scholarly journals The Environmental Fluctuations of some Bioactive Nutraceutical Compounds in Zilla spinosa Inhabiting Arid Habitats

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-502
Author(s):  
Hemmat Ibrahim KHATTAB ◽  
Hosny Abdelaziz MOSSALAM ◽  
Amal Ahmed MORSY ◽  
Zeinab Said ELMARID
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Cardiac Glycosides ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Secondary Products ◽  
Woody Perennial ◽  
Pal Activity

Zilla spinosa is one of the dominated woody perennial shrubs widespread in the Egyptian Red sea coastal desert, belonging to family Brassicacea. Z. spinosa is used as a folk medicine and for heating by local people. Z. spinosa inhabits arid habitats exposed to adverse climatic changes which influence the production of the bioactive natural products. The natural secondary products have significant importance for plant acclimatization to the arid habitats beside their significant practical application in medicinal, nutritive and industrial purposes. The accumulation levels of some natural products including phenols, tannins, glucosinolates, flavonoids, saponins, proanthocyanidins and cardiac glycosides were measured in Z. spinosa inhabiting different locations of Wadi Hagul during spring and summer seasons. The results of the current study showed that Z. spinosa grown in the adverse environment has adapted to cope with extreme temperature, water deficit and geoclimate changes especially in summer, by enhancing the accumulation of some antioxidant compounds including phenols, tannins, glucosinolates, flavonoids, saponins, cardiac glycosides, concomitant with increments in the total antioxidant capacity and PAL activity. Consequently, Z. spinosa shrubs inhabiting the arid environment is a promising new source of saponins, glucosinolates, cardiac glycosides, phenols and flavonoids which could participate in drug development and exploration of alternative strategies to increase productivity of wild plants.

Genetic Diversity Among Saudi Peganum harmala and Rhazya stricta Populations Using Chemical and ISSR Markers

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 1134-1146
Author(s):  
Magda E. Abd-Elgawad ◽  
Modhi O. Alotaibi
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Issr Markers ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Peganum Harmala ◽  
Molecular Polymorphism ◽  
Arithmetic Average ◽  
Rhazya Stricta

Background:The vernacular name 'Harmal' is used for two plant species in Saudi Arabia, i.e. Peganum harmala L. and Rhazya stricta Decne. Both are important medicinal plants which offer interesting pharmacological properties.Objective:This study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity among different populations of harmal based on chemical variations of alkaloids and molecular polymorphism.Methods:Total alkaloids were extracted from plants of three populations of each species and estimated by using spectrophotometer and the chemical compounds were analyzed by Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Molecular polymorphism was estimated by using the Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) fingerprints.Results:The results showed that the alkaloids content of R. stricta was higher than P. harmala populations. The GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of (65-53) compounds in R. stricta and P. harmala, and the percentage of polymorphism was found to be 93.2%. Sixteen ISSR primers produced 170 scorable bands with an average of 9.6 bands per primer and 75%-100% polymorphism. The cluster analysis using the unweighted pair-group method of the arithmetic average (UPGMA) method based on combined data of GC-MS and ISSR markers divided the six harmal genotypes into two major groups.Conclusion:The existence of variations in chemical and genetic markers is useful for the selection of potential genotypes for medicinal use, and for breeding lines for medicinal substances production to spare wild plants from uncontrolled harvesting for folk medicine.

scholarly journals Antioxidant Compounds from Microalgae: A Review

Marine Drugs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 549
Author(s):  
Noémie Coulombier ◽  
Thierry Jauffrais ◽  
Nicolas Lebouvier
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Natural Products ◽  
Mode Of Action ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Synthetic Antioxidants ◽  
Metabolic Plasticity ◽  
The Right

The demand for natural products isolated from microalgae has increased over the last decade and has drawn the attention from the food, cosmetic and nutraceutical industries. Among these natural products, the demand for natural antioxidants as an alternative to synthetic antioxidants has increased. In addition, microalgae combine several advantages for the development of biotechnological applications: high biodiversity, photosynthetic yield, growth, productivity and a metabolic plasticity that can be orientated using culture conditions. Regarding the wide diversity of antioxidant compounds and mode of action combined with the diversity of reactive oxygen species (ROS), this review covers a brief presentation of antioxidant molecules with their role and mode of action, to summarize and evaluate common and recent assays used to assess antioxidant activity of microalgae. The aim is to improve our ability to choose the right assay to assess microalgae antioxidant activity regarding the antioxidant molecules studied.

Biotechnological utilization of plant genetic resources for the production of phytopharmaceuticals

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Rischer ◽  
K.-M. Oksman-Caldentey
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Natural Products ◽  
Drug Discovery ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Chemical Diversity ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Discovery Process ◽  
Drug Discovery Process ◽  
Pharmaceutical Activity

Natural products from plants are still important sources for the development of drugs, despite their recent neglect in pharmaceutical discovery programmes. The rapidly dwindling number of species endangers the availability of these natural compounds, which are characterized by the immense chemical and functional diversity ultimately responsible for their pharmaceutical activity. Although many steps in the drug discovery process have been continuously modified during recent years, a common dilemma is still unresolved, i.e. the supply crisis for hits discovered in rare wild plants due to their inaccessibility or lack of reproducibility. New technology, combining tissue culture, functional genomics and metabolomics, shows promise to overcome these problems and even to supply a greater chemical diversity of compounds.

scholarly journals Monitoring of the PAL Enzymatic Activity and Polyphenolic Compounds in Leaves and Fruits of Two Myrtle Cultivars during Maturation

Agriculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Silvia Medda ◽  
Leonarda Dessena ◽  
Maurizio Mulas
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Phenylpropanoid Pathway ◽  
Polyphenolic Compounds ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Total Polyphenols ◽  
Spectrophotometric Methods ◽  
Pal Activity ◽  
Potential Use

The leaves and berries of myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) are rich in phenolic compounds, such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, and flavanols. The richness of these antioxidant compounds allows the potential use of myrtle biomasses as raw materials for medicinal and functional food products. Most of the phenolic compounds originate from the phenylpropanoid pathway, where phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) enzyme activates the first step. The objective of this research is to study the activity of PAL as related to accumulation in the myrtle fruits and leaves of some phenolic compounds in the period between blossom and full berry ripening. With this aim, we compared two model genotypes with different fruit coloration. In leaves and berries of two cultivars, ‘Giovanna’ with pigmented berries and ‘Grazia’ with white berries, the PAL activity and content of polyphenols, anthocyanins, flavonoids, and tannins were determined with spectrophotometric methods. PAL activity was quite constant in leaves and variable in berries: Greater in berries of ‘Giovanna’ than in those of ‘Grazia’ cultivar, and increasing from berry color-break to full ripening. In berries, a positive correlation between PAL and flavonoids (r = 0.44), and between PAL and anthocyanins (r = 0.69), as well as a negative correlation between PAL and total polyphenols (r = −0.471), were found.

scholarly journals Eugenia uniflora L.: potential uses as a bioactive plant

2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Silva Moura ◽  
Ivan Júnior de Oliveira ◽  
Lisandro Tomas da Silva Bonome ◽  
Gilmar Franzener
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Natural Products ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Bioactive Substances ◽  
Eugenia Uniflora

ABSTRACT: Natural products extracted from plants have always played an important role in the discovery of bioactive substances. This work carried out a review of the literature on the bioactive activities of Eugenia uniflora L. (Surinam cherries), as a potential plant in the various uses, be it medicinal, antimicrobial, antioxidant, insecticide and protective. In the literature, studies were found to confirm the antibacterial activity of E. uniflora leaves extract on Streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. The presence of antioxidant compounds as total phenolics, such as anthocyanins and flavonoids, induction in the protection of plants by phytoalexins, as well as insecticidal and anthelmintic effects by the use of the extract of the E. uniflora tree. Although these different potential biotics of E. uniflora have already been reported, further studies are still needed on the use of natural products extracted from E. uniflora for employment for different purposes.

DPPH-HPLC-DAD analysis combined HSCCC for screening and identification of radical scavengers in Cynomorium songaricum Rupr.

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 3885-3891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaohong Wang ◽  
Xinyi Huang ◽  
Dong Pei ◽  
Wenda Duan ◽  
Kaijun Quan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Radical Scavengers ◽  
Screening And Identification ◽  
Reproductive Technique

A speedy, efficient and reproductive technique to systematically isolate antioxidant compounds from complex natural products.

scholarly journals Analytical Methods for Lipid Oxidation and Antioxidant Capacity in Food Systems

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1587
Author(s):  
Edirisingha Dewage Nalaka Sandun Abeyrathne ◽  
Kichang Nam ◽  
Dong Uk Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Oxidation ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Radical Scavenging Activity ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Thiobarbituric Acid ◽  
Indirect Measurement ◽  
Quality Parameter ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Secondary Products

Lipid oxidation is the most crucial quality parameter in foods. Many methods were developed to determine the level of oxidation and antioxidant activity. This review compares the methods used to determine lipid oxidation and antioxidant capacity in foods. Lipid oxidation methods developed are based on the direct or indirect measurement of produced primary or secondary oxidation substances. Peroxide values and conjugated diene methods determine the primary oxidative products of lipid oxidation and are commonly used for plant oils and high-fat products. 2-Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances and chromatographic methods are used to determine the secondary products of oxidation and are suitable for meat and meat-based products. The fluorometric and sensory analyses are indirect methods. The antioxidant capacity of additives is determined indirectly using the lipid oxidation methods mentioned above or directly based on the free-radical scavenging activity of the antioxidant compounds. Each lipid oxidation and antioxidant capacity methods use different approaches, and one method cannot be used for all foods. Therefore, selecting proper methods for specific foods is essential for accurately evaluating lipid oxidation or antioxidant capacity.

scholarly journals Nutritional Composition, Total Phenolic Content, Antioxidant and α-Amylase Inhibitory Activities of Different Fractions of Selected Wild Edible Plants

Antioxidants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziaul Hasan Rana ◽  
Mohammad Khairul Alam ◽  
Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Leaf Extracts ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
High Fiber

Wild plants are considered the richest source of essential nutrients and other beneficial phytochemicals. Hence, the objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional composition, antioxidant- and α-amylase inhibition activities of leaves and roots of selected Bangladeshi wild plants. These wild plants were found to have high fiber (13.78–22.26 g/100 g), protein (7.08–21.56 g/100 g) and ash (8.21–21.43 g/100 g) contents. The total phenolic and total flavonoid contents were significantly higher in the leaves than the roots. Additionally, antioxidant activity was evaluated using ferric-reducing antioxidant power, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assays and was strongly correlated with phenolic compounds. The leaf extracts of the selected plants also exhibited potent α-amylase inhibition (~71%) and were significantly higher than their root counterparts. Thus, the study findings concluded that the investigated plants were good sources of fiber, protein, mineral, natural antioxidant compounds and α-amylase inhibitors, and their increased intake could provide health benefits. The principal component analysis (PCA) of analyzed variables divided the samples into three clear groups, and the first two principal components accounted for 86.05% of the total data set variance.

scholarly journals Recent Advances in Developing Insect Natural Products as Potential Modern Day Medicines

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman Ratcliffe ◽  
Patricia Azambuja ◽  
Cicero Brasileiro Mello
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Antimicrobial Peptides ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Environmental Perturbations ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Blood Sucking ◽  
The World ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Treasure Chest ◽  
Medicinal Drugs

Except for honey as food, and silk for clothing and pollination of plants, people give little thought to the benefits of insects in their lives. This overview briefly describes significant recent advances in developing insect natural products as potential new medicinal drugs. This is an exciting and rapidly expanding new field since insects are hugely variable and have utilised an enormous range of natural products to survive environmental perturbations for 100s of millions of years. There is thus a treasure chest of untapped resources waiting to be discovered. Insects products, such as silk and honey, have already been utilised for thousands of years, and extracts of insects have been produced for use in Folk Medicine around the world, but only with the development of modern molecular and biochemical techniques has it become feasible to manipulate and bioengineer insect natural products into modern medicines. Utilising knowledge gleaned from Insect Folk Medicines, this review describes modern research into bioengineering honey and venom from bees, silk, cantharidin, antimicrobial peptides, and maggot secretions and anticoagulants from blood-sucking insects into medicines. Problems and solutions encountered in these endeavours are described and indicate that the future is bright for new insect derived pharmaceuticals treatments and medicines.

scholarly journals Overexpression of OsPT8 Increases Auxin Content and Enhances Tolerance to High-Temperature Stress in Nicotiana tabacum

Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song ◽  
Fan ◽  
Jiao ◽  
Liu ◽  
Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Temperature Stress ◽  
Root Architecture ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
High Temperature Stress ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Auxin Signaling ◽  
Plant Tolerance ◽  
Auxin Content

Temperature is a primary factor affecting the rate of plant development; as the climate warms, extreme temperature events are likely to increasingly affect agriculture. Understanding how to improve crop tolerance to heat stress is a key concern. Wild plants have evolved numerous strategies to tolerate environmental conditions, notably the regulation of root architecture by phytohormones, but the molecular mechanisms of stress resistance are unclear. In this study, we showed that high temperatures could significantly reduce tobacco biomass and change its root architecture, probably through changes in auxin content and distribution. Overexpression of the OsPT8 phosphate transporter enhanced tobacco tolerance to high-temperature stress by changing the root architecture and increased the antioxidant ability. Molecular assays suggested that overexpression of OsPT8 in tobacco significantly increased the expression of auxin synthesis genes NtYUCCA 6, 8 and auxin efflux carriers genes NtPIN 1,2 under high-temperature stress. We also found that the expression levels of auxin response factors NtARF1 and NtARF2 were increased in OsPT8 transgenic tobacco under high-temperature stress, suggesting that OsPT8 regulates auxin signaling in response to high-temperature conditions. Our findings provided new insights into the molecular mechanisms of plant stress signaling and showed that OsPT8 plays a key role in regulating plant tolerance to stress conditions.

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