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ArticleJournal of agricultural and food chemistry2022

Impact of Sulfur Fumigation on Ginger: Chemical and Biological Evidence.

Wei-Hao Zhang, Han-Yan Luo, Jing Fang, Chen-Liang Zhao, Kam-Chun Chan, Yui-Man Chan, Cai-Xia Dong, Hu-Biao Chen, Zhong-Zhen Zhao, Song-Lin Li and 1 more

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Article in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei-Hao ZhangSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1875-2126
Han-Yan LuoSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Jing FangSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Chen-Liang ZhaoCollege of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550002, China.
Kam-Chun ChanSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Yui-Man ChanSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Cai-Xia DongTianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnosis, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4749-9510
Hu-Biao ChenSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0708-6073
Zhong-Zhen ZhaoSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Song-Lin LiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1354-7729
Jun XuSchool of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9541-6388
Hong Kong Baptist University · HKNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNGuizhou University · CNTianjin Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously found that sulfur fumigation, a commonly used controversial method for the post-harvest handling of ginger, induces the generation of a compound in ginger, which was speculated to be a sulfur-containing derivative of 6-shogaol based on its mass data. However, the chemical and biological properties of the compound remain unknown. As a follow-up study, here we report the chemical structure, systemic exposure, and anticancer activity of the compound. Chromatographic separation, nuclear magnetic resonance analysis, and chemical synthesis structurally elucidated the compound as 6-gingesulfonic acid. Pharmacokinetics in rats found that 6-gingesulfonic acid was more slowly absorbed and eliminated, with more prototypes existing in the blood than 6-shogaol. Metabolism profiling indicated that the two compounds produced qualitatively and quantitatively different metabolites. It was further found that 6-gingesulfonic acid exerted significantly weaker antiproliferative activity on tumor cells than 6-shogaol. The data provide chemical and biological evidence that sulfur fumigation may impair the healthcare functions of ginger.

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Zingiber officinaleAnimalsCatecholsFollow-Up StudiesFumigationGuaiacolRatsSulfonic AcidsSulfur6-gingesulfonic acidCatecholsGuaiacolshogaolSulfonic AcidsSulfur6-gingesulfonic acid6-shogaolanticancergingersulfur fumigationsystemic exposure

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PMID36130944
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