scholarly journals New Derivatives of 3,4-Dihydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic Acid with Free-Radical Scavenging, D-Amino Acid Oxidase, Acetylcholinesterase and Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity

Molecules ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 15866-15890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Solecka ◽  
Adam Guśpiel ◽  
Magdalena Postek ◽  
Joanna Ziemska ◽  
Robert Kawęcki ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang-li Xiong ◽  
Zheng-yu Jin ◽  
An-lin Li

This work focused on amino acid and mineral element analysis of pig laryngeal cartilage. Papain and DEAE-Sepharose fast flow ion exchange chromatography were used to hydrolyase cartilage and purify hydrolysate. Further study was performed to compare the free radical-scavenging activity of various fractions. Cartilage is abundant in bioactive amino acids such as glycine, glutamic acid and arginine and minerals such as calcium, magnesium and iron. Four polysaccahrides attached peptides and one peptide were isolated from hydrolysate. Weak 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryhydrazyl free radical scavenging activities of all substances were observed. Other fractions showed hydroxyl free radical and superoxide anion free radical scavenging ability in a concentration-dependent manner except fraction A. The hydroxyl free radical scavenging activity of tested samples decreased in the following order: fraction C crude chondroitin sulphate (ChS) peptide fraction B semi-purified ChS purified ChS. Significant differences were observed between purified ChS and other fractions (P 0.01). For superoxide anion free radical the order was: peptide purified ChS semi-purified ChS crude ChS fraction C fraction B. The peptide was significantly higher than purified ChS (P 0.01), which was significantly higher than the other components (P 0.01). According to the results, polysaccharides, ChS, amino acid and peptide present in cartilage had important bioactivity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 43-57
Author(s):  
Agada Adaeze Bob-Chile ◽  
Peter Uchenna Amadi

This study was carried out to determine the essential oil components, protein qualities, fatty acid composition, and free radical scavenging potentials of leaves of Cola lepidota K. Schum. (Malvaceae) and Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill. (Irvingiaceae) using chromatographic and spectrophotometric methods. Thirty five bioactive components were isolated from C. lepidota leaves with myrcene, phytol, ephedrine, hexadecanoic acid, and 1,14-tetradecanediol as the main compounds while phytol, 2-furancarboxaldehyde, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-, 1-hexadecyne, carotene, and humulene were the predominant components of the I. gabonensis leaves. Leucine and arginine were the predominant essential amino acids, whereas glutamic acid and serine were the main non-essential amino acids in both leaves. The total amino acid (TAA) (70.92 g/100g), total non-essential amino acid (TNEAA) (45.87 g/100 g), and total acidic amino acid (TAAA) (23.01 g/100 g) of C. lepidota were high whereas I. gabonensis recorded higher Total essential amino acid (TEAA) (28.98 g/100 g), total aromatic amino acid (TArAA) (7.21 g/100 g), total branched chain amino acid (TBCAA) (14.28 g/100g), predicted protein efficiency ratios (P-PERs), and essential amino acid index (EAAI). C. lepidota contained 55.72% of unsaturated fatty acids, with predominance of linolenic and linoleic acids, while I. gabonensis produced 74.46% of saturated fatty acids, having myristic, lauric, and palmitic acid as the main compounds. All the radical scavenging potentials of both leaves were concentration dependent and produced higher DPPH, hydrogen peroxide, and ABTS radical scavenging potentials than the standards. This study has thus provided the scientific backing for the inclusion of both leaves for dietary and therapeutic purposes.


2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1501000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Ernieyanti Hashim ◽  
Hasnah Mohd Sirat ◽  
Khong Heng Yen ◽  
Intan Safinar Ismail ◽  
Siti Nurulhuda Matsuki

Seven compounds were isolated from the n-hexane and chloroform extracts of the flowers and leaves of four Hornstedtia species and their structures were identified using spectroscopic techniques as 3,7,4′-trimethylkaempferol (1), 3,7-dimethylkaempferol (2), 7,4′-dimethylkaempferol (3), 3,5-dimethylkaempferol (4), 3-methylkaempferol (5), stigmast-4-en-3-one (6), and 6-hydroxy-stigmast-4-en-3-one (7). Compounds 1 to 7 were isolated from these species for the first time. They were assayed for free radical scavenging and α-glucosidase inhibition activities. The DPPH assay showed that 3-methylkaempferol (5) was the most potent antioxidant agent with an IC50 value 78.6 μM, followed by 7,4′-dimethylkaempferol (3) (IC50 = 86.1 μM). For α-glucosidase inhibition activity, 3-methylkaempferol (5) exhibited significant inhibitory activity with an IC50 value 21.0 μM. The present study revealed that Hornstedtia species have potential activities as antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitors.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1108-1115
Author(s):  
Bob-Chile A. Adaeze ◽  
Peter U. Amadi

Background: The assessment of underexploited leaves has become crucial to supplement the rapidly depleting sources of bioactive components as well as provide available nutrient sources for local inhabitants. Methods: This study thus investigated the bioactive components of the oil, and fatty acid composition, free radical scavenging potentials, and protein qualities of leaves of Z. mays and G. celosioides using standard methods. The bioactive components of the oils and fatty acids were determined by Gas Chromatograpy, while the amino acid and in-vitro antioxidant potentials were determined using a Technicon Sequential Multi-Sample (TSM) Amino Acid Analyzer, and spectrophotometer, respectively. Results: The Z. Mays leaves showed the abundance of farnesene, hexadecanoic acids, and caryophellene while G. celosioides produced high level of octadecadienoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, and phytol. Z. mays and G. celosioides contained 72.48% and 60.55% unsaturated fatty acids respectively, with the abundance of linolenic acid for Z. mays and oleic acid for G. celosioides. The result for the in vitro antioxidant % inhibition showed a concentration dependent free radical scavenging potentials of the leaves. Both G. celosioides and Z. mays produced greater 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging potentials than ascorbic acid, while at 40ppm the nitric oxide and 2,2- azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical % inhibition of Z. mays leaves were lower than those for ascorbic acid. Discussion: The number of essential amino acids in both plants were 48.20 and 39.25 g/100g, total branched chain amino acids (TBCAA) were 21.15 and 16.92 g/100g, predicted protein efficiency ratios (P-PERs) were in the range of 3.02-3.23 and 2.68-2.77, and the essential amino acid index (EAAI) were 1.52 and 1.48, for Z. mays and G. celosioides leaves respectively. Conclusion: From these results, the utilization of Z. mays and G. celosioides for high quality protein, unsaturated fatty acids and potent antioxidant sources, should be massively encouraged.


1984 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 3157-3159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomio KIMURA ◽  
Nobuyoshi ESAKI ◽  
Hidehiko TANAKA ◽  
Kenji SODA

2012 ◽  
Vol 722 ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Zhuo Li ◽  
Stewart J. Wilkins ◽  
Kyoung Sik Moon ◽  
C.P. Wong

The effects of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the thermal stability of CNT/polymer nanocomposites are discussed using CNT/silicone composites as a model compound. Pristine CNTs can improve the thermal stability of polymer composites due to the high thermal stability of CNTs, their network structure and free radical scavenging capabilities. However, impurities such as metal catalyst residues and defects such as carboxylic acid functional groups in CNTs can lead to decreased thermal stability of CNT/silicone nanocomposites. Acid purification is an efficient way to remove metallic impurities and can enhance free radical scavenging capabilities. However, controlling the amount of oxidation is important to avoid acid catalyzed thermal degradation induced by carboxylic acid groups on CNT surfaces.


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