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Zou Q, Huang Y, Zhang W, Lu C, Yuan J. A Comprehensive Review of the Pharmacology, Chemistry, Traditional Uses and Quality Control of Star Anise ( Illicium verum Hook. F.): An Aromatic Medicinal Plant. Molecules 2023; 28:7378. [PMID: 37959797 PMCID: PMC10648513 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28217378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Illicium verum Hook. F., also known as star anise, is one of the most important plants of the genus Anise in the family Magnoliaceae. I. verum not only has the functions of warming Yang, dispersing cold, regulating Qi and relieving pain but can also be used as a condiment to increase flavor as well as reconcile and remove fish smells. Currently, 201 chemical constituents have been identified from star anise; among these, star anise oil and shikimic acid are the two most widely used and studied chemical components in star anise, with the oil accounting for a large proportion of the total. This review integrates, classifies and updates studies related to the botany, pharmacology, phytochemistry, traditional and modern uses and quality control of star anise, with a special reference to its phytochemical composition and pharmacological activity. It will provide a reference for further research on this important medicinal plant. In addition, the broad applications and research profiles of star anise essential oil and shikimic acid are highlighted. Our review indicates that the research prospects regarding star anise are very broad and worthy of further investigation.
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- Qiyuan Zou
- Scientific Experimental Center, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, 13 Wuhe Avenue, Nanning 530200, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.H.)
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- Scientific Experimental Center, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, 13 Wuhe Avenue, Nanning 530200, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.H.)
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- Scientific Experimental Center, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, 13 Wuhe Avenue, Nanning 530200, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.H.)
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- Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning 530023, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Southwest Endangered Medicinal Materials Resources Development, Nanning 530023, China
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- Scientific Experimental Center, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, 13 Wuhe Avenue, Nanning 530200, China; (Q.Z.); (Y.H.)
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El-Kersh DM, Mostafa NM, Fayez S, Al-Warhi T, Abourehab MAS, Eldehna WM, Salem MA. GC-MS metabolites profiling of anethole-rich oils by different extraction techniques: antioxidant, cytotoxicity and in-silico enzymes inhibitory insights. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2022; 37:1974-1986. [PMID: 35850583 PMCID: PMC9302011 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2022.2097445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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GC-MS profiling and metabolomics study of anise and star anise oils obtained by hydrodistillation, n-hexane, and microwave-assisted extraction methods were conducted herein. Trans-anethole was the major phenylpropanoid in both oils. Principal component and hierarchical cluster analyses revealed a clear separation of different extraction methods. Microwave-assisted star anise oil (MSA) revealed the highest anethole content (93.78%). MSA oil showed antioxidant activity using DPPH and ABTS assays, this was verified via an in-silico docking study of its major compounds on human tyrosinase and NAD(P)H oxidase. Trans-anethole displayed the best fitting scores (-8.9 and -10.1 Kcal/mole, respectively). MSA oil showed promising cytotoxic activity on different cell lines, mainly the cervical (HeLa) cell lines. Cell cycle inhibition at the G0-G1 phase was observed with an early apoptotic effect of the oil on HeLa cells. Trans-anethole achieved the best docking scores (-7.9, -9.3 and -9.9 Kcal/mole) for in-silico study on EGFR, CDK2 and CDK4 enzymes engaged in cancer, respectively.
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- Dina M El-Kersh
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.,School of Biotechnology, Badr University in Cairo, Badr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural products, Faculty of Pharmacy, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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Wu K, Zhang T, Chai X, He D, Duan X, Yu B, Chen Y, Huang Y. Preparation and antibacterial and antioxidant ability of β-cyclodextrin complexes of vaporized Illicium verum essential oil. Food Sci Nutr 2022; 10:4003-4018. [PMID: 36348814 PMCID: PMC9632224 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.2997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Compared with traditional liquid-liquid embedding method and solid-liquid embedding method of inclusion complexes of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) inclusion of essential oil to form stable properties, the gas-liquid embedding method was applied to encapsulate vaporized illicium verum essential oil (IvEO), with β-CD as wall materials so that core and wall materials molecules are in active state during complexing process. At optimal conditions with a mass ratio of 1:10, temperature of 80°C, time of 1 h, the β-CD-IvEO inclusion complexes (β-CD-IvEO-ICs) had an encapsulation efficiency (EE) of 84.55 ± 2.31%. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed the encapsulation of IvEO into inclusion complexes, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrated the enhanced thermal stability of IvEO after embedding. Furthermore, the reducing power and 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (PTIO)-scavenging capacity displayed certain capacity of antioxidation in a short time but stronger antioxidative activities as reaction time was extended. The diameter of growth zone (DGZ) indicated stronger antibacterial activity of β-CD-IvEO-ICs against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Staphylococcus aureus. Moreover, the β-CD-IvEO-ICs could induce the bacteria producing more reactive oxygen species (ROS) than IvEO, resulting in bacterial death.
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- Kegang Wu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhouChina
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhouChina
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhouChina
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhouChina
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhouChina
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhouChina
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhouChina
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light IndustryGuangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhouChina
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Song C, Wu M, Zhang Y, Li J, Yang J, Wei D, Li H, Guo L, Qin J. Bioactive Monomer and Polymer Polyketides from Edible Mushroom Cortinarius caerulescens as Glutamate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors and Antioxidants. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:804-814. [PMID: 35029386 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Two new polyketides named rufoolivacin E and viocristin B, a new natural product named 1-hydroxy-3,6,8-trimethoxyanthraquinone, and 13 known compounds were isolated from edible mushroom Cortinarius purpurascens in this work. Their structures were assigned on the basis of high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance, and electronic circular dichroism data. Notably, the enzyme activity test on glutamate dehydrogenase indicated that 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, and 15 displayed an excellent inhibition effect. Further kinetic studies showed that the most potent compounds, 4 and 10, possess great potential as competitive inhibitors of glutamate dehydrogenase. Molecular docking and computational chemistry were applied to illustrate the binding mechanism in detail. 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and reactive oxygen species assay results showed that compounds 1, 2, 3, and 8 exhibited significant antioxidant activities with IC50 values of 7.0 ± 0.3, 8.6 ± 0.1, 7.5 ± 0.1, and 2.8 ± 0.2 μg mL-1, respectively. Thus, Cortinarius caerulescens represents a novel resource of these polyketides to be utilized in food selection and drug discovery.
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- Chenggang Song
- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Institute of Wood Science, Department of Biology, University of Hamburg, Leuschnerstrasse 91, Hamburg 21031, Germany
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- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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Braga IB, Castañeda SMB, Vitor de Assis J, Barros AO, Amarante GW, Valdo AKSM, Martins FT, Rosolen AFDP, Pilau E, Fernandes SA. Anise Essential Oil as a Sustainable Substrate in the Multicomponent Double Povarov Reaction for Julolidine Synthesis. J Org Chem 2020; 85:15622-15630. [PMID: 33175538 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The use of star anise oil from a natural source as a dienophile in the multicomponent double Povarov reaction (MCPRs) to produce highly substituted julolidines with diverse technological applications is described. Within the framework of green chemistry, these MCPRs have many advantages such as (i) use of water in the reaction, (ii) creation of up to six bonds in one sequence, (iii) water as a sole waste, (iv) 100% of carbon economy, (v) a metal-free process, and (vi) nontoxic and reusable organocatalysts. These advantages, along with a simple workup procedure, make this protocol greener for the synthesis of julolidines.
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- Ingredy Bastos Braga
- Grupo de Química Supramolecular e Biomimética (GQSB), Departamento de Química, CCE, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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- Grupo de Química Supramolecular e Biomimética (GQSB), Departamento de Química, CCE, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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- Grupo de Química Supramolecular e Biomimética (GQSB), Departamento de Química, CCE, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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- Grupo de Química Supramolecular e Biomimética (GQSB), Departamento de Química, CCE, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais 36036-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus Samambaia, Goiânia, Goiás 74001-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biomoléculas e Espectrometria de Massas, Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná 87020-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biomoléculas e Espectrometria de Massas, Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná 87020-900, Brazil
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- Grupo de Química Supramolecular e Biomimética (GQSB), Departamento de Química, CCE, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, Brazil
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