Plants are well known for producing a wide diversity of natural compounds and several strategies have been proposed to enhance their production. Among them, somatic chromosome doubling may represent an effective and inexpensive method.... more
Plants are well known for producing a wide diversity of natural compounds and several strategies have been proposed to enhance their production. Among them, somatic chromosome doubling may represent an effective and inexpensive method. The objective of the current study was to investigate the effect of polyploidization on the leaf metabolic profile and content of tetraploids produced from a wild diploid (2n=2x=24) potato species, Solanum bulbocastanum Dun. Photochemical efficiency of tetraploids was also analyzed. Results from HPLC-DAD and LC/MS analyses provided evidence that tetraploid genotypes displayed either a similar or a lower phenylpropanoids, tryptophan, tyrosine and a-chaconine content compared with the diploid parent. Similarly, no significant differences were found among genotypes both for measures of gas and for chlorophyll fluorescence, except for non-photochemical quenching (NPQ). Steroidal saponins content revealed superiority of some tetraploids with respect to the...
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Four new flavonoid glycosides, quercetin 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, quercetin 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, kaempferol 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, and... more
Four new flavonoid glycosides, quercetin 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, quercetin 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, kaempferol 3-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, and kaempferol 4'-methyl ether 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside, along with other known flavonoids and phenolic derivatives, were isolated from the leaves of Vernonia ferruginea Less. Their structures were established on the basis of detailed spectral analysis.
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Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels from the pre-existing vasculature is of physiological and pathological importance. Substantial data over the last decade has implicated uncontrolled angiogenesis with various pathological... more
Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels from the pre-existing vasculature is of physiological and pathological importance. Substantial data over the last decade has implicated uncontrolled angiogenesis with various pathological states. Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) play a critical role in its regulation, and have become one of the most interesting anti-angiogenesis targets. We have investigated the anti-angiogenic potential of
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ABSTRACT Two new biflavonoids, 200-hydroxygenkwanol A (1) and 40-methylgenkwanol A (2), together with fourteen known compounds were isolated from the aerial parts of Daphne linearifolia Hart. Their chemical structures were elucidated by... more
ABSTRACT Two new biflavonoids, 200-hydroxygenkwanol A (1) and 40-methylgenkwanol A (2), together with fourteen known compounds were isolated from the aerial parts of Daphne linearifolia Hart. Their chemical structures were elucidated by extensive NMR spectral studies, as well as by ESI-MS analysis. The affinity of all compounds towards Hsp90, one of the most promising targets for the modern anti-cancer therapy, by surface plasmon resonance was tested. Achieved results demonstrated that 1 efficiently interacts with the protein, also allowing some structure–activity relationship evaluations. � 2012 Phytochemical Society of Europe. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Angiogenesis is involved in many physiological and pathological conditions. Natural compounds with antioxidant activity have also been reported to possess potent antiangiogenic properties by regulating angiogenesis modulators such as... more
Angiogenesis is involved in many physiological and pathological conditions. Natural compounds with antioxidant activity have also been reported to possess potent antiangiogenic properties by regulating angiogenesis modulators such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Based on this, we screened the antioxidant and antiangiogenic activities of Astronium graveolens leaf extracts by a DPPH test and a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. MeOH extract expressed a significant free radical-scavenging activity (EC₅₀ = 37.65 μg/mL) and it was able to inhibit the interaction between placental growth factor (PlGF) (placental growth factor), a VEGF family member, and its receptor Flt-1 by more than 50% at 1 mg/mL. 1,2,3,4,6-Penta-O-galloyl-d-glucopyranose, 6 is the most active compound of the extract. It exhibited a high potency in scavenging DPPH (EC₅₀ = 2.16 μg/mL) and reduced by 58% the PlGF/Flt-1 interaction at a concentration of 50 μM. Moreover, the known compounds (1-6) have been isolated for the first time in A. graveolens.
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Phytochemical investigation of the extracts of the leaves of Siparuna thecaphora (Poepp. et Endl.) A. DC. (Siparunaceae) allowed the isolation of one monoterpene glycoside, named trans-thujane-1α,7-diol 1-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) along... more
Phytochemical investigation of the extracts of the leaves of Siparuna thecaphora (Poepp. et Endl.) A. DC. (Siparunaceae) allowed the isolation of one monoterpene glycoside, named trans-thujane-1α,7-diol 1-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) along with rutin, quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde. Their structural characterisation was obtained on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses, including 1D and 2D NMR experiments and HR-ESI-MS.
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Two new compounds, 5-methyl-2-(2-methylbutanoyl)phloroglucinol 1-O-(6-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) and trans-2,3-dihydrokaempferol 3-O-(4-O-sulfo)-α-L-arabinopyranoside (2), together with 14 known flavonoids,... more
Two new compounds, 5-methyl-2-(2-methylbutanoyl)phloroglucinol 1-O-(6-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) and trans-2,3-dihydrokaempferol 3-O-(4-O-sulfo)-α-L-arabinopyranoside (2), together with 14 known flavonoids, trans-dihydrokaempferol 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside (3), trans-taxifolin 3-O-α-L-arabinofuranoside (4), quercetin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (5), quercetin 3'-O-α-L-arabinofuranoside (6), catechin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (7), trans-taxifolin 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside (8), cis-dihydrokaempferol 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside (9), catechin (10), myricetin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (11), quercetin 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside (12), quercetin 3-O-α-L-arabinofuranoside (13), quercetin 3-O-(3″-galloyl)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (14), quercetin 3-O-(2″-galloyl)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (15), and epicatechin 3-O-gallate (16), were isolated from the leaves of Ruprechtia polystachya Griseb. (Polygonaceae). Their structures were established on the basis of extensive 1D- and 2D-NMR experiments as well as MS analyses. All compounds, except 1, showed inhibition of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase in intact microsomes.