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Tousif MI, Abbas Z, Nazir M, Saleem M, Tauseef S, Hassan A, Ali S, Ahmed M, Khan J, Zengin G, Hashem A, Almutairi KF, Avila-Quezada GD, Abd-Allah EF. Secondary metabolic profiling, antioxidant potential, enzyme inhibitory activities and in silico and ADME studies: a multifunctional approach to reveal medicinal and industrial potential of Tanacetum falconeri. BMC Complement Med Ther 2024; 24:167. [PMID: 38649994 PMCID: PMC11034146 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-024-04459-5] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Tanacetum falconeri is a significant flowering plant that possesses cytotoxic, insecticidal, antibacterial, and phytotoxic properties. Its chemodiversity and bioactivities, however, have not been thoroughly investigated. In this work, several extracts from various parts of T. falconeri were assessed for their chemical profile, antioxidant activity, and potential for enzyme inhibition. The total phenolic contents of T. falconeri varied from 40.28 ± 0.47 mg GAE/g to 11.92 ± 0.22 mg GAE/g in various extracts, while flavonoid contents were found highest in TFFM (36.79 ± 0.36 mg QE/g extract) and lowest (11.08 ± 0.22 mg QE/g extract) in TFSC (chloroform extract of stem) in similar pattern as found in total phenolic contents. Highest DPPH inhibition was observed for TFFC (49.58 ± 0.11 mg TE/g extract) and TFSM (46.33 ± 0.10 mg TE/g extract), whereas, TFSM was also potentially active against (98.95 ± 0.57 mg TE/g) ABTS radical. In addition, TFSM was also most active in metal reducing assays: CUPRAC (151.76 ± 1.59 mg TE/g extract) and FRAP (101.30 ± 0.32 mg TE/g extract). In phosphomolybdenum assay, the highest activity was found for TFFE (1.71 ± 0.03 mg TE/g extract), TFSM (1.64 ± 0.035 mg TE/g extract), TFSH (1.60 ± 0.033 mg TE/g extract) and TFFH (1.58 ± 0.08 mg TE/g extract), while highest metal chelating activity was recorded for TFSH (25.93 ± 0.79 mg EDTAE/g extract), TFSE (22.90 ± 1.12 mg EDTAE/g extract) and TFSC (19.31 ± 0.50 mg EDTAE/g extract). In biological screening, all extracts had stronger inhibitory capacity against AChE while in case of BChE the chloroform extract of flower (TFFC) and stem (TFSC) showed the highest activities with inhibitory values of 2.57 ± 0.24 and 2.10 ± 0.18 respectively. Similarly, TFFC and TFSC had stronger inhibitory capacity (1.09 ± 0.015 and 1.08 ± 0.002 mmol ACAE/g extract) against α-Amylase and (0.50 ± 0.02 and 0.55 ± 0.02 mmol ACAE/g extract) α-Glucosidase. UHPLC-MS study of methanolic extract revealed the presence of 133 components including sterols, triterpenes, flavonoids, alkaloids, and coumarins. The total phenolic contents were substantially linked with all antioxidant assays in multivariate analysis. These findings were validated by docking investigations, which revealed that the selected compounds exhibited high binding free energy with the enzymes tested. Finally, it was found that T. falconeri is a viable industrial crop with potential use in the production of functional goods and nutraceuticals.
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- Muhammad Imran Tousif
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research., International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Baghdad Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Information Sciences, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box. 2460, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Muhammad S, Zahir N, Bibi S, Alshahrani MY, Shafiq-urRehman, Chaudhry AR, Sarwar F, Tousif MI. Computational prediction for designing novel ketonic derivatives as potential inhibitors for breast cancer: A trade-off between drug likeness and inhibition potency. Comput Biol Chem 2024; 109:108020. [PMID: 38286082 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2024.108020] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Unlike simple molecular screening, a combined hybrid computational methodology has been applied which includes quantum chemical methods, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations to design some novel ketonic derivatives. The current study contains the derivatives of an experimental ligand which are designed as a trade-off between drug likeness and inhibition strength. We investigate the interaction of various newly designed ketonic compounds with the breast cancer receptor known as the Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ERα). The molecular structures of all newly designed ligands were studied quantum chemically in terms of their fully optimized structures, 3-D molecular orbital distributions, global chemical descriptors, molecular electrostatic potentials and energies of frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs). All ligands under study show good binding affinities with the ERα protein. The ligands CMR2 and CMR4 exhibit improved molecular docking interactions. The intermolecular interactions indicate that CMR4 demonstrates better hydrophobic and hydrogen bonding interactions with protein (ERα). Furthermore, molecular dynamics simulations were conducted on ligands and reference drugs interacting with the ERα protein over a time span of 120 nanoseconds. The molecular dynamics results are interpreted in terms of ligand-protein stability and flexible behaviour based on their respective values of RMSD, RMSF, H-bonds, the radius of gyration, and SASA graphs. To analyse ligand-protein interactions throughout the entire 120 ns trajectory, a more advanced MM/PBSA method is utilized, where six selected ligands (CMR1, CMR2, CMR3, CMR4, CMR5 and CMR9) illustrate promising results for inhibition of the ERα receptor as assessed through MM/BBSA analysis. The CMR9 has the highest MM/BBSA binding free energy (-14.46 kcal/mol). The ADMET analysis reveals that CMR4 has maximum intestinal absorption (6.68) and clearance rate (0.1). All the compounds are non-toxic and safe to use. These findings indicate the potential of involving different computational techniques to design the ligand structures and to study the ligand-protein interactions for better understanding and achieving more potent synthetic inhibitors for breast cancer.
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- Shabbir Muhammad
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 61413, Abha 9088, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Bisha, P.O. Box 551, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
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Tousif MI, Nazir M, Riaz N, Saleem M, Tauseef S, Azam SM, Arfan Yawer M, Zengin G. Terpenoids as Human Neutrophil Elastase (HNE) Inhibitors: A Comprehensive Review of Natural Anti-inflammatory Isoprenoids. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300346. [PMID: 37642535 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300346] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Human neutrophil elastase (HNE) is an enzyme that plays a key role in the body's inflammatory response. It has been linked to several diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and cystic fibrosis. As potential treatments for these diseases, HNE inhibitors are of great interest. Metabolites derived from plants, particularly terpenoids such as β-caryophyllene found in black pepper and other plants, and geraniol present in several essential oils, are recognized as significant sources of inhibitors for HNE. Because of their ability to inhibit HNE, terpenoids are considered promising candidates for developing novel therapies to treat inflammatory conditions such as COPD and emphysema. Furthermore, nature can serve as an excellent designer, and it may offer a safer drug candidate for inhibiting HNE production and activity in the future. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses were searched to get relevant and up-to-date literature on terpenoids as human neutrophil elastase inhibitors. This review focuses on the isolation, chemical diversity, and inhibition of human neutrophil elastase (HNE) of various terpenoids reported from natural sources up to 2022. A total of 251 compounds from various terpenoids classes have been reported. Further, it also provides a summary of HNE inhibitors and includes a thorough discussion on the structure-activity relationship.
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- Muhammad Imran Tousif
- Department of Chemistry Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, 54770, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry Government Sadiq College, Women University Bahawalpur, 63100-, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad Campus the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100-, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad Campus the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100-, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore, 75270, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, 54770, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology Science Faculty, Selcuk University, 42130, Konya, Turkey
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Tousif MI, Nazir M, Riaz N, Saleem M, Mahmood MHUR, Ahsan M, Tauseef S, Shafiq N, Moveed A, Zengin G, Korpayev S, Abbas Z, Muhammad S, Alarfaji SS. Unrivalled insight into potential biopharmaceutical application of Allardia tridactylites (Kar. & Kir.) Sch. Bip.: Chemodiversity, in vitro bioactivities and computational analysis. Process Biochem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2023.03.027] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Saleem H, Yaqub A, Rafique R, Ali Chohan T, Malik DES, Tousif MI, Khurshid U, Ahemad N, Ramasubburayan R, Rengasamy KR. Nutritional and medicinal plants as potential sources of enzyme inhibitors toward the bioactive functional foods: an updated review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023:1-24. [PMID: 37255100 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2217264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Enzymes are biologically active complex protein molecules that catalyze most chemical reactions in living organisms, and their inhibitors accelerate biological processes. This review emphasizes medicinal food plants and their isolated chemicals inhibiting clinically important enzymes in common diseases. A mechanistic overview was investigated to explain the mechanism of these food bases enzyme inhibitors. The enzyme inhibition potential of medicinal food plants and their isolated substances was searched in Ovid, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Cholinesterase, amylase, glucosidase, xanthine oxidase, tyrosinase, urease, lipoxygenase, and others were inhibited by crude extracts, solvent fractions, or isolated pure chemicals from medicinal food plants. Several natural compounds have shown tyrosinase inhibition potential, including quercetin, glabridin, phloretin-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, lupinalbin, and others. Some of these compounds' inhibitory kinetics and molecular mechanisms are also discussed. Phenolics and flavonoids inhibit enzyme activity best among the secondary metabolites investigated. Several studies showed flavonoids' significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, highlighting their medicinal potential. Overall, many medicinal food plants, their crude extracts/fractions, and isolated compounds have been studied, and some promising compounds depending on the enzyme have been found. Still, more studies are recommended to derive potential pharmacologically active functional foods.
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- Hammad Saleem
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS), University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan
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- Fatima Memorial Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS), University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences, NawabShah, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
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- Marine Biomedical Research Lab & Environmental Toxicology Unit, Department of Prosthodotics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
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- Laboratory of Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry (LNPMC), Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, India
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Mukhtar M, Saleem M, Nazir M, Riaz N, Shafiq N, Saleem H, Tauseef S, Khan S, Ehsan Mazhar M, Bakhsh Tareen R, Habib ur Rahman Mahmood M, Imran Tousif M, Chandra Ojha S. Identification of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids and Flavonoid Glycosides Through HR-LCMS/MS Analysis, Biological Screening, DFT and Molecular Docking Studies on Heliotropium dasycarpum Ledeb. ARAB J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2023.104655] [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: 02/10/2023] Open
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Ahmed M, Khan KUR, Ahmad S, Aati HY, Sherif AE, Ashkan MF, Alrahimi J, Abdullah Motwali E, Imran Tousif M, Abbas Khan M, Hussain M, Umair M, Ghalloo BA, Korma SA. Phytochemical, antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory, thrombolytic, antibacterial, antiviral and in silico studies of Acacia jacquemontii leaves. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.104345] [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] Open
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Khursheed A, Ahmad S, Saleem M, Khan KUR, Khan J, Orhan IE, Abaci N, Imran M, Tauseef S, Uddin R, Yawer MA, Tousif MI, Ojha SC, Khurshid U. Phytochemical profiling, in vitro biological activity, docking studies, and cytotoxicity assessments of Rondeletia odorata Jacquin: An unexplored plant of the coffee family. Front Chem 2022; 10:1017577. [DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1017577] [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] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rondeletia odorata Jacquin is a flowering plant that belongs to the coffee family. As a rich source of polyphenols with significant antioxidant potential, R. odorata may have health benefits. Therefore, in the current work, ethanolic extract of aerial parts and its n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol soluble fractions were analyzed for their antioxidant potential and various enzyme inhibition properties. The total phenolic and flavonoid contents of the crude ethanol extract (ROE) and its n-hexane (ROH), ethyl acetate (ROEA), and n-butanol (ROB) fractions were determined spectrophotometrically, while metabolic profiling was established through UHPLC-MS analysis, which revealed the presence of 58 phytochemicals. Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of ROE extract were measured as 51.92 mg GA.Eq./g of dry extract and 52.35 mg Qu.Eq./g of the dry extract, respectively. In the DPPH radical scavenging activity assay, ROE and ROEA showed the highest potential with values of 62.13 ± 0.62 and 76.31% ± 1.86%, respectively, comparable to quercetin (80.89% ± 0.54%). Similarly, in the FRAP assay, the same pattern of the activity was observed with ROE and ROEA, which displayed absorbance values of 1.32 ± 0.01 and 0.80 ± 0.02 at 700 nm, respectively, which are comparable (1.76 ± 0.02) with the reference compound quercetin, whereas the ROH showed maximum metal-chelating capacity (62.61% ± 1.01%) among all extracts and fractions. Antibacterial activity assay indicated that the ROEA fraction was the most active against Serratia marcescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Staphylococcus aureus, while the rest of the fractions showed good to moderate activity. Enzyme inhibition assays showed that ROEA fraction exhibited the highest activity with IC50 values of 2.78 ± 0.42 and 3.95 ± 0.13 mg/mL against urease and carbonic anhydrase (CA), respectively. Furthermore, the docking studies of some of the major compounds identified in the extract revealed a strong correlation with their inhibitory activity. All extracts and fractions were also tested for their thrombolytic activity, and the ROB fraction showed a notable potential. Antiviral assay led to remarkable outcomes. Thus, it can be inferred that aerial parts of R. odorata are potential sources of bioactive components with several significant pharmacological activities.
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Saleem H, Khurshid U, Anwar S, Tousif MI, Mahomoodally FM, Ahemad N. Buxus papillosa C.K. Schneid.: A comprehensive review on traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102547] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Tousif MI, Nazir M, Saleem M, Tauseef S, Shafiq N, Hassan L, Hussian H, Montesano D, Naviglio D, Zengin G, Ahmad I. Psidium guajava L. An Incalculable but Underexplored Food Crop: Its Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology, and Industrial Applications. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27207016. [PMID: 36296606 PMCID: PMC9611817 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27207016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Psidium guajava L. (guava) is a small tree known for its fruit flavor that is cultivated almost around the globe in tropical areas. Its fruit is amazingly rich in antioxidants, vitamin C, potassium, and dietary fiber. In different parts of the world, this plant holds a special place with respect to fruit and nutritional items. Pharmacological research has shown that this plant has more potential than just a fruit source; it also has beneficial effects against a variety of chronic diseases due to its rich nutritional and phytochemical profile. The primary goal of this document is to provide an updated overview of Psidium guajava L. and its bioactive secondary metabolites, as well as their availability for further study, with a focus on the health benefits and potential industrial applications. There have been several studies conducted on Psidium guajava L. in relation to its use in the pharmaceutical industry. However, its clinical efficacy and applications are still debatable. Therefore, in this review a detailed study with respect to phytochemistry of the plant through modern instruments such as GC and LC-MS has been discussed. The biological activities of secondary metabolites isolated from this plant have been extensively discussed. In order to perform long-term clinical trials to learn more about their effectiveness as drugs and applications for various health benefits, a structure activity relationship has been established. Based on the literature, it is concluded that this plant has a wide variety of biopharmaceutical applications. As a whole, this article calls for long-term clinical trials to obtain a greater understanding of how it can be used to treat different diseases.
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- Muhammad Imran Tousif
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Govt. Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College Women University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120 Halle, Germany or
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Correspondence: (D.M.); (D.N.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cintia, 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
- Correspondence: (D.M.); (D.N.)
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- Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Konya 42130, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philipa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
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Tousif MI, Nazir M, Saleem M, Touseef S, Uddin R, Zengin G, Mahomoodally MF, Abbas Z. Total Bioactive Contents, Metabolic Profiling, Docking Studies, Antioxidant & Enzyme inhibition Activities of Convolvulus arvensis L. and Multivariate Analysis to Unravel a Potential herb as Natural Resource for Pharmaceutical Industry. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202200521. [PMID: 36149393 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200521] [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: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Convolvulus arvensis L. is an evergreen herb growing in various regions of Pakistan. Despite of several medicinal properties associated to this herb, it was not investigated scientifically for its bioactive compounds and detailed pharmaceutical properties. Therefore, its methanolic extract was divided into hexane (CA-H), chloroform (CA-C), ethyl acetate (CA-E) and butanol (CA-B) soluble fractions. CA-H and CA-C were found rich in phenolics (30.73±0.63 and 20.15±0.59 mg GAE/g of the extract respectively), and the same fractions exhibited significant antioxidant activities (DPPH: 5.23±0.11 & 12.34±0.17 mg TE/g extract, respectively; ABTS: 36.82±0.04 & 56.74±0.61 mg TE/g extract, respectively). Also in CUPRAC activity assay, CA-H and CA-C exhibited highest activities as 87.30±0.46 and 56.74±0.61 mg TE/g extract, respectively, while CA-C was most active in FRAP activity assay with value of 40.21± 2.19 mg TE/g extract. Total antioxidant capacity (1.23±0.033 mmol TE/ g extract) was also found higher for CA-C, while CA-H activity was also comparable, however, CA-H showed higher metal chelating activity (22.74±0.001 mg EDTAE/g extract) than that of CA-C (17.55± 0.22 mg EDTAE/g extract). These activities clearly revealed a direct relation between antioxidant potential and phenolic contents of CA-H and CA-C. In AChE and BChE inhibitory assay, CA-H and CA-E showed better inhibition (AChE: 8.24±0.77 & 4.46±0.007 mg GALAE/g extract; BChE: 5.40±0.02 & 1.92±0.24 mg GALAE/g extract) as compared to other fractions, whereas, against tyrosinase, CA-B was most active (37.35±0.53 mg KAE/g extract). CA-H and CA-C also showed higher inhibitory potential (0.98±0.08 & 0.58±0.01 mmol ACAE/g extract) against a-Amylase; while against a-Glucosidase, CA-E was the most active fraction. UHPLC-MS analysis of the methanolic extract of C. arvensis disclosed the presence of 62 compounds as sterols, triterpenes, flavonoids, fatty acids, alkaloids and coumarins.. Docking analyses confirmed these findings, as identified compounds had high binding free energy and inhibition constants with the enzymes studied. It was finally concluded that C. arvensis is a potential industrial crop, which can be a component of nutraceuticals and functional foods, if evaluated for its toxicity.
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- Sadiq Memorial College of Education, chemistry, bahawalpur, bahawalpur, PAKISTAN
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- Islamia University of Bahawalpur: The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan, Chemistry, Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, PAKISTAN
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- University of Karachi, molecular medicine, karachi, karachi, PAKISTAN
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- University of Karachi, molecular medicine, karachi, karachi, PAKISTAN
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- Selcuk Universitesi, biology, campus, 42250, Konya, TURKEY
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- The University of Lahore, Botany, Lahore, Lahore, PAKISTAN
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Zubair M, Nazir M, Saleem M, Raiz N, Touseef S, Khan S, Zengin G, Ehsan Mazhar M, Imran Tousif M. Chemodiversity, Biological Activities and Molecular Docking Studies of Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne: A Comprehensive Approach to Validate Its Medicinal Use. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202100884. [PMID: 35307950 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100884] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne is growing in Cholistan desert, and is known for its laxative, analgesic, anabolic and astringent, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antitumor, hypolipidemic and antiatherosclerotic properties. The present study disclosed the metabolic picture of L. pyrotechnica and validates its folk uses. LP-H fraction constitute 25.79±0.11 mgGAE/g extract and 20.64±0.33 mgRE/g extract of phenolic and flavonoid content, respectively, followed by LP-E (23.15±0.33 mgGAE/g extract and 19.40±0.13 mgRE/g extract), however, LP-E exhibited the highest free radical scavenging (DPPH: 21.05±0.45mgTE/g and ABTS: 68.12±0.53 mgTE/g) and metal reducing (FRAP: 44.93±1.66, CUPRAC: 117.42±1.28 mgTE/g, respectively) activities. The total antioxidant capacity in Phosphomolybdenum assay (1.52±0.14 mmolTE/g) and ferrous ion chelating (11.57±0.29 mgEDTAE/g) activities were observed highest for LP-H extract. In cholinesterase's inhibitory assays, the LP-E and LP-W extracts exhibited inhibitory values as 2.43 and 2.40±0.07 mgGALAE/g extract, respectively against AChE, while against BChE the LP-H displayed the highest value as 5.98±0.44 mgGALAE/g extract. The LP-H fraction also showed the highest inhibition potential (7.72±0.14 mmol ACAE/g and 0.55±0.01 mmol ACAE/g, respectively) against α-glucosidase and α-amylase enzymes, while, in tyrosinase inhibitory assay, all the fractions exhibited significant activities in the range of 59.35±0.29 to 55.18±0.49 mgKAE/g extract. RP-UHPLC/MS analysis of LP-M disclosed the presence of 57 metabolites of various classes. A multivariate analysis and molecular docking study was also carried out to establish relationships between the metabolites and the biological activities, which finally validate the use of L. pyrotechnica as herbal medicine or component nutraceutical, food and cosmetic industry.
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- Momina Zubair
- Division of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government Sadiq Women College University, Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research., International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Selcuk University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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Nazir M, Tousif MI, Khalid M, Parveen S, Akhter N, Farooq N, Khan MU, Mehmood RF, Mahomoodally MF, Muhammad S, Alarfaji SS. Isolation of Thioinosine and Butenolides from a Terrestrial Actinomycetes sp. GSCW-51 and Their in Silico Studies for Potential against SARS-CoV-2. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202100843. [PMID: 35213767 PMCID: PMC9074031 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100843] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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In our continuous screening for bioactive microbial natural products, the culture extracts of a terrestrial Actinomycetes sp. GSCW‐51 yielded two new metabolites, i. e., 5‐hydroxymethyl‐3‐(1‐hydroxy‐6‐methyl‐7‐oxooctyl)dihydrofuran‐2(3H)‐one (1), 5‐hydroxymethyl‐3‐(1,7‐dihydroxy‐6‐methyloctyl)dihydrofuran‐2(3H)‐one (2), and two known compounds; 5′‐methylthioinosine (3), and 5′‐methylthioinosine sulfoxide (4), which are isolated first time from any natural source, along with four known compounds (5–8). The structures of the new compounds were deduced by HR‐ESI‐MS, 1D and 2D NMR data, and in comparison with related compounds from the literature. Additionally, owing to the current COVID‐19 pandemic situation, we also computationally explored the therapeutic potential of our isolated compounds against SARS‐CoV‐2. Compound 4 showed the best binding energies of −6.2 and −6.6 kcal/mol for Mpro and spike proteins, respectively. The intermolecular interactions were also studied using 2‐D and 3‐D imagery, which also supported the binding energies as well as put several insights under the spotlight. Furthermore, Lipinski's rule of 5 was used to predict the drug likeness of compounds 1–4, which indicated all compounds obey Lipinski's rule of 5. The study of bioavailability radars of the compounds 1–4 also confirmed their drug likeness properties where all the five crucial drug likeness parameters are in color area, which is safe to be used as drugs. Our isolation and computational findings highly encourage the scientific community to do further in vitro and in vivo studies of compounds 1–4.
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- Mamona Nazir
- Department of Chemistry, Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore, Lahore, 32200, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore, Lahore, 32200, Pakistan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Mauritius, 230, Réduit, Mauritius
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia
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Shahzad MN, Ahmad S, Tousif MI, Ahmad I, Rao H, Ahmad B, Basit A. Profiling of phytochemicals from aerial parts of Terminalia neotaliala using LC-ESI-MS2 and determination of antioxidant and enzyme inhibition activities. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266094. [PMID: 35358239 PMCID: PMC8970405 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Owing to extraordinary healing power, Terminalia species have been used in traditional medicine systems to treat various diseases. Many folklore uses of Terminalia neotaliala (Madagascar's almond) included treating arterial hypertension, diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery, colic, oral and digestive candidiasis, intestinal parasitic infections, inflammatory skin conditions, postpartum care, and mycotic infections but nevertheless scientifically explored for its medicinal and pharmacological importance. Therefore, the current study intended to prepare methanolic extract and its fractionation with hexane, chloroform, and butanol followed by evaluation of their polyphenolic content, biological activities, and LCMS analysis. The biological study included antioxidant activity and enzyme inhibition assay i.e., α-glucosidase and urease. The insight study of biologically active secondary metabolites of butanol fraction (BUAE) was performed through LCMS. METHODS The total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) of hydroalcoholic and its fractions were estimated using the Folin-Ciocalteu and aluminum chloride method. The total tannin content (TTC) was determined using the Folin-Denis spectrophotometric method. Similarly, the antioxidant potential of HAAE, HEAE, CFAE, and BUAE was determined using four methods as DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl), 2,2-azinobis(3-ethylbenothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid, cupric reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). The sample extracts were also evaluated against two clinically important enzymes i.e., α-glucosidase and urease. RESULTS The BUAE (butanol aerial fraction) showed the highest TPC (234.79 ± 0.12 mg.GAE.g-1 DE), TFC (320.75 ± 12.50 mg.QE.g-1 DE), and TTC (143.36 ± 4.32 mg.TA.Eq.g-1 DE). The BUAE also showed the highest scavenging potential determined by DPPH (642.65 ± 1.11 mg.TEq.g-1 DE) and ABTS (543.17 ± 1.11 mg.TEq.g-1 DE), and the metal-reducing capacity determined by CUPRAC (1510.41 ± 4.45 mg.TEq.g-1 DE) and FRAP (739.81 ± 19.32 mg.TEq.g-1 DE). The LCMS of BUAE identified 18 different biologically active phytoconstituents validating a rich source of hydrolyzable tannins including ellagitannins and gallitannins. CONCLUSION The present study concluded that T. neotaliala is a rich source of polyphenols capable of neutralizing the damage caused by free radical accumulation in the cells and tissues. The significant antioxidant results and identification of high molecular weight hydrolyzable tannins enlightened the medicinal importance of T. neotaliala.
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- Muhammad Nadeem Shahzad
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Saleem M, Shazmeen N, Nazir M, Riaz N, Zengin G, Ataullah HM, Qurat-Ul-Ain, Nisar F, Mukhtar M, Tousif MI. Investigation on the Phytochemical Composition, Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibition Potential of Polygonum Plebeium R.Br: A Comprehensive Approach to Disclose New Nutraceutical and Functional Food Ingredients. Chem Biodivers 2021; 18:e2100706. [PMID: 34636484 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The present work describes medicinal potential and secondary metabolic picture of the methanol extract (PP-M) of Polygonum plebeium R.Br. and its fractions; hexane (PP-H), ethyl acetate (PP-E) and water (PP-W). In total bioactive component estimation, highest contents of phenolic (89.38±0.27 mgGAE/g extract) and flavonoid (51.21±0.43 mgQE/g extract) were observed in PP-E, and the same fraction exhibited the highest antioxidant potential in DPPH (324.80±4.09 mgTE/g extract), ABTS (563.18±11.39 mgTE/g extract), CUPRAC (411.33±15.49 mgTE/g extract) and FRAC (369.54±1.70 mgTE/g extract) assays. In Phosphomolybdenum activity assay, PP-H and PP-E showed nearly similar potential, however, PP-H was the most active (13.54±0.24 mgEDTAE/g extract) in metal chelating activity assay. PP-W was the stronger inhibitor (4.03±0.05 mgGALAE/g extract) of the enzyme AChE, while PP-H was potent inhibitor of BChE (5.62±0.27 mg GALAE/g extract). Interestingly, PP-E was inactive against BChE. Against tyrosinase activity, PP-E was again the most active fraction with inhibitory value of 71.89±1.44 mg KAE/g extract, followed by the activity of PP-M and PP-W. Antidiabetic potential was almost equally distributed among PP-M, PP-H and PP-E. For mapping the chemodiversity of P. plebeium, PP-M was analyzed through UHPLC/MS, which led to the identification of more than 50 compounds. Flavonoids were the main components derived from isovitexin, kaempferol and luteolin however, gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, gingerols and lyoniresinol 9'-sulfate were among important bioactive phenols. These findings prompted to conclude that Polygonum plebeium can be a significant source to offer new ingredient for nutraceuticals and functional foods.
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- Muhammad Saleem
- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-up-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-up-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-up-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Selcuk University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Konya, Turkey
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-up-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-up-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Dera Ghazi Khan Campus, University of Education Lahore, 32200, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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Nazir M, Saleem M, Tousif MI, Anwar MA, Surup F, Ali I, Wang D, Mamadalieva NZ, Alshammari E, Ashour ML, Ashour AM, Ahmed I, Elizbit, Green IR, Hussain H. Meroterpenoids: A Comprehensive Update Insight on Structural Diversity and Biology. Biomolecules 2021; 11:957. [PMID: 34209734 PMCID: PMC8301922 DOI: 10.3390/biom11070957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Meroterpenoids are secondary metabolites formed due to mixed biosynthetic pathways which are produced in part from a terpenoid co-substrate. These mixed biosynthetically hybrid compounds are widely produced by bacteria, algae, plants, and animals. Notably amazing chemical diversity is generated among meroterpenoids via a combination of terpenoid scaffolds with polyketides, alkaloids, phenols, and amino acids. This review deals with the isolation, chemical diversity, and biological effects of 452 new meroterpenoids reported from natural sources from January 2016 to December 2020. Most of the meroterpenoids possess antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, enzyme inhibitory, and immunosupressive effects.
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- Mamona Nazir
- Department of Chemistry, Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, DG Khan Campus, University of Education Lahore, Dera Ghazi Khan 32200, Pakistan
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- Pharmaceutical Research Division, PCSIR Laboratories Complex Karachi, Karachi 75280, Pakistan
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- Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China
- Department of Chemistry, Karakoram International University, Gilgit 15100, Pakistan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120 Halle, Germany
- Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Mirzo Ulugbek Str 77, Tashkent 100170, Uzbekistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, P.O. Box 13578, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK
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- Department of Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) H12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120 Halle, Germany
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Saleem H, Khurshid U, Sarfraz M, Tousif MI, Alamri A, Anwar S, Alamri A, Ahmad I, Abdallah HH, Mahomoodally FM, Ahemad N. A comprehensive phytochemical, biological, toxicological and molecular docking evaluation of Suaeda fruticosa (L.) Forssk.: An edible halophyte medicinal plant. Food Chem Toxicol 2021; 154:112348. [PMID: 34144099 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Suaeda fruticosa is an edible medicinal halophyte known for its traditional uses. In this study, methanol and dichloromethane extracts of S. fruticosa were explored for phytochemical, biological and toxicological parameters. Total phenolic and flavonoid constituents were determined by using standard aluminum chloride and Folin-Ciocalteu methods, and UHPLC-MS analysis of methanol extract was performed for tentative identification of secondary metabolites. Different standard methods like DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, CUPRAC, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and metal chelation assays were utilized to find out the antioxidant potential of extracts. Enzyme inhibition studies of extracts against acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, tyrosinase, α-amylase and, α-glucosidase enzymes were also studied. Likewise, the cytotoxicity was also assessed against MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, and DU-145 cell lines. The higher phenolic and flavonoids contents were observed in methanol extracts which can be correlated to its higher radical scavenging potential. Similarly, 11 different secondary metabolites were tentatively identified by UHPLC profiling. Both the extract showed significant inhibition against all the enzymes except for α-glucosidase. Moreover, docking studies were also performed against the tested enzymes. In the case of cytotoxicity, both the samples were found moderately toxic against the tested cell lines. This plant can be explored further for its potential therapeutic and edible uses.
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- Hammad Saleem
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS), University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan; School of Pharmacy, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- Bahawalpur College of Pharmacy, Bahawalpur Medical and Dental College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Science, Taif University, P. O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Chemistry Department, College of Education, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Arshad A, Ahemad S, Saleem H, Saleem M, Zengin G, Abdallah HH, Tousif MI, Ahemad N, Fawzi Mahomoodally M. RP-UHPLC-MS Chemical Profiling, Biological and In Silico Docking Studies to Unravel the Therapeutic Potential of Heliotropium crispum Desf. as a Novel Source of Neuroprotective Bioactive Compounds. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11010053. [PMID: 33406643 PMCID: PMC7824284 DOI: 10.3390/biom11010053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Heliotropium is one of the most important plant genera to have conventional folklore importance, and hence is a potential source of bioactive compounds. Thus, the present study was designed to explore the therapeutic potential of Heliotropium crispum Desf., a relatively under-explored medicinal plant species. Methanolic extracts prepared from a whole plant of H. crispum were studied for phytochemical composition and possible in vitro and in silico biological properties. Antioxidant potential was assessed via six different assays, and enzyme inhibition potential against key clinical enzymes involved in neurodegenerative diseases (acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE)), diabetes (α-amylase and α-glucosidase), and skin problems (tyrosinase) was assayed. Phytochemical composition was established via determination of the total bioactive contents and reverse phase ultra-high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (RP-UHPLC-MS) analysis. Chemical profiling revealed the tentative presence of 50 secondary metabolites. The plant extract exhibited significant inhibition against AChE and BChE enzymes, with values of 3.80 and 3.44 mg GALAE/g extract, respectively. Further, the extract displayed considerable free radical scavenging activity against DPPH and ABTS radicals, with potential values of 43.19 and 41.80 mg TE/g extract, respectively. In addition, the selected compounds were then docked against the tested enzymes, which have shown high inhibition affinity. To conclude, H. crispum was found to harbor bioactive compounds and showed potent biological activities which could be further explored for potential uses in nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries, particularly as a neuroprotective agent.
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- Adeel Arshad
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; (A.A.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; (A.A.); (S.A.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; (H.S.); (N.A.)
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS), University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan;
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- Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, 42130 Konya, Turkey;
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- Chemistry Department, College of Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil 44001, Iraq;
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- Department of Chemistry, Township Campus, University of Education Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; (H.S.); (N.A.)
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- Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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Pervaiz I, Saleem H, Sarfraz M, Imran Tousif M, Khurshid U, Ahmad S, Zengin G, Ibrahime Sinan K, Locatelli M, Mahomoodally FM, Asnawi Zainal Abidin S, Ahemad N. Multidirectional insights into the phytochemical, biological, and multivariate analysis of the famine food plant (Calligonum polygonoides L).: A novel source of bioactive phytocompounds. Food Res Int 2020; 137:109606. [PMID: 33233202 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 12/24/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Calligonum polygonoides L. also known as famine food plant, is normally consumed in times of food scarcity in India and Pakistan and also used traditionally in the management of common diseases. The present design aims to provide an insight into the medicinal potential of four solvent extracts of C. polygonoides via an assessment of its phytochemical profile, antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory potential. Phytochemical composition was estimated by deducing total bioactive constituents, UHPLC-MS secondary metabolites profile, and HPLC phenolic quantification. Antioxidant potential was determined via six methods (radical scavenging (DPPH and ABTS), reducing power (FRAP and CUPRAC), phosphomolybdenum total antioxidant capacity and metal chelation activity). Enzyme inhibitory potential was assessed against clinical enzymes (acetylcholinesterase -AChE, butyrylcholinesterase -BChE, tyrosinase, and α-amylase). The highest amounts of phenolic contents were found in chloroform extract (76.59 mg GAE/g extract) which may be attributed to its higher radical scavenging, reducing power and tyrosinase inhibition potential. The n-butanol extract containing the maximum amount of flavonoids (55.84 mg RE/g extract) exhibited highest metal chelating capacity. Similarly, the n-hexane extract was found to be most active against AChE (4.65 mg GALAE/g extract), BChE (6.59 mg GALAE/g extract), and α-amylase (0.70 mmol ACAE/g extract) enzymes. Secondary metabolite assessment of the crude methanol extract as determined by UHPLC-MS analysis revealed the presence of 24 (negative ionization mode) and 15 (positive ionization mode) secondary metabolites, with most of them belonging to phenolic, flavonoids, terpene, and alkaloid groups. Moreover, gallic acid and naringenin were the main phenolics quantified by HPLC-PDA analysis in all the tested extracts (except n-butanol extract). PCA statistical analysis was also conducted to establish any possible relationship amongst bioactive contents and biological activities. Overall, the C. polygonoides extracts could be further considered to isolate bioactive enzyme inhibitory and antioxidant natural phytocompounds.
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- Irfan Pervaiz
- Department of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan; Department of Pharmacy, University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS), University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan; School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Selcuk University, Campus/Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacy, University 'G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Viet Nam; Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
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- Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) Platform, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; Tropical Medicine and Biology Multidisciplinary Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; Global Asia in The 21st Century (GA21) Multidisciplinary Research Platform, Monash University, Malaysia.
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Tousif MI, Shazmeen N, Riaz N, Shafiq N, Khatoon T, Schulz B, Ashraf M, Shaukat A, Hussain H, Jabbar A, Saleem M. α-Glucosidase and lipoxygenase inhibitory derivatives of cryptosporioptide from the endophytic fungus Cryptosporiopsis sp. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2014; 16:1068-1073. [PMID: 25030552 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2014.938647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Two new cryptosporioptide-derived polyketides cryptosporioptides A (2) and B (3) were isolated from the extract of endophytic fungus Cryptosporiopsis sp. associated with the shrub, Viburnum tinus. The structures of the isolates were determined through spectral analysis including 1D NMR ((1)H, (13)C) and 2D NMR (HSQC, HMBC, COSY) techniques, HR-FAB-MS and by comparison with the reported data of cryptosporioptide (1). The relative stereochemistry was assigned with the help of NOESY analysis, the molecular model, and comparison of the optical rotation values with the reference compound 1.
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- Muhammad Imran Tousif
- a Department of Chemistry , Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur , Bahawalpur 63100 , Pakistan
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Shafiq N, Saleem M, Riaz N, Tousif MI, Jabbar A, Tareen RB, Pescitelli G. Absolute Configuration of Oplopanone Derivatives FromSerphidium stenocephalum: ECD Spectra of Acyclic Ketones With Front-Octant Contributions. Chirality 2013; 26:39-43. [DOI: 10.1002/chir.22263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Nusrat Shafiq
- Department of Chemistry; University of Pisa; Pisa Italy
- Department of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus; The Islamia University of Bahawalpur; Bahawalpur Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus; The Islamia University of Bahawalpur; Bahawalpur Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus; The Islamia University of Bahawalpur; Bahawalpur Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus; The Islamia University of Bahawalpur; Bahawalpur Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus; The Islamia University of Bahawalpur; Bahawalpur Pakistan
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Saleem M, Tousif MI, Riaz N, Ahmed I, Schulz B, Ashraf M, Nasar R, Pescitelli G, Hussain H, Jabbar A, Shafiq N, Krohn K. Cryptosporioptide: a bioactive polyketide produced by an endophytic fungus Cryptosporiopsis sp. Phytochemistry 2013; 93:199-202. [PMID: 23642454 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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An antibiotic polyketide, Cryptosporioptide (1) was isolated from the culture extract of the endophytic fungus Cryptosporiopsis sp. The structure of Cryptosporioptide has been established with the help of 1D ((1)H, (13)C), 2D NMR (HSQC, HMBC, COSY, NOESY) techniques and mass spectrometry (FABMS, HRFABMS). The absolute configuration was established by means of electronic circular dichroism (ECD). Cryptosporioptide exhibited both lipoxygenase inhibitory and anti-Bacillus megaterium activities.
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- Muhammad Saleem
- Department of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
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