scholarly journals LC-ToF-ESI-MS Patterns of Hirsutinolide-like Sesquiterpenoids Present in the Elephantopus mollis Kunth Extract and Chemophenetic Significance of Its Chemical Constituents

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (16) ◽  
pp. 4810
Author(s):  
Gabin Thierry M. Bitchagno ◽  
Jean Garba Koffi ◽  
Ingrid Konga Simo ◽  
Donald Ulrich K. Kagho ◽  
Augustin Silvere Ngouela ◽  
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A total of nine sesquiterpenoid lactones together with phenolic compounds and other terpenes were identified from the crude methanol extract of Elephantopus mollis Kunth. Compounds were isolated using different chromatographic techniques and their structures were determined by NMR and IR spectroscopy as well as mass spectrometry. The structures of some detected compounds were assigned based on LC-ToF-ESI-MS screening of main fractions/subfractions from flash chromatography and comparison with isolated analogues as standards. The findings revealed not only the in-source loss of water as the base peak in hirsutinolides but also the in-source loss of corresponding alcohol when the oxygen at position 1 is alkylated. The present study also draws up a complement of data with respect to hirsutinolide-like sesquiterpene lactones whose LC-MS characteristics are not available in the literature. The chemophenetic significance is also discussed. Some of the isolated compounds were reported for the first time to be found in the species, the genus as well as the plant family. The medium-polar fractions of the crude extract, also containing the larger amount of sesquiterpenoid lactones, exhibited activity both against a cancer cell line and bacterial strains. Isolated lactones were also active against the cancer cell line, while the chlorogenic derivatives also valuable in Elephantopus genus showed potent radical scavenging activity. This is the first report of cytotoxic and antibacterial activities of our samples against the tested strains and cell line. The present study follows the ongoing research project dealing with the characterization of taxa with antibacterial and antiparasitic activities from Cameroonian pharmacopeia.

2006 ◽  
Vol 61 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 625-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faridah Abas ◽  
Lim Siang Hui ◽  
Syahida Ahmad ◽  
Johnson Stanslas ◽  
D. A. Israf ◽  
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AbstractNine derivatives of three natural diarylheptanoids, curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin, were prepared. Their antioxidant, free radical scavenging, nitric oxide (NO) inhibitory and cytotoxic activities were evaluated and compared with those of the respective natural compounds. Curcumin (1), demethoxycurcumin (2), demethyldemethoxycurcumin (C3), diacetyldemethoxycurcumin (AC2) and triacetyldemethylcurcumin (AC5) exhibited higher antioxidant activity than quercetin while products from demethylation of 1 and 2 exhibited higher free radical scavenging activity. Compounds AC2 and AC5 were found to be most active in inhibiting breast cancer cells (MCF-7) proliferation with IC50 values of 6.7 and 3.6 μм, respectively. The activity of AC2 is almost doubled and of AC5 almost tripled as compared to curcumin. Their selectivity towards different cell lines is also more noticeable. Compounds AC2 and AC5 also showed increased activity against a human prostate cancer cell line (DU-145) and non-small lung cancer cell line (NCI-H460) with IC50 values of 20.4, 16.3 and 18.3, 10.7 μм, respectively.


INDIAN DRUGS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (06) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Priyambada Kshiroda Nandini Sarangi ◽  
Jyotirmaya Sahoo ◽  
Chita Ranjan Sahoo ◽  
Sudhir Kumar Paidesetty ◽  
Guru Prasad Mohanta

A series of eight quinoline-thiazole hybrid-bearing diazenylsulfonamides, 4a-4h, were synthesized and characterized by UV-Vis, FT/IR, 1H NMR and lC-MS. These compounds were formed when two prepared intermediate precursors of Schiff-base compounds, (E)-N-((2-chloroquinolin-3-yl)methylene)-4phenylthiazol-2-amine (3a) and (E)-N-((2-chloroquinolin-3-yl)methylene)-4-chlorophenylthiazol-2-amine (3b) were converted to the corresponding diazenyl compounds 4a-4h by treating and coupling with the individual diazonium salts of sulfa-drugs. The results of in vitro cytotoxic activity of the synthesized compounds in two cancer cell lines MCF 7 (human breast cancer cell line) and K562 (myelogenousleukemia cell line) have shown the IC50 values as given: 4b against MCF 7 19.52 and against K562 20.55µM; 4d against MCF 7 15.96 and against K562 13.05µM. Moreover, the compound 4-(((Z)-(2-chloroquinolin-3yl)(4-phenylthiazol-2-ylimino)methyl)diazenyl)benzenesulfonic acid (4d) induced maximum percentage of apoptosis. Furthermore, the in vitro antioxidant activity study revealed that among all the synthesized compounds, compound 4d has an excellent radical scavenging effect. Molecular docking was additionally performed to investigate the binding affinity of H-bonding interaction of synthesized compounds with a targeted enzyme and to compare it with the anticancer drugs, dasatinib, bosutinib and dacarbazine.


2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1701200
Author(s):  
Charlotte Thieury ◽  
Rémy Le Guével ◽  
Gaëtan Herbette ◽  
Valérie Monnier ◽  
Nicolas Lebouvier ◽  
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A biochemical and phytochemical study of Diospyros macrocarpa Hiern, an endemic plant of New Caledonia, was realized. Indeed, bark and leaf extracts were tested for their cytotoxic and antibiotic activities as well as for their radical scavenging properties. Methanol extracts showed promising radical scavenging activity with an IC50 value of 5.6 ± 0.9 μg/mL for the leaves and 8.1 ± 1.4 μg/mL for the barks. The ethyl acetate extract from the barks showed strong and selective activity against NCI-H727 cancer cell line with an IC50 value of 9.5 ± 0.6 μg/mL.. Two new cyclobutane dimers: macrocarpasin A (1) and B (2) (figure 1) together with six known compounds: yangonin (3), betulinic acid (4), α-amyrin (5), β–amyrin (6), loliolide (7) and oleanderolide (8) were isolated from leaf extracts. Their structures were established by 1D and 2D NMR along with HRMS analyses. Cytotoxic activities of isolated compounds were also evaluated. None of them showed interesting cytotoxicity against the seven tested cancer cell lines.


2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1200701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Gordo ◽  
Patrícia Máximo ◽  
Eurico Cabrita ◽  
Ana Lourenço ◽  
Abel Oliva ◽  
...  

The cytotoxicity-guided study of the dichloromethane and ethanol extracts of Thymus mastichna L. using the HCT colon cancer cell line allowed the identification of nine compounds, sakuranetin (1), sterubin (2), oleanolic acid (3), ursolic acid (4), lutein (5), β-sitosterol (6), rosmarinic acid (7), 6-hydroxyluteolin-7- O-β-glucopyranoside (8), and 6-hydroxyapigenin-7- O-β-glucopyranoside (9). All compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity against the HCT colon cancer cell line. Compound 4 showed cytotoxicity with GI50 value of 6.8 μg/mL. A fraction composed of a mixture (1:1) of triterpenoid acids 3 and 4 displayed improved cytotoxicity with a GI50 of 2.8 μg/mL suggesting a synergistic behavior. This is the first report on the chemical constituents of Thymus mastichna L. based on structural assignments by spectroscopic analysis. The presence of these constituents identified by colon cancer cytotoxicity-guided activity indicates that extracts of T. mastichna L. may have a protective effect against colon cancers.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 382-392
Author(s):  
Zatil Afrah Athaillah ◽  
Dian Muzdalifah ◽  
Asri Lestari ◽  
Anastasia Fitria Devi ◽  
Linar Zalinar Udin ◽  
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Tempe is a soy fermentation product and has been associated with many health benefits. It is usually consumed after 48 hours of fermentation; however extended fermentation is sometimes favoured. Since cooking involves water, it is of interest to study the health benefits of tempe water extract. In this study, we focused our study on total phenols, total flavonoids, DPPH free radical scavenging activity, cytotoxic activity, and identification of the main flavonoids. Our findings demonstrated that concentration of water-soluble flavonoids in tempe increased as fermentation time was prolonged. Fermentation for 60 hr resulted in extracts with very noticeable cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 cancer cell line (IC50 of 8.70 µg/ml). The cytotoxic activity of the extracts was fermentation time-dependent following non-linear relationship. The activity showed strong inverse correlation with total phenols and flavonoids in the extracts. LC-MS/MS data suggested that extracts from control and 24-hr fermented tempe demonstrated the highest responses for genistein, genistin, daidzein, daidzin, and glycitein, compared to those of other treatments and therefore suggested that excessive amount of the isoflavones, particularly genistein, induced cancer cell proliferation but lesser yet optimum concentration (observed at 60 hr-fermentation) contributed to otherwise effect.


Antioxidants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan-Su Rha ◽  
Hyun Woo Jeong ◽  
Saitbyul Park ◽  
Siyoung Lee ◽  
Young Sung Jung ◽  
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(1) Background: Extensive research has focused on flavan-3-ols, but information about the bioactivities of green tea flavonols is limited. (2) Methods: In this study, we investigated the antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects of flavonol glycosides and aglycones from green tea using in vitro cell models. The fractions rich in flavonol glycoside (FLG) and flavonol aglycone (FLA) were obtained from green tea extract after treatment with tannase and cellulase, respectively. (3) Results: FLG and FLA contained 16 and 13 derivatives, respectively, including apigenin, kaempferol, myricetin, and quercetin, determined by mass spectrometry. FLA exhibited higher radical-scavenging activity than that of FLG. FLG and FLA attenuated the levels of intracellular oxidative stress in neuron-like PC-12 cells. The treatment of RAW 264.7 murine macrophages with FLG and FLA significantly reduced the mRNA expression of inflammation-related genes in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, FLG and FLA treatments decreased the viability of the colon adenoma cell line DLD-1 and breast cancer cell line E0771. Moreover, the treatment with FLG or FLA combined with paclitaxel had synergistic anticancer effects on the DLD-1 cell line. (4) Conclusions: Flavonols from green tea exerted beneficial effects on health and may be superior to flavan-3-ols.


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