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Fais A, Delogu GL, Floris S, Era B, Medda R, Pintus F. Euphorbia characias: Phytochemistry and Biological Activities. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:1468. [PMID: 34371671 PMCID: PMC8309316 DOI: 10.3390/plants10071468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of this review is to summarize all the compounds identified and characterized from Euphorbia characias, along with the biological activities reported for this plant. Euphorbia is one of the greatest genera in the spurge family of Euphorbiaceae and includes different kinds of plants characterized by the presence of milky latex. Among them, the species Euphorbia characias L. is an evergreen perennial shrub widely distributed in Mediterranean countries. E. characias latex and extracts from different parts of the plant have been extensively studied, leading to the identification of several chemical components such as terpenoids, sterol hydrocarbons, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, cerebrosides and phenolic and carboxylic acids. The biological properties range between antioxidant activities, antimicrobial, antiviral and pesticidal activities, wound-healing properties, anti-aging and hypoglycemic properties and inhibitory activities toward target enzymes related to different diseases, such as cholinesterases and xanthine oxidase. The information available in this review allows us to consider the plant E. characias as a potential source of compounds for biomedical research.
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (A.F.); (G.L.D.); (S.F.); (B.E.); (F.P.)
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Hua J, Liu Y, Xiao CJ, Jing SX, Luo SH, Li SH. Chemical profile and defensive function of the latex of Euphorbia peplus. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2017; 136:56-64. [PMID: 28062071 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plant latex is an endogenous fluid secreted from highly specialized laticifer cells and has been suggested to act as a plant defense system. The chemical profile of the latex of Euphorbia peplus was investigated. A total of 13 terpenoids including two previously unknown diterpenoids, (2S*,3S*,4R*,5R*,6R*,8R*,l1R*,13S*,14S*,15R*, 16R*)-5,8,15-triacetoxy-3-benzoyloxy-11,16-dihydroxy-9-oxopepluane and (2R*,3R*, 4S*,5R*,7S*,8S*,9S*,l3S*,14S*,15R*)-2,5,8,9,14-pentaacetoxy-3-benzoyloxy-15-hydroxy-7-isobutyroyloxyjatropha-6(17),11E-diene), ten known diterpenoids, and a known acyclic triterpene alcohol peplusol, were identified, using HPLC and UPLC-MS/MS analyses and through comparison with the authentic compounds isolated from the whole plant. The diterpenoids exhibited significant antifeedant activity against a generalist plant-feeding insect, the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera), with EC50 values ranging from 0.36 to 4.60 μg/cm2. In particular, (2R*,3R*,4S*,5R*,7S*,8S*,9S*,l3S*,14S*,15R*)-2,5,9,14-tetraacetoxy-3-benzoyloxy-8,15-dihydroxy-7-isobutyroyloxyjatropha-6(17),11E-diene and (2R*,3R*, 4S*,5R*,7S*,8S*,9S*,l3S*,14S*,15R*)-2,5,14-triacetoxy-3-benzoyloxy-8,15-dihydroxy-7-isobutyroyloxy-9-nicotinoyloxyjatropha-6(17),11E-diene had EC50 values of 0.36 and 0.43 μg/cm2, respectively, which were approximately 7-fold more potent than commercial neem oil (EC50 = 2.62 μg/cm2). In addition, the major peplusol showed obvious antifungal activity against three strains of agricultural phytopathogenic fungi, Rhizoctonia solani, Colletotrichum litchi and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum. The results indicated that terpenoids in the latex of E. peplus are rich and highly diversified, and might function as constitutive defense metabolites against insect herbivores and pathogens for the plant.
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- Juan Hua
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming, 650201, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming, 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming, 650201, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming, 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming, 650201, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Kunming, 650201, PR China.
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Sultana R, Hossain R, Adhikari A, Ali Z, Choudhary MI, Zaman MS. Hydropiperside, a new Sphingoglycolipid from Polygonum hydropiper. Nat Prod Commun 2015. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1501000428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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One new sphingoglycolipid, hydropiperside, along with two known compounds, flaccidine and quercetin were isolated from the methanolic extract of Polygonum hydropiper. Elucidation of structures was achieved by NMR (1D and 2D) data, mass (EI and FAB) spectroscopy and chemical means.
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- Rajia Sultana
- Department of Chemistry, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Chittagong 4349, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Chittagong 4349, Bangladesh
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, ICCBS, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- Nional Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
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Saleem M, Farooq A, Ahmad S, Shafiq N, Riaz N, Jabbar A, Arshad M, Malik A. Chemical constituents of Citrus sinensis var. Shukri from Pakistan. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2010; 12:702-706. [PMID: 20706908 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2010.489041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The variety 'Shukri' is a new hybrid of Citrus sinensis and is frequently grown for its sweet edible fruits in the southern part of Pakistan. The leaves of this hybrid variety have been investigated in search of secondary metabolites for the first time. As a result of chromatographic analysis of the methanolic extract, a new ceramide along with a flavonone glycoside and two steroids has been isolated, which were spectroscopically characterized as (E)-N-(1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexadecan-2-yl)dec-4-enamide (1), atripliside B (2), beta-sitosterol (3), and beta-sitosterol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (4), respectively. Compound 1 was found to be a new addition in the list of natural products, whereas, to the best of our knowledge, compounds 2-4 have been isolated for the first time from this source.
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- Muhammad Saleem
- Department of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Cateni F, Zilic J, Falsone G, Scialino G, Banfi E. New cerebrosides from Euphorbia peplis L.: antimicrobial activity evaluation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2003; 13:4345-50. [PMID: 14643323 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2003.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The less polar fraction of the methanolic extract from the plant Euphorbia peplis L. exhibited interesting antifungal and antitubercular activity. A complex mixture of four glucocerebrosides was responsible for this activity. Two new cerebrosides were isolated for the first time from Euphorbiaceae, 4 was assigned as 1-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-(2S,3S,4E,8E)-2N-[(2'R)-2'-hydroxy-hexadecanoyl]-4 (E), 8 (E)-octadecadiene-1,3-diol and 3 as the 1-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-(2S,3S,4R,8Z)-2N-[(2'R)-2'-hydroxytetracosanoyl]-8 (Z)-octadecene-1,3,4-triol. The structures were determined on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidences. Mass spectrometry of dimethyl disulfide derivatives was useful for the determination of the double-bond positions in the long-chain bases.
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- Francesca Cateni
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, P.zle Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
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Cateni F, Zilic J, Falsone G, Hollan F, Frausin F, Scarcia V. Preliminary biological assay on cerebroside mixture from Euphorbia nicaeensis All. Isolation and structure determination of five glucocerebrosides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 58:809-17. [PMID: 13679173 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-827x(03)00137-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Preliminary studies of in vitro cytostatic activity on less polar fraction of the MeOH extract of the plant Euphorbia nicaeensis All., carried out on KB cells, have evinced a relatively low ability of extract to inhibit cell growth. Successive, five glucocerebrosides were isolated from the cerebroside molecular species obtained from this extract using normal and reversed phase column 'flash-chromatography'. The structures of these cerebrosides were determined on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidences. Mass spectrometry of dimethyl disulfide derivatives was useful for the determination of the double-bond positions in the long-chain bases.
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- F Cateni
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, P.zle Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
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Bringmann G, Rischer H, Wohlfarth M, Schlauer J. Biosynthesis of Antidesmone in Cell Cultures of Antidesma membranaceum (Euphorbiaceae): An Unprecedented Class of Glycine-Derived Alkaloids. J Am Chem Soc 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/ja001391k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Gerhard Bringmann
- Contribution from the Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Contribution from the Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Contribution from the Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Contribution from the Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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