scholarly journals Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the AntEctatomma tuberculatum(Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Rocha da Silva ◽  
Aline Zanotelli de Souza ◽  
Carlos Priminho Pirovani ◽  
Helena Costa ◽  
Aline Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Bioactive Molecules ◽  
Metabolic Processes ◽  
Cellular Toxicity ◽  
Protein Databases ◽  
Structural Support ◽  
Ectatomma Tuberculatum ◽  
Protein Components ◽  
Maintenance Process

Ectatomma tuberculatumhas one of the most toxic venoms known among ants but there is no detailed study on its characteristics. In light of this, knowing the venom’s chemical composition is of paramount importance in order to obtain information about the mechanisms of its components. Several bioactive molecules have already been identified in Hymenoptera venoms, i.e., proteins such as phospholipases, hyaluronidases, and proteinases, as well as peptides. Protein databases show that information on protein components of ant venoms has been recently growing exponentially. In this study, we have identified proteins from the venom ofEctatomma tuberculatumby means of 2D PAGE, followed by tandem nanochromatography with mass spectrometry. A total of 48 proteins were identified, of which 42 are involved in metabolic processes, transport, and structural support. Moreover, six of them show similarity with not yet characterized proteins. Nine proteins are related to the attack/defense or maintenance process of the colony (colony asepsis, conservation of venom constituents, venom diffusion on prey, paralysis of prey, alteration of homeostasis, and cellular toxicity). Our findings may contribute to the identification of new natural prototypes of molecules to be synthesized and used in several areas of pharmacology.

scholarly journals Bioactives from Bee Products and Accompanying Extracellular Vesicles as Novel Bioactive Components for Wound Healing

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3770
Author(s):  
Željka Peršurić ◽  
Sandra Kraljević Pavelić
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Extracellular Vesicles ◽  
Royal Jelly ◽  
Geographical Origin ◽  
Bioactive Components ◽  
Animal Cells ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
High Diversity

In recent years, interest has surged among researchers to determine compounds from bee products such as honey, royal jelly, propolis and bee pollen, which are beneficial to human health. Mass spectrometry techniques have shown that bee products contain a number of proven health-promoting compounds but also revealed rather high diversity in the chemical composition of bee products depending on several factors, such as for example botanical sources and geographical origin. In the present paper, we present recent scientific advances in the field of major bioactive compounds from bee products and corresponding regenerative properties. We also discuss extracellular vesicles from bee products as a potential novel bioactive nutraceutical component. Extracellular vesicles are cell-derived membranous structures that show promising potential in various therapeutic areas. It has been extensively reported that the use of vesicles, which are naturally formed in plant and animal cells, as delivery agents have many advantages. Whether the use of extracellular vesicles from bee products represents a new solution for wound healing remains still to be elucidated. However, promising results in specific applications of the bee products in wound healing and tissue regenerative properties of extracellular vesicles provide a good rationale to further explore this idea.

scholarly journals Chemical composition and antibacterial activities of essential oils from fruits of Melicope pteleifolia (Champ. Ex Benth.) T.G. Hartley grown in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoang Thi Binh ◽  
Tran Thi Bao Tram ◽  
Do Ngoc Dai ◽  
Vuong Thuy Tien ◽  
Le Minh Tam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Streptococcus Pyogenes ◽  
Antibacterial Properties ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Aerial Parts ◽  
Agar Well Diffusion Method

In the present study, chemical composition and antibacterial properties of essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of the Melicope pteleifolia (Champ. ex Benth.) T.G Hartley in Dalat were evaluated. Essential oil was isolated through hydro-distillation. Twenty-nine constituents comprising 100% of the essential oil were characterized by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques. The major compounds in the essential oil were (+)-Sabinene (34.73%), Cis-α-bergamotene (13.15%), Z-α-trans-bergamotol (5.28%), β-mycrene (4.98%), and 1,3,6-octatriene, 3,7-dimethyl-(4.71%). Antibacterial activities of Melicope pteleifolia essential oil were investigated against Gram-positive and-negative bacteria. Results showed significant activities against Streptococcus pyogenes and Escherichia coli using an agar well diffusion method. The application of this essential oil in preventing and eliminating bacteria could be useful in fields as medicine and cosmetics. 

scholarly journals Chemical composition and insecticidal activity of Garcinia gardneriana (Planchon & Triana) Zappi (Clusiaceae) essential oil

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 503-514
Author(s):  
Carla Maria Mariano Fernandez ◽  
◽  
Fabiana Brusco Lorenzetti ◽  
Sirlene Adriana Kleinubing ◽  
Joao Paulo Pinguello de Andrade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Chemical Analysis ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Immersion Test ◽  
Acaricidal Activity ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Larvicidal Effect ◽  
Sesquiterpene Hydrocarbons

The present study aimed to analyze the chemical composition of the essential oil from Garcinia gardneriana (Planchon & Triana) Zappi leaves and fruits, and to determine its acaricidal activity on Rhipicephalus microplus by larval packet test and larvicidal action on Aedes aegypti by larval immersion test. The chemical analysis of the essential oil by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry identified sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and oxygenated sesquiterpenes in bacupari leaves and fruits, and α-cedrene, α-chamigrene, α-trans-bergamotene, and β-curcumene as major compounds. Essential oil from leaves of G. gardneriana presented acaricidal activity on R. microplus (LC50 = 4.8 mg/mL; LC99 = 10.8 mg/mL) and larvicidal effect on A. aegypti (LC50 = 5.4 mg/mL; LC99 = 11.6 mg/mL), whereas essential oil from the fruits of G. gardneriana showed LC50 = 4.6 mg/mL and LC99 = 8.9 mg/mL against R. microplus and LC50 = 6.4 mg/mL and LC99 = 13.9 mg/mL against A. aegypti. These results thus demonstrate the potential acaricidal and larvicidal activity of essential oil of G. gardneriana, offering new perspectives for the realization of bioassays from this essential oil.

ADSORPTION LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY OF ETHANOL ELUATE OF ETHANOL EXTRACT OF GREEN WALNUTS+LEAVES (LUGLANS REGIA L., NUT FAMILY - LUGLANDACEAC) (Message VI)

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
V. Platonov ◽  
Aleksandr Hadarcev ◽  
G. Suhih ◽  
M. Volochaeva ◽  
I. Dunaeva
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Carboxylic Acids ◽  
Phthalic Acid ◽  
Ethanol Extract ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Column Adsorption ◽  
Structural Formulas

The aim of the study was to perform column adsorption liquid chromatography in order to obtain ethanol eluate, after preliminary sequential elution of ethanol extract with solvents in the order of their polarity: n–hexane, toluene, chloroform, acetone; to study in detail the chemical composition of this eluate by chromatography-mass spectrometry and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, with the intensification of compounds determining the composition of eluate, obtaining their masses -spectra, structural formulas, determination of the nature of trace elements. Materials and methods of research. A detailed study of the chemical composition of acetone eluate of ethanol extract of walnuts+ leaves was carried out using column adsorption liquid chromatography, chromato-mass spectrometry and X-ray fluorescence analysis. The results and their discussion. The features of the chemical composition of ethanol eluate of the product of column adsorption liquid chromatography of ethanol extract were studied, the qualitative composition and quantitative content of compounds identified in the first one were established by chromatography-mass spectrometry. Mass spectra and structural formulas were obtained for 31 individual eluate compounds. Ethanol eluate is characterized by the following indicators of structural and group composition (mass. % of eluate): esters of phthalic acid - 52.14, silicon and sulfur-containing compounds, respectively - 20.19 and 6.43, hydrocarbons - 15.38, glycosides - 2.21, alcohols - 1.92, carboxylic acids - 1.07, sterols - 0.89. It is assumed that the pharmacological effect of ethanol eluate is mainly determined by a set of free carboxylic acids, as well as phthalic acid, formed as a result of biochemical and hydrological transesterification of its esters containing compounds, alcohols, glycosides and sterols. Organosilicon compounds during hydrolysis give silica in the size of nanoparticles, which play the role of carriers of the above compounds to various organs of a living organism, as well as drainage of blood vessels from the products of cell metabolism, for example, cholesterol, various fats, etc. A comparative characteristic of the chemical composition of all ethanol extract eluates was carried out, the effectiveness of column adsorption liquid chromatography was shown.

Chemical Composition and Repellency Effect of Ferulago Angulate Plant Against Malaria Vector, Anopheles Stephensi

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoumeh Pirmohammadi ◽  
Mansoureh Shayeghi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Abai ◽  
Hassan Vatandoost ◽  
Sara Rahimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Malaria Vector ◽  
Anopheles Stephensi ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Anopheles Mosquitoes ◽  
Protection Time ◽  
The Mean

Abstract BackgroundMalaria is a health problem globally. There are several vector control measures. Using repellent to protect human from biting of vectors is one of the best ways. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of plant against biting of malaria vector, An.stephensi under laboratory conditions.MethodsChemical constituents of Ferulago angulate plant were determined by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Efficacy and the protection time of plant were evaluated on Anopheles stephensi . ResultsA total of 40 compounds were identified in plant. Flourensiadiol (17.4%) dehydro-sabina keton (13.3%), β-maaliene (8.8%) was the highest in the plant. The mean assessed protection time and efficacy for plant was 60 and 100 minutes respectively. ED50 and ED90 values for this plant were 18.12 and 93.19 µl /cm2 respectively.ConclusionResults showed that plant has an acceptable protection time, therefore, this plant could be considered as a good herbal repellent against anopheles mosquitoes.

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