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Chronic pain, along with comorbid psychiatric disorders, is a common problem worldwide. A growing number of studies have focused on non-opioid-based medicines, and billions of funds have been put into digging new analgesic mechanisms. Peripheral inflammation is one of the critical causes of chronic pain, and drugs with anti-inflammatory effects usually alleviate pain hypersensitivity. Sophoridine (SRI), one of the most abundant alkaloids in Chinese herbs, has been proved to exert antitumor, antivirus and anti-inflammation effects. Here, we evaluated the analgesic effect of SRI in an inflammatory pain mouse model induced by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) injection. SRI treatment significantly decreased pro-inflammatory factors release after LPS stimuli in microglia. Three days of SRI treatment relieved CFA-induced mechanical hypersensitivity and anxiety-like behavior, and recovered abnormal neuroplasticity in the anterior cingulate cortex of mice. Therefore, SRI may be a candidate compound for the treatment of chronic inflammatory pain and may serve as a structural basis for the development of new drugs.
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Dolor Crónico , Hiperalgesia , Ratones , Animales , Hiperalgesia/complicaciones , Hiperalgesia/tratamiento farmacológico , Hiperalgesia/inducido químicamente , Adyuvante de Freund/toxicidad , Matrinas , Dolor Crónico/tratamiento farmacológico , Analgésicos/farmacología , Analgésicos/uso terapéutico , Ansiedad/complicaciones , Ansiedad/tratamiento farmacológicoRESUMEN
This study aims to explore the effect of tryptanthrin on potential metabolic biomarkers in the serum of mice with ulcerative colitis(UC) induced by dextran sulfate sodium(DSS) based on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS) and predict the related metabolic pathways. C57BL/6 mice were randomly assigned into a tryptanthrin group, a sulfasalazine group, a control group, and a model group. The mouse model of UC was established by free drinking of 3% DSS solution for 11 days, and corresponding drugs were adminsitrated at the same time. The signs of mice were observed and the disease activity index(DAI) score was recorded from the first day. Colon tissue samples were collected after the experiment and observed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE) staining. The levels of interleukin-4(IL-4), interleukin-10(IL-10), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), interleukin-6(IL-6), and interleukin-8(IL-8) in the serum were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The serum samples were collected from 6 mice in each group for widely targeted metabolomics. The metabolic pathways were enriched by MetaboAnalyst 5.0. The results showed that compared with the model group, tryptanthrin treatment decreased the DAI score(P<0.05), alleviated the injury of the colon tissue and the infiltration of inflammatory cells, lowered the levels of proinflammatory cytokines, and elevated the levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines in the serum. The metabolomic analysis revealed 28 differential metabolites which were involved in 3 metabolic pathways including purine metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, and tryptophan metabolism. Tryptanthrin may restore the metabolism of the mice with UC induced by DSS to the normal level by regulating the purine metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, and tryptophan metabolism. This study employed metabolomics to analyze the mechanism of tryptanthrin in the treatment of UC, providing an experimental basis for the utilization and development of tryptanthrin.
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Colitis Ulcerosa , Colitis , Ratones , Animales , Colitis Ulcerosa/inducido químicamente , Colitis Ulcerosa/tratamiento farmacológico , Triptófano , Ácido Araquidónico/metabolismo , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Colon , Citocinas/metabolismo , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Metabolómica , Purinas/metabolismo , Purinas/farmacología , Purinas/uso terapéutico , Sulfato de Dextran/efectos adversos , Sulfato de Dextran/metabolismo , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Colitis/inducido químicamenteRESUMEN
An enantiomeric pair of rare cyperane-type sesquiterpenoids, (+)- and (-)-gracilistones C (1a, 1b), together with a novel norsesquiterpenoid, gracilistone D (2), bearing a bicyclic lactone system were isolated from the root bark of Acanthopanax gracilistylus using LC-MS-IT-TOF analyses. The structures and absolute configurations of 1a, 1b, and 2 were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and ECD spectroscopic methods. Intermediate 1b suggests a possible biosynthesis process involving compound 2. The bioassay results showed that compounds 1a, 1b, and 2 exhibited significant inhibitory effects against lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 cells, with IC50 values of 7.7 ± 0.6, 6.8 ± 1.5, and 2.6 ± 0.4 µM, respectively. Additional docking analyses provided some perspective of this activity in human inducible nitric oxide synthase.
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Araliaceae/química , Óxido Nítrico/antagonistas & inhibidores , Corteza de la Planta/química , Sesquiterpenos/química , Sesquiterpenos/farmacología , Animales , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/química , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Humanos , Ratones , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular , Estructura Molecular , Óxido Nítrico/biosíntesis , Óxido Nítrico Sintasa de Tipo II/antagonistas & inhibidores , Células RAW 264.7 , Difracción de Rayos XRESUMEN
Indigo naturalis (IN) is a traditional Chinese medicine, named Qing-Dai, which is extracted from indigo plants and has been used to treat patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in China and Japan. Though there are notable effects of IN on colitis, the mechanisms remain elusive. Regarding the significance of alterations of intestinal flora related to IBD and the poor water solubility of the blue IN powder, we predicted that the protective action of IN on colitis may occur through modifying gut microbiota. To investigate the relationships of IN, colitis, and gut microbiomes, a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced mice colitis model was tested to explore the protective effects of IN on macroscopic colitis symptoms, the histopathological structure, inflammation cytokines, and gut microbiota, and their potential functions. Sulfasalazine (SASP) was used as the positive control. Firstly, because it was a mixture, the main chemical compositions of indigo and indirubin in IN were detected by ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). The clinical activity score (CAS), hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining results, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) results in this study showed that IN greatly improved the health conditions of the tested colitis mice, ameliorated the histopathological structure of the colon tissue, down-regulated pro-inflammatory cytokines, and up-regulated anti-inflammatory cytokines. The results of 16S rDNA sequences analysis with the Illumina MiSeq platform showed that IN could modulate the balance of gut microbiota, especially by down-regulating the relative quantity of Turicibacter and up-regulating the relative quantity of Peptococcus. The therapeutic effect of IN may be closely related to the anaerobic gram-positive bacteria of Turicibacter and Peptococcus. The inferred metagenomes from 16S data using PICRUSt demonstrated that decreased metabolic genes, such as through biosynthesis of siderophore group nonribosomal peptides, non-homologous end-joining, and glycosphingolipid biosynthesis of lacto and neolacto series, may maintain microbiota homeostasis during inflammation from IN treatment in DSS-induced colitis.
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Colitis/etiología , Colitis/patología , Sulfato de Dextran/efectos adversos , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/efectos de los fármacos , Carmin de Índigo/farmacología , Animales , Biopsia , Colitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Colitis/metabolismo , Citocinas/metabolismo , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Inmunohistoquímica , Carmin de Índigo/química , Mediadores de Inflamación/metabolismo , Mucosa Intestinal/efectos de los fármacos , Mucosa Intestinal/metabolismo , Mucosa Intestinal/microbiología , Mucosa Intestinal/patología , Metagenómica , Ratones , Estructura Molecular , ARN Ribosómico 16SRESUMEN
With digital satellite remote sensing image data of GF-1,in 2018 the object-oriented classification method was used to extract Zizyphus jujuba planting area in Jia county of Shaanxi province. The results showed that the remote sensing classification method based on rule set could extract and reckon Z. jujube planting area in the study area effectively. The planting area of Z. jujube in Jia county was about 5. 34×104 hm2 and the area of consistent accuracy was 97. 92%. The method used in this study could provide a technical reference for the area extraction of the same type of medicinal materials. And it is of great significance to provide decision support for the protection and utilization of Z. jujube resources.
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Ziziphus , Agricultura , China , Medicamentos Herbarios Chinos , Medicina Tradicional ChinaRESUMEN
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a notable health problem and may considerably affect the quality of human life. Previously, the protective roles of tryptanthrin (TRYP) against dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) induced colitis has been proved, but the concrete mechanism remained elusive. It has been suggested that TRYP could diminish the weight loss and improve the health conditions of mice with DSS induced colitis. Hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed that TRYP could improve the histopathological structure of the colon tissue. Two signaling pathways (TNF-α/NF-κBp65 and IL-6/STAT3) were investigated using immunochemistry and western blot. The detected concentrations of the two cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 showed that their levels decreased after TRYP treatment of the colitis. The protein expression level of NF-κBp65 in cytoplasm increased after TRYP treatment of the induced colitis. However, the protein level of NF-κBp65 in the nucleus decreased after administration of TRYP. The expression level of IκBα, the inhibitory protein of NF-κBp65, was tested and the results suggested that TRYP could inhibit the degradation of IκBα. The phosphorylation level of STAT3 was inhibited by TRYP and the expression level of STAT3 and p-STAT3 decreased after administration of TRYP. We conclude that TRYP improves the health condition of mice with DSS induced colitis by regulating the TNF-α/NF-κBp65 and IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathways via inhibiting the degradation of IκBα and the phosphorylation of STAT3.
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Colitis , Sulfato de Dextran/toxicidad , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , FN-kappa B/metabolismo , Quinazolinas/farmacología , Factor de Transcripción STAT3/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/metabolismo , Animales , Colitis/inducido químicamente , Colitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Colitis/metabolismo , Colitis/patología , Masculino , RatonesRESUMEN
Cordycepin is an active component of the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps militaris with notable anticancer activity. Though the prominent inhibitory activity was reported in different kinds of cancer cell lines, the concrete mechanisms remain elusive. It was reported that cordycepin could be converted into tri-phosphates in vivo to confuse a number of enzymes and interfere the normal cell function. For the inhibitory mechanism of EGFR inhibitors and the structure similarity of ATP and tri-phosphated cordycepin, human lung cancer cell line H1975 was employed to investigate the inhibitory effect of cordycepin. The results showed that cordycepin could inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Cell cycle analysis revealed that H1975 cells could be arrested at the G0/G1 phase after cordycepin treatment. The expression levels of apoptosis-related protein Caspase-3 and Bcl-2 and phosphorylated expression levels of EGFR, AKT and ERK1/2 were all decreased compared with the control group stimulated with EGF. However, the protein expression levels of proapoptotic protein Bax and cleaved caspase-3 were increased. These results implied that cordycepin could inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis via the EGFR signaling pathway. Our results indicated that there was potential to seek a novel EGFR inhibitor from cordycepin and its chemical derivatives.
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Objective: To study the chemical constituents of Rubus stans. Methods: The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. The structures were identified on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and physicochemical properties. Results: Eleven compounds were isolated and purified from the ethanol extract of Rubus stans. They were identified as ß-sitosterol( 1),betulinic acid( 2),euscaphic acid( 3),ursolic acid( 4),corosolic acid( 5),kaempferol( 6),quercetin( 7),2α,3ß,19α,23-tetrahydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid( 8),ß-daucosterol( 9),quercetin-3-O-ß-D-glucoside( 10) and kaempferol-3-O-ß-D-6-O-( p-hydroxycinnamoyl)-glucopyranoside( 11). Conclusion: All the compounds are isolated from this plant for the first time.
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Rubus , Quempferoles , Triterpenos Pentacíclicos , Sitoesteroles , Triterpenos , Ácido Betulínico , Ácido UrsólicoRESUMEN
Objective: To study the chemical constituents from the whole plant of Delphinium caeruleum. Methods: The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and physicochemical properties. Results: Twelve compounds were isolated and purified from the ethanol extract of Delphinium caeruleum. They were identified as ß-sitosterol( 1),kaempferol( 2),quercetin( 3),isovanillic acid( 4),apigenin( 5),luteolin( 6),8-methoxy-5,7,3',4'-tetrahydroxy-flavone( 7),ß-daucosterol( 8),kaempferol-3-O-ß-D-glucoside( 9),3,5-dihydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone-7-yl-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyl-( 1â4)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside( 10),rutin( 11) and sucrose( 12). Conclusion: Compounds 1 ~ 12 are isolated from this plant for the first time.
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Delphinium , Apigenina , Glucósidos , Quempferoles , Luteolina , Quercetina , Rutina , SitoesterolesRESUMEN
Zanthoxylum ailanthoides is a deciduous tree, with important medicinal and economic values. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Z. ailanthoides was assembled and the phylogenetic relationship to other species was inferred in this study. The chloroplast genome is 157,209 bp in length, including two inverted repeats of 26,408 bp, a large single-copy of 86,099 bp and a small single copy of 18,294 bp. Moreover, the chloroplast genome contains 129 genes, including 84 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The overall GC content of the chloroplast genome is 38.4%. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that Z. ailanthoides was grouped with a clade containing the species of Z. multijugum, Z. calcicola, Z. oxyphyllum, Z. stenophyllum, and the genus was closely related to Phellodendron. This study contributes to a better understanding of the phylogenetic relationships among Zanthoxylum species.
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Tryptanthrin (TRYP) is the main active ingredient in Indigo Naturalis. Studies have shown that TRYP had excellent anti-inflammatory activity, but its specific mechanism has been unclear. In this work, the differentially expressed proteins resulting from TRYP intervention in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells were obtained based on tandem mass tag proteomics technology. The anti-inflammatory mechanism of TRYP was further validated by a combination of experiments using the LPS-induced RAW264.7 cell model in vitro and the DSS-induced UC mouse model (free drinking 2.5% DSS) in vivo. The results demonstrated that TRYP could inhibit levels of NO, IL-6, and TNF-α in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. Twelve differential proteins were screened out. And the results indicated that TRYP could inhibit upregulated levels of gp91phox, p22phox, FcεRIγ, IKKα/ß, and p-IκBα and reduce ROS levels in vitro. Besides, after TRYP treatment, the health conditions of colitis mice were all improved. Furthermore, TRYP inhibited the activation of JAK/STAT3, nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65, and promoted the nuclear expression of Nrf2 in vitro and in vivo. This work preliminarily indicated that TRYP might suppress the TLR4/MyD88/ROS/NF-κB and JAK/STAT3 signaling pathways to exert anti-inflammatory effects. Additionally, TRYP could achieve antioxidant effects by regulating the Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway.
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Low-lying states of Ga2P and Ga2As are investigated with the equation-of-motion coupled-cluster approach for ionized states at the singles and doubles level (EOMIP-CCSD) as well as at the CCSDT-3 level together with CCSD, CCSD(T), and DFT. Except for the asymmetric stretching b2 mode of the (2)B2 and (2)A1 states, all these approaches provide structures, frequencies and adiabatic electron affinities that are in reasonable agreement with each other. According to our results, the lowest-energy state of these two molecules is the (2)A' state of C(s) symmetry and the (2)B2 state is the ground electronic state with C(2v) symmetry. As for the b2 mode, CCSD and CCSD(T) afford real frequencies for the (2)B2 state, while EOM approaches and DFT with most exchange-correlation functionals give rise to imaginary frequencies. The (2)B2 and (2)A1 states couple with each other due to distortion along b2 mode through the pseudo-Jahn-Teller effect. Analysis on results shows that EOM approaches afford reasonable b2 frequencies for the two states and DFT approaches, except for BP86 and PBE, provide qualitatively correct b2 frequencies for the (2)B2 state. In addition, a potential matrix is introduced to describe the vibronic coupling between the (2)B2 and (2)A1 states and parameters in the matrix are fitted to the adiabatic potential curves from EOMIP-CCSD results.
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In this work, the equation-of-motion coupled-cluster approach with spin-orbit coupling (SOC) for ionization potentials (IP) at the singles and doubles level (EOMIP-CCSD) is employed to calculate spectroscopic constants of low-lying states of rare gas dimer ions Kr2(+), Xe2(+), and Rn2(+). Two approaches are proposed to include contributions of triples: (1) energies of these states are calculated by adding the IPs from EOMIP-CCSD and the CCSD(T) energy of the rare gas dimers and (2) CCSD(T) energies without SOC for Rg2(+) are first calculated and energies of these states with SOC are determined subsequently using the SOC matrix between these states. The first approach can provide accurate results for the three most stable states, while overestimates bond lengths for the other states. The second approach has been adopted previously and the SOC matrix element between (2)Σ1∕2 (+) and (2)Π1∕2 states was set to be 1/2 times that of the SOC constant. In our work, the SOC matrix elements are determined from the calculated IPs and reasonable results for these states can be achieved with this approach, which could be useful for experimental works.
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Aconicumines A-D, an advanced class of norditerpenoid alkaloids, and seven known alkaloids, were isolated from Aconitum taipaicum Hand.-Mazz. (Ranunculaceae). The structures of the previously undescribed compounds, including their absolute configurations, were fully elucidated based on spectroscopic and single-crystal X-ray diffraction data analysis. Aconicumines A-D exhibit interesting cage-like structure, characterised by an unprecedented N,O-diacetal moiety (C6-O-C19-N-C17-O-C7) that has not been previously observed in diterpenoid alkaloids. Possible biosynthetic pathways for aconicumines A-D were proposed. Aconitine, hypaconitine, and aconicumine A showed significant inhibition of nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophages induced by lipopolysaccharide with IC50 values ranging from 4.1 to 19.7 µM compared to positive control (dexamethasone, IC50 = 12.5 µM). Furthermore, the primary structure-activity relationships for aconicumines A-D were also represented.
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Aconitum , Alcaloides , Diterpenos , Aconitum/química , Alcaloides/química , Diterpenos/química , Antiinflamatorios/farmacología , Lipopolisacáridos/farmacología , Raíces de Plantas/química , Estructura MolecularRESUMEN
Liupao tea is one of the well-known Chinese tea brands and a famous local specialty in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China. However, the genetic background and phylogenetic relationship of the native resource plants of Liupao tea need study, especially at the genomic level. In this study, we reported the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of Camellia sinensis var. sinensis cultivar 'Liupao' (LP, Liupao tea population) and inferred its phylogenetic relationship to other tea plant variants or cultivars. The cp genome had a total length of 157,097 bp and the overall GC content was 37.3%. The cp genome contained one LSC region (86,641 bp) and one SSC region (18,276 bp), which were separated by two IR regions (26,090 bp, respectively). Moreover, the cp genomes were composed of 130 genes, including 86 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. The phylogenetic analysis showed that LP was closely related to C. sinensis var. pabilimba cv. 'Lingyunbaihao'. This study will provide useful information for further investigating the genetic background, evolution, and breeding of LP as well as other tea cultivars and varieties.
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OBJECTIVE: Two classes of spiro[4H-pyran-3,3'-oxindole] derivatives were prepared via the one pot reaction of chain diketones (1-phenyl-1,3-butanedione or dibenzoyl methane), substituted isatins and malononitrile successfully catalyzed by a Tröger's base derivative 1b (5,12-dimethyl-3,10-diphenyl-bis-1H-pyrazol[b,f][4,5]-1,5-diazadicyclo[3.3.1]-2,6-octadiene). The antibacterial activity of products against three wild-type bacteria (B. subtilis, S. aureus, and E. coli) and two resistant strains (Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (18H8) and E. coli carrying the BlaNDM-1 gene (18H5)) was evaluated using the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC).. METHODS: 1-Phenyl-1,3-butanedione 2 or dibenzoylmethane 2' (0.42 mmol), substituted isatin 3 (0.4 mmol), malononitrile 4 (0.8 mmol), Tröger's base derivative 1b (0.08 mmol), and 10 mL of acetonitrile were added to a 50 mL round bottom flask and refluxed. After the completion (TLC monitoring), water (10 mL) was added to the reaction mixture; pH = 7 was adjusted with saturated NaHCO3 (aq.), and the mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2 (50 mL × 3). Organic layers were combined and dried with anhydrous Na2SO4; the solvent was removed under vacuum, and the residue was purified by column chromatography (VDCM: VMeOH = 80: 1) to afford product 5. The antibacterial activity was tested by the MTT method. RESULTS: Seventeen spiro[4H-pyran-3,3'-oxindole] derivatives were synthesized through the reaction of chain diketones (1-phenyl-1,3-butanedione or dibenzoyl methane), substituted isatins, and malononitrile in one-pot in medium to high yields. Four compounds showed antibacterial activity, and two of them showed the same activity as the positive control Ceftazidime on S. aureus (MIC = 12.5 µg/mL). CONCLUSION: Two classes of spiro[4H-pyran-3,3'-oxindole] derivatives were prepared, and their antibacterial activity was evaluated. Tröger's base derivative 1b (5,12-dimethyl-3,10-diphenyl-bis-1H-pyrazol[b,f][4,5]- 1,5-diazadicyclo[3,3,1]-2,6-octadiene) was used as an efficient organocatalyst for the reaction of low reactive chain diketones (1-phenyl-1,3-butanedione or dibenzoyl methane), substituted isatins, and malononitrile in one-pot successfully and effectively by providing multiple active sites and alkaline environment. By the theoretical calculation, we explained the possible reaction sequence and mechanism. Due to the superiority and high efficiency of the TB framework as an organocatalyst, the reaction showed many advantages, including mild reaction conditions, low catalyst loading, and a wide substrate range. It expanded the application of Tröger's base to the multicomponent reaction in organocatalysis. Some products were screened due to their high antibacterial activity in vitro, showing their potential in new antibacterial drug development.
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Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina , Piranos , Oxindoles/química , Escherichia coli , Staphylococcus aureus , Catálisis , Antibacterianos/farmacología , MetanoRESUMEN
To provide insight on the reaction mechanism of the methyperoxy (CH(3)O(2)â¢) self-reaction, stationary points on both the spin-singlet and the spin-triplet potential energy surfaces of 2(CH(3)O(2)â¢) have been searched at the B3LYP/6-311++G(2df,2p) level. The relative energies, enthalpies, and free energies of these stationary points are calculated using CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ. Our theoretical results indicate that reactions on a spin-triplet potential energy surface are kinetically unfavorable due to high free energy barriers, while they are more complicated on the spin-singlet surface. CH(3)OOCH(3) + O(2)(1) can be produced directly from 2(CH(3)O(2)â¢), while in other channels, three spin-singlet chain-structure intermediates are first formed and subsequently dissociated to produce different products. Besides the dominant channels producing 2CH(3)O⢠+ O(2) and CH(3)OH + CH(2)O + O(2) as determined before, the channels leading to CH(3)OOOH + CH(2)O and CH(3)O⢠+ CH(2)O + HO(2)⢠are also energetically favorable in the self-reaction of CH(3)O(2)⢠especially at low temperature according to our results.
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Peróxidos/química , Teoría Cuántica , Radicales Libres/químicaRESUMEN
Flemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Prain is an ethnomedicinal plant with high nutritional and medicinal values. In this study, we report the complete chloroplast genome of F. macrophylla. The chloroplast genome has a typical quadripartite structure with a genome size of 152,988 bp, including a large single-copy (LSC) of 83,634 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) of 17,774 bp and two inverted repeats (IRs) of 25,790 bp. The genome contains 129 genes, including 84 protein-coding, 37 tRNA and 8 rRNA genes. The overall GC content is 35.1%. Phylogenetic analysis showed that F. macrophylla grouped with a clade containing the genera of Fagelia, Dolichos, Eriosema, Dunbaria and Cajanus in Fabaceae. This study provides essential data and insight for understanding the phylogenetic placement of Flemingia.
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A pair of new neo-clerodane diterpenoid epimers, 3S-methoxyl-teucvin (1) and 3R-methoxyl-teucvin (2), were isolated from the Roots of Croton crassifolius. Their structures were completely established on the basis of spectroscopic methods, and the absolute configurations were determined by analysis of electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited anti-inflammatory activities with IC50 values of 0.82 and 0.54 µM, respectively, while the IC50 value of dexamethasone as a positive control was found to be 0.14 µM.
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Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos/farmacología , Croton/química , Diterpenos de Tipo Clerodano/química , Diterpenos de Tipo Clerodano/farmacología , Animales , Antiinflamatorios/análisis , Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos/química , Dicroismo Circular , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Diterpenos , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Furanos , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Ratones , Raíces de Plantas/química , Células RAW 264.7RESUMEN
A new pheophytin, (132S, 17S, 18S)-132-hydroxy-20-chloro-ethylpheophorbide a (3), along with two known analogues (1-2) were isolated from the lichen Usnea diffracta Vainio (Parmeliaceae). Among them, compound 3 was a rare C-20-chloro type pheophytin obtained from lichens. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis, and all the compounds were obtained for the first time from U. diffracta. Compounds (1-3) were evaluated for their xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitory activities in vitro, and the results showed that 1-3 possessed significant enzyme inhibitory actions with IC50 values of 46.9 ± 3.8, 75.9 ± 7.4 and 42.1 ± 1.7 µg/mL, respectively.