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Mladenović MZ, Ristić MN, Bogdanović AI, Ristić NR, Boylan F, Radulović NS. Wax Composition of Serbian Dianthus spp. (Caryophyllaceae): Identification of New Metabolites and Chemotaxonomic Implications. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:plants12112094. [PMID: 37299073 DOI: 10.3390/plants12112094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Although ethnopharmacologically renowned, wax constituents of Dianthus species were sporadically studied. A combination of GC-MS analysis, synthesis, and chemical transformations enabled the identification of 275 constituents of diethyl-ether washings of aerial parts and/or flowers of six Dianthus taxa (Dianthus carthusianorum, D. deltoides, D. giganteus subsp. banaticus, D. integer subsp. minutiflorus, D. petraeus, and D. superbus) and one Petrorhagia taxon (P. prolifera) from Serbia. Seventeen of these constituents (nonacosyl benzoate, additional 12 benzoates with anteiso-branched 1-alkanols, eicosyl tiglate, triacontane-14,16-dione, dotriacontane-14,16-dione, and tetratriacontane-16,18-dione) and two additional synthesized eicosyl esters (angelate and senecioate) represent completely new compounds. The structures of the tentatively identified β-ketones were confirmed by analysis of the mass fragmentation of the corresponding pyrazoles and silyl enol ethers obtained by transformations of crude extracts and extract fractions. Silylation allowed the identification of 114 additional constituents, including a completely new natural product (30-methylhentriacontan-1-ol). The results obtained by multivariate statistical analyses showed that the chemical profile of Dianthus taxa's surface waxes is subject to both genetic and ecological factors, whereas the latter seemingly takes a more important role for the studied Dianthus samples.
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- Marko Z Mladenović
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia
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- Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Priština, Lole Ribara 29, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia
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- Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Priština, Lole Ribara 29, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panoz Institute, and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia
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Živković Stošić MZ, Radulović NS, Genčić MS, Ranđelović VN. Very-Long-Chain Wax Constituents from Primula veris and P. acaulis: Does the Paradigm of Non-Branched vs. Branched Chain Dominance Universally Hold in all Plant Taxa? Chem Biodivers 2021; 18:e2100285. [PMID: 34028186 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Herein n-, iso- and anteiso-series of very-long-chained (VLC) alkanes (C21 -C35 ), fatty acid benzyl esters (FABEs; C20 -C32 ), and 2-alkanones (C23 -C35 ) were identified in the wax of Primula veris L. and P. acaulis (L.) L. (Primulaceae). For the very first time in a sample of natural origin, the presence of iso- and anteiso-VLC FABEs and 2-alkanones was unequivocally confirmed by synthetic work, derivatization, and NMR. It should be noted that the studied species produced unusually high amounts of branched wax constituents (e. g., >50 % of 2-alkanones were branched isomers). The domination of iso-isomers, probably biosynthesized from leucine-derived starters, is a unique feature in the Plant Kingdom. The plant organ distribution of these VLC compounds in P. acaulis samples (different habitats and phenological phases) pointed to their possible ecological value. This was supported by a eutectic behavior of binary blends of FABEs and alkanes, as well as by high UV-C absorption by FABEs.
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- Milena Z Živković Stošić
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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Đorđević MR, Zlatković DB, Radulović NS. Scilla bifolia
Wax as a Source of Diverse Long‐Chain Resorcinols and Alkane‐1,3‐diols. Chem Biodivers 2020; 18:e2000811. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202000811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Miljana R. Đorđević
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics University of Niš Višegradska 33 18000 Niš Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics University of Niš Višegradska 33 18000 Niš Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics University of Niš Višegradska 33 18000 Niš Serbia
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Trajčíková E, Kurin E, Slobodníková L, Straka M, Lichváriková A, Dokupilová S, Čičová I, Nagy M, Mučaji P, Bittner Fialová S. Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of Four Lycopus Taxa and an Interaction Study of Their Major Compounds. Molecules 2020; 25:E1422. [PMID: 32245012 PMCID: PMC7144923 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25061422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The compositions of leaf infusions of three genotypes of Lycopus europaeus L. with origins in central Europe, namely L. europaeus A (LeuA), L. europaeus B (LeuB), and L. europaeus C (LeuC), and one genotype of L. exaltatus (Lex), were examined by LC-MS-DAD (Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry and Diode Array Detection) analysis. This revealed the presence of thirteen compounds belonging to the groups of phenolic acids and flavonoids, with a predominance of rosmarinic acid (RA) and luteolin-7-O-glucuronide (LGlr). The antimicrobial activity of leaf infusions was tested on the collection strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and on the clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains. We detected higher activity against Gram-positive bacteria, of which the most susceptible strains were those of Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant and poly-resistant strains. Furthermore, we examined the antioxidant activity of leaf infusions using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) methods, and on NIH/3T3 cell lines using dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA). We also studied the mutual interactions between selected infusions, namely RA and/or LGlr. In the mixtures of leaf infusion and RA or LGlr, we observed slight synergism and a high dose reduction index in most cases. This leads to the beneficial dose reduction at a given antioxidant effect level in mixtures compared to the doses of the parts used alone. Therefore, our study draws attention to further applications of the Lycopus leaves as a valuable alternative source of natural antioxidants and as a promising topical antibacterial agent for medicinal use.
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- Eva Trajčíková
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia; (E.T.); (E.K.); (M.N.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia; (E.T.); (E.K.); (M.N.); (P.M.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and the University Hospital in Bratislava, Comenius University in Bratislava, Sasinkova 4, 811 08 Bratislava, Slovakia; (L.S.); (M.S.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and the University Hospital in Bratislava, Comenius University in Bratislava, Sasinkova 4, 811 08 Bratislava, Slovakia; (L.S.); (M.S.)
- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Nuclear Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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- National Agricultural and Food Centre, Research Institute of Plant Production, 92168 Piešťany, Slovakia;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia; (E.T.); (E.K.); (M.N.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia; (E.T.); (E.K.); (M.N.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia; (E.T.); (E.K.); (M.N.); (P.M.)
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Dekić BR, Ristić MN, Mladenović MZ, Dekić VS, Ristić NR, Ranđelović V, Radulović NS. Diethyl‐Ether Flower Washings of
Dianthus cruentus
Griseb
. (Caryophyllaceae): Derivatization Reactions Leading to the Identification of New Wax Constituents. Chem Biodivers 2019; 16:e1900153. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201900153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Biljana R. Dekić
- Faculty of Natural Science and MathematicsUniversity of Priština Lole Ribara 29 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica Serbia
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- Faculty of Natural Science and MathematicsUniversity of Priština Lole Ribara 29 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica Serbia
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of Sciences and MathematicsUniversity of Niš Višegradska 33 18000 Niš Serbia
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- Faculty of Natural Science and MathematicsUniversity of Priština Lole Ribara 29 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica Serbia
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- Faculty of Natural Science and MathematicsUniversity of Priština Lole Ribara 29 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica Serbia
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- Department of Biology and EcologyFaculty of Sciences and MathematicsUniversity of Niš Višegradska 33 18000 Niš Serbia
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of Sciences and MathematicsUniversity of Niš Višegradska 33 18000 Niš Serbia
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Revoltella S, Baraldo G, Waltenberger B, Schwaiger S, Kofler P, Moesslacher J, Huber-Seidel A, Pagitz K, Kohl R, Jansen-Duerr P, Stuppner H. Identification of the NADPH Oxidase 4 Inhibiting Principle of Lycopus europaeus. Molecules 2018; 23:E653. [PMID: 29538284 PMCID: PMC6017630 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23030653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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NADPH oxidase 4 (Nox4) has recently been implicated as driving force in cellular senescence. Thus, there is growing interest to develop Nox4 inhibitors, which might be valuable agents for cosmeceutical applications. Alpine plants represent a valuable source for the identification of novel bioactive natural products with anti-ageing effects, especially substances that protect plants against UV radiation, which is also known to contribute to the ageing of human skin. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify novel Nox4 inhibitors from alpine plants. Within an initial screening of extracts of alpine plants on their ability to inhibit Nox4 activity in HEK cells, the methanolic extract of the subaerial parts of Lycopus europaeus showed a strong inhibition of Nox4 (81% chemiluminescence quenching) and a simultaneously high cell viability (91% vitality). Rosmarinic acid was isolated and identified as the major compound in this bioactive extract. It showed a dose dependent inhibitory activity on Nox4 with an IC50 of 1 µM. Moreover, it also showed a significant inhibitory activity on Nox2 in the low micromolar range, whereas no inhibition of Nox5 was detected. Further investigations confirmed that the observed effects of rosmarinic acid on Nox2 and Nox4 are real inhibitory activities, and not due to ROS scavenging effects. Therefore, L. europaeus, which we demonstrated to be a good source of rosmarinic acid, has great potential for usage in cosmeceutical products with anti-ageing activity.
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- Silvia Revoltella
- Institute of Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute for Biomedical Aging Research and CMBI, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute for Biomedical Aging Research and CMBI, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of Botany, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Cura Marketing GmbH, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute for Biomedical Aging Research and CMBI, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Vukićević DR, Stevanović DD, Genčić MS, Blagojević PD, Radulović NS. Essential-Oil Constituents and Alkanes of Cephalaria ambrosioides Roem. & Schult. (Family Caprifoliaceae, Subfamily Dipsacaceae) and (Chemo)taxonomic Discernment of the Subfamilies Dipsacaceae and Morinaceae. Chem Biodivers 2016; 13:198-209. [PMID: 26880432 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201500050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Herein, the results of the first study of the volatile and alkane profiles of Cephalaria ambrosioides Roem. & Schult. (Caprifoliaceae, subfamily Dipsacaceae) were reported. The GC-FID and GC/MS analyses of the essential oils hydrodistilled from leaves and stems (CA1) and flowers (CA2) of C. ambrosioides allowed the identification of 284 different components. The main compounds of the studied oil samples were palmitic acid (24.3 and 32.5% for CA1 and CA2, resp.), hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (1.4 and 10.8% for CA1 and CA2, resp.), (Z)-hex-3-en-1-ol (7.0 and <0.1% for CA1 and CA2, resp.), and linoleic acid (1.9 and 6.5% for CA1 and CA2, resp.). Essential-oil compositional data of selected plant species belonging to the Dipsacaceae (15) and Morinaceae (2) subfamilies were used to resolve taxonomical ambiguities regarding the genus Cephalaria and its infrageneric relations, especially concerning the subfamily Morinaceae (formerly a genus within Dipsacaceae). The results of multivariate statistical analyses (25 different essential-oil samples) supported the exclusion of Morina species from the Dipsacaceae subfamily. The relative abundances of alkanes from n-, iso-, and anteiso-series followed a (distorted) Gaussian-like distribution and suggested that the biosyntheses of n- and branched alkanes in C. ambrosioides are possibly not controlled by the same elongase. Also, the obtained results suggested that there was a difference in the biosynthesis/accumulation of alkanes in the vegetative and reproductive parts of C. ambrosioides.
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- Dušan R Vukićević
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, S. Markovića 69, RS-34000 Kragujevac
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, R. Domanovića 12, RS-34000 Kragujevac
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, RS-18000 Niš, (phone: +381-62-8049210; fax: +381-18-533014)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, RS-18000 Niš, (phone: +381-62-8049210; fax: +381-18-533014)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, RS-18000 Niš, (phone: +381-62-8049210; fax: +381-18-533014).
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Mihajilov-Krstev TM, Denić MS, Zlatković BK, Stankov-Jovanović VP, Mitić VD, Stojanović GS, Radulović NS. Inferring the origin of rare fruit distillates from compositional data using multivariate statistical analyses and the identification of new flavour constituents. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2015; 95:1217-1235. [PMID: 25043621 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND In Serbia, delicatessen fruit alcoholic drinks are produced from autochthonous fruit-bearing species such as cornelian cherry, blackberry, elderberry, wild strawberry, European wild apple, European blueberry and blackthorn fruits. There are no chemical data on many of these and herein we analysed volatile minor constituents of these rare fruit distillates. Our second goal was to determine possible chemical markers of these distillates through a statistical/multivariate treatment of the herein obtained and previously reported data. RESULTS Detailed chemical analyses revealed a complex volatile profile of all studied fruit distillates with 371 identified compounds. A number of constituents were recognised as marker compounds for a particular distillate. Moreover, 33 of them represent newly detected flavour constituents in alcoholic beverages or, in general, in foodstuffs. With the aid of multivariate analyses, these volatile profiles were successfully exploited to infer the origin of raw materials used in the production of these spirits. It was also shown that all fruit distillates possessed weak antimicrobial properties. CONCLUSION It seems that the aroma of these highly esteemed wild-fruit spirits depends on the subtle balance of various minor volatile compounds, whereby some of them are specific to a certain type of fruit distillate and enable their mutual distinction.
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- Tatjana M Mihajilov-Krstev
- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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Structural diversity and possible functional roles of free fatty acids of the novel soil isolate Streptomyces sp. NP10. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:4815-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6364-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Genčić MS, Radulović NS. Lanthanide-induced shift reagents enable the structural elucidation of natural products in inseparable complex mixtures – the case of elemenal from Inula helenium L. (Asteraceae). RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13109j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A new approach to the structural elucidation of constituent(s) of complex mixtures was developed based on the use of lanthanide-induced shift reagents. This methodology was successfully applied in the identification of a rare sesquiterpene elemenal.
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- Marija S. Genčić
- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Mathematics
- University of Niš
- Niš
- Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Mathematics
- University of Niš
- Niš
- Serbia
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Radulović NS, Mladenović MZ, Stojanović-Radić ZZ. Synthesis of small libraries of natural products: New esters of long-chain alcohols from the essential oil ofScandix pecten-venerisL. (Apiaceae). FLAVOUR FRAG J 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.3205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Niko S. Radulović
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics; University of Niš; Višegradska 33 18000 Niš Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics; University of Niš; Višegradska 33 18000 Niš Serbia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Mathematics; University of Niš; Višegradska 33 18000 Niš Serbia
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Radulović NS, Denić MS, Stojanović-Radić ZZ. Synthesis of small combinatorial libraries of natural products: identification and quantification of new long-chain 3-methyl-2-alkanones from the root essential oil of Inula helenium L. (Asteraceae). PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2014; 25:75-80. [PMID: 23922264 DOI: 10.1002/pca.2466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Recently, a potent anti-staphylococcal activity of Inula helenium L. (Asteraceae) root essential oil was reported. Also, bioassay guided fractionation of the oil pointed to eudesmane sesquiterpene lactones and a series of unidentified constituents as the main carriers of the observed activity. OBJECTIVE To identify nine new constituents (long-chain 3-methyl-2-alkanones) from a fraction of this root essential oil with a low minimum inhibitory concentration value (0.8 µg/mL) by employing a synthetic methodology that leads to the formation of a small combinatorial library of these compounds. METHODS The identity of these constituents was inferred from mass spectral fragmentation patterns and GC retention data. A library of 3-methyl-2-alkanones (C11 -C19 homologous series) was synthesised in three steps starting from methyl acetoacetate and the corresponding alkyl halides. The synthetic library was also screened for in vitro anti-microbial activity. RESULTS Gas chromatographic analyses of I. helenium essential oil samples with spiked compounds from the synthesised library corroborated the tentative identifications of the long-chain 3-methyl-2-alkanones. The availability of these anti-microbial compounds from this library made it possible to construct GC/FID calibration curves and determine their content in the plant material: 0.08 - 24.2 mg/100 g of dry roots. CONCLUSION The small combinatorial library approach enabled the first unequivocal identification of long-chain 3-methyl-2-alkanones as plant secondary metabolites, and, also, allowed determination of not only a single compound and biological properties, but those of a group of structurally related compounds.
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- Niko S Radulović
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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