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Nat Prod Res ; : 1-9, 2024 May 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38766845

RESUMO

The targeted organisms include mosquito vectors, bacterial pathogens and non-targeted organisms. Preliminary mosquito larvicidal activity was conducted using cell-free supernatants (CFSs) from 11 gut bacteria. Among them, the bacterium SS11 exhibited promising results and was identified as Kurthia gibsonii based on its 16S rRNA sequence (1350 bp). The diethyl ether extract (DEE) of K. gibsonii demonstrated significant larvicidal effects, with LC50 values of 5.59 µL/mL and 8.59 µL/mL for 3rd instar larvae of Aedes aegypti and 2nd instar larvae of Anopheles stephensi, respectively. Analysis of the DEE using FT-IR, and GC-MS revealed the presence of 16 functional groups, and 7 bioactive compounds, respectively. A molecular docking study identified GC-MS compounds against odorant receptors from A. aegypti and odorant-binding proteins from A. stephensi was performed to assess the interaction and binding affinity. Overall, these findings suggest that the bioactive compounds 2, 4, 6-tribromoaniline from the DEE of K. gibsonii hold potential as an environmentally compatible alternative for biocontrol purposes, and compounds 9-tricosene and didecyl phthalate can be used for mosquito traps.

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Pathog Glob Health ; 111(7): 367-382, 2017 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29072532

RESUMO

Bacteria are generally responsible for the prevalence of several diseases and pathogenic bacteria are showing increasing resistance to different antibacterials. During the present study an extremophilic bacterium-A30 isolated from the marine waters was characterized and evaluated against four multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens, viz; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The sensitivity pattern of the selected pathogens was tested with 31 antibiotics. Among the 47 marine microbial extracts tested on 4-MDR pathogens viz: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), E. coli, K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa, only our strain A30 strain exhibited highest efficacy. This strain was subsequently subjected to 16S rDNA sequencing which confirmed its allocation as Bacillus cereus. Silver nanoparticle (AgNPs) synthesis and ethyl acetate extraction were performed using the supernatant of B. cereus. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized by UV-Visible, Fourier-transform infra-red (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and Zeta potential analyses. The presence of functional groups and 13 bioactive components in the ethyl acetate extract were analyzed using FT-IR and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The synthesized of AgNPs and the ethyl acetate extract showed preponderant activity against P. aeruginosa and MRSA, respectively. The effects of AgNPs were significant when compared to ethyl acetate extract. Therefore, the halophilic bacterium, B. cereus mediated AgNPs could provide antibacterial applications in the biomedical industries.


Assuntos
Acetatos/metabolismo , Acetatos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Bacillus cereus/metabolismo , Nanopartículas Metálicas/química , Prata/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química , Organismos Aquáticos , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Escherichia coli/efeitos dos fármacos , Klebsiella pneumoniae/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/efeitos dos fármacos , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Prata/química
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Biochimie ; 121: 13-20, 2016 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26586108

RESUMO

Host dependent expression of early HPV oncoproteins, E6 and E7 play central role in the formation of cervical carcinoma. Presently, we have shown that the cyanidin analog, idaein chloride treatment induced dose dependent apoptosis (IC50 = 2.579 µg/ml) in HPV positive - HeLa cells. Flow cytometric analysis showed arrest of cell cycle at G1 phase with an increased sub G1 cell population on 12th h of exposure. The recorded reduced expression levels of cell cycle proteins - cyclin D, cdk 4 and cdk 6 confirmed the occurrence of cell cycle arrest at G1 phase. In addition, the idaein chloride significantly inhibited the expression of E6 and E7 proteins, resulting in p53 re-expression and hence triggering of p53 dependent apoptosis. This has been further supported by the recorded variations in the expression patterns of p21/WAF, pRb and E2F regulatory proteins. In case of mitochondrial apoptotic markers, the expression of Bax was restored and Bcl-2 level got decreased at 12th h. Cleaved caspases 3 & 9 and PARP were also observed after 3 h of treatment. Interestingly, the epigenetic regulatory enzymes (DNMTs) were inhibited by idaein chloride. Thus, idaein chloride could be a potent source for developing a drug against cervical carcinoma.


Assuntos
Antocianinas/farmacologia , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/metabolismo , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/metabolismo , Antocianinas/química , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Apoptose/genética , Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Ciclo Celular/genética , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Ciclina D/genética , Ciclina D/metabolismo , Quinases Ciclina-Dependentes/genética , Quinases Ciclina-Dependentes/metabolismo , Feminino , Citometria de Fluxo , Humanos , Papillomaviridae/metabolismo , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genética
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J Trace Elem Med Biol ; 30: 83-9, 2015 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25432487

RESUMO

Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring boiling water over alleviated leaves of the tea plant. Tea prepared from the aerial parts of Antigonon leptopus has been traditionally used as remedy for cold, diabetes and pain in many countries. The gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) synthesized from powdered leaf extract (decoction) of A. leptopus were characterized by UV­visible spectroscopy (UV­vis), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) pattern and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyses to define the formation of Au NPs. Further, the synthesized Au NPs were well characterized based on their strong surface plasmon resonance (SPR), crystalline nature, functional groups, size and dispersed shapes, purity and Bragg's reflections of face centered cubic (fcc) structure of metallic gold. The Au NPs showed higher free radical scavenging property when compared to the effect of leaf extract. Cytotoxicity study of synthesized Au NPs exhibited the growth inhibitory property at the concentration (GI50) of 257.8 µg/mL in human adenocarcinoma breast cancer (MCF-7) cells after 48 h. Thus, the Au NPs synthesized from the Mexican creeper, A. leptopus revealed the important biological properties: as a free radical as well as anticancer agent. We conclude that the A. leptopus derived biological materials have promising potential as a source for the development of anticancer drug in future.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Ouro/farmacologia , Nanopartículas Metálicas/química , Extratos Vegetais/química , Folhas de Planta/química , Compostos de Bifenilo/química , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Sequestradores de Radicais Livres/química , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Nanopartículas Metálicas/ultraestrutura , Picratos/química , Espectrofotometria Ultravioleta , Espectroscopia de Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier , Difração de Raios X
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