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Biotechnol Lett ; 46(3): 297-314, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38607602

RESUMO

Scientists are making efforts to search for new metabolites as they are essential lead molecules for the drug discovery, much required due to the evolution of multi drug resistance and new diseases. Moreover, higher production of known drugs is required because of the ever growing population. Microorganisms offer a vast collection of chemically distinct compounds that exhibit various biological functions. They play a crucial role in safeguarding crops, agriculture, and combating several infectious ailments and cancer. Research on fungi have grabbed a lot of attention after the discovery of penicillin, most of the compounds produced by fungi under normal cultivation conditions are discovered and now rarely new compounds are discovered. Treatment of fungi with the epigenetic modifiers has been becoming very popular since the last few years to boost the discovery of new molecules and enhance the production of already known molecules. Epigenetic literally means above genetics that actually does not alter the genome but alter its expression by altering the state of chromatin from heterochromatin to euchromatin. Chromatin in heterochromatin state usually doesn't express because it is closely packed by histones in this state. Epigenetic modifiers loosen the packing of chromatin by inhibiting DNA methylation and histone deacetylation and thus permit the expression of genes that usually remain dormant. This study delves into the possibility of utilizing epigenetic modifying agents to generate pharmacologically significant secondary metabolites from fungi.


Assuntos
Epigênese Genética , Fungos , Metabolismo Secundário , Fungos/genética , Fungos/metabolismo , Fungos/efeitos dos fármacos , Metabolismo Secundário/genética , Metilação de DNA
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Chem Biodivers ; : e202400914, 2024 Jul 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38979691

RESUMO

In the present work, a new class of thiazole-isatin-1,2,3-triazole hybrids (5a-5p) and precursor alkyne hybrids (6a-6d) has been reported with their in-silico studies. After structural identifications using different spectroscopic technique such as FTIR, 1H and 13C NMR and HRMS, the synthesized hybrids were explored for their biological potential using molecular docking and molecular dynamics calculations. Molecular docking results revealed that compound 5j showed maximum binding energy i.e. -10.3 and -12.6 kcal/mol against antibacterial and antifungal enzymes; 1KZN (E. coli) and 5TZ1 (C. albicans), respectively.Top of FormBottom of Form Molecular dynamics simulations for the best molecule (100 ns) followed by PBSA calculations  suggested a stable complex of 5j with 5TZ1 with binding energy of -118.760 kJ/mol as compared to 1KZN (-94.593 kJ/mol). The mean RMSD values for the 1KZN with 5j complex remained approximately 0.175 nm throughout all the time span of 100 ns in the production stages and is in the acceptable range.  Whereas, 5TZ1 with 5j complex, RMSD values exhibited variability within the range of 0.15 to 0.25 nm.

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Indian J Microbiol ; 64(1): 110-124, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38468743

RESUMO

The effectiveness of currently available antimicrobials and anticancer medications is steadily declining due to the emergence of drug resistance. Since actinobacteria are important producers of bioactive substances, we have isolated them from the soil samples of exotic North-Western Himalayan terrains. Out of 128 isolates, 39 strains were prioritized based on their bioactive potential. The diversity analysis revealed higher abundance distribution of actinomycetes in the soil of an open field (68.7%), followed by the mountainside (34.9%), from which most of the bioactive strains were obtained. The extract of the strain S26-11 was found to be highly active against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis with a MIC of 0.5 µg/mL and 1 µg/mL respectively. A cytotoxicity assay (sulforhodamine B) was performed on a series of cancer cell lines (PC-3, MCF-7, A-549, and HCT-116). The extract of the strain S26-11 showed cytotoxic activity against all cancer cell lines with an IC50 of 2 µg/mL against PC-3, 1.9 µg/mL against MCF-7, 0.52 µg/mL against A-549, and 0.83 µg/mL against HCT-116. Moreover, the antioxidant activity was assessed using a DPPH-based assay and the results revealed that the S17-8 isolate showed the highest antioxidant activity with IC50 of 114.136 µg/mL. The Response Surface Methodology (RSM) had helped to optimize the physical parameters for scaling up of the bioactive strain S26-11. The unexplored soil niches of Kargil (UT, Ladakh), India, is rich in actinomycetes which are having potential bioactivities, would be worth to explore for the discovery of bioactive compounds. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12088-023-01133-1.

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Bioorg Chem ; 133: 106388, 2023 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36736034

RESUMO

In present era, heterocyclic compounds containing two or three nitrogen atoms play a vital role in drug discovery. In this context, a new class of isatin-semicarbazone tethered 1,2,3-triazole hybrids was synthesized via Cu(I)-mediated azide alkyne cycloaddition reaction. Structural characteristics of the newly derived compounds were identified by various spectral techniques like FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HRMS and single crystal X-ray crystallography. Synthesized derivatives were also screened for in vitro antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity against different microbial species. Triazole hybrid 7e showed significant efficacy towards E. coli having MIC of 0.0063 µmol/mL, whereas 6a, 6b, 7a, 7c, 7e, and 7f showed highest percentage of biofilm inhibition against P. aeruginosa. Bioassay results suggested that these triazole hybrids could act as biomaterial for antimicrobial and antibiofilm applications and may constitute a new promising class of antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents. These results were further supported by in silico docking, DFT calculations and ADME studies.


Assuntos
Anti-Infecciosos , Isatina , Semicarbazonas , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Isatina/farmacologia , Isatina/química , Semicarbazonas/farmacologia , Triazóis/farmacologia , Triazóis/química , Escherichia coli , Anti-Infecciosos/farmacologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Estrutura Molecular , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química
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Int J Mol Sci ; 23(22)2022 Nov 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36430568

RESUMO

Yersiniosis, caused by Yersinia enterocolitica, is the third most rampant zoonotic disease in Europe; the pathogen shows high antibiotic resistance. Herbs have multiple anti-microbial components that reduce microorganism resistance. Therefore, an extract of Picrorhiza kurroa (P. kurroa) was evaluated for potential antimicrobial activity. We report that the ethanolic extract of P. kurroa showed effective antimicrobial activity (zone of inhibition: 29.8 mm, Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC): 2.45 mg/mL, minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC): 2.4 mg/mL) against Yersinia enterocolitica. Potential bioactive compounds from P. kurroa were identified using LC-MS, namely, cerberidol, annonidine A, benzyl formate, picroside-1, and furcatoside A. P. kurroa showed effective antimicrobial potential in skim milk at different pH, acidity, and water activity levels. P. kurroa affected the physiology of Yersinia enterocolitica and reduced the number of live cells. Yersinia enterocolitica, when incubated with P. kurroa extract, showed lower toxin production. Picroside-1 was isolated and showed higher antimicrobial potential in comparison to the standard antibiotic. Picroside-1 lysed the Yersinia enterocolitica cells, as observed under scanning electron microscopy. Docking revealed that picroside-1 (ligand) showed both hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions with the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) protein of Yersinia enterocolitica and that DHFR is a possible drug target. The high activity and natural origin of Picroside-1 justify its potential as a possible drug candidate for Yersinia enterocolitica.


Assuntos
Anti-Infecciosos , Picrorhiza , Yersinia enterocolitica , Picrorhiza/química , Picrorhiza/metabolismo , Anti-Infecciosos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/metabolismo , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Extratos Vegetais/metabolismo
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 28(12): 2217-2221, 2018 07 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29759727

RESUMO

Addition of the valproic acid (histone deacetylases inhibitor) to a culture of an endophytic fungus Diaporthe sp. harbored from Datura inoxia significantly altered its secondary metabolic profile and resulted in the isolation of three novel compounds, identified as xylarolide A (1), diportharine A (2) and xylarolide B (3) along with one known compound xylarolide (4). The structures of all the compounds (1-4) were determined by detailed analysis of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data. The relative configurations of compounds 1-3 were determined with the help of NOESY data and comparison of optical rotations with similar compounds with established stereochemistry. All the isolated compounds were screened for antibacterial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities. Xylarolide A (1) and xylarolide (4) displayed significant growth inhibition of MIAPaCa-2 with an IC50 of 20 and 32 µM respectively and against PC-3 with an IC50 of 14 and 18 µM respectively. Moreover, compound 1 displayed significant DPPH scavenging activity with EC50 of 10.3 µM using ascorbic acid as a positive control.


Assuntos
Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Ascomicetos/química , Datura/microbiologia , Peptídeos Cíclicos/farmacologia , Ácido Valproico/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química , Antibacterianos/metabolismo , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/metabolismo , Ascomicetos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Ascomicetos/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Datura/química , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Escherichia coli/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Conformação Molecular , Peptídeos Cíclicos/química , Peptídeos Cíclicos/metabolismo , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Ácido Valproico/química
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BMC Cell Biol ; 18(1): 26, 2017 07 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28728544

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Endophytes have proven to be an invaluable resource of chemically diverse secondary metabolites that act as excellent lead compounds for anticancer drug discovery. Here we report the promising cytotoxic effects of Cladosporol A (HPLC purified >98%) isolated from endophytic fungus Cladosporium cladosporioides collected from Datura innoxia. Cladosporol A was subjected to in vitro cytotoxicity assay against NCI60 panel of human cancer cells using MTT assay. We further investigated the molecular mechanism(s) of Cladosporol A induced cell death in human breast (MCF-7) cancer cells. Mechanistically early events of cell death were studied using DAPI, Annexin V-FITC staining assay. Furthermore, immunofluorescence studies were carried to see the involvement of intrinsic pathway leading to mitochondrial dysfunction, cytochrome c release, Bax/Bcl-2 regulation and flowcytometrically measured membrane potential loss of mitochondria in human breast (MCF-7) cancer cells after Cladosporol A treatment. The interplay between apoptosis and autophagy was studied by microtubule dynamics, expression of pro-apoptotic protein p21 and autophagic markers monodansylcadaverine staining and LC3b expression. RESULTS: Among NCI60 human cancer cell line panel Cladosporol A showed least IC50 value against human breast (MCF-7) cancer cells. The early events of apoptosis were characterized by phosphatidylserine exposure. It disrupts microtubule dynamics and also induces expression of pro-apoptotic protein p21. Moreover treatment of Cladosporol A significantly induced MMP loss, release of cytochrome c, Bcl-2 down regulation, Bax upregulation as well as increased monodansylcadaverine (MDC) staining and leads to LC3-I to LC3-II conversion. CONCLUSION: Our experimental data suggests that Cladosporol A depolymerize microtubules, sensitize programmed cell death via ROS mediated autophagic flux leading to mitophagic cell death. The proposed mechanism of Cladosporol A -triggered apoptotic as well as autophagic death of human breast cancer (MCF-7) cells. The figure shows that Cladosporol A induced apoptosis through ROS mediated mitochondrial pathway and increased p21 protein expression in MCF-7 cells in vitro.


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Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Autofagia/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias da Mama/fisiopatologia , Naftóis/farmacologia , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Acetilcisteína/antagonistas & inibidores , Apoptose/fisiologia , Autofagia/fisiologia , Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Cromossomos/efeitos dos fármacos , Cromossomos/metabolismo , Cladosporium/classificação , Inibidor de Quinase Dependente de Ciclina p21/metabolismo , Citocromos c/metabolismo , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Feminino , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/efeitos dos fármacos , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/fisiologia , Microtúbulos/efeitos dos fármacos , Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/antagonistas & inibidores
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 27(23): 5126-5130, 2017 12 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29100800

RESUMO

In this study, 5-methylmellein (5-MM) loaded bovine serum albumin nanoparticles (BSA NPs) were developed using desolvation technique. The developed nanoparticles were characterized for their mean particle size, polydispersity, zeta potential, loading efficiency, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and release profile. The developed nanoparticles were spherical in shape under transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The developed 5-MM loaded BSA NPs demonstrated a mean particle size with a diameter of 154.95 ±â€¯4.44 nm. The results from XRD and DSC studies demonstrated that the crystal state of the 5-MM was converted to an amorphous state in polymeric matrix. The encapsulation and loading efficiency was found to be 73.26 ±â€¯4.48% and 7.09 ±â€¯0.43%. The in vitro cytotoxicity in human prostate cancer cell line (PC-3), human colon cancer cells (HCT-116) and human breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF-7) cells demonstrated enhanced cytotoxicity of 5-MM BSA NPs as compared to native 5-MM after 72-h treatment. The enhancement in cytotoxicity of 5-MM BSA NPs was also supported by increase in cellular apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential loss and generation of high reactive oxygen species (ROS). In conclusion, these findings collectively indicated that BSA nanoparticles may serve as promising drug delivery system for improving the efficacy of 5-methylmellein.


Assuntos
Portadores de Fármacos/química , Isocumarinas/química , Nanopartículas/química , Soroalbumina Bovina/química , Animais , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Varredura Diferencial de Calorimetria , Bovinos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Humanos , Isocumarinas/toxicidade , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/efeitos dos fármacos , Microscopia de Força Atômica , Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão , Microscopia de Fluorescência , Tamanho da Partícula , Xylariales/química , Xylariales/metabolismo
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Phys Chem Chem Phys ; 18(34): 23961-70, 2016 Sep 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27523253

RESUMO

In the present study, the emphasis is laid on the self aggregation behavior of copper based inorganic-organic hybrids in aqueous media. The two complexes, cationic hexadecyl pyridinium trichloro cuprate (1 : 1), [Cp](+)[CuCl3](-), and bishexadecylpyridinium tetrachloro cuprate (2 : 1), [Cp2](2+)[CuCl4](2-), were synthesized using the ligand insertion method. The complexes were characterized using elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and thermogravimetric analysis. The copper complexes were found to be thermally stable, and in the solid state, they possessed the perovskite arrangement with [Cp2](2+)[CuCl4](2-) exhibiting superior stability and crystallinity. The self aggregation behavior of the prepared complexes was analyzed in solution phase (in aqueous medium) using surface tension, conductivity, XRD and small angle neutron scattering (SANS). The results show that the presence of copper as a co-ion in both the stoichiometries results in lower critical micellization concentrations than their precursor. Micellization was thermodynamically spontaneous and micelles formed were ellipsoidal in shape and underwent a prolate ellipsoidal growth with an increase in the concentration of metallosurfactant, as estimated from the SANS. Furthermore, these metallosurfactants were investigated for biocompatibility (using hemolytic assay), antimicrobial activity (fungus and bacteria) and cytotoxicity using human cancerous cells. The hemolysis activity was found to depend on the aggregated state of the metallosurfactants, displaying the highest activity in the monomeric state, and the minimum for post micellar concentrations. The surfactants were found to enhance the antibacterial activity by twofold or more, with the addition of metal in both the stoichiometries. On the contrary, for anticancer and antifungal activities, barely any regular trend or generalization could be obtained. Nevertheless, the copper complexes exhibited high IC50 values for fR2 (healthy cells) signifying their higher safety in comparison to the cancerous cells.

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Appl Microbiol Biotechnol ; 100(6): 2603-15, 2016 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26830099

RESUMO

Scientific community has made a lot of efforts to combat the infectious diseases using antimicrobial agents, but these are associated with problems of development of multi-drug resistance and their adverse side effects. To tackle these challenges, nanocarrier-based drug delivery system using polysaccharides has received enormous attention in the past few years. These antimicrobial agents can become more efficacious when adsorbed, entrapped, or linked to polysaccharides. In addition, these nanocarrier-based systems provide an increase in the surface area of the drug and are able to achieve the targeted drug delivery as well as used for the synthesis of packaging materials with improved mechanical strength, barrier, and antimicrobial properties. This review focuses on potential therapeutic applications of nanocarrier-based drug delivery systems using polysaccharides for antimicrobial applications.


Assuntos
Anti-Infecciosos/farmacologia , Portadores de Fármacos , Nanoestruturas , Polissacarídeos/metabolismo , Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 24(14): 3146-9, 2014 Jul 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24878199

RESUMO

Camptothecin (CPT, 1) is a potent anticancer natural product which led to the discovery of two clinically used anticancer drugs topotecan and irinotecan. These two drugs are semisynthetic analogs of CPT, and thus the commercial production of CPT as a raw material from various plant sources and tissue culture methods is highly demanding. In the present study, the Dysoxylum binectariferum bark, was identified as an alternative source of CPT, through bioassay-guided isolation. The barks showed presence of CPT (1) and its 9-methoxy analog 2, whereas CPT alkaloids were not present in seeds and leaves. This is the first report on isolation of CPT alkaloids from Meliaceae family. An efficient chromatography-free protocol for enrichment and isolation of CPT from D. binectariferum has been established, which was able to enrich CPT up to 21% in the crude extract. The LCMS (MRM)-based quantification method revealed the presence of 0.105% of CPT in dry barks of D. binectariferum. The discovery of CPT from D. binectariferum bark will certainly create a global interest in cultivation of this plant as a new crop for commercial production of CPT. Isolation of anticancer drug CPT from this plant, indicates that along with rohitukine, CPT and 9-methoxy CPT also contributes significantly to the cytotoxicity of D. binectariferum.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/isolamento & purificação , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/farmacologia , Camptotecina/isolamento & purificação , Camptotecina/farmacologia , Meliaceae/química , Casca de Planta/química , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/química , Camptotecina/química , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Células HL-60 , Humanos , Espectrometria de Massas , Conformação Molecular , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 257(Pt 1): 128553, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38056736

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The work was designed to assess the amelioration effect of papain hydrolysis on the biochemical, techno-functional, and biological properties of apple seed protein isolate (API) after 0-90 min of hydrolysis. Hydrolysis significantly enhanced the nutritional value (protein content ˃ 90 %) while decreasing the average particle size. With increasing hydrolysis time, FTIR analysis revealed a transition from α-helix to ß-turn structure, indicating the unfolding of protein structure. This structural alteration positively influenced the functional characteristics, with samples hydrolyzed for 90 min exhibiting excellent solubility, higher water and oil absorption capacity, foaming capacity, and increased emulsifying activity index. Moreover, samples hydrolyzed for 90 min displayed the highest α-glucosidase (29.62-57.43 %), pancreatic lipase inhibition (12.87-31.08 %), and ACE inhibition (25.32-62.70 %) activity. Interestingly, the inhibiting ability of protein hydrolysates against α-glucosidase and ACE was more effective than pancreatic lipase, suggesting their usefulness as a functional ingredient, particularly in type II diabetes and hypertension management.


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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Malus , Inibidores da Enzima Conversora de Angiotensina/farmacologia , Inibidores da Enzima Conversora de Angiotensina/química , Hidrolisados de Proteína/química , alfa-Glucosidases/metabolismo , Malus/metabolismo , Lipase , Hidrólise , Antioxidantes/química , Angiotensinas , Sementes/metabolismo
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 257(Pt 1): 128563, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38070800

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Biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is primarily responsible for chronic wound and lung infections in humans. These infections are persistent owing to the biofilm's high tolerance to antimicrobials and constantly changing environmental factors. Understanding the mechanism governing biofilm formation can help to develop therapeutics explicitly directed against the molecular markers responsible for this process. After numerous years of research, many genes responsible for both in vitro and in vivo biofilm development remain unidentified. However, there is no "all in one" complete in vivo or in vitro biofilm model. Recent findings imply that the shift from planktonic bacteria to biofilms is a complicated and interrelated differentiation process. Research on the applications of omics technologies in P. aeruginosa biofilm development is ongoing, and these approaches hold great promise for expanding our knowledge of the mechanisms of biofilm formation. This review discusses the different factors that affect biofilm formation and compares P. aeruginosa biofilm formation using the omics approaches targeting essential biological macromolecules, such as DNA, RNA, Protein, and metabolome. Furthermore, we have outlined the application of currently available omics tools, such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, and integrated multi-omics methodologies, to understand the differential gene expression (biofilm vs. planktonic bacteria) of P. aeruginosa biofilms.


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Infecções por Pseudomonas , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Humanos , Proteômica , Plâncton/genética , Multiômica , Biofilmes , Infecções por Pseudomonas/microbiologia , Bactérias/genética , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 241: 124485, 2023 Jun 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37076071

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The fabrication and application of nanoemulsions for incorporating and delivering diverse bioactive compounds, particularly hydrophobic substances, is becoming an increasing focus of research with the potential to improve the nutritional and health status of individuals. Constant advancements in nanotechnological approaches aid in the creation of nanoemulsions using diverse biopolymers such as proteins, peptides, polysaccharides, and lipids to improve the stability, bioactivity, and bioavailability of active hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds. This article provides a comprehensive overview of various techniques used to create and characterize nanoemulsions as well as theories for understanding their stability. The article also highlights the advancement of nanoemulsions in boosting the bioaccessibility of nutraceuticals to help advance their potential use in various food and pharmaceutical formulations.


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Suplementos Nutricionais , Lipídeos , Humanos , Emulsões/química , Disponibilidade Biológica , Polissacarídeos
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IEEE Trans Nanobioscience ; 22(3): 582-589, 2023 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36350861

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In this communication, we purpose an alternative electrical method to determine the anti-bacterial activity of compounds. Polyaniline/magnetite (Fe3O4/PANI) and polyaniline/hydrochloric acid (HCl/PANI) nanocomposites have been prepared. We have tested the anti-bacterial activity of Fe3O4/PANI and HCl/PANI nanocomposites by Agarwell Diffusion Assay and Bacterial Inhibition Assay method. The electrical characteristics of the prepared composites have been measured. The doping of 12% of Fe3O4 in PANI caused a substantial increase in anti-bacterial activity. The observed bacterial inhibition is in agreement with optimized values of resistivity, loss factor, quality factor, and spontaneous magnetization. Sample 2 associated with 12% Fe3O4-PANI composites has a high resistivity of 1.70×106Ω .m among all prepared composites. The magnetic character and insulating nature of Fe3O4 influenced the investigated parameters. The morphological variation of prepared composites is also consistent with electrical parameters. The alleviated energy zone formed by the magnetic behavior of Fe3O4 and interfacial polarization of PANI mitigates the polarization/field of charge carriers of bacteria. These effects altogether diminish the energy of bacterial zone revealed in the experiment. The tuning of electrical parameters provides an alternative to control bacterial growth in various compounds. The proposed method of electrical characterization for the detection of the anti-bacterial activity of the compounds can be very useful in terms of time and cost in contrast to the lab tests performed in biological labs. After implementing an electrical parameter standard equivalent to anti-bacterial activity, real-time detection can be performed by electrical parameters in the fields outside without any hassle, which otherwise is not possible for biological labs.


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Nanocompostos , Nanocompostos/química , Bactérias , Compostos de Anilina/farmacologia , Compostos de Anilina/química , Condutividade Elétrica
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J Biomol Struct Dyn ; : 1-20, 2023 Sep 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37695672

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In an effort to develop new antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents, we have designed and synthesized a novel class of isatin-thiosemicarbazone-1,2,3-triazoles through the CuAAC approach. All the synthesized hybrids were characterized by several spectral techniques such as FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 2D NMR and HRMS. All the derivatives were evaluated for their antimicrobial and antibiofilm efficacy towards various microbial species. Triazole hybrid 8d exhibited the highest efficacy towards E. coli (MIC = 0.0067 µmol/mL) and S. aureus (MIC = 0.0067 µmol/mL), whereas, compounds 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e, 9a and terminal alkyne (10) significantly inhibited biofilm formation against S. aureus, B. subtilis and E. coli. To find out the structure-activity relationship and binding interactions of synthesized hybrids with enzymes 1KZN and 5TZ1, molecular docking for all the synthesized hybrids was carried out. DFT calculations for all hybrids and the molecular dynamics studies for compounds 9e and 9f were also performed to support the biological behavior of these hybrids.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

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ACS Omega ; 8(44): 41960-41968, 2023 Nov 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37969976

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In the present study, a series of benzotriazole-based ß-amino alcohols were efficiently synthesized in excellent yields via aminolysis of benzotriazolated epoxides under catalyst- and solvent-free conditions. Further these ß-amino alcohols were successfully utilized to synthesize the corresponding benzotriazole-based oxazolidine heterocyclic derivatives. All the synthesized compounds were characterized by various spectroscopic techniques such as 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectroscopy for structure elucidation. The compounds were subjected to a microtiter plate-based antimicrobial assay. The antimicrobial activity results reveal that the compounds 4a, 4e, and 5f were found to be active against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC-25923) with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 32, 8, and 64 µM, respectively. Also, the compounds 4a, 4e, 4k, 4i, 4m, 4n, 4o, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, and 5h showed effective activity against Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6633) with MICs of 64, 16, 16, 16, 64, 16, 64, 64, 32, 64, 8, and 16 µM, respectively. A biological investigation was conducted, including molecular docking of two compounds with several receptors to identify and confirm the best ligand-protein interactions. Hence, this study found a significant strategy to diversify the chemical molecules. The synthesized compounds play a potential role as an antibacterial intensifier against some pathogenic bacteria for the development of antibacterial substances.

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3 Biotech ; 12(8): 158, 2022 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35814036

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Diethyl sulphate-based mutagenesis was performed on fungal strain Tolypocladium inflatum MTCC-3538. Two mutant morphotypes MT1-3538 and MT2-3538 were selected for further chemo-profiling studies. LCMS/MS profiling of fungal crude extract confirmed that the wild-type and mutant strains (MT1-3538, MT2-3538) were competent to produce cyclosporine A. MT2-3538 produced 2.1 fold higher cyclosporine A in comparison to the wild type. Further, LCMS-based high throughput media optimization was performed for MT2-3538 in 20 different media combinations to increase cyclosporine A yield. On the basis of ion-intensity profiling, media combination consisting of Glucose 0.1 g/L; Peptone 0.005 g/L and Valine 0.005 g/L was selected and used for up-scaling purpose. Mutant MT2-3538 with optimized media combination increased cyclosporine yield 16 fold and could potentially be exploited for commercial outcomes. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03219-x.

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