scholarly journals Phytochemical Profile and Pharmacological Activities of Water and Hydroethanolic Dry Extracts of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. Herb

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 751
Author(s):  
Galyna Starchenko ◽  
Andriy Hrytsyk ◽  
Ain Raal ◽  
Oleh Koshovyi
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Calluna Vulgaris ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Antidepressant Effects ◽  
Phenolic Substances ◽  
Phytochemical Profile ◽  
Hydroethanolic Extract

According to the WHO data (2017), depression is the most predominant disease worldwide, with about 300 million people suffering from it, and bipolar disorder is the second most common. Therefore, it is relevant to research new medicines based on medicinal herbal raw materials with anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects. Common heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull.), a flowering plant of the Ericaceae family, is a promising species for research in this area. The aim of this study was to investigate the phytochemical profile and several biological activities of hydroethanolic dry extracts from the C. vulgaris herb. Nineteen phenolic substances were identified and quantified in the extracts by HPLC. The quantitative content of the basic groups of biologically active compounds was determined by spectrophotometry. Arbutin was dominant among the hydroquinone derivatives; chlorogenic acid among the hydroxycinnamic acids; rutin, hyperoside and quercetin-3-D-glucoside among the flavonoids; and (+)-gallocatechin and (-)-epigallocatechin among the tannin metabolites. The water and hydroethanolic extract were compared, the extract of C. vulgaris herb obtained with 70% hydroethanolic had the most pronounced anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anxiolytic, stress-protective, anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects, and it is a promising substance for the development of new drugs or food supplements.

scholarly journals Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Bioactives and Its Role in Alleviating Oral Pathologies

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1847
Author(s):  
Minnu Sasi ◽  
Sandeep Kumar ◽  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
Sandhya Thapa ◽  
Uma Prajapati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis ◽  
Horticultural Crop ◽  
The Family ◽  
Prisma Statement ◽  
Phytochemical Profile

Garlic (Allium sativa L.) is a bulbous flowering plant belongs to the family of Amaryllidaceae and is a predominant horticultural crop originating from central Asia. Garlic and its products are chiefly used for culinary and therapeutic purposes in many countries. Bulbs of raw garlic have been investigated for their role in oral health, which are ascribed to a myriad of biologically active compounds such as alliin, allicin, methiin, S-allylcysteine (SAC), diallyl sulfide (DAS), S-ally-mercapto cysteine (SAMC), diallyl disulphide (DADS), diallyl trisulfide (DATS) and methyl allyl disulphide. A systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA statement. Scopus, PubMed, Clinicaltrials.gov, and Science direct databases were searched between 12 April 2021 to 4 September 2021. A total of 148 studies were included and the qualitative synthesis phytochemical profile of GE, biological activities, therapeutic applications of garlic extract (GE) in oral health care system, and its mechanism of action in curing various oral pathologies have been discussed. Furthermore, the safety of incorporation of GE as food supplements is also critically discussed. To conclude, GE could conceivably make a treatment recourse for patients suffering from diverse oral diseases.

scholarly journals Rose Flowers—A Delicate Perfume or a Natural Healer?

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Milka Mileva ◽  
Yana Ilieva ◽  
Gabriele Jovtchev ◽  
Svetla Gateva ◽  
Maya Margaritova Zaharieva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Rosa Damascena ◽  
Oil Sand ◽  
Rosa Gallica ◽  
Therapeutic Properties ◽  
Phytochemical Profile

Plants from the Rosacea family are rich in natural molecules with beneficial biological properties, and they are widely appreciated and used in the food industry, perfumery, and cosmetics. In this review, we are considering Rosa damascena Mill., Rosa alba L., Rosa centifolia L., and Rosa gallica L. as raw materials important for producing commercial products, analyzing and comparing the main biological activities of their essential oils, hydrolates, and extracts. A literature search was performed to find materials describing (i) botanical characteristics; (ii) the phytochemical profile; and (iii) biological properties of the essential oil sand extracts of these so called “old roses” that are cultivated in Bulgaria, Turkey, India, and the Middle East. The information used is from databases PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. Roses have beneficial healing properties due to their richness of beneficial components, the secondary metabolites as flavonoids (e.g., flavones, flavonols, anthocyanins), fragrant components (essential oils, e.g., monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes), and hydrolysable and condensed tannins. Rose essential oils and extracts with their therapeutic properties—as respiratory antiseptics, anti-inflammatories, mucolytics, expectorants, decongestants, and antioxidants—are able to act as symptomatic prophylactics and drugs, and in this way alleviate dramatic sufferings during severe diseases.

scholarly journals Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Anticholinesterase Activities and Phytochemical Profile of Azorella glabra Wedd

Plants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Immacolata Faraone ◽  
Dilip K. Rai ◽  
Daniela Russo ◽  
Lucia Chiummiento ◽  
Eloy Fernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activities ◽  
Radical Scavenging Activity ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
Ethanol Extract ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition ◽  
Neutral Radical ◽  
Phytochemical Profile

Oxidative stress is involved in different diseases, such as diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. The genus Azorella includes about 70 species of flowering plant species; most of them are commonly used as food and in particular as a tea infusion in the Andean region of South America in folk medicine to treat various chronic diseases. Azorella glabra Wedd. aerial parts were firstly analyzed for their in vitro antioxidant activity using different complementary assays. In particular, radical scavenging activity was tested against biological neutral radical DPPH; ferric reducing power and lipid peroxidation inhibitory capacity (FRAP and Beta-Carotene Bleaching tests) were also determined. The Relative Antioxidant Capacity Index (RACI) was used to compare data obtained by different assays. Then, the inhibitory ability of samples was investigated against α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzymes involved in diabetes and against acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase enzymes considered as strategy for the treatment of Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s diseases. Moreover, the phytochemical profile of the sample showing the highest RACI (1.35) and interesting enzymatic activities (IC50 of 163.54 ± 9.72 and 215.29 ± 17.10 μg/mL in α-glucosidase and acetylcholinesterase inhibition, respectively) was subjected to characterization and quantification of its phenolic composition using LC-MS/MS analysis. In fact, the ethyl acetate fraction derived from ethanol extract by liquid/liquid extraction showed 29 compounds, most of them are cinnamic acid derivatives, flavonoid derivatives, and a terpene. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report about the evaluation of significant biological activities and phytochemical profile of A. glabra, an important source of health-promoting phytochemicals.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF A DRUG BASED ON THE FRUITS OF CHOKEBERRY (ARÓNIA MELANOCÁRPA (MICHX.) EL-LIOT) IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY

2020 ◽  
pp. 219-226
Author(s):  
Valeriya Yur'yevna Andreyeva ◽  
Vladimir Viktorovich Sheykin ◽  
Galina Il'inichna Kalinkina ◽  
Tat'yana Georgiyevna Razina ◽  
Yelena Petrovna Zuyeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Latin Square ◽  
Biologically Active Substances ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Black Chokeberry ◽  
Active Substances

Black chokeberry is an official drug raw material and is used as a multivitamin drug. Black chokeberry guarantees the supply of raw materials as it grows all over the Russian Federation end is a promising sourse of phenolic compounds for new drugs. Objective: to develop the most favorable conditions for extraction of bioactive compounds from black chokeberry and to assess its anti-metastatic activity. To extract bioactive compounds from black chokeberry the method of multistep repercolation with completed cycle was used. To assess the factors controlling the raw material extraction the technique of mathematic simulation for latin square. The technique of liquid anthocyanins and catechins rich black chokeberry extraction was given with the following parameters: extragent – 95% acidified alcohol, phase relation – 1 : 5, number of percolators – 5. The content of biologically active substances in the extract obtained with 95% acidified ethyl alcohol was determined by conventional methods. In the composition of the extract, the content of anthocyanins (5.83±0.25%), catechins (0.22±0.02%), tannins (4.65±0.30%), phenolic acids (0.27±0.01%) and other biologically active substances was determined. To assess the antitumor properties of the chokeberry fruit extract, the Lewis lung carcinoma model was used. It was found that the proposed extract reliably inhibits the development of metastases and increases the antimetastatic activity of cyclophosphamide in combined treatment, is of interest as a means for increasing the effectiveness of tumor chemotherapy.

scholarly journals Analysis of garden snail (Helix aspersa Muller) mucus for the presence of potential effectors of hemostasis system

2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Y. Kyriachenko ◽  
T. Halenova ◽  
O. Savchuk
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Helix Aspersa ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Design And Synthesis ◽  
Chemical Models ◽  
Medicinal Use ◽  
Pharmaceutical Agents ◽  
Snail Helix Aspersa

Today, there are many approaches to new drugs development, but none of them can replace the important role of natural products in the discovery and development of drugs. Natural raw materials remain an extremely important source of medicines. A number of biologically active molecules of natural origin have already found a direct medicinal use, while many others can serve as chemical models or templates for the design and synthesis of new pharmaceutical agents. Snail mucus has been attracting the attention of scientists for many years as a source of natural biologically active substances. The components of snail mucus have been repeatedly tested for antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. In this work, the biological effects of components of the mucus of the garden snail Helix aspersa, distributed in Ukraine, were studied. The research results proved the presence of protein molecules, some of which had a pronounced proteolytic potential with specificity for gelatin, collagen and fibrinogen. When mucus was added to blood plasma, its components initiated the formation of active thrombin, and also prolonged the clotting time of plasma in the coagulation test APTT. In addition, the components of H. aspersa mucus enhanced the effect of platelet aggregation inducer and inhibited their disaggregation. It was proved that the components of H. aspersa mucus had no cytotoxic effect. The obtained results indicate the prospects and importance of further experiments on the study of mucus protein fractions in order to identify individual biologically active molecules responsible for the manifestation of these effects. A detailed analysis of the composition and study of the properties of snail mucus will serve as a basis for obtaining potentially new substances with targeted activities and their further use in various industries, including pharmaceutical.

1,2,3-Triazole- and Quinoline-Based Hybrids with Potent Antiplasmodial Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabela A. Graciano ◽  
Alcione S. de Carvalho ◽  
Fernando de Carvalho da Silva ◽  
Vitor F. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Antimalarial Activity ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Pharmaceutical Market ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Antiplasmodial Activity ◽  
New Chemical Entities ◽  
Active Substances

Background: Malaria is a disease causing millions of victims every year and requires new drugs, often due to parasitic strain mutations. Thus, the search for new molecules that possess antimalarial activity is constant and extremely important. However, the potential that an antimalarial drug possesses cannot be ignored, and molecular hybridization is a good strategy to design new chemical entities. Objective: This review article aims to emphasize recent advances in the biological activities of new 1,2,3-triazole- and quinoline-based hybrids and their place in the development of new biologically active substances. More specifically, it intends to present the synthetic methods that have been utilized for the syntheses of hybrid 1,2,3-triazoles with quinoline nuclei. Method: We have comprehensively and critically discussed all the information available in the literature regarding 1,2,3-triazole- and quinoline-based hybrids with potent antiplasmodial activity. Results: The quinoline nucleus has already been proven to lead to new chemical entities in the pharmaceutical market, such as drugs for the treatment of malaria and other diseases. The same can be said about the 1,2,3-triazole heterocycle, which has been shown to be a beneficial scaffold for the construction of new drugs with several activities. However, only a few triazoles have entered the pharmaceutical market as drugs. Conclusion: Many studies have been conducted to develop new substances that may circumvent the resistance developed by the parasite that causes malaria, thereby improving the therapy currently used.

scholarly journals Ziziphora taurica subsp. taurica: Analytical Characterization and Biological Activities

Biomolecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Tomczyk ◽  
Olcay Ceylan ◽  
Marcello Locatelli ◽  
Angela Tartaglia ◽  
Vincenzo Ferrone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Pharmaceutical Chemical ◽  
Etoac Extract ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Phenolic Substances ◽  
Phytochemical Profile ◽  
The Individual

The Lamiaceae family comprises many flowering plants classified into about 236 genera. The genus Ziziphora is one of the well-known genera of this family and its species are important in different fields of pharmaceutical, chemical, traditional, and folk medicines. The phytochemicals present in Ziziphora include monoterpenic essential oils, triterpenes, and phenolic substances. The aim of this paper was to study the phytochemical profile of Ziziphora taurica subsp. taurica and compare and evaluate the biological activities of its ethyl acetate (ZTT-EtOAc), methanolic (ZTT-MeOH), and aqueous (ZTT-W) extracts based on their enzyme inhibition and antioxidant capacities. Determination of total phenolic (TPC) and total flavonoid (TFC) contents as well as biological activities were determined using spectrophotometric procedures. Subsequently, the individual phenolic compounds were detected by liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–ESI–MS/MS). In total, twenty-two different phenolic compounds were identified, including apigenin, ferulic acid, and luteolin which were the most common. ZTT-MeOH extract showed the best antioxidant activity, whereas ZTT-EtOAc extract was the most effective against tyrosinase and α-amylase. Ziziphora taurica subsp. taurica represents a potential source of natural compounds with positive effects on human health.

Green and Sustainable Technology: Efficient Strategy for Synthesis of Biologically Active Pyrimidine Derivatives

2021 ◽  
Vol 08 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biswa Mohan Sahoo ◽  
B.V.V Ravi Kumar ◽  
Krishna Chandra Panda ◽  
Jammula Sruti ◽  
Abhishek Tiwari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Microwave Assisted Synthesis ◽  
Pyrimidine Derivatives ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Sustainable Technology ◽  
Chemical Substances ◽  
Ball Milling Technique

: Green chemistry is also referred as sustainable technology which involves the design, synthesis, processing and use of chemical substances by reducing or eliminating the chemical hazards. This strategy focuses on atom economy, use of safer solvents or chemicals, use of raw materials from renewable resources, consumption of energy and decomposition of the chemical substances to non-toxic material which are eco-friendly. So, this technology is utilized for the sustainable development of novel heterocyclic scaffold like pyrimidine derivatives. Pyrimidine is a six membered heterocyclic aromatic compound with two nitrogen atoms at positions 1 and 3 in the ring system. Among the other heterocyclic compounds, pyrimidine derivatives plays major role due to their diverse promising biological activities such as antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-viral, anti-tubercular, anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive, anticancer, anthelmintic, antioxidant, anti-epileptic, antipsychotic, anti-anxiety, antimalarial, antihistaminic, anti-parkinsonian, analgesic and anti-inflammatory etc. The various green methods used for synthesis of pyrimidine derivatives include microwave assisted synthesis, ultrasound induced synthesis, ball milling technique, grinding technique, photo-catalysis. These processes enhance the rate of the reaction which leads to high selectivity with improved product yields as compared to the conventional synthetic methods. This review is focused on the green synthesis of biologically active pyrimidine derivatives.

scholarly journals Biologically active substances of Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G.Don

2019 ◽  
pp. 70-79
Author(s):  
O. M. Shevchuk ◽  
S. P. Lukashuk ◽  
S. A. Feskov ◽  
S. L. Adzhiakhmetova ◽  
N. M. Chervonnaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Total Content ◽  
Component Composition ◽  
Uv Spectra ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
The Crimea ◽  
Wet Weight ◽  
Phenolic Substances ◽  
Main Components

The article provides data on a comparative study of the content and component composition of essential oil, the total content of antioxidants and flavonoids of two cultivars and two promising cultivar samples of Italian strawflower ( Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don) grown on the Southern Coast of the Crimea in the collection of aromatic and medicinal plants of the Nikitsky Botanical Gardens. It has been found that the content of essential oil in the green weight of top of H. italicum varies from 0.1% of the wet weight (‘Crystal’ cultivar) to 0.2 (cultivar No. 5). The main components of ‘VIM’ cultivar essential oil are α-pinene and D-limonene, of ‘Crystal’ cultivar is neril acetate, of the sample No. 5 is α-pinene and rosiforiol, of the sample No. 158 is neryl acetate and γ-turmeric. A significant relative content of β-diketones (38%) in the essential oil of ‘Crystal’ cultivar was noted. The greatest amount of antioxidants (2.59 mg / g (in conversion to quercetin) and flavonoids (0.366%) in the inflorescences of Italian strawflower ‘VIM’ cultivar is contained in the budding phase. The results of chromatographic analysis prove the presence of 4 phenolic substances in the inflorescences of Italian strawflower. UV-spectra of alcohol solutions of the studied raw materials had a maximum absorption at a wavelength of 418 ± 2nm. Quantitative determination of flavonoids by differential spectroscopy calculated as isosalipurposide showed that the content of flavonoids in inflorescences varies from 0.262% to 0.366% depending on a cultivar and a phase of vegetation.

scholarly journals Study of the growth-promoting activity of plant polysaccharides of Gleditsia triacanthos, Crotalaria alata and Crotalaria sp.

2020 ◽  
pp. 52-55
Author(s):  
R. P. Zakirova ◽  
S. S. Asatova ◽  
N. R. Safarova ◽  
F. Sh. Tashpulatova
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Wheat Root ◽  
Stem Growth ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Maximum Effect ◽  
Gleditsia Triacanthos ◽  
Plant Polysaccharides ◽  
Presowing Treatment ◽  
Growth Promoting

Relevance. In plant growing practice plant growth regulators based on plant substances are widely used. Plant polysaccharides are among the biologically active compounds that can be used as natural raw materials to create new drugs.Methods. The growth-promoting activity of galactomannans isolated from the seeds of the plants Crotalaria alata, Gleditsia triacanthos and Crotalaria sp. was studied on cotton and wheat crops when they were grown under saline conditions. The range of studied concentrations was in the range from 0.1% to 0.0001%. Presowing treatment was carried out for 18 hours, after which the seeds were germinated in Petri dishes with the addition of 1% NaCl saline solution at a temperature of 25 °C. The biological activity of polysaccharides was evaluated by the linear growth of aboveground and underground organs of seedlings. The results were statistically processed using the Original Pro program.Results. The studied substances have growth-stimulating activity, which depended on their origin and concentration. So galactomannan obtained from Crotalaria alata, under salinization conditions, had a positive effect on the growth of wheat root at 0.01% concentration, and from Gleditsia triacanthos at lower concentrations, 0.001% and 0.0001%. On the stem growth, the maximum effect was exerted by a substance isolated from Crotalaria alata in 0.01% and 0.001% doses. On cotton, stem growth was activated by the polysaccharide Crotalaria sp. in 0.0001% concentrations, the root is galactomannan Gleditsia triacanthos in 0.01% concentration.

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