lignans and daidzin

Lignans and flavonoids are found in plants in their glycosylated forms and need to be hydrolyzed to aglycones to become bioavailable. Putative β-glucosidase genes from Lactobacillus mucosae INIA P508 were inserted into the plasmid pNZ:TuR. The strain Lactococcus lactis MG1363 harboring the plasmid pNZ:TuR.glu913 showed high β-glucosidase activity and was able to transform secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) into secoisolariciresinol (SECO). Lactic acid bacteria and Bifidobacterium strains harboring pNZ:TuR.glu913 were incubated with a soy beverage supplemented with flax seed extracts. SDG was almost completely consumed by the transformed strains, while concentration of SECO greatly increased. Moreover, these strains showed high deglycosylation of the isoflavone glycosides daidzin and genistin. In addition, other lignan and flavonoid aglycones were produced, i.e. matairesinol, pinoresinol, quercetin, and eriodyctiol. These deglycosylase activities were maintained when this glucosidase gene was cloned in a food grade vector, pLEB590, and transformed into L. lactis MG1363. This is the first report of the use of a food grade plasmid that confers the ability to efficiently catalyze the deglycosylation of lignans, isoflavonoids, flavones, and flavanones. The recombinant bacteria of this study would be of value for the development of fermented vegetal foods enriched in bioavailable forms of lignans and flavonoids.

Topics: beta-Glucosidase; Bifidobacterium; Flavonoids; Food Microbiology; Gene Expression; Glycosylation; Isoflavones; Lactobacillus; Lactococcus lactis; Lignans; Plasmids

A wide variety of plant raw materials thought to promote health are used as herbal medicines as well as foods. However, there is no legal maximum or minimum concentration limit on any herbal compound when these plant raw materials are used in processed foods. Legally, these processed foods are regulated only for harmful substances, and there is no other guarantee of their contents. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the concentrations of 12 herbal compounds (nodakenin, decursin, decursinol angelate, morroniside, loganin, glycyrrhizic acid, liquiritigenin, puerarin, daidzin, schisandrin, gomisin A, gomisin N) in commonly used plant raw materials, such as "Angelica Gigas root", "Cornus Fruit", "Liquorice Root", "Pueraria Root", and "Schisandra Fruit"; and also in 45 processed foods, using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Method validation was performed successfully using the parameters of specificity, linearity, limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), accuracy, precision, matrix effect, extraction recovery, and stability. The 12 herbal compounds were determined to be present in all the foods advertised as containing each ingredient, although in very low concentrations in some cases. Three solid samples labelled as 100% pure material from one herbal species also contained herbal compounds found in others, so that intentional or unintentional adulteration was suspected.

Topics: Benzopyrans; Butyrates; Chromatography, Liquid; Coumarins; Cyclooctanes; Dioxoles; Flavanones; Food Analysis; Fruit; Glucosides; Glycosides; Glycyrrhizic Acid; Herbal Medicine; Iridoids; Isoflavones; Lignans; Plant Roots; Plants, Medicinal; Polycyclic Compounds; Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Phytooestrogens are known to cause anti-cancer effects on mamma carcinoma cells. In this study, the effects of the lignan secoisolariciresinol and the isoflavone glycosides and aglycones genistein, genistin, daidzein and daidzin were tested on MCF-7 and BT20 cells in vitro.. First, the cellular expression of hormone receptors was examined by immunohistochemical procedures. The effects of the phytooestrogens on the cells were detected by using three different assays measuring cell letality, viability and proliferation. The phytooestrogens were tested in concentrations of 1, 5, 10 and 50 μg/mL, respectively. 17β-oestradiol and tamoxifen were used as controls, respectively, in the same concentrations as the phytooestrogens.. The immunohistochemistry showed evidence of oestrogen- and progesterone receptors at the MCF-7 cell line, whereas no expression could be seen at the BT20 cells. Among the phytooestrogens, genistein and secoisolariciresinol showed various anti-cancerogenic effects on both cell lines, respectively, but only in the highest concentration. Regarding the controls, tamoxifen showed a stronger antivital and anti-proliferative effect on BT20 than on MCF-7. Oestradiol caused sporadic anti-cancer effects on both cell lines, respectively, at its highest concentration.. Genistein and Secoisolariciresinol have anti-cancer properties on MCF-7 and BT20 in vitro. There are differences in the effects of isoflavones depending on the glycolysation status. The role of the oestrogen receptors in the mechanisms of action of both the phytooestrogens and controls is of less importance. Further investigations have to be carried out, especially concerning the mechanisms of action. Phytooestrogens may be potential substances in the therapy of mamma carcinomas.

Topics: Breast Neoplasms; Butylene Glycols; Carcinoma; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Cell Survival; Female; Genistein; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Isoflavones; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; Lignans; Phytoestrogens; Receptors, Estrogen; Receptors, Progesterone

The present study was conducted to investigate the functional and transcriptional modulation of P-glycoprotein (MDR-1) by several dietary ingredients (piperine, capsaicin, daidzein, genistein, sesamin, curcumin, taurine) in vinblastine-resistant colon carcinoma LS-180 cells (LS-180V cells). The amount of rhodamine 123 accumulated in LS-180V cells was significantly increased by capsaicin, piperine and sesamin, whereas it was significantly reduced by daidzein and genistein which stimulated the efflux of rhodamine 123. These results suggest that the P-glycoprotein-mediated efflux is inhibited by piperine, capsaicin and sesamin and stimulated by daidzein and genistein. The concurrent addition of piperine and capsaicin seemed to inhibit synergistically the P-glycoprotein-mediated efflux. Pretreatment with sesamin for 48 h caused a significant increase in MDR1 mRNA expression without a significant effect on the expression of P-glycoprotein or accumulation of rhodamine 123. Similar pretreatment with other ingredients had little effect on the expression of MDR1 mRNA or P-glycoprotein, suggesting that they do not cause transcriptional modulation of P-glycoprotein. Piperine, genistein and curcumin have been suggested to stimulate P-glycoprotein-mediated efflux without increasing P-glycoprotein expression. In LS-180V cells, significant increases in mRNA levels of multi-drug resistance associated protein 1 (MRP1) or MRP3 were observed on pretreatment with capsaicin, daidzein, piperine and sesamin. In conclusion, our results suggest that P-glycoprotein-mediated efflux is significantly affected by dietary ingredients. Also, capsaicin, daidzein, piperine and sesamin increased significantly the mRNA expression of MRP1 or MRP3. Thus, the present study provides further evidence that repeated exposure to dietary ingredients can cause drug-food interactions by affecting the function and mRNA expression of intestinal transporters such as P-glycoprotein.

Topics: ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; Capsaicin; Cell Line, Tumor; Curcumin; Diet; Dioxoles; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; Genistein; Humans; Intestinal Mucosa; Isoflavones; Lignans