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Sen K, Khan MI, Paul R, Ghoshal U, Asakawa Y. Recent Advances in the Phytochemistry of Bryophytes: Distribution, Structures and Biological Activity of Bibenzyl and Bisbibenzyl Compounds. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:4173. [PMID: 38140499 PMCID: PMC10747515 DOI: 10.3390/plants12244173] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
Abstract
Research on bryophyte phytochemistry has revealed the presence of different phytochemicals like fatty acids, terpenoids, small phenolic molecules, etc. Small phenolic molecules, i.e., bibenzyls (of two aromatic rings) and bisbibenzyls (four aromatic rings), are unique signature molecules of liverworts. The first bisbibenzyls marchantin A and riccardin A were discovered in two consecutive years, i.e., 1982 and 1983, respectively, by Asakawa and coworkers. Since then, about 70 bisbibenzyls have been reported. These molecules are characterized and identified using different spectroscopic techniques and surveyed for different bioactivity and structure-activity relations. Biochemistry is determined by the season, geography, and environment. In this review, quantitative and qualitative information on bibenzyls and bisbibenzyl compounds and their distribution in different liverworts across, geographies along withtraditional to advanced extraction methods, and characterization techniques are summarized. Also, a comprehensive account of characteristic spectra of different bisbibenzyl compounds, their subtypes, and their basic skeleton patterns are compared. A comprehensive table is provided here for the first time presenting the quantity of bibenzyls, bisbenzyls, and their derivatives found in bryophytes, mentioning the spectroscopic data and mass profiles of the compounds. The significance of these compounds in different bioactivities like antibiotic, antioxidative, antitumor, antivenomous, anti-influenza, insect antifeedant, cytotoxic, and anticancerous activities are surveyed and critically enumerated.
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- Kakali Sen
- Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741245, India (U.G.)
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- Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741245, India (U.G.)
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- Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741245, India (U.G.)
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan;
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Novakovic M, Ilic-Tomic T, Djordjevic I, Andjelkovic B, Tesevic V, Milosavljevic S, Asakawa Y. Bisbibenzyls from Serbian Primula veris subsp. Columnae (Ten.) Lȕdi and P. acaulis (L.) L. Phytochemistry 2023; 212:113719. [PMID: 37169137 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113719] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Bisbibenzyls are specialized metabolites found exclusively in liverworts, until recently; they represent chemical markers of liverworts. Their occurrence in vascular plants was noticed in 2007, when they were found in Primula veris subsp. Macrocalyx from Russia. This report prompted us to chemically analyze the two most common Serbian Primula species, P. veris subsp. Columnae and P. acaulis, in order to determine the presence of bisbibenzyls in them. Our study revealed nine structurally distinct bisbibenzyls (1-9), identified based on 1D and 2D NMR, IR, UV and HRESIMS data. Among them were five previously undescribed compounds (2-6). The remaining compounds found and previously described in the literature were: the bisbibenzyls riccardin C (1), isoperrottetin A (7), isoplagiochin E (8) and 11-O-demethylmarchantin I (9), as well as 4-hydroxyphenylmethylketone (10) and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylmethylketone (11). Riccardin C was the most dominant bisbibenzyl in both species studied. Previously, it was the first bisbibenzyl found in vascular plants (P. veris subsp. macrocalyx). An assessment of the cytotoxic activity of the isolated compounds against A549 lung cancer and healthy MRC5 cell lines was also the subject of our study. Compounds 6 and 9 exhibited significant cytotoxic activity expressed by IC50 values of 12 μM, but the selectivity was not satisfactory.
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- Miroslav Novakovic
- University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Department of Chemistry, Njegoseva 12, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bulevar Oslobodjenja 18, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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Fukada R, Kawano J, Tsuruta T, Nonaka T, Sato K, Miyazawa S, Ishigami S, Ishii T, Nishikawa K, Asakawa Y, Kamada T. Two New Eremophilane-Type Sesquiterpenoids from Japanese Liverwort Bazzania japonica. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202300131. [PMID: 36894501 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202300131] [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: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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Two new eremophilane-type sesquiterpenoids, fusumaols A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the stem-leafy liverwort, Bazzaniajaponica collected in Mori-Machi, Shizuoka, Japan. Their structures were established using extensive spectroscopic (IR, MS, and 2D NMR) data, and the absolute configuration of 1 was determined by the modified Mosher's method. This is the first time eremophilanes have been discovered in the liverwort genus Bazzania. Compounds 1 and 2 were evaluated for their repellent activity against the adult population of the rice weevil Sitophilus zeamais using the modified filter paper impregnation method. Both sesquiterpenoids showed moderate repellent activities.
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- Ryosuke Fukada
- Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology: Shizuoka Rikoka Daigaku, Department of Material and Life Science, 2200-2 Toyosawa, 2200-2, Fukuroi, JAPAN
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- Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology: Shizuoka Rikoka Daigaku, Department of Material and Life Science, 2200-2 Toyosawa, 2200-2, Fukuroi, JAPAN
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- Osaka Metropolitan University: Osaka Koritsu Daigaku, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, 3-3-138, Sugimoto, 558-8585, Sumiyoshi-ku, JAPAN
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- Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology: Shizuoka Rikoka Daigaku, Department of Material and Life Science, 2200-2 Toyosawa, 2200-2, Fukuroi, JAPAN
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- Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology: Shizuoka Rikoka Daigaku, Department of Material and Life Science, 2200-2 Toyosawa, 2200-2, Fukuroi, JAPAN
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- Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology: Shizuoka Rikoka Daigaku, Department of Material and Life Science, 2200-2 Toyosawa, 2200-2, Fukuroi, JAPAN
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- Ryukyu Daigaku, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology Faculty of Agriculture, 1 Senbaru, 903-0213, Nishihara, JAPAN
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- Ryukyu Daigaku, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology Faculty of Agriculture, 1 Senbaru, 903-0213, Nishihara, JAPAN
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- Osaka Metropolitan University: Osaka Koritsu Daigaku, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, 3-3-138, Sugimoto, 558-8585, Sumiyoshi-ku, JAPAN
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- Tokushima Bunri University: Tokushima Bunri Daigaku, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yamashiro-cho, 770-8514, Yamashiro-cho, JAPAN
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- Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology: Shizuoka Rikoka Daigaku, Department of Material and Life Science, 2200-2 Toyosawa, 437-8555, Fukuroi, JAPAN
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Koid CW, Shaipulah NFM, Lee GE, Gradstein SR, Asakawa Y, Andriani Y, Mohammed A, Norhazrina N, Chia PW, Ramlee MZ. Volatile Organic Compounds of Bryophytes from Peninsular Malaysia and Their Roles in Bryophytes. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:2575. [PMID: 36235441 PMCID: PMC9573159 DOI: 10.3390/plants11192575] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Volatile emissions from 22 bryophyte species from Peninsular Malaysia were collected using a dynamic headspace technique and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Thirty organic compounds (VOCs) from eight different groups were detected in bryophytes from the montane forest in Cameron Highlands and the lowland dipterocarp forest in Lata Belatan. The headspace of bryophytes in Cameron Highlands was dominated by tetradecane, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, decanal, pentanoic acid, 2,2,4-trimethyl-3-carboxyisopropyl, isobutyl ester, D-limonene and naphthalene. On the contrary, in the bryophyte headspace of Lata Belatan, naphthalene and tetradecane were dominant compounds. The elevational pattern detected in VOC composition of bryophytes appears to be an evolutionary feature at the family level that needs verification at other sites. The results also confirmed that the VOC composition of bryophytes is species-specific. The roles of VOCs in bryophytes are presented, including plant-plant communication and plant-insect interaction and as an additional taxonomic character in chemotaxonomy.
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- Chin Wen Koid
- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
- Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Department of Agriculture Science, Faculty of Agro-Based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli 17600, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Centre of Research and Field Service (CRaFS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Asakawa Y, Ludwiczuk A, Novakovic M, Bukvicki D, Anchang KY. Bis-bibenzyls, Bibenzyls, and Terpenoids in 33 Genera of the Marchantiophyta (Liverworts): Structures, Synthesis, and Bioactivity. J Nat Prod 2022; 85:729-762. [PMID: 34783552 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The Marchantiophyta (liverworts) are rich sources of phenolic substances, especially cyclic and acyclic bis-bibenzyls, which are rare natural products in the plant kingdom, together with bibenzyls and characteristic terpenoids. At present, more than 125 bis-bibenzyls have been found in liverworts. They are biosynthesized from the dimerization of lunularic acid via dihydrocoumaric acid and prelunularin. The structurally unusual cyclic and acyclic bis-bibenzyls show various biological activities such as antimicrobial, antifungal, cytotoxic, muscle relaxation, antioxidant, tubulin polymerization inhibitory, and antitrypanosomal activities, among others. The present review article deals with the distribution and structure of bis-bibenzyls, bibenzyls, and several characteristic ent-sesqui- and diterpenoids in liverworts. Furthermore, the biosynthesis and total syntheses and biological activities of bis-bibenzyls are also surveyed.
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- Yoshinori Asakawa
- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plants Garden, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases and Public Health Engineering Research Group, Phytobiotechnology Research Foundation Institute, Catholic University of Cameroon, P.O. Box 921, Bamenda, Cameroon
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Asakawa Y, Nagashima F. Heterocyclic Stilbene and Bibenzyl Derivatives in Liverworts: Distribution, Structures, Total Synthesis and Biological Activity. HETEROCYCLES 2022. [DOI: 10.3987/rev-22-sr(r)5] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ludwiczuk A, Asakawa Y. Chemical Diversity of Liverworts From Frullania Genus. Nat Prod Commun 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x21995381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Frullania is one of the largest and taxonomically most complex genus of leafy liverworts. Current morphology-based estimates of Frullania diversity are close to 400 species; however, species level-classification of Frullania has been regarded notoriously difficult and subject to many studies. The liverworts classified in this genus have been studied using morphological evidence and molecular markers but also in terms of secondary metabolite composition. Up to now 98 Frullania species have been chemically investigated. As a result, it is known that Frullania species are characterized by a remarkable chemical diversity. The most characteristic compounds present in this liverwort genus are sesquiterpene lactones with eudesamnolides as the most diverse group, and aromatic compounds belonging to bibenzyls. In this review paper we report the distribution of secondary metabolites in all chemically investigated Frullania species and discuss some aspects concerning the division of this genus into chemotypes.
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- Agnieszka Ludwiczuk
- Independent Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima, Japan
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Métoyer B, Benatrehina A, Rakotondraibe LH, Thouvenot L, Asakawa Y, Nour M, Raharivelomanana P. Dimeric and esterified sesquiterpenes from the liverwort Chiastocaulon caledonicum. Phytochemistry 2020; 179:112495. [PMID: 32847771 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112495] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This is the first chemical investigation of Chiastocaulon caledonicum, an endemic liverwort from New Caledonia. We herein present the isolation of thirteen compounds including seven undescribed sesquiterpenoids, namely four barbatane- and three myltaylane-type sesquiterpenes. The structures of these compounds were elucidated based on the interpretation of their chemical and spectroscopic/spectrometric data. Chiastocaulins A and B are the first examples of dimers based on two myltaylane units. The chemotaxonomic importance and the biosynthesis of the chiastocaulin structure are discussed. Terpenoid dimers formed via a Diels-Alder cyclization are thought to be specific to the Plagiochilaceae family.
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- Benjamin Métoyer
- Institut des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées (ISEA), Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa, 98851, New Caledonia; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima, 7708514, Japan.
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima, 7708514, Japan.
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- Institut des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées (ISEA), Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa, 98851, New Caledonia.
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- Univ. Polynésie Française, IFREMER, ILM, IRD, EIO UMR 241, BP 6570, F-98702, Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
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The volatile components produced by Leptolejeunea elliptica (Lejeuneaceae), which is a liverwort grown on the leaves of tea (Camellia sinensis), were collected and analyzed using headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC/MS). 1-Ethyl-4-methoxybenzene (1), 1-ethyl-4-hydroxybenzene (2), and 1-acetoxy-4-ethylbenzene (3) were identified as the major components together with several other phenolic compounds, including 1,2-dimethoxy-4-ethylbenzene, and 4-ethylguaiacol in addition to sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, such as α-selinene, β-selinene, β-elemene, and β-caryophyllene. GC/Olfactometry showed the presence of linalool, acetic acid, isovaleric acid, trans-methyl cinnamate, and trans-4,5-epoxy-(2E)-decenal, as the volatile components produced by L. elliptica.
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- Kazutoshi Sakurai
- Region Resources Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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Sakurai K, Tomiyama K, Yaguchi Y, Asakawa Y. The characteristic smell emitted from two scale insects, Ceroplastes japonicus and Ceroplastes rubens. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2020; 84:1541-1545. [PMID: 32419623 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2020.1763156] [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: 10/24/2022]
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The volatile components emitted from two scale insects, Ceroplastes japonicus and Ceroplastes rubens, were identified using GC-MS analysis. The major volatile components of the solvent extract from C. japonicus were α-humulene (35.8%) and δ-cadinene (17.0%), while those of C. rubens were β-selinene (10.3%) and β-elemene (5.1%). In GC/olfactometry, linalool, butyric acid, 3-methylbutyric acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, and vanillin were identified as the odor-active components of the extract from C. japonicus, in addition to trace amounts of trans-4,5-epoxy-(2E)-decenal, 4-methyl-(3E)-hexenoic acid, and phenylacetic acid. With regard to C. rubens, trans-4,5-epoxy-(2E)-decenal, 3-methylbutyric acid, and phenylacetic acid were identified as the odor-active components. Besides, decan-1,4-olide (γ-decalactone) with milky cherry-like note and 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethylfuran-2(5H)-one (sotolone) with brown sugar-like note were also detected as the characteristic cherry-like sweet-and-sour note of these two scale insects. ABBREVIATIONS GC: Gas chromatography; GC/O: gas chromatography/olfactometry.
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- Kazutoshi Sakurai
- Region Resources Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute , Shizuoka, Japan
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- Research and Development , Takasago International Corporation , Hiratsuka, Japan
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- Research and Development , Takasago International Corporation , Hiratsuka, Japan
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- Faclulty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University , Tokushima, Japan
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Bryophytes, phylogenetically placed between algae and pteridophytes, are divided
into three classes, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. The traditional system of
medicine throughout the world has been utilizing this group of plants to treat various ailments.
One of the outstanding features of these spore-forming plants is their chemistry,
especially that of the liverworts. Liverworts and other bryophytes have yielded a rich array
of secondary metabolites. Many of these compounds are characterized by unprecedented
structures, and some have not been found in any other plants, fungi, or marine organisms.
Among the bryophytes, the chemical constituents of liverworts and their biological activity
have been studied in the most detail. In this review, we demonstrate the chemistry of
the liverworts, mosses, and hornworts, and also neuroprotective activity of dimeric herbertane-
type sesquiterpenoids, mastigophorenes and secoaromadendrane-type sesquiterpenoids, marchantin-type
cyclic bisbibenzyls with muscle-relaxant activity, or ent-longipinane-type sesquiterpenoids with acetylcholinesterase
inhibitory activity, among others.
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- Agnieszka Ludwiczuk
- Independent Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, Chair and Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima, Japan
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Asakawa Y, Nagashima F, Ludwiczuk A. Distribution of Bibenzyls, Prenyl Bibenzyls, Bis-bibenzyls, and Terpenoids in the Liverwort Genus Radula. J Nat Prod 2020; 83:756-769. [PMID: 32142276 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Plants of the Radula genus are chemically very distinct from the other liverworts since they mainly elaborate bibenzyls including bibenzyl cannabinoids and prenyl bibenzyl derivatives, as well as bis-bibenzyls. Several of these components show biological activities such as psychoactivity, vasopressin antagonist, antimicrobial, antifungal, and NO production inhibitory activity, and cytotoxic activity against human cancer cell lines. While distribution of terpenoids in Radula species is in general very limited, some Portuguese species are rich sources of sesquiterpenoids. Among 679 liverwort species so far examined chemically, 264 species contained α-tocopherol, which may play an important antioxidative role for the constituents of oil bodies of liverworts.
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- Yoshinori Asakawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Independent Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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Novakovic M, Simić S, Koračak L, Zlatović M, Ilic-Tomic T, Asakawa Y, Nikodinovic-Runic J, Opsenica I. Chemo- and biocatalytic esterification of marchantin A and cytotoxic activity of ester derivatives. Fitoterapia 2020; 142:104520. [PMID: 32088280 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Chemical and biocatalytic synthesis of seven previously undescribed marchantin A ester derivatives has been presented. Chemical synthesis afforded three peresterified bisbibenzyl products (TE1-TE3), while enzymatic method, using lipase, produced regioselective monoester derivatives (ME1-ME4). The antiproliferative activities of all prepared derivatives of marchantin A were tested on MRC-5 healthy human lung fibroblast, A549 human lung cancer, and MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell lines. All tested esters were less cytotoxic in comparison to marchantin A, but they also exhibited lower cytotoxicity against healthy cells. Monoesters displayed higher cytotoxic activities than the corresponding peresterified products, presumably due to the presence of free catechol group. Monohexanoyl ester ME3 displayed the same IC50 like marchantin A against MDA-MB-231 cells, but the selectivity was higher. In this way, regioselective enzymatic monoesterification enhanced selectivity of marchantin A. ME3 was also the most active among all derivatives against lung cancer cells A549 with the slightly lower activity and selectivity in comparison to marchantin A.
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- Miroslav Novakovic
- National Institute, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade-Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 16, P.O. Box 51, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade-Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 16, P.O. Box 51, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade-Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 16, P.O. Box 51, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade-Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 16, P.O. Box 51, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia.
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We are engaged in the ongoing investigation into the chemical constituents of liverworts in our search for novel compounds and biologically active substances. In the present study, two new rosane diterpenoids were isolated from the Argentine liverwort Anastrophyllum species, together with known aromadendrane sesqui- and rosane diterpenoids. Two new ent-kaurene and 4 ent-kaurene diterpenoids were isolated from the Malaysian liverwort Jungermannia species. Their structures were determined using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy techniques, circular dichroism spectroscopy, and chemical transformation.
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- Fumihiro Nagashima
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daiichi University of Pharmacy, Fukuoka, Japan
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Japan
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Ludwiczuk A, Asakawa Y. Bryophytes as a source of bioactive volatile terpenoids – A review. Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 132:110649. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Métoyer B, Lebouvier N, Hnawia E, Thouvenot L, Wang F, Harinantenaina Rakotondraibe L, Raharivelomanana P, Asakawa Y, Nour M. Chemotaxonomy and cytotoxicity of the liverwort Porella Viridissima. Nat Prod Res 2019; 35:2099-2102. [PMID: 31441670 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1655022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The first chemotaxonomic study based on volatile components of Porella viridissima (Mitt.) Grolle is reported. The GC-MS analysis of ether extract was performed; ten santalane and five pinguisane-type sesquiterpenes were identified together with perrottetianal A as major diterpene. Most of detected santalane-type sesquiterpenes are reported for the first time in liverwort. P. viridissima was found to belong to the chemotype III (pinguisane/sacculatane) and shared chemical similarities with P. navicularis. Perrotettianal A was isolated and has shown strong cytotoxicity against ovarian cancer.
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- Benjamin Métoyer
- Institut des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées (ISEA)-EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa Cedex, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France.,Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Institut des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées (ISEA)-EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa Cedex, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- Institut des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées (ISEA)-EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa Cedex, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Ecosystèmes Insulaires Océaniens (UMR EIO 241), University of French Polynesia, Faaa, French Polynesia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Institut des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées (ISEA)-EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa Cedex, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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Hammami S, Elshamy AI, Mokni RE, Snene A, Iseki K, Dhaouadi H, Okamoto Y, Suenaga M, Noji M, Umeyama A, Asakawa Y. Chemical Constituents of the Aerial Parts ofDaucus carotasubsp.hispidusGrowing in Tunisia. Nat Prod Commun 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x19863512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Three known polyol menthane monoterpenoids, namely, (4 R)-1- p-menthen-6,8-diol (1), (4 R)-1- p-menthen-4,7-diol (2), and (1 R,2 R,4 R)- p-menthane-1,2,4-triol (3), and 6 known phenolics (4-9), in addition to β-sitosterol 3- O-glucoside (10), were isolated from the aerial parts of Daucus carota subsp. hispidus (Ball) Heywood (Family: Apiaceae) growing in Tunisia. The structures of the isolated compounds were established depending upon the spectroscopic techniques including one and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (1D, and 2D NMR) and high resolution mass spectroscopy (HRMS). The absolute configuration of the compounds 1 to 3 was determined using experimental circular dichroism (CD) for the first time. Compounds 1 to 3 were reported for the first time from this plant. Compounds 1 to 3 exhibited no antimicrobial and antioxidant activity using superoxide dismutase-like activities. Compounds 2 and 3 exhibited weak activity, while 1 showed negative cytotoxic activity against human mouth squamous carcinoma (HSC-2) and human cervical cells (HeLa) cancer cells.
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- Saoussen Hammami
- Research Unit Applied Chemistry and Environment 13ES63, Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
- Department of Natural Compounds Chemistry, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerta, University of Carthage, Bizerta, Tunisia
- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy of Monastir, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Research Unit Applied Chemistry and Environment 13ES63, Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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- Research Unit Applied Chemistry and Environment 13ES63, Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Japan
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Novakovic M, Bukvicki D, Andjelkovic B, Ilic-Tomic T, Veljic M, Tesevic V, Asakawa Y. Cytotoxic Activity of Riccardin and Perrottetin Derivatives from the Liverwort Lunularia cruciata. J Nat Prod 2019; 82:694-701. [PMID: 30848895 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00390] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Seven new bisbibenzyls (1-7) were isolated from the methanol extract of the liverwort Lunularia cruciata along with one previously known bibenzyl and five known bisbibenzyls. The structures of compounds 1-7 were elucidated on the basis of the spectroscopic data. These newly isolated bisbibenzyls may be divided into two groups, the acyclic bisbibenzyls, perrottetins (1-3), and the cyclic analogues, riccardins (4-7). Besides standard perrottetin and riccardin structures (1 and 4, respectively), they contain phenanthrene (3 and 5), dihydrophenanthrene (2), and quinone moieties (6 and 7), rarely found in natural products. The new compounds 3 and 5, as well as the known riccardin G, exhibited cytotoxic activity against the A549 lung cancer cell line with IC50 values of 5.0, 5.0, and 2.5 μM, respectively.
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- Miroslav Novakovic
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tokushima Bunri University , Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514 , Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tokushima Bunri University , Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514 , Japan
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences , University of Bologna , Via Fanin 46 , 40127 Bologna , Italy
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tokushima Bunri University , Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514 , Japan
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The phytochemical investigation of eight Jungermaniales liverwort species: Bazzania decrescens, B. madagassa (Lepidoziaceae), Plagiochila barteri, P. terebrans (Plagiochilaceae), Isotachis aubertii (Isotachidaceae), Mastigophora diclados (Lepicoleaceae), Radula appressa (Radulaceae), and Thysananthus spathulistipus (Lejeuneaceae), collected from Madagascar, has been carried out to afford new and structurally interesting terpenoids and aromatic compounds. The biological activities of the isolated secondary metabolites were determined and the herbertene-type sesquiterpenoids were shown to have antibacterial activity. A new ent-clerodane diterpene from Thysananthus spathulistipus and bis-bibenzyls-type aromatic compounds exhibited strong inhibition of NO production in RAW 264.7 cells, while marchantin C produced moderate α-glucosidase inhibition. The chemosystematics of the studied species are discussed.
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- Liva Harinantenaina
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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Win NN, Kyaw MM, Prema, Ngwe H, Ito T, Asakawa Y, Okamoto Y, Tanaka M, Abe I, Morita H. Dinorcassane Diterpenoid from Boesenbergia rotunda Rhizomes Collected in Lower Myanmar. Chem Biodivers 2019; 16:e1800657. [PMID: 30645035 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201800657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A new dinorcassane diterpenoid, seikphoochinal A (1), and four known compounds, pinostrobin (2), 4',7-dimethylkaempferol (3), and galanals A (4) and B (5), were isolated from the chloroform-soluble crude extract of wild type Boesenbergia rotunda rhizomes collected in Lower Myanmar. The chemical structures of these compounds were identified, using a combination of spectroscopic methods. The presence of the diterpenoids 1, 4, and 5 demonstrated the structural diversity of wild type B. rotunda. Among the isolates, compounds 4 and 5 exhibited significant antiproliferative activities against a small panel of human cancer cell lines, including lung (LK-2, A549), stomach (ECC4), breast (MCF7), cervix (HeLa), and prostate (DU145).
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- Nwet Nwet Win
- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630-Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, University of Yangon, Yangon, 11041, Myanmar
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Yangon, Yangon, 11041, Myanmar
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- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630-Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, University of Yangon, Yangon, 11041, Myanmar
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Yangon, Yangon, 11041, Myanmar
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, 3-11-1 Nisikiori-kita, Tondabayashi, Osaka, 584-8540, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.,Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630-Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
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The volatile components of the Tahitian liverwort Cyathodium foetidissimum was analyzed using headspace solid phase micro-extraction (SPME) and GC-MS. Three volatile components, 4-methoxystyrene (24.4%), 3,4-dimethoxystyrene (28.7%), and skatole (15.9%) were identified as the major components from the fresh C. foetidissimum, along with several aliphatic aldehydes, n-octanal, n-nonanal, and n-decanal. However, (E)-2-nonenal recognized as aged malodor was not identified. In GC-O analysis, 2-aminoacetophenone was detected as one of the minor components with a strong aging note. In fact, C. foetidissimum showed the characteristic aging odor reminiscent the damp smell from old chest of drawers, or the civet like note with very strong feces and urine odor. The mixture consisted of 4-methoxystyrene, 3,4-dimethoxystyrene, and skatole in the detected ratio showed the sedative effect on CNV (contingent negative variation) measurement.
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- Kazutoshi Sakurai
- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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Saeki H, Hara R, Takahashi H, Iijima M, Munakata R, Kenmoku H, Fuku K, Sekihara A, Yasuno Y, Shinada T, Ueda D, Nishi T, Sato T, Asakawa Y, Kurosaki F, Yazaki K, Taura F. An Aromatic Farnesyltransferase Functions in Biosynthesis of the Anti-HIV Meroterpenoid Daurichromenic Acid. Plant Physiol 2018; 178:535-551. [PMID: 30097469 PMCID: PMC6181053 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.00655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Rhododendron dauricum produces daurichromenic acid, an anti-HIV meroterpenoid, via oxidative cyclization of the farnesyl group of grifolic acid. The prenyltransferase (PT) that synthesizes grifolic acid is a farnesyltransferase in plant specialized metabolism. In this study, we demonstrated that the isoprenoid moiety of grifolic acid is derived from the 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate pathway that takes place in plastids. We explored candidate sequences of plastid-localized PT homologs and identified a cDNA for this PT, RdPT1, which shares moderate sequence similarity with known aromatic PTs. RdPT1 is expressed exclusively in the glandular scales, where daurichromenic acid accumulates. In addition, the gene product was targeted to plastids in plant cells. The recombinant RdPT1 regiospecifically synthesized grifolic acid from orsellinic acid and farnesyl diphosphate, demonstrating that RdPT1 is the farnesyltransferase involved in daurichromenic acid biosynthesis. This enzyme strictly preferred orsellinic acid as a prenyl acceptor, whereas it had a relaxed specificity for prenyl donor structures, also accepting geranyl and geranylgeranyl diphosphates with modest efficiency to synthesize prenyl chain analogs of grifolic acid. Such a broad specificity is a unique catalytic feature of RdPT1 that is not shared among secondary metabolic aromatic PTs in plants. We discuss the unusual substrate preference of RdPT1 using a molecular modeling approach. The biochemical properties as well as the localization of RdPT1 suggest that this enzyme produces meroterpenoids in glandular scales cooperatively with previously identified daurichromenic acid synthase, probably for chemical defense on the surface of R. dauricum plants.
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- Haruna Saeki
- Laboratory of Medicinal Bioresources, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Bioresources, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Bioresources, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Gene Expression, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Department of Material Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Material Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Material Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Material Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Bioresources, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Gene Expression, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Bioresources, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Costa DP, Amado-Filho GM, Pereira RC, Paradas WC, Miyataka H, Okamoto Y, Asakawa Y. Diversity of Secondary Metabolites in the Liverwort Syzygiella rubricaulis (Nees) Stephani (Jamesoniellaceae, Marchantiophyta) from Neotropical High Mountains. Chem Biodivers 2018; 15:e1800239. [PMID: 29963758 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201800239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In order to evaluate the chemical diversity of Syzygiella rubricaulis (Nees) Stephani, a species with a disjunct distribution in the neotropical high mountains, a phytochemical study was carried out with samples from 12 different populations of different altitudes from four South American countries. The chemical profiles of lipophilic extracts were analyzed by GC/MS for each population and 50 different compounds were found with the predominance and richness of sesquiterpenes. The majority of the compounds were found only in one population and the total number of substances ranged from 1 to 15 among the populations, but these numbers were not correlated with altitude, and characterize each population as distinct, based on similarity analysis. The qualitative and quantitative variations of metabolites found are a response to different conditions, under which they live, mostly likely altitudinal conditions. Further studies on the quantification of these chemicals may provide information on their ecological roles and importance for the distribution of S. rubricaulis at different altitudes. Despite the known richness of secondary metabolites produced by bryophytes, they are still poorly explored in the context of the ecological expressions.
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- Denise P Costa
- Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, 22460-030, Brasil
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, 22460-030, Brasil
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, 22460-030, Brasil
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, 22460-030, Brasil
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Institute of Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Institute of Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Institute of Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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Asakawa Y, Sekita M, Hashimoto T. Biotransformation of Bicyclic Sesqui- and Diterpene 1,2-dials and Their Derivatives by the Fungus, Aspergillus niger. Nat Prod Commun 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1801300802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Microbial biotransformation of naturally occurring pungent sesquiterpene 1,2-dials, polygodial and cinnamodial, and a diterpene 1,2-dial, sacculatal as well as their tetrahydro derivatives was carried out by using Aspergillus niger. The pungent polygodial and sacculatal are toxic against A. niger not to produce any metabolites while A. niger biotransformed cinnamodial to the lactonized products in small amount. On the other hands, the dihydroxy derivatives of the former two dialdehydes were bioconverted by the same fungus to give hydroxy-, oxo-, carboxylic- and epoxy-products. The stereostructures of each metabolite and their metabolic pathways were described.
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- Yoshinori Asakawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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Asakawa Y, Baser KHC, Erol B, Von Reuß S, Konig WA, Ozenoglu H, Gokler I. Volatile Components of Some Selected Turkish Liverworts. Nat Prod Commun 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1801300729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The distribution of liverworts and hornworts in Turkey has been described. The volatile components of the ether extracts of some selected Turkish, Spanish and French liverwort species, Corsinia coriandrina, Lejeunea lamacerina, Lunularia cruciata, Marchantia polymorpha, Metzgeria furcata, Pellia neesiana, Porella cordaeana, Porella platyphylla and Scapania undulata were analysed by GC-MS. C. coriandrina produces isothiocyanates and S,S-dimethyliminodithiocarbonates similar to those isolated from the marine hydroid, Tridentata marginata. The species also produces the characteristic 2-arylbenzofurans. L. lamacerina is closely related chemically to the Japanese Lejeunea aquatica, L. flava and L. japonica since it elaborates the same cuparene sesquiterpenoids as those found in the latter three species.
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- Yoshinori Asakawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Near East University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nicosia, N. Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey: Anadolu University, Faculty of Pharmacy, 26470-Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Near East University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nicosia, N. Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey: Anadolu University, Faculty of Pharmacy, 26470-Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146-Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146-Hamburg, Germany
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- Adanan Menderes University, Faculty of Education, Aydin, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Faculty of Education, Izmir, Turkey
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Métoyer B, Lebouvier N, Hnawia E, Herbette G, Thouvenot L, Asakawa Y, Nour M, Raharivelomanana P. Chemotypes and Biomarkers of Seven Species of New Caledonian Liverworts from the Bazzanioideae Subfamily. Molecules 2018; 23:E1353. [PMID: 29874780 PMCID: PMC6100190 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Volatile components of seven species of the Bazzanioideae sub-family (Lepidoziaceae) native to New Caledonia, including three endemic species (Bazzania marginata, Acromastigum caledonicum and A. tenax), were analyzed by GC-FID-MS in order to index these plants to known or new chemotypes. Detected volatile constituents in studied species were constituted mainly by sesquiterpene, as well as diterpene compounds. All so-established compositions cannot successfully index some of them to known chemotypes but afforded the discovery of new chemotypes such as cuparane/fusicoccane. The major component of B. francana was isolated and characterized as a new zierane-type sesquiterpene called ziera-12(13),10(14)-dien-5-ol (23). In addition, qualitative intraspecies variations of chemical composition were very important particularly for B. francana which possessed three clearly defined different compositions. We report here also the first phytochemical investigation of Acromastigum species. Moreover, crude diethyl ether extract of B. vitatta afforded a new bis(bibenzyl) called vittatin (51), for which a putative biosynthesis was suggested.
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- Benjamin Métoyer
- Institut des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées (ISEA) EA 7484, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, 98851 Nouméa, New Caledonia.
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- Institut des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées (ISEA) EA 7484, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, 98851 Nouméa, New Caledonia.
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- Institut des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées (ISEA) EA 7484, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, 98851 Nouméa, New Caledonia.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, FSCM, Spectropole, Service 511, Campus Saint-Jérome, 13397 Marseille CEDEX 20, France.
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- Independent Researcher, 11, Rue Saint-Léon, 66000 Perpignan, France.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 7708514, Japan.
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- Institut des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées (ISEA) EA 7484, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, 98851 Nouméa, New Caledonia.
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- UMR 241 EIO, Université de la Polynésie Française, 98702 Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
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Kukula-Koch W, Koch W, Czernicka L, Głowniak K, Asakawa Y, Umeyama A, Marzec Z, Kuzuhara T. MAO-A Inhibitory Potential of Terpene Constituents from Ginger Rhizomes-A Bioactivity Guided Fractionation. Molecules 2018; 23:E1301. [PMID: 29844252 PMCID: PMC6099963 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the search for novel antidepressive drug candidates, bioguided fractionation of nonpolar constituents present in the oleoresin from ginger rhizomes (Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Zingiberaceae) was performed. This particular direction of the research was chosen due to the existing reports on the antidepressive properties of ginger total extract. The search for individual metabolites acting as MAO-A inhibitors, which correspond to the apparent effect of the total extract, is the subject of this work. METHODS Hexane extracts from ginger rhizomes were fractionated by using column chromatography (including silica gel impregnated with silver nitrate) and semi-preparative high-performance chromatography. For the activity assessment, an in vitro monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) inhibition luminescence assay was performed on 10 purified terpenes: 1,8-cineole, α-citronellal, geraniol, β-sesquiphellandrene, γ-terpinen, geranyl acetate, isobornyl acetate, terpinen-4-ol, (E,E)-α-farnesene, and α-zingiberene. RESULTS Geraniol and (-)-terpinen-4-ol were found to be the strongest enzyme inhibitors with inhibition of 44.1% and 42.5%, respectively, at a concentration of 125 µg/mL. No differences in the inhibition potential were observed for the different groups of terpenes: sesquiterpenes, monoterpenes, or sesquiterpene alcohols; however, the two most active compounds contained a hydroxyl moiety. CONCLUSIONS Terpene constituents from ginger's extract were found to exhibit moderate inhibitory properties against the MAO-A enzyme in in vitro tests.
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- Wirginia Kukula-Koch
- Chair and Department of Pharmacognosy with Medical Plant Unit, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodźki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Food and Nutrition, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodźki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Food and Nutrition, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodźki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Pharmacognosy with Medical Plant Unit, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodźki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
- Department of Cosmetology, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Kielnarowa 386a, 36-020 Tyczyn, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan.
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- Chair and Department of Food and Nutrition, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodźki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan.
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Novakovic M, Bukvicki D, Vajs V, Tesevic V, Milosavljevic S, Marin P, Asakawa Y. Microbial Transformation of Calamintha glandulosa Essential Oil by Aspergillus niger. Nat Prod Commun 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1801300425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A number of potentially useful compounds with various biological activities can be obtained from plant metabolites by microorganisms. In present research, essential oil of Calamintha glandulosa was subjected to the biotransformation process by mycromicete Aspergillus niger. GC/MS analyses of the original and biotransformed essential oil have revealed six (1–6) biotransformed compounds from one of the main component-limonene and one biotransformed product (7) originating from the less abundant component-thymol. Piperitone epoxide and piperitenone epoxide, the most abundant components of the original oil, were not biotransformed but gave three artefacts (A1, A2, B1) due to the acidic conditions formed in A. niger medium. Compounds 5, 6 as well as 7 have not been previously found as a biotransformation products of limonene (5 and 6) and thymol (7 rebpectively. New uct (5, 6, and 7) together with the artefacts, were isolated by silica gel column chromatography followed by preparative silica gel thin layer chromatography, and their structures were established by a combination of 1D and 2D NMR spectra and GC/MS data. Biotransformation has one more confirmed as useful method, complementary to synthesis, for obtaining different type of molecules.
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- Miroslav Novakovic
- Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, University of Belgrade, Takovska 43, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 12-16, 1100 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 12-16, 1100 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, University of Belgrade, Takovska 43, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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Comparatively little attention has been paid to the bryophytes for use in the human diet or medicine in spite of the presence of 23 000 species globally. Several hundred new compounds have been isolated from the liverworts (Marchantiophyta), and more than 40 new carbon skeletons of terpenoids and aromatic compounds were found. Most of the liverworts studied elaborate characteristic odiferous, pungent, and bitter-tasting compounds, of which many show antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, allergic contact dermatitis, cytotoxic, insecticidal, anti-HIV, plant growth regulatory, neurotrophic, NO production and superoxide anion radical release inhibitory, muscle relaxing, antiobesity, piscicidal, and nematocidal activities. The biological effects ascribed to the liverworts are mainly due to lipophilic sesqui- and diterpenoids, phenolic compounds, and polyketides, which are the principal constituents of their oil bodies. Some mosses and liverworts produce significant levels of vitamin B2 and tocopherols, as well as prostaglandin-like highly unsaturated fatty acids. The most characteristic chemical phenomenon of the liverworts is that most of the sesqui- and diterpenoids are enantiomers of those found in higher plants. In this review, the chemical constituents and potential medicinal uses of bryophytes are discussed.
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- Yoshinori Asakawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tokushima Bunri University , Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514 , Japan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Unit , Medical University of Lublin , 20-093 Lublin , Poland
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Ramírez M, Kamiya N, Popich S, Asakawa Y, Bardón A. Constituents of the Argentine Liverwort Plagiochila diversifolia
and Their Insecticidal Activities. Chem Biodivers 2017; 14. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201700229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Marta Ramírez
- Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia; Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Ayacucho 471 Tucumán 4000 Argentina
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- Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres; Av. William Cross 3150 Tucumán 4101 Argentina
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- Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia; Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Ayacucho 471 Tucumán 4000 Argentina
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Tokushima Bunri University; Yamashiro-cho Tokushima 770-8514 Japan
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- Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia; Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Ayacucho 471 Tucumán 4000 Argentina
- INQUINOA-CONICET; Ayacucho 491 Tucumán 4000 Argentina
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The aim of this study is to increase the phytochemical knowledge of South American bryophytes, particularly from those of the southern tip of the continent, due to the uniqueness of its poorly known bryoflora. Thirty-two specimens were analyzed using GC-MS technique. Most of the molecules found in the present bryophyte species belong to sesquiterpenes. In general, liverworts resulted to be richer in terpenoid compounds, while mosses in n-alkanes. Oplopanone, trans- chrysanthenyl acetate and 6,7-secoeudesm-7(11)-en-6-al are compounds here newly reported to the bryophytes. α-Ylangene and α-herbertenol are new to hornworts, while α-herbertenol and n-heneicosane are new to mosses.
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- Jorge Cuvertino-Santoni
- Faculty of Chemistry, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Laboratoire Insulaire du Vivant et de l'Environnement, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago, Chile
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Bukvički D, Novaković M, Ab Ghani N, Marin PD, Asakawa Y. Secondary metabolites from endemic species Iris adriatica Trinajstić ex Mitić (Iridaceae). Nat Prod Res 2017; 32:1849-1852. [PMID: 29126369 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1402309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 10/18/2022]
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This manuscript describes the first detailed chemical investigation of endemic species Iris adriatica, including isolation and structure elucidation. Chemical analyses of the rhizome CH2Cl2/MeOH (2:1) extract revealed fourteen secondary metabolites, mainly isoflavonoids. Among isoflavonoids, two groups have been found: nigricin-type and tectorigenin-type. Dominant group of the isolated compounds has been nigricin-type isoflavones: nigricin, nigricin-4'-(1-O-β-D-glucopyranoside) and nigricin-4'-(1-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1-6)-β-D-glucopyranoside) with 2.5, 10 and 1% of the total extract, respectively. Irisxanthone - xanthone C-glucoside, β-sitosterol, benzophenone and one of its derivatives have also been found. Nigricin-type isoflavonoids and irisxanthone can be considered as possible chemotaxonomic markers for I. adriatica. 5,3',5'-Trimethoxy-6,7-methylenedioxyisoflavone-4'-(1-O-β-D-glucopyranoside) and benzophenone have been isolated from Iris species for the first time.
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- Danka Bukvički
- a Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden "Jevremovac" , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- b Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- c Faculty of Applied Sciences , Universiti Teknologi MARA , Selangor , Malaysia
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- a Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden "Jevremovac" , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
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- d Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tokushima Bunri University , Tokushima , Japan
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Nagashima F, Asakawa Y. Sesqui- and Diterpenoids from Tahitian and Japanese Liverworts Jungermannia species. Nat Prod Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1701200806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A new cembrane diterpenoid was isolated from the Tahitian liverwort Jungermannia species, together with several known sesquiterpenoids, and labdane and verticillane diterpenoids. Two new labdane diterpenoids, and known labdane and clerodane diterpenoids were isolated from the Japanese Jungermannia infusca collected in the three different locations. Their structures were determined by use of NMR techniques.
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- Fumihiro Nagashima
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daiichi University of Pharmacy, 22-1 Tamagawa-cho, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8511, Japan
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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Thieury C, Le Guével R, Herbette G, Monnier V, Lebouvier N, Hnawia E, Asakawa Y, Guillaudeux T, Nour M. Two New Cyclobutane Dimers from Diospyros macrocarpa. Nat Prod Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1701200833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A biochemical and phytochemical study of Diospyros macrocarpa Hiern, an endemic plant of New Caledonia, was realized. Indeed, bark and leaf extracts were tested for their cytotoxic and antibiotic activities as well as for their radical scavenging properties. Methanol extracts showed promising radical scavenging activity with an IC50 value of 5.6 ± 0.9 μg/mL for the leaves and 8.1 ± 1.4 μg/mL for the barks. The ethyl acetate extract from the barks showed strong and selective activity against NCI-H727 cancer cell line with an IC50 value of 9.5 ± 0.6 μg/mL.. Two new cyclobutane dimers: macrocarpasin A (1) and B (2) (figure 1) together with six known compounds: yangonin (3), betulinic acid (4), α-amyrin (5), β–amyrin (6), loliolide (7) and oleanderolide (8) were isolated from leaf extracts. Their structures were established by 1D and 2D NMR along with HRMS analyses. Cytotoxic activities of isolated compounds were also evaluated. None of them showed interesting cytotoxicity against the seven tested cancer cell lines.
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- Charlotte Thieury
- LIVE EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, BP R4, Avenue James Cook, 98851 Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
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- UMS 3480 CNRS/US INSERM 018 BIOSIT Plateforme ImPACcell, Université de Rennes 1, 2 avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France
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- Spectropole, FR1739, Aix-Marseille Université, service 511, av. Escadrille Normandie Niémen, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Spectropole, FR1739, Aix-Marseille Université, service 511, av. Escadrille Normandie Niémen, 13397 Marseille, France
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- LIVE EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, BP R4, Avenue James Cook, 98851 Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
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- LIVE EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, BP R4, Avenue James Cook, 98851 Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Nishihamahoji-180 Yamashirocho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- UMS 3480 CNRS/US INSERM 018 BIOSIT Plateforme ImPACcell, Université de Rennes 1, 2 avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France
- INSERM 1242 Université de Rennes 1 “Chemistry, Oncogenesis Stress Signaling”, Centre Eugène Marquis, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France
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- LIVE EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, BP R4, Avenue James Cook, 98851 Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
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Swapana N, Noji M, Nishiuma R, Izumi M, Imagawa H, Kasai Y, Okamoto Y, Iseki K, Singh CB, Asakawa Y, Umeyama A. A New Diphenyl Ether Glycoside from Xylosma longifolium Collected from North-East India. Nat Prod Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1701200832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A new diphenyl ether glycoside, xylosmaloside (1), was isolated from the MeOH extract of Xylosma longifolium Clos. The structure of xylosmaloside (1) was elucidated using MS analyses, extensive 2D-homo and heteronuclear NMR data interpretation and the chemical conversions. Xylosmaloside (1) showed stronger antioxidant activity than ascorbic acid.
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- Ningombam Swapana
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
- S. Kula Women's College, Nambol-795134, Manipur, India
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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Studies concerning chemical profiling of the volatiles present in the solvent extracts from liverworts help to determine inter- and intraspecific relationships in this plant group. Due to the fact that the liverworts are morphologically very small and it is difficult to collect their sufficient amounts, there are still a few data concerning the chemistry of essential oils. The available data indicate however, that the components present in the essential oils can be used in chemosystematic studies of these spore-forming plants. Compounds occurring in the essential oils constitute a powerful tool for studying chemical differences between or within liverwort species for which the characteristic components are mono- and sesquiterpenoids. Good results were obtained for the liverworts species from the genera Asterella, Conocephalum, Diplophyllum, Jungermannia, Lepidozia, Radula, Reboulia or Scapania.
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- Agnieszka Ludwiczuk
- Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Unit, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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Marchantin A, the first characterized macrocyclic bis(bibenzyls) found in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha shows interesting biological activities such as antifungal, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antioxidant and muscle relaxing activity. Previously, Zenk et al. reported the phenylpropane/polymalonate pathway in the biosynthesis of the marchantins in M. polymorpha. To clear this pathway, transcriptome sequencing and digital gene expression analyses of M. polymorpha were carried out by using Illumina RNA-seq system.
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- Hironobu Takahashi
- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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Ghani NA, Ismail NH, Noma Y, Asakawa Y. Microbial Transformation of Some Natural and Synthetic Aromatic Compounds by Fungi: Aspergillus and Neurospora Strains. Nat Prod Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1701200822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Microbial transformation of chalcone (1), 4-hydroxychalcone (2) and 4′-hydroxychalcone (3), 1,1-diphenylmethane (4), 1,3-diphenylacetone (5), 1,3-diphenylpropane (6), bibenzyl (7), ( E)-stilbene (8a)- and ( Z)-stilbenes (8b), and phenylcyclohexane (9), (1 R,2 S)-1-phenyl-2-hydroxycyclohexane (9a) and (1 S,2 R)-1-phenyl-2-hydroxycyclohexane (9b), and a naturally occurring bis-bibenzyl, marchantin A (10) were performed by using Aspergillus niger TBUYN-2 and the other Aspergillus strains, and Neurospora crassa which were capable to hydrogenation and epoxidation of a conjugated double bond, and direct hydroxylation and hydroperoxidation on benzene ring, and hydroxylation and carbonization on cyclohexane ring. Aspergillus species converted chalcone (1) to dihydrochalcone (1a) almost quantitatively.
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- Nurunajah Ab Ghani
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
- Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
- Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan
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Asakawa Y. The Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and Bio- and Total Synthesis of Bis-bibenzyls, from Liverworts and Their Biological Activity. Nat Prod Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1701200845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Little attention has been paid to the bryophytes for use in the human diet in spite of the presence of 23,000 species in the world. Some liverworts produce lipophilic terpenoids and phenolic bis-bibenzyls, possessing antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, cytotoxic, anti-oxidant, muscle relaxing, and antiobesity activities. In this review, the isolation, structures elucidation, bio- and total syntheses of bis-bibenzyls from several liverworts are discussed.
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- Yoshinori Asakawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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Asakawa Y, Ludwiczuk A, Sakurai K, Tomiyama K, Kawakami Y, Yaguchi Y. Comparative Study on Volatile Compounds of Alpinia japonica and Elettaria cardamomum. J Oleo Sci 2017; 66:871-876. [PMID: 28701653 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess17048] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The volatile compounds obtained from the ether extracts, headspace gases and steam distillates of Alpinia japonica and Elettaria cardamomum were analyzed by GC/MS. Both species were rich sources of naturally rare fenchane-type monoterpenoids, fenchene, fenchone, fenchyl alcohol and its acetate, together with 1,8-cineole. The distributions of volatile sesquiterpenoids were very poor in both species. Chiralities of fenchone in A. japonica and E. cardamomum were 99% of (1S,4R)-(+)-form. Camphor in A. japonica is composed of a mixture of (1R,4R)-(+)-form (94.3%) and (1S,4S)-(-)-form (5.7%). On the other hand, E. cardamomum produced only (1R,4R)-(+)-camphor (99%).
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University.,Chair and Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Unit, Medical University of Lublin
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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Iijima M, Munakata R, Takahashi H, Kenmoku H, Nakagawa R, Kodama T, Asakawa Y, Abe I, Yazaki K, Kurosaki F, Taura F. Identification and Characterization of Daurichromenic Acid Synthase Active in Anti-HIV Biosynthesis. Plant Physiol 2017; 174:2213-2230. [PMID: 28679557 PMCID: PMC5543965 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Daurichromenic acid (DCA) synthase catalyzes the oxidative cyclization of grifolic acid to produce DCA, an anti-HIV meroterpenoid isolated from Rhododendron dauricum We identified a novel cDNA encoding DCA synthase by transcriptome-based screening from young leaves of R. dauricum The gene coded for a 533-amino acid polypeptide with moderate homologies to flavin adenine dinucleotide oxidases from other plants. The primary structure contained an amino-terminal signal peptide and conserved amino acid residues to form bicovalent linkage to the flavin adenine dinucleotide isoalloxazine ring at histidine-112 and cysteine-175. In addition, the recombinant DCA synthase, purified from the culture supernatant of transgenic Pichia pastoris, exhibited structural and functional properties as a flavoprotein. The reaction mechanism of DCA synthase characterized herein partly shares a similarity with those of cannabinoid synthases from Cannabis sativa, whereas DCA synthase catalyzes a novel cyclization reaction of the farnesyl moiety of a meroterpenoid natural product of plant origin. Moreover, in this study, we present evidence that DCA is biosynthesized and accumulated specifically in the glandular scales, on the surface of R. dauricum plants, based on various analytical studies at the chemical, biochemical, and molecular levels. The extracellular localization of DCA also was confirmed by a confocal microscopic analysis of its autofluorescence. These data highlight the unique feature of DCA: the final step of biosynthesis is completed in apoplastic space, and it is highly accumulated outside the scale cells.
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- Miu Iijima
- Laboratory of Medicinal Bioresources, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Gene Expression, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Bioresources, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Akita National College of Technology, Iijimabunkyo-cho, Akita 011-8511, Japan
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- Institute of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Gene Expression, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Bioresources, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Bioresources, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Asakawa Y, Tomiyama K, Sakurai K, Kawakami Y, Yaguchi Y. Volatile Compounds from the Different Organs of Houttuynia cordata and Litsea cubeba (L. citriodora). J Oleo Sci 2017; 66:889-895. [PMID: 28701654 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess17049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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The volatile compounds obtained from the different organs of Houttuynia cordata (Saururaceae) and Litsea cubeba (Lauraceae) were analyzed by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), Headspace Solid Phase Micro Extraction-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC/MS), and GC/olfactometry (GC/O). The major component of all parts of H. cordata is assigned as 4-tridecanone. Each organ produces myrcene as the major monoterpenoid. The major monoterpene in the rhizomes and roots was β-pinene instead of myrcene. 1-Decanal which was responsible for the unpleasant odor of this plant, was the predominant polyketide in both leaves and stems. The presence of 1-decanal was very poor in flowers, stem collected in summer, rhizomes, and roots. GC/MS analyses were very simple in case of the crude extracts of flowers. The content of sesquiterpenoids was extremely poor. (8Z)-Heptadecene, geranial, and neral were detected as the major components in Litsea cubeba. Odor-contributing components by GC/O analysis of the ether extract of the fresh flowers of L. cubeba were neral and geranial which played an important role in sweet-lemon fragrance of the flowers. The role of a high content of (8Z)-heptadecene was still unknown but it might play a significant role in the dispersion of the volatile monoterpene hydrocarbons and aldehydes. The flower volatiles of the Japanese L. cubeba were chemically quite different from those of the Chinese same species.
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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- Corporate Research and Development Division, Takasago International Corporation
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Koch W, Kukula-Koch W, Marzec Z, Kasperek E, Wyszogrodzka-Koma L, Szwerc W, Asakawa Y. Application of Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Methods towards the Quality Assessment of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Rhizomes from Ecological Plantations. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E452. [PMID: 28230740 PMCID: PMC5343986 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18020452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The usefulness of ginger in the food industry and pharmacotherapy is strictly related to its content of various components. The study elucidates the chemical composition of Zingiber officinale rhizomes cultivated on ecological plantations on Shikoku Island (Japan). GC-MS analysis of terpene content, LC-MS determination of phenolic content, and the determination of 12 elements using AAS spectrometry were performed to give more detailed insight into the samples. Ninety-five percent of terpene composition was elucidated, with zingiberene as the most abundant sesquiterpene (37.9%); the quantification of gingerols and shogaols was performed, showing the highest contribution of 6-gingerol (268.3 mg/kg); a significant K (43,963 mg/kg of dry mass) and Mn (758.4 mg/kg of dry mass) content was determined in the elemental analysis of the rhizomes and low concentration of toxic elements (Cd, Ni and Pb) remaining below the safe level values recommended by European Commission Directives. The main phenolic compound was (6)-gingerol, which is characteristic of fresh rhizomes and is responsible for their taste and aroma. Surprisingly, high amounts of (6)-shogaol were determined, even though this phenolic compound usually occurs in old or processed material and not in fresh rhizomes. Sesquiterpenes were the major fraction of volatiles. The highest concentrations were determined for α-zingiberene, β-sesquiphellandrene, (E,E)-α-farnesene, geranial, and ar-curcumene. The volatiles composition of ginger cultivated on Shikoku Island is specific and strongly differs from plants cultivated in China, Nigeria, or Australia. The elemental composition of ginger rhizomes grown in ecological plantations is more beneficial for human health compared to products grown in normal cultivars, as the products contain high amounts of potassium and manganese and are characterized by low sodium content and lower levels of toxic heavy metals.
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- Wojciech Koch
- Chair and Department of Food and Nutrition, Medical University in Lublin, 4a, Chodźki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Unit, Medical University in Lublin, 1, Chodzki str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Food and Nutrition, Medical University in Lublin, 4a, Chodźki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Food and Nutrition, Medical University in Lublin, 4a, Chodźki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Food and Nutrition, Medical University in Lublin, 4a, Chodźki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University in Lublin, 4a, Chodźki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan.
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Zhang L, Hashimoto T, Qin B, Hashimoto J, Kozone I, Kawahara T, Okada M, Awakawa T, Ito T, Asakawa Y, Ueki M, Takahashi S, Osada H, Wakimoto T, Ikeda H, Shin-ya K, Abe I. Frontispiz: Characterization of Giant Modular PKSs Provides Insight into Genetic Mechanism for Structural Diversification of Aminopolyol Polyketides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201780761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Lihan Zhang
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Tokushima Bunri University; 180 Nishihama, Yamashirocho Tokushima Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Tokushima Bunri University; 180 Nishihama, Yamashirocho Tokushima Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbial Engineering; Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences; Kitasato University; Kanagawa Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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Zhang L, Hashimoto T, Qin B, Hashimoto J, Kozone I, Kawahara T, Okada M, Awakawa T, Ito T, Asakawa Y, Ueki M, Takahashi S, Osada H, Wakimoto T, Ikeda H, Shin-ya K, Abe I. Characterization of Giant Modular PKSs Provides Insight into Genetic Mechanism for Structural Diversification of Aminopolyol Polyketides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201611371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Lihan Zhang
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Tokushima Bunri University; 180 Nishihama, Yamashirocho Tokushima Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Tokushima Bunri University; 180 Nishihama, Yamashirocho Tokushima Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbial Engineering; Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences; Kitasato University; Kanagawa Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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Zhang L, Hashimoto T, Qin B, Hashimoto J, Kozone I, Kawahara T, Okada M, Awakawa T, Ito T, Asakawa Y, Ueki M, Takahashi S, Osada H, Wakimoto T, Ikeda H, Shin-ya K, Abe I. Frontispiece: Characterization of Giant Modular PKSs Provides Insight into Genetic Mechanism for Structural Diversification of Aminopolyol Polyketides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201780761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lihan Zhang
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Tokushima Bunri University; 180 Nishihama, Yamashirocho Tokushima Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Tokushima Bunri University; 180 Nishihama, Yamashirocho Tokushima Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbial Engineering; Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences; Kitasato University; Kanagawa Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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Thieury C, Lebouvier N, Le Guével R, Barguil Y, Herbette G, Antheaume C, Hnawia E, Asakawa Y, Nour M, Guillaudeux T. Mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationships of cytotoxic flavokawain derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:1817-1829. [PMID: 28214231 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.01.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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22 Flavokawain derivatives (FKd) were obtained by one step syntheses in order to conduct a SAR study to understand the structural requirements for optimum and selective cytotoxicity. FKd and natural flavokawains A and B found into kava, a South Pacific traditional beverage, were evaluated against nine cancer and one healthy cell lines. The targeted cell cycle phases as well as the effects on the induction of apoptosis and cell cycle protein levels were investigated. Therapeutic improvements (more activity and selectivity) were achieved with FKd compared to natural flavokawains and notably with the 2',3,4',6'-tetramethoxychalcone (FKd 19). FKd induced a G1/S arrest on p53 wild-type cells and an M arrest on p53 mutant-type, via the up-regulation of p21 and cyclin B1 proteins, followed by apoptosis. Moreover, FKd exhibited a 24h-effect on Akt/mTor normal cells versus a 48h-effect on Akt/mTor up-regulated cells. The SAR study resulted in the conclusion that trimethoxy A-ring allowed the best compromise between cytotoxicity and selectivity, as well as the substitution of the meta position on the B-ring and the use of halogens substituents.
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- Charlotte Thieury
- LIVE EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, avenue James Cook, BPR4, 98851 Nouméa, New Caledonia.
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- LIVE EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, avenue James Cook, BPR4, 98851 Nouméa, New Caledonia
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- UMS 3480 CNRS/US INSERM 018 BIOSIT Plateforme ImPACcell, Université de Rennes 1, 2 avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France
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- LIVE EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, avenue James Cook, BPR4, 98851 Nouméa, New Caledonia; Laboratoire de Biochimie et d'Hémostase, Hôpital Gaston Bourret, 7 avenue Paul Doumer, 98800 Nouméa, New Caledonia
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- Spectropole, FR1739 - Faculté de Saint-Jérôme, Université d'Aix-Marseille, 52 Avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen, 13013 Marseille, France
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- LIVE EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, avenue James Cook, BPR4, 98851 Nouméa, New Caledonia
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- LIVE EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, avenue James Cook, BPR4, 98851 Nouméa, New Caledonia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Nishihamahoji-180 Yamashirocho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- LIVE EA 4243, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, avenue James Cook, BPR4, 98851 Nouméa, New Caledonia
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- UMS 3480 CNRS/US INSERM 018 BIOSIT Plateforme ImPACcell, Université de Rennes 1, 2 avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France; UMR INSERM U917 "Microenvironnement et cancer", Université de Rennes 1, 2 avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France; INSERM 440 Université de Rennes 1 "Oncogenesis Stress Signaling", Centre Eugène Marquis, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France
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Zhang L, Hashimoto T, Qin B, Hashimoto J, Kozone I, Kawahara T, Okada M, Awakawa T, Ito T, Asakawa Y, Ueki M, Takahashi S, Osada H, Wakimoto T, Ikeda H, Shin-ya K, Abe I. Characterization of Giant Modular PKSs Provides Insight into Genetic Mechanism for Structural Diversification of Aminopolyol Polyketides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:1740-1745. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201611371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Lihan Zhang
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Japan Biological Informatics Consortium; 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Tokushima Bunri University; 180 Nishihama, Yamashirocho Tokushima Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Tokushima Bunri University; 180 Nishihama, Yamashirocho Tokushima Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbial Engineering; Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences; Kitasato University; Kanagawa Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan
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Abstract
Fractionation of the ethyl acetate crude extract of the fermented male flowers of Alnus sieboldiana resulted in the isolation of two diarylheptanoids and six flavonoids. Yashabushidiol A, yashabushidiol B and naringenin were known constituents of the male flowers of A. sieboldiana while kaempferol, quercetin, pinocembrin dimethyl ether, 5,7-dimethoxy-3-hydroxyflavanone and 5,7-dimethoxy-3-hydroxyflavone were isolated for first time from the fermented male flowers of A. sieboldiana. The isolated compounds were characterized using NMR and HRMS and compared with available literature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nurunajah Ab Ghani
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, 770-8514 Tokushima, Japan
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Malasia
- Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery, Level 9, FF3, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor Malaysia
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Malasia
- Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery, Level 9, FF3, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor Malaysia
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, 770-8514 Tokushima, Japan
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Ghani NA, Ismail NH, Asakawa Y. Constituents of Fermented Male Flowers of Alnus sieboldiana (Betulaceae). Nat Prod Commun 2017; 12:57-58. [PMID: 30549825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Fractionation of the ethyl acetate crude extract of the fermented male flowers of Alnus sieboldiana resulted in the isolation of two diaryiheptanoids and six flavonoids. Yashabushidiol A, yashabushidiol B and naringenin were known constituents of the male flowers of A. sieboldiana while kaenipferol, quercetin, pinocembrin dimethyl ether, 5,7-dimethoxy-3-hydroxyflavanone and 5,7-dimethoxy-3-hydroxyflavone were isolated for first time from the fermented mile flowers of A. sieboldiana. The isolated compounds were characterized using NMR and HRMS and compared with available literature. -.
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