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Rizzi J, Moro TR, Winnischofer SMB, Colusse GA, Tamiello CS, Trombetta-Lima M, Noleto GR, Dolga AM, Duarte MER, Noseda MD. Chemical structure and biological activity of the (1 → 3)-linked β-D-glucan isolated from marine diatom Conticribra weissflogii. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 224:584-593. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.147] [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: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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de Souza ÉE, Montel ALLB, Barbosa RDS, Soares IM, Noseda MD, Souza Aguiar RWD, Alvim TDC, Ascêncio SD. Obtaining Hexoses from Chitosan through Depolymerization with Nitrous Acid. Curr Org Synth 2022; 19:767-771. [PMID: 35086452 DOI: 10.2174/1570179419666220127145745] [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] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Residues from shrimp farming have a great potential for sugar production and, consequently, an increase in the production of derivatives for the low-carbon chemical industry. Obtaining bioactives from chitosan has been extensively investigated using different methodologies. The purpose of this work was to study the chitosan depolymerization reaction aiming at the production of monomers without the use of additional enzymes or mineral acids. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this work, we systematically study the effect of sodium nitrite concentration and reaction conditions (pH and temperature ranges) in acetic acid solvent on the chitosan depolymerization reaction aiming at the production of monomers, specifically 2,5-anhydromannose, without the use of additional enzymes or mineral acids. RESULTS The results indicated that only a small range of reaction conditions and nitrite concentrations allow for obtaining the monomer, while in most combinations of these parameters, oligomers are obtained. We found that the temperature decisively affects the reaction yield, with the attainment of 2,5-anhydromannose favored at lower temperatures. CONCLUSION The method proved to be simple and easy to perform allowing to obtain 2,5-anhydromannose with low-cost reagents. This monomer can be converted into several derivatives for industrial application (5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, ethanol, etc.).
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- Éber Eurípedes de Souza
- Graduate program in Biodiversity and Biotecnology - Amazônia Legal - Bionorte, Federal University of Tocantins, City Palmas, Brazil
- Laboratory of Research in Natural Products, Federal University of Tocantins, City Palmas, Brazil
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- Graduate program in Biodiversity and Biotecnology - Amazônia Legal - Bionorte, Federal University of Tocantins, City Palmas, Brazil
- Laboratory of Research in Natural Products, Federal University of Tocantins, City Palmas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Research in Natural Products, Federal University of Tocantins, City Palmas, Brazil
- Federal Institute of Education Science and Tecnology of Tocantins, City Araguatins, Brazil
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Centro Politécnico, City Curitiba, Brazil
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- Graduate program in Biodiversity and Biotecnology - Amazônia Legal - Bionorte, Federal University of Tocantins, City Palmas, Brazil;
- Laboratory of Research in Natural Products, Federal University of Tocantins, City Palmas, Brazil;
- Molecular Biology laboratory, Biotechnology Departament, Federal University of Tocantins, City of Gurupi, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Research in Natural Products, Federal University of Tocantins, City Palmas, Brazil
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- Graduate program in Biodiversity and Biotecnology - Amazônia Legal - Bionorte, Federal University of Tocantins, City Palmas, Brazil;
- Laboratory of Research in Natural Products, Federal University of Tocantins, City Palmas, Brazil
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Colusse GA, Carneiro J, Duarte MER, Carvalho JCD, Noseda MD. Advances in microalgal cell wall polysaccharides: a review focused on structure, production, and biological application. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2021; 42:562-577. [PMID: 34320897 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.1941750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Microalgae have been shown to be useful in several biotechnological fields due to their feasible cultivation and high-value biomolecules production. Several substances of interest produced by microalgae, such as: proteins, lipids, and natural colorants, have already been explored. Based on the continuing demand for new natural molecules, microalgae could also be a valuable source of polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are extremely important in aquaculture, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food industries, and have great economic impact worldwide. Despite this, reviews on microalgal polysaccharide production, biological activity, and chemical structure are not abundant. Moreover, techniques of microalgal cultivation, coupled with carbohydrate production, need to be clarified in order to develop forward-looking technologies. The present review provides an overview of the main advances in microalgal cell wall polysaccharide production, as well as their associated potential biological applications and chemical structure. Several studies on future prospects, related to microalgae are presented, highlighting the key challenges in microalgal polysaccharide production.
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- Guilherme Augusto Colusse
- Graduate Program in Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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Camargo Guarnizo AF, Woiciechowski AL, Noseda MD, Zevallos Torres LA, Zandona Filho A, Pereira Ramos L, Letti LAJ, Soccol CR. Pentose-rich hydrolysate from oil palm empty fruit bunches for β-glucan production using Pichia jadinii and Cyberlindnera jadinii. Bioresour Technol 2021; 320:124212. [PMID: 33157450 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124212] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Pentose-rich hydrolysate obtained from dilute acid pretreatment of oil palm empty fruit bunches was successfully consumed by pentose-consuming yeasts: Cyberlindnera jadinii (Cj) and Pichia jadinii (Pj). Nitrogen supplementation and no additional detoxification step were required. Pj produced 5.87 g/L of biomass using a C/N ratio of 14 after 120 h of fermentation, with xylose consumption of 71%. Cj produced 10.50 g/L of biomass after 96 h of fermentation with C/N ratio of 11.5, with maximum xylose consumption of 85%. β-glucans, high value-added macromolecules, were further extracted from the yeast biomass, achieving yields of 3.1 and 3.0% from Pj and Cj, respectively. The isolated polysaccharides showed a chemical structure of β-(1,3)-glucan with residues of other molecules. Additionally, β-(1,6) branches seems to have been broken during isolation process. Further studies assessing β-glucans production at industrial scale should be carried out looking for nitrogen sources and optimizing the β-glucan isolation method.
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- Andrés Felipe Camargo Guarnizo
- Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Centro Politécnico, CP 19011, Curitiba, PR 81531-908, Brazil
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- Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Centro Politécnico, CP 19011, Curitiba, PR 81531-908, Brazil
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Centro Politécnico, CP 19046, Curitiba, PR 81531-980, Brazil
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- Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Centro Politécnico, CP 19011, Curitiba, PR 81531-908, Brazil
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- Chemistry Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Centro Politécnico, CP 19011, Curitiba, PR 81531-908, Brazil
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- Chemistry Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Centro Politécnico, CP 19011, Curitiba, PR 81531-908, Brazil
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- Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Centro Politécnico, CP 19011, Curitiba, PR 81531-908, Brazil
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- Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, Centro Politécnico, CP 19011, Curitiba, PR 81531-908, Brazil.
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Colusse GA, Mendes CRB, Duarte MER, Carvalho JCD, Noseda MD. Effects of different culture media on physiological features and laboratory scale production cost of Dunaliella salina. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 27:e00508. [PMID: 32775232 PMCID: PMC7399117 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2020.e00508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Comparison among well-known marine microalgae culture media was performed. Conway medium increased cellular growth of Dunaliella salina. Johnson medium improved accumulation of photosynthetic pigments. Microalgal biomass showed a cost variation of US$4.64–301.61 per kg in lab scale. Monitoring of pigment profile proved to be essential in microalgal parameters.
Microalgal cultivation system depends on optimal parameters obtained from laboratory conditions to overcome high-value compounds production and decrease cost. In this study, the laboratory-scale cultivation of Dunaliella salina was performed to explore the cost and biochemical effects on biomass cultivated using F/2, Conway, and Johnson media. D. salina cultivation was monitored by cell counting, dry biomass measurements and biochemical analyses. Photosynthetic pigment profiles were identified and quantified through high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) whereas economic evaluation was based on media cost. Cellular growth parameters were significantly improved by Conway medium, whereas maximum accumulation of pigments, especially violaxanthin (0.855 mg g−1) and chlorophyll a (14.255 mg g−1) were observed when Johnson medium was used. Conway-biomass showed 43 % of total lipid content. This value represents 1.5 and 1.4 times higher than lipid content found in Johnson- and F/2-biomass, respectively. Furthermore, media cost presented a variation of US$1.17–49.62 for each 103 L of media mainly due to NaNO3, KNO3, and cyanocobalamin supplementation. Thus, biomass production showed a cost variation of US$4.64–301.61 per kg on a dry weight basis. These outcomes emphasize the suitability of laboratory parameters and cost comparison among biomass produced by different media.
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- Guilherme Augusto Colusse
- Postgraduate Program in Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, CEP 81531-990, PO BOX 19011, Curitiba, Brazil
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, CEP 81531-980, PO BOX 19046, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Institute of Oceanography, Federal University of Rio Grande, Av. Itália, Km 8, CEP 96203-900, Rio Grande, Brazil
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, CEP 81531-980, PO BOX 19046, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, CEP 81531-990, PO BOX 19011, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, CEP 81531-980, PO BOX 19046, Curitiba, Brazil
- Corresponding author.
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Bellan DL, Mazepa E, Biscaia SMP, Gonçalves JP, Oliveira CC, Rossi GR, Ferreira LG, Noseda MD, Trindade ES, Duarte MER, Franco CRC. Non-Cytotoxic Sulfated Heterorhamnan from Gayralia brasiliensis Green Seaweed Reduces Driver Features of Melanoma Metastatic Progression. Mar Biotechnol (NY) 2020; 22:194-206. [PMID: 31970542 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-020-09944-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Melanoma is a form of skin cancer with high mortality owing to its fast progression and metastatic capacity. The treatments available nowadays are only palliative in advanced stages of the disease. Thus, alternative therapies for cancer treatment are in demand, and molecules from natural sources, such as polysaccharides, could represent new possible therapeutic approaches. Polysaccharides of freshwater and marine algae with biological activities, such as antitumor properties, are greatly reported in the scientific literature. In the present study, a sulfated heterorhamnan obtained from the green seaweed Gayralia brasiliensis (Gb1 fraction) was chemically characterized and its biological activities in the B16-F10 murine melanoma cell line were evaluated. The Gb1 polysaccharidic fraction tested concentrations presented low or absence of cytotoxicity to B16-F10 cells and neither cell proliferation nor cell cycle were altered. Interestingly, Gb1 treatment decreased B16-F10 cells migration and invasion capabilities and CD44 labeling, showing to be a promising compound for further in vitro and in vivo antitumor studies.
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- D L Bellan
- Department of Cellular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Rodrigues JM, Duarte MER, Noseda MD. Modified soybean meal polysaccharide with high adhesion capacity to Salmonella. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 139:1074-1084. [PMID: 31398402 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Carbohydrates are known to act as analog receptors for bacteria and therefore are promising alternatives for the control and prevention of bacterial infections. The present study evaluated the chemical structure of modified soybean meal polysaccharides and their capacity to adhere enterobacteria (Salmonella Typhimurium) and to interfere with the bacteria adhesion to the known analogue receptors, using in vitro assays. For this, soybean meal suspensions were subjected to a thermochemical extraction process and structural analyses showed that the fraction with higher adhesion and adhesion-inhibition potential, SAP, was constituted by two types of polysaccharides: a partially depolymerized pectin, of high molar mass, composed of xylogalacturonan and rhamnogalacturonan regions (SAP1, 545.5 kDa), and a (1 → 4)-linked-β-D-galactan of low molar mass (SAP2, 8.7 kDa). The results showed a high affinity of Salmonella for galactans, while high molar mass pectins showed no adhesion capacity. The chemical compositions of the fractions suggested that galactose could be responsible for the recognition process in the adhesion process. Other factors, such as structure and degree of polymerization of the polymers, may also be influencing the adhesion process. Modified soybean meal polysaccharides appear to be a promising alternative agent to antibiotics for the control and prevention of foodborne diseases.
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- Jenifer Mota Rodrigues
- Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Dept., Federal University of Paraná, PO Box: 19011, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dept., Federal University of Paraná, PO Box: 19046, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dept., Federal University of Paraná, PO Box: 19046, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dept., Federal University of Paraná, PO Box: 19046, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Colusse GA, Duarte MER, de Carvalho JC, Noseda MD. Media effects on laboratory scale production costs of Haematococcus pluvialis biomass. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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da Silva ACR, Duarte MER, Noseda MD, Ferreira LG, Cassolato JEF, Sanchez EF, Fuly AL. Potential Utilization of a Polysaccharide from the Marine Algae Gayralia oxysperma, as an Antivenom for Viperidae Snakebites. Mar Drugs 2018; 16:md16110412. [PMID: 30373238 PMCID: PMC6266287 DOI: 10.3390/md16110412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Worldwide, snakebites have serious implications for human health. The administration of antivenom is the official treatment used to reverse the toxic activities of envenomation. However, this therapy is not efficient to treat the local effects, leading to the amputation or deformity of affected limbs. As such, alternative treatments are needed. Here, we analyze the ability of a polysaccharide from the green marine alga Gayralia oxysperma (Go3) to inhibit the effects of venom from Bothrops jararaca and Lachesis muta. B. jararaca or L. muta venoms were incubated together with sulfated heterorhamnans from Go3, and the in vitro (coagulation, proteolytic, and hemolytic) and in vivo (hemorrhagic, myotoxic, edematogenic, and lethal) activities of venoms were assessed. Additionally, Go3 was injected before and after the injection of venoms, and the toxic activities were further tested. When incubated with the venoms, Go3 inhibited all activities, though results varied with different potencies. Moreover, Go3 neutralized hemorrhagic, myotoxic, and edematogenic activities when injected before or after injection with B. jararaca and L. muta venom. Go3 also blocked the coagulation of plasma in mice caused by the venoms in an ex vivo test. Therefore, Go3 has the potential to be used as antivenom for B. jararaca and L. muta bites, notably exhibiting higher efficacy on L. muta venom.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-980, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-980, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-980, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry of Proteins from Animal Venoms, Research and Development Center, Ezequiel Dias Foundation, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30510-010, Brazil.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro 24020-141, Brazil.
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Piantavini MS, Gonçalves AG, Trindade ACLB, Noseda MD, Merce ALR, Machado AE, Pontarolo R. Elucidation of the electronic spectrum changes of KA-Al3+ complex by potentiometric titration, FTIR, 13C RMN and Quantum Mechanics. QUIM NOVA 2017. [DOI: 10.21577/0100-4042.20170059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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da Silva ACR, Ferreira LG, Duarte MER, Fujii MT, Sanchez EF, Noseda MD, Fuly AL. Protective Effect of the Sulfated Agaran Isolated from the Red Seaweed Laurencia aldingensis Against Toxic Effects of the Venom of the Snake, Lachesis muta. Mar Biotechnol (NY) 2016; 18:619-629. [PMID: 27888371 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-016-9722-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Snakebite is a serious occupational hazard affecting mainly rural populations of tropical and subtropical developing countries. Lachesis muta (Bushmaster) bites are extremely serious but are rarely reported in the literature. Bushmaster envenomings are characterized by intense local pain, edema, neurotoxicity, hypotension, local hemorrhage, and dramatic systemic alterations. Antivenom treatment has regularly been used for more than a century; however, it fails to neutralize local tissue damage and hemorrhage, leading to morbidity or disabilities in victims. Thus, the production and clinical use of antivenom must be improved. The present work characterizes, for the first time, a sulfated polysaccharide from the red seaweed, Laurencia aldingensis, including its neutralizing effect on some toxic activities of L. muta venom. Chemical and spectroscopic analyses showed that L. aldingensis produces sulfated agarans with the A-units partially C-2 sulfated or 6-O-methoxylated presetting the B-units in the cyclized (3,6-anhydro-α-L-galactose) or in the non-cyclized form (α-L-galactose). The latter is significantly substituted by sulfate groups on C-6. In vitro and in vivo assays showed that this sulfated agaran inhibited hemolysis, coagulation, proteolysis, edema, and hemorrhage of L. muta venom. Neutralization of hemorrhagic activity was also observed when the agaran was administered by different routes and after or before the venom injection. Furthermore, the agaran blocked the edema caused by a phospholipase A2 isolated from the L. muta venom. Experimental evidence therefore indicates that the sulfated agaran of L. aldingensis has potential to aid antivenom therapy of accidents caused by L. muta venom and may help to develop more effective antivenom treatments of snake bites in general.
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- Ana Cláudia Rodrigues da Silva
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 24020-141, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, CEP 81531-980, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, CEP 81531-980, Brazil.
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- Secretary of São Paulo State for Environment, Institute of Botany, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04301-012, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry of Proteins from Animal Venoms, Research and Development Center, Ezequiel Dias Foundation, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, CEP 30510-010, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, CEP 81531-980, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 24020-141, Brazil.
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Vandresen CC, Gonçalves AG, Ducatti DRB, Murakami FS, Noseda MD, Duarte MER, Barreira SMW. In vitro photodynamic inactivation of conidia of the phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum graminicola with cationic porphyrins. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2016; 15:673-81. [PMID: 27109559 DOI: 10.1039/c5pp00372e] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) is an efficient approach for the elimination of a series of microorganisms; however, PDI involving phytopathogenic filamentous fungi is scarce in the literature. In the present study, we have demonstrated the photoinactivating properties of five cationic meso-(1-methyl-4-pyridinio)porphyrins on conidia of the phytopathogen Colletotrichum graminicola. For this purpose, photophysical properties (photostability and (1)O2 singlet production) of the porphyrins under study were first evaluated. PDI assays were then performed with a fluence of 30, 60, 90 and 120 J cm(-2) and varying the porphyrin concentration from 1 to 25 μmol L(-1). Considering the lowest concentration that enabled the best photoinactivation, with the respective lowest effective irradiation time, the meso-(1-methyl-4-pyridinio)porphyrins herein studied could be ranked as follows: triple-charged 4 (1 μmol L(-1) with a fluence of 30 J cm(-2)) > double-charged-trans2 (1 μmol L(-1) with 60 J cm(-2)) > tetra-charged 5 (15 μmol L(-1) with 90 J cm(-2)) > mono-charged 1 (25 μmol L(-1) with 120 J cm(-2)). Double-charged-cis-porphyrin 3 inactivated C. graminicola conidia in the absence of light. Evaluation of the porphyrin binding to the conidia and fluorescence microscopic analysis were also performed, which were in agreement with the PDI results. In conclusion, the cationic porphyrins herein studied were considered efficient photosensitizers to inactivate C. graminicola conidia. The amount and position of positive charges are related to the compounds' amphiphilicity and therefore to their photodynamic activity.
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- Camila Chevonica Vandresen
- Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Lothário Meissner, 3400, Jardim Botânico, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Kangussu-Marcolino MM, do Rosário MMT, Noseda MD, Duarte MER, Ducatti DRB, Cassolato JEF, Iacomini M, Martinez GR, Rocha MEM, Cadena SMSC, Noleto GR. Acid heteropolysaccharides with potent antileishmanial effects. Int J Biol Macromol 2015; 81:165-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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da Silva ACR, Ferreira LG, Duarte MER, Noseda MD, Sanchez EF, Fuly AL. Sulfated Galactan from Palisada flagellifera Inhibits Toxic Effects of Lachesis muta Snake Venom. Mar Drugs 2015; 13:3761-75. [PMID: 26110897 PMCID: PMC4483655 DOI: 10.3390/md13063761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 04/08/2015] [Revised: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In Brazil, snakebites are a public health problem and accidents caused by Lachesis muta have the highest mortality index. Envenomation by L. muta is characterized by systemic (hypotension, bleeding and renal failure) and local effects (necrosis, pain and edema). The treatment to reverse the evolution of all the toxic effects is performed by injection of antivenom. However, such therapy does not effectively neutralize tissue damage or any other local effect, since in most cases victims delay seeking appropriate medical care. In this way, alternative therapies are in demand, and molecules from natural sources have been exhaustively tested. In this paper, we analyzed the inhibitory effect of a sulfated galactan obtained from the red seaweed Palisada flagellifera against some toxic activities of L. muta venom. Incubation of sulfated galactan with venom resulted in inhibition of hemolysis, coagulation, proteolysis, edema and hemorrhage. Neutralization of hemorrhage was also observed when the galactan was administered after or before the venom injection; thus mimicking a real in vivo situation. Moreover, the galactan blocked the edema caused by a phospholipase A2 isolated from the same venom. Therefore, the galactan from P. flagellifera may represent a promising tool to treat envenomation by L. muta as a coadjuvant for the conventional antivenom.
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- Ana Cláudia Rodrigues da Silva
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Federal Fluminense University, CEP 24020-141 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, CEP 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, CEP 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, CEP 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry of Proteins from Animal Venoms, Research and Development Center, Ezequiel Dias Foundation, CEP 30510-010 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Federal Fluminense University, CEP 24020-141 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Rodríguez MC, Matulewicz MC, Noseda MD, Ducatti DRB, Leonardi PI. Agar from Gracilaria gracilis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) of the Patagonic coast of Argentina--content, structure and physical properties. Bioresour Technol 2009; 100:1435-41. [PMID: 18809318 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2007] [Revised: 07/22/2008] [Accepted: 08/07/2008] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Milled summer thalli of Gracilaria gracilis from Argentina were sequentially extracted with water at room temperature (RTW1-3), 70 degrees C (W701-3) and 90 degrees C (W901-2). Both W701 and W901 consisted of high molecular weight polysaccharides (ca. 540,000Da), but polydispersity was higher for the major product W701 (yield, 72% of the recovered). Structural analyzes by methylation and (13)C NMR spectroscopy revealed that W701 was mainly agarose. Alkaline treatment, together with structural analyzes, indicated a negligible proportion of precursor l-galactose 6-sulfate residues in this product, while they were clearly detected in the (13)C NMR spectra of RTW2-3. The presence of floridean starch in W901 had an antagonistic effect on its gel strength, which resulted nearly three times lower than that of fraction W701. Ultrastructural observation by transmission electron microscopy showed that, after extraction with hot water, a partial loss of cell wall stratification and disorganization of the cuticle had occurred. Final cellular debris exhibited swelling in the microfibrillar component. After this first thorough study of the chemical composition and physical properties of the products of G. gracilis from Bahía Bustamante we conclude that a good quality agarose is obtained in high yield after extraction with water at 70 degrees C without the requirement of alkaline pretreatment, which usually produces degradation of the polysaccharide.
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- M C Rodríguez
- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lima LFO, Habu S, Gern JC, Nascimento BM, Parada JL, Noseda MD, Gonçalves AG, Nisha VR, Pandey A, Soccol VT, Soccol CR. Production and characterization of the exopolysaccharides produced by Agaricus brasiliensis in submerged fermentation. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2008; 151:283-94. [PMID: 18516506 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-008-8187-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2007] [Accepted: 02/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of the work was to study the production of the exopolysaccharides by Agaricus brasiliensis and the isolation of exopolysaccharides (EPSs) with biological effects. A brasiliensis LPB03 was cultured in submerged fermentation in a medium containing glucose, yeast extract, hydrolyzed soybean protein, and salts (pH 6.1) at 29 degrees C and 120 rpm for 144 h. The maximum biomass and EPS yield was 7.80 +/- 0.01 and 1,430.70 +/- 26.75 mg/L, respectively. To isolate the produced EPSs, two methods were compared: (1) with alcohol precipitation and (2) treatment with tricloroacetic acid (TCA), followed by alcohol precipitation. The use of TCA facilitated the purification of the EPS, reducing the amount of the contaminant soy proteins. For monosaccharide identification, the EPSs were hydrolyzed, derivatized to alditol acetates, and analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry, which showed the presence (in molar percentage) of mannose (58.7), galactose (21.4), and glucose (13.1) as major sugars, with lower amounts of rhamnose (3.9) and xylose (2.8). Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the morphological structure of the EPS. The experiments in vivo including EPS in the mice diet during 8 weeks indicated the hipocholesteremic and hypoglycemic effects.
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- L F O Lima
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Division, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Talarico LB, Pujol CA, Zibetti RGM, Faría PCS, Noseda MD, Duarte MER, Damonte EB. The antiviral activity of sulfated polysaccharides against dengue virus is dependent on virus serotype and host cell. Antiviral Res 2005; 66:103-10. [PMID: 15911027 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2005.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2004] [Revised: 12/14/2004] [Accepted: 02/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Two homogeneous sulfated polysaccharides obtained from the red seaweeds Gymnogongrus griffithsiae and Cryptonemia crenulata, the kappa/iota/nu carrageenan G3d and the dl-galactan hybrid C2S-3, were assayed for their antiviral properties against the four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV) in different host cell types. Both seaweed derivatives were selective inhibitors of DENV-2 multiplication in Vero cells with inhibitory concentration 50% (IC50) values around 1 microg/ml and selectivity indices > 1000. The compounds had a lower antiviral effect against DENV-3 (IC50 values in the range 13.9-14.2 microg/ml), an even lower effect against DENV-4 (IC50 values in the range 29.3 to > 50 microg/ml) and were totally inactive against DENV-1. With respect to the host cell, the polysulfates were inhibitors of DENV-2 and DENV-3 in the human hepatoma HepG2 and foreskin PH cells, with similar antiviral effectiveness as in Vero cells, but were totally inactive in mosquito C6/36 HT cells. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that G3d and C2S-3 were active DENV-2 inhibitors only when added together with the virus or early after infection, and both initial processes of virus adsorption and internalization are the main targets of these compounds. Therefore, the variations in antiviral activity of the polysaccharides depending on the viral serotype and the host cell may be ascribed to differences in the virus-cell interaction leading to virus entry.
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- L B Talarico
- Laboratorio de Virología, Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Carlucci MJ, Scolaro LA, Noseda MD, Cerezo AS, Damonte EB. Protective effect of a natural carrageenan on genital herpes simplex virus infection in mice. Antiviral Res 2005; 64:137-41. [PMID: 15498610 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2004.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2004] [Accepted: 07/14/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In the present study, the protective effect of 1T1, a lambda-carrageenan extracted from the red seaweed Gigartina skottsbergii was evaluated in a murine model of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) genital infection. Six to eight-week-old female BALB/c mice were intravaginally inoculated with a lethal dose of HSV-2 (MS strain) and pre- or post-infection treated with different doses of a 10mg/ml solution of 1T1. A single topical administration of 1T1 shortly before infection of BALB/c mice with HSV-2 protected 9 out of 10 mice from HSV-2-induced lesions and mortality, compared with only 10% survival in control mice. In addition, 1T1 produced a total blockade in virus shedding in the vaginal secretions. When 1T1 pre-treatment was reinforced with a second dose 2h after infection, total protection was observed even when the prophylactic administration had taken place at 60min before infection. The irreversible virucidal action of 1T1 against herpes virus seems to be responsible of its protective effect against virus replication and mortality following vaginal HSV-2 infection.
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- M J Carlucci
- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Piso 4, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The brown seaweed Sargassum stenophyllum biosynthesizes two different sets of fucoidans. One of them is characterized by higher percentages of glucuronic acid and fewer sulfate groups, which are situated on different sugar units. alpha-L-Fucose was the major component but other sugars like beta-D-galactose, beta-D-mannose, alpha-D-glucuronic acid, alpha-D-glucose and beta-D-xylose were also in substantial amounts. Fucoidans from the other set contain small amounts of alpha-D-glucuronic acid and high percentages of sulfate groups, which are concentrated on the fucose residues, with only fucose and galactose as major components. Structural studies of one fucoidan from each set suggest that these products have a general basic structure that has a formal resemblance to that of the fucosylated chondroitin sulfates from the body wall of sea cucumbers, namely, a linear core (formed mainly by (1-->6)-beta-D-galactose and/or (1-->2)-beta-D-mannose units) with branched chains of 'fucans' (formed by (1-->3) and/or (1-->4)-alpha-L-fucose, (1-->4)-alpha-D-glucuronic acid, terminal beta-D-xylose and, sometimes, (1-->4)-alpha-D-glucose). In fucoidans from the second set, the 'core' is reduced to short galactan chains.
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- M E Duarte
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, PO Box 19046, CEP 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Duarte ME, Noseda DG, Noseda MD, Tulio S, Pujol CA, Damonte EB. Inhibitory effect of sulfated galactans from the marine alga Bostrychia montagnei on herpes simplex virus replication in vitro. Phytomedicine 2001; 8:53-58. [PMID: 11292240 DOI: 10.1078/0944-7113-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Sulfated polysaccharides exhibit many biological properties such as antiviral and anticoagulant activities. Herein, we report the antiviral activity of sulfated galactans extracted from the red sea-weed Bostrychia montagnei against herpes simplex virus types 1 (strain F and the thymidine kinase-deficient strains Field and B2006) and 2 (strain G). Two crude extracts obtained with cold and hot water as well as some fractions obtained by anion exchange chromatography, inhibited significantly the replication of the different strains of herpesviruses as determined by plaque reduction assays. The inhibitory effect of the compounds studied here took place only when they were added during the adsorption period. They were found to be highly selective antiviral substances, causing no impairment of Vero cell viability. Furthermore, they had no direct inactivating effect on virions by incubation in a virucidal assay. The antiviral activity could be correlated with the molecular weight and sulfate content of the polysaccharides. Although sulfated polysaccharides are generally endowed with anticoagulant properties, the results of the activated partial thromboplastin time and the thrombine time assays indicated that the natural sulfated polysaccharides from Bostrychia montagnei have very low anticoagulant activity, confirming that there is no relation between the antiviral and anticoagulant properties.
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- M E Duarte
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico, Curitiba, Brasil
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Carlucci MJ, Pujol CA, Ciancia M, Noseda MD, Matulewicz MC, Damonte EB, Cerezo AS. Antiherpetic and anticoagulant properties of carrageenans from the red seaweed Gigartina skottsbergii and their cyclized derivatives: correlation between structure and biological activity. Int J Biol Macromol 1997; 20:97-105. [PMID: 9184941 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-8130(96)01145-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 of kappa/l-, partially cyclized mu/v-, and lambda-carrageenans isolated from the red seaweed Gigartina skottsbergii and their cyclized derivatives was analyzed. lambda-Carrageenans and the partially cyclized mu/v-carrageenan were the most potent inhibitors of herpes viruses (including acyclovir-resistant variants and clinical isolates), with IC50 values lower than 1 microgram ml-1 against both serotypes and selectivity indices higher than 10(3). kappa/l-Carrageenans were slightly less effective than the other two types with IC50 values in the range 1.6-4.1 micrograms ml-1. Antiherpetic activity was directly correlated to the amount of alpha-D-galactose 2,6-disulfate residues in the natural carrageenans. The cyclization of the alpha-D-galactose 6-sulfate and 2,6-disulfate units into 3,6-anhydro-alpha-D-galactose and 3,6-anhydro-alpha-D-galactose 2-sulfate residues in these polysaccharides, in general, lowers the antiherpetic activity of the derivatives with respect to the natural carrageenans. Some carrageenans showed a very reduced anticoagulant activity only at concentrations that were considerably higher than the IC50, whereas others were totally devoid of anticoagulant properties. Among natural carrageenans, the mu/v-type IC3 shows the best relationship between antiviral efficacy and lack of anticoagulant action, resulting a very promising compound.
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- M J Carlucci
- Departamento de Quimica Biológica, CIHIDECAR-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Noseda MD, Cerezo AS. Room temperature, low-field 13C-n.m.r. spectra of degraded carrageenans: Part III. Autohydrolysis of a lambda carrageenan and of its alkali-treated derivative. Int J Biol Macromol 1993; 15:177-81. [PMID: 8329329 DOI: 10.1016/0141-8130(93)90020-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Autohydrolysis of lambda and theta carrageenans produces degraded products which are useful for 13C-n.m.r. spectroscopy, with low-field equipment and at room temperature. Data obtained from these spectra are doubly valuable as they are used for the structural study of parent carrageenans and to investigate the reactions carried out during autohydrolysis.
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- M D Noseda
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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