{"title":"Chrydintins A and B, two new sesquiterpenoids from <i>Chrysanthemum indicum</i> with cardioprotective activities.","authors":"Guanghui Zhang, Chunxiang Zhou, Donglin Wang, Junxia Liu, Xinyong Zhao","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2444570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2444570","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chrydintins A (<b>1</b>) and B (<b>2</b>), two new sesquiterpenoids were isolated from <i>Chrysanthemum indicum</i>., together with four known ones identified as 9-hydroxyeudesma-4,7(11)-dien-6-one (<b>3</b>), (7<i>S</i>,9<i>S</i>,10<i>S</i>)-9-hydroxy-11-methoxyeudesm-4-en-6-one (<b>4</b>), curcumenone (<b>5</b>), and polydactin B (<b>6</b>), respectively. The structures of isolated compounds were determined by HR-ESI-MS, NMR analysis, and quantum chemical calculation. The <i>in vitro</i> cardioprotective activities of all compounds were studied on H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-injured H9C2 cells using MTT assay method. Compound <b>5</b> exhibited considerable protective effect with cell viability at 81.45 ± 1.07%.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beibei Geng, Man Zhao, Jun Wang, Tian Zhong, Chaoyan Kang, Zizhen Wang, Xin Ma, Ting Xia
{"title":"Ginsenoside Rh2 promotes cell apoptosis in T-cell acute lymphocytic leukaemia by MAPK and PI3K/AKT signalling pathways.","authors":"Beibei Geng, Man Zhao, Jun Wang, Tian Zhong, Chaoyan Kang, Zizhen Wang, Xin Ma, Ting Xia","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2440537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2440537","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) is a common childhood malignant tumour, which has poor prognosis and high recurrence rate. Ginsenoside Rh2 (GRh2), a bioactive ingredient of <i>Panax ginseng</i> has significant anti-tumour effect. In this study, we found that gene expressions of Jurkat cells were significantly changed in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) signalling pathways after 35 µm GRh2 treatment, involving in JUN, PIEN, AKT3 and MAPK8IP2. Target proteins including PI3K, AKT, ASK, caspase 8 and caspase 9 were bind tightly with GRh2 by molecular docking. Moreover, the protein expression ratios of p-PI3K/PI3K and p-AKT/AKT were significantly reduced, and the expression ratios of p-ASK1/ASK1, p-JNK/JNK and p-c-JUN/c-JUN, Bax/Bcl-2, and the levels of cleaved caspase 8, 9, 3 were increased significantly in GRh2-treated Jurkat cells. The results imply that GRh2 induced T-ALL apoptosis by activating the MAPK pathway and inhibiting the PI3K-AKT pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lakmal Gonawala, Maheehsa Madhumaali, Hanouf Ismail, Nishara Jayasooriya, Nalaka Wijekoon, Shanuk Rajapakshe, Harshanie Erangika, Dhammika Amaratunga, Rajitha Gunaratna, Harry W M Steinbusch, Chandra Mohan, Yu-Chung Chiang, Priyani Paranagama, K Ranil D de Silva
{"title":"Phytochemistry and nutraceutical potential of Ceylon Cinnamomum species native to Sri Lanka.","authors":"Lakmal Gonawala, Maheehsa Madhumaali, Hanouf Ismail, Nishara Jayasooriya, Nalaka Wijekoon, Shanuk Rajapakshe, Harshanie Erangika, Dhammika Amaratunga, Rajitha Gunaratna, Harry W M Steinbusch, Chandra Mohan, Yu-Chung Chiang, Priyani Paranagama, K Ranil D de Silva","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2438269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2438269","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cinnamon is a spice that is renowned for its several medicinal and cosmetic benefits. The research study examined the essential oil content, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties of seven <i>Cinnamomum</i> species native to Sri Lanka. Cinnamon bark and leaf samples were used to extract essential oils, methanol, and hexane. Essential oil extracts underwent GC-MS analysis, while all extracts were subjected to antioxidant and anti-inflammatory assays. The bark of Sri Vijaya and <i>C. rivulorum</i>, along with the leaves of Sri Vijaya and <i>C. sinharajaense</i>, exhibited remarkable antioxidant properties. The cinnamaldehyde percentage of Sri Gemunu was the highest at 61.63%, while the bark of <i>C. sinharajaense</i> contained 59.19%. The leaves of Sri Gemunu had the highest eugenol content, determining at 91.45%. <i>C. zeylanicum</i> and its strains have been found to exhibit the highest antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. <i>C. sinharajaense</i> and <i>C. rivulorum</i> are two wild cinnamon species that show potential for potential medicinal uses. Thus, these species have great potential for further research on their biological properties and their possible applications in various fields, such as pharmaceuticals.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phytochemical profile and biological screening of two Amaranthaceae plants: <i>Atriplex halimus</i> and <i>Haloxylon scoparium</i>.","authors":"Amani Amamra, Yassine Reggami, Ihcene Bouasla, Houneida Benbouzid, Imene Becheker, Hajira Berredjem","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2443489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2443489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, phytochemical and biological properties of <i>Atriplex halimus</i> and <i>Haloxylon scoparium</i> leaves, collected in Algeria, were evaluated. The aqueous extract of the studied plants was subjected to phytochemical screening by biochemical analysis and HPLC. The diffusion assay was assessed to investigate the antimicrobial effect against clinical and reference strains. Moreover, we investigated DPPH and FRAP, as well as the haemolytic activity. The results showed abundance in the phytochemical and mineral components. Notably, <i>A. halimus</i> exhibited the highest DPPH and FRAP values with IC<sub>50</sub> = 1.69 ± 0.67 and IC<sub>50</sub> = 3.20 ± 0.04 mg/g, respectively. The antibacterial activity was better at the concentration of 25 mg/mL, compared to the standard antibiotics. The inhibition zones varied between 8 and 40 mm. The haemolytic activity did not depict any toxicity. The investigated plants exhibited interesting antioxidant and antibacterial properties and may serve as a valuable source for novel antimicrobial drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chemical profiling and biological activity evaluation of propolis from Çayeli-Rize, Eastern Black Sea Region, Anatolia.","authors":"Ali Disli, Nurdan Akdogan, Selinay Ozel, Levent Nuralin, Senem Akkoc, Hatice Ogutcu, Dogukan Doyduk, Gulay Dilek","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2443500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2443500","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The constituents of the aqueous, ethanol, hexane, and methanol extracts of Anatolian propolis collected from the Eastern Black Sea Region (Çayeli-Rize) were investigated by GC-MS, HPLC and AAS. Interestingly, lactulose has been identified. Ten phenolic compounds, namely caffeic acid, ferulic acid, rutin, taxifolin, quercetin, kaempferol, apigenin, silicristin, silibinin and gallic acid were determined. The contents of phenolic acids and flavonoids varied between 17.04-642.59 and 1.18-2749.20 ppm, respectively. Minerals found in propolis were Na, K, Ca, Mg and Zn. The methanol extract had the highest antiproliferative activity against the A549 cell line with an IC<sub>50</sub> value of 0.1821 µL/mL. The extracts showed higher antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria compared to Gram-positive bacteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142864898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francisco Paiva Machado, Ana Caroline Diniz-Dos-Santos, Lucas Nicolau de Queiroz, Caio Pinho Fernandes, Leandro Rocha, Bruno Kaufmann Robbs
{"title":"Cell death by apoptosis induced by <i>Ocotea indecora</i> (Schott) Mez essential oil in different cancer cell lines.","authors":"Francisco Paiva Machado, Ana Caroline Diniz-Dos-Santos, Lucas Nicolau de Queiroz, Caio Pinho Fernandes, Leandro Rocha, Bruno Kaufmann Robbs","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2443492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2443492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. Plants from <i>Ocotea</i> genus have been studied for their biological activities. Here we evaluated the antitumor activity of <i>Ocotea indecora</i> essential oil in several cancer cell lines and its phytochemical composition. We performed cell viability using MTT (1000-31.25 μg/mL) using DMSO (negative) and carboplatin (positive) controls. Cytometric and morphological assays analysed cell death pathway. <i>In vivo</i> acute toxicity was assessed in mice (150, 300, and 900 mg/kg) and GCMC for phytochemical analysis. The oil showed sesquirosefuran as the main metabolite and was cytotoxic against all cell lines tested, mainly HEPG2 (human hepatoblastoma cell) (IC<sub>50</sub>=44.9 µg/mL), was selective (SI = 1.69) and tolerated in mice. Apoptosis is the main cell death pathway as indicated by the presence of active caspase 3/7 and morphological characteristics. In conclusion, the oil was effective against HEPG2 cells and could be considered for future cancer studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142864897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V Sushma, A Niranjana Kumar, J Kotesh Kumar, K V N Satya Srinivas, Shashikanta Sau, Rachana Patwari, M Sujitha, Nitin Pal Kalia, M Mohana Krishna Reddy, Nishant Jain
{"title":"Phyto-metabolomic investigation of biologically active fraction of <i>Phanera vahlii (Wight & Arn.) Benth.</i> leaf.","authors":"V Sushma, A Niranjana Kumar, J Kotesh Kumar, K V N Satya Srinivas, Shashikanta Sau, Rachana Patwari, M Sujitha, Nitin Pal Kalia, M Mohana Krishna Reddy, Nishant Jain","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2443490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2443490","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Phanera vahlii</i> (Wight & Arn.) Benth., leaves are used traditionally in variety of diseases. Chemical examination of the leaves yielded Davinvolunol B (1) and Quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside (2). Compared with the other extracts, the aqueous methanol extract significantly inhibited <i>Streptococcus aureus</i> with an IC<sub>50</sub> of 8 µg/mL. In the anticancer activity assay, the ethyl acetate extract was effective against HeLa cells (IC<sub>50</sub> 19 µg/mL), the methanol extract was effective against A549 cells (IC<sub>50</sub> of 19 µg/mL), the aqueous methanol extract was effective against PANC-1 cells (IC<sub>50</sub> of 17 µg/mL) and the chloroform extract was effective against HT1080 cells (IC<sub>50</sub> of 19 µg/mL). The polar extracts which showed good antioxidant activity exhibited strong bioactivity. This finding was supported by untargeted phytometabolite profiling of extracts using UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MSE. The PCA score plot and the Ven diagram revealed that the extracts had a distinctive and adequate number of polar molecules that likely contributed to their observed inhibitory activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142854968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Four new flavonoids from <i>Sophora flavescens</i> and their antibacterial activities.","authors":"Yun Gao, Xin-Min Li, Fan-Fan Cao, Guo-Qing Long, Jing-Ming Jia, An-Hua Wang","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2440797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2440797","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three new flavanones sophoflavanone C (<b>1</b>), sophoflavanone D (<b>2</b>), sophoflavanone E (<b>3</b>), and one new flavanonol, sophoflavanone F (<b>4</b>), were isolated from the ethanol extract of the root bark of <i>Sophora flavescens</i>. The structures of these compounds were identified by UV spectroscopy, high-resolution electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (HRESIMS), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), and comparison with previous reports. Additionally, the antibacterial activity of compounds <b>1</b>-<b>4</b> against eight bacterial strains, including four Gram-positive bacterial strains and four Gram-negative bacterial strains, was determined using the micro broth dilution method. Both isopentenyl flavones, sophoflavanone C (<b>1</b>) and sophoflavanone F (<b>4</b>) exhibited significant antibacterial activity against the Gram-positive bacterial strains.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142838142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danijela Vuković, Mijat Božović, Danka Caković, Dragana Petrović, Vladimir Živković
{"title":"Plant-part chemical composition of essential oils of <i>Crithmum maritimum</i> L. from Montenegro.","authors":"Danijela Vuković, Mijat Božović, Danka Caković, Dragana Petrović, Vladimir Živković","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2440514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2440514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper reports the chemical constituents of essential oils from different organs of <i>Crithmum maritimum</i> L. collected at three localities in Montenegro (Bar, Budva and Herceg-Novi), thus covering the northern, central and southern parts of the national coastline. A total of 12 samples were isolated by hydrodistillation and analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method. The highest yield was observed in fruits, while rhizomes contained the lowest amount of essential oil. The high content of monoterpene hydrocarbons, such as limonene and γ-terpinene, characterised the samples from leaves, fruits, and flowers. Essential oils obtained from rhizomes were characterised by phenylpropanoids dillapiole and elemicin. Depending on the plant organ and locality, four different chemotypes can be distinguished. This is the very first report on essential oils of <i>C. maritimum</i> L. leaves, flowers, and fruits collected in Montenegro.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142847115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonella Porrello, Maddalena Cerasola, Natale Badalamenti, Giuseppe Bazan, Maurizio Bruno
{"title":"The essential oil chemical composition of the aerial parts of <i>Asparagus pastorianus</i> Webb & Berthel growing wild in Sicily (Italy).","authors":"Antonella Porrello, Maddalena Cerasola, Natale Badalamenti, Giuseppe Bazan, Maurizio Bruno","doi":"10.1080/14786419.2024.2442103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2442103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Asparagus</i> L. (Asparagaceae) has a wide geographical distribution being present in Europe, Africa, and Asia to N. Australia. The use of <i>Asparagus</i> ssp. dates since Ancient Grecians and Romans and several ethnopharmacological properties have been reported for many species. <i>Asparagus pastorianus</i> Webb & Berthel is a taxon described for the flora of the Canary Islands. The species is also reported in northern Morocco. Recently it has also been included in the Italian flora as present in southern Sicily. In this study, the chemical composition of the essential oil from aerial parts (<b>Ap</b>) of a Sicilian accession of this plant, never previously investigated, was evaluated by GC-MS. The essential was characterised by large amounts of aldehydes (65.5%) and alkanes (19.3%) whereas terpenes were very poorly represented. An update of all the essential oils of <i>Asparagus</i> species, studied so far, was carried out.</p>","PeriodicalId":18990,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142847116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}