Five isoflavanoids including one new, (3R)-2',4',5,7-tetrahydroxy-6-methylisoflavanone (1), were isolated from the aerial parts of Desmodium heterophyllum. Their structures were elucidated using spectroscopic methods. Their inhibitory effects on digestive enzymes α-glucosidase and α-amylase were evaluated. Genistein (5) and dalbergioidin (2) inhibited both enzymes. Their IC 50 values were found at 110.4 and 162.8 µM for α-amylase, and at 257.3 and 412.6 µM for α-glucosidase, respectively.
Twenty-five compounds were identified from the essential oil of Globba pendula Roxb. by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with Selinene<d-> (22.09%) as the main component, followed by Ishwarane (6.52%). The essential oil was found to possess moderate NO inhibitory effect with IC50 of 41.68 ±4.51 µg/ml, significant cytotoxic activity against MCF7 and Hep3B cell lines with IC50 of 28.15±1.08 and 35.24±0.06 (µg/ml), respectively. This is the first report on volatile compounds and biological activities of essential oil of Globba pendula Roxb. collected at An Giang province, Vietnam.
Flagellin FljB composes flagellar antigen (H:1,2) of S. Typhimurium. This kind of antigen increases immunogenicity of any conjugated antigen upon administration. Thus, it is supposed to have an enormous potentiality for vaccine development against bacterial infections and cancer diseases. fljB gene (1515 nucleotides) coding for mature FljB was amplified by PCR from genomic DNA of S. Typhimurium and inserted into pET32a(+) for expression in E. coli BL21. The protein FljB was well expressed under the fusion form with Trx, Stag at N terminal and hexahistidine at C terminal, thus the recombinant protein was abbreviated to TrxFljB. Study on the impact of temperature on the gene expression showed that TrxFljB was synthesized at lower level at 37 o C comparing to the levels at 22 o C and 25 o C. 13% of the protein synthesized at 37 o C was inclusion body. Lower temperatures used during induction phase increased the solubility of the recombinant protein. About 97% of TrxFljB synthesized at 25 o C was soluble. IPTG concentration had a strong effect on the growth of freshly transformed cells but did not affect on the growth of stored and re-cultivated cells. The increase of IPTG concentration resulted in the decrease of the growth of freshly transformed cells and the TrxFljB productivity. However, 0.05 mM IPTG concentration was found to gain the full TrxFljB expression. TrxFljB productivity declined during storage of cells at 4 o C and re-cultivation. At optimal condition, volumetric productivity of TrxFljB was about 300 mg/ l broth.
Maltooligosyltrehalose trehalohydrolase (MTHase) is an industrial enzyme for the production of trehalose. A DNA fragment of 1680 bp encoding for MTHase was cloned from Sulfobolus solfataricus DSM 1616 then fused with promoter acoA-amyE already amplified from pMSE3 vector by PCR to generate an expression cassette acoMTH. Afterward the cassette was inserted into pAC7 vector for expression of the gene in Bacillus subtilis WB800 – a conventional expression system. Gene MTH was inserted into the genome of B. subtilis WB800 by cross-exchange event of pAC7 vector with the host genome for expression of high quality and high quantity of extracellular recombinant protein. By crossing-exchange event at 3’amyE-5’amyE, the expressional cassette was integrated into B. subtilis WB800 genome. The expressional cassette was integrated into B. subtilis WB800 genome replacing 3’amyE-5’amyE, hindering the native amylase activity of the host. Expression of expected protein was confirmed by electrophoresis SDS-PAGE. From our results, it indicates that gene MTH was expressed successfully in B. subtilis WB800. After 0.5% acetoin induction for 48 h, the data showed that the protein with a molecular mass of ~64 kDa on SDS-PAGE was expressed. The level of recombinant protein in WBpAacoMTH was increased and reached 2.5%, 15.2% and 21.95%, respectively comparing with native B. subtilis WB800.
In this study, we aimed at evaluating in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of various extracts of the rhizomes of Globba pendula Roxb. Three extracts ( n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and water) were screened for their inhibitory effect on NO production by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. The ethyl acetate extract of G. pendula rhizomes (EGP) showed a potential effect with an IC50 value of 32.45 µg/mL. For in vivo study, the ethyl acetate extract was further investigated for its anti-inflammatory effect using collagen antibody-induced arthritic mice (CAIA). The level of arthritis in experimental mice significantly reduced ( P < .05) after treatment with EGP at a dose of 500 mg/kg body weight (b.w.). This study also revealed that EGP is orally non-toxic. Ethyl p-methoxy cinamate was identified as the main constituent of EGP, which may result in its anti-inflammatory effect.
A new polyoxygenated cyclohexene, globbanol A (1), 2 other cyclohexene derivatives, crotepoxide (2) and boesenboxide (3), along with a chalcone, 2ʹ- hydroxy-4,4ʹ,6ʹ-trimethoxy-chalcone (4) were isolated from the rhizomes of Globba pendula Roxb. ( Zingiberaceae) of Vietnam. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive analysis of high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and NMR spectral data. Absolute configuration of new compound was determined by circular dichroism spectra. All these compounds are first reported from the genus Globba.
From the ethyl acetate extract of the leaves of Desmodium gangeticum collected in Me Linh, Ha Noi, we isolated 5 compounds including luteolin (1), luteolin tetramethyl ether (2), N,N-dimethyl tetradecane-1-amin (3), D-pinitol (4) and stigmasterol (5). In which, luteolin (1) was isolated from Desmodium gangeticum for the first time, luteolin tetramethyl ether (2) and N,N-dimethyl tetradecane-1-amin (3) were first isolated from genus Desmodium. Their structures were determined by 1D and 2D NMR spectra.
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