Chemical and biological assays for quantification of major plant secondary metabolites

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 235-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harinder P.S. Makkar
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Picric Acid ◽  
Plant Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Plant Sample ◽  
Cyanogenic Glycosides ◽  
Chromatographic Paper ◽  
Wide Range

SummaryDuring grazing, animals interact with many compounds in the diet. Plant secondary metabolites (PSM) such as tannins, saponins, cyanogenic glycosides, mimosine. could have wide ranging effects –beneficial or harmful, depending on the nature, quantity in the plant, and amount and rate of ingestion of the PSM. A wide range of methods is available to quantify these PSM. The methods presented for tannins are based on the oxidation-reduction, metal complexing, polyethylene glycol binding and protein precipitation/binding principles of tannins. A tannin bioassay based onin vitrogas production using a medium containing rumen microbes, and incubation of the plant sample with and without polyethylene glycol (a tannin-inactivating agent) is also discussed. Saponins have haemolitic activity, and a qualitative and a quantitative assay are based on this property are described, in addition to a spectrophotometric assay. Cyanogenic glycosides are measured using picric acid methods with and without distillation. The methods described for mimosine determination are based on its reaction with ferric chloride and diazotised p-nitroaniline. Alkaloids are a chemically heterogeneous group of compounds. Therefore, it is difficult to assay alkaloids using a single method. An approach, for qualitative assessment of alkaloids in feeds and forages, based on the use of various spray reagents on the developed TLC plate or a paper chromatographic paper is presented.

scholarly journals Manipulation of Rumen Fermentation and Methane Gas Production by Plant Secondary Metabolites (Saponin, Tannin and Essential Oil) – A Review of Ten-Year Studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saied Jafari ◽  
Mahdi Ebrahimi ◽  
Yong M. Goh ◽  
Mohamed A. Rajion ◽  
Mohamed F. Jahromi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Reduction Potential ◽  
Plant Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Rumen Fermentation ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
Source Type ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Fermentation Parameters ◽  
Ruminant Feed

AbstractA wide range of plant secondary metabolites (PSM) have been shown to have the potential to modulate the fermentation process in the rumen. The use of plants and plant extracts as natural feed additives has become an interesting topic not only among nutritionists but also other scientists. Although a large number of phytochemicals (e.g. saponins, tannins and essential oils) have recently been investigated for their methane (CH4) reduction potential, there have not yet been major breakthroughs that could be applied in practice. However, the effectiveness of these PSM depends on the source, type and the level of their presence in plant products. The aim of the present review was to assess ruminal CH4 emission through a comparison of integrating related studies from published papers, which described various levels of different PSM sources being added to ruminant feed. Apart from CH4, other related rumen fermentation parameters were also included in this review.

scholarly journals Simultaneous Identification and Quantification of Three Xanthones and Two Polyisoprenylated Benzophenones in Eight Indian Garcinia Species Using a Validated UHPLC-PDA Method

2019 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 1423-1434
Author(s):  
Azazahemad A Kureshi ◽  
Chirag Dholakiya ◽  
Tabaruk Hussain ◽  
Amit Mirgal ◽  
Siddhesh P Salvi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Mobile Phase ◽  
Plant Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Gradient Elution ◽  
Garcinia Cambogia ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Photodiode Array ◽  
Simultaneous Identification ◽  
Gradient Elution Mode ◽  
Identification And Quantification

Abstract Background: Xanthones and polyisoprenylated benzophenones (PIBs) are two important classes of plant secondary metabolites with a wide range of bioactivities. Garcinia species synthesize numerous xanthones and PIBs. As per the literature, no data claiming simultaneous identification and quantification of three xanthones, α-mangostin, β-mangostin, γ-mangostin, and two PIBs, xanthochymol, isoxanthochymol, were found. Methods: A validated ultra-HPLC (UHPLC)-photodiode array (PDA) method for the simultaneous identification and quantification of five compounds in different extracts of eight Indian Garcinia species was developed. The compounds were separated on a Waters ACQUITY™ UPLC H-Class column using a mobile phase consisting of solvents 0.1% formic acid in water (A) and methanol (B) in gradient elution mode. The total run time was 9 min. Results: From fruit rinds of eight Indian Garcinia species, namely Garcinia cambogia, G. cowa, G. indica, G. loniceroides, G. mangostana, G. morella, G. pedunculata, and G. xanthochymus, extracts were prepared using solvents of varying polarity. These extracts were analyzed for five biologically important compounds, namely α-mangostin, β-mangostin, γ-mangostin, xanthochymol, and isoxanthochymol. The results revealed that there is a wide variation in concentration of these compounds in extracts of Garcinia species. Conclusions: The developed and validated UHPLC-PDA method could be used for simultaneous identification and quantification of these five compounds for bioprospection of other Garcinia species.

scholarly journals Activities of Tannins – from in Vitro Studies to Clinical Trials

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1501001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elwira Sieniawska
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Plant Secondary Metabolites ◽  
In Vitro Studies ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
Wide Range

Tannins are considered as valuable plant secondary metabolites providing many benefits for human health. In this review information was gathered about bioactivity in vitro and in vivo, as well as about conducted clinical trials. The literature research was based on ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Cochrane databases and presents a wide range of tested activities of tannins. The described clinical trials verify laboratory tests and show the effective health benefits taken from supplementation with tannins.

scholarly journals Potential Anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis Activity of Plant Secondary Metabolites: Insight with Molecular Docking Interactions

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1990
Author(s):  
Manu Kumar ◽  
Sandeep Kumar Singh ◽  
Prem Pratap Singh ◽  
Vipin Kumar Singh ◽  
Avinash Chandra Rai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Plant Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Adverse Side Effect ◽  
Plant Metabolites ◽  
In Silico Studies ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Health Complications

Tuberculosis (TB) is a recurrent and progressive disease, with high mortality rates worldwide. The drug-resistance phenomenon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a major obstruction of allelopathy treatment. An adverse side effect of allelopathic treatment is that it causes serious health complications. The search for suitable alternatives of conventional regimens is needed, i.e., by considering medicinal plant secondary metabolites to explore anti-TB drugs, targeting the action site of M. tuberculosis. Nowadays, plant-derived secondary metabolites are widely known for their beneficial uses, i.e., as antioxidants, antimicrobial agents, and in the treatment of a wide range of chronic human diseases (e.g., tuberculosis), and are known to “thwart” disease virulence. In this regard, in silico studies can reveal the inhibitory potential of plant-derived secondary metabolites against Mycobacterium at the very early stage of infection. Computational approaches based on different algorithms could play a significant role in screening plant metabolites against disease virulence of tuberculosis for drug designing.

scholarly journals Antiparasitic effects of selected isoflavones on flatworms

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
D. Faixová ◽  
G. Hrčková ◽  
T. Mačák Kubašková ◽  
D. Mudroňová
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Plant Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Biologically Relevant ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Antiparasitic Drug ◽  
Wide Range

SummaryMedicinal plants have been successfully used in the ethno medicine for a wide range of diseases since ancient times. The research on natural products has allowed the discovery of biologically relevant compounds inspired by plant secondary metabolites, what contributed to the development of many chemotherapeutic drugs. Flavonoids represent a group of therapeutically very effective plant secondary metabolites and selected molecules were shown to exert also antiparasitic activity. This work summarizes the recent knowledge generated within past three decades about potential parasitocidal activities of several flavonoids with different chemical structures, particularly on medically important flatworms such as Schistosoma spp., Fasciola spp., Echinococcus spp., Raillietina spp., and model cestode Mesocestoides vogae. Here we focus on curcumin, genistein, quercetin and silymarin complex of flavonolignans. All of them possess a whole spectrum of biological activities on eukaryotic cells which have multi-therapeutic effects in various diseases. In vitro they can induce profound alterations in the tegumental architecture and its functions as well as their activity can significantly modulate or damage worm´s metabolism directly by interaction with enzymes or signaling molecules in dose-dependent manner. Moreover, they seem to differentially regulate the RNA activity in numbers of worm´s genes. This review suggests that examined flavonoids and their derivates are promising molecules for antiparasitic drug research. Due to lack of toxicity, isoflavons could be used directly for therapy, or as adjuvant therapy for diseases caused by medically important cestodes and trematodes.

scholarly journals HPTLC Profile and Screening of Antimicrobial Activity of Pongamia Pinnata Pierre

2021 ◽  
pp. 205-215
Author(s):  
Rajani Shirsat ◽  
Ajit Kengar ◽  
Aruna Rai
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Plant Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Significant Inhibition ◽  
Pongamia Pinnata ◽  
Multi Drug Resistance ◽  
Synthetic Drugs ◽  
Antibacterial Screening ◽  
Methanolic Extracts ◽  
Wide Range

Aim: Plant secondary metabolites are the alternatives for the control of the antibiotic resistant pathogens which are highly infectious to human and plants. With respect to these aspects present work was carried out with phytochemical studies and antibacterial screening of Pongamia pinnata Pierre. Materials: The Preliminary phytochemical screening and HPTLC studies were performed with methanolic extracts of seeds and callus. The extracts of the seeds and callus was developed in the mobile phase of toluene: ethyl acetate (90:10) using standard procedures and scanned under UV at 254 nm, 366 nm and visible light at 540 nm.Further, the extracts of seeds and callus were made in diethyl ether and methanol used for in vitro antibacterial activity. It was performed against multi drug resistance organisms such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. The organic extracts at a concentrations of 0.02 mg/ml - 0.1 mg/ml were taken to study the inhibition properties. Results: The Pongamia pinnata Pierre HPTLC fingerprint analysis from the extracts showed a wide range of secondary metabolites. The methanolic extracts of seed and callus showed significant inhibition zones. Conclusions: The study reveals the new antimicrobial agent in the form of Pongamia pinnata callus extracted with methanol will be definitely an alternative to synthetic drugs or antibiotic agents.

Inhibition kinetics for propionate degradation using propionate-enriched mixed cultures

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 443-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Hyun ◽  
J. C. Young ◽  
I. S. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Phase I ◽  
Competitive Inhibition ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Inhibition Kinetics ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Propionate Degradation ◽  
Acetate Utilization ◽  
Velocity Coefficient

To study propionate inhibition kinetics, seed cultures for the experiment were obtained from a propionate-enriched steady-state anaerobic Master Culture Reactor (MCR) operated under a semi-continuous mode for over six months. The MCR received a loading of 1.0 g propionate COD/l-day and was maintained at a temperature of 35±1°C. Tests using serum bottle reactors consisted of four phases. Phase I tests were conducted for measurement of anaerobic gas production as a screening step for a wide range of propionate concentrations. Phase II was a repeat of phase I but with more frequent sampling and detailed analysis of components in the liquid sample using gas chromatography. In phase III, different concentrations of acetate were added along with 1.0 g propionate COD/l to observe acetate inhibition of propionate degradation. Finally in phase IV, different concentrations of propionate were added along with 100 and 200 mg acetate/l to confirm the effect of mutual inhibition. Biokinetic and inhibition coefficients were obtained using models of Monod, Haldane, and Han and Levenspiel through the use of non-linear curve fitting technique. Results showed that the values of kp, maximum propionate utilization rate, and Ksp, half-velocity coefficient for propionate conversion, were 0.257 mg HPr/mg VSS-hr and 200 mg HPr/l, respectively. The values of kA, maximum acetate utilization rate, and KsA, half-velocity coefficient for acetate conversion, were 0.216 mg HAc/mg VSS-hr and 58 mg HAc/l, respectively. The results of phase III and IV tests indicated there was non-competitive inhibition when the acetate concentration in the reactor exceeded 200 mg/l.

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