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An L, Yuan Y, Chen H, Li M, Ma J, Zhou J, Zheng L, Ma H, Chen Z, Hao C, Wu X. Comprehensive widely targeted metabolomics to decipher the molecular mechanisms of Dioscorea opposita thunb. cv. Tiegun quality formation during harvest. Food Chem X 2024; 21:101159. [PMID: 38328697 PMCID: PMC10847880 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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Dioscorea opposita Thumb. cv. Tiegun is commonly consumed as both food and traditional Chinese medicine, which has a history of more than two thousand years. Harvest time directly affects its quality, but few studies have focused on metabolic changes during the harvesting process. Here, a comprehensive metabolomics approach was performed to determine the metabolic profiles during six harvest stages. Thirty eight metabolites with significant differences were determined as crucial participants. Related metabolic pathways including phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis, stilbenoid, diarylheptanoid and gingerol biosynthesis, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, flavonoid biosynthesis and tryptophan metabolism were the most active pathways during harvest. The results revealed that temperature has a significant impact on quality formation, which suggested that Dioscorea opposita thumb. cv. Tiegun harvested after frost had higher potential value of traditional Chinese medicine. This finding not only offered valuable guidance for yam production, but also provided essential information for assessing its quality.
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- Li An
- Institute of Quality and Safety for Agro-products, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Institute of Quality and Safety for Agro-products, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Quality and Safety for Agro-products, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Quality and Safety for Agro-products, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Quality and Safety for Agro-products, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-products of CAAS, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Quality and Safety for Agro-products, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- School of Public Health, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Institute of Quality and Safety for Agro-products, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Safety and Testing Henan Province, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Choudhary N, Bawari S, Burcher JT, Sinha D, Tewari D, Bishayee A. Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways in Lung Cancer by Bioactive Phytocompounds. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3980. [PMID: 37568796 PMCID: PMC10417502 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15153980] [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: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Lung cancer is a heterogeneous group of malignancies with high incidence worldwide. It is the most frequently occurring cancer in men and the second most common in women. Due to its frequent diagnosis and variable response to treatment, lung cancer was reported as the top cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide in 2020. Many aberrant signaling cascades are implicated in the pathogenesis of lung cancer, including those involved in apoptosis (B cell lymphoma protein, Bcl-2-associated X protein, first apoptosis signal ligand), growth inhibition (tumor suppressor protein or gene and serine/threonine kinase 11), and growth promotion (epidermal growth factor receptor/proto-oncogenes/phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase). Accordingly, these pathways and their signaling molecules have become promising targets for chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic agents. Recent research provides compelling evidence for the use of plant-based compounds, known collectively as phytochemicals, as anticancer agents. This review discusses major contributing signaling pathways involved in the pathophysiology of lung cancer, as well as currently available treatments and prospective drug candidates. The anticancer potential of naturally occurring bioactive compounds in the context of lung cancer is also discussed, with critical analysis of their mechanistic actions presented by preclinical and clinical studies.
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- Neeraj Choudhary
- Department of Pharmacognosy, GNA School of Pharmacy, GNA University, Phagwara 144 401, India
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- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Noida 201 301, India
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL 34211, USA
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- Department of Receptor Biology and Tumor Metastasis, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata 700 026, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi 110 017, India
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL 34211, USA
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Nickel‐Catalysed Cross‐Electrophile Coupling of Benzyl Bromides and Sulfonium Salts towards the Synthesis of Dihydrostilbenes. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201644. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wasana PWD, Sritularak B, Vajragupta O, Rojsitthisak P, Towiwat P. Batatasin III, a Constituent of Dendrobium scabrilingue, Improves Murine Pain-like Behaviors with a Favorable CNS Safety Profile. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:1816-1825. [PMID: 35707966 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Batatasin III is a stilbenoid compound present in a wide variety of Dendrobium species. Although the pharmacological efficacy of batatasin III has been reported in several disease models, its antinociceptive efficacy and central nervous system (CNS) side effects remain unknown. Thus, this study examined the effects of batatasin III on pain-like behaviors in mouse models of formalin- and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory pain. The results revealed a significant antinociceptive effect of batatasin III in both models, as 50 mg/kg batatasin III elicited comparable antinociception as 10 mg/kg indomethacin. Further, the anti-inflammatory effect of batatasin III was assessed in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages and BV-2 microglial cells. The compound significantly reduced the levels of inflammatory mediators (nitric oxide, TNF-α, and IL-6) in LPS-stimulated cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Following efficacy evaluations, the potential CNS side effects of batatasin III were evaluated using the rotarod test and the Laboratory Animal Behavior Observation, Registration, and Analysis System. Batatasin III-treated mice exhibited comparable forced, spontaneous, and general locomotive behaviors to vehicle-treated mice, indicating no potential CNS side effects. Overall, this study demonstrated the preclinical antinociceptive efficacy and CNS safety of batatasin III, suggesting its potential role in the development of new analgesics.
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- Peththa Wadu Dasuni Wasana
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology Program, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 103300, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Molecular Probes for Imaging Research Network, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 103300, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Department of Food and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Mi Z, Ma Y, Liu P, Zhang H, Zhang L, Jia W, Zhu X, Wang Y, Zhang C, Du L, Li X, Chen H, Han T, Liu H. Combining Metabolic Analysis With Biological Endpoints Provides a View Into the Drought Resistance Mechanism of Carex breviculmis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:945441. [PMID: 35982691 PMCID: PMC9380063 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.945441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Metabolomics is an effective tool to test the response of plants to environmental stress; however, the relationships between metabolites and biological endpoints remained obscure in response to drought stress. Carex breviculmis is widely used in forage production, turf management, and landscape application and it is particularly resistant to drought stress. We investigated the metabolomic responses of C. breviculmis to drought stress by imposing a 22-day natural soil water loss. The results showed that water-deficit restrained plant growth, reducing plant height, leaf fresh weight, and total weight, however, increasing soluble protein content and malondialdehyde content. In total, 129 differential metabolites in the leaves were detected between drought and control using the Ultrahigh Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (UPLC-MS) method. Drought enhanced most of the primary and secondary metabolites in the differential metabolites. Almost all the sugars, amino acids, organic acids, phytohormones, nucleotides, phenylpropanoids and polyketides in the differential metabolites were negatively correlated with plant height and leaf fresh weight, while they were positively correlated with soluble protein content and malondialdehyde content. Metabolic pathway analysis showed that drought stress significantly affected aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, TCA cycling, starch and sucrose metabolism. Our study is the first statement on metabolomic responses to drought stress in the drought-enduring plant C. breviculmis. According to the result, the coordination between diverse metabolic pathways in C. breviculmis enables the plant to adapt to a drought environment. This study will provide a systematic framework for explaining the metabolic plasticity and drought tolerance mechanisms of C. breviculmis under drought stress.
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- Zhaorong Mi
- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China
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Zhang Y, Li X, Li J, Khan MZH, Ma F, Liu X. A novel zinc complex with antibacterial and antioxidant activity. BMC Chem 2021; 15:17. [PMID: 33722300 PMCID: PMC7962405 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-021-00745-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background In order to enhance the antibacterial activity and reduce the toxicity of Zn2+, novel complexes of Zn(II) were synthesized. Results A water-soluble zinc-glucose-citrate complex (ZnGC) with antibacterial activity was synthesized at pH 6.5. The structure, morphology, characterization, acute toxicity, antibacterial and antioxidant activities, and in situ intestinal absorption were investigated. The results showed that zinc ion was linked with citrate by coordinate bond while the glucose was linked with it through intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The higher the molecular weight of sugar is, the more favorable it is to inhibit the formation of zinc citrate precipitation. Compared with ZnCl2, ZnGC complex presented better antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus, Gram-positive) and Escherichia coli (E. coli, Gram-negative). Conclusions The results of acute toxicity showed no obvious toxicity in this test and in situ intestinal absorption study, suggesting that ZnGC complex could be used as a potential zinc supplement for zinc deficiency.
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- Yun Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Plants Utilization, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Plants Utilization, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Plants Utilization, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jahsore, 7408, Bangladesh
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Plants Utilization, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Plants Utilization, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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Wu X, Qiu B, Chen Y, Shi Y, Zhu J, Liu X, Zhao D. Online coupling Fe3O4@ZIF-67@α-glucosidase biomicroreactor with high performance liquid chromatography for rapid screening of α-glucosidase inhibitors in tea and their inhibitory activity research. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1159:122398. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Epping J, Laibach N. An underutilized orphan tuber crop-Chinese yam : a review. PLANTA 2020; 252:58. [PMID: 32959173 PMCID: PMC7505826 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03458-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION The diversification of food crops can improve our diets and address the effects of climate change, and in this context the orphan crop Chinese yam shows significant potential as a functional food. As the effects of climate change become increasingly visible even in temperate regions, there is an urgent need to diversify our crops in order to address hunger and malnutrition. This has led to the re-evaluation of neglected species such as Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.), which has been cultivated for centuries in East Asia as a food crop and as a widely-used ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. The tubers are rich in nutrients, but also contain bioactive metabolites such as resistant starches, steroidal sapogenins (like diosgenin), the storage protein dioscorin, and mucilage polysaccharides. These health-promoting products can help to prevent cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and disorders of the gut microbiome. Whereas most edible yams are tropical species, Chinese yam could be cultivated widely in Europe and other temperate regions to take advantage of its nutritional and bioactive properties. However, this is a laborious process and agronomic knowledge is fragmented. The underground tubers contain most of the starch, but are vulnerable to breaking and thus difficult to harvest. Breeding to improve tuber shape is complex given the dioecious nature of the species, the mostly vegetative reproduction via bulbils, and the presence of more than 100 chromosomes. Protocols have yet to be established for in vitro cultivation and genetic transformation, which limits the scope of research. This article summarizes the sparse research landscape and evaluates the nutritional and medical applications of Chinese yam. By highlighting the potential of Chinese yam tubers, we aim to encourage the adoption of this orphan crop as a novel functional food.
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- Janina Epping
- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, Schlossplatz 8, 48143, Muenster, Germany.
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- Institute for Food and Resource Economics, University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 174, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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Qiu B, Shi Y, Yan L, Wu X, Zhu J, Zhao D, Khan MZH, Liu X. Development of an on-line immobilized α-glucosidase microreactor coupled to liquid chromatography for screening of α-glucosidase inhibitors. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 180:113047. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.113047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An L, Yuan Y, Ma J, Wang H, Piao X, Ma J, Zhang J, Zhou L, Wu X. NMR-based metabolomics approach to investigate the distribution characteristics of metabolites in Dioscorea opposita Thunb. cv. Tiegun. Food Chem 2019; 298:125063. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Zhang S, Qiu B, Zhu J, Hu W, Ma F, Khan MZH, Liu X. Rapidly screening of α-glucosidase inhibitors from Dioscorea opposita Thunb. peel based on rGO@Fe 3O 4 nanocomposites microreactor. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2018; 33:1335-1342. [PMID: 30231779 PMCID: PMC6147078 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2018.1493472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Present study aimed to immobilise the α-glucosidase on suitable supports to construct enzymatic microreactors and their subsequent applicability in efficient inhibitor screening from the Chinese Yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) peel. A type of lamellar and porous composites (rGO@Fe3O4) were synthesised with a facile one-step solvothermal method and employed as carriers to construct enzymatic microreactors for screening α-glucosidase ligand from the Chinese Yam peel in league with the high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). The immobilisation amount of α-glucosidase on rGO@Fe3O4 under the optimised conditions was about 40 μg α-glucosidase/mg carriers. Furthermore, the binding capacities of screened inhibitors, 2,4-dimethoxy-6,7-dihydroxyphenanthrene and batatasin I, were 35.6 and 68.2%, respectively. Hence, considering their high screening efficiency and excellent magnetic separation ability, these as-prepared nanocomposite consisting of rGO and Fe3O4 may be potential supports for the enzyme (such as α-glucosidase) immobilisation for rapid α-glucosidase inhibitors screening from the diverse nature resources.
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- Songsong Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore, Bangladesh
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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Zhang S, Qiu B, Zhu J, Khan MZH, Liu X. Investigation of the interaction of 2,4-dimethoxy-6,7-dihydroxyphenanthrene with α-glucosidase using inhibition kinetics, CD, FT-IR and molecular docking methods. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 203:13-18. [PMID: 29857256 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Applying enzyme kinetics, spectroscopic, and molecular docking methods, the interaction properties of 2,4-dimethoxy-6,7-dihydroxyphenanthrene with α-glucosidase were systematically investigated. The α-glucosidase inhibitory activities (IC50 = 0.40 mM) were significantly higher than that of acarbose (as control) and the spectrometric results revealed that 2,4-dimethoxy-6,7-dihydroxyphenanthrene inhibited α-glucosidase in a reversible and noncompetitive manner, which is that the inhibitor bind to the inactive region of α-glucosidase and could be separated from the bind sites. Hydrogen bond was the key interaction force obtained from the results of the molecular docking study, and the binding energy was -27.754 kJ/mol. The CD studies showed that the content of α-helix in α-glucosidase increased from 17.2% to 17.8% with the concentration varying of 2,4-dimethoxy-6,7-dihydroxyphenanthrene. The α-helix increasing trend (19.70% - 21.43%) of α-glucosidase secondary structure was further proved by Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) results and the FT-IR spectra of α-glucosidase resulted in obvious red shift with the addition of 2,4-dimethoxy-6,7-dihydroxyphenanthrene. All the measurements proved the interaction of 2,4-dimethoxy-6,7-dihydroxyphenanthrene with α-glucosidase and revealed the conformational change of α-glucosidase secondary structure.
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- Songsong Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China,; Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China,; Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China,; Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China,; Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China; Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore 7408, Bangladesh
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China,; Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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Abbasi MA, Hassan M, Ur-Rehman A, Siddiqui SZ, Hussain G, Shah SAA, Ashraf M, Shahid M, Seo SY. 2-Furoic piperazide derivatives as promising drug candidates of type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's diseases: In vitro and in silico studies. Comput Biol Chem 2018; 77:72-86. [PMID: 30245349 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2018.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The heterocyclic compounds have been extensively reported for their bioactivity potential. The current research work reports the synthesis of some new multi-functional derivatives of 2-furoic piperazide (1; 1-(2-furoyl)piperazine). The synthesis was initiated by reacting the starting compound 1 with 3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzenesulfonyl chloride (2) in a basic, polar and protic medium to obtain the parent sulfonamide 3 which was then treated with different electrophiles, 4a-g, in a polar and aprotic medium to acquire the designed molecules, 5a-g. These convergent derivatives were evaluated for their inhibitory potential against α-glucosidase, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) enzymes. Acarbose was used as a reference standard for α-glucosidase inhibition while eserine for AChE and BChE inhibition. Some of the synthesized compounds were identified as promising inhibitors of these three enzymes and their bioactivity potentials were also supported by molecular docking study. The most active compounds among the synthetic analogues might be helpful in drug discovery and development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and Alzhiemer's diseases.
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- Muhammad Athar Abbasi
- College of Natural Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju, 32588, South Korea; Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
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- College of Natural Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju, 32588, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Products Discovery (AuRIns), Level 9, FF3, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- College of Natural Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju, 32588, South Korea.
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Abbas Q, Hassan M, Raza H, Kim SJ, Chung KW, Kim GH, Seo SY. In vitro, in vivo and in silico anti-hyperglycemic inhibition by sinigrin. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2017; 10:372-379. [PMID: 28552107 DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2017.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the anti-hyperglycemic potential of sinigrin using in vitro, in silico and in vivo streptozotocin (STZ) induced hyperglycemic zebrafish model. METHODS The in vitro enzyme inhibition assay was carried out to determine the IC50 value against α-glucosidase and α-amylase, in silico molecular docking was performed against both enzymes with PyRx tool and simulations were performed using GROMACS tool. Hyperglycemia was induced in zebrafishes using three intraperitoneal injections on alternating days for 1 week at 350 mg/kg of STZ. Hyperglycemic fishes were treated intraperitoneally with 50, 100 and 150 mg of sinigrin/kg of body weight for 24 h and glucose levels were measured. RESULTS The sinigrin showed very strong inhibition against α-glucosidase and α-amylase with 0.248 and 0.00124 μM while reference drug acarbose showed IC50 value of 73.0700 and 0.0017 μM against α-glucosidase and α-amylase, respectively. Kinetic analysis revealed that sinigrin has the mixed type mode of inhibition against α-glucosidase. Molecular docking results revealed its strong binding affinity with α-glucosidase (-10.00 kcal/mol) and α-amylase (-8.10 kcal/mol). Simulations graphs confirmed its stability against both enzymes. Furthermore, in hyperglycemic zebrafishes most significant (P < 0.001) reduction of glucose was occurred at 150 mg/kg, moderate significant reduction of glucose was observed at 100 mg/kg and no any significant reduction of glucose was measured at 50 mg/kg. CONCLUSIONS It can be evident from the present results that sinigrin has potent anti-hyperglycemic activity and it may prove to be effective treatment for the hyperglycemia.
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- Qamar Abbas
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudehak-ro, Gongju, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudehak-ro, Gongju, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudehak-ro, Gongju, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudehak-ro, Gongju, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudehak-ro, Gongju, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudehak-ro, Gongju, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudehak-ro, Gongju, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang S, Wu D, Li H, Zhu J, Hu W, Lu M, Liu X. Rapid identification of α-glucosidase inhibitors from Dioscorea opposita Thunb peel extract by enzyme functionalized Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles coupled with HPLC-MS/MS. Food Funct 2017; 8:3219-3227. [DOI: 10.1039/c7fo00928c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Two α-glucosidase inhibitors identified as 2,4-dimethoxy-6,7-dihydroxyphenanthrene and batatasin I were conveniently extracted from Dioscorea opposita Thunb peel extract using αG-MNPs.
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- Songsong Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immune-Engineering of Henan Province
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Yu Y, Zheng J, Cao L, Li S, Li X, Zhou HB, Liu X, Wu S, Dong C. Furan-carboxamide derivatives as novel inhibitors of lethal H5N1 influenza A viruses. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00305f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The simple scaffold furan-carboxamide derivatives were firstly identified as novel inhibitors of lethal H5N1 influenza A virus.
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- Yongshi Yu
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease
- Hubei Province Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals
- Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Wuhan 430071
- China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease
- Hubei Province Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals
- Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Wuhan 430071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology
- College of Life Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- China
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- Medical Research Institute
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430071
- China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease
- Hubei Province Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals
- Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Wuhan 430071
- China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease
- Hubei Province Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals
- Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Wuhan 430071
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology
- College of Life Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease
- Hubei Province Engineering and Technology Research Center for Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals
- Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Wuhan 430071
- China
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Chen J, Wu Y, Zou J, Gao K. α-Glucosidase inhibition and antihyperglycemic activity of flavonoids from Ampelopsis grossedentata and the flavonoid derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:1488-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhu J, Hu W, Wu D, Chen L, Liu X. Investigation of the interaction of batatasin derivatives with human serum albumin using voltammetric and spectroscopic methods. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra03062a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The binding properties of batatasin derivatives with HSA were estimated by voltammetric, spectroscopic, and molecular docking methods. There were non-electroactive complexes formed between them. And the α-helix structure in HSA was reduced.
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- Jinhua Zhu
- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- Institute of Environmental and Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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