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Srivastava G, Mukherjee E, Mittal R, Ganjewala D. Geraniol and citral: recent developments in their anticancer credentials opening new vistas in complementary cancer therapy. Z NATURFORSCH C 2024; 0:znc-2023-0150. [PMID: 38635829 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2023-0150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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About 10 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Globally, it is the second leading cause of death after heart disease, and by 2035, the death toll could reach 14.6 million. Several drugs and treatments are available to treat cancer, but survival rates remain low. Many studies in recent years have shown that plant-derived monoterpenes, particularly geraniol and citral, are effective against various cancers, including breast, liver, melanoma, endometrial, colon, prostate, and skin cancers. This trend has opened new possibilities for the development of new therapeutics or adjuvants in the field of cancer therapy. These monoterpenes can improve the efficacy of chemotherapy by modulating many signaling molecules and pathways within tumors. Analysis of reports on the anticancer effects published in the past 5 years provided an overview of the most important results of these and related properties. Also, the molecular mechanisms by which they exert their anticancer effects in cell and animal studies have been explained. Therefore, this review aims to highlight the scope of geraniol and citral as complementary or alternative treatment options in cancer therapy.
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- Gauri Srivastava
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, 77282 Amity University , Sector-125, Noida 201303, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, 77282 Amity University , Sector-125, Noida 201303, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, 77282 Amity University , Sector-125, Noida 201303, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, 77282 Amity University , Sector-125, Noida 201303, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Kaur G, Arya SK, Singh B, Singh S, Sushmita, Saxena G, Verma PC, Ganjewala D. Comparative transcriptional analysis of metabolic pathways and mechanisms regulating essential oil biosynthesis in four elite Cymbopogon spp. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 229:943-951. [PMID: 36621735 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cymbopogon is an important aromatic and medicinal grass with several species of ethnopharmaceutical importance. The genus is extremely rich in secondary metabolites, monoterpenes like geraniol and citral being principal constituents, also used as biomarker for classification and identification of Cymbopogon chemotypes. In the light of this, present study involved RNA sequencing and comparison of expression profiles of four contrasting Cymbopogon species namely C. flexuosus var. Chirharit (citral rich and frost resistant), C. martinii var. PRC-1 (geraniol rich), C. pendulus var. Praman (the most stable and citral-rich genotype), and Jamrosa (a hybrid of C. nardus var. confertiflorus × C. jwarancusa (rich in geraniol and geranyl acetate). The transcriptome profiles revealed marked differences in gene expression patterns of 28 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of terpenoid metabolic pathways between the four Cymbopogon sp. The major DEGs were Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenases (CCD), Aspartate aminotransferase (ASP amino), Mevalonate E-4 hydroxy, AKR, GGPS, FDPS, and AAT. In addition, few TFs related to different regulatory pathways were also identified. The gene expression profiles of DEGs were correlated to the EO yield and their monoterpene compositions. Overall, the PRC-1 (C. martinii) shows distinguished gene expression profiles from all other genotypes. Thus, the transcriptome sequence database expanded our understanding of terpenoid metabolism and its molecular regulation in Cymbopogon species. Additionally, this data also serves as an important source of knowledge for enhancing oil yield and quality in Cymbopogon and closely related taxa. KEY MESSAGE: Unfolding the new secretes surrounding EO biosynthesis and regulation in four contrasting Cymbopogon species.
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- Gurminder Kaur
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125, Noida 201303, UP, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, UP 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, UP 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, UP 226001, India; Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226007, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, UP 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226007, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, UP 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India.
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125, Noida 201303, UP, India.
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Mittal R, Srivastava G, Ganjewala D. Corrigendum to: an update on the progress of microbial biotransformation of commercial monoterpenes. Z NATURFORSCH C 2022; 77:363. [PMID: 35670562 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2022-0114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Ruchika Mittal
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Sector 125, 201303, Noida, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Sector 125, 201303, Noida, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Sector 125, 201303, Noida, India
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Mittal R, Srivastava G, Ganjewala D. An update on the progress of microbial biotransformation of commercial monoterpenes. Z NATURFORSCH C 2022; 77:225-240. [PMID: 34881551 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2021-0192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Monoterpenes, a class of isoprenoid compounds, are extensively used in flavor, fragrance, perfumery, and cosmetics. They display many astonishing bioactive properties of biological and pharmacological significance. All monoterpenes are derived from universal precursor geranyl diphosphate. The demand for new monoterpenoids has been increasing in flavor, fragrances, perfumery, and pharmaceuticals. Chemical methods, which are harmful for human and the environment, synthesize most of these products. Over the years, researchers have developed alternative methods for the production of newer monoterpenoids. Microbial biotransformation is one of them, which relied on microbes and their enzymes. It has produced many new desirable commercially important monoterpenoids. A growing number of reports reflect an ever-expanding scope of microbial biotransformation in food and aroma industries. Simultaneously, our knowledge of the enzymology of monoterpene biosynthetic pathways has been increasing, which facilitated the biotransformation of monoterpenes. In this article, we have covered the progress made on microbial biotransformation of commercial monoterpenes with a brief introduction to their biosynthesis. We have collected several reports from authentic web sources, including Google Scholar, Pubmed, Web of Science, and Scopus published in the past few years to extract information on the topic.
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- Ruchika Mittal
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida 201303, UP, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida 201303, UP, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida 201303, UP, India
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Choudhury PR, Saha T, Goel S, Shah JM, Ganjewala D. Cross-species virus transmission and its pandemic potential. Bull Natl Res Cent 2022; 46:18. [PMID: 35095263 PMCID: PMC8787036 DOI: 10.1186/s42269-022-00701-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The majority of pandemics are known to be a result of either bacteria or viruses out of which viruses seem to be an entity of growing concern due to the sheer number of yet unidentified and potentially threatening viruses, their ability to quickly evolve and transform, their ability to transfer and change from one host organism to another and the difficulty in creating safe vaccines on time. MAIN BODY The present review attempts to bring forth the potential risks, prevention and its impact on the global society in terms of sociological and economic parameters. Taking hindsight from previously as well as ongoing current viral epidemics, this article aims to draw a concrete correlation between these viruses in terms of their origin, spread and attempts to compare how much they can affect the population. The study also assesses the worst-case scenarios and the amount of preparedness, required to fight against such pandemics and compares the required amount of preparedness to the current precautions and measures by different governments all across the world. SHORT CONCLUSION Learning from the current pandemic, we can implement certain measures to prevent the adverse effects of pandemics in the future and through severe preparedness can combat the challenges brought about by the pandemic.
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- Priyanka Ray Choudhury
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Noida, Sector 125, Noida, 201303 India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Noida, Sector 125, Noida, 201303 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology, 19, Knowledge Park-II, Institutional Area, Greater Noida, 201306 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai, 400050 India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Noida, Sector 125, Noida, 201303 India
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Srivastav A, Ganjewala D, Singhal RK, Rajput VD, Minkina T, Voloshina M, Srivastava S, Shrivastava M. Effect of ZnO Nanoparticles on Growth and Biochemical Responses of Wheat and Maize. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:plants10122556. [PMID: 34961025 PMCID: PMC8708393 DOI: 10.3390/plants10122556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Zinc is an essential element that is also renowned for widespread contamination and toxicity at high concentrations. The present study was carried out to analyze the responses induced by lower, as well as higher, doses of zinc (0-200 mg/L), in the form of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) in wheat and maize, for a period of 21 days. Accumulation of zinc increases with increasing Zn doses in both wheat and maize, with higher doses being in wheat (121 mg/kg in root and 66 mg/kg in shoot) than in maize (95 mg/kg in root and 48 mg/kg in shoot). The activity of alpha-amylase showed increase, while that of dehydrogenase decline, in response to ZnO NPs. The length and biomass of plants and photosynthetic pigments increased slightly upon ZnO NPs supply. Malondialdehyde content showed a progressive increase in root and shoot of both plants. However, in response, antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase, and catalase) showed increase up to lower concentrations (100 mg/L) of ZnO NPs but decline variably at higher levels (150-200 mg/L) in wheat and maize. The results suggest that lower supply of ZnO NPs (100 mg/L) could be stimulatory to the growth of plants and can be recommended as a Zn fertilizer source for crop production.
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- Akansha Srivastav
- Centre for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India;
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida 201303, India;
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida 201303, India;
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- Analytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India;
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia; (V.D.R.); (T.M.); (M.V.)
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia; (V.D.R.); (T.M.); (M.V.)
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia; (V.D.R.); (T.M.); (M.V.)
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India;
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- Centre for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India;
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida 201303, India;
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Rai A, Mahendru-Singh A, Ahlawat AK, Kumar RR, K R, Saini S, Ganjewala D, Shukla R. Quality evaluation of near isogenic lines of the wheat variety carrying Sr26, Lr19 and Yr10 genes. J Cereal Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rai A, Mahendru-Singh A, Raghunandan K, Kumar TPJ, Sharma P, Ahlawat AK, Singh SK, Ganjewala D, Shukla RB, Sivasamy M. Marker-assisted transfer of PinaD1a gene to develop soft grain wheat cultivars. 3 Biotech 2019; 9:183. [PMID: 31065483 PMCID: PMC6476891 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-019-1717-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Grain softness has been a major trait of interest in wheat because of its role in producing flour suitable for making high-quality biscuits, cookies, cakes and some other products. In the present study, marker-assisted backcross breeding scheme was deployed to develop advanced wheat lines with soft grains. The Australian soft-grained variety Barham was used as the donor parent to transfer the puroindoline grain softness gene Pina-D1a to the Indian variety, DBW14, which is hard grained and has PinaD1bPinbD1a genes. Foreground selection with allele-specific PCR-based primer for Pina-D1a (positive selection) was used to identify heterozygous BC1F1 plants. Background selection with 173 polymorphic SSR primers covering all the 21 chromosomes was also carried out, in the foreground-selected BC1F1 plants. BC1F2 plants were selected by ascertaining the presence of Pina-D1a (positive selection) and absence of Pina-D1b (negative selection). Using the approach of positive, negative and background selection with molecular markers, 15 BC1F2 and 31 BC2F1 plants were finally selected. The 15 BC1F2 plants were selfed and the 31 BC2F1 plants were further backcrossed and selfed to raise BC3F1 and BC2F2 progenies, respectively. A part of the BC2F2 seed of each of the 31 plants was analyzed for grain hardness index (GHI) with single-kernel characterization system. The GHI varied from 12.1 to 37.1 in the seeds borne on the 31 BC2F1 plants. The reasons for this variation and further course of action are discussed.
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- Anjali Rai
- Department of Biotechnology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, 201313 India
- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, 201313 India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Wellington, Tamilnadu 643231 India
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Gupta AK, Muhury R, Ganjewala D. A Study on Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oils of Different Cultivars of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus). Pharm Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.15171/ps.2016.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Ganjewala D, Mittal R, Gupta AK, Premlatha M, Dawar R. Antibacterial Properties of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosusSteud) Wats Essential Oils in Single form and Combination of Honey Against Drug Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/22311866.2014.933083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ganjewala D, Luthra R. Geranyl Acetate Esterase Controls and Regulates the Level of Geraniol in Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus Nees ex Steud.) Mutant cv. GRL-1 Leaves. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 64:251-9. [DOI: 10.1515/znc-2009-3-417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Essential oil isolated from lemongrass (Cymbopogon fl exuosus) mutant cv. GRL-1 leaves is mainly composed of geraniol (G) and geranyl acetate (GA). The proportion of G and GA markedly fluctuates during leaf development. The proportions of GA and G in the essential oil recorded at day 10 after leaf emergence were ~59% and ~33% respectively. However, the level of GA went down from ~59 to ~3% whereas the level of G rose from ~33 to ~91% during the leaf growth period from day 10 to day 50. However, the decline in the level of GA was most pronounced in the early (day 10 to day 30) stage of leaf growth. The trend of changes in the proportion of GA and G has clearly indicated the role of an esterase that must be involved in the conversion of GA to G during leaf development. We isolated an esterase from leaves of different ages that converts GA into G and has been given the name geranyl acetate esterase (GAE). The GAE activity markedly varied during the leaf development cycle; it was closely correlated with the monoterpene (GA and G) composition throughout leaf development. GAE appeared as several isoenzymes but only three (GAE-I, GAE-II, and GAE-III) of them had significant GA cleaving activity. The GAE isoenzymes pattern was greatly influenced by the leaf developmental stages and so their GA cleaving activities. Like the GAE activity, GAE isoenzyme patterns were also found to be consistent with the monoterpene (GA and G) composition. GAE had an optimum pH at 8.5 and temperature at 30 °C. Besides GAE, a compound with phosphatase activity capable of hydrolyzing geranyl diphosphate (GPP) to produce geraniol has also been isolated.
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- Deepak Ganjewala
- Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Kukrail Picnic Spot Road, P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow-226 105, U.P., India
- Present address: School of Biotechnology, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore-632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Kukrail Picnic Spot Road, P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow-226 105, U.P., India
- Present address: Human Resource and Development Group, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-110 012, India
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Ganjewala D, Gupta AK. Study on Phytochemical Composition, Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties of Different Parts of Alstonia scholaris Linn. Adv Pharm Bull 2013; 3:379-84. [PMID: 24312864 DOI: 10.5681/apb.2013.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate phytochemical composition, antibacterial and antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts of different parts viz., leaves, follicles and latex of Indian devil tree (Alstonia scholaris Linn.) R. Br. METHODS Antibacterial activities of the methanol extracts against Gram +ve (Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram -ve (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacteria were determined by well diffusion techniques. Aantioxidant profiles of methanol extracts were determined by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil (DPPH) free radical scavenging, superoxide anion radial scavenging and ferric thiocyanate reducing assays. RESULTS Phytochemical composition revealed abundance of flavonoids (97.3 mg QE/g DW), proanthocynidins (99.3 mg CE/g DW) and phenolics (49.7 mgGAE/g DW) in the leaf extract. Extracts of follicles and latex had comparatively very content of phenolics, flavonoids and proanthocyanidins. However, in follicle extract level of proanthocyanidins was significantly higher (46.8 mg CE/gDW). Latex extract among others exhibited most potent antibacterial activity. All the extracts displayed strong DPPH free radical and superoxide anion scavenging activities, only leaf extract displayed powerful reducing and ferrous ion chelating activities. CONCLUSION Study revealed significant antioxidant activities of A. scholaris leaf, follicles and latex extracts and potential antibacterial activity of latex extract.
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- Deepak Ganjewala
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida-201303 (UP), India
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Ganjewala D, Devi S A, Srivastava AK. Tissue Specific Variation in Biochemical Compositions of Acorus calamus (L.) Leaves and Rhizomes. IJPB 2011. [DOI: 10.4081/pb.2011.e4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus L.) leaf and rhizome tissues were analyzed for biochemical compositions notably of carbohydrates and lipids. The glycolipid content measured in rhizome tissue was 62.3 mg%/FW almost double the glycolipid content (28.8 mg%/FW) in leaf tissues, whereas the sterol content in the leaf tissue (47.9 mg%/FW) was three times of the sterol content in rhizome tissues (15.5 mg%/FW). Carbohydrates content such as total sugar, reducing sugar, sucrose and fructose measured in leaf and rhizome tissues were more or less similar, with slightly higher values of total sugar (18.2 mg%/FW) in the leaf tissues. The study thus revealed variation in biochemical compositions in two different tissues leaf and rhizome of A. calamus.
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Ganjewala D, Nagaraja C, Nayak M, Devi S. Effects of Sodium Nitroprusside Activity of Acid and Alkaline Invertases and Alkaline Phosphatase in Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus Steud) Wats. IJPB 2010. [DOI: 10.4081/pb.2010.e2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We investigated effects of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) on sucrose metabolizing enzymes, acid, and alkaline invertase and alkaline phosphatase in lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus Steud) Wats varieties i.e. Krishna, Cauveri, Nima and Cheerharit. Fifteen day old lemongrass tillers were treated with SNP (1 and 2 mM) under sunlight for four hours. Our results clearly indicated that SNP (2 mM) substantially decreased the amount of proteins in all varieties studied, with maximum values of 40% and 33% in Nima and Krishna, respectively. SNP (1 mM) significantly increased the amount of proteins 43% and 31% in Krishna and Cauveri, respectively. SNP (2 mM) rapidly and severely reduced the activity of acid and alkaline invertases in all varieties, except Krishna and Cauveri. However, the effect of SNP was more pronounced on acid invertase causing at 2 mM an inhibition of 37%, 35% and 28% in Cheerharit, Nima and Cauveri, respectively, whereas it showed relatively less inhibition in alkaline invertase activity 27%, 24% and 21%, respectively, in Nima, Krishna and Cheerharit. Alkaline phosphatase activity was only considerably decreased following SNP (2 mM) treatment in all lemongrass varieties studied with the exception of Nima, where a sharp decrease of 50% was observed. SNP (1 mM) also demonstrated similar effects on acid and alkaline invertases and alkaline phosphatase. These results clearly suggest that SNP affects acid and alkaline phosphatase activity and, therefore, has a role in sucrose metabolism in lemongrass. Alterations in alkaline phosphatase activity upon SNP treatment have several consequences.
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Ganjewala D, Luthra R. Essential oil biosynthesis and regulation in the genus Cymbopogon. Nat Prod Commun 2010; 5:163-172. [PMID: 20184044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Essential oils distilled from Cymbopogon species are of immense commercial value as flavors and fragrances in the perfumery, cosmetics, soaps, and detergents and in pharmaceutical industries. Two major constituents of the essential oil, geraniol and citral, due to their specific rose and lemon like aromas are widely used as flavors, fragrances and cosmetics. Citral is also used for the synthesis of vitamin A and ionones (for example, beta-ionone, methyl ionone). Moreover, Cymbopogon essential oils and constituents possess many useful biological activities including cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. Despite the immense commercial and biological significance of the Cymbopogon essential oils, little is known about their biosynthesis and regulatory mechanisms. So far it is known that essential oils are biosynthesized via the classical acetate-MVA route and existence of a newly discovered MEP pathway in Cymbopogon remains as a topic for investigation. The aim of the present review is to discuss the biosynthesis and regulation of essential oils in the genus Cymbopogon with given emphasis to two elite members, lemongrass (C. flexuosus Nees ex Steud) and palmarosa (C. martinii Roxb.). This article highlights the work done so far towards understanding of essential oil biosynthesis and regulation in the genus Cymbopogon. Also, based on our experiences with Cymbopogon species, we would like to propose C. flexuosus as a model system for the study of essential oil metabolism beyond the much studied plant family Lamiaceae.
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- Deepak Ganjewala
- School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore-632 014, (T.N.) India.
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Essential oils distilled from Cymbopogon species are of immense commercial value as flavors and fragrances in the perfumery, cosmetics, soaps, and detergents and in pharmaceutical industries. Two major constituents of the essential oil, geraniol and citral, due to their specific rose and lemon like aromas are widely used as flavors, fragrances and cosmetics. Citral is also used for the synthesis of vitamin A and ionones (for example, β-ionone, methyl ionone). Moreover, Cymbopogon essential oils and constituents possess many useful biological activities including cytotoxic, antiinflammatory and antioxidant. Despite the immense commercial and biological significance of the Cymbopogon essential oils, little is known about their biosynthesis and regulatory mechanisms. So far it is known that essential oils are biosynthesized via the classical acetate-MVA route and existence of a newly discovered MEP pathway in Cymbopogon remains as a topic for investigation. The aim of the present review is to discuss the biosynthesis and regulation of essential oils in the genus Cymbopogon with given emphasis to two elite members, lemongrass (C. flexuosus Nees ex Steud) and palmarosa (C. martinii Roxb.). This article highlights the work done so far towards understanding of essential oil biosynthesis and regulation in the genus Cymbopogon. Also, based on our experiences with Cymbopogon species, we would like to propose C. flexuosus as a model system for the study of essential oil metabolism beyond the much studied plant family Lamiaceae.
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- Deepak Ganjewala
- School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore-632 014, (T.N.) India
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- Human Resource and Development Group, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-110 012, India
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Ganjewala D, Kumar S, Luthra R. An account of cloned genes of Methyl-erythritol-4-phosphate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis in plants. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2009; 11 Suppl 1:i35-i45. [PMID: 19193963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Revised: 09/19/2008] [Accepted: 10/23/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Isoprenoids, also known as terpenoids, are biosynthesized by the condensation of the two C5 unit isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and isomer dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). Generally, plants use two separate pathways plastidial Methyl-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) and cytosolic acetate-mevalonate (MVA) pathways for formation of IPP. The genes, enzymes and intermediates of the MEP pathway have been unravelled in plants over the past few years. Interestingly, MEP pathway enzymes are encoded by nuclear genes but they function in plastids to produce precursors for isoprenes, monoterpenes, carotenoids, abscisic acid, gibberellins, and the side chain of chlorophylls, tocopherols, phylloquinones, and plastoquinone. In Arabidopsis thaliana, a complete set of genes of MEP pathway homologous to the E. coli MEP pathway genes have been identified. Although, these genes have been cloned and characterized from several other plants but overall information about them at one place is not available so far. Though, a range of reviews are available about their roles in isoprenoid biosynthesis and regulation. Therefore, we decided to compile the data on cloned and characterized genes of MEP pathway in plants. Also, we summarize the results of the previously published reports, particularly those which were based on incorporation of 13C-glucose or by application of specific inhibitors such as mevinolin and fosmidomycin to look into the MEP pathway in plants. In addition, we searched for the two key enzymes DXS and HMGR that could be assigned for the acetate-MVA and MEP pathway with the help of bioinformatics tools. Presence or absence of these enzymes can be correlated with respective isoprenoid biosynthetic pathways in plants.
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- Deepak Ganjewala
- School of Biotechnology, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore-632 014 (T.N.), India.
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Ganjewala D, Sam S, Hayat Khan K. Biochemical compositions and antibacterial activities of Lantana camara plants with yellow, lavender, red and white flowers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.5053/ejobios.2009.3.0.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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