Recent developments of flavonoids with various activities

ZG Sun, ZN Li, JM Zhang, XY Hou… - Current Topics in …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Flavonoids, a series of compounds with a C6-C3-C6 structure, mostly originate from plant
metabolism. Flavonoids have shown beneficial effects on many aspects of human …

Carboxylesterase inhibitors from clinically available medicines and their impact on drug metabolism

YQ Song, Q Jin, DD Wang, J Hou, LW Zou… - Chemico-Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mammalian carboxylesterases (CES), the key members of the serine hydrolase superfamily,
hydrolyze a wide range of endogenous substances and xenobiotics bearing ester or amide …

The study of inhibitory effect of natural flavonoids toward β-glucuronidase and interaction of flavonoids with β-glucuronidase

CP Sun, JK Yan, J Yi, XY Zhang, ZL Yu, XK Huo… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Glucuronidase plays a vital role in the metabolism of drugs and endogenous
substance. Herein, we assayed the inhibitory effects of thirty-six flavonoids (1–36) toward β …

Chemoprotective effects of inositol hexaphosphate against cyclophosphamide-induced testicular damage in rats

MI Alkhalaf, WS Alansari, FA Alshubaily… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Cyclophosphamide (CP) is commonly used as an anticancer agent but has been associated
with high toxicity in several animal organs, including the testes. Inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) …

Protostane-type triterpenoids as natural soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors: Inhibition potentials and molecular dynamics

CP Sun, J Zhang, WY Zhao, J Yi, JK Yan, YL Wang… - Bioorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
The inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is a promising therapeutic approach to
treat inflammation and other disorders. In our present investigation on searching for sEH …

Eupholides A− H, abietane diterpenoids from the roots of Euphorbia fischeriana, and their bioactivities

DW Li, XP Deng, X He, XY Han, YF Ma, HL Huang… - Phytochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The roots of Euphorbia fischeriana known as “Langdu” in traditional Chinese medicine have
been used for the treatment of tuberculosis in China. Through a bioactive phytochemical …

Tight-Binding Small-Molecule Carboxylesterase 2 Inhibitors Reduce Intracellular Irinotecan Activation

K Kailass, D Casalena, L Jenane… - Journal of medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
As the primary enzyme responsible for the activatable conversion of Irinotecan (CPT-11) to
SN-38, carboxylesterase 2 (CES2) is a significant predictive biomarker toward CPT-11 …

Twenty-five limonoids from the Hainan mangrove, Xylocarpus granatum

JC Zhang, Q Liao, L Shen, J Wu - Bioorganic Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Twenty-four new limonoids (1–24), named hainanxylogranins A–X, were isolated
from leaves and barks of the Hainan mangrove, Xylocarpus granatum, together with a …

Investigation of the inhibitory effect of protostanes on human carboxylesterase 2 and their interaction: Inhibition kinetics and molecular stimulations

X Lv, R Bai, JK Yan, HL Huang, XK Huo… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Carboxylesterase 2 (CES 2), plays a pivotal role in endobiotic homeostasis and
xenobiotic metabolism. Protostanes, the major constituents of the genus Alisma, display a …

A novel 15-spiro diterpenoid dimer from Andrographis paniculata with inhibitory potential against human carboxylesterase 2

CP Sun, ZJ Yang, WY Zhao, RY Zhang, H Li… - Bioorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
The phytochemical investigation of Andrographis paniculata resulted in the isolation of a
novel 15-spiro diterpenoid dimer bisandrographolide G (1). Its structure was determined by …