Nutraceutical Activity of Anthocyanins from the Edible Berries of Rhamnus pompana

Y Pacheco‐Hernández, E Lozoya‐Gloria… - Chemistry & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We present the inhibitory properties of the R. pompana anthocyanin fraction (RPAF) and its
major constituents on alpha‐glucosidase (AG), pancreatic lipase (PL), HMG‐CoA reductase …

Inhibitory effect of ursolic acid on the migration and invasion of doxorubicin-resistant breast cancer

L Zong, G Cheng, J Zhao, X Zhuang, Z Zheng, Z Liu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cause of death in most breast cancer patients is disease metastasis and the occurrence
of multidrug resistance (MDR). Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), which is involved into …

Structural basis for allostery in PLP-dependent enzymes

JU Tran, BL Brown - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzymes are found ubiquitously in nature and
are involved in a variety of biological pathways, from natural product synthesis to amino acid …

Preventing Cancer by Inhibiting Ornithine Decarboxylase: A Comparative Perspective on Synthetic vs. Natural Drugs

PN Sahu, A Sen - Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This perspective delves into the investigation of synthetic and naturally occurring inhibitors,
their patterns of inhibition, and the effectiveness of newly utilized natural compounds as …

Subtype‐specific transcription factors affect polyamine metabolism and the tumor microenvironment in breast cancer

Q Song, Y Wang, S Liu - Cancer Innovation, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Background Polyamines play important roles in cell growth and proliferation. Polyamine
metabolism genes are dysregulated in various tumors. Some polyamine metabolism genes …

Development of a polyamine gene expression score for predicting prognosis and treatment response in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

M Chen, Z Nie, D Huang, Y Gao, H Cao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Backgrounds Polyamine metabolism (PM) is closely related to the tumor microenvironment
(TME) and is involved in antitumor immunity. Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) not …

PAs Regulate Early Somatic Embryo Development by Changing the Gene Expression Level and the Hormonal Balance in Dimocarpus longan Lour.

C Lai, X Zhou, S Zhang, X Zhang, M Liu, C Zhang, X Xu… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyamines (PAs) play an important regulatory role in many basic cellular processes and
physiological and biochemical processes. However, there are few studies on the …

Dual Inhibition of Ornithine Decarboxylase and A1 Adenosine Receptor Efficiently Suppresses Breast Tumor Cells

H Ma, Q Li, J Wang, J Pan, Z Su, S Liu - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Personized treatment of breast cancer is still a challenge, and more treatment options for
breast cancer are warranted. Combination therapies have been a highly appreciated …

Analytical assays to evaluate enzymatic activity and screening of inhibitors for ornithine decarboxylase

LW Tinoco, BM da Silva Santos, JMS Soares… - Frontiers in Analytical …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) catalyzes the decarboxylation of ornithine to produce
putrescine, the first step in the metabolism of polyamines (putrescine, spermidine, and …

High-efficiency discovery and structure-activity-relationship analysis of non-substrate-based covalent inhibitors of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase

Y Ai, S Xu, Y Zhang, Z Liu, S Liu - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Targeted covalent inhibitors (TCIs) form covalent bonds with targets following initial non-
covalent binding. The advantages of TCIs have driven a resurgence in rational TCI design …