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Petrou A, Kartsev V, Geronikaki A, Glamočlija J, Ciric A, Sokovic M. Functionally substituted 2-aminothiazoles as antimicrobial agents: in vitro and in silico evaluation. SAR QSAR Environ Res 2023:1-20. [PMID: 37248860 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2023.2214869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Nine new functionally substituted derivatives of 2-aminothiazole were evaluated for antimicrobial activity using microdilution method against the panel of eight bacterial and eight fungal strains. Evaluation of antibacterial activity revealed that compounds are potent antibacterial agents, more active than ampicillin and streptomycin except of some compounds against B. cereus and En. cloacae. The best compound appeared to be compound 8. The most sensitive bacteria appeared to be En. cloacae, while L. monocytogenes was the most resistant. Compounds also exhibited good antifungal activity much better than two reference drugs, ketoconazole and bifonazole. Compound 1 exhibited the best antifungal activity. The most sensitive fungus was T. viride, while A. fumigatus was the most resistant. Bacteria as well as fungi in general showed different sensitivity towards compounds tested. Molecular docking studies revealed that MurB inhibition is probably involved in the mechanism of antibacterial activity, while CYP51 of C. albicans is responsible for the mechanism of antifungal activity. Finally, it should be mentioned that all compounds displayed very good druglikeness scores.
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- A Petrou
- School of Health, Department of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Health, Department of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Nikolic M, Lazarevic N, Novakovic J, Jeremic N, Jakovljevic V, Zivkovic V, Bradic J, Pecarski D, Tel-Çayan G, Glamocija J, Sokovic M, Gregori A, Petrovic J. Characterization, In Vitro Biological Activity and In Vivo Cardioprotective Properties of Trametes versicolor (L.:Fr.) Quél. Heteropolysaccharides in a Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:787. [PMID: 37375735 DOI: 10.3390/ph16060787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to examine the biological activity and cardioprotective potential of Trametes versicolor heteropolysaccharides (TVH) in a rat model of metabolic syndrome (MetS). This study included 40 Wistar rats divided into 5 groups: CTRL-healthy non-treated rats; MetS-non-treated rats; and H-TV, M-TV and L-TV-rats with MetS treated with either 300, 200 or 100 mg/kg TVH per os for 4 weeks. After finishing the treatment, we conducted an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), hemodynamic measurements and the animals were sacrificed, hearts isolated and subjected to the Langendorff technique. Blood samples were used for the determination of oxidative stress parameters, lipid status and insulin levels. We showed that α-amylase inhibition was not the mode of TVH antidiabetic action, while TVH showed a moderate inhibition of pathogenic microorganisms' growth (MIC 8.00 mg·mL-1; MBC/MFC 16.00 mg·mL-1). H-TV and M-TV significantly reduced the level of prooxidants (O2-, H2O2, TBARS; p < 0.05), increased antioxidants activity (SOD, CAT, GSH; p < 0.05), reduced blood pressure (p < 0.05), improved glucose homeostasis in the OGTT test (p < 0.05), and ejection fraction (p < 0.05) and cardiac contractility (p < 0.05) compared to MetS (p < 0.05). Moreover, TVH treatment normalized the lipid status and decreased insulin levels compared to MetS rats (p < 0.05). The obtained results demonstrated that the TVH may be considered a useful agent for cardioprotection in MetS conditions.
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- Marina Nikolic
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- Center of Excellence for Redox Balance Research in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center of Excellence for Redox Balance Research in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Human Pathology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119146 Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Excellence for Redox Balance Research in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Center of Excellence for Redox Balance Research in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- Center of Excellence for Redox Balance Research in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Human Pathology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119146 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- Center of Excellence for Redox Balance Research in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Pharmacology of the Institute of Biodesign and Complex System Modelling, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119146 Moscow, Russia
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- Center of Excellence for Redox Balance Research in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- The College of Health Science, Academy of Applied Studies Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies, Muğla Vocational School, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla 48000, Turkey
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- MycoMedica Ltd., Podkoren 72, 4280 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Hamad M, AlKhamach DMH, Alsayadi LM, Sarhan SA, Saeed BQ, Sokovic M, Ben Hadda T, Soliman SSM. Alpha to Omicron (Variants of Concern): Mutation Journey, Vaccines, and Therapy. Viral Immunol 2023; 36:83-100. [PMID: 36695729 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2022.0122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) initially emerged in December 2019 and has subsequently expanded globally, leading to the ongoing pandemic. The extensive spread of various SARS-CoV-2 variants possesses a serious public health threat. An extensive literature search along with deep analysis was performed to describe and evaluate the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in relation to the effectiveness of the current vaccines and therapeutics. The obtained results showed that several significant mutations have evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. The developed variants and their various structural mutations can compromise the effectiveness of several vaccines, escape the neutralizing antibodies, and limit the efficiency of available therapeutics. Furthermore, deep analysis of the available data enables the prediction of the future impact of virus mutations on the ongoing pandemic along with the selection of appropriate vaccines and therapeutics.
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- Mohamad Hamad
- College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković," National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry & Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, Oujda, Morocco
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Mascoloti Spréa R, Caleja C, Pinela J, Finimundy TC, Calhelha RC, Kostić M, Sokovic M, Prieto MA, Pereira E, Amaral JS, Barros L. Comparative study on the phenolic composition and in vitro bioactivity of medicinal and aromatic plants from the Lamiaceae family. Food Res Int 2022; 161:111875. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Moreira B, Pereira E, Finimundy TC, Pinela J, Calhelha RC, Carocho M, Stojković D, Sokovic M, Ferreira ICFR, Caleja C, Barros L. Pineapple by-products as a source of bioactive compounds with potential for industrial food application. Food Funct 2022; 13:9959-9972. [PMID: 36056706 DOI: 10.1039/d2fo00657j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pineapple is a tropical fruit consumed fresh or processed into various food products. However, the peel and crown of this fruit are not industrially exploited, thus generating tons of by-products that represent an economic and environmental concern. In order to promote the upcycling of these by-products, this work aimed to characterize the phenolic profile of its hydroethanolic extracts obtained from pineapple peel and crown leaves and to evaluate their in vitro bioactivity. The HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS analysis allowed the identification of 25 phenolic compounds, including phenolic acids and flavonoids. The antioxidant, cytotoxic, and antimicrobial activity assays highlighted the peel extract as the most promising and, therefore, it was incorporated into a traditional Portuguese pastry cake as a functional ingredient. The nutritional parameters of the developed food were not affected by the incorporation of the extract, but it promoted the antioxidant activity during its shelf-life. Overall, pineapple peel and crown appeared as promising by-products to be exploited by the food industry, which can be achieved through a circular economy approach.
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- Bruna Moreira
- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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Kostić M, Ivanov M, Markovic T, Sanković Babić S, Barros L, Calhelha R, Sokovic M, Ciric A. An in vitro study of the origanum minutiflorum O. Schwarz & P. H. Davis and Coriandrum sativum L. essential oils as chronic tonsillitis therapeutics: antibacterial, antibiofilm, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activities. Journal of Essential Oil Research 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2022.2107103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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- Marina Kostić
- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medicinal Plant Research “dr Josif Pančić” Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de BragançaCampus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de BragançaCampus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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Mocan A, Fernandes Â, Calhelha RC, Gavrilaş L, Ferreira ICFR, Ivanov M, Sokovic M, Barros L, Babotă M. Bioactive Compounds and Functional Properties of Herbal Preparations of Cystus creticus L. Collected From Rhodes Island. Front Nutr 2022; 9:881210. [PMID: 35677542 PMCID: PMC9168797 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.881210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The members of Cystus genus are perenial shrubs with a well-established use in traditional medicine. Among these, C. creticus is the most popular, herbal preparations obtained from its aerial parts being recognized as antimicrobial, antitumor and anti-inflammatory agents. The present study aimed to evaluate phytochemical profile and bioactive potential of aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts of C. creticus aerial parts harvested from two different areas of Rhodes island. LC-DAD-ESI/MSn analysis revealed the presence of myricetin and quercetin glycosides as main compounds, especially in aqueous extracts, being probably responsible for their enhanced antioxidant and antimicrobial potential. On the other side, hydroethanolic preparations exerted a strong anti-inflammatory and anti-biofilm activity. Our findings suggest that the use of solvents with intermediate polarity can assure the best recovery of bioactive compounds from C. creticus, increasing the extraction yield for other non-phenolic compounds which can enhance therapeutic potential of the extract through a synergistic action.
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- Andrei Mocan
- Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Laboratory of Chromatography, Institute of Advanced Horticulture Research of Transylvania, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- *Correspondence: Andrei Mocan ;
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal
- Lillian Barros
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Stojkovic D, Drakulic D, Dias MI, Zengin G, Barros L, Ivanov M, Gašic U, Rajcevic N, Stevanovic M, Ferreira ICFR, Sokovic M. Phlomis fruticosa L. exerts in vitro antineurodegenerative and antioxidant activities and induces prooxidant effect in glioblastoma cell line. EXCLI J 2022; 21:387-399. [PMID: 35368464 PMCID: PMC8971322 DOI: 10.17179/excli2021-4487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Despite the significant advances in drug development we are witnessing the inability of health systems to combat both neurodegenerative diseases and cancers, especially glioblastoma. Hence, natural products are comprehensively studied in order to provide novel therapeutic options. This study aimed to explore anti-neurodegenerative and anti-glioblastoma potential of extract of Phlomis fruticosa L. using in vitro model systems. It was found that the methanol extract of P. fruticosa was able to efficiently reduce activities of enzymes linked to neurodegenerative disease including acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase and tyrosinase. Furthermore, P. fruticosa extract has shown excellent antioxidant potential, as evidenced by six different methods. Analysis of cytotoxic effect of P. fruticosa extract on A172 glioblastoma cell line revealed that the concentration of the extract necessary for 50 % inhibition of A172 growth (IC50) was 710 μg/mL. The extract did not induce changes in proliferation and morphology of A172 glioblastoma cells. On the other side, production of ROS was increased in A172 cells treated with the extract. Observed cytotoxic effect of P. fruticosa extract might be based on increase in ROS generation upon treatment. Quantitative chemical analysis revealed the presence of twelve different polyphenols with the cis 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid being the most abundant. This study provided scientific evidence for further exploration of P. fruticosa as a promising natural anti-neurodegenerative therapeutic option.
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- Dejan Stojkovic
- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Campus, 42130, Konya, Turkey
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade 152, Serbia.,University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia.,Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Kneza Mihaila 35, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Vieira DM, Pereira C, Calhelha RC, Barros L, Petrovic J, Sokovic M, Barreiro MF, Ferreira IC, Castro MCR, Rodrigues PV, Machado AV. Evaluation of plant extracts as an efficient source of additives for active food packaging. Food Frontiers 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/fft2.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Dalila M. Vieira
- Department of Polymer Engineering Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos Universidade do Minho Guimarães Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Bragança Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Bragança Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Bragança Portugal
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”‐ National Institute of Republic of Serbia University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”‐ National Institute of Republic of Serbia University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Bragança Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Bragança Portugal
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- Department of Polymer Engineering Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos Universidade do Minho Guimarães Portugal
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- Department of Polymer Engineering Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos Universidade do Minho Guimarães Portugal
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- Department of Polymer Engineering Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos Universidade do Minho Guimarães Portugal
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Ibrahime Sinan K, Aktumsek A, de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea M, Leyva-Jiménez FJ, Fernández-Ochoa Á, Segura-Carretero A, Glamocilja J, Sokovic M, Nenadić M, Zengin G. A Prospective of Multiple Biopharmaceutical Activities of Procyanidins-Rich Uapaca togoensis Pax Extracts: HPLC-ESI-TOF-MS Coupled with Bioinformatics Analysis. Chem Biodivers 2021; 18:e2100299. [PMID: 34086421 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The article reports the chemical composition, antioxidant, six key enzymes inhibitory and antimicrobial activities of two solvent extracts (water and methanol) of leaves and stem bark of Uapaca togoensis. For chemical composition, methanol extract of stem bark exhibited significant higher total phenolic (129.86 mg GAE/g) and flavanol (10.44 mg CE/g) contents. Methanol extract of leaves and water extract of stem bark showed high flavonoids (20.94 mg RE/g) and phenolic acid (90.40 mg CAE/g) content, respectively. In addition, HPLC-ESI-TOF-MS analysis revealed that U. togoensis was rich in procyanidins. The methanol and water extracts of stem bark had overall superior antioxidant activity; however, only methanol extract of stem bark showed higher inhibition of cholinesterase (AChE: 2.57 mg GALAE/g; BChE: 4.69 mg GALAE/g), tyrosinase (69.53 mg KAE/g) and elastase (2.73 mmol CE/g). Potent metal chelating ability was showed by water extract of leaves (18.94 mg EDTAE/g), higher inhibition of amylase was detected for water extracts of leaves (0.94 mmol ACAE/g) and stem bark (0.92 mmol ACAE/g). The tested extracts have shown wide-spectrum antibacterial properties and these effects have shown to be more effective against Aspergillus ochraceus, Penicillium funiculosum, Trichoderma viride, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The results revealed that the antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory and antimicrobial activities depended on the extraction solvents and the parts of plant. Bioinformatics analysis on the 17 major compounds showed modulation of pathway associated with cancer. In brief, U. togoensis might be valuable as potential source of natural agents for therapeutic application.
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- Kouadio Ibrahime Sinan
- Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Campus, Konya, Turkey
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- Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Campus, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071, Granada, Spain.,Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100, Granada, Spain
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- Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100, Granada, Spain
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- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health Metabolomics Platform, 10178, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071, Granada, Spain.,Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100, Granada, Spain
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- Laboratory of Mycology, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory of Mycology, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory of Mycology, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Campus, Konya, Turkey
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Haroun M, Tratrat C, Kolokotroni A, Petrou A, Geronikaki A, Ivanov M, Kostic M, Sokovic M, Carazo A, Mladěnka P, Sreeharsha N, Venugopala KN, Nair AB, Elsewedy HS. 5-Benzyliden-2-(5-methylthiazol-2-ylimino)thiazolidin-4-ones as Antimicrobial Agents. Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Molecular Docking Studies. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10030309. [PMID: 33802949 PMCID: PMC8002837 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10030309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
In this study, we report the design, synthesis, computational and experimental evaluation of the antimicrobial activity, as well as docking studies of new 5-methylthiazole based thiazolidinones. All compounds demonstrated antibacterial efficacy, some of which (1, 4, 10 and 13) exhibited good activity against E. coli and B. cereus. The evaluation of antibacterial activity against three resistant strains, MRSA, P. aeruginosa and E. coli, revealed that compound 12 showed the best activity, higher than reference drugs ampicillin and streptomycin, which were inactive or exhibited only bacteriostatic activity against MRSA, respectively. Ten out of fifteen compounds demonstrated higher potency than reference drugs against a resistant strain of E. coli, which appeared to be the most sensitive species to our compounds. Compounds 8, 13 and 14 applied in a concentration equal to MIC reduced P. aeruginosa biofilm formation by more than 50%. All compounds displayed antifungal activity, with compound 10 being the most active. The majority of compounds showed better activity than ketoconazole against almost all fungal strains. In order to elucidate the mechanism of antibacterial and antifungal activities, molecular docking studies on E. coli Mur B and C. albicans CYP51 and dihydrofolate reductase were performed. Docking analysis of E. coli MurB indicated a probable involvement of MurB inhibition in the antibacterial mechanism of tested compounds while docking to 14α-lanosterol demethylase (CYP51) and tetrahydrofolate reductase of Candida albicans suggested that probable involvement of inhibition of CYP51 reductase in the antifungal activity of the compounds. Potential toxicity toward human cells is also reported.
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- Michelyne Haroun
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (C.T.); (N.S.); (K.N.V.); (A.B.N.); (H.S.E.)
- Correspondence: (M.H.); (A.G.); Tel.: +96-655-090-9890 (M.H.); +30-230-199-7616 (A.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (C.T.); (N.S.); (K.N.V.); (A.B.N.); (H.S.E.)
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- School of Health, Department of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.K.); (A.P.)
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- School of Health, Department of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.K.); (A.P.)
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- School of Health, Department of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.K.); (A.P.)
- Correspondence: (M.H.); (A.G.); Tel.: +96-655-090-9890 (M.H.); +30-230-199-7616 (A.G.)
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.I.); (M.K.); (M.S.)
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.I.); (M.K.); (M.S.)
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.I.); (M.K.); (M.S.)
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- Department of pharmacology and toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; (A.C.); (P.M.)
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- Department of pharmacology and toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; (A.C.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (C.T.); (N.S.); (K.N.V.); (A.B.N.); (H.S.E.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (C.T.); (N.S.); (K.N.V.); (A.B.N.); (H.S.E.)
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (C.T.); (N.S.); (K.N.V.); (A.B.N.); (H.S.E.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (C.T.); (N.S.); (K.N.V.); (A.B.N.); (H.S.E.)
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Sinan KI, Luz Cádiz-Gurrea MDL, Javier Leyva-Jiménez F, Fernández-Ochoa Á, Segura-Carretero A, Glamocilja J, Sokovic M, Nenadić M, Aktumsek A, Dall'Acqua S, Zengin G. New insights on Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. leaves and stem bark extracts: UPLC-ESI-TOF-MS profiles, and biopharmaceutical and in silico analysis. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj03621a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Our results could provide a great scientific starting point on the way from the bench to functional applications through the use of P. reticulatus, namely novel nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals.
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- Kouadio Ibrahime Sinan
- Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Campus, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
- Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100 Granada, Spain
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- Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100 Granada, Spain
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- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health Metabolomics Platform, 10178 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
- Functional Food Research and Development Center, Health Science Technological Park, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E-18100 Granada, Spain
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- Laboratory of Mycology, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory of Mycology, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory of Mycology, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Campus, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Campus, Konya, Turkey
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Haroun M, Tratrat C, Petrou A, Geronikaki A, Ivanov M, Ciric A, Sokovic M. 2-Aryl-3-(6-trifluoromethoxy)benzo[d]thiazole-based thiazolidinone hybrids as potential anti-infective agents: Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 32:127718. [PMID: 33253880 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
The search for new antimicrobial agents is greater than ever due to the perpetual threat of multidrug resistance in known pathogens and the relentless emergence of new infections. In this manuscript, ten thiazole-based thiazolidinone hybrids bearing a 6-trifluoromethoxy substituent on the benzothiazole core were synthesized and evaluated against a panel of four bacterial strains Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes and three resistant strains Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli and MRSA. The evaluation of minimum bactericidal and minimum inhibitory concentrations was accomplished by microdilution assay. As reference compounds ampicillin and streptomycin were employed. All compounds displayed antibacterial efficiencies with MBCs/MICs at 0.25-1 mg/mL and 0.12-1 mg/mL respectively while ampicillin displayed MBCs/MICs at 0.15-0.3 mg/mL and at 0.1-0.2 mg/mL respectively. MICs/MBC of streptomycin varied from 0.05 to 0.15 mg/mL and from 0.1 to 0.3 mg/mL respectively. The best overall effect was observed for compound h4, while compound h1 exhibited the highest effective action against E. coli (MIC/MBC 0.12/0.25 mg/ml) among all tested compounds.
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- Michelyne Haroun
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša, Stanković-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša, Stanković-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša, Stanković-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Sirakanyan SN, Kartsev VG, Geronikaki A, Spinelli D, Petrou A, Hakobyan EK, Glamoclija J, Ivanov M, Sokovic M, Hovakimyan AA. Synthesis and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity and Molecular Docking of New N-1,3-thiazol-2-ylacetamides of Condensed Pyrido[3',2':4,5] furo(thieno)[3,2-d]pyrimidines. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 20:2192-2209. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666200628145308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Background:
From the literature it is known that many derivatives of fused thienopyrimidines
and furopyrimidines possess broad spectrum of biological activity.
Objectives:
The current studies describe the synthesis and evaluation of antimicrobial activity of some
new N-1,3-thiazol-2-ylacetamides of pyrido[3',2':4,5]furo(thieno)[3,2-d]pyrimidines.
Methods:
By cyclocondensation of ethyl 1-aminofuro(thieno)[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylates 1with formamide
were converted to the pyrido[3',2':4,5]furo(thieno)[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7(8)-ones 2.Alkylation of
compound 2 with 2-chloro-N-1,3-thiazol-2-ylacetamide led to the aimed N-1,3-thiazol-2-ylaceta-mides of
pyrido[3',2':4,5]furo(thieno)[3,2-d]pyrimidines 3. Starting from compound 2 the relevant S-alkylated derivatives
of pyrido[3',2':4,5]furo(thieno)[3,2-d]pyrimidines 6 were also synthesized.
Results:
All the compounds showed antibacterial activity to non-resistant strains. Compounds 3a-3m
showed antibacterial activity with MIC/MBC at 0.08-2.31 mg/mL/0.11-3.75 mg/mL .The two most active
compounds, 3j and 6b, appeared to be more active towards MRSA than the reference drugs. Half of the
tested compounds appeared to be equipotent/more potent than ketoconazole and more potent than bifonazole.
The docking analysis provided useful information about the interactions occurring between the tested
compounds and the different enzymes.
Conclusion:
Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and fungi showed different response towards
tested compounds, indicating that different substituents may lead to different modes of action or that the
metabolism of some bacteria/fungi was better able to overcome the effect of the compounds or adapt to it.
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- Samuel N. Sirakanyan
- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of National Academy of Science of RA, 26 Azatutian Ave., Yerevan 0014, Armenia
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- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry G. Ciamician, Alma Mater Studiorum- Universita di Bologna, Via F. Selmi 2, Bologna 40126, Italy
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- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
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- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of National Academy of Science of RA, 26 Azatutian Ave., Yerevan 0014, Armenia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of National Academy of Science of RA, 26 Azatutian Ave., Yerevan 0014, Armenia
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Ivanov M, Kannan A, Stojkovic D, Glamoclija J, Golic Grdadolnik S, Sanglard D, Sokovic M. Revealing the astragalin mode of anticandidal action. EXCLI J 2020; 19:1436-1445. [PMID: 33312106 PMCID: PMC7726490 DOI: 10.17179/excli2020-2987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Due to limited arsenal of systemically available antifungal agents, infections caused by Candida albicans are difficult to treat and the emergence of drug-resistant strains present a major challenge to the clinicians worldwide. Hence further exploration of potential novel and effective antifungal drugs is required. In this study we have explored the potential of a flavonoid, astragalin, in controlling the growth of C. albicans, in both planktonic and biofilm forms by microdilution method; and in regulating the morphological switch between yeast and hyphal growth. Astragalin ability to interfere with membrane integrity, ergosterol synthesis and its role in the regulation of genes encoding for efflux pumps has been addressed. In our study, astragalin treatment produced good antimicrobial and significant antibiofilm activity. Anticandidal activity of astragalin was not related to ERG11 downregulation, neither to direct binding to CYP51 enzyme nor was linked to membrane ergosterol assembly. Instead, astragalin treatment resulted in reduced expression of CDR1 and also affected cell membrane integrity without causing cytotoxic effect on human gingival fibroblast cells. Considering that astragalin-mediated decreased expression of efflux pumps increases the concentration of antifungal drug inside the fungal cells, a combinatorial treatment with this agent could be explored as a novel therapeutic option for candidiasis.
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- Marija Ivanov
- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic"- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.,Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Lausanne and University Hospital Center, Rue du Bugnon 48, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Lausanne and University Hospital Center, Rue du Bugnon 48, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic"- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic"- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Structural Dynamics, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova ulica 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Lausanne and University Hospital Center, Rue du Bugnon 48, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic"- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Sirakanyan S, Kartsev V, Spinelli D, Geronikaki A, Petrou A, Ivanov M, Glamoclija J, Sokovic M, Hakobyan E, Hovakimyan A. Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of new 2-piperazin-1-yl-N-1,3-thiazol-2-ylacetamides of cyclopenta[c]pyridines and pyrano[3,4-c]pyridines. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2020; 354:e2000208. [PMID: 33029832 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202000208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
In this study, we report the synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some new disubstituted piperazines. Thus, 3-chlorocyclopenta[c]pyridines and 6-chloropyrano[3,4-c]pyridine 1 under mild reaction conditions with piperazine gave the 3(6)-piperazine-substituted cyclopenta[c]pyridines and pyrano[3,4-c]pyridine 2. Furthermore, the latter, by alkylation with 2-chloro-N-1,3-thiazol-2-ylacetamide, led to the formation of the target compounds. The evaluation of the antibacterial activity revealed that 3k was the most potent compound. The most sensitive bacterium was found to be Listeria monocytogenes, whereas Staphylococcus aureus was the most resistant one. Three compounds, 3d, 3g, and 3k, were tested also against the following resistant strains: methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. All three compounds appeared to be more potent than ampicillin against MRSA. Moreover, compound 3d showed a better activity than the reference drug ampicillin against P. aeruginosa, whereas 3g was more efficient against E. coli. The best antifungal activity was observed again for compound 3k. The most resistant fungi appeared to be Aspergillus fumigatus, whereas Trichoderma viride seemed the most sensitive one toward the compounds tested. Molecular docking studies on E. coli MurB, as well as on Candida albicans CYP51 and dihydrofolate reductase, were used for the prediction of the mechanisms of the antibacterial and antifungal activities, confirming the experimental results.
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- Samvel Sirakanyan
- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Academy of Science of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Dipartimento di Chimica G. Ciamician, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Despota Stefana, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Despota Stefana, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Despota Stefana, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Academy of Science of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Academy of Science of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
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Tzani A, Vaitsis C, Kritsi E, Smiljkovic M, Sokovic M, Zoumpoulakis P, Detsi A. Green synthesis of bis-(β-dicarbonyl)-methane derivatives and biological evaluation as putative anticandidial agents. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Zoidis G, Kritsi E, Lecinska P, Ivanov M, Zoumpoulakis P, Sokovic M, Catto M. The Triazole Ring as a Privileged Scaffold for Putative Antifungals: Synthesis and Evaluation of a Series of New Analogues. ChemMedChem 2020; 16:134-144. [PMID: 33428335 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The significant antifungal activity of a series of novel 1,2,4-triazole derivatives against different strains of Candida albicans, Candida krusei and Aspergillus fumigatus, compared to the commercial fungicides ketoconazole and itraconazole, is reported. Systemic mycosis and invasive fungal infections, whether from immunodeficiency or hospital-acquired infection, have been on an upward trend for several years. The 1,2,4-triazole ring substituted with other aromatic and heteroaromatic systems plays an important role in the field of antifungal drug discovery and development. Thus, an extensive series of 29 triazoles, substituted in different positions with a variety of aromatic rings, has been designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their fungicidal activity. Almost all the agents tested in vitro showed high activity against all examined fungal strains. It is noteworthy that, in the case of A. fumigatus, all the examined compounds achieved equal or higher antifungal activity than ketoconazole, but less activity than itraconazole. Among all the derivatives studied, the dichlorourea analogue and bromo-substituted triazole stand out as the most promising compounds. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models were built for a systematic structure-activity relationship (SAR) profile to explain and potentially explore the potency characteristics of 1,2,4-triazole analogues.
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- Grigoris Zoidis
- Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Panepistimiopolis-Zografou, 15771, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Vas. Constantinou Ave. 48, 11635, Athens, Greece
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Vas. Constantinou Ave. 48, 11635, Athens, Greece
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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Pereira E, Cadavez V, Barros L, Encina-Zelada C, Stojković D, Sokovic M, Calhelha RC, Gonzales-Barron U, Ferreira ICFR. Chenopodium quinoa Willd. (quinoa) grains: A good source of phenolic compounds. Food Res Int 2020; 137:109574. [PMID: 33233186 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The ingestion of bioactive compounds has revealed health benefits, namely in the prevention and/or treatment of several diseases. This work aims to characterize the phenolic profile of three colour varieties of Chenopodium quinoa Willd. grains (black, red and white), and also evaluate their cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity. All varieties revealed the presence of phenolic compounds, namely, quercetin and kaempferol derivatives. In this study, quinoa grains did not reveal any anti-proliferative capacity in tumour cell lines, and, as expected, they were devoid of any toxicity. All of the analysed extracts possessed antibacterial and antifungal activities (inhibitory and bactericidal/fungicidal) against the microbial strains considered, exhibiting promising values of minimum bactericidal concentrations (mean MBC 0.153-0.916 mg/mL) and minimum fungicidal concentrations (mean MFC 0.211-0.884 mg/mL). Quinoa varieties represent a good source of bioactive compounds, interfering beneficially in the organism, specifically as antimicrobial agents. Thus, these extracts could be used in the development of bioactive ingredients.
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- Eliana Pereira
- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Industries, National Agricultural University La Molina, Lima, Peru
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgra, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgra, Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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Stingaci E, Zveaghinteva M, Pogrebnoi S, Lupascu L, Valica V, Uncu L, Smetanscaia A, Drumea M, Petrou A, Ciric A, Glamoclija J, Sokovic M, Kravtsov V, Geronikaki A, Macaev F. New vinyl-1,2,4-triazole derivatives as antimicrobial agents: Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 30:127368. [PMID: 32738986 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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1,2,4-Triazole is a very important scaffold in medicinal chemistry due to the wide spectrum of biological activities and mainly antifungal activity of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives. The main mechanism of antifungal action of the latter is inhibition of 14-alpha-demethylase enzyme (CYP51). The current study presents synthesis and evaluation of eight triazole derivatives for their antimicrobial activity. Docking studies to elucidate the mechanism of action were also performed. The designed compounds were synthesized using classical methods of organic synthesis. The in vivo evaluation of antimicrobial activity was performed by microdilution method. All tested compounds showed good antibacterial activity with MIC and MBC values ranging from 0.0002 to 0.0069 mM. Compound 2 h appeared to be the most active among all tested with MIC at 0.0002-0.0033 mM and MBC at 0.0004-0.0033 mM followed by compounds 2f and 2g. The most sensitive bacterium appeared to be Xanthomonas campestris while Erwinia amylovora was the most resistant. The evaluation of antifungal activity revealed that all compounds showed good antifungal activity with MIC values ranging from 0.02 mM to 0.52 mM and MFC from 0.03 mM to 0.52 mM better than reference drugs ketoconazole (MIC and MFC values at 0.28-1.88 mM and 0.38 mM to 2.82 mM respectively) and bifonazole (MIC and MFC values at 0.32-0.64 mM and 0.64-0.81 mM). The best antifungal activity is displayed by compound 2 h with MIC at 0.02-0.04 mM and MFC at 0.03-0.06 mM while compound 2a showed the lowest activity. The results showed that these compounds could be lead compounds in search for new potent antimicrobial agents. Docking studies confirmed experimental results.
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- Eugenia Stingaci
- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Biopharmaceuticals, Institute of Chemistry, Chisinau, 3 str. Academiei, Moldova
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Biopharmaceuticals, Institute of Chemistry, Chisinau, 3 str. Academiei, Moldova
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Biopharmaceuticals, Institute of Chemistry, Chisinau, 3 str. Academiei, Moldova
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Biopharmaceuticals, Institute of Chemistry, Chisinau, 3 str. Academiei, Moldova
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- Scientific Center for Drug Research, "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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- Scientific Center for Drug Research, "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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- Scientific Center for Drug Research, "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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- Scientific Center for Drug Research, "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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- Department of Pharmacy School of Health, Department of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia,University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia,University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia,University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade
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- Laboratory of Physical Methods of Solid State Investigation ″Tadeusz Malinowski, Institute of Applied Physics, Chisinau, 5 str. Academiei, Moldova
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- Department of Pharmacy School of Health, Department of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis and Biopharmaceuticals, Institute of Chemistry, Chisinau, 3 str. Academiei, Moldova; Scientific Center for Drug Research, "Nicolae Testemitanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Moldova
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Amiranashvili L, Nadaraia N, Merlani M, Kamoutsis C, Petrou A, Geronikaki A, Pogodin P, Druzhilovskiy D, Poroikov V, Ciric A, Glamočlija J, Sokovic M. Antimicrobial Activity of Nitrogen-Containing 5-Alpha-androstane Derivatives: In Silico and Experimental Studies. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:antibiotics9050224. [PMID: 32365907 PMCID: PMC7277561 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9050224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We evaluated the antimicrobial activity of thirty-one nitrogen-containing 5-α-androstane derivatives in silico using computer program PASS (Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances) and freely available PASS-based web applications (such as Way2Drug). Antibacterial activity was predicted for 27 out of 31 molecules; antifungal activity was predicted for 25 out of 31 compounds. The results of experiments, which we conducted to study the antimicrobial activity, are in agreement with the predictions. All compounds were found to be active with MIC (Minimum Inhibitory Concentration) and MBC (Minimum Bactericidal Concentration) values in the range of 0.0005–0.6 mg/mL. The activity of all studied 5-α-androstane derivatives exceeded or was equal to those of Streptomycin and, except for the 3β-hydroxy-17α-aza-d-homo-5α-androstane-17-one, all molecules were more active than Ampicillin. Activity against the resistant strains of E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was also shown in experiments. Antifungal activity was determined with MIC and MFC (Minimum Fungicidal Concentration) values varying from 0.007 to 0.6 mg/mL. Most of the compounds were found to be more potent than the reference drugs Bifonazole and Ketoconazole. According to the results of docking studies, the putative targets for antibacterial and antifungal activity are UDP-N-acetylenolpyruvoylglucosamine reductase and 14-α-demethylase, respectively. In silico assessments of the acute rodent toxicity and cytotoxicity obtained using GUSAR (General Unrestricted Structure-Activity Relationships) and CLC-Pred (Cell Line Cytotoxicity Predictor) web-services were low for the majority of compounds under study, which contributes to the chances for those compounds to advance in the development.
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- Lela Amiranashvili
- TSMU I. Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, P. Sarajishvili str. 36, Tbilisi 0159, Georgia; (L.A.); (N.N.); (M.M.)
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- TSMU I. Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, P. Sarajishvili str. 36, Tbilisi 0159, Georgia; (L.A.); (N.N.); (M.M.)
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- TSMU I. Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, P. Sarajishvili str. 36, Tbilisi 0159, Georgia; (L.A.); (N.N.); (M.M.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +302301997616
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (P.P.); (D.D.); (V.P.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (P.P.); (D.D.); (V.P.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (P.P.); (D.D.); (V.P.)
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University of Belgrade, 11060 Beograd, Serbia; (A.C.); (J.G.); (M.S.)
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University of Belgrade, 11060 Beograd, Serbia; (A.C.); (J.G.); (M.S.)
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University of Belgrade, 11060 Beograd, Serbia; (A.C.); (J.G.); (M.S.)
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Petropoulos SA, Fernandes Â, Dias MI, Pereira C, Calhelha R, Di Gioia F, Tzortzakis N, Ivanov M, Sokovic M, Barros L, Ferreira ICFR. Wild and Cultivated Centaurea raphanina subsp. mixta: A Valuable Source of Bioactive Compounds. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9040314. [PMID: 32326524 PMCID: PMC7222212 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9040314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Centaurea raphanina subsp. mixta (DC.) Runemark is a wild edible species endemic to Greece. This study evaluated the chemical composition and bioactive properties of wild and cultivated C. raphanina subsp. mixta plants. Wild plants had higher nutritional value than cultivated ones, whereas cultivated plants contained more tocopherols. Glucose and sucrose were higher in cultivated plants and trehalose in wild ones. Oxalic and total organic acids were detected in higher amounts in cultivated samples. The main fatty acids were α-linolenic, linoleic and palmitic acid, while wild plants were richer in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Two pinocembrin derivatives were the main phenolic compounds being detected in higher amounts in wild plants. Regarding the antioxidant activity, wild and cultivated plants were more effective in the oxidative haemolysis (OxHLIA) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) assays, respectively. Moreover, both extracts showed moderate cytotoxicity in non-tumor cell lines (PLP2), while cultivated plants were more effective against cervical carcinoma (HeLa), breast carcinoma (MCF-7) and non-small lung cancer (NCI-H460) cell lines. Finally, wild plants showed higher antimicrobial activity than cultivated plants against specific pathogens. In conclusion, the cultivation of C.raphanina subsp. mixta showed promising results in terms of tocopherols content and antiproliferative effects, however further research is needed to decrease oxalic acid content.
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- Spyridon A. Petropoulos
- Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Street, 38446 N. Ionia, Greece
- Correspondence: (S.A.P.); (I.C.F.R.F.); Tel.: +30-2421-093-196 (S.A.P.); +351-273-330-904 (I.C.F.R.F.)
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; (Â.F.); (M.I.D.); (C.P.); (R.C.); (L.B.)
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; (Â.F.); (M.I.D.); (C.P.); (R.C.); (L.B.)
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; (Â.F.); (M.I.D.); (C.P.); (R.C.); (L.B.)
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; (Â.F.); (M.I.D.); (C.P.); (R.C.); (L.B.)
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- Department of Plant Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, PA 16802, USA;
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos 3603, Cyprus;
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.I.); (M.S.)
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”-National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.I.); (M.S.)
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; (Â.F.); (M.I.D.); (C.P.); (R.C.); (L.B.)
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; (Â.F.); (M.I.D.); (C.P.); (R.C.); (L.B.)
- Correspondence: (S.A.P.); (I.C.F.R.F.); Tel.: +30-2421-093-196 (S.A.P.); +351-273-330-904 (I.C.F.R.F.)
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Sampaio SL, Fernandes Â, Pereira C, Calhelha RC, Sokovic M, Santos-Buelga C, Barros L, Ferreira ICFR. Nutritional value, physicochemical characterization and bioactive properties of the Brazilian quinoa BRS Piabiru. Food Funct 2020; 11:2969-2977. [DOI: 10.1039/d0fo00055h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Quinoa is a very interesting food due to its nutritional and chemical composition, as well as its bioactive properties, such as antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.
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- Shirley L. Sampaio
- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- Campus de Santa Apolónia
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- Campus de Santa Apolónia
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- Campus de Santa Apolónia
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- Campus de Santa Apolónia
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” – National Institute of Republic of Serbia
- University of Belgrade
- 11000 Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Polifenoles (GIP-USAL)
- Facultad de Farmacia
- Universidad de Salamanca
- 37007 Salamanca
- Spain
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- Campus de Santa Apolónia
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- Campus de Santa Apolónia
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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Castanho A, Lageiro M, Calhelha RC, Ferreira ICFR, Sokovic M, Cunha LM, Brites C. Exploiting the bioactive properties of γ-oryzanol from bran of different exotic rice varieties. Food Funct 2019; 10:2382-2389. [PMID: 30950464 DOI: 10.1039/c8fo02596g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The rice industry is one of the most significant food industries since rice is a widely consumed cereal in the world. As a result of this substantial production, the rice industry has a significant amount of side streams, including bran, representing millions of tons of raw materials mainly designated to animal feed. Rice bran is a rich source of γ-oryzanol, a bioactive compound with substantial health benefits. In this perspective, different bran rice samples from distinct germplasm origins (Philippines, Italy and Portugal) were studied for their γ-oryzanol content by HPLC-PDA, cytotoxicity in four human tumour cell lines, hepatotoxicity in a normal cell line and for their antimicrobial effects on different bacterial and fungal strains. The Ballatinao sample presented the strongest activity against all the tumour cell lines, and was also the sample showing the highest amount of γ-oryzanol, suggesting its contribution to the exhibited cytotoxic properties. Regarding the antimicrobial activity, the tested samples were able to inhibit the majority of bacterial and fungal strains, with the Portuguese Ceres sample being the one presenting the highest bacterial inhibition and the Maluit and Dinorado samples, the highest fungal inhibition. Overall, the results show that rice bran extracts may be considered as potential candidates for antimicrobial agents when incorporated into food matrices.
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- Ana Castanho
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Unidade de Tecnologia e Inovação (INIAV/UTI), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal.
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Dias M, Caleja C, Pereira C, Calhelha RC, Kostic M, Sokovic M, Tavares D, Baraldi IJ, Barros L, Ferreira ICFR. Chemical composition and bioactive properties of byproducts from two different kiwi varieties. Food Res Int 2019; 127:108753. [PMID: 31882116 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Kiwis are an example of fruits with excellent bioactive properties worldwide appreciated and consumed generating tons of waste. Thus, the objective of this work was to compare two varieties of kiwi: Actinidia deliciosa cv. "Hayward" (green) and Actinidia spp. (red) regarding the nutritional value of their pulps, chemical composition and bioactivities of each pulp and peel. The results revealed that pulps have a high water content and low amount of other macronutrients. Both parts of red kiwi presented the highest tocopherols content and red kiwi pulp presented the highest content in ascorbic acid. In general, the peels exhibited the highest antioxidant activity and green kiwi peels showed cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory activity, which could be related to its higher content in phenolic compounds, especially B-type (epi)catechin dimer. Therefore, kiwi components currently underutilized may be indicated as a source of natural functionalizing ingredients with several benefits for human health.
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- Murilo Dias
- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; Departamento Acadêmico de Alimentos (DAALM), Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Campus Medianeira, 85884-000 Paraná, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Universityof Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Universityof Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- KiwiCoop, Rua Kiwicoop, n° 37 - Vila Verde, 3770-305 Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal
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- Departamento Acadêmico de Alimentos (DAALM), Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Campus Medianeira, 85884-000 Paraná, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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Kritsi E, Matsoukas MT, Potamitis C, Detsi A, Ivanov M, Sokovic M, Zoumpoulakis P. Novel Hit Compounds as Putative Antifungals: The Case of Aspergillus fumigatus. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24213853. [PMID: 31731542 PMCID: PMC6864791 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24213853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The prevalence of invasive fungal infections has been dramatically increased as the size of the immunocompromised population worldwide has grown. Aspergillus fumigatus is characterized as one of the most widespread and ubiquitous fungal pathogens. Among antifungal drugs, azoles have been the most widely used category for the treatment of fungal infections. However, increasingly, azole-resistant strains constitute a major problem to be faced. Towards this direction, our study focused on the identification of compounds bearing novel structural motifs which may evolve as a new class of antifungals. To fulfil this scope, a combination of in silico techniques and in vitro assays were implemented. Specifically, a ligand-based pharmacophore model was created and served as a 3D search query to screen the ZINC chemical database. Additionally, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations were used to improve the reliability and accuracy of virtual screening results. In total, eight compounds, bearing completely different chemical scaffolds from the commercially available azoles, were proposed and their antifungal activity was evaluated using in vitro assays. Results indicated that all tested compounds exhibit antifungal activity, especially compounds 1, 2, and 4, which presented the most promising minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) values and, therefore, could be subjected to further hit to lead optimization.
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- Eftichia Kritsi
- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48, Vas. Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece;
- Cloudpharm, Monumental Plaza, Building C, 44, Kifissias Avenue, Marousi, 15125 Athens, Greece;
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- Cloudpharm, Monumental Plaza, Building C, 44, Kifissias Avenue, Marousi, 15125 Athens, Greece;
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- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Iroon-Polytechneiou-Str, 15773 Athens, Greece;
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 142, Bulevar Despota Stefana, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.I.); (M.S.)
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- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”- National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 142, Bulevar Despota Stefana, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.I.); (M.S.)
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48, Vas. Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-2107273869; Fax: +30-2107273831
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Petropoulos SA, Taofiq O, Fernandes Â, Tzortzakis N, Ciric A, Sokovic M, Barros L, Ferreira IC. Bioactive properties of greenhouse-cultivated green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under biostimulants and water-stress effect. J Sci Food Agric 2019; 99:6049-6059. [PMID: 31342530 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.9881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The scarcity of irrigation water is severely affecting global crop production. In this context, biostimulants are increasingly used as alternatives means against abiotic stress conditions. In this study, phenolic compounds composition and bioactive properties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plants grown under water stress conditions and biostimulants application were investigated. RESULTS Sixteen individual phenolic compounds were detected in both pods and seeds with a notable difference in their compositional profile. A significant effect on phenolic compounds content and composition was also observed for the biostimulants tested. Regarding the antibacterial activity, pods of the second harvest and seed extracts showed significant efficacy against Bacillus cereus, especially in water-stressed plants, where all biostimulant treatments were more effective than positive controls. Moreover, all biostimulant treatments for seed extracts of water-stressed plants were more effective against Staphylococcus aureus compared with ampicillin, whereas streptomycin showed the best results. Extracts from pods of the second harvest from normally irrigated plants showed the best results against the fungi tested, except for Penicillium verrucosum var. cyclopium. Finally, no significant cytotoxic effects were detected. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the biostimulants tested increased total phenolic compounds content compared with control treatment, especially in pods of the first harvest and seeds of water-stressed plants. Moreover, bioactive properties showed a varied response in regard to irrigation and biostimulant treatment. Therefore, biostimulants can be considered as a useful means towards increasing phenolic compounds content, and they may also affect the antimicrobial properties of pods and seeds extracts. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Spyridon A Petropoulos
- Department of Agriculture, University of Thessaly, Crop Production and Rural Environment, Magnissia, Greece
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos, Cyprus
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
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Zengin G, Paksoy MY, Aumeeruddy MZ, Glamocilja J, Sokovic M, Diuzheva A, Jekő J, Cziáky Z, Rodrigues MJ, Custodio L, Mahomoodally MF. New insights into the chemical profiling, cytotoxicity and bioactivity of four Bunium species. Food Res Int 2019; 123:414-424. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Karkanis AC, Fernandes Â, Vaz J, Petropoulos S, Georgiou E, Ciric A, Sokovic M, Oludemi T, Barros L, Ferreira ICFR. Chemical composition and bioactive properties of Sanguisorba minor Scop. under Mediterranean growing conditions. Food Funct 2019; 10:1340-1351. [PMID: 30761392 DOI: 10.1039/c8fo02601g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Sanguisorba minor Scop. is a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region which exhibits several medicinal activities. In the present study, plant growth, chemical composition, and antitumor and antimicrobial properties of S. minor plants were evaluated under different growing conditions. In particular, plants were grown on different substrates, namely (A) peat, (B) peat : perlite (1 : 1) and (C) peat : perlite (2 : 1). The dry weight of the aerial parts and roots was higher for the peat treatment (A), whereas plant growth was severely affected in the peat : perlite (1 : 1) treatment (B). The major detected sugars were fructose and glucose, while the peat : perlite (2 : 1) treatment resulted in a significant increase of α-tocopherol, glucose and total sugars content, especially in the aerial parts. Oxalic acid and citric acid were the major organic acids detected, with a varied effect of growth substrate on organic acid profile. Growth substrate and plant part also had a significant effect on fatty acid composition, especially on linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid content which was higher in the peat : perlite (1 : 1) treatment in both aerial parts and roots. An impact on the composition of phenolic compounds was also observed, where the plants grown on peat : perlite (2 : 1) and peat : perlite (1 : 1) substrates had the highest content of individual and total phenolic compounds in their aerial parts and roots, respectively. Moreover, roots contained significantly higher amounts of phenolic compounds than the aerial parts. Moreover, plant extracts exhibited antiproliferative activity against four tumor cell lines (HeLa, HepG2, MCF-7 and NCI-H460) and a primary culture of porcine liver cells (PLP2), as well as significant antimicrobial properties. In conclusion, S. minor presented significant bioactive properties, while growth substrates affected the nutritional value, chemical composition, antitumor and antimicrobial properties of the species which could be probably attributed to the higher phenolic compound content and different compositions of phenolic compounds. Therefore, although the species is commonly found in the Mediterranean region, it is underexploited yet and its plant tissues could be a potential source of natural bioactive compounds with further use in pharmaceutical and medicinal applications.
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- Anestis C Karkanis
- Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou St., 38446, Volos, Greece.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou St., 38446, Volos, Greece.
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- Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou St., 38446, Volos, Greece.
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- University of Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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Bakour M, Fernandes Â, Barros L, Sokovic M, Ferreira IC, Badiaa lyoussi. Bee bread as a functional product: Chemical composition and bioactive properties. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Kartsev V, Shikhaliev KS, Geronikaki A, Medvedeva SM, Ledenyova IV, Krysin MY, Petrou A, Ciric A, Glamoclija J, Sokovic M. Appendix A. dithioloquinolinethiones as new potential multitargeted antibacterial and antifungal agents: Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 175:201-214. [PMID: 31078867 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.04.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Herein we report the design, synthesis, molecular docking study and evaluation of antimicrobial activity of ten new dithioloquinolinethiones. The structures of compounds were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR and HPLC-HRMS. Before evaluation of their possible antimicrobial activity prediction of toxicity was performed. All compounds showed antibacterial activity against eight Gram positive and Gram negative bacterial species. All compounds appeared to be more active than ampicillin and almost all than streptomycin. The best antibacterial activity was observed for compound 8c 4,4,8-trimethyl-5-{[(4-phenyl-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio]acetyl}-4,5-dihydro-1H-[1,2]dithiolo[3,4c]quino lone-1-thione). The most sensitive bacterium En.cloacae followed by S. aureus, while L.monocytogenes was the most resistant. All compounds were tested for antifungal activity also against eight fungal species. The best activity was expressed by compound 8d (5-[(4,5-Dihydro-1,3-thiazol-2-ylthio)acetyl]-4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-[1,2]dithiolo[3,4-c]quinoline-1-thione). The most sensitive fungal was T. viride, while P. verrucosum var. cyclopium was the most resistant one. All compounds were more potent as antifungal agent than reference compound bifonazole and ketoconazole. The docking studies indicated a probable involvement of E. coli DNA GyrB inhibition in the anti-bacterial mechanism, while CYP51ca inhibition is probably responsible for antifungal activity of tested compounds. It is interesting to mention that docking results coincides with experimental.
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- Department of organic chemistry, Faculty of chemistry, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, 394018, Russian Federation
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- Aristotle University, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece.
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- Department of organic chemistry, Faculty of chemistry, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, 394018, Russian Federation
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- Department of organic chemistry, Faculty of chemistry, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, 394018, Russian Federation
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- Department of organic chemistry, Faculty of chemistry, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, 394018, Russian Federation
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- Aristotle University, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana, Serbia
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Merlani M, Barbakadze V, Amiranashvili L, Gogilashvili L, Poroikov V, Petrou A, Geronikaki A, Ciric A, Glamoclija J, Sokovic M. New Caffeic Acid Derivatives as Antimicrobial Agents: Design, Synthesis, Evaluation and Docking. Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 19:292-304. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666190122152957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Phenolic acids (caffeic-, ferulic and p-coumaric acid) are widely distributed in
the plant kingdom and exhibit broad spectrum of biological activities, including antimicrobial activity.
Objective:
The goal of this paper is the synthesis of some caffeic acid derivatives selected based on
computer-aided predictions and evaluate their in vitro antimicrobial properties against Gram positive
and Gram negative bacteria and also a series of fungi.
Methods:
In silico prediction of biological activity was used to identify the most promising structures
for synthesis and biological testing, and the putative mechanisms of their antimicrobial action. The designed
compounds were synthesized using classical organic synthesis methods. The antimicrobial activity
was studied using microdilution method.
Results:
Twelve tested compounds have shown good antibacterial activity. Five out of twelve tested
compounds appeared to be more active than the reference drugs ampicillin and streptomycin. Despite
that all compounds exhibited good activity against all bacteria tested, the sensitivity of bacteria towards
compounds in general was different. The evaluation of antifungal activity revealed that all compounds
were more active than ketoconazole, while seven compounds (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 12) appeared to be
more active than bifonazole. Docking results indicate that gyrase inhibition is the putative mechanism of
antibacterial action while the inhibition of 14α-demethylase may be responsible for antifungal action.
Prediction of cytotoxicity by PROTOX showed that compounds are not toxic (LD50 1000-2000 mg/kg).
Conclusion:
Thirteen compounds, from which six are new ones, were synthesized, and twelve compounds
were tested for antimicrobial activity. The studied compounds appeared to be promising potent
and non-toxic antimicrobials, which could be considered as leads for new pharmaceutical agents.
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- Maia Merlani
- TSMU I.Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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- TSMU I.Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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- TSMU I.Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 10 bldg, 119121, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- School of Health, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- School of Health, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Sinisa Stankovic, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Sinisa Stankovic, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Sinisa Stankovic, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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Nadaraia NS, Amiranashvili LS, Merlani M, Kakhabrishvili ML, Barbakadze NN, Geronikaki A, Petrou A, Poroikov V, Ciric A, Glamoclija J, Sokovic M. Novel antimicrobial agents' discovery among the steroid derivatives. Steroids 2019; 144:52-65. [PMID: 30776376 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2019.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Fourteen steroid compounds were in silico evaluated using computer program PASS as antimicrobial agents. The experimental studies evaluation revealed that all compounds have good antibacterial activity with MIC at range of 0.003-0.96 mg/mL and MBC 0.06-1.92 mg/mL. Almost all compounds except of compound 4 (3β-acetoxy-1/-p-chlorophenyl-3/-methyl-5α-androstano[17,16-d]pyrazoline) were more potent than Ampicillin, and they were equipotent or more potent than Streptomycine. All compounds exhibited good antifungal activity with MIC at 0.003-0.96 mg/mL and MFC at 0.006-1.92 mg/mL but with different sensitivity against fungi tested. According to docking studies 14-alpha demethylase inhibition may be responsible for antifungal activity. Prediction of toxicity by PROTOX and GUSAR revealed that compounds have low toxicity and can be considered as potential lead compounds for the further studies.
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- Nanuli Sh Nadaraia
- TSMU I.Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, Tbilisi 0159, Georgia
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- TSMU I.Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, Tbilisi 0159, Georgia
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- TSMU I.Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, Tbilisi 0159, Georgia
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- Aristotle University, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.
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- Aristotle University, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana, Serbia
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Barac M, Vucic T, Zilic S, Pesic M, Sokovic M, Petrovic J, Kostic A, Sredovic Ignjatovic I, Milincic D. The Effect of In Vitro Digestion on Antioxidant, ACE-Inhibitory and Antimicrobial Potentials of Traditional Serbian White-Brined Cheeses. Foods 2019; 8:E94. [PMID: 30871005 PMCID: PMC6462927 DOI: 10.3390/foods8030094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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This study deals with the effect of in vitro digestion on the functional potential of traditional Serbian white-brined cheeses. The total antioxidant capacity, reducing power and iron (II) chelating properties as well as angiotensin-converting enyzme-inhibitory (ACE-inhibitory) and antimicrobial activities of traditional Serbian white-brined cheeses before and after in vitro digestion were assayed. The traditional cheeses had different antioxidant properties as well as different ACE-inhibitory activities. In vitro digestion improved the total antioxidant capacity (8.42⁻58.56 times) and the reducing power (by 17.90⁻99.30%) of investigated cheeses, whereas their chelating ability was slightly improved or unaffected after digestion. In vitro digestion reduced the ACE-inhibitory potential of water-soluble protein fractions, and digested water-insoluble fractions were the major source of ACE-inhibitory peptides. The digestates did not exhibit any antibacterial potential, whereas they showed moderate antifungal potential toward selected micromycetes. The best antifungal potential had Svrljig ovine cheese and Homolje cow cheese. The results of this study clearly point to a significant functionality of traditional white-brined cheeses.
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- Miroljub Barac
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11081 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11081 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Maize Research Institute, Slobodana Bajica 1, 11081 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11081 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic", University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic", University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11081 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11081 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Caleja C, Finimundy TC, Pereira C, Barros L, Calhelha RC, Sokovic M, Ivanov M, Carvalho AM, Rosa E, Ferreira ICFR. Challenges of traditional herbal teas: plant infusions and their mixtures with bioactive properties. Food Funct 2019; 10:5939-5951. [DOI: 10.1039/c9fo01473j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Five traditional and medicinal plants have been individually characterized and analyzed in terms of bioactivities to determine how these characteristics are modified when preparing blends.
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- Cristina Caleja
- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
- CITAB – University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD)
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- University of Belgrade
- Department of Plant Physiology
- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”
- 11000 Belgrade
- Serbia
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- University of Belgrade
- Department of Plant Physiology
- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”
- 11000 Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- CITAB – University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD)
- Department of Agronomy
- Vila Real
- Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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Petropoulos SA, Fernandes Â, Tzortzakis N, Sokovic M, Ciric A, Barros L, Ferreira ICFR. Bioactive compounds content and antimicrobial activities of wild edible Asteraceae species of the Mediterranean flora under commercial cultivation conditions. Food Res Int 2018; 119:859-868. [PMID: 30884726 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.10.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Revised: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Nine wild edible species belonging to Astreaceae family, native to the Mediterranean basin were tested for their chemical composition (phenolic compounds, tocopherols, and organic acids) and antimicrobial activities over two growing periods, apart from Scolymus hispanicus and Hedypnois cretica which were tested for only one growing period. Flavonoids were the most abundant phenolic compounds in all the species, except for the case of Taraxacum species where significant amounts of chicoric acid were detected, while phenolic compounds content increased in the 2nd growing period by 4.6-397.4% for the tested species. α- and β-tocopherols were the main tocopherols, apart from Taraxacum sp. where significant amounts of γ-and δ-tocopherols (18.32 and 16.31 μg/100 g fresh weight) were detected, while total tocopherols content either increased (Reicardia picroides, Picris echioides, Urospermum picroides, and Taraxacum officinale) or decreased (Hymenonema graecum, Sonchus oleraceus, Taraxacum sp.) in the 2nd growing period. Oxalic acid was the most abundant organic acid, with the highest content (972 mg/100 g fresh weight) being observed in H. graecum (L.) DC. in the 1st growing period. Moreover, with the exception of H. graecum and S. olearaceus, total organic acids content increased in the 2nd growing period. Significant antimicrobial activities were observed against Bacillus cereus, Salmonella typhimurium and Penicillium ochrochloron for all the studied species. In conclusion, the studied species showed great potential for commercial cultivation, while plant extracts could find use in the food industry as alternative food preservatives.
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- Spyridon A Petropoulos
- Laboratory of Vegetable Production, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Street, 38446 N Ionia, Magnissia, Greece.
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Cyprus University of Technology, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, 3036 Lemesos, Cyprus
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- University of Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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Caleja C, Barros L, Barreira JCM, Ciric A, Sokovic M, Calhelha RC, Beatriz M, Oliveira PP, Ferreira ICFR. Suitability of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) extract rich in rosmarinic acid as a potential enhancer of functional properties in cupcakes. Food Chem 2018; 250:67-74. [PMID: 29412929 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) and its extracts have been frequently reported as possessing bioactive properties, offering the potential for use in development/enrichment of food products with additional functional capabilities, providing health benefits to consumers. The antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal activity of lemon balm extract, as well as its potential hepatotoxicity were thoroughly evaluated. The extracts were then incorporated into cupcakes and their preserving effect, chemical composition, colour parameters and antioxidant activity were compared with those provided by potassium sorbate. In general, the variables with the largest differences among different storage times were energy level, sucrose, glucose, palmitic acid (C6:0) and oleic acid (C18:1n9). On the other hand, L∗ (top), a∗ (top), b∗ (top), pH, capric acid (C10:0) and lauric acid (C12:0) showed the greatest variation according to cupcake formulation. The results observed indicate that the lemon balm extract rich in rosmarinic acid can provide advantageous functional properties to bakery products.
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- Cristina Caleja
- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, No. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Universityof Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Universityof Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, No. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, No. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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Haroun M, Tratrat C, Kositsi K, Tsolaki E, Petrou A, Aldhubiab B, Attimarad M, Harsha S, Geronikaki A, Venugopala KN, Elsewedy HS, Sokovic M, Glamoclija J, Ciric A. New Benzothiazole-based Thiazolidinones as Potent Antimicrobial Agents. Design, synthesis and Biological Evaluation. Curr Top Med Chem 2018; 18:75-87. [PMID: 29412109 DOI: 10.2174/1568026618666180206101814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Revised: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Thiazole and benzothiazole derivatives, as well as thiazolidinones are very important scaffolds in medicinal chemistry. Literature has revealed that they possess a wide spectrum of biological activities including antimicrobial activity. OBJECTIVE The goal of this paper is the designing of new benzothiazole based thiazolidinones and the evaluation of their biological activities. METHODS The designed compounds were synthesized using classical organic synthesis methods. The antimicrobial activity was evaluated using the method of microdilution. RESULTS The twelve newly synthesized compounds showed antimicrobial properties. All compounds appeared to be more active than ampicillin in most studied strains and in some cases, more active than streptomycin. Antifungal activity, in most cases was also better than the reference drugs ketoconazole and bifonazole. The prediction of cytotoxicity revealed that the synthesized compounds were not toxic (LD50 350-1000 mg/kg of body weight). Docking studies on the antibacterial activity confirmed the biological results. CONCLUSION The twelve new compounds were synthesized and studied for their antimicrobial activity. The compounds appeared to be promising antimicrobial agents and could be the lead compounds for new, more potent drugs. According to the docking prediction, the compounds could be MurB inhibitors.
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- Michelyne Haroun
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Aristotle University, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
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- Aristotle University, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
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- Aristotle University, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Aristotle University, School of Pharmacy, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Sinisa Stankovic, University of Belgrade, Bulevar DespotaStefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Sinisa Stankovic, University of Belgrade, Bulevar DespotaStefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research, Sinisa Stankovic, University of Belgrade, Bulevar DespotaStefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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Bukvicki D, Giweli A, Stojkovic D, Vujisic L, Tesevic V, Nikolic M, Sokovic M, Marin PD. Short communication: Cheese supplemented with Thymus algeriensis oil, a potential natural food preservative. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:3859-3865. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Smiljkovic M, Matsoukas MT, Kritsi E, Zelenko U, Grdadolnik SG, Calhelha RC, Ferreira ICFR, Sankovic-Babic S, Glamoclija J, Fotopoulou T, Koufaki M, Zoumpoulakis P, Sokovic M. Nitrate Esters of Heteroaromatic Compounds as Candida albicans CYP51 Enzyme Inhibitors. ChemMedChem 2018; 13:251-258. [PMID: 29235267 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201700602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Four heteroaromatic compounds bearing nitrate esters were selected using a virtual-screening procedure as putative sterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51) Candida albicans inhibitors. Compounds were examined for their inhibition on C. albicans growth and biofilm formation as well as for their toxicity. NMR spectroscopy studies, in silico docking, and molecular dynamics simulations were used to investigate further the selectivity of these compounds to fungal CYP51. All compounds exhibited good antimicrobial properties, indicated with low minimal inhibitory concentrations and ability to inhibit formation of fungal biofilm. Moreover, all of the compounds had the ability to inhibit growth of C. albicans cells. N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-1Η-indole-2-carboxamide was the only compound with selectivity on C. albicans CYP51 that did not exhibit cytotoxic effect on cells isolated from liver and should be further investigated for selective application in new leads for the treatment of candidiasis.
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- Marija Smiljkovic
- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cloudpharm P.C., Monumental Plaza, Building C, Kifissias Avenue 44, Marousi, 15125, Athens, Greece.,Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, 26500, Rio, Patras, Greece
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- National Hellenic Research Foundation, Institute of Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology, Vas. Constantinou Ave. 48, 11635, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biomolecular Structure, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova ulica 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biomolecular Structure, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova ulica 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Mountain Research Centre (CIMO, ESA), Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Aplónia, 5300253, Bragança, Portugal
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- Mountain Research Centre (CIMO, ESA), Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Aplónia, 5300253, Bragança, Portugal
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- National Hellenic Research Foundation, Institute of Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology, Vas. Constantinou Ave. 48, 11635, Athens, Greece
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- National Hellenic Research Foundation, Institute of Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology, Vas. Constantinou Ave. 48, 11635, Athens, Greece
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- National Hellenic Research Foundation, Institute of Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology, Vas. Constantinou Ave. 48, 11635, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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Corrêa RCG, Barros L, Fernandes Â, Sokovic M, Bracht A, Peralta RM, Ferreira ICFR. A natural food ingredient based on ergosterol: optimization of the extraction fromAgaricus blazei, evaluation of bioactive properties and incorporation in yogurts. Food Funct 2018; 9:1465-1474. [DOI: 10.1039/c7fo02007d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A. blazeibioresidues can be used to obtain promising high value-added food additives, following a circular bioeconomy concept.
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- Rúbia C. G. Corrêa
- Mountain Research Centre (CIMO)
- ESA
- Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB)
- Bragança
- Portugal
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- Mountain Research Centre (CIMO)
- ESA
- Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB)
- Bragança
- Portugal
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- Mountain Research Centre (CIMO)
- ESA
- Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB)
- Bragança
- Portugal
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- University of Belgrade
- Department of Plant Physiology
- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”
- 11000 Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry
- State University of Maringá
- Paraná
- Brazil
- Graduate Program in Food Science
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- Department of Biochemistry
- State University of Maringá
- Paraná
- Brazil
- Graduate Program in Food Science
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Petropoulos S, Fernandes Â, Barros L, Ciric A, Sokovic M, Ferreira ICFR. Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of various Greek garlic genotypes. Food Chem 2017; 245:7-12. [PMID: 29287429 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.10.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Recent studies show a significant variation in antioxidant and antimicrobial properties between the various garlic genotypes mostly due to differences in chemical composition and bioactive compounds content. The aim of the present study was to evaluate antioxidant properties and antimicrobial activity of garlics collected from the main cultivation areas of Greece, as well as to correlate this activity with their total phenolics content. Genotype G5 showed the highest total phenolics content, which was significantly correlated with the lowest EC50 values for all the tested antioxidant activity assays. Antimicrobial activity was significant, especially against the bacteria Proteus mirabilis and Antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli. In conclusion, significant variation was observed between the studied garlic genotypes, indicating the importance of both growing conditions and genotype on bioactive properties of dry garlic bulbs. This variation could be further exploited in breeding programs in order to select elite genotypes with increased bioactive properties.
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- Spyridon Petropoulos
- University of Thessaly, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, 38446 N. Ionia, Magnissia, Greece.
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- Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), ESA, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 1172, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), ESA, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 1172, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
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- University of Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), ESA, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 1172, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
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Sokovic M, Ciric A, Glamoclija J, Skaltsa H. Biological Activities of Sesquiterpene Lactones Isolated from the Genus Centaurea L. (Asteraceae). Curr Pharm Des 2017; 23:2767-2786. [DOI: 10.2174/1381612823666170215113927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Marina Sokovic
- Institute for Biological Research, “Siniša Stanković”, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Mycological Laboratory, Institute for Biological Research, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Mycological Laboratory, Institute for Biological Research, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 157 71, Athens, Greece
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Smiljkovic M, Stanisavljevic D, Stojkovic D, Petrovic I, Marjanovic Vicentic J, Popovic J, Golic Grdadolnik S, Markovic D, Sankovic-Babice S, Glamoclija J, Stevanovic M, Sokovic M. Apigenin-7-O-glucoside versus apigenin: Insight into the modes of anticandidal and cytotoxic actions. EXCLI J 2017; 16:795-807. [PMID: 28827996 PMCID: PMC5547395 DOI: 10.17179/excli2017-300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bioactive potential of apigenin derivative apigenin-7-O-glucoside related to its antifungal activity on Candida spp. and cytotoxic effect on colon cancer cells was studied and compared with bioactive potential of apigenin. Antifungal activity was tested on 14 different isolates of Candida spp. using membrane permeability assay, measuring inhibition of reactive oxidative species and inhibition of CYP51 C. albicans enzyme. Cytotoxic potential of apigenin-7-O-glucoside was tested on colon cancer HCT116 cells by measuring cell viability, apoptosis rate and apoptosis- and colon cancer-related gene expression. Obtained results indicated considerable antifungal activity of apigenin-7-O-glucoside towards all Candida isolates. Breakdown of C. albicans plasma membrane was achieved upon treatment with apigenin-7-O-glucoside for shorter period of time then with apigenin. Reduction of intra- and extracellular reactive oxidative species was achieved with minimum inhibitory concentrations of both compounds, suggesting that reactive oxidative species inhibition could be a mechanism of antifungal action. None of the compounds exhibited binding affinity to C. albicans CYP51 protein. Besides, apigenin-7-O-glucoside was more effective compared to apigenin in reduction of cell's viability and induction of cell death of HCT116 cells. Treatment with both compounds resulted in chromatin condensation, apoptotic bodies formation and apoptotic genes expression in HCT116 cells, but the apigenin-7-O-glucoside required a lower concentration to achieve the same effect. Compounds apigenin-7-O-glucoside and apigenin displayed prominent antifungal potential and cytotoxic effect on HCT116 cells. However, our results showed that apigenin-7-O-glucoside has more potent activity compared to apigenin in all assays that we used.
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- Marija Smiljkovic
- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, PO Box 23, 11010 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, PO Box 23, 11010 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, PO Box 23, 11010 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, PO Box 23, 11010 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Structure, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Clinic for Pediatric and Preventative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Rankeova 4, Belgrade
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, PO Box 23, 11010 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Ilic-Tomic T, Sokovic M, Vojnovic S, Ciric A, Veljic M, Nikodinovic-Runic J, Novakovic M. Diarylheptanoids from Alnus viridis ssp. viridis and Alnus glutinosa: Modulation of Quorum Sensing Activity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Planta Med 2017; 83:117-125. [PMID: 27220074 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-107674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Diarylheptanoids from the barks of Alnus viridis ssp. viridis (green alder) and Alnus glutinosa (black alder) were explored for anti-quorum sensing activity. Chemicals with anti-quorum sensing activity have recently been examined for antimicrobial applications. The anti-quorum sensing activity of the selected diarylheptanoids was determined using two biosensors, namely Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and Chromobacterium violaceum CV026. Although all of the investigated compounds negatively influenced the motility of P. aeruginosa PAO1, four were able to inhibit biofilm formation of this human opportunistic pathogen for 40-70 %. Three of the diarylheptanoids (3, 4, and 5) negatively influenced the biosynthesis of pyocyanin, which is under the control of quorum sensing. Platyphyllenone (7) and hirsutenone (5) were able to inhibit the biosynthesis of violacein in C. violaceum CV026, with 5 being able to inhibit the synthesis of both biopigments. Only one of the tested diarylheptanoids (1) was shown to significantly decrease the production of acyl homoserine lactones (AHL) in P. aeruginosa PAO1, more specifically, production of the long chain N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-l-HSL. On the other side, four diarylheptanoids (2-5) significantly reduced the synthesis of 2-alkyl-4-quinolones, part of the P. aeruginosa quinolone-mediated signaling system. To properly assess therapeutic potential of these compounds, their in vitro antiproliferative effect on normal human lung fibroblasts was determined, with doses affecting cell proliferation between 10 and 100 µg/mL. This study confirms that the barks of green and black alders are rich source of phytochemicals with a wide range of biological activities that could further be exploited as natural agents against bacterial contaminations and infections.
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- Tatjana Ilic-Tomic
- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Petropoulos S, Fernandes Â, Barros L, Ciric A, Sokovic M, Ferreira IC. The chemical composition, nutritional value and antimicrobial properties of Abelmoschus esculentus seeds. Food Funct 2017; 8:4733-4743. [DOI: 10.1039/c7fo01446e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Okra seeds present significant nutritional value and antimicrobial properties and could be proposed for innovative okra products and functional foods with antimicrobial and bioactive properties.
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- Spyridon Petropoulos
- University of Thessaly
- Department of Agriculture
- Crop Production and Rural Environment
- Greece
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- Campus de Santa Apolónia
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- Campus de Santa Apolónia
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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- University of Belgrade
- Department of Plant Physiology
- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”
- 11000 Belgrade
- Serbia
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- University of Belgrade
- Department of Plant Physiology
- Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”
- 11000 Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
- Campus de Santa Apolónia
- 5300-253 Bragança
- Portugal
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Pejin B, Ciric A, Dimitric Markovic J, Glamoclija J, Nikolic M, Sokovic M. An insight into anti-biofilm and anti-quorum sensing activities of the selected anthocyanidins: the case study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Nat Prod Res 2016; 31:1177-1180. [PMID: 27539815 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2016.1222386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Anti-biofilm activity of three anthocyanidins (pelargonidin, cyanidin and delphinidin) was evaluated for the first time at in vitro conditions. All the compounds reduced the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm at low sub-MIC (0.125 MIC) with delphinidin (c 56.25 μg/mL) being the most active (43%). In comparison, ampicillin (c 93.75 μg/mL) and streptomycin (c 21.25 μg/mL) (used as positive controls) were considerably less effective at the same sub-MIC (8 and 12%, respectively). Furthermore, at 0.5 MIC (c 225 μg/mL) this anthocyanidin molecule partly reduced the bacterial protrusions. However, no any of the aforementioned compounds inhibited the production of pyocyanin by the bacterial strain P. aeruginosa PAO1. Taken all together, the delphinidin scaffold could be taken into consideration for the design of the novel and more effective anti-biofilm agents inspired by the anthocyanidins.
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- Boris Pejin
- a Department of Life Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research (IMSI) , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic" (IBISS) , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic" (IBISS) , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic" (IBISS) , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Sinisa Stankovic" (IBISS) , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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Corrêa RCG, de Souza AHP, Calhelha RC, Barros L, Glamoclija J, Sokovic M, Peralta RM, Bracht A, Ferreira ICFR. Bioactive formulations prepared from fruiting bodies and submerged culture mycelia of the Brazilian edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatoroseus Singer. Food Funct 2016; 6:2155-64. [PMID: 26065398 DOI: 10.1039/c5fo00465a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pleurotus ostreatoroseus is a Brazilian edible mushroom whose chemical characterization and bioactivity still remain underexplored. In this study, the hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds as well as the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities of formulations (ethanol extracts) prepared with its fruiting bodies and submerged culture mycelia were compared. The bioactive formulations contain at least five free sugars, four organic acids, four phenolic compounds and two tocopherols. The fruiting body-based formulation revealed higher reducing power, DPPH scavenging activity, β-carotene bleaching inhibition and lipid peroxidation inhibition in brain homogenates than the mycelium-based preparation, as well as higher anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities. The absence of hepatotoxicity was confirmed in porcine liver primary cells. These functional responses can be related to the levels of bioactive components including phenolic acids, organic acids and tocopherols.
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- Rúbia Carvalho Gomes Corrêa
- Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), ESA, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 1172, 5301-855 Bragança, Portugal.
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Nikolic M, Smiljkovic M, Markovic T, Cirica A, Glamoclija J, Markovic D, Sokovic M. Sensitivity of clinical isolates of Candida to essential oils from Burseraceae family. EXCLI J 2016; 15:280-9. [PMID: 27330531 PMCID: PMC4908663 DOI: 10.17179/excli2014-621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and antifungal activity of four commercial essential oils from the Burseraceae family - two Boswellia carterii Flueck oils, Canarium luzonicum (Blume) A. Gray oil, and Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl oil, against most common Candida spp. recovered from the human oral cavity. The essential oil samples were analyzed by GC-FID and GC/MS. The analysis showed that major essential oils' components were α-pinene (23.04 % and 31.84 %), limonene (45.62 %) and curzerene (34.65 %), respectively. Minimum inhibitory (MIC) and minimum fungicidal (MFC) concentrations were determined using a microdilution standardized technique. All tested Candida spp. clinical isolates and ATCC strains showed susceptibility to tested essential oils in a dose dependent manner. The strongest antifungal activity was shown by essential oil of B. carterii, sample 2; the average MIC values ranged from 1.25 to 1.34 mg/ml, and MFC values ranged from 2.50 to 3.75 mg/ml, depending on the fungus. This study supports the possible use of essential oils from the Bursecaceae family in reduction and elimination of Candida spp. populations in patients with oral cavity fungal infections.
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- Miloš Nikolic
- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Medicinal Plant Research "Josif Pancic", Tadeuša Košcuška 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, University of Belgrade, dr Subotica 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovic", University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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Heleno SA, Barros L, Martins A, Morales P, Fernández-Ruiz V, Glamoclija J, Sokovic M, Ferreira IC. Nutritional value, bioactive compounds, antimicrobial activity and bioaccessibility studies with wild edible mushrooms. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2015.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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