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Villaverde T, Larridon I, Shah T, Fowler RM, Chau JH, Olmstead RG, Sanmartín I. Phylogenomics sheds new light on the drivers behind a long-lasting systematic riddle: the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. New Phytol 2023; 240:1601-1615. [PMID: 36869601 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, comprises c. 2000 species whose evolutionary relationships at the tribal level have proven difficult to resolve, hindering our ability to understand their origin and diversification. We designed a specific probe kit for Scrophulariaceae, targeting 849 nuclear loci and obtaining plastid regions as by-products. We sampled c. 87% of the genera described in the family and use the nuclear dataset to estimate evolutionary relationships, timing of diversification, and biogeographic patterns. Ten tribes, including two new tribes, Androyeae and Camptolomeae, are supported, and the phylogenetic positions of Androya, Camptoloma, and Phygelius are unveiled. Our study reveals a major diversification at c. 60 million yr ago in some Gondwanan landmasses, where two different lineages diversified, one of which gave rise to nearly 81% of extant species. A Southern African origin is estimated for most modern-day tribes, with two exceptions, the American Leucophylleae, and the mainly Australian Myoporeae. The rapid mid-Eocene diversification is aligned with geographic expansion within southern Africa in most tribes, followed by range expansion to tropical Africa and multiple dispersals out of Africa. Our robust phylogeny provides a framework for future studies aimed at understanding the role of macroevolutionary patterns and processes that generated Scrophulariaceae diversity.
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- Tamara Villaverde
- Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC), Plaza de Murillo, 2, Madrid, 28014, Spain
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AE, UK
- Systematic and Evolutionary Botany Lab, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AE, UK
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, SL5 7PY, UK
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., 3010, Australia
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- Department of Zoology, Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Biology and Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98155, USA
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- Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC), Plaza de Murillo, 2, Madrid, 28014, Spain
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Chen C, Liu J. Hybridization and polyploidization generate evolutionary diversification of the genus Buddleja in the Sino-Himalayan region. A commentary on 'Deciphering complex reticulate evolution of Asian Buddleja ( Scrophulariaceae): insights into the taxonomy and speciation of polyploid taxa in the Sino-Himalayan region'. Ann Bot 2023; 132:v-vii. [PMID: 37543850 PMCID: PMC10550270 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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This article comments on:
Fengmao Yang, Jia Ge, Yongjie Guo, Richard Olmstead and Weibang Sun. Deciphering complex reticulate evolution of Asian Buddleja (Scrophulariaceae): insights into the taxonomy and speciation of polyploid taxa in the Sino-Himalayan region, Annals of Botany, Volume 132, Issue 1, 01 July 2023, Pages 15–28, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad022
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- Chunlin Chen
- Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Yang F, Ge J, Guo Y, Olmstead R, Sun W. Deciphering complex reticulate evolution of Asian Buddleja ( Scrophulariaceae): insights into the taxonomy and speciation of polyploid taxa in the Sino-Himalayan region. Ann Bot 2023; 132:15-28. [PMID: 36722368 PMCID: PMC10550280 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Species of the genus Buddleja in Asia are mainly distributed in the Sino-Himalayan region and form a challenging taxonomic group, with extensive hybridization and polyploidization. A phylogenetic approach to unravelling the history of reticulation in this lineage will deepen our understanding of the speciation in biodiversity hotspots. METHODS For this study, we obtained 80 accessions representing all the species in the Asian Buddleja clade, and the ploidy level of each taxon was determined by flow cytometry analyses. Whole plastid genomes, nuclear ribosomal DNA, single nucleotide polymorphisms and a large number of low-copy nuclear genes assembled from genome skimming data were used to investigate the reticulate evolutionary history of Asian Buddleja. Complex cytonuclear conflicts were detected through a comparison of plastid and species trees. Gene tree incongruence was also analysed to detect any reticulate events in the history of this lineage. KEY RESULTS Six hybridization events were detected, which are able to explain the cytonuclear conflict in Asian Buddleja. Furthermore, PhyloNet analysis combining species ploidy data indicated several allopolyploid speciation events. A strongly supported species tree inferred from a large number of low-copy nuclear genes not only corrected some earlier misinterpretations, but also indicated that there are many Asian Buddleja species that have been lumped mistakenly. Divergent time estimation shows two periods of rapid diversification (8-10 and 0-3 Mya) in the Asian Buddleja clade, which might coincide with the final uplift of the Hengduan Mountains and Quaternary climate fluctuations, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study presents a well-supported phylogenetic backbone for the Asian Buddleja species, elucidates their complex and reticulate evolutionary history and suggests that tectonic activity, climate fluctuations, polyploidization and hybridization together promoted the diversification of this lineage.
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- Fengmao Yang
- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Integrative Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Integrative Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Germplasm Bank of Wild Species of China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Biology and Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Integrative Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
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Ahmad I, Ahmad S, Akkol EK, Rao H, Shahzad MN, Nawaz M, Ghalloo BA, Shier WT, Sobarzo-Sánchez E. Neuroprotection against Aluminum Chloride-Induced Hippocampus Damage in Albino Wistar Rats by Leucophyllum frutescens (Berl.) I.M. Johnst. Leaf Extracts: A Detailed Insight into Phytochemical Analysis and Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibition Assays. FRONT BIOSCI-LANDMRK 2023; 28:184. [PMID: 37664939 DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2808184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND A previously unstudied medicinal plant, Leucophyllum frutescens (Berland.) I.M. Johnst. (Scrophulariaceae) was investigated to evaluate its potential in preventing and treating neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. METHODS Methanolic leaf extract (MELE) and its fractions (HELE, CHLE, and BULE) were evaluated for their polyphenolic content and antioxidant activity by five different methods, including in vitro enzyme inhibition assays, which are clinically linked to neurodegenerative diseases. The potentially active n-butanol fraction (BULE) was further evaluated for its neuroprotective effects using an albino rat animal model and phytoconstituents profiling using Liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and in silico molecular docking by Maestro® Schrödinger. RESULTS The n-butanol fraction (BULE) in the hydroalcoholic leaf extract exhibited the highest total phenolic content (230.435 ± 1.575 mg gallic acid equivalent gm-1± SD). The chloroform leaf extract exhibited the highest total flavonoid content (293.343 ± 3.756 mg quercetin equivalent gm-1± SD) as well as the highest antioxidant content, which was equivalent to Trolox, with five assay methods. Similarly, the chloroform and n-butanol fractions from the hydroalcoholic leaf extract significantly inhibited human acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase with their IC50 values of 12.14 ± 0.85 and 129.73 ± 1.14 µg∙mL-1, respectively. The in vivo study revealed that BULE exhibited a significant neuroprotective effect at doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg/day in an aluminum chloride-induced neurodegenerative albino rat model. The LC-MS/MS analysis of BULE tentatively confirmed the presence of biologically active secondary metabolites, such as theobromine, propyl gallate, quercetin-3-O-glucoside, myricetin-3-acetylrhamnoside, isoquercitrin-6'-O-malonate, diosmetin-7-O-glucuronide-3'-O-pentose, pinoresinol diglucoside, asarinin, eridictoyl, epigallocatechin, methyl gallate derivative, and eudesmin. The results from the computational molecular docking of the identified secondary metabolites revealed that diosmetin-7-O-glucuronide-3'-O-pentose had the highest binding affinity to human butyrylcholinesterase, while isoquercetin-6'-O-malonate had the highest to human acetylcholinesterase, and pinoresinol diglucoside to human salivary alpha-amylase. CONCLUSIONS The present study concluded a need for further exploration into this medicinal plant, including the isolation of the bioactive compounds responsible for its neuroprotective effects.
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- Imtiaz Ahmad
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 Punjab, Pakistan
- Primary and Secondary Health Care Department, Government of Punjab, 63100 Punjab, Pakistan
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, 06330 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100 Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación y Postgrado, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, 8330507 Santiago, Chile
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Cock IE, Baghtchedjian L, Cordon ME, Dumont E. Phytochemistry, Medicinal Properties, Bioactive Compounds, and Therapeutic Potential of the Genus Eremophila ( Scrophulariaceae). Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27227734. [PMID: 36431834 PMCID: PMC9697388 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The genus Eremophila (family Scrophulariaceae) consists of approximately 200 species that are widely distributed in the semi-arid and arid regions of Australia. Multiple Eremophila spp. are used as traditional medicines by the First Australians in the areas in which they grow. They are used for their antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, and cardiac properties. Many species of this genus are beneficial against several diseases and ailments. The antibacterial properties of the genus have been relatively well studied, with several important compounds identified and their mechanisms studied. In particular, Eremophila spp. are rich in terpenoids, and the antimicrobial bioactivities of many of these compounds have already been confirmed. The therapeutic properties of Eremophila spp. preparations and purified compounds have received substantially less attention, and much study is required to validate the traditional uses and to highlight species that warrant further investigation as drug leads. The aim of this study is to review and summarise the research into the medicinal properties, therapeutic mechanisms, and phytochemistry of Eremophila spp., with the aim of focussing future studies into the therapeutic potential of this important genus.
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- Ian Edwin Cock
- Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University, Brisbane 4127, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-7-3735-7637
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Zhao P, Huang XX, Song SJ. The hypothesis of tautomeric equilibrium between epimers in ciquitins A and B. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2022; 24:1052-1057. [PMID: 34871119 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2021.2009464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Recently, ciquitins A and B isolated from the powdered and defatted airdried aerial parts of Leucophyllum ambiguum were reported as a mixture of conformers in a solution at room temperature. Considering the existence of a hemiacetal hydroxyl fragment in the ciquitins A and B, they are more likely to exist in the form of epimer rather than the mixture of conformers. To confirm this hypothesis, the NMR calculations of two epimers at C-9 (1-a and 1-b) were performed and the results matched well with experimental NMR data of mixtures (1). Moreover, a brief discussion on the reason for this hypothesis was also presented.
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- Peng Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Computational Chemistry-Based Natural Antitumor Drug Research & Development, Liaoning Province, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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Semple SJ, Staerk D, Buirchell BJ, Fowler RM, Gericke O, Kjaerulff L, Zhao Y, Pedersen HA, Petersen MJ, Rasmussen LF, Bredahl EK, Pedersen GB, McNair LM, Ndi CP, Hansen NL, Heskes AM, Bayly MJ, Loland CJ, Heinz N, Møller BL. Biodiscoveries within the Australian plant genus Eremophila based on international and interdisciplinary collaboration: results and perspectives on outstanding ethical dilemmas. Plant J 2022; 111:936-953. [PMID: 35696314 PMCID: PMC9543726 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In a cross-continental research initiative, including researchers working in Australia and Denmark, and based on joint external funding by a 3-year grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, we have used DNA sequencing, extensive chemical profiling and molecular networking analyses across the entire Eremophila genus to provide new knowledge on the presence of natural products and their bioactivities using polypharmocological screens. Sesquiterpenoids, diterpenoids and dimers of branched-chain fatty acids with previously unknown chemical structures were identified. The collection of plant material from the Eremophila genus was carried out according to a 'bioprospecting agreement' with the Government of Western Australia. We recognize that several Eremophila species hold immense cultural significance to Australia's First Peoples. In spite of our best intentions to ensure that new knowledge gained about the genus Eremophila and any potential future benefits are shared in an equitable manner, in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, we encounter serious dilemmas and potential conflicts in making benefit sharing with Australia's First Peoples a reality.
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- Susan J. Semple
- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health SciencesUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaide5000Australia
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- School of BioSciencesThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- Present address:
Carlsberg Research LaboratoryJ.C. Jacobsens Gade 4DK‐1799CopenhagenValbyDenmark.
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health SciencesUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaide5000Australia
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- School of BioSciencesThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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Zhang C, Lum KY, Taki AC, Gasser RB, Byrne JJ, Wang T, Blaskovich MAT, Register ET, Montaner LJ, Tietjen I, Davis RA. Design, synthesis and screening of a drug discovery library based on an Eremophila-derived serrulatane scaffold. Phytochemistry 2021; 190:112887. [PMID: 34339980 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Chemical studies of the aerial parts of the Australian desert plant Eremophila microtheca afforded the targeted and known diterpenoid scaffolds, 3,7,8-trihydroxyserrulat-14-en-19-oic acid and 3-acetoxy-7,8-dihydroxyserrulat-14-en-19-oic acid. The most abundant serrulatane scaffold was converted to the poly-methyl derivatives, 3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethoxyserrulat-14-en-19-oic acid methyl ester and 3,7,8-trimethoxyserrulat-14-en-19-oic acid methyl ester using simple and rapid methylation conditions consisting of DMSO, NaOH and MeI at room temperature. Subsequently a 12-membered amide library was synthesised by reacting the methylated scaffolds with a diverse series of commercial primary amines. The chemical structures of the 12 undescribed semi-synthetic analogues were fully characterised following 1D/2D NMR, MS, UV, ECD and [α]D data analyses. All compounds were evaluated for their anthelmintic, anti-microbial and anti-viral activities. While none of the compounds significantly inhibited motility or development of the exsheathed third-stage larvae (xL3s) of a pathogenic ruminant parasite, Haemonchus contortus, the tri-methylated analogue induced a skinny phenotype in fourth-stage larvae (L4s) after seven days of treatment (IC50 = 14 μM). Anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities were not observed at concentrations up to 20 μM. Activity against HIV latency reversal was tested in inducible, chronically-infected cells, with the tri-methylated analogue being the most active (EC50 = 38 μM).
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- Chen Zhang
- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery, Centre for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia.
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Biva IJ, Ndi CP, Griesser HJ, Semple SJ. Antibacterial constituents of Eremophila alternifolia: An Australian aboriginal traditional medicinal plant. J Ethnopharmacol 2016; 182:1-9. [PMID: 26875646 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE For traditional medicinal purposes Aboriginal Australians have utilised numerous plant species, Eremophila alternifolia is among the most prominent. Traditionally, fresh leaves, leaf-infusions and handmade leaf-pastes have been used as both external and internal preparations to provide relief from a variety of conditions. Preparations of the species have been used to treat various infections of skin, eyes and throat including the treatment of septic wounds. These usages suggest that the plant contains antibacterial compounds; however, to date they have not been isolated and identified. AIM OF THE STUDY The present study aimed to identify antibacterial compounds from this important traditionally recorded medicinal species. MATERIALS AND METHODS Bioassay-guided fractionation was used to isolate compounds from the crude leaf-extract. Antibacterial activity of pure compounds was assessed through broth microdilution method by determining both minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs). Structure elucidation was performed using spectroscopic techniques such as 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and high resolution mass spectrometry. RESULTS Four compounds have been isolated from the leaf-extract; they include previously known flavanones [pinobanksin (1), pinobanksin-3-acetate (2) and pinobanksin-3-cinnamate (3)] and a serrulatane diterpene, 8-hydroxyserrulat-14-en-19-oic acid (4). While compound 4 had been found in other Eremophilas, flavanones 2 and 3 are identified for the first time from the genus Eremophila. The flavanone 3 is the most promising antibacterial compound with significant activity (10-20µM) against strains of the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus including methicillin resistant and biofilm forming strains. No activity was observed for any isolated compounds against the Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli. CONCLUSION The antibacterial activity of the crude extract of E. alternifolia and of the isolated compounds against Gram-positive bacteria provides a Western scientific explanation of the therapeutic modality of this plant species in traditional Aboriginal medicinal practice.
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- Israt J Biva
- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia; Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre, Toowong, QLD 4066, Australia.
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia; Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre, Toowong, QLD 4066, Australia.
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
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Wubshet SG, Tahtah Y, Heskes AM, Kongstad KT, Pateraki I, Hamberger B, Møller BL, Staerk D. Identification of PTP1B and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Serrulatanes from Eremophila spp. by Combined use of Dual High-Resolution PTP1B and α-Glucosidase Inhibition Profiling and HPLC-HRMS-SPE-NMR. J Nat Prod 2016; 79:1063-72. [PMID: 26960032 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b01128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [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: 05/22/2023]
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According to the International Diabetes Federation, type 2 diabetes (T2D) has reached epidemic proportions, affecting more than 382 million people worldwide. Inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP1B) and α-glucosidase is a recognized therapeutic approach for management of T2D and its associated complications. The lack of clinical drugs targeting PTP1B and side effects of the existing α-glucosidase drugs, emphasize the need for new drug leads for these T2D targets. In the present work, dual high-resolution PTP1B and α-glucosidase inhibition profiles of Eremophila gibbosa, E. glabra, and E. aff. drummondii "Kalgoorlie" were used for pinpointing α-glucosidase and/or PTP1B inhibitory constituents directly from the crude extracts. A subsequent targeted high-performance liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry-solid-phase extraction-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (HPLC-HRMS-SPE-NMR) analysis and preparative-scale HPLC isolation led to identification of 21 metabolites from the three species, of which 16 were serrulatane-type diterpenoids (12 new) associated with either α-glucosidase and/or PTP1B inhibition. This is the first report of serrulatane-type diterpenoids as potential α-glucosidase and/or PTP1B inhibitors.
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- Sileshi G Wubshet
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", University of Copenhagen , Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mon HH, Christo SN, Ndi CP, Jasieniak M, Rickard H, Hayball JD, Griesser HJ, Semple SJ. Serrulatane Diterpenoid from Eremophila neglecta Exhibits Bacterial Biofilm Dispersion and Inhibits Release of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines from Activated Macrophages. J Nat Prod 2015; 78:3031-40. [PMID: 26636180 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to assess the biofilm-removing efficacy and inflammatory activity of a serrulatane diterpenoid, 8-hydroxyserrulat-14-en-19-oic acid (1), isolated from the Australian medicinal plant Eremophila neglecta. Biofilm breakup activity of compound 1 on established Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms was compared to the antiseptic chlorhexidine and antibiotic levofloxacin. In a time-course study, 1 was deposited onto polypropylene mesh to mimic a wound dressing and tested for biofilm removal. The ex-vivo cytotoxicity and effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine release were studied in mouse primary bone-marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) cells. Compound 1 was effective in dispersing 12 h pre-established biofilms with a 7 log10 reduction of viable bacterial cell counts, but was less active against 24 h biofilms (approximately 2 log10 reduction). Compound-loaded mesh showed dosage-dependent biofilm-removing capability. In addition, compound 1 displayed a significant inhibitory effect on tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) secretion from BMDM cells, but interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) secretion was not significant. The compound was not cytotoxic to BMDM cells at concentrations effective in removing biofilm and lowering cytokine release. These findings highlight the potential of this serrulatane diterpenoid to be further developed for applications in wound management.
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- Htwe H Mon
- Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
- Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre , Toowong, QLD 4066, Australia
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- Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Hanson Institute , Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
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- Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Hanson Institute , Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre , Toowong, QLD 4066, Australia
- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
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- Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia , Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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Sadgrove NJ, Jones GL. A possible role of partially pyrolysed essential oils in Australian Aboriginal traditional ceremonial and medicinal smoking applications of Eremophila longifolia (R. Br.) F. Muell ( Scrophulariaceae). J Ethnopharmacol 2013; 147:638-644. [PMID: 23563055 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.03.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2012] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Eremophila longifolia is one of the most respected of the traditional medicines used by Australian Aboriginal people. Customary use involves smoldering the leaves over hot embers of a fire to produce an acrid smoke, believed to have therapeutic effects broadly consistent with antimicrobial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory capacity. AIM OF THE STUDY The current study aims to examine the contribution of partially pyrolysed and non-pyrolysed essential oils in traditional usage of Eremophila longifolia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Non-pyrolysed and partially pyrolysed essential oils were produced by hydrodistillation and part-wet/part-dry distillation, respectively. All samples were tested for antimicrobial activity by broth dilution. Some of these samples were further treated to an incrementally stepped temperature profile in a novel procedure employing a commercial thermocycler in an attempt to mimic the effect of temperature gradients produced during smoking ceremonies. Components from the pyrodistilled oils were compared with the non-pyrodistilled oils, using GC-MS, GC-FID and HPLC-PAD. The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl method, was used to compare free radical scavenging ability. RESULTS Partially pyrolysed oils had approximately three or more times greater antimicrobial activity, enhanced in cultures warmed incrementally to 60°C and held for 30s and further enhanced if held for 2 min. Partially pyrolysed oils showed a radical scavenging capacity 30-700 times greater than the corresponding non-pyrolysed oils. HPLC-PAD revealed the presence of additional constituents not present in the fresh essential oil. CONCLUSION These results, by showing enhanced antimicrobial and antioxidant activities, provide the first known Western scientific justification for the smoking ceremonies involving leaves of Eremophila longifolia. During customary use, both partially pyrolysed as well as non-pyrolysed essential oils may contribute significantly to the overall intended medicinal effect.
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- N J Sadgrove
- University of New England, Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals Group for Bioactive Discovery in Health and Ageing Science and Technology Armidale, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia.
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Awe EO, Banjoko OS, Makinde MJ. Free radical scavenging: a possible mechanism of action for the anti-inflammatory activity of Russelia equisetiformis (Schlect & Chan) (Scrophulariacae). Inflammopharmacology 2010; 18:179-85. [PMID: 20119851 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-009-0025-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The methanol extract of Russelia equisetiformis (MRE), which exhibited significant antiinflammatory activity, was evaluated for the possible mode of action by studying its antioxidant potential in adjuvant- induced arthritic rats. 1, 1 diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging effect was determined by spectrophotometric method. The enzymatic activity of the superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, showed a significant increase, while the lipid peroxide content was found to decrease to a large extent in MRE and indomethacin-treated rats. There was also significant and concentration-dependent increase in the percentage inhibition of DPPH, comparable to that of vitamin E and butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) which are natural and synthetic antioxidants, respectively. The results obtained in the present study indicate that MRE possesses free radical scavenging and antioxidant properties.
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- Emmanuel Olorunju Awe
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo Campus, Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
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Models can be used to direct the management of population spread for the control of invasives or to encourage species of conservation value. Analytical models are attractive because of their theoretical basis and limited data requirements, but there is concern that their simplicity may limit their practical utility. We address the applied use of simple models in a study of a declining annual herb, Rhinanthus minor. We parameterized a population-spread model using field data on demography and dispersal for four management systems: grazed only (GR), hay-cut once (H1), hay-cut twice (H2), and hay-cut with autumn grazing (HG). Within a replicated experiment we measured spread rates of introduced R. minor populations over eight years. The modeled and measured spread rates were very similar in terms of both patterns of management effects and absolute values, so that in both cases HG > H2, H1 > GR. The treatments affected both dispersal and demography (establishment and survival) and so we used decomposition approaches to analyze the major causes of differences in population spread. Increased dispersal under hay-cutting was more important than demographic changes and accounted for approximately 70% of the differences in spread rate between the hay-cut and grazed-only treatments. Furthermore, management effects on the tail of the dispersal curve were by far the most critical in governing spread. This study suggests that simple models can be used to inform practical conservation management, and we demonstrate straightforward uses of our model to predict the impacts of different management strategies. While simple models can give accurate projections, we emphasize that they must be parameterized with high-quality data gathered at the appropriate spatial scale.
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- James M Bullock
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, United Kingdom.
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Awe EO, Makinde JM, Olajide OA, Wakeel OK. Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of the extract of Russelia equisetiformis (Schlecht & Cham) Scrophulariacae. Inflammopharmacology 2004; 12:399-405. [PMID: 15901417 DOI: 10.1163/1568560043696245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A methanolic extract of Russelia equisetiformis whole plant was studied for anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities in rats and mice using carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema, acetic-acid-induced writhing and tail-flick test. The extract, at 10, 20 and 40 mg/kg, significantly (P <0.05) inhibited carrageenan-induced oedema in rats. Abdominal constriction induced by acetic acid was also inhibited by the extract, within the same dose range. The extract at the same dose also prolonged the latency period in the tail-flick response test, which was reverted by naloxone. The results suggested that the extract possesses potential anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
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- E O Awe
- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, College of Health Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
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The occurrence of iridoid glycosides in a number of Cymbalaria spp. collected in Italy is shown and chemosystematic implications are discussed.
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- M Serafini
- Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, Università di Roma La Sapienza, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italia
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Green PWC, Simmonds MSJ, Blaney WM, Khambay BPS. Effects of plant-derived compounds on larvae of a blow fly species that causes secondary myiases: laboratory studies. Phytother Res 2004; 18:538-41. [PMID: 15305312 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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No-choice and binary-choice bioassays were used to test the effect of a range of plant-derived insecticides on the behaviour of larvae of the black blow fly Phormia regina (Meigen). Azadirachtin (100 and 10 ppm), pyrethrum extract (10 ppm) and the naphthoquinone BTG 505 (1000 ppm) acted as deterrents for P. regina larvae. The mortality of larvae was reduced in instances where they moved away from a treated diet. Larvae given a choice were heavier, when compared with larvae reared exclusively on diets containing either azadirachtin (100 or 10 ppm) or the naphthoquinones, BTG 504 (1000 ppm) or BTG 505 (1000 ppm). The deterrent effect of azadirachtin, pyrethrum and the naphthoquinone BTG 505 together with their larvicidal activity, could be utilized in prophylaxis against myiasis infections due to larvae of Phormia regina.
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The analgesic properties of dried leaves of Capraria biflora were investigated. The aqueous extract (50-200 mg kg(-1)) produced moderate inhibition of acetic acid-induced writhing in mice. At the same doses, a better analgesic effect was observed on the hot plate test.
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- S L Acosta
- Pharmacy Department, Chemical and Pharmacy School, Central University of Las Villas, Carretera a Camajuaní Km. 5.5, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba.
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The isolation from the ethanolic extract of Lagotis yunnanensis of the new compound lagotisoside A (1) and of 10 other constituents is reported.
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- Xiao-Dong Yang
- School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China
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A minor flavonoid constituent of Limnophila rugosa has been isolated from its petrol extract and identified as 5,7-dihydroxy-8,3',5'-trimethoxyflavone (1).
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- K S Mukherjee
- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, 731 235 WB, Santiniketan, India
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Dantas da Silva LL, Nascimento M, Siqueira Silva DH, Furlan M, da Silva Bolzani V. Antibacterial activity of a stearic acid derivative from Stemodia foliosa. Planta Med 2002; 68:1137-1139. [PMID: 12494347 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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From the hexane-soluble fraction of an ethanol extract from leaves and stems of Stemodia foliosa (Scrophulariaceae), the new stearic acid 4-[(n-pentoxy)phenethyl] ester (1) was isolated. This compound exhibited antibacterial properties at 10 microg/mL concentration by using disc diffusion method against Gram-positive bacteria Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis and fast-acid bacterium Mycobacterium fortuitum. The structure of the new compound was elucidated by spectroscopic methods and by chemical conversion.
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Lee EJ, Kim SR, Kim J, Kim YC. Hepatoprotective phenylpropanoids from Scrophularia buergeriana roots against CCl(4)-induced toxicity: action mechanism and structure-activity relationship. Planta Med 2002; 68:407-411. [PMID: 12058315 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-32081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Phenylpropanoids isolated from the roots of Scrophularia buergeriana MIQ. (Scrophulariaceae) protected primary cultures of rat hepatocytes from toxicity induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4) ). In this report, we show that two of these phenylpropanoids, 4-O-E- p-methoxycinnamoyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside ester ( 1) and p-methoxycinnamic acid ( 3) have significant hepatoprotective activity; another phenylpropanoid used for comparison, isoferulic acid ( 11), was equally active. To determine the mechanism(s) by which these three phenylpropanoids exerted their hepatoprotective activity, we measured activities of enzymes involved in the glutathione (GSH) redox system and assayed the level of hepatic mitochondrial GSH. The GSH levels in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes were significantly reduced with CCl(4) insult, but were significantly preserved by the treatment with these three phenylpropanoids. The activities of glutathione disulfide reductase and glutathione-S-transferase which normally decrease in CCl(4) -injured rat hepatocytes were significantly preserved by the treatment with these three phenylpropanoids. In addition, in CCl(4) -injured rat hepatocytes, the increased formation of malondialdehyde, a byproduct of lipid peroxidation, was reduced by the treatment with these phenylpropanoids. We determined the essential structural moiety within these three phenylpropanoids needed to exert hepatoprotective activity. The alpha,beta-unsaturated ester moiety seemed to be essential for exerting hepatoprotective activity.
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- Eun Ju Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Bermejo P, Abad MJ, Díaz AM, Fernández L, De Santos J, Sanchez S, Villaescusa L, Carrasco L, Irurzun A. Antiviral activity of seven iridoids, three saikosaponins and one phenylpropanoid glycoside extracted from Bupleurum rigidum and Scrophularia scorodonia. Planta Med 2002; 68:106-110. [PMID: 11859457 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-20238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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As part of our screening of antiviral agents from medicinal plants, 11 compounds from plant origin (Bupleurum rigidum and Scrophularia scorodonia), three saikosaponins, seven iridoids and one phenylpropanoid glycoside were tested in vitro against herpes simplex type I (HSV-1), vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) and poliovirus type 1. Five of these compounds showed antiviral activity against VSV. The percentages of cellular viability at the non-toxic limit concentrations of the active compounds were: verbascoside 53.6 % at 500 microg/ml, 8-acetylharpagide 32.1 % at 500 microg/ml, harpagoside 43.3 % at 450 microg/ml, scorodioside 47.8 % at 500 microg/ml and buddlejasaponin IV 56.9 % at 25 microg/ml. Although none of the saikosaponins were active against HSV-1, the iridoid scorodioside showed moderate in vitro anti-HSV-1 activity (30.6 % at 500 microg/ml). However, none of the compounds tested in this survey had any effect against poliovirus.
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- Paulina Bermejo
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Stevenson PC, Simmonds MSJ, Sampson J, Houghton PJ, Grice P. Wound healing activity of acylated iridoid glycosides from Scrophularia nodosa. Phytother Res 2002; 16:33-5. [PMID: 11807962 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Three acylated iridoid glycosides (E)-6-O-(2", 4"-diacetyl-3" -O-p-methoxycinnamoyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl catalpol (scopolioside A) (1), (E)-6-O-(2"-acetyl-3", 4"-di-O,O-p-methoxycinnamoyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl catalpol (scrophuloside A(4)) (2) and (E)-6-O-(2",3"-diacetyl-4"-O-p-methoxycinnamoyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl catalpol (scrovalentinoside) (3) have been isolated from the dried seed pods of Scrophularia nodosa by HPLC. Their structures were determined by 1D and 2D NMR, UV/Vis and mass spectroscopy and by comparison with published data. All three compounds were shown in vitro to stimulate the growth of human dermal fibroblasts. The effect was negatively dose-dependent for 2 and 3 for which fibroblast growth stimulation was highest at 0.78 microg/mL but was not significantly different from the control at 100 microg/mL. The presence of these compounds in the mature seed pods may explain the ethnobotanical use of this plant in Europe for healing wounds.
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Zhang F, Jia Z, Deng Z, Wei Y, Zheng R, Yu L. In vitro modulation of telomerase activity, telomere length and cell cycle in MKN45 cells by verbascoside. Planta Med 2002; 68:115-118. [PMID: 11859459 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-20255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Screening of natural products with anti-tumor activity as telomerase inhibitor is a new subject in the field of tumor therapy. Using telomerase PCR ELISA, telomere DNA hybridization and flow cytometry analysis, the effects of verbascoside, a phenylpropanoid glucoside extracted from Pedicularis striata Pall, on telomerase activity, telomere length and cell cycle of human gastric carcinoma cells MKN45 was examined in vitro. After being treated with a 50 % inhibition concentration of verbascoside (17.8 microg/ml), telomerase activity in the cells was significantly inhibited but not in the cellular supernatant, the average telomere length became remarkably short, and the sub-G0 /G1 peak and G2/M arrest were also displayed when compared to the control cells. These results suggest that verbascoside mediated-cell differentiation and apoptosis may be affected by telomere-telomerase-cell cycle dependent modulation. Thus, the antitumor mechanism of verbascoside is demonstrated once more by its inhibiting effect on telomerase activity in tumor cells, and the telomerase assay may provide a valuable screening method for antitumor activity of natural products.
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- Fangxin Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, People's Republic of China
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Bacopa monniera Wettst. (BM, syn. Herpestis monniera L; Scrophulariaceae), is an Ayurvedic drug used as a rasayana. Its fresh juice was earlier reported to have significant antiulcerogenic activity. In continuation, methanolic extract of BM (BME) standardized to bacoside-A content (percentage-38.0 +/- 0.9), when given in the dose of 10-50 mg/kg, twice daily for 5 days, showed dose-dependent anti-ulcerogenic on various gastric ulcer models induced by ethanol, aspirin, 2 h cold restraint stress and 4 h pylorus ligation. BME in the dose of 20 mg/kg, given for 10 days, twice daily showed healing effects against 50% acetic acid-induced gastric ulcers. Further work was done to investigate the possible mechanisms of its action by studying its effect on various mucosal offensive acid-pepsin secretion and defensive factors like mucin secretion, mucosal cell shedding, cell proliferation and antioxidant activity in rats. BME 20 mg/kg showed no effect on acid-pepsin secretion, increased mucin secretion, while it decreased cell shedding with no effect on cell proliferation. BME showed significant antioxidant effect per se and in stressed animals. Thus, the gastric prophylactic and curative effects of BME may be due to its predominant effect on mucosal defensive factors.
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- K Sairam
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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KABELIK J. [ON THE HISTORY OF FOXGLOVE-DIGITALIS LINN'E, SCROPHULARIACEAE]. Cas Lek Cesk 1963; 102:723-5. [PMID: 14075242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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PETROVSKII GA, ZAPADNIUK VI, PASECHNIK IK, SEREDA AI, LITVINCHUK MV. [Cholagogue effect of Bupleurum exaltatum, Agrimonia asiatica, Leontopodium ochroleucum, and Veronica virginica]. Farmakol Toksikol 1957; 20:75-7. [PMID: 13448055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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LECLERC H. [Use of the globular (Globularia alypum L.) as a purgative]. Presse Med (1893) 1948; 56:513. [PMID: 18934139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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