Cu(II) anti-diabetics act via different mechanisms and are unlikely to be used as specific anti-diabetics due to their diverse and unpredictable biological activities. Hence, future research directions are likely to centre on enhancing the bioavailability and selectivity of V(V/IV), Mo(VI), or W(VI) drugs. The strategy of potentiating circulating insulin with metal ions has distinct therapeutic advantages over interventions that stimulate the release of more insulin, or use insulin mimetics, because of many adverse side-effects of increased levels of insulin, including increased risks of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
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- Aviva Levina
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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