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Souza JNDPE, da Silva RM, Fortes SS, de Oliveira ARM, Ferreira LS, Vessecchi R, Lopes NP, Silva DB. Oxidation Products from the Neolignan Licarin A by Biomimetic Reactions and Assessment of in vivo Acute Toxicity. PLANTA MEDICA 2023. [PMID: 36889328 DOI: 10.1055/a-2009-0732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Licarin A, a dihydrobenzofuranic neolignan presents in several medicinal plants and seeds of nutmeg, exhibits strong activity against protozoans responsible for Chagas disease and leishmaniasis. From biomimetic reactions by metalloporphyrin and Jacobsen catalysts, seven products were determined: four isomeric products yielded by epoxidation from licarin A, besides a new product yielded by a vicinal diol, a benzylic aldehyde, and an unsaturated aldehyde in the structure of the licarin A. The incubation with rat and human liver microsomes partially reproduced the biomimetic reactions by the production of the same epoxidized product of m/z 343 [M + H]+. In vivo acute toxicity assays of licarin A suggested liver toxicity based on biomarker enzymatic changes. However, microscopic analysis of tissues sections did not show any tissue damage as indicative of toxicity after 14 days of exposure. New metabolic pathways of the licarin A were identified after in vitro biomimetic oxidation reaction and in vitro metabolism by rat or human liver microsomes.
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- Juliana Neves de Paula E Souza
- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos (NPPNS), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos (NPPNS), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos (NPPNS), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos (NPPNS), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos (NPPNS), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- Laboratório de Produtos Naturais e Espectrometria de Massas (LAPNEM), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos e Nutrição (FACFAN), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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Ramírez J, Andrade MD, Vidari G, Gilardoni G. Essential Oil and Major Non-Volatile Secondary Metabolites from the Leaves of Amazonian Piper subscutatum. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061168. [PMID: 34207495 PMCID: PMC8228786 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The essential oil and the major non-volatile secondary metabolites from the leaves of Piper subscutatum (Miq.) C. DC. (Family Piperaceae), collected in the Ecuadorian Amazon, were analyzed for the first time in the present study. The essential oil was submitted to chemical and enantioselective analyses by GC-MS and GC-FID. (E)-β-caryophyllene (25.3-25.2%), β-chamigrene (10.3-7.8%), (E)-nerolidol (8.1-7.7%), β-selinene (7.2-7.7%), δ-cadinene (2.7-3.9%), bicyclogermacrene (3.7-2.4%), and β-pinene (2.6-3.4%) were the major components. The enantioselective analysis, carried out on a β-cyclodextrin-based column, showed four scalemic mixtures in which (1R,5R)-(+)-α-pinene, (1S,5S)-(-)-β-pinene, (S)-(-)-limonene, and (1R,2S,6S,7S,8S)-(-)-α-copaene were the major enantiomers, with enantiomeric excesses of 28.8%, 77.8%, 18.4%, and 6.0%, respectively. The study was complemented with the chemical analysis of the organic fraction dissolved in the hydrolate, whose major components were 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (63.7-64.4%) and linalool (6.5-6.0%). Concerning the non-volatile fraction, five lignans were the major components. (-)-Beilshminol B, (-)-grandisin, (-)-3',4'-methylenedioxy-3,4,5-trimethoxy-7,7'-epoxylignan, (-)-3',4'-methylenedioxy-3,4,5,5'-tetramethoxy-7,7'-epoxylignan, and (-)-3,4,3',4'-dimethylenedioxy-5,5'-dimethoxy-7,7'-epoxylignan were identified by means of NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography. The absolute configuration 7S,8S,7'S,8'S was tentatively assigned to all of them.
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- Jorge Ramírez
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Calle M. Champagnat s/n, Loja 1101608, Ecuador; (J.R.); (M.D.A.)
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Via Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Calle M. Champagnat s/n, Loja 1101608, Ecuador; (J.R.); (M.D.A.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Via Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
- Medical Analysis Department, Faculty of Science, Tishk International University, Erbil 44001, Iraq
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Calle M. Champagnat s/n, Loja 1101608, Ecuador; (J.R.); (M.D.A.)
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Chagas MB, Pontes DOB, Albino AVD, Ferreira EJ, Alves JSF, Paiva AS, Pontes DL, Langansser SMZ, Ferreira LS. Bioinspired oxidation in cytochrome P450 of isomers orientin and isoorientin using Salen complexes. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2020; 34 Suppl 3:e8757. [PMID: 32061191 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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RATIONALE Orientin and isoorientin are C-glycosidic flavonoids, considered as markers of some plant species such as Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa Degener, and reported in the literature to have pharmacological properties. In order to evaluate and characterize the in vitro metabolism of these flavonoids, phase I biotransformation reactions were simulated using Salen complexes. METHODS These flavonoids were oxidized separately in biomimetic reactions in different proportions, using one oxidant, m-chloroperbenzoic acid or iodosylbenzene, and one catalyst, the Jacobsen catalyst or [Mn(3-MeOSalen)Cl]. The [Mn(3-MeOSalen)Cl] catalyst was synthesized and characterized using spectrometric techniques. The oxidation potentials of the catalysts were compared. All reactions were monitored and analyzed using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography diode-array detection (UHPLC-DAD) and high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS). RESULTS The analysis by UHPLC-DAD and HPLC/MS/MS showed that isoorientin produces more products than orientin and that [Mn(3-MeOSalen)Cl] produces more products than the Jacobsen catalyst. In addition, [Mn(3-MeOSalen)Cl], which has a higher oxidation potential, formed products with the addition of one or two atoms of oxygen, while the Jacobsen catalyst formed compounds with only one added oxygen atom. The products with the addition of one oxygen atom were mainly epoxides, while those with two added oxygens formed an epoxide in the C-ring and incorporated the other oxygen into the glycosidic moiety. CONCLUSIONS The formation of epoxides is common in biomimetic reactions and they may represent a safety risk in medicinal products due to their high reactivity. This study may serve as a basis for subsequent pharmacological and toxicological studies that investigate the presence of these compounds as phase I metabolites, and ensure the safe use of plant products containing orientin as a chemical marker.
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- Mariane B Chagas
- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970, Brazil
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- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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- Pharmacy Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59012-570, Brazil
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Pharmacokinetic disposition of erythraline in rats after intravenous administration. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2019.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Morais TR, Costa-Silva TA, Ferreira DD, Novais BJ, Torrecilhas ACT, Tempone AG, Lago JHG. Antitrypanosomal activity and effect in plasma membrane permeability of (−)-bornyl p-coumarate isolated from Piper cernuum (Piperaceae). Bioorg Chem 2019; 89:103001. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Campos ML, Cerqueira LB, Silva BCU, Franchin TB, Galdino-Pitta MR, Pitta IR, Peccinini RG, Pontarolo R. New Pioglitazone Metabolites and Absence of Opened-Ring Metabolites in New N-Substituted Thiazolidinedione. Drug Metab Dispos 2018; 46:879-887. [PMID: 29618574 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.117.079012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, several safety concerns remain regarding the available drugs in this class. Therefore, the search for new TZD candidates is ongoing; metabolism studies play a crucial step in the development of new candidates. Pioglitazone, one of the most commonly used TZDs, and GQ-11, a new N-substituted TZD, were investigated in terms of their metabolic activity in rat and human liver microsomes to assess their metabolic stability and investigate their metabolites. Methods for preparation of samples were based on liquid-liquid extraction and protein precipitation. Quantitation was performed using liquid chromatography (LC)-tandem mass spectrometry, and the metabolite investigation was performed using ultraperformance LC coupled to a hybrid quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometer. The predicted intrinsic clearance of GQ-11 was 70.3 and 46.1 ml/kg per minute for rats and humans, respectively. The predicted intrinsic clearance of pioglitazone was 24.1 and 15.9 ml/kg per minute for rats and humans, respectively. The pioglitazone metabolite investigation revealed two unpublished metabolites (M-D and M-A). M-A is a hydration product and may be related to the mechanism of ring opening and the toxicity of pioglitazone. The metabolites of GQ-11 are products of oxidation; no ring-opening metabolite was observed for GQ-11. In conclusion, under the same experimental conditions, a ring-opening metabolite was observed only for pioglitazone. The resistance of GQ-11 to the ring opening is probably related to N-substitution in the TZD ring.
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- Michel Leandro Campos
- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (M.L.C., L.B.C., R.P.); Department of Natural Active Principles and Toxicology, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, São Paulo University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil (B.C.U.S., T.B.F., R.G.P.); and Laboratory of Design and Drug Synthesis, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil (M.R.G.-P., I.R.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (M.L.C., L.B.C., R.P.); Department of Natural Active Principles and Toxicology, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, São Paulo University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil (B.C.U.S., T.B.F., R.G.P.); and Laboratory of Design and Drug Synthesis, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil (M.R.G.-P., I.R.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (M.L.C., L.B.C., R.P.); Department of Natural Active Principles and Toxicology, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, São Paulo University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil (B.C.U.S., T.B.F., R.G.P.); and Laboratory of Design and Drug Synthesis, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil (M.R.G.-P., I.R.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (M.L.C., L.B.C., R.P.); Department of Natural Active Principles and Toxicology, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, São Paulo University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil (B.C.U.S., T.B.F., R.G.P.); and Laboratory of Design and Drug Synthesis, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil (M.R.G.-P., I.R.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (M.L.C., L.B.C., R.P.); Department of Natural Active Principles and Toxicology, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, São Paulo University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil (B.C.U.S., T.B.F., R.G.P.); and Laboratory of Design and Drug Synthesis, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil (M.R.G.-P., I.R.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (M.L.C., L.B.C., R.P.); Department of Natural Active Principles and Toxicology, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, São Paulo University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil (B.C.U.S., T.B.F., R.G.P.); and Laboratory of Design and Drug Synthesis, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil (M.R.G.-P., I.R.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (M.L.C., L.B.C., R.P.); Department of Natural Active Principles and Toxicology, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, São Paulo University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil (B.C.U.S., T.B.F., R.G.P.); and Laboratory of Design and Drug Synthesis, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil (M.R.G.-P., I.R.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (M.L.C., L.B.C., R.P.); Department of Natural Active Principles and Toxicology, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, São Paulo University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil (B.C.U.S., T.B.F., R.G.P.); and Laboratory of Design and Drug Synthesis, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil (M.R.G.-P., I.R.P.)
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Ramos CS, Linnert HV, de Moraes MM, do Amaral JH, Yamaguchi LF, Kato MJ. Configuration and stability of naturally occurring all-cis-tetrahydrofuran lignans from Piper solmsianum. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra09262h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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First occurrence of all-cishexamethoxy-tetrahydrofuran lignans1aand1b, which are 6.5 kcal mol−1less stable than the all-transisomer grandisin (2a).
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- Clécio S. Ramos
- Department of Chemistry
- Rural Federal University of Pernambuco
- 52.171-030 Recife
- Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of São Paulo
- 05508-000 São Paulo
- Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of São Paulo
- 05508-000 São Paulo
- Brazil
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Barth T, Habenschus MD, Lima Moreira F, Ferreira LDS, Lopes NP, Moraes de Oliveira AR. In vitro metabolism of the lignan (-)-grandisin, an anticancer drug candidate, by human liver microsomes. Drug Test Anal 2015; 7:780-6. [PMID: 25594619 DOI: 10.1002/dta.1743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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(-)-grandisin is a tetrahydrofuran lignan that displays important biological properties, such as trypanocidal, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, and antitumor activities, suggesting its utility as a potential drug candidate. One important step in drug development is metabolic characterization and metabolite identification. To perform a biotransformation study of (-)-grandisin and to determine its kinetic properties in humans, a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed and validated. After HPLC method validation, the kinetic properties of (-)-grandisin were determined. (-)-grandisin metabolism obeyed Michaelis-Menten kinetics. The maximal reaction rate (Vmax ) was 3.96 ± 0.18 µmol/mg protein/h, and the Michaelis-Menten constant (Km ) was 8.23 ± 0.99 μM. In addition, the structures of the metabolites derived from (-)-grandisin were characterized via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis. Four metabolites, 4-O-demethylgrandisin, 3-O-demethylgrandisin, 4,4'-di-O-demethylgrandisin, and a metabolite that may correspond to either 3,4-di-O-demethylgrandisin or 3,5-di-O-demethylgrandisin, were detected. CYP2C9 isoform was the main responsible for the formation of the metabolites. These metabolites have not been previously described, demonstrating the necessity of assessing (-)-grandisin metabolism using human-derived materials.
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- Thiago Barth
- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos (NPPNS), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.,Curso de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 27930-560, Macaé-RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Lychnoflora Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento em Produtos Naturais LTDA, Rua Ângelo Mestriner 263, 14030-090, Vila Virgínia, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos (NPPNS), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
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Jacobsen catalyst as a cytochrome P450 biomimetic model for the metabolism of monensin A. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:152102. [PMID: 24987668 PMCID: PMC4058456 DOI: 10.1155/2014/152102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Monensin A is a commercially important natural product isolated from Streptomyces cinnamonensins that is primarily employed to treat coccidiosis. Monensin A selectively complexes and transports sodium cations across lipid membranes and displays a variety of biological properties. In this study, we evaluated the Jacobsen catalyst as a cytochrome P450 biomimetic model to investigate the oxidation of monensin A. Mass spectrometry analysis of the products from these model systems revealed the formation of two products: 3-O-demethyl monensin A and 12-hydroxy monensin A, which are the same ones found in in vivo models. Monensin A and products obtained in biomimetic model were tested in a mitochondrial toxicity model assessment and an antimicrobial bioassay against Staphylococcus aureus, S. aureus methicillin-resistant, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli. Our results demonstrated the toxicological effects of monensin A in isolated rat liver mitochondria but not its products, showing that the metabolism of monensin A is a detoxification metabolism. In addition, the antimicrobial bioassay showed that monensin A and its products possessed activity against Gram-positive microorganisms but not for Gram-negative microorganisms. The results revealed the potential of application of this biomimetic chemical model in the synthesis of drug metabolites, providing metabolites for biological tests and other purposes.
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Guaratini T, Silva DB, Bizaro AC, Sartori LR, Humpf HU, Lopes NP, Costa-Lotufo LV, Lopes JLC. In vitro metabolism studies of erythraline, the major spiroalkaloid from Erythrina verna. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2014; 14:61. [PMID: 24548728 PMCID: PMC3930555 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Erythrina verna, popularly known as “mulungu”, is a Brazilian medicinal plant used to treat anxiety. Erythrina alkaloids have been described in several species of Erythrina, which have biological and therapeutic properties well known that include anxiolytic and sedative effects. Methods In this work, in vitro metabolism of erythraline (1), the major spirocyclic alkaloid of Erythrina verna, was studied in the pig cecum model and by biomimetic phase I reactions. The biomimetic reactions were performed with Jacobsen catalyst to produce oxidative metabolites and one metabolite was isolated and evaluated against cancer cells, as HL-60 (promyelocytic leukemia), SF-295 (Glioblastoma) and OVCAR-8 (ovarian carcinoma). Results Erythraline exhibited no metabolization by the pig microbiota and a main putative metabolite was formed in a biomimetic model using Jacobsen catalyst. This metabolite was isolated and identified as 8-oxo-erythraline (2). Finally, erythraline and the putative metabolite were tested in MTT model and both compounds showed no important cytotoxic activity against tumor cells. Conclusions The alkaloid erythraline was not metabolized by intestinal microbiota, but it was possible to identify its oxidative metabolite from biomimetic reactions. So these data are interesting and stimulate other studies involving this alkaloid, since it is present in phytomedicine products and there are not reported data about the metabolism of erythrina alkaloids.
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Sousa-Junior JN, Rocha BA, Assis MD, Peti AP, Moraes LA, Iamamoto Y, Gates PJ, de Oliveira AR, Lopes NP. Biomimetic oxidation studies of monensin A catalyzed by metalloporphyrins: Identification of hydroxyl derivative product by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-695x2013005000053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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