Volatiles and Antifungal-Antibacterial-Antiviral Activity of South African Salvia spp. Essential Oils Cultivated in Uniform Conditions

Spontaneous emissions of S. dentata Aiton and S. scabra Thunb., as well as the essential oil (EO) composition of the cited species, together with S. aurea L., were investigated. The chemical profile of the first two species is reported here for the first time. Moreover, in vitro tests were performed to evaluate the antifungal activity of these EOs on Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum canis, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, and Fusarium solani. Secondly, the EO antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus pseudointermedius was examined, and their antiviral efficacy against the H1N1 influenza virus was assessed. Leaf volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as well as the EOs obtained from the arial part of Salvia scabra, were characterized by a high percentage of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (97.8% and 76.6%, respectively), mostly represented by an equal amount of germacrene D (32.8% and 32.7%, respectively). Both leaf and flower spontaneous emissions of S. dentata, as well as the EO composition, showed a prevalence of monoterpenes divided into a more or less equal amount of hydrocarbon and oxygenated compounds. Interestingly, its EO had a non-negligible percentage of oxygenated sesquiterpenes (29.5%). S. aurea EO, on the contrary, was rich in sesquiterpenes, both hydrocarbons and oxygenated compounds (41.5% and 33.5%, respectively). S. dentata EO showed good efficacy (Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC): 0.5%) against M. canis. The tested EOs were not active against E. coli and S. aureus, whereas a low inhibition of S. dentata EO was observed on S. pseudointermedius (MIC = 10%). Once again, S. dentata EO showed a very good H1N1 inhibition; contrariwise, S. aurea EO was completely inactive against this virus. The low quantity of S. scabra EO made it impossible to test its biological activity. S. dentata EO exhibited interesting new perspectives for medicinal and industrial uses.     

白花败酱矿物质元素分析与利用

目的对野生白花败酱与栽培白花败酱8种矿物质元素进行了测定、分析与利用。方法采用火焰原子吸收分光光度法。结果白花败酱的嫩茎叶含有丰富的K、Ca、Na、Mg常量元素和Fe、Mn、Cu、Zn微量元素,栽培种的Mn含量是野生种的4倍多。结论白花败酱可作蔬菜食用,同时对土壤中的Mn有富集能力。     

Integrated Network Pharmacology Analysis and In Vitro Validation Revealed the Potential Active Components and Underlying Mechanistic Pathways of Herba Patriniae in Colorectal Cancer

Herba Patriniae (HP) are medicinal plants commonly used in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. In this study, network pharmacology was used to predict the active components and key signaling pathways of HP in CRC. Patrinia heterophylla, one type of HP, was chosen for validation of the network pharmacology analysis. The phytochemical profile of Patrinia heterophylla water extract (PHW) was determined by UHPLC-MS. MTT, RT-PCR, and Western blot assays were performed to evaluate the bioactivities of PHW in colon cancer cells. Results showed that 15 potentially active components of HP interacted with 28 putative targets of CRC in the compound–target network, of which asperglaucide had the highest degree. Furthermore, the ErbB signaling pathway was identified as the pathway mediated by HP with the most potential against CRC. Both RT-PCR and Western blot results showed that PHW significantly downregulated the mRNA and protein levels of EGFR, PI3K, and AKT in HCT116 cells. Asperglaucide, present in PHW, exhibited an anti-migratory effect in HCT116 cells, suggesting that it could be an active component of PHW in CRC treatment. In conclusion, this study has provided the first scientific evidence to support the use of PHW in CRC and paved the way for further research into the underlying mechanisms of PHW against CRC.     

Analysis of plasma migration components in Patrinia villosa (Thunb.) Juss. effective parts by UPLC–Q-TOF–MS

Patrinia villosa (Thunb.) Juss. (PVJ) is described as pungent, bitter and slightly cold in Chinese medicine, and is associated with the large intestine, stomach and liver meridians. The preliminary experiments of our research team proved that PVJ total flavonoids have excellent inhibitory effects on liver cancer cells. The present experiment uses the UPLC–Q-TOF–MS technology and serum pharmacochemistry methods to analyze the chemical components in vitro and in vivo of PVJ antiliver tumors. A total of 14 chemical components were identified in the total flavonoids extract of PVJ, and it is mainly composed of flavonoids, flavonones, flavonols and phenolic acids. At the same time, seven prototypical components and seven metabolic components were detected in the drug-containing plasma. Hydrocaffeate and scutellarein are the phase I metabolites of caffeic acid and scutellarin, respectively. Sulfated apigenin, sulfated luteolin, sulfated kaempferol and methylated kaempferol are the II phase metabolites of apigenin, luteolin, kaempferol, respectively. The experiment provides a reference for the research and development of antitumor drug candidates, and provides a basis for revealing the bioactive components of PVJ and the antitumor mechanism.     

Two New Iridoid Glucosides from the Whole Plant of Patrinia scabiosifolia Link

As a traditional Chinese medicine, Patrinia scabiosifolia Link has been used to treat various inflammatory-related diseases, and recent studies have shown that it possesses potent anti-inflammatory activity. Therefore, phytochemical investigation on whole plants of P. scabiosifolia were carried out, which led to the isolation of two new iridoid glucosides, patriniscabiosides A (1) and B (2), together with six known compounds (3–8). The structural elucidation of all compounds was performed by HRESIMS and extensive spectroscopic analyses including IR, 1D, 2D NMR, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD). All the isolated compounds were tested for their anti-inflammatory activity using the NF-κB-Dependent Reporter Gene Expression Assay, and compound 3 displayed anti-inflammatory activity through the inhibition of the NF-κB pathway, with an inhibitory rate of 73.44% at a concentration of 10 μM.     

Two New Dihydroflavanoids from Patrinia vittosa Juss (II)

Two new dihydroflavonoids named villosin A and villosin B were obtained from the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Patrinia villosa Juss. Their structures were elucidated as (2S)-5, 2', 6'-trihydroxy-2", 2"-dimethylpyrano [5", 6": 6, 7]flavanone 1 and (2S, 3"S)-5, 2', 6'-trihydroxy-3"-γ, γ-dimethylallyl-2", 2"-dimethyl-3", 4"-dihydropyrano [5", 6": 6, 7] flavanone 2 by spectroscopic methods including UV, IR, HR-TOF- MS, 1D NMR and 2D NMR techniques.     

天然产物(－)-Patriscabrol和(＋)-Isopatriscabrol的全合成研究

以反丁烯二酰氯和薄荷醇为起始原料, 经十四步反应, 得到光活的(－)-patriscabrol和(＋)-isopatriscabrol, 总收率约为4.6%. 化合物的结构经¹H NMR, MS, NOE差谱, HMBC, HMQC确定.     

中草药龙胆中微量元素的形态分析

采用传统煎煮法对丽水当地中草药龙胆中钙、锌、铁、铜、锰、铅、镉和铬等8种元素进行提取,并用微孔滤膜分离提取液中可溶态与悬浮态;利用大孔吸附树脂分离可溶态中有机态与无机态;采用正辛醇/水分配体系模拟水煎液中这8种微量元素在人体胃肠中分配情况,再用火焰原子吸收光谱法(FAAS)测定了各种形态中的8种元素。研究结果显示:龙胆中8种元素的提取率在34.25%～74.53%,浸留比在49.58%～371.1%,悬浮态颗粒吸附率在6.5%～29.8%,该法对各元素的加标回收率在91.3%～108.5%;相对标准偏差小于3.5%;锌、铁、铜、锰在正辛醇/水分配体系中溶出性受酸碱性影响大些。     

Two New Dihydroflavanoids from Patrinia villosa Juss

Patrinia villosa Juss is a famous traditional Chinese medicine and often used in folkmedicine as anti-virus and anti-bacteria agent1,2. However, there is little research aboutits chemical study through a literature search. In order to find bioactive princ…