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Hussain, H.; How can we unlock the full potential of marine biological resources for novel drug discovery in an effective and ethical way? Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery 19, 125-130, (2024) DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2023.2285402

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Feng, Q.; Yan, H.; Feng, Y.; Cui, L.; Hussain, H.; Park, J. H.; Kwon, S. W.; Xie, L.; Zhao, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Li, J.; Wang, D.; Characterization of the structure, anti-inflammatory activity and molecular docking of a neutral polysaccharide separated from American ginseng berries Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 174, 116521, (2024) DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116521

Aim: American ginseng berries, grown in the aerial parts and harvested in August, are a potentially valuable material. The aim of the study was to analyze the specific polysaccharides in American ginseng berries, and to demonstrate the anti-inflammation effect through in vitro and in vivo experiments and molecular docking. Methods: After deproteinization and dialysis, the extracted crude polysaccharide was separated and purified. The structure of the specific isolated polysaccharide was investigated by Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), GC-MS and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using in vitro and in vivo models (Raw 264.7 cells and zebrafish). Molecular docking was used to analyze the binding capacity and interaction with cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Results: A novel neutral polysaccharide fraction (AGBP-A) was isolated from American ginseng berries. The structural analysis demonstrated that AGBP-A had a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 122,988 Da with a dispersity index (Mw/Mn) value of 1.59 and was composed of arabinose and galactose with a core structure containing →6)-Gal-(1→ residues as the backbone and a branching substitution at the C3 position. The sidechains comprised of α-L-Ara-(1→, α-L-Ara-(1→, →5)-α-L-Ara-(1→, β-D-Gal-(1→. The results showed that it significantly decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines in the cell model. In a zebrafish model, AGBP-A reduced the massive recruitment of neutrophils to the caudal lateral line neuromast, suggesting the relief of inflammation. Molecular docking was used to analyze the combined capacity and interaction with COX-2. Conclusion: Our study indicated the potential efficacy of AGBP-A as a safe and valid natural anti-inflammatory component.
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Eshboev, F.; Mamadalieva, N.; Nazarov, P.; Hussain, H.; Katanaev, V.; Egamberdieva, D.; Azimova, S.; Antimicrobial action mechanisms of natural compounds isolated from endophytic microorganisms Antibiotics 13, 271, (2024) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13030271

Infectious diseases are a significant challenge to global healthcare, especially in the face of increasing antibiotic resistance. This urgent issue requires the continuous exploration and development of new antimicrobial drugs. In this regard, the secondary metabolites derived from endophytic microorganisms stand out as promising sources for finding antimicrobials. Endophytic microorganisms, residing within the internal tissues of plants, have demonstrated the capacity to produce diverse bioactive compounds with substantial pharmacological potential. Therefore, numerous new antimicrobial compounds have been isolated from endophytes, particularly from endophytic fungi and actinomycetes. However, only a limited number of these compounds have been subjected to comprehensive studies regarding their mechanisms of action against bacterial cells. Furthermore, the investigation of their effects on antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the identification of biosynthetic gene clusters responsible for synthesizing these secondary metabolites have been conducted for only a subset of these promising compounds. Through a comprehensive analysis of current research findings, this review describes the mechanisms of action of antimicrobial drugs and secondary metabolites isolated from endophytes, antibacterial activities of the natural compounds derived from endophytes against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and biosynthetic gene clusters of endophytic fungi responsible for the synthesis of bioactive secondary metabolites.
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Cheng, Y.; Zhao, H.; Cui, L.; Hussain, H.; Nadolnik, L.; Zhang, Z.; Zhao, Y.; Qin, X.; Li, J.; Park, J. H.; Wang, D.; Ultrasonic-assisted extraction of flavonoids from peanut leave and stem using deep eutectic solvents and its molecular mechanism Food Chem. 434, 137497, (2024) DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137497

Natural bioactive compounds extracted from agricultural by-products have received considerable attentions. Twenty-two kinds of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) with ultrasonic were screened to extract flavonoids from peanut leave and stem. ChCl-acetic acid (ChCl-Aa) with 1:2 M ratio resulted in more effective extraction of flavonoids compared to other solvents The best extraction conditions were found to be at a 27% water content in DES/H2O, for 43 min with 31:1 g/mL liquid/solid ratio, giving 2.980 mg/g dw of flavonoids through the response surface method. SEM showed that ChCl-Aa had a certain dissociation impact on the sample matrix, while 1H NMR analysis revealed the formation of hydrogen bonds between daidzein and ChCl-Aa. Changes in the H–bond length and number were observed by the B3LYP/6-31G (d,p) level of theory to confirm the experimental spectra. This study reveals that DESs are efficient for obtaining value-added products and could applied to other natural products.
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Zhang, H.; Lin, S.; Xie, R.; Zhong, W.; Wang, H.; Farag, M. A.; Hussain, H.; Arroo, R. R.; Chen, X.; Xiao, J.; Thermal degradation of (2R, 3R)-dihydromyricetin in neutral aqueous solution at 100 ℃ Food Chem. 435, 137560, (2024) DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137560

In the field of thermal degradation of flavonoids, current studies mainly focused on flavonols. However, the thermal degradation of dihydroflavonols in aqueous solution has received limited attention compared to flavonols. The single C2-C3 bonds of dihydroflavonols, which differs from the C2-C3 double bond in flavonols, may cause different degradation mechanisms. Dihydromyricetin (DMY) is a typical dihydroflavonol with six hydroxyl groups, and possesses various health effects. We explored the thermal degradation of DMY in neutral aqueous solution (pH 7) at 100 ℃. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography combined with photodiode array and electrospray ionization quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometric detection (UPLC-PDA-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS) provided suitable platform for exploring DMY degradation pathways, and negative ion mode was applied. Thermal treatment led to a decline in DMY level with time, accompanied by the appearance of various degradation products of DMY. Degradation mechanisms of DMY included isomerization, oxidation, hydroxylation, dimerization and ring cleavage. The pyrogallol-type ring B of DMY might be initially oxidized into ortho-quinone, which could further attack another DMY to form dimers. In addition, hydroxylation is likely to occur at C-2, C-3 of DMY or DMY dimers, which then further yields ring-cleavage products via breakage of the O1-C2 bond, C2-C3 bond, or C3-C4 bond. The 3-hydroxy-5-(3,3,5,7-tetrahydroxy-4-oxochroman-2-yl) cyclohexa-3,5-diene-1, 2-dione (m/z 333.0244) and unknown compound m/z 435.0925 were annotated as key intermediates in DMY degradation. Four phenolic acids, including 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid (m/z 169.0136, RT 1.4 min), 2,4,6-trihydroxyphenylglyoxylic acid (m/z 197.0084, RT 1.7 min), 2-oxo-2-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl) acetaldehyde (m/z 181.0132, RT 2.4 min), and 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoic acid (m/z 169.0139, RT 2.5 min) were identified as the major end products of DMY degradation. In addition, 5-((3,5dihydroxyphenoxy) methyl)-3-hydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-dione (m/z 261.0399, RT 11.7 min) and unidentified compound with m/z 329.0507 (RT 1.0 min) were also suggested to be end products of DMY degradation. These results provide novel insights on DMY stability and degradation products. Moreover, the heat treatment of DMY aqueous solution was found to gradually reduce the antioxidant activities of DMY, and even destroy the beneficial effect of DMY on the gut microbiota composition.
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Hussain, H.; Xiao, J.; Ali, A.; Green, I. R.; Westermann, B.; Unusually cyclized triterpenoids: occurrence, biosynthesis and chemical synthesis Nat. Prod. Rep. 40, 412-451, (2023) DOI: 10.1039/d2np00033d

Covering: 2009 to 2021Biosynthetically, most of the syntheses of triterpenes follow the cascade cyclization and rearrangement of the acyclic precursors viz., squalene (S) and 2,3-oxidosqualene (OS), which lead to the very well known tetra- and pentacyclic triterpene skeletons. Aside from these, numerous other triterpenoid molecules are also reported from various natural sources and their structures are derived from \"S\" and \"OS\" via some unusual cyclization operations which are different from the usual tetra- and pentacyclic frameworks. Numerous compelling advances have been made and reported in the identification of these unusual cyclized mono-, di-, tri- and tetracyclic triterpenes between 2009 and 2021. Besides a dramatic increase in the newly isolated uncommon cyclized triterpenoids, substantial progress in the (bio)-synthesis of these triterpenes has been published along with significant progress in their biological effects. In this review, 180 new unusual cyclized triterpenoids together with their demonstrated biogenetic pathways, syntheses and biological effects will be categorized and discussed.
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Hussain, H.; Siddiqui, H.; Gerothanassis, I. P.; Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary-A lifetime career dedicated to remarkable services in “natural products sciences” Frontiers in Pharmacology 14, 1119419, (2023) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1119419

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Hussain, A.; Attique, F.; Naqvi, S. A. R.; Ali, A.; Ibrahim, M.; Hussain, H.; Zafar, F.; Iqbal, R. S.; Ayub, M. A.; Assiri, M. A.; Imran, M.; Ullah, S.; Nanoformulation of Curcuma longa root extract and evaluation of its dissolution potential ACS Omega 8, 1088-1096, (2023) DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06258

Medicinal plants have been widely used for therapeutic purposes for a long time, but they have been found to have some major issues such as low water solubility and bioavailability. In the present study, the nanoformulation of Curcuma longa L. plant extract was prepared to enhance its dissolution potential and biological activities. For the formulation of the nanosuspension, an ethanolic extract of C. longa was prepared through Soxhlet extraction using the nanoformulation technique. The nanosuspensions were formulated using four different stabilizers, namely sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), and polysorbate-80 (P-80). The scanning electron microscopy (SEM), polydispersity index, and ζ potential were used for characterization of the nanoformulation. Among all of these, the surfactant stabilizer SLS was found to be the best. The average particle size of the selected optimized nanosuspension was found to be 308.2 nm with a polydispersity index (PDI) value of 0.330. The ζ potential value of the optimized nanosuspension was recorded at −33.3 mV. The SEM image indicated that the particles were slightly agglomerated, which may have occurred during lyophilization of the nanosuspension. The highest dissolution rate recorded at pH = 7 was 192.32 μg/mL, which indicates pH = 7 as the most appropriate condition for the dissolution of the C. longa nanosuspension. The antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antifungal activities of the optimized nanosuspension were also determined with regard to the coarse plant extract. The study findings suggested that the nanoprecipitation approach helps in enhancing the dissolution potential and biological activities of C. longa root extract.
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Hussain, A.; Bourguet-Kondracki, M.-L.; Majeed, M.; Ibrahim, M.; Imran, M.; Yang, X.-W.; Ahmed, I.; Altaf, A. A.; Khalil, A. A.; Rauf, A.; Wilairatana, P.; Hemeg, H. A.; Ullah, R.; Green, I. R.; Ali, I.; Shah, S. T. A.; Hussain, H.; Marine life as a source for breast cancer treatment: A comprehensive review Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 159, 114165, (2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.114165

Breast cancer, one of the most significant tumors among all cancer cells, still has deficiencies for effective treatment. Moreover, substitute treatments employing natural products as bioactive metabolites has been seriously considered. The source of bioactive metabolites are not only the most numerous but also represent the richest source. A unique source is from the oceans or marine species which demonstrated intriguing chemical and biological diversity which represents an astonishing reserve for discovering novel anticancer drugs. Notably, marine sponges produce the largest amount of diverse bioactive peptides, alkaloids, terpenoids, polyketides along with many secondary metabolites whose potential is mostly therapeutic. In this review, our main focus is on the marine derived secondary metabolites which demonstrated cytotoxic effects towards numerous breast cancer cells and have been isolated from the marine sources such as marine sponges, cyanobacteria, fungi, algae, tunicates, actinomycetes, ascidians, and other sources of marine organisms.
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Hussain, H.; Editorial for special issue “Natural products as potential source of antidiabetic compounds” Current Issues in Molecular Biology 45, 2699-2702, (2023) DOI: 10.3390/cimb45040176

Natural products (NPs) are characterized by possessing intriguing scaffold diversity along with structural complexity and have been a comprehensive source of lead compounds for drug discovery [...]
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