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Zhang M, Shuai XX, Wei Z, Dai TT, Wei CB, Li Y, He JJ, Du LQ. Characterization, antioxidant and antitumor activities of phenolic compounds from Amomum villosum Lour. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1327164. [PMID: 38379541 PMCID: PMC10876855 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1327164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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Amomum villosum Lour. (A. villosum), known as Sharen in China, is widely used for culinary and medicinal purposes due to containing a diverse set of bioactive compounds. In this study, the optimum ethanol extraction process was optimized and the composition and biological activities (antioxidant and antitumor) of five different fractions (dichloromethane, petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and H2O) extracted from the ethanol extract of A. villosum were investigated. The results showed that the optimal extraction conditions were extraction temperature 80°C, extraction time 120 min, ethanol concentration 40% and solid-liquid ratio 1:25 g/mL. Moreover, 35 bioactive compounds were successfully identified by UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS from five factions for the first time, including 12 phenolic acids and derivatives, 2 organic acids, 12 flavonoids and derivatives, 2 oxylipins and 7 proanthocyanidins. Among them, ethyl acetate fraction (Fr-EtOAc) exhibited the highest content of total phenolic (374.01 mg GAE/g DW) and flavonoid (93.11 mg RE/g DW), where vanillic acid, catechin, epicatechin and protocatechuic acid were the predominant phenolic compounds that accounting for 81.65% of the quantified bioactive compounds. In addition, Fr-EtOAc demonstrated excellent total antioxidant activity (IC50 of DPPH and ABTS assays were 0.23, 0.08 mg/mL, respectively, and FRAP assay was 322.91 mg VCE/100 g DW) and antitumor activity (1,000 μg/mL, 79.04% inhibition rate). The results could provide guidance for the industrial production and application of A. villosum.
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- Ming Zhang
- South Subtropical Crops Research Institute, China Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Hainan Province for Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Tropical Horticultural Products, Zhanjiang, China
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- South Subtropical Crops Research Institute, China Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Hainan Province for Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Tropical Horticultural Products, Zhanjiang, China
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- South Subtropical Crops Research Institute, China Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Hainan Province for Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Tropical Horticultural Products, Zhanjiang, China
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- South Subtropical Crops Research Institute, China Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Hainan Province for Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Tropical Horticultural Products, Zhanjiang, China
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- Zhanjiang Experimental Station, China Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- South Subtropical Crops Research Institute, China Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Hainan Province for Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Tropical Horticultural Products, Zhanjiang, China
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Zhuang H, Qin M, Liu B, Li R, Li Z. Combination of transcriptomics, metabolomics and physiological traits reveals the effects of polystyrene microplastics on photosynthesis, carbon and nitrogen metabolism in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 205:108201. [PMID: 37995577 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Although microplastic pollution has been widely studied, the mechanism by which they influence plant photosynthesis and carbon and nitrogen metabolism remains unclear. We aimed to explore the effects of polystyrene microplastics (PS) on photosynthesis and carbon and nitrogen metabolism in cucumber using 5 μm and 0.1 μm PS particles. The PS treatments significantly reduced the stability of cucumber mesophyll cells and photosynthetic parameters and increased the soluble sugar content in cucumber leaves. The 5 μm PS affected the photosynthetic pathway by changing the expression of enzyme genes required for the synthesis of NADPH and ATP, which decreased the photosynthetic capacity in cucumber leaves. However, 0.1 μm PS altered the genes expression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), which affected the intercellular CO2 concentration and attenuated the negative effects on photosynthetic efficiency. Additionally, PS reduced the expression levels of nitrate/nitrite transporter (NRT) and nitrate reductase (NR), reducing the nitrogen use efficiency in cucumber leaves and mesophyll cells damage through increased accumulation of reduced glutathione (GSH), γ-glutamylcysteine (γ-GC), and citrulline. This study provides a new scientific basis for exploring the effects of microplastics on plant photosynthesis and carbon and nitrogen metabolism.
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- Haoran Zhuang
- College of Horticulture and Landscape, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China; Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China.
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Bayomy MFF, Hassab El-Nabi SE, El Kassas TA, Attia ZI, Saeed AM, Taha HSA, Alagawany M, Galosi L, Biagini L, El-Kassas S. Extender Supplementation with Glutathione (GSH) and Taurine Improves In Vitro Sperm Quality and Antioxidant Status of New Zealand Rabbits during Chilled Storage for up to 72 hours. Vet Med Int 2023; 2023:8339591. [PMID: 37732161 PMCID: PMC10509003 DOI: 10.1155/2023/8339591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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This study assessed the influence of supplementing the rabbit semen extender with various concentrations of glutathione (GSH) and taurine at 24, 48, and 72 h postchilling at 5°C. Semen samples were collected from 20 New Zealand bucks, and ejaculates with standard color, motility (>85%), about 0.5 mL volume, and ∼400 × 106/mL concentration were used and diluted with extenders supplemented with 0.5, 1, and 2 mM of GSH and 1, 5, and 10 mM of taurine and chilled at 5°C. Nonsupplemented samples were used as a control. Sperm's progressive motility, acrosome reaction, and extracellular oxidative stress biomarkers such as MDA contents and GPx, SOD, and CAT concentrations and intracellular transcriptomic levels of SOD and CAT genes were assessed. GSH and taurine supplementation improved the sperm's kinetics by reducing cooling-associated stress, which was ascertained by lowering MDA concentration and increasing SOD, CAT, and GPx concentrations (P < 0.05). Increasing the levels of antioxidant enzymes in the extender was due to the increasing mRNA copies of the SOD and CAT genes (P < 0.05). Furthermore, GSH and taurine maintained the fructose levels in the extender and lowered the GPT levels, which implies sperm membrane stability is maintained through GSH and taurine supplementation. GSH and taurine supplementation to the extender had protective influences on the in vitro rabbit semen quality during chilled storage for up to 72 h, which were remarkable with increasing supplementation dose and cooling time at 5°C.
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- Mohamed F. F. Bayomy
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shibin Al Kawm, Egypt
- General Biology Department, Center of the Basic Sciences, Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST), 6th of October City, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shibin Al Kawm, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Biotechnology Department, Animal Production Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Poultry Department, Agriculture Faculty, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- School of Bioscience and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Matelica 62024, Italy
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- School of Bioscience and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Matelica 62024, Italy
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- Animal, Poultry, and Fish Breeding and Production, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
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