Stability of glycosylated complexes loaded with Epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG).

The application of Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in food industry was limited by its low stability in aqueous solutions and poor bioavailability in vivo. The novel EGCG glycosylated arachin nanoparticles (Ara-CMCS-EGCG) and EGCG glycosylated casein nanoparticles (Cas-CMCS-EGCG) were prepared to improve the stability and bioavailability of EGCG. The effect of different variables on the storage stability and the slow-release behavior of novel glycosylation complexes in nanoparticle background solution and artificial gastrointestinal fluid were investigated.

Preparation and characterization of high embedding efficiency epigallocatechin-3-gallate glycosylated nanocomposites.

Glycosylated protein nano encapsulation was an efficient encapsulation technology, but its embedding rate for EGCG was not high, and the research on the embedding mechanism was relatively weak. Based on this, this study compared the embedding effect of glycosylated peanut globulin and glycosylated casein on EGCG. The embedding mechanism of EGCG with glycosylated protein was discussed by ultraviolet, fluorescence, infrared and fluorescence microscopy.

Discovery of 3-Cinnamamido-N-Substituted Benzamides as Potential Antimalarial Agents.

Background: Malaria is one of the most devastating parasitic diseases, yet the discovery of antimalarial agents remains profoundly challenging. Very few new antimalarials have been developed in the past 50 years, while the emergence of drug-resistance continues to appear.

Objective: This study focuses on the discovery, design, synthesis, and antimalarial evaluation of 3- cinnamamido-N-substituted benzamides.

Preparation and characterization of casein-carrageenan conjugates and self-assembled microcapsules for encapsulation of red pigment from paprika.

This study aimed to investigate the optimum preparation condition of casein- carrageenan conjugate by ultrasonic Maillard dry treatment. The stable microcapsule was self-assembly prepared by the conjugates applied to protect red pigment from paprika. The optimum substrate ratio of Cas-Ca is 1:2, the reaction time and temperature were 24 h and 60 °C.

Synthesis, antioxidant and cathepsin D inhibition activity of quaternary ammonium chitosan derivatives.

Two (2-hydroxypropyl) trimethyl ammonium and/or imidazole-based quaternary ammonium chitosan derivatives (NHT-chitosan and Im-OHT-chitosan) were synthesized by using nucleophilic substitution reaction. These two synthesized chitosan derivatives were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, NMR spectra, and UV-visible spectra. The applications as antioxidant agents and cathepsin D inhibitors were further investigated.

Optimization of conditions for Cu(II) adsorption on D151 resin from aqueous solutions using response surface methodology and its mechanism study.

An experimental study on the removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solutions by D151 resin was carried out in a batch system. The response surface methodology (RSM)-guided optimization indicated that the optimal adsorption conditions are: temperature of 35 °C, pH of 5.38, and initial Cu(II) concentration of 0.

Adsorption performance and mechanism for removal of Cd(II) from aqueous solutions by D001 cation-exchange resin.

The adsorption and desorption properties of D001 resin for Cd(II) has been investigated. Batch studies were carried out with various pH, contact time, temperature and initial concentrations, and then column studies were conducted. The results showed that the optimal adsorption condition was at pH value of 3.

Magnetic nanoparticle-supported Hoveyda-Grubbs catalysts for ring-closing metathesis reactions.

Magnetically recyclable Hoveyda-Grubbs catalyst can be readily assembled using magnetic nanoparticles as support, and this catalyst combines convenient recyclability and excellent activity on ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reactions.

[Antioxidative and cytotoxic properties of diarylheptanoids isolated from Zingiber officinale].

Objective: To investigate the antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of five diarylheptanoids (1-5) isolated from the rhizomes of Zingiber officinale.

Method: Various models such as scavenging superoxide anions and 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals, inhibiting lipid peroxidation, as well as protecting of rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were employed to assay the antioxidative effects of the diarylheptanoids. The cytotoxicities of compounds 1-5 were measured with MTT assays.

[Research progress in Laggera medicinal plants].

This paper reviewed the worldwide research progresses of the genus Laggera both on phytochemical and pharmacological work in the past few decades. The main secondary metabolites of this genus are proved to be sesquitepenoids, flavonoids and phenolic acids. Phamacological investigations revealed that the certain extracts of some Laggera species possess significant bioactivities on anti-inflammation, anti-tumor and anti-viral infection.

Hepatoprotective effect of total flavonoids from Laggera alata against carbon tetrachloride-induced injury in primary cultured neonatal rat hepatocytes and in rats with hepatic damage.

The hepatoprotective activities of total flavonoids of Laggera alata (TFLA) were evaluated by carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced injury in primary cultured neonatal rat hepatocytes and in rats with hepatic damage. In vitro, TFLA at a concentration range of 1-100 microg/ml improved cell viability and inhibited cellular leakage of two enzymes, hepatocyte aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), caused by CCl(4). In vivo, oral treatment with TFLA at doses of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg significantly reduced the levels of AST, ALT, total protein, and albumin in serum and the hydroxyproline and sialic acid levels in liver.

Semi-industrial isolation of salicin and amygdalin from plant extracts using slow rotary counter-current chromatography.

Salicin in the bark extract of Salix alba and amygdalin in the fruit extract of Semen armeniacae were each separated by slow rotary counter-current chromatography (SRCCC). The apparatus was equipped with a 40-L column made of 17 mm i.d.

Eudesmane and megastigmane glucosides from Laggera alata.

Four eudesmane glucosides, alatosides A-D (1-4), and one megastigmane glucoside, alatoside E (5), were isolated from the BuOH fraction of Laggera alata along with six known compounds. Structures of the new compounds were elucidated by a combination of chemical and spectroscopic methods. Alatosides A-E were characterized as: 1alpha-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxyl)-7-epi-eudesma-11-en-2beta,4alpha-diol (1), 2beta-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxyl)-eudesma-4alpha-hydroxyl-11(13)-en-12-oic-acid (2), 5beta-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxyl)-eudesma-4(15),11(13)-dien-12-oic-acid (3), 5alpha-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxyl)-eudesma-3,11(13)-dien-12-oic acid (4) and 3beta-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxyl)-megastigma-9-one (5), respectively.

Eudesmane derivatives from Laggera pterodonta.

A new eudesmane derivative, 4alpha,5alpha-dihydroxyeudesma-11(13)-en-12-oic acid, was isolated from Laggera pterodonta. Its structure was elucidated as (1) on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Moreover, six known compounds were isolated: pterodontriol A (2), pterodontriol B, pterodonta acid (3), ilicic acid (4), costic acid and beta-amyrin.

[Laggera pterodonta--a Yunnan Herbal Medicine].

OBJECTIVE: A systematic study of Laggera pterodonta was performed in order to identify its bioactive compounds. METHODS: Solvent partition and column chromatography used to isolate and purify Laggera pterodonta compounds. The isolated compounds were further elucidated by high field NMR spectroscopy.