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ArticleMetabolites2022

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Hosam M El-Seadawy, Kamilia A Abo El-Seoud, Mona El-Aasr, Haytham O Tawfik, Wagdy M Eldehna, Amany E Ragab

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Article in Metabolites, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Hosam M El-SeadawyDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-7932-6967
Kamilia A Abo El-SeoudDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.
Mona El-AasrDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-3656-6423
Haytham O TawfikDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-6455-5716
Wagdy M EldehnaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-6996-4017
Amany E RagabDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8276-5397

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis and cancer are life-threatening diseases with worldwide distribution. However, currently used chemosynthetic treatments are not devoid of their own intrinsic problems. Natural metabolites are gaining attention due to their lower side effects. In this study, we investigated for the first time Zamia floridana leaves extract and its different fractions for their toxoplasmocidal activity, using Virulent RH Toxoplasma gondii, and cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 and HCT-116 cancer cell lines using MTT assay. The n-butanol fraction was the most potent fraction against T. gondii with an EC50 of 7.16 ± 0.4 µg/mL compared to cotrimoxazole (4.18 ± 0.3 µg/mL). In addition, the n-BuOH fraction showed a significant cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and HCT-116 with IC50 of 12.33 ± 1.1 and 17.88 ± 1.4 µg/mL, respectively, compared to doxorubicin (4.17 ± 0.2 and 5.23 ± 0.3 µg/mL, respectively), with higher safety index against normal cell line (WISH). Therefore, the n-BuOH fraction was investigated for its phytochemicals using extensive chromatographic techniques, which led to the isolation of six compounds that were fully characterized using different spectroscopic techniques. Three biflavonoids (1, 2 and 4) in addition to two phenolic acid derivatives (3 and 5) and a flavonoid glycoside (6) were isolated. Compounds (1, 3, 5 and 6) were reported for the first time from Z. floridana. In silico docking studies for toxoplasmocidal and cytotoxic effects of these compounds revealed that compounds (1, 2, 4 and 6) have promising inhibition potential of either thymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductase (TS-DHFR) or cyclin dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) target proteins. This study is considered the first report of chemical and biological investigation of Z. floridana leaves.

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bioflavonoidscytotoxicityin silico dockingphenolic acid derivativestoxoplasmosisZamia floridana

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PMID36676935
PMCPMC9866161

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