Glucuronidation, an important metabolic process for the biotransformation of drugs into easily eliminable water-soluble detoxification products, can also lead to biologically active or toxic glucuronide conjugates. The present work describes a liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) approach for the characterization of naproxen and O-6-desmethylnaproxen glucuronides. The method is fast and efficient and permitted to individuate alpha and beta isomers of both naproxen and O-6-desmethylnaproxen glucuronides. The procedure could be potentially extended to the characterization of other drug metabolites.
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Fitoterapia
January 2025
Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, German University in Cairo GUC, 11835 New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt.
Genus Acacia comprises around 1500 species. They are widely used to treat inflammation as well as bacterial and fungal infections as they are enriched in phytochemicals, especially phenolics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of leaves' methanolic extracts of twelve Acacia species growing in Egypt against Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogens, Klebsiella pnemoniae, Bacillus aquimaris, Bacillus subtilis, and Escherichia coli.
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December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital of Anhui province), NO.616 Bianyangsan Road, Suzhou, 234000, Anhui, China. Electronic address:
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), encompassing Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD), stems from a multifaceted interaction of hereditary, immunological, ecological, and microbial elements. Current treatments have limitations, necessitating new therapeutic approaches.
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Biotechnol Appl Biochem
December 2024
Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Targeting alpha-glucosidase (maltase-glucoamylase [MGAM] and sucrase-isomaltase [SI]) under diabetes conditions is important to overcome hyperglycemia. Moreover, it is necessary to mitigate hyperglycemia-mediated oxidative stress to evade the progression of diabetes-associated secondary complications. Hence, in the present study, under-explored Nyctanthes arbor-tristis flowers (NAFs) were studied for inhibition of alpha-glucosidase activities.
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November 2024
Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China.
Colored potatoes with red and purple skin or flesh possess significant nutritional value and health benefits due to their rich anthocyanin content. To investigate the genetic mechanisms underlying color formation, the high-anthocyanin-content purple-skinned and purple-fleshed potato line 15-12-16, and the white-skinned and white-fleshed Xiazhai 65 variety were used for ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS) analysis, which was conducted to identify and quantify anthocyanins. RNA sequencing was performed to analyze the transcriptome.
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December 2024
Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology, Technical University of Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 1, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany. Electronic address:
The current expansion of Equisetum palustre in wetlands across the Northern Hemisphere has led to an increase in reports of adverse effects in livestock. In light of the limited reduction potential of toxic Equisetum alkaloids through feed conservation measures, it is essential to identify effective strategies to manage E. palustre infested biomass.
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