Solvent system selection is a crucial and the most time‐consuming step for successful countercurrent chromatography separation. A thin‐layer chromatography‐based generally useful estimate of solvent ...systems method has been developed to simplify the solvent system selection. We herein utilized the method to select a solvent system for off‐line two‐dimensional countercurrent chromatography to separate chemical compositions from a complex fraction of the Siraitia grosvenorii root extract. The first‐dimensional countercurrent separation using chloroform/methanol/water (10:5.5:4.5, v/v/v) yielded four compounds with high purity and three mixture fractions (Fr I, III, and VII). The second‐dimensional countercurrent separation conducted on Fr I, III, and VII using the hexane/ethyl acetate/methanol/water (4:6:6:4, 3:7:3:7, v/v/v) and chloroform/methanol/water (10:9:6, v/v/v) solvent systems, respectively, produced another four compounds. Four triterpenoids and four lignans were finally isolated, including two novel compounds. Hence, the generally useful estimate of solvent systems method is a feasible and efficient approach for selecting an applicable solvent system for separating complex samples. In addition, the off‐line two‐dimensional countercurrent chromatography method can improve both the peak resolution and the capacity of countercurrent chromatography.
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Ellagitannins (ETs) are plant polyphenols with various health benefits. Recent studies have indicated that the biological activities of ETs are attributable to their degradation products, including ...ellagic acid and its gut microflora metabolites, such as urolithins. Insect tea produced in the Guangxi region, China, is made from the frass of moth larvae that feed on the ET-rich leaves of Platycarya strobilacea. Chromatographic separation of the Guangxi insect tea showed that the major phenolic constituents are ellagic acid, brevifolin carboxylic acid, gallic acid, brevifolin, and polymeric polyphenols. Chemical investigation of the feed of the larvae, the fresh leaves of P. strobilacea, showed that the major polyphenols are ETs including pedunculagin, casuarictin, strictinin, and a new ET named platycaryanin E. The new ET was confirmed as a dimer of strictinin having a tergalloyl group. The insect tea and the leaves of P. strobilacea contained polymeric polyphenols, both of which were shown to be composed of ETs and proanthocyanidins by acid hydrolysis and thiol degradation. This study clarified that Guangxi insect tea contains ET metabolites produced in the digestive tract of moth larvae, and the metabolites probably have higher bioavailabilities than the original large-molecular ETs of the leaves of P. strobilacea.
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The efficient capture of multi-pollutant residues in food is vital for food safety monitoring. In this study, in-situ-fabricated magnetic MIL-53(Al) metal organic frameworks (MOFs), with good ...magnetic responsiveness, were synthesized and applied for the magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) of chloramphenicol, bisphenol A, estradiol, and diethylstilbestrol. Terephthalic acid (H2BDC) organic ligands were pre-coupled on the surface of amino-Fe3O4 composites (H2BDC@Fe3O4). Fe3O4@MIL-53(Al) MOF was fabricated by in-situ hydrothermal polymerization of H2BDC, Al (NO3)3, and H2BDC@Fe3O4. This approach highly increased the stability of the material. The magnetic Fe3O4@MIL-53(Al) MOF-based MSPE was combined with high-performance liquid chromatography-photo diode array detection, to establish a novel sensitive method for analyzing multi-pollutant residues in milk. This method showed good linear correlations, in the range of 0.05–5.00 μg/mL, with good reproducibility. The limit of detection was 0.004–0.108 μg/mL. The presented method was verified using a milk sample, spiked with four pollutants, which enabled high-throughput detection and the accuracies of 88.17–107.58% confirmed its applicability, in real sample analysis.
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Food safety become a hot issue currently with globalization of food trade and food supply chains. Chemical pollution, microbial contamination and adulteration in food have attracted more attention ...worldwide. Contamination with antibiotics, estrogens and heavy metals in water environment and soil environment have also turn into an enormous threat to food safety. Traditional small-scale, long-term detection technologies have been unable to meet the current needs. In the monitoring process, rapid, convenient, accurate analysis and detection technologies have become the future development trend. We critically synthesizing the current knowledge of various rapid detection technology, and briefly touched upon the problem which still exist in research process. The review showed that the application of novel materials promotes the development of rapid detection technology, high-throughput and portability would be popular study directions in the future. Of course, the ultimate aim of the research is how to industrialization these technologies and apply to the market.
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The identification of unstable metabolites of ellagitannins having ortho-quinone structures or reactive carbonyl groups is important to clarify the biosynthesis and degradation of ellagitannins. Our ...previous studies on the degradation of vescalagin, a major ellagitannin of oak young leaves, suggested that the initial step of the degradation is regioselective oxidation to generate a putative quinone intermediate. However, this intermediate has not been identified yet. In this study, young leaves of
were extracted with 80% acetonitrile containing 1,2-phenylenediamine to trap unstable ortho-quinone metabolites, and subsequent chromatographic separation afforded a phenazine derivative of the elusive quinone intermediate of vescalagin. In addition, phenylenediamine adducts of liquidambin and dehydroascorbic acid were obtained, which is significant because liquidambin is a possible biogenetic precursor of C-glycosidic ellagitannins and ascorbic acid participates in the production of another C-glycosidic ellagitannin in matured oak leaves.
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AgNPs are nanomaterials with many potential biomedical applications. In this study, the two novel yeast strains HX-YS and LPP-12Y capable of producing biological silver nanoparticles were isolated. ...Sequencing of ribosomal DNA-ITS fragments, as well as partial D1/D2 regions of 26S rDNA indicated that the strains are related to species from the genus Metschnikowia. The BioAgNPs produced by HX-YS and LPP-12Y at pH 5.0-6.0 and 26 °C ranged in size from 50 to 500 nm. The antibacterial activities of yeast BioAgNPs against five pathogenic bacteria were determined. The highest antibacterial effect was observed on P. aeruginosa, with additional obvious effects on E. coli ATCC8099 and S. aureus ATCC10231. Additionally, the BioAgNPs showed antiproliferative effects on lung cancer cell lines H1975 and A579, with low toxicity in Beas 2B normal lung cells. Therefore, the AgNPs biosynthesized by HX-YS and LPP-12Y may have potential applications in the treatment of bacterial infections and cancer.
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A class of novel mogrol derivatives modified on A ring were synthesized. The screening result showed that indole-fused derivatives exhibited lower toxicity and better ...anti-inflammatory activity in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells model than mogrol and other compounds. Derivative B8 exerted superior inhibitory result of NO production (IC50 = 5.05 μM) and inhibitory ability of TNF-α and IL-6 secretion to mogrol through iNOS/NF-κB pathway. Besides, the CCK8 assay was performed to evaluate their anti-proliferative activity against non-small cell lung cancer including A549, NCI-H460, H1299 and H1975 cells. Compared with mogrol, compound B8 showed moderate anti-proliferative activities against A549 and H1975 cells, while derivatives bearing α, β-unsaturated ketone scaffold displayed broad-spectrum growth inhibition against four cell lines. Among them, compound A9 showed 12-fold higher activity than mogrol against H1299 and H1975 cells. The suppressive effect on expression level of p-p65 might account for the compound A9-induced growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest at G1 phase.
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A series of novel derivatives based on mogrol were designed and synthesized in attempt to improve anti-lung cancer activity. The cytotoxicity against human lung cancer cells including ...A549 and NCI-H460 were performed by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) assay in vitro. The screening result showed that compound 8f exhibited the strongest activity with an IC50 value of 4.47 μM against A549 cell, and could induce the cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner and arrest cell cycle at G0/G1 phase. Besides, compound 8f displayed anti-proliferation effect on A549 cell through inhibiting phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Furthermore, compared with morgol, compound 10a significantly improved the cytotoxicity against NCI-H460 with the IC50 value of 17.13 μM. The research stimulated the development of potential therapeutic agent for lung cancer from the natural mogrol.
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A series of novel structurally simple analogues based on nitidine was designed and synthesized in search of potent anticancer agents. The antitumor activity against human cancer cell lines (HepG2, ...A549, NCI-H460, and CNE1) was performed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay in vitro. The results showed that some of them had good anticancer activities, especially derivatives with a (dimethylamino)ethylamino side chain in the C-6 position. Planar conjugated compounds
,
, and
, with IC
values of 1.20 μM, 1.87 μM, and 1.19 μM against CNE1 cells, respectively, were more active than nitidine chloride. Compound
and compound
with IC
values of 1.19 μM and 1.37 μM against HepG2 cells and A549 cells demonstrated superior activities to nitidine. Besides, compound
which had a phenanthridinone core displayed extraordinary cytotoxicity against all test cells, particularly against CNE1 cells with the IC
value of 1.13 μM.
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The roots of
(D. Don) Karst. Mey have been used in traditional ethnic medicine systems in China to treat inflammation-triggered ailments, such as trauma, toothache, and fever. Therefore, the aim of ...this study is to screen for compounds with anti-inflammatory activity in the title plant. The extract of
.
roots was separated using various chromatographic methods, such as silica gel, ODS C18, MCI gel, and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, as well as semi-preparative HPLC. One new complex tannin, named whiskey tannin D (
), and an undescribed tetracyclic depsidone derivative, named guanxidone B (
), along with nine known polyphenols (
-
) and three known depsidone derivatives (
-
) were obtained from this plant. The structures of all compounds were elucidated by extensive NMR and CD experiments in conjunction with HR-ESI-MS data. All these compounds were isolated from this plant for the first time. Moreover, compounds
-
,
, and
-
were obtained for the first time from the genus
, and compounds
,
, and
-
have not been reported from the family Melastomataceae. This is the first report of complex tannin and depsidone derivatives from
, indicating their chemotaxonomic significance to this plant. Compounds
-
were investigated for their anti-inflammatory activities on the production of the nitric oxide (NO) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, and compounds
,
, and
showed anti-inflammatory activities with IC
values of 6.46 ± 0.23 µM, 8.02 ± 0.35 µM, and 9.82 ± 0.43 µM, respectively. The structure-activity relationship showed that the catechin at glucose C-1 in ellagitannin was the key to its anti-inflammatory activity, while CH
O- at C-16 of aromatic ring A in depsidone derivatives had little effect on its anti-inflammatory activity. The study of structure-activity relationships is helpful to quickly discover new anti-inflammatory drugs. The successful isolation and structure identification of these compounds, especially complex tannin
, not only provide materials for the screening of anti-inflammatory compounds, but also provide a basis for the study of chemical taxonomy of the genus
.
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