Omanische Heilpflanze im Fokus der Phytochemie IPB-Wissenschaftler und Partner aus Dhofar haben jüngst die omanische Heilpflanze Terminalia dhofarica unter die phytochemische Lupe genommen. Die Pflanze ist reich an…
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Dube, M.; Saoud, M.; Rennert, R.; Fotso, G. W.; Andrae-Marobela, K.; Imming, P.; Häberli, C.; Keiser, J.; Arnold, N.;Anthelmintic activity and cytotoxic effects of compounds isolated from the fruits of Ozoroa insignis Del. (Anacardiaceae)Biomolecules111893(2021)DOI: 10.3390/biom11121893
Ozoroa insignis Del. is an ethnobotanical plant widely used in traditional medicine for various ailments, including schistosomiasis, tapeworm, and hookworm infections. From the so far not investigated fruits of Ozoroa insignis, the anthelmintic principles could be isolated through bioassay-guided isolation using Caenorhabditis elegans and identified by NMR spectroscopic analysis and mass spectrometric studies. Isolated 6-[8(Z)-pentadecenyl] anacardic (1), 6-[10(Z)-heptadecenyl] anacardic acid (2), and 3-[7(Z)-pentadecenyl] phenol (3) were evaluated against the 5 parasitic organisms Schistosoma mansoni (adult and newly transformed schistosomula), Strongyloides ratti, Heligmosomoides polygyrus, Necator americanus, and Ancylostoma ceylanicum, which mainly infect humans and other mammals. Compounds 1–3 showed good activity against Schistosoma mansoni, with compound 1 showing the best activity against newly transformed schistosomula with 50% activity at 1µM. The isolated compounds were also evaluated for their cytotoxic properties against PC-3 (human prostate adenocarcinoma) and HT-29 (human colorectal adenocarcinoma) cell lines, whereby compounds 2 and 3 showed antiproliferative activity in both cancer cell lines, while compound 1 exhibited antiproliferative activity only on PC-3 cells. With an IC50 value of 43.2 µM, compound 3 was found to be the most active of the 3 investigated compounds.
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Hussain, H.; Ali, I.; Wang, D.; Mamadalieva, N. Z.; Hussain, W.; Csuk, R.; Loesche, A.; Fischer, L.; Staerk, D.; Anam, S.; AlZain, M. N.; Mushtaq, M.; Ul-Haq, Z.; Ullah, R.; Noman, O. M.; Abbas, G.; Green, I. R.;4-Benzyloxylonchocarpin and Muracatanes A-C from Ranunculus muricatus L. and Their Biological EffectsBiomolecules101562(2020)DOI: 10.3390/biom10111562
Ranunculus muricatus L. is a spiny fruit buttercup that is used in various traditional medicinal systems. In the current investigation of R. muricatus, the new chalcone 4-benzyloxylonchocarpin (1), the new anthraquinone muracatanes A (2), the new-to-nature anthraquinone muracatanes B (3), and the new naphthalene analog muracatanes C (4) were isolated, in addition to the three previously reported compounds, 4-methoxylonchocarpin (5), β-sitosterol (6), and β-sitosterol β-D-glucopyranoside (7). Their structures were elucidated using 1D (1H and 13C) and 2D (COSY, HSQC, and HMBC) NMR spectroscopy and HR-ESI-MS. Chalcone 1 showed potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitory effects with Ki of 5.39 µM and Ki′ of 3.54 µM, but none of the isolated compounds showed inhibitory activity towards butyrylcholinesterase. Anthraquinone 3 illustrated α-glucosidase inhibitory effects with IC50-values of 164.46 ± 83.04 µM. Compound 5 displayed moderate cytotoxic activity towards ovarian carcinoma (A2780, IC50 = 25.4 µM), colorectal adenocarcinoma (HT29, IC50 = 20.2 µM), breast cancer (MCF7, IC50 = 23.7 µM), and thyroid carcinoma (SW1736, IC50 = 26.2 µM) while it was inactive towards pharynx carcinoma (FaDu: IC50 > 30 µM).
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Anh, N. T. H.; Thuy, T. T.; Sung, T. V.; Dan, T. K.; Chinh, N. B.; Quang, N.; Franke, K.; Arnold, N.; Wessjohann, L.;Phytochemical study on the plants of the antidrug medication heantos 4: Part 3. Homoisoflavonoid, flavonoid and phenolic compoundsVietnam J. Chem.51358-362(2013)
Anh, N. T. H.; Thuy, T. T.; Sung, T. V.; Dan, T. K.; Chinh, N. B.; Quang, N.; Franke, K.; Arnold, N.; Wessjohann, L.;Phytochemical study on the plants of the antidrug medication heantos 4: Part 2. Terpenoid- and steroid compoundsVietnam J. Chem.51190-194(2013)