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Al-Zereini WA, Al-Trawneh IN, Al-Qudah MA, TumAllah HM, Abudayeh ZH, Hijazin T. Antibacterial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activities of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry essential oil with identification of its chemical constituents. Z NATURFORSCH C 2023; 78:105-112. [PMID: 35599246 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2022-0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Aromatic plants embrace volatile compounds with efficiency in treating different diseases. In Jordan, Syzygium aromaticum flower buds (clove) are extensively used as folk medicine without awareness of its bio-safe dosage. Herein, clove buds were hydrodistilled using the Clevenger apparatus, and the resulting essential oil (CEO) was analyzed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The antibacterial activity was evaluated against tested bacterial strains by agar diffusion test and micro-broth dilution assay. The antioxidant capacity was assessed using DPPH radical scavenging assay, while the cytotoxic potency was unraveled by determination of its anti-proliferative activity against MDA-MB-231 breast adenocarcinoma and normal Vero cell lines. CEO yield was 5.7 ± 1.3% (w/w); encompassed 24 volatile ingredients with eugenol as the principal compound (73.41%). The CEO inhibited the growth of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial test strains, causing the formation of 13.7 ± 1.5-17.3 ± 0.6 mm and 11.7 ± 1.5-20.7 ± 1.2 mm inhibition zones, respectively with MIC 1.25-5 μL/mL. Moreover, it showed antioxidant activity with IC50 0.0016 ± 0.0001 μL/mL (1.6 ± 0.1 μg/mL, 2.98 ± 0.4 µg Trolox®/µg CEO). Intriguingly, the CEO was cytotoxic against both cancerous and noncancerous cell lines at IC50 of 0.25 ± 0.02 μL/mL and 0.18 ± 0.01 μL/mL, respectively. Herein results unveil the potential application of CEO as a pharmaceutical remedy with considering its bio-safe dosage.
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- Wael A Al-Zereini
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Mutah University, Al-Karak 61710, Jordan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Mutah University, Al-Karak 61710, Jordan
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- Department of applied pharmaceutical sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Isra Private University, 11622 Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Mutah University, Al-Karak 61710, Jordan
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Lewerenz L, Abouzeid S, Yahyazadeh M, Hijazin T, Selmar D. Novel Cognitions in Allelopathy: Implications from the "Horizontal Natural Product Transfer". Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:3264. [PMID: 36501305 PMCID: PMC9741141 DOI: 10.3390/plants11233264] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Whereas the translocation of allelochemicals between plants is well established, a related general transfer of genuine specialized metabolites has not been considered so far. The elucidation of the so-called "Horizontal Natural Product Transfer" revealed that alkaloids, such as nicotine and pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are leached out from decomposing alkaloid-containing plants (donor plants), are indeed taken up by the roots of plants growing in the vicinity (acceptor plants). Further studies demonstrated that phenolic compounds, such as coumarins or stilbenes, are also taken up by acceptor plants. Contemporary analyses from co-cultivation experiments outlined that natural products are not exclusively transferred from dead and rotting donor plant materials, but also from vital plants. In analogy to xenobiotics, the imported specialized metabolites might also be modified within the acceptor plants. As known from the uptake of xenobiotics, the import of specialized metabolites is also generally due to a simple diffusion of the substances across the biomembranes and does not require a carrier. The uptake depends in stricto sensu on the physicochemical properties of the certain compound. This article presents a current overview of the phenomenon of "Horizontal Natural Product Transfer" and discusses its relevance for our understanding of allelopathic interactions. The knowledge that specialized metabolites might in general be readily translocated from one plant into others should significantly contribute to our understanding of plant-plant interactions and-in particular-to the evolution of typical allelopathic effects, such as inhibition of growth and germination of potential competitors.
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- Laura Lewerenz
- Institut für Pflanzenbiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstraße 4, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran P.O. Box 13185-116, Iran
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Mutah University, P.O. Box 7, Mutah 61710, Jordan
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- Institut für Pflanzenbiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstraße 4, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Lewerenz L, Hijazin T, Abouzeid S, Hänsch R, Selmar D. Pilot study on the uptake and modification of harmaline in acceptor plants: An innovative approach to visualize the interspecific transfer of natural products. Phytochemistry 2020; 174:112362. [PMID: 32229335 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Substances which have been leached out from decomposing plant parts or exuded from vital plants (donor plants), are taken up by acceptor plants and subsequently modified. This phenomenon was likewise established for harmala alkaloids. Employing hydroponically grown barley seedlings, it becomes evident that harmaline and harmine are taken up by the roots of the acceptor plants. Furthermore, based on HPLC and GC-MS analyses, it was demonstrated that these alkaloids also are present in Setaria viridis plants, which grew in the direct vicinity of the alkaloid containing Peganum harmala plants. Since harmaline exhibits a bright green fluorescence, this alkaloid was employed to visualize the uptake into the acceptor plants by feeding it to roots of barley seedlings. In the further course, the imported harmaline was converted in the leaves to yield harmine, which exhibits a dark blue fluorescence. This conversion was also verified by HPLC and GC-MS analyses. Based on the massive differences in the fluorescence properties, both processes, uptake and modification in the acceptor plants, could be monitored by macroscopical studies as well as by confocal laser scanning microscopical analyses. As result, for the first time, the phenomenon of "Horizontal Natural Product Transfer" is visualized vividly.
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- Laura Lewerenz
- TU Braunschweig, Institute for Plant Biology, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute for Plant Biology, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany; Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Mutah University, Mutah, 61710, Al-Karak, Jordan
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute for Plant Biology, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute for Plant Biology, Humboldtstr. 1, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany; Center of Molecular Ecophysiology (CMEP), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, No. 2, Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, 400715, Chongqing, PR China
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute for Plant Biology, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Abouzeid S, Hijazin T, Lewerenz L, Hänsch R, Selmar D. The genuine localization of indole alkaloids in Vinca minor and Catharanthus roseus. Phytochemistry 2019; 168:112110. [PMID: 31494345 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Based on the occurrence of indole alkaloids in so-called "chloroform leaf surface extracts", it was previously deduced that these alkaloids are present in the cuticle at the leaf surface of Catharanthus roseus and Vinca minor. As no symplastic markers were found in these extracts this deduction seemed to be sound. However, since chloroform is known to destroy biomembranes very rapidly, these data have to be judged with scepticism. We reanalyzed the alleged apoplastic localization of indole alkaloids by employing slightly acidic aqueous surface extracts and comparing the corresponding alkaloid patterns with those of aqueous total leaf extracts. Whereas in the "chloroform leaf surface extracts" all alkaloids are present in the same manner as in the total leaf extracts, no alkaloids occur in the aqueous leaf surface extracts. These results clearly show that chloroform had rapidly destroyed cell integrity, and the related extracts also contain the alkaloids genuinely accumulated within the protoplasm. The related decompartmentation was verified by the massively enhanced concentration of amino acids in aqueous surface extracts of chloroform treated leaves. Furthermore, the chloroform-induced cell disintegration was vividly visualized by confocal laser scanning microscopical analyses, which clearly displayed a strong decrease in the chlorophyll fluorescence in chloroform treated leaves. These findings unequivocally display that the indole alkaloids are not located in the apoplastic space, but exclusively are present symplastically within the cells of V. minor and C. roseus leaves. Accordingly, we have to presume that also other leaf surface extracts employing organic solvents have to be re-investigated.
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- Sara Abouzeid
- Institute for Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnsstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany; Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Institute for Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnsstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnsstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Humboldtstr. 1, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnsstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Selmar D, Radwan A, Hijazin T, Abouzeid S, Yahyazadeh M, Lewerenz L, Kleinwächter M, Nowak M. Horizontal Natural Product Transfer: Intriguing Insights into a Newly Discovered Phenomenon. J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:8740-8745. [PMID: 31334643 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 05/11/2023]
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Just recently, the "horizontal natural product transfer" was unveiled: alkaloids, which have been leached out from decomposing alkaloidal donor plants, are taken up by the roots of acceptor plants. In the same manner, many other natural products, such as coumarins or stilbenes, are also taken up from the soil. Recent research outlined that alkaloids are transferred also from a living donor plant to plants growing in their vicinity. In the acceptor plants, the imported natural products might be modified by hydroxylation and glucosylation. These insights will strongly impact our understanding of contamination of plant-derived commodities as well as plant-plant interactions.
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- Dirk Selmar
- Institute for Plant Biology , Technical University of Braunschweig , Mendelssohnstraße 4 , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology , Technical University of Braunschweig , Mendelssohnstraße 4 , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology , Technical University of Braunschweig , Mendelssohnstraße 4 , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology , Technical University of Braunschweig , Mendelssohnstraße 4 , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology , Technical University of Braunschweig , Mendelssohnstraße 4 , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology , Technical University of Braunschweig , Mendelssohnstraße 4 , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology , Technical University of Braunschweig , Mendelssohnstraße 4 , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology , Technical University of Braunschweig , Mendelssohnstraße 4 , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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Hijazin T, Radwan A, Abouzeid S, Dräger G, Selmar D. Uptake and modification of umbelliferone by various seedlings. Phytochemistry 2019; 157:194-199. [PMID: 30439620 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Inspired by the recently discovered phenomenon of "horizontal natural product transfer" we investigated the putative uptake of phenolic specialized metabolites. Umbelliferone was chosen for this case study, since this coumarin as well as its derivatives can easily be determined by HPLC analyses. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), radish (Raphanus sativus L.), pea (Pisum sativum L.), flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), and garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) were cultivated in hydroponic media, to which the coumarin was applied. Uptake of umbelliferone was verified by corresponding HPLC analyses of extracts obtained from the aerial parts of the seedlings. In all cases, a tremendous uptake of umbelliferone was observed. In plants that genuinely contain coumarins, the umbelliferone taken up was modified: in garden cress, it was hydroxylated and glucosylated to yield esculin, while in barley seedlings, the imported umbelliferone was modified by methoxylation to yield scopoletin. Corresponding reactions are known from modifications of xenobiotics to be catalyzed by cytochrome P450 enzymes. Accordingly, in an additional approach, umbelliferone was applied together with naproxen, which is reported to reduce enzyme activity of P450 enzymes. As predicted, the conversion of umbelliferone to scopoletin in barley as well as the modification to esculin in garden cress was strongly reduced by the addition of naproxen. These data for the first time demonstrate that - in addition to alkaloids - also phenolic compounds are taken up by various acceptor plants. Apart from the leaching of rotting plants, coumarins are known to be exuded by many plants. Accordingly, these compounds are frequently present in soils and will be taken up. These coherences imply that the horizontal natural product transfer might represent a more general phenomenon in plant ecology. Moreover, this study outlines that - in analogy to the modification of xenobiotics - also natural products taken up are modified in the acceptor plants.
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- Tahani Hijazin
- TU Braunschweig Institute for Plant Biology, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany; Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Mutah University, P.O. Box7, Mutah, 61710, Al-Karak, Jordan
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- TU Braunschweig Institute for Plant Biology, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany; Agriculture Genetic Engineering Research Institute, AGERI- ARC, Giza, Egypt
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- TU Braunschweig Institute for Plant Biology, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany; Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig Institute for Plant Biology, Mendelssohnstr. 4, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
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