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Jiang X, Qin Y, Wang X, Xiong Z, Zhao L. Enzyme immobilized on magnetic fluorescent bifunctional nanoparticles for α-glucosidase inhibitors virtual screening from Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb extracts accompanied with molecular modeling. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1711:464433. [PMID: 37847969 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
Abstract
Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb (APL) is a significant source of inhibitors for α-glucosidase, which is an essential target enzyme for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, cancer and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Ligand fishing is a suitable approach for the highly selective screening of bioactive substances in complex mixtures. Yet it is unable to conduct biomedical imaging screening, which is crucial for real-time identification. In this case, a bioanalytical platform combining magnetic fluorescent ligand fishing and in-situ imaging technique was established for the screening and identification of α-glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) from APL crude extract, utilizing α-glucosidase coated CuInS2/ZnS-Fe3O4@SiO2 (AG-CIZSFS) nanocomposites as extracting material and fluorescent tracer. The AG-CIZSFS nanocomposites prepared through solvothermal and crosslinking methods displayed fast magnetic separation, excellent fluorescence performance and high enzyme activity. The tolerance of immobilized enzyme to temperature and pH was stronger than that of free enzyme. Prior to proof-of-concept with APL crude extract, a number essential parameters (glutaraldehyde concentration, immobilized time, enzyme amount, reaction solution pH, incubation temperature, incubation time, percentage of methanol in eluen, elution times and eluent volume) were optimized using an artificial test mixture. The fished ligands were identified by UPLC-MS/MS and their biological activities were preliminarily evaluated by real-time cellular morphological imaging of human colon carcinoma (HCT-116) cells based on confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM). Their α-glucosidase inhibitory activities were further verified and studied by classical pNPG method and molecular docking. The isolated compounds exhibited significant α-glucosidase inhibitory activities with a IC50 value of 11.57 µg·mL-1. Six potential AGIs including tribuloside, ivorengenin A, tormentic acid, 1β, 2β, 3β, 19α-Tetra hydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid, corosolic acid and pomolic acid were ultimately screened out and identified from APL crude extracts. The proposed approach, which combined highly specific screening with in-situ visual imaging, provided a powerful platform for discovering bioactive components from multi-component and multi-target traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
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- Xu Jiang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Key Laboratory of Functional Drug Carrier Materials, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Key Laboratory of Functional Drug Carrier Materials, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Key Laboratory of Functional Drug Carrier Materials, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Key Laboratory of Functional Drug Carrier Materials, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Key Laboratory of Functional Drug Carrier Materials, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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Zhao Y, Yuan L, Bai XL, Jiang XX, Zhang Y, Fang Q, Zhang Q, Liao X. Tyrosinase covalently immobilized on carboxyl functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for fishing of the enzyme's ligands from Prunellae Spica. J Sep Sci 2022; 45:3635-3645. [PMID: 35852941 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202200303] [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: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
In this study, tyrosinase was immobilized on carboxyl functionalized silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles for the first time to be used for fishing of tyrosinase's ligands present in complex plant extract. The immobilized tyrosinase was characterized by transmission electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermo-gravimetric analyzer, and atomic force microscopy. The reusability and thermostability of the immobilized tyrosinase were found significantly superior to its free counterpart. Two tyrosinase's ligands, that is, caffeic acid (1) and rosmarinic acid (2), were fished out from extract of the traditional Chinese medicine Prunellae Spica by the immobilized tyrosinase. Compound 1 was found to be an activator of the enzyme with the half maximal effective concentration value of 0.27 ± 0.06 mM, while compound 2 was an inhibitor with the half maximal inhibitory concentration value of 0.14 ± 0.03 mM. Taking advantage of the convenience of magnetic separation and specific extraction ability of ligand fishing, the proposed method exhibited great potential for screening of bioactive compounds from complex matrices.
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- Yan Zhao
- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, P. R. China
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Tian Y, Liu C, Wang S, Du M, Zhu B. Efficient screening of pancreatic lipase inhibitors from cod meat hydrolysate through ligand fishing strategy. Front Nutr 2022; 9:969558. [PMID: 36034931 PMCID: PMC9403610 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.969558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Obesity has become an increasingly serious public health problem. Pancreatic lipase (PL) is identified as a ideal target for the prevention and treatment of obesity. Orlistat, the only approved PL inhibitor (PLI), is a powerful weight loss drug but has many side effects. Therefore, there is an urgent need to discover powerful PLIs with high safety. Protein hydrolysate has been demonstrated to be a treasure trove of PLIs, but recognizing responsible functional peptides from them is like looking for a needle in a haystack. In this work, we synthesized and optimized a PL ligand fishing model (PLLFM) using magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), then PLLFM was used to quickly fish out potential PLIs from the Cod meat hydrolysate (CMH). Finally, two new PLIs, GSPPPSG and KLEGDLK were identified with IC50 of 0.60 and 1.08 mg/mL, respectively. The Lineweaver-Burk diagram showed that GSPPPSG is a non-competitively dominant mixed-type PLI, whereas KLEGDLK is a competitive inhibitory-type PLI. Moreover, molecular docking suggested that both peptides can stably bind to the key amino acid residues of the PL active site, mainly through hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic, and electrostatic interactions. In general, we not only established a method to rapidly fish out potential PLIs from protein hydrolysate, but also provided safe and efficient lead compounds for the development of novel diet foods or drugs.
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- Yongqi Tian
- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China.,College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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Jiao P, Li B, Zhang F, Tang C. Chitosan-based matrix solid-phase dispersion extraction assisted cell membrane magnetic bead ligand-affinity assay for screening active compounds from Fructus Cnidii. J Sep Sci 2022; 45:3725-3734. [PMID: 35906749 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202200286] [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: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cell membrane ligand-affinity assay is a useful tool for screening the active compounds from natural products. However, in traditional cell membrane ligand-affinity assays, natural products need to be refluxed, before being analyzed. This process consumes considerable time and energy and cannot be used for screening natural products that contain thermally unstable compounds. Therefore, an efficient analytical method is required. In this study, chitosan-based matrix solid-phase dispersion extraction was combined with cell membrane magnetic bead ligand-affinity assay to form a novel method for identifying the active compounds in Fructus Cnidii such as osthole and imperatorin. When compared with traditional cell membrane ligand-affinity assays, this assay requires less energy, extraction time (7 min), solvent volume (1.2 mL) and fewer natural products (40 mg). This indicates that the chitosan-based matrix solid-phase dispersion extraction assisted cell membrane magnetic beads ligand-affinity assay is an alternative analytical method for studying natural products. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Pan Jiao
- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China
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Tao Y, Pan M, Zhu F, Liu Q, Wang P. Construction of a Microfluidic Platform With Core-Shell CdSSe@ZnS Quantum Dot-Encoded Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Microspheres for Screening and Locating Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Inhibitors From Fruits of Rosa roxburghii. Front Nutr 2022; 9:869528. [PMID: 35495937 PMCID: PMC9046974 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.869528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The microfluidic platform is a versatile tool for screening and locating bioactive molecules from functional foods. Here, a layer-by-layer assembly approach was used to fabricate core-shell CdSSe@ZnS quantum dot encoded superparamagnetic iron oxide microspheres, which served as a carrier for matrix metalloproteinase-2. The matrix metalloproteinase-2 camouflaged magnetic microspheres was further incorporated into a homemade microfluidic platform and incubated with extracts of fruits of Rosa roxburghii. The flow rate of the microfluidic platform was tuned. The major influencing parameters on ligand binding, such as dissociate solvents, incubation pH, ion strength, temperature, and incubation time were also optimized by using ellagic acid as a model compound. The specific binding ligands were sent for structure elucidation by mass spectrometry. The absolute recovery of ellagic acid ranged from 101.14 to 102.40% in the extract of R. roxburghii under the optimal extraction conditions. The linearity was pretty well in the range of 0.009–1.00 mg·ml−1 (R2 = 0.9995). The limit of detection was 0.003 mg·ml−1. The relative SDs of within-day and between-day precision were <1.91%. A total of thirteen ligands were screened out from fruits of R. roxburghii, which were validated for their inhibitory effect by enzyme assay. Of note, eleven new matrix metalloproteinase-2 inhibitors were identified, which may account for the antitumor effect of fruits of R. roxburghii.
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