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Int J Biol Macromol ; 273(Pt 2): 133016, 2024 Jun 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38876235

ABSTRACT

Mucilage is a gelatinous mixture of polysaccharides secreted from the seed coat and/or pericarp of many plant seeds when soaked in water. Mucilage affected seed germination while maintaining hydration levels during scarcity. Cydonia oblonga (quince) seeds are natural hydrocolloids extruding biocompatible mucilage mainly composed of polysaccharides. Quince seed mucilage (QSM) has fascinated researchers due to its applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. On a commercial scale, QSM preserved the sensory and physiochemical properties of various products such as yogurt, desserts, cakes, and burgers. QSM is responsive to salts, pH, and solvents and is mainly investigated as edible coatings in the food industry. In tablet formulations, modified and unmodified QSM as a binder sustained the release of various drugs such as cefixime, capecitabine, diclofenac sodium, theophylline, levosulpiride, diphenhydramine, metoprolol tartrate, and acyclovir sodium. QSM acted as a reducing and capping agent to prepare nanoparticles for good antimicrobial resistance, photocatalytic characteristics, and wound-healing potential. The present review discussed the extraction optimization, chemical composition, stimuli-responsiveness, and viscoelastic properties of mucilage. The potential of mucilage in edible films, tissue engineering, and water purification will also be discussed.

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GM Crops Food ; 14(1): 1-12, 2023 Dec 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37551783

ABSTRACT

Mutation breeding based on various chemical and physical mutagens induces and disrupts non-target loci. Hence, large populations were required for visual screening, but desired plants were rare and it was a further laborious task to identify desirable mutants. Generated mutant had high defect due to non-targeted mutation, with poor agronomic performance. Mutation techniques were augmented by targeted induced local lesions in genome (TILLING) facilitating the selection of desirable germplasm. On the other hand, gene editing through CRISPR/Cas9 allows knocking down genes for site-directed mutation. This handy technique has been exploited for the modification of fatty acid profile. High oleic acid genetic stocks were obtained in a broad range of crops. Moreover, genes involved in the accumulation of undesirable seed components such as starch, polysaccharide, and flavors were knocked down to enhance seed quality, which helps to improve oil contents and reduces the anti-nutritional component.


Subject(s)
Fatty Acids , Gene Editing , Gene Editing/methods , Plant Breeding , Oleic Acid , Climate Change
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Int J Biometeorol ; 67(9): 1477-1492, 2023 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37464201

ABSTRACT

Data on historical soil moisture is crucial for assessing and responding to droughts that commonly occur in climate change-affected countries. The Himalayan temperate forests in Pakistan are particularly at risk of climate change. Developing nations lack the means to gather surface soil moisture (SSM) information. Tree rings are one way to bridge this gap. Here, we employed dendrochronological methods on climate-sensitive tree rings from Abies pindrow to reconstruct the SSM in the Western Himalayan mountain region of Pakistan from 1855 to 2020. December (r = 0.41), May (r = 0.40), and June (r = 0.65) SSMs were found to be the limiting factors for A. pindrow growth. However, only the June SSM showed reconstruction possibility (coefficient of efficiency = 0.201 and reduction of error = 0.325). Over the studied period, we found 6 years (wet year) when June SSM was above the threshold of 32.04 (mean + 2 δ) and 1 year (dry year) when June SSM was below the threshold of 21.28 (mean - 2 δ). It was revealed that 1921 and 1917 were the driest and wettest SSM of all time, with means of 19.34 and 36.49, respectively. Our study shows that winter soil moisture is critical for the growing season in the context of climate change. Climate change has broad impacts on tree growth in the Western Himalayas. This study will assist various stakeholders in understanding and managing local and regional climate change.


Subject(s)
Abies , Soil , Pakistan , Forests , Climate Change , Droughts
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J Biotechnol ; 373: 24-33, 2023 Aug 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37394182

ABSTRACT

Exosomes have recently been considered ideal biotherapeutic nanocarriers that broaden the frontiers of current drug delivery systems to overcome the shortcomings associated with cytokine-based immunotherapy. Using this approach, the current study aimed to assess anti-proliferative activity of purified IL-29 and exosomes encapsulated IL-29. The IL-29+pET-28a construct was transformed into Rosetta 2(DE3) cells which was used for the large-scale production of IL-29. Exosomes isolated from H1HeLa, and SF-767 cells using Total Exosome Isolation reagent were loaded with IL-29 via sonication. Isolation of exosomes was validated using their core protein signature by western blotting and specific miRNA profiles by RT-PCR. The drug loading efficiency of exosomes derived from H1HeLa cells was higher than that of SF-767-derived exosomes. The drug release kinetics of IL-29 encapsulated exosomes exhibited stable release of the recombinant drug. Around 50% of all cancer cell lines survived when IL-29 was administered at a concentration of 20 µg/mL. A survival rate of less than 10% was observed when cells were treated with 20 µg/mL IL-29 loaded exosomes. It was concluded that IL-29 loaded exosomes had a more significant cytotoxic effect against cancer cells, which might be attributed to sustained drug release, improved half-life, superior targeting efficacy, capacity to harness endogenous intracellular trafficking pathways, and heightened biocompatibility of exosomes.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents , Exosomes , Exosomes/metabolism , Drug Delivery Systems , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism , Cytokines/metabolism , Immunologic Factors , Interleukins/genetics , Interleukins/pharmacology , Interleukins/metabolism
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Eur J Med Chem ; 55: 195-204, 2012 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22871486

ABSTRACT

An efficient one pot synthesis of a series of pluripotent (E)-1-(3-methyl-5-aryl-7-styryl-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-6-yl)-3-arylprop-2-en-1-ones is reported. It involves reaction of 5-acetyl-6-methyl-4-aryl-dihydropyrimidine-2-thiones, propargyl bromide and aromatic aldehydes in presence of ethanolic KOH. The newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum and as HIV-RT inhibitors. Most of the compound displayed potent antimalarial activity with IC(50)<2 µg/mL. Compounds 6, 11 and 20 showed better activity against P. falciparum K1 strains in comparison to standard drug chloroquine. Compounds 6, 11, and 16 exhibited 73.44, 66.92, and 70.81% HIV-RT inhibition at 100 µg/mL.


Subject(s)
Anti-HIV Agents/chemical synthesis , Anti-HIV Agents/pharmacology , Antimalarials/chemical synthesis , Antimalarials/pharmacology , Pyrimidines/chemical synthesis , Pyrimidines/pharmacology , Animals , Anti-HIV Agents/chemistry , Anti-HIV Agents/toxicity , Antimalarials/chemistry , Antimalarials/toxicity , Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic , Chlorocebus aethiops , HIV Reverse Transcriptase/antagonists & inhibitors , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Plasmodium falciparum/drug effects , Pyrimidines/chemistry , Pyrimidines/toxicity , Vero Cells
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Carbohydr Res ; 346(10): 1191-201, 2011 Jul 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21550025

ABSTRACT

A series of pyranosyl homo-C-nucleosides have been synthesized by reaction of butenonyl C-glycosides (5a-5j, and 8) and cyanoacetamide in presence of t-BuOK followed by further modifications. The reaction proceeds by Michael addition of cyanoacetamide to the butenonyl C-glycosides and subsequent dehydrative cyclization and oxidative aromatization to give glycosylmethyl pyridones (6a-6j, 7a-7j, 9, and 10). The glycosylmethyl pyridones (6a-6e) on reaction with POCl(3) under reflux gave respective glycosylmethyl pyridines (11a-11e and 12a-12e) in good yields. The synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro α-glucosidase, glucose-6-phosphatase and glycogen phosphorylase inhibitory activities. One of the pyridylmethyl homo-C-nucleoside, compound 11d, displayed 52% inhibition of glucose-6-phosphatase as compared to the standard drug sodium orthovanadate while compound 12a showed a significant antihyperglycemic effect of 17.1% in the diabetic rats as compared to the standard drug metformin.


Subject(s)
Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Hypoglycemic Agents/chemical synthesis , Nucleosides/chemical synthesis , Pyrans/chemical synthesis , Animals , Cyclization , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/chemically induced , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/pathology , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemical synthesis , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Glucose-6-Phosphatase/antagonists & inhibitors , Glucose-6-Phosphatase/metabolism , Glycogen Phosphorylase/antagonists & inhibitors , Glycogen Phosphorylase/metabolism , Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors , Glycosylation , Hypoglycemic Agents/chemistry , Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use , Metformin/therapeutic use , Models, Chemical , Nucleosides/chemistry , Nucleosides/therapeutic use , Pyrans/chemistry , Pyrans/therapeutic use , Pyridines/metabolism , Pyridones/metabolism , Rats , alpha-Glucosidases/metabolism
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Mol Divers ; 15(3): 759-68, 2011 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21350965

ABSTRACT

An access to different glycohybrids involving nucleophilic addition of N- and C-nucleophiles to the butenonyl glycosides followed by cyclization and subsequent reactions is reported. In the present communication, three different prototypes, ß-D-glucopyranosylmethyl pyrazolines, ß-D-glucopyranosylmethyl pyrimidines and ß-D-glucopyranosylmethyl biphenyls, were prepared in moderate to good yields.


Subject(s)
Biphenyl Compounds/chemical synthesis , Glucosides/chemistry , Pyrazoles/chemical synthesis , Pyrimidines/chemical synthesis , Biphenyl Compounds/chemistry , Molecular Structure , Pyrazoles/chemistry , Pyrimidines/chemistry
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 19(10): 2699-703, 2009 May 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19362832

ABSTRACT

A simple synthesis of phenyl butenoyl C-glycosides has been achieved by Aldol condensation of peracetylated glycosyl acetones with aromatic aldehydes followed by deacetylation with methanolic NaOMe. The selected butenoyl C-glycosides on conjugate addition of diethyl malonate resulted in polyfunctional alkanonyl glycosides in good yields. The butenoyl C- and alkanoyl C-glycosides were evaluated for their alpha-glucosidase, glucose-6-phosphatse and glycogen phosphorylase enzyme inhibitory activities in vitro. Three of the synthesized (3, 5 and 9) showed potent enzyme inhibitory activities as compared to standard drugs. Compounds 3, 5 and 9 were evaluated in vivo too displaying significant activity as compared to standard drugs acarbose and metformin.


Subject(s)
Enzyme Inhibitors/chemical synthesis , Glucose-6-Phosphatase/antagonists & inhibitors , Glycogen Phosphorylase/antagonists & inhibitors , Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors , Glycosides/chemical synthesis , Animals , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Glucose-6-Phosphatase/metabolism , Glycogen Phosphorylase/metabolism , Glycosides/chemistry , Glycosides/pharmacology , Rats , alpha-Glucosidases/metabolism
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