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Multicomponent Therapeutics of Berberine Alkaloids [PDF]

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013
Although berberine alkaloids (BAs) are reported to be with broad-spectrum antibacterial and antiviral activities, the interactions among BAs have not been elucidated. In the present study, methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) was chosen as a model organism, and modified broth microdilution was applied for the determination of the ...
Luo, Jiaoyang, Yan, Dan, Yang, Meihua, Dong, Xiaoping, Xiao, Xiaohe   +4 more
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Dose-dependent effects of melatonin on berberine production, antioxidant activity, and metabolite profiles in Berberis vulgaris L. suspension cultures [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Melatonin is a regulatory molecule that increases secondary metabolite biosynthesis in plants. Berberis vulgaris L. is a well-known medicinal plant, valued for its alkaloids and phenolic compounds.
Seyedeh Hanieh Zeidi, Mohsen Sharifi, Elaheh Samari, Faezeh Ghanati, Vahid Niknam, Nastaran Zhaleh   +5 more
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Berberine and Palmatine Distribution Across Plant Organs in Berberis darwinii: Basis for Selecting Superior-Producing Accessions [PDF]

Molecules
Berberis darwinii, known for its bioactive alkaloids like berberine and palmatine, has gained attention for its medicinal properties. However, comprehensive studies on the specific bioactive molecules of Michay are lacking, as previous research has ...
Manuel Chacón-Fuentes, César Burgos-Díaz, Mauricio Opazo-Navarrete, Alan Mercado, Fernando Westermeyer   +4 more
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A comparative study of alkaloid and phenolic compounds in different organs and tissues of Berberis integerrima. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Berberis integerrima Bunge is a valuable plant of the Berberidaceae family used in medicine and industry. The properties of the different parts of this plant vary and depend on the distribution of its secondary metabolites, including alkaloids and ...
Nastaran Zhaleh, Mohsen Sharifi, Elaheh Samari, Mohammad Reza Halvagar, Seyedeh Hanieh Zeidi   +4 more
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Biological Response Profiling Reveals the Functional Differences of Main Alkaloids in Rhizoma Coptidis

Molecules, 2021
Rhizoma Coptidis (RC) is a widely used traditional Chinese medicine. Although modern research has found that some alkaloids from RC are the pharmacologically active constituents, the differences in their biological effects are not completely clear.
Lan Xie, Shanshan Feng, Xiaoling Zhang, Wenlong Zhao, Juan Feng, Chengmei Ma, Ruijun Wang, Weifang Song, Jing Cheng   +8 more
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Coptis alkaloids improve gluconeogenesis and lipid accumulation in mouse primary hepatocytes [PDF]

Jichu yixue yu linchuang, 2023
Objective To screen the alkaloid monomer of coptis chinensis, which can improve the gluconeogenesis and lipid accumulation of mouse primary hepatocytes, and to explore its mechanism.Methods The mouse primary hepatocytes were isolated and incubated with ...
YAN Jiaqi, WANG Siqi, WANG Zheng, LI Jun
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A Review of Fibraurea tinctoria and Its Component, Berberine, as an Antidiabetic and Antioxidant

Molecules, 2023
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia caused by resistance to insulin action, inadequate insulin secretion, or excessive glucagon production. Numerous studies have linked diabetes mellitus and oxidative stress.
Indah Purwaningsih, Iman Permana Maksum, Dadan Sumiarsa, Sriwidodo Sriwidodo   +3 more
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Preparative separation of three isoquinoline alkaloids from Berberidis radix by pH-zone-refining countercurrent chromatography [PDF]

Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 2018
Berberidis radix, as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, is well known as the main source of berberine. This herbal medicine has been used for the treatment of many diseases and alkaloids including jatrorrhizine, palmatine, and berberine are major ...
Sun Changlei, Zhao Wei, Duan Wenjuan, Yang Peng, Yang Bingtian, Jiang Jiaojiao, Li Jia, Wang Xiao   +7 more
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Berberine: a comprehensive Approach to combat human maladies

International Journal of Food Properties, 2023
Berberine is a metabolite of many medicinal plants. Chemically, berberine belongs to the isoquinoline alkaloids family. The roots of plants grown at lower elevations have a higher concentration of berberine as compared to plants grown at higher ...
Zarina Mushtaq, Muhammad Imran, Farhan Saeed, Ali Imran, Shinawar Waseem Ali, Muhammad Shahbaz, Suliman A. Alsagaby, Yolanda Guerrero Sánchez, Maryam Umar, Muzzamal Hussain, Waleed Al Abdulmonem, Entessar Al Jbawi, Mahwish, Ahmed H. El-Ghorab, Mohamed A. Abdelgawad   +14 more
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In Vitro Analyses of the Multifocal Effects of Natural Alkaloids Berberine, Matrine, and Tabersonine against the O’nyong-nyong Arthritogenic Alphavirus Infection and Inflammation

Pharmaceuticals, 2023
O’nyong-nyong virus (ONNV) is a member of the reemerging arthritogenic alphaviruses that cause chronic debilitating polyarthralgia and/or polyarthritis via their tropism for the musculoskeletal system.
Anne-Laure Sandenon Seteyen, Pascale Guiraud, Philippe Gasque, Emmanuelle Girard-Valenciennes, Jimmy Sélambarom   +4 more
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