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PLoS One ; 19(4): e0301086, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38662719

ABSTRACT

There is still a great global need for efficient treatments for the management of SARS-CoV-2 illness notwithstanding the availability and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations. Olive leaf is an herbal remedy with a potential antiviral activity that could improve the recovery of COVID-19 patients. In this work, the olive leaves major metabolites were screened in silico for their activity against SARS-CoV-2 by molecular docking on several viral targets such as methyl transferase, helicase, Plpro, Mpro, and RdRp. The results of in silico docking study showed that olive leaves phytoconstituents exhibited strong potential antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 selected targets. Verbacoside demonstrated a strong inhibition against methyl transferase, helicase, Plpro, Mpro, and RdRp (docking scores = -17.2, -20, -18.2, -19.8, and -21.7 kcal/mol.) respectively. Oleuropein inhibited 5rmm, Mpro, and RdRp (docking scores = -15, -16.6 and -18.6 kcal/mol., respectively) respectively. Apigenin-7-O-glucoside exhibited activity against methyl transferase and RdRp (docking score = -16.1 and -19.4 kcal/mol., respectively) while Luteolin-7-O-glucoside inhibited Plpro and RdRp (docking score = -15.2 and -20 kcal/mol., respectively). The in vitro antiviral assay was carried out on standardized olive leaf extract (SOLE) containing 20% oleuropein and IC50 was calculated. The results revealed that 20% SOLE demonstrated a moderate antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 with IC50 of 118.3 µg /mL. Accordingly, olive leaf could be a potential herbal therapy against SARS-CoV-2 but more in vivo and clinical investigations are recommended.


Subject(s)
Antiviral Agents , Iridoids , Molecular Docking Simulation , Olea , Plant Extracts , Plant Leaves , Polyphenols , SARS-CoV-2 , Olea/chemistry , Antiviral Agents/pharmacology , Antiviral Agents/chemistry , SARS-CoV-2/drug effects , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Iridoids/pharmacology , Iridoids/chemistry , Humans , Iridoid Glucosides/pharmacology , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Glucosides/pharmacology , Glucosides/chemistry , Methyltransferases/metabolism , Methyltransferases/antagonists & inhibitors , COVID-19/virology , Coronavirus 3C Proteases/antagonists & inhibitors , Coronavirus 3C Proteases/metabolism , Coronavirus 3C Proteases/chemistry , Computer Simulation , COVID-19 Drug Treatment , Luteolin/pharmacology , Luteolin/chemistry , RNA Helicases/metabolism , RNA Helicases/antagonists & inhibitors , Apigenin/pharmacology , Apigenin/chemistry
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Anal Chim Acta ; 1251: 340992, 2023 Apr 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36925284

ABSTRACT

In this work, ultrasound-assisted rapidly synergistic cloud point extraction (UARS-CPE) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) were combined to determine trace Pb in Gentiana rigescens Franch. ex Hemsl. (G. rigescens) samples. Under the optimal conditions, the enhancement factor (EF), limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantitation (LOQ) and precision were 33, 0.11 µg L-1, 0.37 µg L-1 and 1.3%, respectively. This method was applied to the analysis of G. rigescens samples, and the outcomes were in good agreement with the results determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). A mice model of immune liver injury induced by concanavalin A (ConA) was established, and the liver protection of G. rigescens and gentiopicroside (GPS) on it and the effects of various dosages of Pb exposure on its liver protection were studied. Pb at a dosage of 5 mg kg-1 had little effect on the liver protection of G. rigescens and GPS, while 25, 125 mg kg-1 dosages of Pb could significantly attenuate the liver protection of both. In addition, it aggravated the necrosis of hepatocytes and inflammatory cell infiltration, and these effects were dose-dependent.


Subject(s)
Gentiana , Animals , Mice , Gentiana/chemistry , Lead/toxicity , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Liver
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Fitoterapia ; 164: 105392, 2023 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36526221

ABSTRACT

Gentiana scabra, a famous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), has been documented in Chinese Pharmacopoeia for the treatment of hepatitis. Its index component gentiopicroside could not be detected in the decoction, which suggested that the quality control of the TCM with this ingredient needs attention. The transformed products were obtained from gentiopicroside, mimicking the traditional process of G. scabra. Further investigation of the heat-transformed products yielded two secoiridoid dimers, gentiovarisin A (1) and B (2), with an unprecedented 6/6/6/6/6-fused pentacyclic skeletons. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and the absolute configurations of 1 were confirmed as (+)-1 and (-)-1 by ECD method. Plausible transformation pathways of the isolates were also proposed. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited in vitro hepatoprotective activity similar to gentiopicroside, while (+)-1 displayed a more potent hepatoprotective activity than N-Acetyl-L-cysteine.


Subject(s)
Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Gentiana , Molecular Structure , Iridoid Glucosides/pharmacology , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Gentiana/chemistry , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry
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Mol Biol Evol ; 39(4)2022 04 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35298643

ABSTRACT

Countless reports describe the isolation and structural characterization of natural products, yet this information remains disconnected and underutilized. Using a cheminformatics approach, we leverage the reported observations of iridoid glucosides with the known phylogeny of a large iridoid producing plant family (Lamiaceae) to generate a set of biosynthetic pathways that best explain the extant iridoid chemical diversity. We developed a pathway reconstruction algorithm that connects iridoid reports via reactions and prunes this solution space by considering phylogenetic relationships between genera. We formulate a model that emulates the evolution of iridoid glucosides to create a synthetic data set, used to select the parameters that would best reconstruct the pathways, and apply them to the iridoid data set to generate pathway hypotheses. These computationally generated pathways were then used as the basis by which to select and screen biosynthetic enzyme candidates. Our model was successfully applied to discover a cytochrome P450 enzyme from Callicarpa americana that catalyzes the oxidation of bartsioside to aucubin, predicted by our model despite neither molecule having been observed in the genus. We also demonstrate aucubin synthase activity in orthologues of Vitex agnus-castus, and the outgroup Paulownia tomentosa, further strengthening the hypothesis, enabled by our model, that the reaction was present in the ancestral biosynthetic pathway. This is the first systematic hypothesis on the epi-iridoid glucosides biosynthesis in 25 years and sets the stage for streamlined work on the iridoid pathway. This work highlights how curation and computational analysis of widely available structural data can facilitate hypothesis-based gene discovery.


Subject(s)
Iridoid Glucosides , Lamiaceae , Cheminformatics , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/metabolism , Iridoids/metabolism , Lamiaceae/genetics , Lamiaceae/metabolism , Phylogeny
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Pak J Pharm Sci ; 35(1): 35-40, 2022 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35221270

ABSTRACT

Syringa pubescens Turcz is commonly used folk medicinal herb in west of Henan Province of China. In this work, water and various concentration of methanol, ethanol and acetone in water were used as solvent to extract echinacoside and oleuropein from S. pubescens. The antioxidant properties of different extracts were evaluated using various in vitro assays. The highest yields of echinacoside and oleuropein were obtained by using the 60% aqueous methanol and 80% aqueous ethanol, respectively. The extracts of water, aqueous ethanol or methanol showed strong antioxidant abilities. Furthermore, the high correlation between echinacoside content and antioxidant properties was found. The contribution of oleuropein content was not significant to antioxidant abilities. These findings indicate that S. pubescens can be used as a new natural antioxidant resource.


Subject(s)
Antioxidants/pharmacology , Glycosides/pharmacology , Iridoid Glucosides/pharmacology , Phytotherapy , Syringa/chemistry , Acetone , Antioxidants/chemistry , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Ethanol , Glycosides/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Methanol , Solvents/chemistry , Water
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Nat Prod Res ; 36(7): 1716-1724, 2022 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32851863

ABSTRACT

Phytochemical investigation of the roots of Rothmannia wittii led to the isolation of three new iridoid glucosides, named rothmanniosides A-C (1-3), and nine known compounds (4-12). Their structures, including their absolute configurations, were elucidated by thorough analysis of mass spectrometric and NMR spectroscopic data, together with CD calculations. Compounds 4 and 11 are reported from the Rubiaceae family for the first time.


Subject(s)
Iridoid Glucosides , Rubiaceae , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Iridoids/chemistry , Molecular Structure , Plant Roots/chemistry , Rubiaceae/chemistry
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PLoS One ; 16(11): e0260182, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34784391

ABSTRACT

Wild varieties in nature are known to be better adapted to climate change and more resistant to arid conditions common in some regions of the world. Oil samples of two cultivated varieties, Chemlal and Lemli, and one sylvestris variety were collected at four different harvesting periods in the semi-arid region of Bouira, Algeria. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the genetic and maturity factors on the quality indices (acidity, peroxides value, and the parameters K232, K270), fatty acids profile, phenolic composition, and antioxidant activity of monovarietal olive oils. The study showed that early harvest dates of the fruits produced oils richer in pigments and phenolic compounds, with high antioxidant activity registered in both wild and cultivated varieties. Moreover, all oil samples showed high values of secoiridoids exceeding 60-90% of total biophenols, with higher values found in oleaster oils, which are correlated with high resistance to oxidation attacks. UHPLC-DAD and UHPLC-HRMS analyses showed that the secoiridoids composition is dominated by a profile rich in several isomers of oleuropein and ligstroside aglycons, which in turn represent more than 60% of the total secoiridoids in olive and Oleaster oils. Furthermore, chemometric analysis on the data allowed a better appreciation of the sensitivity of the virgin olive oil composition to the changes in genetic and ripening factors. According to the principal component analysis, phenolic and fatty acid profiles were the most important components contributing to the discrimination between olive oil samples.


Subject(s)
Fruit/chemistry , Iridoids/chemistry , Olive Oil/chemistry , Algeria , Antioxidants/chemistry , Chemometrics/methods , Fatty Acids/chemistry , Glucosides/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Olea/chemistry , Phenols/chemistry , Phoeniceae/chemistry , Pyrans/chemistry
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Biomolecules ; 11(10)2021 10 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34680124

ABSTRACT

Natural products have been the main source of bioactive molecules for centuries. We tested the biological profile of two metabolites extracted from Gentiana lutea L. by means of computational techniques and in vitro assays. The two molecules (loganic acid and gentiopicroside) were tested in silico using an innovative technique, named Inverse Virtual Screening (IVS), to highlight putative partners among a panel of proteins involved in inflammation and cancer events. A positive binding with cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), alpha-1-antichymotrypsin, and alpha-1-acid glycoprotein emerged from the computational experiments and the outcomes from the promising interaction with COX-2 were confirmed by Western blot, highlighting the reliability of IVS in the field of the natural products.


Subject(s)
Computational Biology , Gentiana/metabolism , Iridoid Glucosides/pharmacology , Iridoids/pharmacology , Metabolome , Animals , Cell Line , Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism , Doxycycline/chemistry , Doxycycline/pharmacology , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical , In Vitro Techniques , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Iridoids/chemistry , Ligands , Mice , Molecular Docking Simulation , Molecular Dynamics Simulation , Proteins/chemistry
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Biomed Res Int ; 2021: 9945149, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34368363

ABSTRACT

Picroside II is an important ingredient agent in Traditional Chinese medicine and hoped to reduce hepatocellular injury caused by severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). An SAP-induced hepatocellular injury model was established in rats by using pentobarbital sodium. 27 rats were divided into 3 groups: the sham group (SG), model group (MG), and Picroside groups (PG). SAP-induced hepatocellular injury was assessed using hematoxylin and eosin staining. We measured hepatocellular enzymes (amylase (AMY), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)), oxidative stress factors (superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA)), and inflammatory factors (tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin- (IL-) 6, and IL-10), apoptotic factors (BAX and cleaved caspase 3), and inflammatory signaling (Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), p-JAK2, and p-STAT3) in hepatocellular tissues. The SAP-induced hepatocellular injury model was successfully established. Picroside II treatment repaired hepatocellular injury by reducing the activities of AMY, ALT, and AST; reducing the levels of MDA, TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, p-JAK2, p-STAT3, BAX, and cleaved caspase 3; and increasing the levels of SOD and IL-10. Picroside II exerted protective function for the SAP-induced hepatocellular injury model. Picroside II improved SAP-induced hepatocellular injury and antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties by affecting JAK2/STAT3 phosphorylation signaling.


Subject(s)
Cinnamates/pharmacology , Hepatocytes/pathology , Iridoid Glucosides/pharmacology , Janus Kinase 2/metabolism , Pancreatitis/pathology , STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Acute Disease , Animals , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Antioxidants/metabolism , Apoptosis/drug effects , Bile Acids and Salts/blood , Cholestasis/pathology , Cinnamates/chemistry , Cytokines/metabolism , Hepatocytes/drug effects , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Liver/enzymology , Liver/pathology , Male , Models, Biological , Pancreatitis/blood , Phosphorylation/drug effects , RNA, Messenger/genetics , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Molecules ; 26(9)2021 May 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34067107

ABSTRACT

Increased blood glucose in diabetic individuals results in the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), causing various adverse effects on kidney cells, thereby leading to diabetic nephropathy (DN). In this study, the antiglycative potential of Swertiamarin (SM) isolated from the methanolic extract of E. littorale was explored. The effect of SM on protein glycation was studied by incubating bovine serum albumin with fructose at 60 °C in the presence and absence of different concentrations of swertiamarin for 24 h. For comparative analysis, metformin was also used at similar concentrations as SM. Further, to understand the role of SM in preventing DN, in vitro studies using NRK-52E cells were done by treating cells with methylglyoxal (MG) in the presence and absence of SM. SM showed better antiglycative potential as compared to metformin. In addition, SM could prevent the MG mediated pathogenesis in DN by reducing levels of argpyrimidine, oxidative stress and epithelial mesenchymal transition in kidney cells. SM also downregulated the expression of interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1ß. This study, for the first time, reports the antiglycative potential of SM and also provides novel insights into the molecular mechanisms by which SM prevents toxicity of MG on rat kidney cells.


Subject(s)
Epithelial Cells/pathology , Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/drug effects , Iridoid Glucosides/pharmacology , Kidney/pathology , Oxidative Stress/drug effects , Protective Agents/pharmacology , Pyrones/pharmacology , Animals , Cattle , Cell Shape/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/drug effects , Epithelial Cells/metabolism , Fluorescence , Fructose , Glycation End Products, Advanced/metabolism , Glycosylation/drug effects , Inflammation/pathology , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/isolation & purification , Ligands , Malondialdehyde/metabolism , Mass Spectrometry , Ornithine/analogs & derivatives , Ornithine/chemistry , Ornithine/pharmacology , Protein Carbonylation/drug effects , Pyrimidines/chemistry , Pyrimidines/pharmacology , Pyrones/chemistry , Pyrones/isolation & purification , Pyruvaldehyde , Rats , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism , Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products/metabolism , Serum Albumin, Bovine/metabolism , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
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Molecules ; 26(11)2021 May 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34070620

ABSTRACT

Lipid nanoparticles based on multiple emulsion (W/O/W) systems are suitable for incorporating hydrophilic active substances, including iridoid glycosides. This study involved optimization of composition of lipid nanoparticles, incorporation of active compounds (aucubin and catalpol), evaluation of stability of the resulting nanocarriers, and characterization of their lipid matrix. Based on 32 factorial design, an optimized dispersion of lipid nanoparticles (solid lipid:surfactant-4.5:1.0 wt.%) was developed, predisposed for the incorporation of iridoid glycosides by emulsification-sonication method. The encapsulation efficiency of the active substances was determined at nearly 90% (aucubin) and 77% (catalpol). Regarding the stability study, room temperature was found to be the most suitable for maintaining the expected physicochemical parameter values (particle size < 100 nm; polydispersity index < 0.3; zeta potential > |± 30 mV|). Characterization of the lipid matrix confirmed the nanometer size range of the resulting carriers (below 100 nm), as well as the presence of the lipid in the stable ß' form.


Subject(s)
Iridoid Glycosides/chemistry , Lipids/chemistry , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry
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Molecules ; 26(11)2021 May 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34071573

ABSTRACT

Mass spectrometry analyses carried out on mass spectrometers equipped with soft ionization sources demonstrated their utility in the assessment of the formation of noncovalent complexes and the localization of the binding sites. Direct analyses by mass spectrometry of the noncovalent complex formed in acidic and mildly acidic environments by amyloid beta (1-40) peptide and oleuropein have been previously described, and, in several studies, the absorption, metabolism, excretion, and the implications in the prevention and therapy of Alzheimer's disease of oleuropein have been investigated. Our paper presents modifications of the method previously employed for noncovalent complex observation, namely, the amyloid beta (1-40) pretreatment, followed by an increase in the pH and replacement of the chemical environment from ammonium acetate to ammonium bicarbonate. The formation of noncovalent complexes with one or two molecules of oleuropein was detected in all chemical solutions used, and the amyloid beta (17-28) binding site was identified via proteolytic experiments using trypsin prior to and after noncovalent complex formation. Our results highlight the importance of further studies on the effect of oleuropein against amyloid beta aggregation.


Subject(s)
Amyloid beta-Peptides/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Mass Spectrometry/methods , Peptide Fragments/chemistry , Acetates/chemistry , Alzheimer Disease/metabolism , Bicarbonates/chemistry , Binding Sites , Humans , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Peptide Hydrolases/metabolism , Protein Binding , Proteolysis , Solvents/chemistry , Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization , Trypsin/metabolism
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Drug Des Devel Ther ; 15: 2721-2746, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34188450

ABSTRACT

Swertiamarin, a seco-iridoid glycoside, is mainly found in Enicostemma littorale Blume (E. littorale) and exhibits therapeutic activities for various diseases. The present study aimed to provide a review of swertiamarin in terms of its phytochemistry, physicochemical properties, biosynthesis, pharmacology and therapeutic potential. Relevant literature was collected from several scientific databases, including PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Google Scholar, between 1990 and the present. This review included the distribution of swertiamarin in medicinal plants and its isolation, characterization, physicochemical properties and possible biosynthetic pathways. A comprehensive summary of the pharmacological activities, therapeutic potential and metabolic pathways of swertiamarin was also included after careful screening and tabulation. Based on the reported evidence, swertiamarin meets all five of Lipinski's rules for drug-like properties. Thereafter, the physicochemical properties of swertiamarin were detailed and analyzed. A simple and rapid method for isolating swertiamarin from E. littorale has been described. The present review proposed that swertiamarin may be biosynthesized by the mevalonate or nonmevalonate pathways, followed by the seco-iridoid pathway. It has also been found that swertiamarin is a potent compound with diverse pharmacological activities, including hepatoprotective, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiarthritis, antidiabetic, antioxidant, neuroprotective and gastroprotective activities. The anticancer activity of swertiamarin against different cancer cell lines has been recently reported. The underlying mechanisms of all these pharmacological effects are diverse and seem to involve the regulation of different molecular targets, including growth factors, inflammatory cytokines, protein kinases, apoptosis-related proteins, receptors and enzymes. Swertiamarin also modulates the activity of several transcription factors, and their signaling pathways in various pathological conditions are also discussed. Moreover, we have highlighted the toxicity profile, pharmacokinetics and possible structural modifications of swertiamarin. The pharmacological activities and therapeutic potential of swertiamarin have been extensively investigated. However, more advanced studies are required including clinical trials and studies on the bioavailability, permeability and administration of safe doses to offer swertiamarin as a novel candidate for future drug development.


Subject(s)
Drug Development , Gentianaceae/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/pharmacology , Pyrones/pharmacology , Animals , Drug Discovery , Humans , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/isolation & purification , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Pyrones/chemistry , Pyrones/isolation & purification
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Nat Prod Res ; 35(9): 1544-1549, 2021 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33938336

ABSTRACT

One new secoiridoid compound swertiamarin B (1), along with a known compound lytanthosalin (2), were isolated from ethanol extract of the aerial parts of Swertia mussotii. Their structures were elucidated by the detailed analysis of comprehensive spectroscopic data. All compounds were first isolated from the Swertia genus. Their antitumor activities were evaluated for four human tumor cell lines (HCT-116, HepG2, MGC-803 and A549). Compounds 1 and 2 showed excellent cytotoxic activities toward the MGC-803 cell lines with IC50 values 3.61 and 12.04 µM, respectively.


Subject(s)
Iridoids/isolation & purification , Iridoids/pharmacology , Plant Components, Aerial/chemistry , Swertia/chemistry , Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Cell Death/drug effects , Cell Line, Tumor , Humans , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/isolation & purification , Iridoid Glucosides/pharmacology , Iridoids/chemistry , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Pyrones/chemistry , Pyrones/isolation & purification , Pyrones/pharmacology
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Molecules ; 26(7)2021 Apr 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33917644

ABSTRACT

Oxidative stability of food is one of the most important parameters affecting integrity and consequently nutritional properties of dietary constituents. Antioxidants are widely used to avoid deterioration during transformation, packaging, and storage of food. In this paper, novel poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-based films were prepared by solvent casting method adding an hydroxytyrosol-enriched extract (HTyrE) or an oleuropein-enriched extract (OleE) in different percentages (5, 10 and 20% w/w) and a combination of both at 5% w/w. Both extracts were obtained from olive oil wastes and by-products using a sustainable process based on membrane technologies. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of each sample carried out by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and nuclear resonance magnetic spectroscopy (NMR) proved that the main components were hydroxytyrosol (HTyr) and oleuropein (Ole), respectively, two well-known antioxidant bioactive compounds found in Olea europaea L. All novel formulations were characterized investigating their morphological, optical and antioxidant properties. The promising performances suggest a potential use in active food packaging to preserve oxidative-sensitive food products. Moreover, this research represents a valuable example of reuse and valorization of agro-industrial wastes and by-products according to the circular economy model.


Subject(s)
Antioxidants/pharmacology , Iridoid Glucosides/pharmacology , Olive Oil/chemistry , Phenylethyl Alcohol/analogs & derivatives , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Polyvinyl Alcohol/chemistry , Waste Products/analysis , Calorimetry, Differential Scanning , Free Radical Scavengers/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Phenols/analysis , Phenylethyl Alcohol/chemistry , Phenylethyl Alcohol/pharmacology , Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Thermogravimetry
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Int J Mol Sci ; 22(7)2021 Mar 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33804997

ABSTRACT

Over the last years, different nanomaterials have been investigated to design highly selective and sensitive sensors, reaching nano/picomolar concentrations of biomolecules, which is crucial for medical sciences and the healthcare industry in order to assess physiological and metabolic parameters. The discovery of graphene (G) has unexpectedly impulsed research on developing cost-effective electrode materials owed to its unique physical and chemical properties, including high specific surface area, elevated carrier mobility, exceptional electrical and thermal conductivity, strong stiffness and strength combined with flexibility and optical transparency. G and its derivatives, including graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO), are becoming an important class of nanomaterials in the area of optical and electrochemical sensors. The presence of oxygenated functional groups makes GO nanosheets amphiphilic, facilitating chemical functionalization. G-based nanomaterials can be easily combined with different types of inorganic nanoparticles, including metals and metal oxides, quantum dots, organic polymers, and biomolecules, to yield a wide range of nanocomposites with enhanced sensitivity for sensor applications. This review provides an overview of recent research on G-based nanocomposites for the detection of bioactive compounds, providing insights on the unique advantages offered by G and its derivatives. Their synthesis process, functionalization routes, and main properties are summarized, and the main challenges are also discussed. The antioxidants selected for this review are melatonin, gallic acid, tannic acid, resveratrol, oleuropein, hydroxytyrosol, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, and curcumin. They were chosen owed to their beneficial properties for human health, including antibiotic, antiviral, cardiovascular protector, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, cytoprotective, neuroprotective, antiageing, antidegenerative, and antiallergic capacity. The sensitivity and selectivity of G-based electrochemical and fluorescent sensors are also examined. Finally, the future outlook for the development of G-based sensors for this type of biocompounds is outlined.


Subject(s)
Biosensing Techniques , Electric Conductivity , Graphite/chemistry , Antioxidants/chemistry , Ascorbic Acid/chemistry , Curcumin/chemistry , Electrodes , Free Radicals , Gallic Acid/chemistry , Humans , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Melatonin/chemistry , Metals/chemistry , Nanocomposites/chemistry , Nanostructures/chemistry , Oxides/chemistry , Phenylethyl Alcohol/analogs & derivatives , Phenylethyl Alcohol/chemistry , Quantum Dots , Resveratrol/chemistry , Tannins/chemistry , Tocopherols/chemistry
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Fitoterapia ; 151: 104879, 2021 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33689876

ABSTRACT

Swertia mileensis, known as Qing-Ye-Dan (QYD), has been documented in Chinese Pharmacopoeia to cure hepatitis. Interestingly, its announced main active component, swertiamarin, could not be detected in the decoction, which indicated that the efficacy of QYD might be attributed to heat-transformed products of swertiamarin (HTPS). Further investigation on HTPS led to the isolation of sweritranslactone D (1), a novel secoiridoid dimer possessing a tetracyclic lactone skeleton, with better hepatoprotective activity than N-acetyl-L-cysteine in vitro.


Subject(s)
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/drug therapy , Hot Temperature , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Lactones/chemistry , Protective Agents/pharmacology , Pyrones/chemistry , Animals , Cell Line , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Humans , Mice , Molecular Structure , Protective Agents/isolation & purification , Swertia/chemistry
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J Ethnopharmacol ; 274: 113966, 2021 Jun 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33647427

ABSTRACT

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Gentiana kurroo is a multipurpose critically endangered medicinal herb prescribed as medicine in Ayurveda in India and exhibits various pharmacological properties including anti-cancer activity. The species is rich repository of pharmacologically active secondary metabolites together with secoiridoidal glycosides. AIM OF THE STUDY: The study aimed to investigate the chemical diversity in different populations/cytotypes prevailing in G. kurroo to identify elite genetic stocks in terms of optimum accumulation/biosynthesis of desired metabolites and having higher in-vitro cytotoxicity potential in relation to chemotypic diversity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The wild plants of the species were collected from different ranges of altitudes from the Kashmir Himalayas. For cytological evaluation, the standard meiotic analysis was performed. The standard LC-MS/MS technique was employed for phytochemical analysis based on different marker compounds viz. sweroside, swertiamarin, and gentiopicroside. Different tissues such as root-stock, aerial parts, and flowers were used for chemo-profiling. Further, the methanolic extracts of diploid and tetraploid cytotypes were assessed for cytotoxic activity by using MTT assay against four different human cancer cell lines. RESULTS: The quantification of major bioactive compounds based on tissue- and location-specific comparison, as well as in-vitro cytotoxic potential among extant cytotypes, was evaluated. The comprehensive cytomorphological studies of the populations from NW Himalayas revealed the occurrence of different chromosomal races viz. n = 13, 26. The tetraploid cytotype was hitherto unreported. The tissue-specific chemo-profiling revealed relative dominance of different phytoconstituents in root-stock. There was a noticeable increase in the quantity of the analyzed compounds in relation to increasing ploidy status along the increasing altitudes. The MTT assay of methanolic extracts of diploid and tetraploid cytotypes displayed significant cytotoxicity potential in tetraploids. The root-stock extracts of tetraploids were highly active extracts with IC50 value ranges from 5.65 to 8.53 µg/mL against HCT-116 colon cancer. CONCLUSION: The chemical evaluation of major bioactive compounds in diverse cytotypes from different plant parts along different altitudes presented an appreciable variability in sweroside, swertiamarin, and gentiopicroside contents. Additionally, the concentrations of these phytoconstituents varied for cytotoxicity potential among different screened cytotypes. This quantitative difference of active bio-constituents was in correspondence with the growth inhibition percentage of different tested cancer cell lines. Thus, the present investigation strongly alludes towards a prognostic approach for the identification of elite cytotypes/chemotypes with significant pharmacological potential.


Subject(s)
Chromosomes, Plant , Gentiana/chemistry , Gentiana/genetics , Plant Extracts/genetics , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Plants, Medicinal/chemistry , Plants, Medicinal/genetics , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Survival/drug effects , Chromosomes, Plant/genetics , Diploidy , Gentiana/cytology , Gentiana/growth & development , Humans , India , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Medicine, Ayurvedic , Phytochemicals/analysis , Plant Components, Aerial/chemistry , Plant Components, Aerial/cytology , Plant Components, Aerial/genetics , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Plant Roots/chemistry , Plant Roots/cytology , Plant Roots/genetics , Plants, Medicinal/cytology , Pyrones/chemistry , Tetraploidy
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Bioorg Chem ; 108: 104655, 2021 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33548732

ABSTRACT

The elusive targets and the multifactorial etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) have hampered the discovery of a potent drug for PD. Furthermore, the presently available medications provide only symptomatic relief and have failed to mitigate the pathogenesis associated with PD. Therefore, the current study was aimed to evaluate the prospective of swertiamarin (SW), a secoiridoid glycoside isolated from a traditional medicinal plant, Enicostemma littorale Blume to ameliorate the characteristic features of PD in Caenorhabditis elegans. SW (25 µM) administration decreased the α-synuclein (α-syn) deposition, inhibited apoptosis and increased dopamine level mediated through upregulating the expression of genes linked to ceramide synthesis, mitochondrial morphology and function regulation, fatty acid desaturase genes along with stress responsive MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) pathway genes. The neuroprotective effect of SW was evident from the robust reduction of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration independent of dopamine transporter (dat-1). SW mediated translational regulation of MAPK pathway genes was observed through increase expression of SKN-1 and GST-4. Further, in-silico molecular docking analysis of SW with C. elegans MEK-1 showed a promising binding affinity affirming the in-vivo results. Overall, these novel finding supports that SW is a possible lead for drug development against the multi- factorial PD pathologies.


Subject(s)
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/metabolism , DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Gentianaceae/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/pharmacology , Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology , Parkinson Disease/drug therapy , Pyrones/pharmacology , Transcription Factors/metabolism , alpha-Synuclein/antagonists & inhibitors , Animals , Apoptosis/drug effects , Caenorhabditis elegans/drug effects , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Humans , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/isolation & purification , Molecular Structure , Neuroprotective Agents/chemistry , Neuroprotective Agents/isolation & purification , Parkinson Disease/metabolism , Pyrones/chemistry , Pyrones/isolation & purification , Signal Transduction/drug effects , Structure-Activity Relationship , alpha-Synuclein/genetics , alpha-Synuclein/metabolism
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Nat Prod Res ; 35(9): 1491-1496, 2021 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31429297

ABSTRACT

A phytochemical investigation on the whole plant of Plantago maxima Juss. ex Jacq led to the isolation of a new and rare chlorinated iridoid glycoside named plantomoside (1), along with three known compounds, geniposidic acid (2), 10-deoxygeniposidic acid (3), and viteoid II (4). The structure of 1 was determined through 1 D and 2 D NMR spectroscopic data analysis, HR-ESI-MS, and acid hydrolysis.


Subject(s)
Chlorine/chemistry , Iridoid Glycosides/isolation & purification , Plantago/chemistry , Animals , Cell Death/drug effects , Cell Line, Tumor , Humans , Iridoid Glucosides/chemistry , Iridoid Glucosides/isolation & purification , Iridoid Glycosides/chemistry , Iridoid Glycosides/pharmacology , Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology , Mice , Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis , Phytochemicals/chemistry , Phytochemicals/isolation & purification , Phytochemicals/pharmacology , RAW 264.7 Cells
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