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Gao D, Li Y, Xiang S, Zhang J. Key Targets and Molecular Mechanisms of the Fat-soluble Components of Ginseng for Lung Cancer Treatment. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2023; 195:6495-6515. [PMID: 36870024 PMCID: PMC10643425 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04409-w] [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] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the regulatory effects and key targets of the fat-soluble components of ginseng in lung cancer. METHODS Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform were used to analyze and identify the fat-soluble components of ginseng. Network pharmacology was used to analyze the therapeutic targets of the fat-soluble components of ginseng in lung cancer and screen key proteins. In vitro assays were conducted to verify the effects of the active fat-soluble components of ginseng on proliferation and apoptosis in lung cancer cells and to verify the regulation of key proteins. RESULTS Ten active fat-soluble components of ginseng were screened for follow-up. Network pharmacology showed 33 overlapping targets between the active fat-soluble components of ginseng and lung cancer, and functional enrichment of the targets showed involvement of response to nitrogen, hormone response, membrane raft, and positive regulation of external stimulus. Pathway enrichment analysis showed vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling, adipocyte lipolysis regulation, chronic myelogenous leukemia, endocrine resistance, and NSCLC-related pathways. A protein-protein interaction network was constructed, and the top 10 targets were selected in accordance with their scores. Ultimately, five target genes (EGFR, KDR, MAPK3, PTPN11, and CTNNB1) were selected in combination with literature mining for subsequent experimental verification. Proliferation assays showed that the growth of lung cancer cells was significantly decreased in a concentration-dependent manner in the fat-soluble components of ginseng intervention group compared with controls. Flow cytometry showed that active fat-soluble components of ginseng promoted apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner in lung cancer cells. Western blot and quantitative real-time PCR showed that levels of the five key proteins and mRNAs were significantly decreased in the intervention group; furthermore, histone protein and mRNA levels were significantly higher in the high-concentration intervention group compared with the low-concentration group. CONCLUSION The active fat-soluble components of ginseng inhibited the growth of lung cancer cells and promoted apoptosis. The underlying regulatory mechanisms may be related to signaling pathways involving EGFR, KDR, MAPK3, PTPN11, and CTNNB1.
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- Dongdong Gao
- Department of Oncology, Zhumadian Central Hospital, 463000, Zhumadian, China
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- Medical Engineering Technology and Data Mining Institute, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhumadian Central Hospital, 463000, Zhumadian, China
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- School of Medicine, Huanghuai University, 463000, Zhumadian, China.
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Scott S, Cahoon EB, Busta L. Variation on a theme: the structures and biosynthesis of specialized fatty acid natural products in plants. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 111:954-965. [PMID: 35749584 PMCID: PMC9546235 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Plants are able to construct lineage-specific natural products from a wide array of their core metabolic pathways. Considerable progress has been made toward documenting and understanding, for example, phenylpropanoid natural products derived from phosphoenolpyruvate via the shikimate pathway, terpenoid compounds built using isopentyl pyrophosphate, and alkaloids generated by the extensive modification of amino acids. By comparison, natural products derived from fatty acids have received little attention, except for unusual fatty acids in seed oils and jasmonate-like oxylipins. However, scattered but numerous reports show that plants are able to generate many structurally diverse compounds from fatty acids, including some with highly elaborate and unique structural features that have novel bioproduct functionalities. Furthermore, although recent work has shed light on multiple new fatty acid natural product biosynthesis pathways and products in diverse plant species, these discoveries have not been reviewed. The aims of this work, therefore, are to (i) review and systematize our current knowledge of the structures and biosynthesis of fatty acid-derived natural products that are not seed oils or jasmonate-type oxylipins, specifically, polyacetylenic, very-long-chain, and aromatic fatty acid-derived natural products, and (ii) suggest priorities for future investigative steps that will bring our knowledge of fatty acid-derived natural products closer to the levels of knowledge that we have attained for other phytochemical classes.
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- Samuel Scott
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Minnesota DuluthDuluth55812MNUSA
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Nebraska LincolnLincoln68588NEUSA
- Center for Plant Science InnovationUniversity of Nebraska LincolnLincoln68588NEUSA
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Minnesota DuluthDuluth55812MNUSA
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Wan JY, Wan JX, Wang S, Wang X, Guo W, Ma H, Wu Y, Wang CZ, Qi LW, Li P, Yao H, Yuan CS. Chemical profiling of root bark extract from Oplopanax elatus and its in vitro biotransformation by human intestinal microbiota. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12513. [PMID: 34900430 PMCID: PMC8627129 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oplopanax elatus (Nakai) Nakai, in the Araliaceae family, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat diseases as an adaptogen for thousands of years. This study established an ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) method to identify chemical components and biotransformation metabolites of root bark extract from O. elatus. A total of 18 compounds were characterized in O. elatus extract, and 62 metabolites by human intestinal microbiota were detected. Two polyynes, falcarindiol and oplopandiol were recognized as the main components of O. elatus, whose metabolites are further illustrated. Several metabolic pathways were proposed to generate the detected metabolites, including methylation, hydrogenation, demethylation, dehydroxylation, and hydroxylation. These findings indicated that intestinal microbiota might play an essential role in mediating the bioactivity of O. elatus.
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- Jin-Yi Wan
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research & Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine & National Institute of TCM Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research & Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Barik R, Halder J, Jana P, Nanda S. Stereoselective synthesis of novel carbocyclic and heterocyclic scaffolds of medicinal importance from biocatalytically derived enantiopure α-substituted-β-hydroxy esters. Tetrahedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2021.132356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Guo Y, Hu M, Ma J, Chinnathambi A, Alharbi SA, Shair OHM, Ge P. Protective effect of panaxydol against repeated administration of aristolochic acid on renal function and lipid peroxidation products via activating Keap1-Nrf2/ARE pathway in rat kidney. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2020; 35:e22619. [PMID: 32894623 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.22619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Panaxydol (PX), a polyacetylenic compound isolated from the roots of Panax notoginseng, is found to possess various biological functions. However, its protective effects against aristolochic acid (AA)-induced renal injury have not been elucidated yet. The present study was undertaken to elucidate the renoprotective effect of PX on Wistar male rats via activating Keap1-Nrf2/ARE pathway. Experimental animals were randomized into four groups, such as control group, I/R group, AA (5 mg/kg/d; ip for 10 days), and AA-induced rats treated with PX (10 and 20 mg/kg/d; po for 20 days). At the end of the experimental period, the rats were killed, and the biochemical parameters denoting renal functions were evaluated; histological analysis displaying the renal tissue architecture, real-time quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis of Keap1-Nrf2/ARE genes were elucidated. The results demonstrated that the rats administered with AA displayed a significant increase in the blood urea nitrogen level with an increased urine creatinine and protein excretion. Also, the serum levels of urea, uric acid, and albumin levels were increased. Furthermore, the histological evaluation denoted the cellular degeneration with increased tissue lipid peroxidation levels. In contrast, rats administered with PX significantly prevented the tissue degeneration with improved antioxidant levels. Conversely, PX treatment increased the messenger RNA expression of Nrf2, NQO1, HO-1 with an attenuated expression of 4HNE and NOX-4 levels in IHC analysis. Thus, the results of the present study suggest that PX could suppress AA-induced renal failure by suppressing oxidative stress through the activation of Keap1-Nrf2 signaling pathway.
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- Yinxue Guo
- Nephrology Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Nephrology Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Nephrology Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Urology Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Lee D, Lee J, Vu-Huynh KL, Van Le TH, Tuoi Do TH, Hwang GS, Park JH, Kang KS, Nguyen MD, Yamabe N. Protective Effect of Panaxynol Isolated from Panax vietnamensis against Cisplatin-Induced Renal Damage: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. Biomolecules 2019; 9:E890. [PMID: 31861234 PMCID: PMC6995609 DOI: 10.3390/biom9120890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Polyacetylenic compounds isolated from Panax species are comprised of non-polar C17 compounds, exhibiting anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and antifungal activities. Panaxynol represents the major component of the essential oils of ginseng. We investigated whether panaxynol isolated from Panax vietnamensis (Vietnamese ginseng, VG) could prevent cisplatin-induced renal damage induced in vitro and in vivo. Cisplatin-induced apoptotic cell death was observed by staining with annexin V conjugated with Alexa Fluor 488, and western blotting evaluated the molecular mechanism. Panaxynol at concentrations above 0.25 μM prevented cisplatin-induced LLC-PK1 porcine renal proximal tubular cell death. LLC-PK1 cells treated with cisplatin demonstrated an increase in apoptotic cell death, whereas pretreatment with 2 and 4 μM panaxynol decreased this effect. Cisplatin demonstrated a marked increase in the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), P38, and cleaved caspase-3. However, pretreatment with 2 and 4 μM panaxynol reversed the upregulated phosphorylation of JNK, P38, and the expression of cleaved caspase-3. We confirmed that the protective effect of panaxynol isolated from P. vietnamensis in LLC-PK1 cells was at least partially mediated by reducing the cisplatin-induced apoptotic damage. In the animal study, panaxynol treatment ameliorated body weight loss and blood renal function markers and downregulated the mRNA expression of inflammatory mediators.
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- Dahae Lee
- College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea; (D.L.); (J.L.); (G.S.H.); (K.S.K.)
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- College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea; (D.L.); (J.L.); (G.S.H.); (K.S.K.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam;
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam; (T.H.V.L.); (T.H.T.D.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam; (T.H.V.L.); (T.H.T.D.)
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- College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea; (D.L.); (J.L.); (G.S.H.); (K.S.K.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea;
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- College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea; (D.L.); (J.L.); (G.S.H.); (K.S.K.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam;
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam; (T.H.V.L.); (T.H.T.D.)
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- College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea; (D.L.); (J.L.); (G.S.H.); (K.S.K.)
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Feng T, Yang Y, Busta L, Cahoon EB, Wang H, Lü S. FAD2 Gene Radiation and Positive Selection Contributed to Polyacetylene Metabolism Evolution in Campanulids. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 181:714-728. [PMID: 31420445 PMCID: PMC6776854 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.00800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Polyacetylenes (PAs) are bioactive, specialized plant defense compounds produced by some species in the eudicot clade campanulids. Early steps of PA biosynthesis are catalyzed by Fatty Acid Desaturase 2 (FAD2). Canonical FAD2s catalyze desaturation, but divergent forms can catalyze hydroxylation, conjugation, acetylenation, and epoxygenation. These alternate reactions give rise to valuable unusual fatty acids, including the precursors to PAs. The extreme functional diversity of FAD2 enzymes and the origin of PA biosynthesis are poorly understood from an evolutionary perspective. We focus here on the evolution of the FAD2 gene family. We uncovered a core eudicot-wide gene duplication event giving rise to two lineages: FAD2-α and FAD2-β. Independent neofunctionalizations in both lineages have resulted in functionally diverse FAD2-LIKEs involved in unusual fatty acid biosynthesis. We found significantly accelerated rates of molecular evolution in FAD2-LIKEs and use this metric to provide a list of uncharacterized candidates for further exploration of FAD2 functional diversity. FAD2-α has expanded extensively in Asterales and Apiales, two main clades of campanulids, by ancient gene duplications. Here, we detected positive selection in both Asterales and Apiales lineages, which may have enabled the evolution of PA metabolism in campanulids. Together, these findings also imply that yet uncharacterized FAD2-α copies are involved in later steps of PA biosynthesis. This work establishes a robust phylogenetic framework in which to interpret functional data and to direct future research into the origin and evolution of PA metabolism.
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- Tao Feng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
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- Center for Plant Science Innovation and Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588
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- Center for Plant Science Innovation and Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 434200, China
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UPLC-QTOF/MS-Based Nontargeted Metabolomic Analysis of Mountain- and Garden-Cultivated Ginseng of Different Ages in Northeast China. Molecules 2018; 24:molecules24010033. [PMID: 30583458 PMCID: PMC6337476 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24010033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Aiming at further systematically comparing the similarities and differences of the chemical components in ginseng of different ages, especially comparing the younger or the older and mountain-cultivated ginseng (MCG), 4, 5, 6-year-old cultivated ginseng (CG) and 12, 20-year-old MCG were chosen as the analytical samples in the present study. The combination of UPLC-QTOF-MSE, UNIFI platform and multivariate statistical analysis were developed to profile CGs and MCGs. By the screening analysis based on UNIFI, 126 chemical components with various structural types were characterized or tentatively identified from all the CG and MCG samples for the first time. The results showed that all the CG and MCG samples had the similar chemical composition, but there were significant differences in the contents of markers. By the metabolomic analysis based on multivariate statistical analysis, it was shown that CG4⁻6 years, MCG12 years and MCG20 years samples were obviously divided into three different groups, and a total of 17 potential age-dependent markers enabling differentiation among the three groups of samples were discovered. For differentiation from other two kinds of samples, there were four robust makers such as α-linolenic acid, 9-octadecenoic acid, linoleic acid and panaxydol for CG4⁻6 years, five robust makers including ginsenoside Re₁, -Re₂, -Rs₁, malonylginsenoside Rb₂ and isomer of malonylginsenoside Rb₁ for MCG20 years, and two robust makers, 24-hydroxyoleanolic acid and palmitoleic acid, for MCG12 years were discovered, respectively. The proposed approach could be applied to directly distinguish MCG root ages, which is an important criterion for evaluating the quality of MCG. The results will provide the data for the further study on the chemical constituents of MCG.
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Eom SJ, Kim KT, Paik HD. Microbial bioconversion of ginsenosides in Panax ginseng and their improved bioactivities. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2018.1424183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Su Jin Eom
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
- Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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Dynamics of Monoterpene Formation in Spike Lavender Plants. Metabolites 2017; 7:metabo7040065. [PMID: 29257083 PMCID: PMC5746745 DOI: 10.3390/metabo7040065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The metabolic cross-talk between the mevalonate (MVA) and the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathways was analyzed in spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia Med) on the basis of 13CO2-labelling experiments using wildtype and transgenic plants overexpressing the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase (HMGR), the first and key enzyme of the MVA pathway. The plants were labelled in the presence of 13CO2 in a gas chamber for controlled pulse and chase periods of time. GC/MS and NMR analysis of 1,8-cineole and camphor, the major monoterpenes present in their essential oil, indicated that the C5-precursors, isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) of both monoterpenes are predominantly biosynthesized via the MEP pathway. Surprisingly, overexpression of HMGR did not have significant impact upon the crosstalk between the MVA and MEP pathways indicating that the MEP route is the preferred pathway for the synthesis of C5 monoterpene precursors in spike lavender.
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Bacher A, Chen F, Eisenreich W. Decoding Biosynthetic Pathways in Plants by Pulse-Chase Strategies Using (13)CO₂ as a Universal Tracer †. Metabolites 2016; 6:E21. [PMID: 27429012 PMCID: PMC5041120 DOI: 10.3390/metabo6030021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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(13)CO₂ pulse-chase experiments monitored by high-resolution NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry can provide (13)C-isotopologue compositions in biosynthetic products. Experiments with a variety of plant species have documented that the isotopologue profiles generated with (13)CO₂ pulse-chase labeling are directly comparable to those that can be generated by the application of [U-(13)C₆]glucose to aseptically growing plants. However, the application of the (13)CO₂ labeling technology is not subject to the experimental limitations that one has to take into account for experiments with [U-(13)C₆]glucose and can be applied to plants growing under physiological conditions, even in the field. In practical terms, the results of biosynthetic studies with (13)CO₂ consist of the detection of pairs, triples and occasionally quadruples of (13)C atoms that have been jointly contributed to the target metabolite, at an abundance that is well above the stochastic occurrence of such multiples. Notably, the connectivities of jointly transferred (13)C multiples can have undergone modification by skeletal rearrangements that can be diagnosed from the isotopologue data. As shown by the examples presented in this review article, the approach turns out to be powerful in decoding the carbon topology of even complex biosynthetic pathways.
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- Adelbert Bacher
- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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Dawid C, Dunemann F, Schwab W, Nothnagel T, Hofmann T. Bioactive C₁₇-Polyacetylenes in Carrots (Daucus carota L.): Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2015; 63:9211-9222. [PMID: 26451696 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b04357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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C17-polyacetylenes (PAs) are a prominent group of oxylipins and are primarily produced by plants of the families Apiaceae, Araliaceae, and Asteraceae, respectively. Recent studies on the biological activity of polyacetylenes have indicated their potential to improve human health due to anticancer, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and serotogenic effects. These findings suggest targeting vegetables with elevated levels of bisacetylenic oxylipins, such as falcarinol, by breeding studies. Due to the abundant availability, high diversity of cultivars, worldwide experience, and high agricultural yields, in particular, carrot (Daucus carota L.) genotypes are a very promising target vegetable. This paper provides a review on falcarinol-type C17-polyacetylenes in carrots and a perspective on their potential as a future contributor to improving human health and well-being.
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- Corinna Dawid
- Chair for Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technische Universität München , Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops , Erwin-Baur-Strasse 27, D-06484 Quedlinburg, Germany
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- Biotechnology of Natural Products, Technische Universität München , Liesel-Beckmann-Strasse 1, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops , Erwin-Baur-Strasse 27, D-06484 Quedlinburg, Germany
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- Chair for Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technische Universität München , Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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Peña-Rodríguez LM, Yam-Puc A, Knispel N, Schramek N, Huber C, Graßberger C, Ramírez-Torres FG, Escalante-Erosa F, García-Sosa K, Hiebert-Giesbrecht MR, Chan-Bacab MJ, Godoy-Hernández G, Bacher A, Eisenreich W. Isotopologue Profiling of Triterpene Formation under Physiological Conditions. Biosynthesis of Lupeol-3-(3′-R-hydroxy)-stearate in Pentalinon andrieuxii. J Org Chem 2014; 79:2864-73. [DOI: 10.1021/jo402677w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Luis M. Peña-Rodríguez
- Lehrstuhl
für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr.
4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl
für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr.
4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl
für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr.
4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl
für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr.
4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl
für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr.
4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Departamento
de Microbiología Ambiental y Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Av. Agustín Melgar s/n, Campeche, México
| | - Gregorio Godoy-Hernández
- Laboratorio
de Química Orgánica, ‡Unidad de Biotecnología and §Unidad de Bioquímica
y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, C.43 No. 130, Col. Chuburná
de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán, México
| | - Adelbert Bacher
- Lehrstuhl
für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr.
4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
| | - Wolfgang Eisenreich
- Lehrstuhl
für Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr.
4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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