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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

In Vitro Biotransformation of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen Saponins by Gut Microbiota from Healthy and Insomniac Groups.

Xiaofang Cui, Shengmei Zhang, Ling He, Huizhu Duan, Yujun Xie, Xiangping Pei, Yan Yan, Chenhui Du

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. 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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Xiaofang CuiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030619, China.
Shengmei ZhangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030619, China.
Ling HeSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030619, China.
Huizhu DuanSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030619, China.
Yujun XieSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030619, China.
Xiangping PeiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030619, China.
Yan YanModern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Chenhui DuSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030619, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0931-8878

Funding

Anhui Province Innovation Team of Authentic Medicinal Materials Development and High-Value Utilization 2022AH010080Central Government Guidance Funds for Local Science and Technology Development YDZJSX2021C025Central Guide Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project of Shanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department YDZJSX2021C025Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministryof Education of Shanxi University 202105D121009National Natural Science Foundation of China 81603251National Natural Science Foundation of China 81603289Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi 20210302123237Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi 20210302123470Science and Technology Achievements Transformation Project of Shanxi Province 202204021301063Special Fund for Science and Technology Innovation Teams of Shanxi Province 202304051001020
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Abstract

Ziziphi Spinosae Semen saponins (ZSSS) show sedative-hypnotic activity but have very low bioavailability, potentially due to their conversion into bioactive metabolites by gut microbiota. In this study, the biotransformation of ZSSS by gut microbiota from healthy humans and patients with insomnia in vitro was analyzed. A total of 21 prototype compounds and 49 metabolites were identified using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS. Deglycosylation, deoxygenation, dehydration, and deacylation were detected in both healthy individuals and insomniacs. However, oxidation and hydrogenation were uniquely observed in insomniacs. ZSSS can enhance beneficial bacteria, such as

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeHypnotics and SedativesSaponinsZiziphusAdultBiotransformationFatty Acids, VolatileFemaleHumansMaleMolecular Docking SimulationFatty Acids, VolatileHypnotics and SedativesSaponinsbiotransformationhuman gut microbiotainsomniaUPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MSZiziphi Spinosae Semen saponins

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PMCPMC12072027

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