Crude phenolic extracts of indigenous sub-Saharan fruit byproducts have potent antioxidant activity.Purification of these extracts and evaluation of their antioxidant activity and viability using appropriate biologica...Crude phenolic extracts of indigenous sub-Saharan fruit byproducts have potent antioxidant activity.Purification of these extracts and evaluation of their antioxidant activity and viability using appropriate biological models,has,however,not yet been completed.The current study quantitatively evaluated the phenolic composition and in vitro antioxidant activity of crude and purified extracts(PE)of Harpephyllum caffrum peel(HCP)and Syzygium guineense seed(SGS),and cellular antioxidant and viability efficacy of the PE.Phenols were extracted by 60%ethanol(v/v)solvent system and purified using XAD7HP macroporous adsorption resin.The UPLC/Q-TOF-MS was used for the characterization and identification of phenols.Cellular antioxidant activity(CAA)assay was applied to assess the antioxidant efficacy and cytotoxicity of the PE.Analysis of variance of data was done using a generalized linear mixed model with fruit type,extract purity and their interaction as fixed effects.Purification increased(P≤0.05)HCP total phenolic concentration(TPC)by over 200%,while SGS TPC decreased(P≤0.05)by 20%.Regardless of fruit type,PE had higher(P≤0.05)quantities of proanthocyanidins and anthocyanins than crude extracts.The HCP-PE had greater(P≤0.05)in vitro antioxidant activity than the other extracts(P≤0.05).Cellular antioxidant activity of HCP-PE was comparable to that of sodium metabisulphite(P>0.05).Also,HCP-PE had lower(P≤0.05)cytotoxic effects than SGS and sodium metabisulphite with increasing antioxidant concentration.It was concluded that HCP-PE is a potential source of safe natural antioxidants for nutraceutical applications.展开更多
The leaves of Eucalyptus are abundant in natural resources as a novel potential antioxidant and have broad market prospect.Four of characteristic hydrolysable tannins from Eucalyptus leaves have been demonstrated grea...The leaves of Eucalyptus are abundant in natural resources as a novel potential antioxidant and have broad market prospect.Four of characteristic hydrolysable tannins from Eucalyptus leaves have been demonstrated great application potential as natural antioxidants in our previous research.In this study,the bioactive activities of another hydrolysable tannin isolated and identified as oenothein B(OEB)were evaluated.Content of bioactive compound(hydrolysable tannin)from different Eucalyptus species and regions in southern China were investigated.The results showed that OEB not only exerted anti-proliferative activity against HepG2 cell,but also showed higher cellular antioxidant activity than some common antioxidants.Generally,content of characteristic hydrolysable tannins decreased in the order of OEB>tellimagrandin I(T1)>pedunculagin>gemin D>pentagalloyl glucose(PGG).E.grandis×E.urophylla GL9 and E.urophylla×E.grandis could be recommended as new natural sources to exploit hydrolysable tannins because of high content,widely plantation and strong adaptability.This study supplied first insight on introduction of high cellular antioxidant activity of OEB and selecting the species and region to exploit natural antioxidants.It will promote the increasing of economic value of Eucalyptus.展开更多
A chemical investigation on the fermentation products of Sanghuangporus sanghuang led to the isolation and identification of fourteen secondary metabolites(1-14)including eight sesquiterpenoids(1-8)and six polyphenols...A chemical investigation on the fermentation products of Sanghuangporus sanghuang led to the isolation and identification of fourteen secondary metabolites(1-14)including eight sesquiterpenoids(1-8)and six polyphenols(9-14).Compounds1-3 were sesquiterpenes with new structures which were elucidated based on NMR spectroscopy,high resolution mass spectrometry(HRMS)and electronic circular dichroism(ECD)data.All the isolates were tested for their stimulation effects on glucose uptake in insulin-resistant HepG2 cells,and cellular antioxidant activity.Compounds 9-12 were subjected to molecular docking experiment to primarily evaluate their anti-coronavirus(SARS-CoV-2)activity.As a result,compounds 9-12 were found to increase the glucose uptake of insulin-resistant HepG2 cells by 18.1%,62.7%,33.7%and 21.4%at the dose of 50μmol·L^(-1),respectively.Compounds 9-12 also showed good cellular antioxidant activities with CAA_(50)values of 12.23,23.11,5.31 and 16.04μmol·L^(-1),respectively.Molecular docking between COVID-19 M^(pro)and compounds 9-12 indicated potential SARS-CoV-2 inhibitory activity of these four compounds.This work provides new insights for the potential role of the medicinal mushroom S.sanghuang as drugs and functional foods.展开更多
基金Stellenbosch Gardens and Kirstenbosch Gardens for their support.Financial support for the research was provided by the South African Research Chairs Initiative(SARChI)in Meat Science:Genomics to Nutrinomics as well as the South African Department of Science and Technology(UID:84633),as directed by the NRF of South Africa.TMP would also like to thank SARChI for bursary support.
文摘Crude phenolic extracts of indigenous sub-Saharan fruit byproducts have potent antioxidant activity.Purification of these extracts and evaluation of their antioxidant activity and viability using appropriate biological models,has,however,not yet been completed.The current study quantitatively evaluated the phenolic composition and in vitro antioxidant activity of crude and purified extracts(PE)of Harpephyllum caffrum peel(HCP)and Syzygium guineense seed(SGS),and cellular antioxidant and viability efficacy of the PE.Phenols were extracted by 60%ethanol(v/v)solvent system and purified using XAD7HP macroporous adsorption resin.The UPLC/Q-TOF-MS was used for the characterization and identification of phenols.Cellular antioxidant activity(CAA)assay was applied to assess the antioxidant efficacy and cytotoxicity of the PE.Analysis of variance of data was done using a generalized linear mixed model with fruit type,extract purity and their interaction as fixed effects.Purification increased(P≤0.05)HCP total phenolic concentration(TPC)by over 200%,while SGS TPC decreased(P≤0.05)by 20%.Regardless of fruit type,PE had higher(P≤0.05)quantities of proanthocyanidins and anthocyanins than crude extracts.The HCP-PE had greater(P≤0.05)in vitro antioxidant activity than the other extracts(P≤0.05).Cellular antioxidant activity of HCP-PE was comparable to that of sodium metabisulphite(P>0.05).Also,HCP-PE had lower(P≤0.05)cytotoxic effects than SGS and sodium metabisulphite with increasing antioxidant concentration.It was concluded that HCP-PE is a potential source of safe natural antioxidants for nutraceutical applications.
基金supported by the General project of the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(2022A1515010907)the National Key R&D Program(2016YFD0600806)National Natural Science Foundation of China(31700501).
文摘The leaves of Eucalyptus are abundant in natural resources as a novel potential antioxidant and have broad market prospect.Four of characteristic hydrolysable tannins from Eucalyptus leaves have been demonstrated great application potential as natural antioxidants in our previous research.In this study,the bioactive activities of another hydrolysable tannin isolated and identified as oenothein B(OEB)were evaluated.Content of bioactive compound(hydrolysable tannin)from different Eucalyptus species and regions in southern China were investigated.The results showed that OEB not only exerted anti-proliferative activity against HepG2 cell,but also showed higher cellular antioxidant activity than some common antioxidants.Generally,content of characteristic hydrolysable tannins decreased in the order of OEB>tellimagrandin I(T1)>pedunculagin>gemin D>pentagalloyl glucose(PGG).E.grandis×E.urophylla GL9 and E.urophylla×E.grandis could be recommended as new natural sources to exploit hydrolysable tannins because of high content,widely plantation and strong adaptability.This study supplied first insight on introduction of high cellular antioxidant activity of OEB and selecting the species and region to exploit natural antioxidants.It will promote the increasing of economic value of Eucalyptus.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFD0400203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81673334)。
文摘A chemical investigation on the fermentation products of Sanghuangporus sanghuang led to the isolation and identification of fourteen secondary metabolites(1-14)including eight sesquiterpenoids(1-8)and six polyphenols(9-14).Compounds1-3 were sesquiterpenes with new structures which were elucidated based on NMR spectroscopy,high resolution mass spectrometry(HRMS)and electronic circular dichroism(ECD)data.All the isolates were tested for their stimulation effects on glucose uptake in insulin-resistant HepG2 cells,and cellular antioxidant activity.Compounds 9-12 were subjected to molecular docking experiment to primarily evaluate their anti-coronavirus(SARS-CoV-2)activity.As a result,compounds 9-12 were found to increase the glucose uptake of insulin-resistant HepG2 cells by 18.1%,62.7%,33.7%and 21.4%at the dose of 50μmol·L^(-1),respectively.Compounds 9-12 also showed good cellular antioxidant activities with CAA_(50)values of 12.23,23.11,5.31 and 16.04μmol·L^(-1),respectively.Molecular docking between COVID-19 M^(pro)and compounds 9-12 indicated potential SARS-CoV-2 inhibitory activity of these four compounds.This work provides new insights for the potential role of the medicinal mushroom S.sanghuang as drugs and functional foods.
