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Oliveira IGC, Queiroz MEC. A micro salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction combined with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry to determine anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol in rat brain samples. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1158:122351. [PMID: 32882531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A simple and reliable method was developed and validated to determine the endocannabinoids anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) in rat brain samples by micro salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction combined with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (SALLLE/UHPLC-MS/MS). The SALLE parameters (brain homogenate volume, salting-out agent, salt concentration, salt solution volume, organic solvent, organic solvent volume, and centrifugation temperature) were optimized to improve sensitivity and selectivity of the method. The SALLE/UHPLC-MS/MS method presented linear ranges from 2.00 to 20.00 ng mL-1 for AEA and from 0.300 to 10.00 μg mL-1 for 2-AG, no significant matrix effect, and inter- and intra-assay precision and accuracy with CV and RSE values lower than 15%, respectively. This innovative method was successfully applied to determine AEA and 2-AG in brain hemispheres from a 6-OHDA animal model of Parkinson's disease (PD).
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- Igor Gustavo Carvalho Oliveira
- Universidade de São Paulo (USP-RP), Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Química, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, CEP 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP-RP), Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Química, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, CEP 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Wagh VD, Korinek M, Lo IW, Hsu YM, Chen SL, Hsu HY, Hwang TL, Wu YC, Chen BH, Cheng YB, Chang FR. Inflammation Modulatory Phorbol Esters from the Seeds of Aquilaria malaccensis. J Nat Prod 2017; 80:1421-1427. [PMID: 28445049 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b01096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The tree Aquilaria malaccensis is a valuable source of agarwood, which is used in herbal medicinal preparations. Phytochemical research on A. malaccensis seeds has led to the isolation of four new phorbol esters (1-4), two known phorbol esters (5, isolated from Nature for the first time, and 6), and two known glycerides (7 and 8). The structures of these isolates were elucidated by means of spectroscopic data interpretation. The inflammation-modulatory activities of the isolates on elastase release and superoxide anion generation in human neutrophils were evaluated. Interestingly, phorbol esters 1, 5, and 6 showed potent inhibitory activity on elastase release in human neutrophils, with IC50 values of 2.7, 0.8, and 2.1 μM, respectively. All isolated phorbol esters exerted enhancing activity on superoxide anion generation. The results indicated that phorbol esters may play a bilateral modulatory role in the processes of inflammation. In addition, the compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic properties against HepG2 (hepatoma), MDA-MB-231 (breast), and A549 (lung) cancer cells, but all compounds were inactive for all cell lines used (IC50 > 10 μM).
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu Chi University , Hualien 970, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, and Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Team, Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University , Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, and Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology , Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Abou-Hussein DR, Youssef DTA. Mirabolides A and B; New Cytotoxic Glycerides from the Red Sea Sponge Theonella mirabilis. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:md14080155. [PMID: 27548191 PMCID: PMC4999916 DOI: 10.3390/md14080155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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As a part of our continuing work to find out bioactive lead molecules from marine invertebrates, the CHCl3 fraction of the organic extract of the Red Sea sponge Theonella mirabilis showed cytotoxic activity in our primary screen. Bioassay-guided purification of the active fractions of the sponge’s extract resulted in the isolation of two new glycerides, mirabolides A and B (1 and 2), together with the reported 4-methylene sterols, conicasterol (3) and swinhosterol B (4). The structures of the compounds were assigned by interpretation of their 1D (1H, 13C), 2D (COSY, HSQC, HMBC, ROESY) NMR spectral data and high-resolution mass determinations. Compounds 1–4 displayed marked cytotoxic activity against human breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF-7) with IC50 values of 16.4, 5.18, 6.23 and 3.0 μg/mL, respectively, compared to 5.4 μg/mL observed by doxorubicin as reference drug.
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- Dina R Abou-Hussein
- Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini, Cairo 11562, Egypt.
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- Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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Battista N, Sergi M. Determination of 2-Arachidonoylglycerol by μSPE-LC-MS/MS. Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1412:19-26. [PMID: 27245888 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3539-0_3] [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] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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LC-MS/MS is a powerful analytical technique that provides unequivocal identification and reliable quantification of the analytes, using Selected Reaction Monitoring or Multi Reaction Monitoring acquisition mode.2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) is the most abundant endocannabinoid, which plays a major role in a wide variety of physiological and pathological processes. Analysis of 2-AG by means of LC-MS/MS allows the detection of very low concentrations in biological samples. Here, we describe how to determine 2-AG levels in tiny samples of tissues and plasma through LC-MS/MS, by using very quick and easy to perform extraction procedures, with reduced solvent consumption.
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- Natalia Battista
- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via 1, Teramo, 64023, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via 1, Teramo, 64023, Italy.
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Pacioni G, Rapino C, Zarivi O, Falconi A, Leonardi M, Battista N, Colafarina S, Sergi M, Bonfigli A, Miranda M, Barsacchi D, Maccarrone M. Truffles contain endocannabinoid metabolic enzymes and anandamide. Phytochemistry 2015; 110:104-110. [PMID: 25433633 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 04/04/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Truffles are the fruiting body of fungi, members of the Ascomycota phylum endowed with major gastronomic and commercial value. The development and maturation of their reproductive structure are dependent on melanin synthesis. Since anandamide, a prominent member of the endocannabinoid system (ECS), is responsible for melanin synthesis in normal human epidermal melanocytes, we thought that ECS might be present also in truffles. Here, we show the expression, at the transcriptional and translational levels, of most ECS components in the black truffle Tuber melanosporum Vittad. at maturation stage VI. Indeed, by means of molecular biology and immunochemical techniques, we found that truffles contain the major metabolic enzymes of the ECS, while they do not express the most relevant endocannabinoid-binding receptors. In addition, we measured anandamide content in truffles, at different maturation stages (from III to VI), through liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis, whereas the other relevant endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol was below the detection limit. Overall, our unprecedented results suggest that anandamide and ECS metabolic enzymes have evolved earlier than endocannabinoid-binding receptors, and that anandamide might be an ancient attractant to truffle eaters, that are well-equipped with endocannabinoid-binding receptors.
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- Giovanni Pacioni
- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy; StemTeCh Group, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy; European Center for Brain Research/IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- European Center for Brain Research/IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy; Center of Integrated Research, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Benelli G, Murugan K, Panneerselvam C, Madhiyazhagan P, Conti B, Nicoletti M. Old ingredients for a new recipe? Neem cake, a low-cost botanical by-product in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases. Parasitol Res 2015; 114:391-7. [PMID: 25563612 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-4286-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) represent an important threat to millions of people worldwide, since they act as vectors for important pathogens, such as malaria, yellow fever, dengue and West Nile. Control programmes mainly rely on chemical treatments against larvae, indoor residual spraying and insecticide-treated bed nets. In recent years, huge efforts have been carried out to propose new eco-friendly alternatives, with a special focus on the evaluation of plant-borne mosquitocidal compounds. Major examples are neem-based products (Azadirachta indica A. Juss, Meliaceae) that have been proven as really effective against a huge range of pests of medical and veterinary importance, including mosquitoes. Recent research highlighted that neem cake, a cheap by-product from neem oil extraction, is an important source of mosquitocidal metabolites. In this review, we examined (i) the latest achievements about neem cake metabolomics with special reference to nor-terpenoid and related content; (ii) the neem cake ovicidal, larvicidal and pupicidal toxicity against Aedes, Anopheles and Culex mosquito vectors; (iii) its non-target effects against vertebrates; and (iv) its oviposition deterrence effects on mosquito females. Overall, neem cake can be proposed as an eco-friendly and low-cost source of chemicals to build newer and safer control tools against mosquito vectors.
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- Giovanni Benelli
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy,
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Lopes G, Daletos G, Proksch P, Andrade PB, Valentão P. Anti-inflammatory potential of monogalactosyl diacylglycerols and a monoacylglycerol from the edible brown seaweed Fucus spiralis Linnaeus. Mar Drugs 2014; 12:1406-18. [PMID: 24619274 PMCID: PMC3967218 DOI: 10.3390/md12031406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A monoacylglycerol (1) and a 1:1 mixture of two monogalactosyl diacylglycerols (MGDGs) (2 and 3) were isolated from the brown seaweed Fucus spiralis Linnaeus. The structures were elucidated by spectroscopic means (NMR and MS) and by comparison with the literature. Compound 1 was composed of a glycerol moiety linked to oleic acid (C18:1 Ω9). Compounds 2 and 3 contained a glycerol moiety linked to a galactose unit and eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5 Ω3) combined with octadecatetraenoic acid (C18:4 Ω3) or linolenic acid (C18:3 Ω3), respectively. The isolated compounds were tested for their cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activity in RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. All of them inhibited NO production at non-cytotoxic concentrations. The fraction consisting of compounds 2 and 3, in a ratio of 1:1, was slightly more effective than compound 1 (IC₅₀ of 60.06 and 65.70 µg/mL, respectively). To our knowledge, this is the first report of these compounds from F. spiralis and on their anti-inflammatory capacity.
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- Graciliana Lopes
- REQUIMTE/Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany.
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- REQUIMTE/Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal.
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- REQUIMTE/Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal.
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Vasques EDC, Tavares CRG, Yamamoto CI, Mafra MR, Igarashi-Mafra L. Adsorption of glycerol, monoglycerides and diglycerides present in biodiesel produced from soybean oil. Environ Technol 2013; 34:2361-2369. [PMID: 24350492 DOI: 10.1080/21622515.2013.770558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The most common methods currently used for the removal of waste glycerol, monoglycerides and diglycerides remaining after phase separation during biodiesel production involve wet processes. These procedures are not environmentally viable because they require large volumes of water and thus generate significant quantities of effluent. In this study, adsorption was employed to replace this purification step. Some commercial activated carbons were tested along with adsorbents chemically modified with HNO3. A kinetics study was conducted at 30 degrees C and adsorption isotherms were obtained at 20 degrees C, 30 degrees C and 40 degrees C. The results indicated that the adsorption of glycerol increased with the use of chemically-modified activated carbon, showing that pH has a strong influence on glycerol adsorption. The pseudo-first-order kinetic model provided the best fit with the experimental data for the monoglycerides while the pseudo-second-order model showed a better fit for the glycerol and diglycerides. The Freundlich model had the best fit with experimental data on the adsorption equilibrium for all temperatures. The thermodynamic study indicated that the adsorption process is endothermic and thus adsorption is favoured by increasing the temperature. The adsorption process using chemically-modified activated carbon was therefore very effective for the removal of waste glycerol resulting from biodiesel production, which is of considerable significance given the legal limits imposed.
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Taglialatela-Scafati O, Pollastro F, Chianese G, Minassi A, Gibbons S, Arunotayanun W, Mabebie B, Ballero M, Appendino G. Antimicrobial phenolics and unusual glycerides from Helichrysum italicum subsp. microphyllum. J Nat Prod 2013; 76:346-353. [PMID: 23265253 DOI: 10.1021/np3007149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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During a large-scale isolation campaign for the heterodimeric phloroglucinyl pyrone arzanol (1a) from Helichrysum italicum subsp. microphyllum, several new phenolics as well as an unusual class of lipids named santinols (5a-c, 6-8) have been characterized. Santinols are angeloylated glycerides characterized by the presence of branched acyl- or keto-acyl chains and represent a hitherto unreported class of plant lipids. The antibacterial activity of arzanol and of a selection of Helichrysum phenolics that includes coumarates, benzofurans, pyrones, and heterodimeric phloroglucinols was evaluated, showing that only the heterodimers showed potent antibacterial action against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates. These observations validate the topical use of Helichrysum extracts to prevent wound infections, a practice firmly established in the traditional medicine of the Mediterranean area.
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- Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati
- Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università di Napoli Federico II , Via Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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Sun YJ, Li ZL, Chen H, Zhou W, Hua HM. [Study on chemical constituents from the roots and rhizomes of Sinopodophyllum emodi]. Zhong Yao Cai 2012; 35:1607-1609. [PMID: 23627125] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the chemical constituents in the roots and rhizomes of Sinopodophyllum emodi. METHODS The compounds were isolated by many different chromatographic methods such as silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, and ODS column. Their structures were identified by their physicochemical properties and spectrascopic data. RESULTS Nine compounds were isolated and identified as isopicrodeoxypodophyllotoxin(I), 3beta-hydroxy-7alpha-methoxy-24beta-ethyl-cholest-5-ene(II), 5alpha, 8alpha-epidioxy-(22E,24R)-erg-osta-6,22-dien-3beta-ol(III), 7beta-hydroxysitosterol (IV), beta-sitosterol (V), daucosterol (VI), alpha-glyceryl palmitate (VII), alpha-D-glucose (VIII), 5-hydromethyl furaldehyde (IX). CONCLUSION Compounds I - IV, VII - IX are obtained from this genus for the first time.
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- Yan-Jun Sun
- School of Pharmacy, Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450008, China.
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Shvartsburg AA, Isaac G, Leveque N, Smith RD, Metz TO. Separation and classification of lipids using differential ion mobility spectrometry. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 2011; 22:1146-55. [PMID: 21953096 PMCID: PMC3187568 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0114-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2010] [Revised: 02/14/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Correlations between the dimensions of a 2-D separation create trend lines that depend on structural or chemical characteristics of the compound class and thus facilitate classification of unknowns. This broadly applies to conventional ion mobility spectrometry (IMS)/mass spectrometry (MS), where the major biomolecular classes (e.g., lipids, peptides, nucleotides) occupy different trend line domains. However, strong correlation between the IMS and MS separations for ions of same charge has impeded finer distinctions. Differential IMS (or FAIMS) is generally less correlated to MS and thus could separate those domains better. We report the first observation of chemical class separation by trend lines using FAIMS, here for lipids. For lipids, FAIMS is indeed more independent of MS than conventional IMS, and subclasses (such as phospho-, glycero-, or sphingolipids) form distinct, often non-overlapping domains. Even finer categories with different functional groups or degrees of unsaturation are often separated. As expected, resolution improves in He-rich gases: at 70% He, glycerolipid isomers with different fatty acid positions can be resolved. These results open the door for application of FAIMS to lipids, particularly in shotgun lipidomics and targeted analyses of bioactive lipids.
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- Alexandre A Shvartsburg
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
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Chloroplasts of plants contain an intricate membrane system, the thylakoids, which harbor the complexes of the photosynthetic machinery. Chloroplasts are confined by two membranes, the inner and outer envelope. The major glycerolipids of chloroplasts are the glycolipids monogalactosyl diacylglycerol (MGD), digalactosyl diacylglycerol (DGD), and sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol (SQD). Furthermore, two phospholipids, phosphatidyl glycerol (PG) and phosphatidyl choline (PC), are found in chloroplast membranes. The photosystems and light-harvesting complexes in the thylakoids are rich in photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll, carotenoids, and xanthophylls) and contain a unique set of prenylquinol lipids (tocochromanol/vitamin E, plastoquinol, and phylloquinol/vitamin K1). In this chapter, methods for the isolation and quantification of chloroplast and leaf glycerolipids and prenylquinol lipids are presented. Glycerolipids are separated by thin-layer chromatography prior to conversion of the fatty acids into methyl esters. Fatty acid methyl esters are subsequently quantified by gas chromatography. Prenylquinol lipids are separated by HPLC and quantified by UV absorption (plastoquinol) or fluorescence (tocochromanol, phylloquinol).
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- Anna Maria Zbierzak
- Institute of Molecular Physiology and Molecular Biotechnology of Plants (IMBIO), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Nyongha AT, Hussain H, Dongo E, Ahmed I, Krohn K. Hyloglyceride and hylodiglyceride: two new glyceride derivatives from Hylodendron gabunensis. Nat Prod Commun 2010; 5:1939-1940. [PMID: 21299125] [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: 05/30/2023] Open
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Phytochemical investigation of Hylodendron gabunensis resulted in the isolation of two new glyceride derivatives, hyloglyceride (1) and hylodiglyceride (2). The structures of the two new compounds were determined by comprehensive analysis of their 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic, and HREIMS data. One known compound was also isolated and identified as beta-sitosterol.
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- Awazi Tengu Nyongha
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, P. O. Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon
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Diyabalanage T, Iken KB, McClintock JB, Amsler CD, Baker BJ. Palmadorins A--C, diterpene glycerides from the antarctic nudibranch Austrodoris kerguelenensis. J Nat Prod 2010; 73:416-421. [PMID: 20121160 DOI: 10.1021/np900617m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The nudibranch Austrodoris kerguelenensis is distributed widely around the Antarctic coast and continental shelves. Earlier collections from McMurdo Sound and the Weddell Sea shelf have afforded a suite of diterpene glyceride esters, a compound class implicated as a chemical defense in nudibranchs. The present chemical investigation of A. kerguelenensis collected near Palmer Station on the Western Antarctic Peninsula has revealed additional examples, palmadorins A-C (1-3), as the first three members of a new series of clerodane diterpenes. In this paper we describe their isolation, structure elucidation, and stereochemical analysis using a combination of one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy and wet chemical methods.
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- Thushara Diyabalanage
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Diversity in Drug Design, Discovery and Delivery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA
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Dua VK, Pandey AC, Raghavendra K, Gupta A, Sharma T, Dash AP. Larvicidal activity of neem oil (Azadirachta indica) formulation against mosquitoes. Malar J 2009; 8:124. [PMID: 19500429 PMCID: PMC2702347 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 03/08/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mosquitoes transmit serious human diseases, causing millions of deaths every year. Use of synthetic insecticides to control vector mosquitoes has caused physiological resistance and adverse environmental effects in addition to high operational cost. Insecticides of botanical origin have been reported as useful for control of mosquitoes. Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae) and its derived products have shown a variety of insecticidal properties. The present paper discusses the larvicidal activity of neem-based biopesticide for the control of mosquitoes. METHODS Larvicidal efficacy of an emulsified concentrate of neem oil formulation (neem oil with polyoxyethylene ether, sorbitan dioleate and epichlorohydrin) developed by BMR & Company, Pune, India, was evaluated against late 3rd and early 4th instar larvae of different genera of mosquitoes. The larvae were exposed to different concentrations (0.5-5.0 ppm) of the formulation along with untreated control. Larvicidal activity of the formulation was also evaluated in field against Anopheles, Culex, and Aedes mosquitoes. The formulation was diluted with equal volumes of water and applied @ 140 mg a.i./m(2) to different mosquito breeding sites with the help of pre calibrated knapsack sprayer. Larval density was determined at pre and post application of the formulation using a standard dipper. RESULTS Median lethal concentration (LC(50)) of the formulation against Anopheles stephensi, Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti was found to be 1.6, 1.8 and 1.7 ppm respectively. LC(50) values of the formulation stored at 26 degrees C, 40 degrees C and 45 degrees C for 48 hours against Ae. aegypti were 1.7, 1.7, 1.8 ppm while LC(90) values were 3.7, 3.7 and 3.8 ppm respectively. Further no significant difference in LC(50) and LC(90) values of the formulation was observed against Ae. aegypti during 18 months storage period at room temperature. An application of the formulation at the rate of 140 mg a.i./m(2) in different breeding sites under natural field conditions provided 98.1% reduction of Anopheles larvae on day 1; thereafter 100% reduction was recorded up to week 1 and more than 80% reduction up to week 3, while percent reduction against Culex larvae was 95.5% on day 1, and thereafter 80% reduction was achieved up to week 3. The formulation also showed 95.1% and, 99.7% reduction of Aedes larvae on day 1 and day 2 respectively; thereafter 100% larval control was observed up to day 7. CONCLUSION The neem oil formulation was found effective in controlling mosquito larvae in different breeding sites under natural field conditions. As neem trees are widely distributed in India, their formulations may prove to be an effective and eco-friendly larvicide, which could be used as an alternative for malaria control.
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- Virendra K Dua
- National Institute of Malaria Research, Field Unit, Sector-III, BHEL, Hardwar 249043, India
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- National Institute of Malaria Research, Field Unit, Sector-III, BHEL, Hardwar 249043, India
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- National Institute of Malaria Research, Field Unit, Sector-III, BHEL, Hardwar 249043, India
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- National Institute of Malaria Research, Field Unit, Sector-III, BHEL, Hardwar 249043, India
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- National Institute of Malaria Research, 22 Sham Nath Marg, Delhi 110054, India
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Lin JT, Arcinas A, Harden LR, Fagerquist CK. Identification of (12-ricinoleoylricinoleoyl)diricinoleoylglycerol, an acylglycerol containing four acyl chains, in castor (Ricinus communis L.) oil by LC-ESI-MS. J Agric Food Chem 2006; 54:3498-504. [PMID: 19127716 DOI: 10.1021/jf060150e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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An acylglycerol (AG) containing four acyl chains, (12-ricinoleoylricinoleoyl)diricinoleoylglycerol (RRRR), was positively identified for the first time in a natural source in castor oil using electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). HPLC-purified RRRR from castor oil was subjected to ion trap and high-resolution ESI-MS/MS. The precursor and fragment ions of [RRRR + Na]+ showed the expected masses, and the sodiated fragment ions of both diacylglycerols and fatty acids were detected. Because fragment ions of fatty acids from [AG + NH4]+ adducts cannot be detected by ESI-MS/MS, [AG + Na]+ adducts are more informative. Radiolabeled triricinolein (RRR) was incorporated into RRRR in castor microsomes, indicating that RRRR is biosynthesized in castor bean. This newly identified and biosynthesized RRRR represents a new AG subclass of tetra-acylglycerols (or acylacyldiacylglycerol).
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- Jiann-Tsyh Lin
- Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, California 94710, USA.
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Lee WS, Kim MJ, Beck YI, Park YD, Jeong TS. Lp-PLA2 inhibitory activities of fatty acid glycerols isolated from Saururus chinensis roots. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:3573-5. [PMID: 15961310 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.05.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2005] [Revised: 05/03/2005] [Accepted: 05/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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(R)-Glycerol-monolinoleate 4 and (R)-glycerol-monostearate 5 were isolated from the ethyl acetate extracts of Saururus chinensis roots and (R)- or (S)-fatty acid glycerols 4 and 5 were synthesized for confirming their structures and evaluating their inhibitory activities against Lp-PLA(2). The (R)-4 and (S)-4 exhibited Lp-PLA(2) inhibitory activities with IC(50) values of 45.0 and 52.0 microM, respectively.
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- Woo Song Lee
- National Research Laboratory of Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 52 Oun, Yusong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea
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Yang L, Wang MY, Zhao YY, Tu YY. [Chemical constituents of the rhizome of Matteuccia struthiopteris]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 2005; 40:252-4. [PMID: 15952598] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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AIM To study the chemical constituents of the rhizome of Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) The constituents were separated and purified by column chromatography with normal Todaro. METHODS phase silica gel and Sephadex LH-20. Their structures were identified on the basis of physical and spectral data (MS, NMR, HMBC and HMQC). RESULTS Four compounds were isolated and identified as 1-O-beta-D-gl ucopyranosyl-(2S,3R,4E, 8Z) -2-N-(2'-hydroxydocosanoyl) eicosasphinga-4,8-dienine (1), 1-O-beta-D-galactosyl-(6-->1)-alpha-D-galactosyl-2,3-O-dihexadecanoyl-glycerol (2), succinic acid (3), D-mannitol (4). CONCLUSION Compounds 1 and 2 are new compounds. Compounds 3 and 4 were isolated from this plant for the first time.
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- Lan Yang
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
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Xiaoling L, Shihai X, Kai Y, Shuhao G, Xiangchao Z. [Isolation and identification of the secondary metabolites from Hydroclathrus clathratus]. Zhong Yao Cai 2004; 27:254-6. [PMID: 15307682] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Four compounds have been isolated from the algae Hydroclathrus clathratus collected from the South China Sea. Their structures were established as 1-glyceryl hexadecanoate (1), eicosanamide, N-[2'-hydroxy-1'-(hydroxymethyl) pentadecyl] (2), uracil (3), mannitol (4) by MS, 1HNMR and 13CNMR. Compound 1, 2 and 3 were isolated from this algae for the first time.
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- Li Xiaoling
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632
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Ivanova A, Khozin-Goldberg I, Kamenarska Z, Nechev J, Cohen Z, Popov S, Stefanov K. Lipophylic compounds from Euphorbia peplis L.--a halophytic plant from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 58:783-8. [PMID: 14713150 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2003-11-1205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The chemical composition of the lipophylic fraction from the halophytic plant Euphorbia peplis L. was investigated. Compared to other terrestrial higher plants an increase of triacylglycerols and especially of glycolipids was observed. The main phospholipid was phosphatidyl choline, followed by almost equal concentrations of phosphatidyl ethanolamine and phosphatidyl glycerol. A relatively high concentration of phosphatidic acids (6.5% of the total phospholipids) was found. The main sterol appeared to be sitosterol and significant amounts of tetracyclic triterpene alcohols were found. The composition of the volatile compounds is relatively simple and only one chlorinated compound, identified as 2,2-diethoxy-1-chloroethane, was found. There was a strong toxicity of the total lipophylic extract towards Artemia salina.
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- Albena Ivanova
- Institute of Plant Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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Suh JS, Kwon J, Eun JS, Lee Y, Limb JK, Ko SY, Han SY, Bae YS, Jhon GJ. Triacylglycerol, 1-Palmitoyl-2-Linoleoyl-3-Acetyl- rac -Glycerol Isolated from Bovine Udder and its Synthetic Enantiomer can Potentiate the Mitogenic Activity for Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages. Cell Physiol Biochem 2003; 13:415-22. [PMID: 14631148 DOI: 10.1159/000075129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/04/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A factor stimulating a mitogenic activity of peritoneal macrophages is purified from bovine udder. It is identified as a triglyceride, 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-acetyl-RAC -glycerol (RAC -MADG). In this study, its enantiomers, R-(+)-and S-(-)-1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-acetylglycerol (R-(+)-MADG, S-(-)-MADG) are synthesized. Among them, R-(+)-MADG enantiomer turns out to increase a mitogenic activity in mouse peritoneal macrophages. Also, (S)-(-)-MADG shows a low mitogenic activity. Treatment of a macrophage with R-(+)-MADG increases reactive oxygen species(ROS). Furthermore, treatment of macrophages with antioxidant, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), suppresses the R-(+)-MADG-dependent macrophage proliferation. Results show that the generation of ROS induces in R-(+)-MADG-dependent cell signaling. Treatment of a macrophage with R-(+)-MADG increases the activity of protein kinase C (PKC). Treatment of macrophages with calphostin C inhibits R-(+)-MADG-induced macrophage proliferation. Results suggest that R-(+)-MADG enhances the activity of protein kinase C (PKC) and stimulates the macrophage growth. In conclusions, R-(+)-MADG accelerates the production of ROS and increases the activity of PKC to eventually stimulate macrophage cell growth. The existence of RAC -MADG in bovine udder and milk provides passive protection for the neonate and immunostimulatory capabilities.
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- Jeong S Suh
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Molecular Life Sciences and Center for Cell Signaling Research, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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The chemical composition of the oil extracted from the seeds of Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke (syn. P. sorbilis) was investigated. Cyanolipids constituted 3% of the total oil from guaraná seeds, whereas acylglycerols accounted for 28%. 1H and 13C NMR analyses indicated that type I cyanolipids (1-cyano-2-hydroxymethylprop-2-ene-1-ol diesters) are present in the oil from P. cupana. GC and GC-MS analysis showed that cis-11-octadecenoic (cis-vaccenic acid) and cis-11-eicosenoic acids were the main FA (30.4 and 38.7%) esterified to the nitrile group. Paullinic acid (7.0%) was also an abundant component. Oleic acid (37.4%) was the dominant fatty acyl chain in the acylglycerols.
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- P Avato
- Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, Università, 1-70125 Bari, Italy.
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Zhao Q, Mansoor TA, Hong J, Lee CO, Im KS, Lee DS, Jung JH. New lysophosphatidylcholines and monoglycerides from the marine sponge Stelletta sp. J Nat Prod 2003; 66:725-728. [PMID: 12762820 DOI: 10.1021/np0300075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Two new lysophosphatidylcholines (1, 2) and four new monoglycerides (5-8) were isolated from the marine sponge Stelletta sp. by bioactivity-guided fractionation. The planar structures of the new compounds were established on the basis of NMR and MS analyses. The stereochemistry was defined by comparison of the optical rotation. The compounds were evaluated for cytotoxicity against a small panel of five human tumor cell lines.
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- Qingchun Zhao
- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea
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Ito M, Tchoua U, Okamoto M, Tojo H. Purification and properties of a phospholipase A2/lipase preferring phosphatidic acid, bis(monoacylglycerol) phosphate, and monoacylglycerol from rat testis. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:43674-81. [PMID: 12223468 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m202817200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) was purified to homogeneity from the supernatant fraction of rat testis homogenate. The purified 63-kDa enzyme did not require Ca(2+) ions for activity and exhibited both phosphatidic acid-preferring PLA(2) and monoacylglycerol lipase activities with a modest specificity toward unsaturated acyl chains. Anionic detergents enhanced these activities. Serine-modifying irreversible inhibitors, (p-amidinophenyl) methanesulfonyl fluoride and methylarachidonyl fluorophosphonate, inhibited both activities to a similar extent, indicating a single active site is involved in PLA(2) and lipase activities. The sequence of NH(2)-terminal 12 amino acids of purified enzyme was identical to that of a carboxylesterase from rat liver. The optimal pH for PLA(2) activity (around 5.5) differed from that for lipase activity (around 8.0). At pH 5.5 the enzyme also hydrolyzed bis(monoacylglycerol) phosphate, or lysobisphosphatidic acid (LBPA), that has been hitherto known as a secretory PLA(2)-resistant phospholipid and a late endosome marker. LBPA-enriched fractions were prepared from liver lysosome fractions of chloroquine-treated rats, treated with excess of pancreatic PLA(2), and then used for assaying LBPA-hydrolyzing activity. LBPA and the reaction products were identified by microbore normal phase high performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization ion-trap mass spectrometry. These enzymatic properties suggest that the enzyme can metabolize phosphatidic and lysobisphosphatidic acids in cellular acidic compartments.
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- Masafumi Ito
- Department of Molecular Physiological Chemistry (H-1), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Japan
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Li M, Zhang C, Chong L. [Studies on chemical constituents of Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston]. Zhong Yao Cai 2002; 25:794-5. [PMID: 15562705] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the chemical constituents from Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston. METHODS Chromatography and spectroscopic analysis were employed to isolate and elucidate the chemical constituents in the plant. RESULTS Seven compounds were isolated and elucidated as lupeol acetate(I), lupeol(II), oleanoic acid(III), pentacosanoic acid 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester(IV), 1-(26-hydroxyhexacosanoyl)-glycerol(V), stigmasterol(VI), beta-sitosterol(VI). CONCLUSION I approximattely VII were isolated from this plant for the first time.
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We describe the results from the isolation and structural identification of the acylglycerol constituents of fruits from wild plants belonging to different species of Thapsia (Apiaceae). The isolated lipid fractions were analyzed and characterized by chemical, chromatographic, and spectroscopic means. In particular, 13C nuclear magnetic resonance data allowed the identification of petroselinic acid as the major fatty acid esterified to glycerol in the fruit oils from all the plant samples. This was also confirmed by gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry analyses of fatty acid methyl and butyl esters derivatives from Thapsia oil. The genus Thapsia should be regarded as a useful source for the extraction of petroselinic acid, which represents an important oleochemical raw material.
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- P Avato
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy.
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Separation of triglyceride and diglyceride positional isomers by silver ion high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with an evaporative light-scattering detector is described. The triglyceride isomers had a fatty acid composition of CLC and CCL, where C and L were caprylic acid and linoleic acid, respectively. Diglyceride isomers, 1,2(2,3)-diglyceride and 1,3-diglyceride, which contained caprylic acid were separated too. A solvent system based on n-hexane, 2-propanol, ethyl acetate, and acetonitrile with a flow-rate of 0.8 ml/min was developed. Calibration curves of CLC and CCL were achieved with triolein as internal standard. Using this method, the incorporation of linoleic acid onto specific a position of glycerol backbone can be monitored.
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- P Févrie
- Laboratoire Universitaire de Microbiologie Appliquée de Quimper, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France
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A new phenolic ester has been isolated from the seeds of Nigella damascena and the structure was established as 1-O-(2,4-dihydroxy)phenylacetyl glycerol (1) by 1H and 13C-NMR spectral data and EI-MS analysis.
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- G Fico
- Dipartimento di Chimica Bioorganica e Biofarmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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Hanus L, Abu-Lafi S, Fride E, Breuer A, Vogel Z, Shalev DE, Kustanovich I, Mechoulam R. 2-arachidonyl glyceryl ether, an endogenous agonist of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:3662-5. [PMID: 11259648 PMCID: PMC31108 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.061029898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 490] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two types of endogenous cannabinoid-receptor agonists have been identified thus far. They are the ethanolamides of polyunsaturated fatty acids--arachidonoyl ethanolamide (anandamide) is the best known compound in the amide series--and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol, the only known endocannabinoid in the ester series. We report now an example of a third, ether-type endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonyl glyceryl ether (noladin ether), isolated from porcine brain. The structure of noladin ether was determined by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and was confirmed by comparison with a synthetic sample. It binds to the CB(1) cannabinoid receptor (K(i) = 21.2 +/- 0.5 nM) and causes sedation, hypothermia, intestinal immobility, and mild antinociception in mice. It binds weakly to the CB(2) receptor (K(i) > 3 microM).
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- L Hanus
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, Hebrew University Medical Faculty, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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The lateral heterogeneity of lipids in the thylakoid membrane has been questioned for over 20 yrs. It is generally believed that glycerolipids are asymmetrically distributed within the plane of the membrane. In the present investigation, we isolated several thylakoid membrane domains by using sonication followed by separation in an aqueous dextran-polyethylene glycol two-phase system. This technique, which avoids detergent treatments, allowed us to obtain stroma and grana lamellae vesicles as well as grana central core and grana margin vesicles from thylakoids. The relative distribution of the four lipid classes, i.e., monogalactosyldiacylglycerol, digalactosyldiacylglycerol, sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol, and phosphatidylglycerol, was found to be statistically identical in all four thylakoid fractions and in whole thylakoids. Similarly, the relative amount of fatty acids in each individual lipid and the eight main phosphatidylglycerol molecular species was identical in all thylakoid membrane fractions tested as well as in the intact thylakoid membrane. Based on presently available procedures for obtaining thylakoid subfractions that are unable to discriminate microdomains within the membrane, it is concluded that glycerolipids are evenly distributed within the plane of the thylakoid membrane. These data are discussed in terms of "bulk" and "specific" lipids.
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- S Duchêne
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Nakane S, Tanaka T, Satouchi K, Kobayashi Y, Waku K, Sugiura T. Occurrence of a novel cannabimimetic molecule 2-sciadonoylglycerol (2-eicosa-5',11',14'-trienoylglycerol) in the umbrella pine Sciadopitys verticillata seeds. Biol Pharm Bull 2000; 23:758-61. [PMID: 10864031 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.23.758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The umbrella pine Sciadopitys verticillata seeds were found to contain a substantial amount (16.7 nmol/g) of sciadonic acid (all-cis-5,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid)-containing 2-monoacylglycerol, i.e., 2-sciadonoylglycerol (2-eicosa-5',11',14'-trienoylglycerol). Because the structure of 2-sciadonoylglycerol closely resembles that of 2-arachidonoylglycerol, the endogenous natural ligand for the cannabinoid receptor, we examined whether or not 2-sciadonoylglycerol exhibits cannabimimetic activity using NG108-15 neuroblastomaxglioma hybrid cells which express the cannabinoid CB1 receptor. We found that 2-sciadonoylglycerol induces rapid transient elevation of intracellular free Ca2+ concentration in NG108-15 cells through a cannabinoid CBI receptor-dependent mechanism similar to the case of 2-arachidonoylglycerol, yet the activity of 2-sciadonoylglycerol was apparently lower than that of 2-arachidonoylglycerol. The activity of 2-sciadonoylglycerol was detectable from 3-10 nM, reaching a maximum at around 10 microM. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing the occurrence of a cannabimimetic monoacylglycerol in higher plants.
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- S Nakane
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Sagamiko, Kanagawa, Japan
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Positional distribution of fatty acids in triacyl-sn-glycerols of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich tuna orbital and bonito head oils has been reanalyzed by a method based on chromatographic separation of isomeric and enantiomeric monoacyl-sn-glycerol (MAG) derivatives. When boric acid thin-layer chromatography (TLC) was used for separation of 1(3)- and 2-MAG analytical intermediates, the stereospecific analysis showed the preferential association of DHA to the sn-2 position followed by the sn-3 position. This distribution pattern differed from that obtained by silicic acid TLC of their bis-3,5-dinitrophenylurethane (DNPU) derivatives. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography elution profiles of 1(3)- and 2-MAG intermediates revealed that 1(3)- and 2-MAG made up of both short- and long-chain lengths cannot be clearly resolved by TLC after preparation of the DNPU derivatives. The 1(3)- and 2-MAG must be resolved by boric acid TLC prior to derivatization.
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- Y Ando
- Department of Marine Bioresources Chemistry, Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan.
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Microbacterium sp. M874 produced a glyceroglycolipid, di-O-12-methyl-tetradecanoyl-3-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-sn-glycerol, at about the 50 microM level. Though the strain was highly resistant to tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) in a glycolipid-productive medium, the resistance was reduced in a nonproductive medium. Exogenous addition of the glycolipid to the nonproductive culture restored the resistance. This addition also increased the resistance to heat, ethanol, and 4-chloro-1-naphthol, in which oxygen radicals might participate. The parallel relationship found in strain M874 mutants between glycolipid productivity and resistance to tBHP or heat suggested that the resistance was mainly caused by the glycolipid. On addition of the glycolipid to a glycolipid-nonproductive culture, it was immediately incorporated into the cells and functioned as an anti-oxygen radical reagent. Thereafter, its intracellular level remained largely unchanged for at least 5 h, even in the presence of tBHP, and its activity was maintained. The glycolipid at 142 microM was sufficient to prevent the cytotoxicity induced by 88.9 mM tBHP. The glycolipid production was not induced by pretreatment with a low level of tBHP or a sublethal heat shock. In brief, the glycolipid might play an essential role in the prevention of damage by oxygen radicals in the glycolipid-producing bacterium.
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- K Nakata
- Central Research Laboratories, Mercian Corporation, Johnan, Fujisawa 251-0057, Japan.
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Schmid PC, Schwartz KD, Smith CN, Krebsbach RJ, Berdyshev EV, Schmid HH. A sensitive endocannabinoid assay. The simultaneous analysis of N-acylethanolamines and 2-monoacylglycerols. Chem Phys Lipids 2000; 104:185-91. [PMID: 10669310 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(99)00124-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mammalian cells produce both N-arachidonoylethanolamine (20:4n-6 NAE, anandamide) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), lipid signaling molecules that activate cannabinoid receptors. Because both agonists occur in the presence of receptor-inactive congeners, we have developed a sensitive method for the simultaneous assay of N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) and 2-monoacylglycerols (2-MAG). These lipid classes are isolated from total lipids by solid phase extraction and converted to tert-butyldimethylsilyl (tBDMS) derivatives in the presence of deuterated analogs. The tBDMS derivatives are analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry using selected ion monitoring programs specific for NAE and 2-MAG. Individual NAEs and 2-MAGs can be quantified in the nanogram and subnanogram range. The NAE and 2-MAG compositions of rat organs and cultured JB6 cells are reported.
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- P C Schmid
- The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin 55912, USA
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The fatty acid and polar lipid compositions of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas moewusii were characterized. Since this organism is an important plant model for phospholipid-based signal transduction, interest was focused on the lipids phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylinositolphosphate and phosphatidylinositolbisphosphate. A phosphatidylinositol:phosphatidylinositolphosphate: phosphatidylinositolbisphosphate ratio of 100:1.7:1.3 was found. The polyphosphoinositides accounted for 0.8 mol% of the total phospholipids and their fatty acid compositions were similar to that of phosphatidylinositol except for the enrichment of linolenic acid in phosphatidylinositol phosphate. Phosphatidic acid accounted for 0.67 mol% of the phospholipids. Major structural glycerolipids were monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (35 mol%), digalactosyldiacylglycerol (15 mol%), sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (10 mol%), diacylglyceryltrimethylhomoserine (16 mol%), phosphatidylglycerol (9 mol%), phosphatidylethanolamine (8 mol%) and phosphatidylinositol (6 mol%). Relative changes in the total fatty acid compositions found during growth on nutrient-limited medium reflected mainly alterations in the compositions of the chloroplast lipids phosphatidylglycerol and monogalactosyldiacylglycerol. [32P]Pi-incorporation studies revealed that it took 6 days before the amount of label in the major phospholipids was proportional to their abundance.
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- S A Arisz
- Institute for Molecular Cell Biology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Hebbachi A, Gibbons GF. Inactivation of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein impairs the normal redistribution but not the turnover of newly synthesized glycerolipid in the cytosol, endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi of primary rat hepatocytes. Biochim Biophys Acta 1999; 1441:36-50. [PMID: 10526226 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-1981(99)00138-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The requirements for microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) during the turnover and transfer of glycerolipids from intracellular compartments into secretory very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) were studied by pre-labelling lipids with [(3)H]glycerol and [(14)C]oleate in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes. The intracellular redistribution of pre-labelled glycerolipids was then compared at the end of subsequent chase periods during which the MTP inhibitor BMS-200150 was either present or absent in the medium. Inhibition of MTP resulted in a decreased output of VLDL triacylglycerol (TAG) and a delayed removal of labelled TAG from the cytosol and from the membranes of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER), the cis- and the trans-Golgi. Inactivation of MTP did not decrease the bulk lipolytic turnover of cellular TAG as reflected by changes in its [(3)H]glycerol:[(14)C]oleate ratios. However, a larger proportion of the resultant TAG fatty acids was re-esterified and remained with the membranes of the various subcellular fractions rather than emerging as VLDL. The effects of BMS-200150 on the pattern of phospholipid (PL) mechanism and redistribution suggested that inhibition of MTP prevented the normal lipolytic transfer of PL-derived fatty acids out of the SER, cis- and trans-Golgi membrane pools. Finally, changes in the (14)C specific radioactivities of the cytosolic and membrane pools of TAG suggested that inhibition of MTP prevented a normal influx of relatively unlabelled fatty acids into these pools during the chase period.
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- A Hebbachi
- Oxford Lipid Metabolism Group, Metabolic Research Laboratory, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford, UK
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Fan HL, Chu Y, Yang GX, Zhang W, Liu JL, Wu ZS, Cao SG, You DL. Lipase-catalyzed syntheses of monoglycerides by hydrolysis of soybean oil in AOT/isooctane reversed micelles. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1998; 864:267-72. [PMID: 9928099 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10319.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- H L Fan
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
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Ling Y, Wan F, Zheng J. [Steroids and lipids from Spirodela polyrrhiza]. Zhong Yao Cai 1998; 21:565-6. [PMID: 12569820] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Two steroids and two lipids were isolated from the ethanolic extract of Spirodela polyrrhiza. Their structures were identified by spectral analysis and chemical evidence, which were identified as stigmasterol, monopalmitic glycerate, daucosterol and palmitic acid. Monopalmitic glycerate was discovered from this plant for the first time.
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- Y Ling
- Department of Pharmacy, Naval General Hospital, Beijing 100037
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Ben-Shabat S, Fride E, Sheskin T, Tamiri T, Rhee MH, Vogel Z, Bisogno T, De Petrocellis L, Di Marzo V, Mechoulam R. An entourage effect: inactive endogenous fatty acid glycerol esters enhance 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol cannabinoid activity. Eur J Pharmacol 1998; 353:23-31. [PMID: 9721036 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(98)00392-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 412] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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2-Arachidonoyl-glycerol (2-Ara-GI) has been isolated from various tissues and identified as an endogenous ligand for both cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2. Here we report that in spleen, as in brain and gut, 2-Ara-GI is accompanied by several 2-acyl-glycerol esters, two major ones being 2-linoleoyl-glycerol (2-Lino-Gl) and 2-palmitoyl-glycerol (2-Palm-Gl). These two esters do not bind to the cannabinoid receptors, nor do they inhibit adenylyl cyclase via either CB1 or CB2; however, they significantly potentiate the apparent binding of 2-Ara-Gl and its apparent capacity to inhibit adenylyl cyclase. Together these esters also significantly potentiate 2-Ara-Gl inhibition of motor behavior, immobility on a ring, analgesia on a hot plate and hypothermia caused by 2-Ara-Gl in mice. 2-Lino-Gl, but not 2-Palm-GI, significantly inhibits the inactivation of 2-Ara-Gl by neuronal and basophilic cells. These data indicate that the biological activity of 2-Ara-Gl can be increased by related, endogenous 2-acyl-glycerols, which alone show no significant activity in any of the tests employed. This effect ('entourage effect') may represent a novel route for molecular regulation of endogenous cannabinoid activity.
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- S Ben-Shabat
- Department of Natural Products, The Hebrew University Medical Faculty, Jerusalem, Israel
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Itabashi Y, Kuksis A. Reassessment of stereochemical configuration of natural phosphatidylglycerols by chiral-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and electrospray mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 1997; 254:49-56. [PMID: 9398345 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1997.2418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Using chiral-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI/MS), we have redetermined the stereochemical configuration of some natural and synthetic phosphatidylglycerols (PG). For this purpose, the synthetic and natural PG were converted to their bis-3,5-dinitrophenylurethanes (DNPU), which were separated by HPLC using two columns having chiral phases of opposite configuration, (R)-(+)- and (S)-(-)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine polymers. The molecular species were identified by on-line negative-ion ESI/MS. Absolute configurations of the resolved peaks were assigned by comparison with the elution order of the corresponding 1(3)-monoacyl-sn-glycerol enantiomers as bis-DNPU derivatives on the same column. The results clearly showed that the PG from cabbage leaf lipids and soybean phospholipids consisted of single R,S isomers (1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-1'-sn-glycerols), despite the presence of nonstereospecific phospholipase D in the tissues. On the other hand, the PG derived from egg yolk phosphatidylcholine and glycerol by transphosphatidylation with cabbage phospholipase D was a mixture of 45% R,S isomers (1, 2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-1'-sn-glycerols) and 55% R,R isomers (1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-3'-sn-glycerols). The PG from Escherichia coli lipids was a mixture of 89% R,S and 11% R,R isomers. The present study demonstrates that chiral-phase HPLC and negative-ion ESI/MS provide direct and unambiguous information about the configuration, identity, and quantity of molecular species in natural and synthetic PG.
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- Y Itabashi
- C. H. Best Institute, University of Toronto, 112 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1L6, Canada
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Talwar GP, Shah S, Mukherjee S, Chabra R. Induced termination of pregnancy by purified extracts of Azadirachta Indica (Neem): mechanisms involved. Am J Reprod Immunol 1997; 37:485-91. [PMID: 9228306 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00264.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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PROBLEM To develop a self-administered, orally delivered method for abrogation of early pregnancy. METHOD Use of purified Neem extracts containing immunomodulators stimulating Th1 cells and macrophages; test animals, rats, baboons, and monkeys, onset of pregnancy confirmed by surgery and counting of implants on day 7 in rats and by chorionic gonadotropin (CG) and progesterone assays in primates; termination defined by complete resorption on day 15 in rats and by bleeding and decline of CG and progesterone in baboons. RESULTS Pregnancy was terminated successfully in both rodents and primates with no significant side effects. Fertility was regained in both species after one or two irregular cycles. Progeny born had normal developmental landmarks and mothered normal litters in the course of time. The active principle in Neem has been partially fractionated by activity-guided purification. A cascade of events are involved in abrogation of pregnancy. In primates, a decrease in progesterone is an early event. A transient increase in CD4 and CD8 cells is noted in spleen at 96 hr and in mostly CD8 cells in mesenteric lymph nodes. Treatment causes an elevation of both immunoreactive and bioactive TNF-alpha and gamma-interferon in serum, mesenteric lymph nodes, and foetoplacental tissue. CONCLUSION Immunomodulators of plant origin are potentially usable for termination of unwanted pregnancy
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- G P Talwar
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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Brine shrimp lethality-directed fractionation of the 95% EtOH extract of the powdered, dried berries of Serenoa repens (Bart.) Small (saw-palmetto) (Palmae) led to the isolation of two monoacylglycerides, 1-monolaurin (1) and 1-monomyristin (2). Compounds 1 and 2 showed moderate biological activities in the brine shrimp lethality test and against renal (A-498) and pancreatic (PACA-2) human tumor cells; borderline cytotoxicity was exhibited against human prostatic (PC-3) cells. The fruits and extracts of saw-palmetto are taken orally as an herbal medicine to prevent prostatic hyperplasias.
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- H Shimada
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Bordier CG, Sellier N, Foucault AP, Le Goffic F. Purification and characterization of deep sea shark Centrophorus squamosus liver oil 1-O-alkylglycerol ether lipids. Lipids 1996; 31:521-8. [PMID: 8727645 DOI: 10.1007/bf02522646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The 1-O-alkylglycerol composition of the liver oil of the deep sea shark Centrophorus squamosus, a species which provides edible flesh, has been determined. After various fractionations of the oil, the unsaponifiable fraction was characterized by means of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, electron impact, and positive-ion chemical ionization. The oil is composed of 60% unsaponifiable matter, containing 45% squalene, 4.5% cholesterol, and 10% of linear saturated and monounsaturated glycerol ethers with 14-18 carbon atoms. After a first separation by chromatography on silicic acid, monounsaturated glycerol ethers have been separated from the saturated homologues, in particular from 1-O-octadecylglycerol (batyl alcohol) and 1-O-hexadecylglycerol (chimyl alcohol), via urea complexation. This newer application of the urea method, already used in the past to extract saturated from polyunsaturated fatty acids, allowed the purification of the main components of the complex unsaturated glycerol ether fraction, namely, 1-O-octadecen-9'ylglycerol (selachyl alcohol) and 1-O-hexadecen-9'ylglycerol.
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- C G Bordier
- Laboratoire de Bioorganique et Biotechnologies, ENSCP-CNRS, Paris, France
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Warne TR, Buchanan FG, Robinson M. Growth-dependent accumulation of monoalkylglycerol in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. Evidence for a role in the regulation of protein kinase C. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:11147-54. [PMID: 7744745 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.19.11147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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1-O-Alkyl-sn-glycerol (alkylglycerol) forms the backbone of complex ether-linked glycerolipids, including biologically active lipids such as platelet-activating factor. Synthetic alkylglycerol itself possesses several potent pharmacological activities and has been shown to inhibit protein kinase C (PKC) in vitro. In spite of these properties, free alkylglycerol has been regarded only as a potential product of the inflammatory degradation of complex ether lipids rather than a natural cell constituent. To explore the possibility that endogenous alkylglycerol functions as a physiological regulator in normal cells, we measured its content, along with related monoglycerides and diglycerides, by high performance liquid chromatography and gas-liquid chromatography in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. The content of free alkylglycerol increased up to 20-fold during the growth of MDCK cell cultures to a confluent density. The increase was greatest during the log phase of growth, in which the content of alkylglycerol rose from 6.0 +/- 1.3 nmol/10(8) cells in preconfluent cultures to 23.6 +/- 3.4 nmol/10(8) cells in confluent cultures. Analysis of the molecular species of alkylglycerol showed that the higher content in quiescent MDCK cells was due primarily to an increase in 1-O-octadecyl-sn-glycerol. In contrast, the levels of monoacylglycerol and the PKC activator diacylglycerol were lower in confluent, quiescent cultures than in preconfluent, proliferating cultures. A similar pattern of changes in the monoglyceride and diglyceride content was observed in interleukin-3-dependent CFTL-12 mast cells when cell proliferation was blocked by growth factor withdrawal. Growth of MDCK cells to a confluent density resulted in a decrease in particulate PKC enzyme activity to a level that was only 6% of that in proliferating cells. To explore whether the accumulation of cellular alkylglycerol contributes to growth-dependent changes in PKC activity, we examined the effects of adding alkylglycerol to the activity and subcellular distribution of the enzyme in MDCK cells. Treatment of cells with 1-O-dodecyl-sn-glycerol resulted in a decrease in the activity of membrane-associated PKC activity and inhibited 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-stimulated translocation of PKC from the cytosol to the membrane fraction. Alkylglycerol was also shown to inhibit the activity of purified PKC in vitro when present at levels similar to that of the diacylglycerol activator. We propose that the accumulation of alkylglycerol during the growth of MDCK cells to a confluent density contributes to the decrease in PKC activity. The control of cellular alkylglycerol levels may be a novel mechanism for the regulation of cellular physiology.
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- T R Warne
- Department of Biochemistry, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City 37614, USA
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Akeda Y, Shibata K, Ping X, Tanaka T, Taniguchi M. AKD-2A, B, C and D, new antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. OCU-42815. Taxonomy, fermentation, isolation, structure elucidation and biological activity. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1995; 48:363-8. [PMID: 7797436 DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.48.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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An antibiotic complex, AKD-2, was isolated from the mycelial cake of Streptomyces sp. OCU-42815. The lipophilic substances in this complex were further purified by a recycling HPLC procedure and were designated AKD-2A, C and D. AKD-2B was obtained as a mixture of AKD-2B1 and AKD-2B2. These substances were identified as monoglycerides having branched chain fatty acids and exhibited both antibacterial and antifungal activities.
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- Y Akeda
- Faculty of Science, Osaka City University, Japan
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Azadirachta indica (Neem) seed extracts are known to activate the local cell-mediated immune reactions after a single intrauterine administration, leading to a long term reversible block of fertility. In order to identify and characterize the active fraction responsible for this activity, neem seeds were extracted by both mechanical expression and solvent extraction using a range of polar to non-polar solvents which yielded 3 broad fractions. The mechanically expressed oil was fractionated using different approaches and studied for antifertility activity. The hexane extract and a corresponding column fraction showed potent and reproducible antifertility activity. Other fractions were less stable with regard to reproducibility of effects and composition. It is our conclusion that for subsequent fractionation to reach the last active fraction, the hexane extract is the most useful starting material.
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- S Garg
- National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
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Aveldaño MI, Robinson BS, Johnson DW, Poulos A. Long and very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of the n-6 series in rat seminiferous tubules. Active desaturation of 24:4n-6 to 24:5n-6 and concomitant formation of odd and even chain tetraenoic and pentaenoic fatty acids up to C32. J Biol Chem 1993; 268:11663-9. [PMID: 8505297] [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: 01/31/2023] Open
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The formation of long and very long chain (VLC) n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in isolated rat seminiferous tubules was investigated by following the metabolism of three 1-14C-labeled n-6 tetraenoic fatty acids (20:4, 24:4, and 32:4) and [U-14C]acetate. In contrast to [14C]32:4, which was poorly incorporated and altered, [14C]20:4 and [14C]24:4 were efficiently taken up by the tubules, esterified into lipids, elongated to VLCPUFA, and desaturated to pentaenoic fatty acids; the rate of [14C]24:4 desaturation to [14C]24:5 was notably high. The main products with [14C]acetate as precursor were labeled saturates and VLCPUFA, most of the label in tetraenoic and pentaenoic acids appearing in 24:4 and 24:5, respectively. These two C24 polyenes, connected by a delta 6 desaturation, may play a central role in n-6 PUFA metabolism, in their capacity as potential precursors of longer polyenes via elongation and of shorter ones, such as 22:5n-6, via retroconversion. Triacylglycerols, rich in C22 and C24 polyenes, incorporated the greatest amounts of both [14C] acetate-derived and exogenous 14C-PUFA, suggesting that this lipid class is involved in the traffic and metabolism of testicular PUFA. The detection of a series of unusual odd-chain tetraenoic and pentaenoic acids, also labeled with [U-14C]acetate, suggests that a PUFA chain shortening mechanism occurs in testis involving alpha- in addition to beta-oxidation. We speculate that alpha-oxidation plays a role in the retroconversion of PUFA.
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- M I Aveldaño
- Department of Chemical Pathology, Adelaide Children's Hospital, South Australia
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Doering TL, Pessin MS, Hoff EF, Hart GW, Raben DM, Englund PT. Trypanosome metabolism of myristate, the fatty acid required for the variant surface glycoprotein membrane anchor. J Biol Chem 1993; 268:9215-22. [PMID: 8486622] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The trypanosome variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) is anchored to the outer leaflet of the parasite plasma membrane by a glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI). The VSG anchor is unique among GPIs in containing exclusively dimyristoylglycerol as its lipid moiety. Myristate is incorporated into the anchor precursor by sequential deacylation and specific reacylation with myristate. Although myristate is required for the VSG anchor, trypanosomes cannot synthesize this fatty acid and must import their entire supply from the host bloodstream, where it exists in low abundance. Chemical analysis of these parasites reveals that most of their myristate is in VSG protein, with no major lipid storage form. Unexpectedly, when these cells are radiolabeled with [3H]myristate in culture, most of the label is incorporated into phospholipids, with little into VSG. This apparent contradiction is explained by the fact that trypanosomes in culture medium elongate much of the [3H]myristate into palmitate and stearate, probably because the medium (with only 5% serum) contains limiting amounts of these fatty acids. In contrast, trypanosomes radiolabeled in whole blood (with higher concentrations of palmitate and stearate) do not modify most of the [3H]myristate, and instead utilize the major portion of it for GPI synthesis. Our studies suggest that bloodstream trypanosomes have evolved highly efficient means of directing myristate into the GPI biosynthetic pathway.
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- T L Doering
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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The treatment of abscess homogenates with calcium ionophores stimulated the production of a bactericidal lipid with properties indistinguishable from those of a previously unidentified bactericidal lipid that had been detected in staphylococcal abscesses. The lipid was identified as a monoglyceride by thin layer chromatography. It resembled the unidentified lipid in that it had a high specific activity, exhibited differential activity, was inhibited by Staphylococcus aureus delta toxin, lecithin and Ca++, and its activity was reduced by oxidation. Stimulation of monoglyceride production by calcium ionophore requires the joint presence of components from the sedimented and supernatant fractions of abscess homogenates, and was not produced if boiled homogenate was used. The addition of verapamil interfered with the production of monoglyceride in homogenates treated with calcium ionophore. Monoglyceride was produced only in abscess homogenates and not in homogenates of other normal tissues or tissues taken from mice infected with S. aureus. Calcium ionophore could be replaced by inositol triphosphate, suggesting that monoglyceride production involved the release of calcium from intracellular stores. The 2-monoglyceride was the form originally produced in abscess homogenates, but this spontaneously isomerized to the 1-monoglyceride. The fatty-acid moiety of the monoglyceride consisted primarily of 16:0 and 16:1 fatty acids.
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- H D Engler
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210
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Yoshikawa M, Hatakeyama S, Taniguchi K, Matuda H, Yamahara J. 6-Gingesulfonic acid, a new anti-ulcer principle, and gingerglycolipids A, B, and C, three new monoacyldigalactosylglycerols, from zingiberis rhizoma originating in Taiwan. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1992; 40:2239-41. [PMID: 1423791 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.40.2239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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By monitoring the effects on HCl/ethanol-induced gastric lesions in rats, a new antiulcer principle named 6-gingesulfonic acid was isolated from Zingiberis Rhizoma, the dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe (cultivated and processed in Taiwan) together with three new monoacyldigalactosylglycerols named gingerglycolipids A, B and C. Their chemical structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and physicochemical evidence. 6-Gingesulfonic acid showed more potent anti-ulcer activity than 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol.
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