Metabolic Profile of C-Prenyl Coumarins Using Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics

C-prenyl coumarins (C-PYCs) are compounds with similar structures and various bioactivities, which are widely distributed in medicinal plants. Until now, the metabolic characterizations of C-PYCs and the relationship between metabolism and bioactivities remain unclear. In this study, ultra-performan...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b1bb1e0a10f041fcbe4d06b9d174b27c2021-11-11T18:32:34ZMetabolic Profile of C-Prenyl Coumarins Using Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics10.3390/molecules262165581420-3049https://doaj.org/article/b1bb1e0a10f041fcbe4d06b9d174b27c2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/21/6558https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049C-prenyl coumarins (C-PYCs) are compounds with similar structures and various bioactivities, which are widely distributed in medicinal plants. Until now, the metabolic characterizations of C-PYCs and the relationship between metabolism and bioactivities remain unclear. In this study, ultra-performance chromatography electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry-based metabolomics (UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS) was firstly used to determine the metabolic characterizations of three C-PYCs, including meranzin hydrate (MH), isomeranzin (ISM), and meranzin (MER). In total, 52 metabolites were identified, and all of them were found to be novel metabolites. Among these metabolites, 10 were from MH, 22 were from ISM, and 20 were from MER. The major metabolic pathways of these C-PYCs were hydroxylation, dehydrogenation, demethylation, and conjugation with cysteine, <i>N</i>-acetylcysteine, and glucuronide. The metabolic rate of MH was much lower than ISM and MER, which was only 27.1% in MLM and 8.7% in HLM, respectively. Additionally, recombinant cytochrome P450 (CYP) screening showed that CYP1A1, 2B6, 3A4, and 3A5 were the major metabolic enzymes involved in the formation of metabolites. Further bioactivity assays indicated that all of these three C-PYCs exhibited anti-inflammatory activity, but the effects of ISM and MER were slightly higher than MH, accompanied by a significant decrease in inflammatory cytokines transcription induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in macrophages RAW 264.7. Taken together, the metabolic characterizations of the three C-PYCs suggested that the side chain of the prenyl group may impact the metabolism and biological activity of C-PYCs.Yan ChengXiaofang MaQi ZhaoChunyan WangDongmei YanFei LiMDPI AGarticleC-prenyl coumarinsmetabolomicsanti-inflammatory activityUPLC-ESI-QTOF-MSOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENMolecules, Vol 26, Iss 6558, p 6558 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic C-prenyl coumarins
metabolomics
anti-inflammatory activity
UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle C-prenyl coumarins
metabolomics
anti-inflammatory activity
UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Yan Cheng
Xiaofang Ma
Qi Zhao
Chunyan Wang
Dongmei Yan
Fei Li
Metabolic Profile of C-Prenyl Coumarins Using Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics
description C-prenyl coumarins (C-PYCs) are compounds with similar structures and various bioactivities, which are widely distributed in medicinal plants. Until now, the metabolic characterizations of C-PYCs and the relationship between metabolism and bioactivities remain unclear. In this study, ultra-performance chromatography electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry-based metabolomics (UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS) was firstly used to determine the metabolic characterizations of three C-PYCs, including meranzin hydrate (MH), isomeranzin (ISM), and meranzin (MER). In total, 52 metabolites were identified, and all of them were found to be novel metabolites. Among these metabolites, 10 were from MH, 22 were from ISM, and 20 were from MER. The major metabolic pathways of these C-PYCs were hydroxylation, dehydrogenation, demethylation, and conjugation with cysteine, <i>N</i>-acetylcysteine, and glucuronide. The metabolic rate of MH was much lower than ISM and MER, which was only 27.1% in MLM and 8.7% in HLM, respectively. Additionally, recombinant cytochrome P450 (CYP) screening showed that CYP1A1, 2B6, 3A4, and 3A5 were the major metabolic enzymes involved in the formation of metabolites. Further bioactivity assays indicated that all of these three C-PYCs exhibited anti-inflammatory activity, but the effects of ISM and MER were slightly higher than MH, accompanied by a significant decrease in inflammatory cytokines transcription induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in macrophages RAW 264.7. Taken together, the metabolic characterizations of the three C-PYCs suggested that the side chain of the prenyl group may impact the metabolism and biological activity of C-PYCs.
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author Yan Cheng
Xiaofang Ma
Qi Zhao
Chunyan Wang
Dongmei Yan
Fei Li
author_facet Yan Cheng
Xiaofang Ma
Qi Zhao
Chunyan Wang
Dongmei Yan
Fei Li
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title Metabolic Profile of C-Prenyl Coumarins Using Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics
title_short Metabolic Profile of C-Prenyl Coumarins Using Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics
title_full Metabolic Profile of C-Prenyl Coumarins Using Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics
title_fullStr Metabolic Profile of C-Prenyl Coumarins Using Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics
title_full_unstemmed Metabolic Profile of C-Prenyl Coumarins Using Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics
title_sort metabolic profile of c-prenyl coumarins using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/b1bb1e0a10f041fcbe4d06b9d174b27c
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