In vitro inhibition of protein glycation and advanced glycation end products formation by hydroethanolic extract and two fractions of Simaba trichilioides roots

Abstract

Long-term hyperglycemia maintenance is responsible for increased protein glycation and formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), both are associated with the onset of diabetes mellitus complications. Efforts have been made to discover new agents having antiglycation potential. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the hydroethanolic extract and the ethyl acetate and methanolic fractions of Simaba trichilioides roots on the formation of AGEs. In an in vitro model system of protein glycation, incubations with hydroethanolic extract, ethyl acetate or methanolic fractions of S. trichilioides decreased the fluorescent AGEs, and markers of tyrosine and tryptophan oxidation. Protein crosslinking was reduced in the presence of the ethyl acetate fraction of S. trichilioides. Simaba trichilioides roots seem to be a promising source of compounds having ability to prevent glycoxidation changes, with potential applications in complementary therapies for management of diabetic complications.     

Flavonoids inhibiting glycation of bovine serum albumin: affinity-activity relationship

Protein glycation leads to the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), which contribute to the pathogenesis of diabetic complications. The structure-activity relationship of dietary flavonoids for inhibiting the glycation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) in vitro was subjected to a detailed investigation. The structure-activity relationship revealed that: 1) the hydroxylation on ring B of the flavones enhanced the inhibition and the hydroxyl groups at the C-5 and C-7 positions of flavones favoured the inhibition; 2) the optimal number of hydroxyl groups on ring B of the flavonols was one (at the C-3 position) and the methylation of flavonols weakened the inhibition; 3) the methoxylation at the C-6 position and methylation at C-4′ position of genistein clearly enhanced the inhibition; 4) the hydroxyl groups at the C-5 and C-7 positions of flavanones were in favour of the inhibition; 5) the glycosylation of flavonoids significantly weakened the inhibition. Obvious linear affinity-activity relationships exist between the BSA-flavonoid interaction and flavonoids as BSA glycation inhibitors (R² = 0.76585). The flavonoids with a higher affinity to BSA exhibited a stronger inhibition of the glycation of BSA.     

Syntheses,characterization, in vitro antiglycation and DPPH radical scavenging activities of isatin salicylhydrazidehydrazone and its Mn (II), Co (II), Ni (II), Cu (II), and Zn (II) metal complexes

2-Hydroxy salicylhydrazide isatin hydrazone (L) and its Mn (II), Co (II), Ni (II), Cu (II), and Zn (II), metal complexes were synthesized. ¹H NMR, UV–Vis, IR spectroscopy and elemental (CHN/S) analysis techniques were applied for characterization. TG/DTA techniques revealed that all the synthetic compounds are thermally stable up to 300 °C. They were found non-electrolytes in nature. Furthermore, all these complexes were evaluated for antiglycation and DPPH radical scavenging activities. They showed varying degree of activity with IC₅₀ values between 168.23 and 269.0 μM in antiglycation and 29.63–57.71 μM in DPPH radical scavenging activity. Mn (II), Co (II), Ni (II), Cu (II), and Zn (II), metal complexes showed good antiglycation as well as DPPH radical scavenging activity. The IC₅₀ values for antiglycation activity are 168.23 ± 2.37, 234.27 ± 4.33, 257.1 ± 6.43, 267.7 ± 8.43, 269.0 ± 8.56 Ni for Co, Zn, Mn, Cu, and Ni complexes, respectively, while IC₅₀ value were found to be 29.63 ± 2.76, 31.13 ± 1.41, 35.16 ± 2.45, 43.53 ± 3.12, 57.71 ± 2.61 μM for Cu, Zn, Mn, Co and Ni complexes, respectively, for DPPH radical scavenging activity. These synthesized metal complexes were found to be better active than standards Rutin (IC₅₀ = 294.46 μM) for anti-glycation, and tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (IC₅₀ = 44.7 μM) for DPPH radical scavenging activity.     

3-取代苯氧甲基-6-氯哒嗪的合成及其除草活性

通过3-氯-6-溴甲基哒嗪与各种取代的苯酚在K₂CO₃/DMF体系中反应, 合成了一系列3-取代苯氧甲基-6-氯哒嗪化合物. 它们的结构均经¹H NMR, IR和元素分析确证. 在浓度为100 μg•mL^－1时, 初步的生物活性测试结果表明, 所合成的化合物对油菜和稗草均有一定的抑制作用. 并讨论了其结构与除草活性的关系.     

Ultrasonic-Assisted Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction and Properties of Water-Soluble Polysaccharides from Malus hupehensis

Malus hupehensis (M. hupehensis), an edible and medicinal plant with significant antioxidant and hypoglycemic activity, has been applied to new resource foods. However, the structural characterization and biological effects of its polysaccharides (MHP) are less known. The optimum extraction parameters to achieve the highest extraction efficiency (47.63%), the yield (1.68%) and purity of MHP (89.6%) by ultrasonic-assisted aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) were obtained under the liquid-to-solid ratio of 23 g/mL, ultrasonic power of 65 W, and ultrasonic time of 33 min. According to the analysis results, MHP was composed of Man, GlcA, Rha, GalA, Glc, Gal, Xyl, Ara, and Fuc, in which Ara and Gal were the main components, and the content of GlcA was the lowest. In in vitro activity analysis, MHP showed a significant antioxidant capacity, and an inhibition activity of α-glucosidase and the advanced glycation end products (AGEs) formation in the BSA/Glc reaction model. MHP interacted with α-glucosidase and changed the internal microenvironment of the enzyme, and inhibited the AGEs formation, which provides more evidence for the antihyperglycemic mechanism of MHP. The results suggest that ATPS is an efficient and environmentally friendly solvent system, and M. hupehensis has broad application prospects in functional foods, healthcare products, and pharmaceuticals.     

1-苄基-3-[α-羟基-(未)取代苄基叶立德]吡咯啉- 2,4-二酮的合成与生物活性

为了发现具有高除草活性的对羟基苯基丙酮酸双氧化酶抑制剂(简称HPPD, EC 1.13. 11.27), 利用由不同的芳香羧酸和乙酰乙酸乙酯为原料得到的不同的β-酮酸酯与N-苄基甘氨酸乙酯反应得到12个未见文献报道的1-苄基-3-[α-羟基-(未)取代苄基叶立德]吡咯啉-2,4-二酮化合物, 其结构均经过¹H NMR, IR和元素分析确证. 在活性测定方面, 采用了对不同的作用机制敏感的油菜平皿法和稗草小杯法. 初步生物活性测试结果表明, 其生长抑制活性高于对照药HPPD抑制剂磺草酮. 但磺草酮所表现出来的明显白化作用, 在这一类化合物只显示出微弱的缺绿现象, 这也许说明所合成的化合物除显示出较弱的HPPD抑制剂的特征外, 可能还具有生长抑制作用, 而且活性与结构之间存在着一定的构效关系.     

Synthesis and Antitumor Evaluation of Novel Hybrids of Phenylsulfonylfuroxan and Estradiol Derivatives

Fifteen novel furoxan-based nitric oxide (NO) releasing hybrids of estradiol derivatives were synthesized and evaluated in vitro anti-proliferative activity in MDA-MB-231, A2780, Hela and HUVEC cell lines. Most of them displayed potent anti-proliferative effects. Among the compounds, 4-bromo-3-((phenylsulfonyl)-1,2,5-oxadiazole 2-oxide)-oxy-propoxy-estradiol ( 11 b ) exhibited the best activity with IC₅₀ values of 3.58–0.0008 μM. Preliminary pharmacological studies showed that 11 b induced apoptosis and hardly affected the cell cycle of MDA-MB-231 cell line. NO-releasing capacity and inhibition of ERK/MAPK pathway signaling might explain the potent antineoplastic activity of these compounds. The preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) showed that steroidal scaffolds with a linker in 3-position were favorable moieties to evidently increase the bioactivities of these hybrids. Overall, these results implied that 11 b merited to be further investigated as a promising anti-cancer candidate.     

Advanced glycation end-products inhibitors isolated from Schisandra grandiflora

Free radicals scavenging and advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) inhibitory potentials in crude chloroform extract of Schisandra grandiflora were evaluated. Bioassay-guided isolation of the chloroform extract led to the identification of 24 compounds. Among the isolates, ( ± ) gomisin M₁, arisantetralone C and D, macelignan, saurulignan B and SZ-MO displayed potent-free radical scavenging as well as AGEs inhibitory potentials. This is the first report identifying the presence of AGEs inhibitory activity and assigning AGEs inhibitory activity to these compounds. Therefore, our research finds new application of traditional medicinal plant S. grandiflora having capacity to reduce formation and accumulation of AGEs in diabetes.     

3-芳烷氨基-6-氯哒嗪的合成及其除草活性

通过3,6-二氯哒嗪与(未)取代芳烷基胺在DMF/NaH或正丁醇体系缩合, 合成了13个3-芳甲(乙)氨基-6-氯哒嗪类化合物, 其中11个为新化合物, 它们的结构均经¹H NMR, IR和元素分析确证. 初步的生物活性测试结果表明, 所合成的化合物对阔叶杂草有一定的抑制作用, 如化合物4f在施药量为10 µg•mL^－1时对油菜的抑制率是76.42%. 讨论了其结构与除草活性的关系.     

4-(Arylaminothiocarbonyl)-1-(1-o-methoxyphenylcarbamido)-ethylpiperazines as anticonvulsants

Several 4-(arylaminothiocarbonyl)-1-(1-o-methoxyphenylcarbamido)-ethylpiperazines were synthesized and evaluated for their anticonvulsant activity against pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in mice. The ability of substituted piperazines to inhibit in vitro respiratory activity of rat brain homogenates was also determined to study their structure-activity relationship.     

Adsorption Studies of Copper Sulfate on Hydrogels of Poly(Amido-Amines)

Abstract

The interaction between the active groups of polymeric gels of poly(amido-amines) such as poly(acrylamide-diallyldiethyl ammonium chloride) “cationic gel p(AM-DADEAmCl)” and poly(acrylamide-sodium acrylate-diallyldiethyl ammonium chloride) “amphoteric gel p(AM-AANa-DADEAmCl” with copper sulfate have been carried out by using polymeric gels of different swelling degree and different amine percent.

The capacity toward cations decreases with increasing the amine percent and the swelling degree but the capacity toward anions such as (SO₄₎ ^2- decreases with increasing swelling degree and increases with increasing the amine percent. These polymeric gels interact with copper sulfate at pH value >5 to form a crosslinked structures. Spectroscopic studies showed that the mechanism of crosslinking formation is a bond formation between the active group of polymeric chains and copper sulfate. The bond formation depends on the nature of the polymer chain. It was also found that the amide groups form complexes with hydrated cations, while both carboxylate and ammonium groups interact by ion-exchange mechanisms.     

3-取代苄基-6-三氟甲基嘧啶-2,4(1H,3H)-二酮衍生物的合成及其除草活性的研究

为了进一步研究3-取代苄基-6-三氟甲基嘧啶-2,4(1H,3H)-二酮衍生物的除草活性, 以期发现更高活性化合物, 合成了16个未见文献报道的3-取代苄基-6-三氟甲基嘧啶-2,4(1H,3H)-二酮衍生物, 其结构均经过¹H NMR, IR和元素分析确证. 生测结果表明, 嘧啶环1-位取代基的变化, 不仅影响化合物的抑制活性与选择性, 可能还改变了化合物的作用方式. 定量的结构与活性关系研究表明, 当作用对象为油菜时, 化合物的活性可能主要与取代基R的摩尔分子折射常数有关; 当作用对象为稗草时, 化合物的活性可能主要与取代基R的电性参数有关. 1-位为氢时, 有利于对油菜生长的抑制; 1-位为甲基时, 有利于对稗草生长的抑制.     

Design,synthesis, crystal structure and bioactivity evaluation of novel diethyl (arylfuranyl)(arylpyrazolylamino)methanephosphonates

A series of novel arylpyrazole derivatives containing aminomethanephosphonate and phenylfuran moieties were designed, synthesized and characterized by ¹H NMR, ³¹P NMR and IR spectroscopy and elemental analyses. The single crystal structure of diethyl [5-(4-chlorophenyl)furan-2-yl][3-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trifluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-ylamino]methanephosphonate (4l) was determined by X-ray diffraction. Preliminary bioassays showed that these phosphonates exhibit satisfactory insecticidal activities against Culexpipiens and Musca domestica at 0.1%. In particular, compound 4l exhibited a most promising KT50 value, which is superior to that of Dextraltetramethrin® and similar to Prallehtrin®. The structure-activity relationship was also preliminarily investigated.     

含有异噁唑环的β-氨基酮的合成及其抗糖尿病活性的初步研究

为了寻找新型高效低毒的抗糖尿病分子,由Mannich反应一步合成了15个新的含有异噁唑结构单元的β-氨基酮,制备方法简便、反应条件温和、产品易纯化,收率为51.2%～89.3%.所得化合物结构均通过1HNMR,13CNMR,ESIMS和HRMS表征.生物活性实验结果表明,在低浓度范围,目标分子对蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸酶1B和α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性不高,但对过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体的激动活性强度中等,其中化合物1-(3,4-二氯苯基)-3-(5-甲基异噁唑-3-氨基)-3-(6-甲氧基萘-2-基)-1-丙酮(15)的过氧化物酶体增殖因子活化受体(PPAR)激动活性最好,达到75.3%,值得进一步研究.还讨论了目标分子的合成条件及其结构-活性关系.     

Measurement of xanthine oxidase inhibition activity of phenolics and flavonoids with a modified cupric reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC) method

Various dietary polyphenolics have been found to show an inhibitory effect on xanthine oxidase (XO) which mediates oxidative stress-originated diseases because of its ability to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), including superoxide anion radical (O₂⁻) and hydrogen peroxide. XO activity has usually been determined by following the rate of uric acid formation from xanthine-xanthine oxidase (X-XO) system using the classical XO activity assay (UV-method) at 295 nm. Since some polyphenolics have strong absorption from the UV to visible region, XO-inhibitory activity of polyphenolics was alternatively determined without interference by directly measuring the formation of uric acid and hydrogen peroxide using the modified CUPRAC (cupric reducing antioxidant capacity) spectrophotometric method at 450 nm. The CUPRAC absorbance of the incubation solution due to the reduction of Cu(II)-neocuproine reagent by the products of the X-XO system decreased in the presence of polyphenolics, the difference being proportional to the XO inhibition ability of the tested compound. The structure-activity relationship revealed that the flavones and flavonols with a 7-hydroxyl group such as apigenin, luteolin, kaempferol, quercetin, and myricetin inhibited XO-inhibitory activity at low concentrations (IC₅₀ values from 1.46 to 1.90 μM), while the flavan-3-ols and naringin were less inhibitory. The findings of the developed method for quercetin and catechin in the presence of catalase were statistically alike with those of HPLC. In addition to polyphenolics, five kinds of herbs were evaluated for their XO-inhibitory activity using the developed method. The proposed spectrophotometric method was practical, low-cost, rapid, and could reliably assay uric acid and hydrogen peroxide in the presence of polyphenols (flavonoids, simple phenolic acids and hydroxycinnamic acids), and less open to interferences by UV-absorbing substances.     

An antibacterial silver(I) supramolecular network assembled from thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylate and benzimidazole

Abstract

A silver(I) supramolecular network Ag(BIm)₂(HTDC) (1) was assembled from thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (H₂TDC) and benzimidazole (BIm) ligands and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, FT-IR, and thermal gravimetric analysis. Complex 1 possesses a two-dimensional structure with a hydrogen-bonded grid network, in which the adjacent [Ag(BIm)₂]⁺ cations and (HTDC)^– are bridged via N–H···O hydrogen bonds forming undulating ribbons. The antibacterial properties of 1 were investigated by determining the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC), the growth curve of bacteria and zone inhibition value assays against Gram-negative bacterium, Escherichia coli, and Gram-positive bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus. The MIC of 1 against E. coli and S. aureus are 15-20?ppm and 20-30?ppm which showed that 1 has higher antibacterial activity than commercial silver nanoparticles. The mechanism of antibacterial activity of 1 was also discussed.     

Bioguided Isolation of Active Compounds from Rhamnus alaternus against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Panton-Valentine Leucocidin Positive Strains (MSSA-PVL)

Despite intensified efforts to develop an effective antibiotic, S. aureus is still a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The multidrug resistance of bacteria has considerably increased the difficulties of scientific research and the concomitant emergence of resistance is to be expected. In this study we have investigated the in vitro activity of 15 ethanol extracts prepared from Moroccan medicinal plants traditionally used for treatment of skin infections. Among the tested species I. viscosa, C. oxyacantha, R. tinctorum, A. herba alba, and B. hispanica showed moderate anti-staphylococcal activity. However, R. alaternus showed promising growth-inhibitory effects against specific pathogenic bacteria especially methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leucocidin positive (MSSA-PVL) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The bioguided fractionation of this plant using successive chromatographic separations followed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry (MS) including EIMS and HREIMS analysis yielded the emodin (1) and kaempferol (2). Emodin being the most active with MICs ranging between 15.62 and 1.95 µg/mL and showing higher activity against the tested strains in comparison with the crude extract, its mechanism of action and the structure-activity relationship were interestingly discussed. The active compound has not displayed toxicity toward murine macrophage cells. The results obtained in the current study support the traditional uses of R. alaternus and suggest that this species could be a good source for the development of new anti-staphylococcal agents.     

Synthesis and antitumor activity of novel pyridazinone derivatives containing 1,3,4-thiadiazole moiety

Abstract

A series of novel pyridazinone derivatives containing the 1,3,4-thiadiazole moiety were synthesized and characterized by ¹H NMR, 13C NMR, spectroscopies HRMS and IR. Among them, the structure of compound 5c (2-(Tert-butyl)?4-chloro-5-((5-((2-ethylphenyl)amino)?1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio)pyridazin-3(2H)-One) was unambiguously confirmed via single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The inhibitory activity of all the target compounds against MGC-803 and Bcap-37 was determined by MTT assay, with doxorubicin (the inhibition rates were 95.5?±?0.4% and 95.7?±?1.0% respectively) as a control. The preliminary results showed that the inhibitory activity of compound 5n (2-(Tert-butyl)?4-chloro-5-((5-((3-fluorophenyl)amino)?1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio)pyridazin-3(2H)-One) was superior to the others. The inhibition rates of MGC-803 and Bcap-37 cells were 86.3?±?2.2% and 92.3?±?0.6% at a concentration of 10?μmol/L, respectively. The preliminary structure-activity relationship showed that when the 2-position of the benzene ring was substituted by a methyl group, such as compound 5j (2-(Tert-butyl)?4-chloro-5-((5-((2,3-dimethylphenyl)amino)?1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio)pyridazin-3(2H)-One), it exhibited good anticancer activity on MGC-803 cells. Besides, introducing fluorine, chlorine, or trifluoromethyl group onto the benzene ring, such as compound 5?m (2-(Tert-butyl)?4-chloro-5-((5-((4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)amino)?1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio)pyridazin-3(2H)-One), displayed good anticancer activity on MGC-803 and Bcap-37 cells.     

Four triarylantimony(V) carboxylates: syntheses,structural characterization and in vitro cytotoxicities

Four new organoantimony carboxylates, (R–COO)₂SbR′₃ [R–COOH = (±)-2-phenoxypropionic acid and R′ = phenyl (1), 4-fluorophenyl (2), 3-fluorophenyl (3), 3,4,5-trifluorophenyl (4)], were synthesized and structurally characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H, ¹³C NMR, IR and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Structural analyses reveal that 1–3 show similar five-coordinate trigonal bipyramidal geometries, binding with three aryl groups and two deprotonated unidentate ligands. Unexpectedly, 4 exhibits pentagonal bipyramidal arrangement accompanied by two Sb–O (carbonyl) coordination bonds. In vitro cytotoxic activities of 1–4 have been determined by the MTT method against four cancer cell lines. Studies reveal that 1–4 have an activity similar to cisplatin on lung cancer cell line A549 and but also exhibit excellent cytotoxicity against cisplatin-insensitive colon cancer cell lines HCT-116, Caco-2 and human promyelocytic leukemia cell line HL-60. Additionally, the results showed that most of these triarylantimony(V) complexes exhibited enhanced cytotoxicity compared with the ligand and four triarylantimony dichloride precursors, which clearly implied a positive synergistic effect. Also interestingly, it was found that 3- or 4- mono-fluoro-substituted triphenylantimony, compounds 2 and 3, exhibit higher in vitro cytotoxicities toward the four cancer cell lines than the tri-3,4,5-trifluoro-substituted and without-fluoro-substituted triphenylantimony complexes. The structure-activity relationship of the cytotoxicity of 1–4 is discussed.