GNPS - Metabolomics - black wattle bark - different solvents
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ABSTRACT: MS/MS data from a study which evaluated the effects of different extraction solvents to promote metabolite extraction from Black Wattle Bark, using untargeted metabolomics
Project description:<p>This study applied untargeted metabolomics to investigate the metabolite diversity of <em>Acacia mearnsii</em> (Black Wattle) bark extracts using different solvents. Additionally, it aimed to characterize the proanthocyanidin profile of Black Wattle bark cultivated in southern Brazil. The findings demonstrated that solvent choice significantly influences metabolite extraction and composition. The most pronounced differences were observed between water-based and organic solvent extractions, with organic solvents proving more effective. Among them, 50% and 70% acetone, as well as 70% methanol, yielded the highest metabolite abundances. Annotated compounds included organic acids, phenolic compounds, and coumarins, with several phenolics, such as naringenin, and liquiritigenin, annotated in Black Wattle bark for the first time. These results highlight the richness of its extracts in bioactive compounds, demonstrating a chemical complexity that extends beyond proanthocyanidins and may influence their biological properties. The extracts contained a diverse range of proanthocyanidins, up to pentamers. Monomers such as (epi)catechin and (epi)gallocatechin were identified, while the oligomers were predominantly prorobinetinidins, consisting of catechin or gallocatechin as starter units and robinetinidol or fisetinidol as extender units. The presence of a wide range of bioactive compounds underscores the potential of Black Wattle bark extracts for applications in the food and feed industries.</p>
Project description:This portion of the study evaluated the effects of topical 10% black raspberry gel application on gene expression profiles of premalignant oral lesions. Topical application of the bioadhesive black rasberry gel was observed to modulate gene expression and reduce proinflammatory proteins in human premalignant oral lesions. Keywords: Human oral tissues treated with 10% berry gfel
Project description:The present project deals with bark beetle gut total proteome from callow and black bark beetle, Ips typographus. The study aims to identify life stage-specific expression of gut proteins in bark beetles and their functional relevance.
Project description:This portion of the study evaluated the effects of topical 10% black raspberry gel application on gene expression profiles of premalignant oral lesions. Topical application of the bioadhesive black rasberry gel was observed to modulate gene expression and reduce proinflammatory proteins in human premalignant oral lesions. Experiment Overall Design: Each patient served as their own internal control. A pretreatment specimen of the premalignant lesion was obtained for baseline parameters. Following six weeks of treatment, the treated lesional tissue was removed. All tissue samples were immediately placed in RNA later and placed in a -80 degree freezer until sample preparation.
Project description:In this study, we have evaluated the proteomic changes that occur in Piper nigrum L.(black pepper) after infection by the pathogen Phytophthora capsici. We report novel leaf proteins from black pepper identified by an integrated transcriptome-assisted label-free quantitative proteomics pipeline. Several previously described methods were used to create this data set. Detached leaves were inoculated with either mock treatment, or the oomycete pathogen and small tissue samples only around the site of inoculation were collected for protein sample preparations. In order to quantify protein abundance in the samples being compared, we used a label free method of spiking samples with a known ratio of pre-digested peptide samples to normalize endogenous protein abundance in the MS detection. Our study attempts to explain the basal immune components of black pepper when challenged with P. capsici.
Project description:Black cattle is a new breed of beef cattle developed by combining modern biotechnologies such as somatic cell cloning and conventional breeding methods. To provide new ideas for improving meat quality and generating new breeds of cattle, the important candidate genes affecting fat deposition in two kinds of cattle were identified. Eighteen months Black cattles and Luxi cattles were randomly assigned into two environmental. The longissimus dorsi muscle were collected on Black cattle and Luxi cattle,for analyses including fatty acid determinationrs, high-throughput sequencing metagenomics, qRT-PCR expression profile and western blot.The ratio of unsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids was 1.37:1 and 1.24:1 in the muscle tissues of Black cattle and Luxi cattle, respectively. The results of RNA-Seq analysis revealed 1,415 DEGs(fold change ≥ ± 2, P<0.05) between the longissimus dorsi of Black cattle and yellow cattle. A total of 939 genes were upregulated, and the other 476 genes were downregulated. With GO enrichment analysis, it was found that the identified DEGs were significantly enriched in biological regulation, regulation of the Wnt signaling pathway, negative regulation of the Wnt signaling pathway, cAMP metabolic process, fat cell differentiation, and brown fat cell differentiation, among other functions. Regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes, AMPK signaling pathway, adipocytokine signaling pathway and PPAR signaling pathway in the KEGG pathway database were significantly enriched. PPI network analysis showed that the downregulated genes FABP4, ADIPOQ, PLIN1, PLIN2 and LIPE were closely linked to other DEGs and were the key sites of multiple metabolic pathways. Combined with qRT-PCR and protein expression profile analysis, the expression level of fat acid metabolism related genes (FABP4, ADIPOQ) in black cattle was high and the difference was significant. Changes in the expression of fatty acid metabolism-related genes in Black cattle and Luxi cattle were analyzed and important candidate marker genes (such as ADIPOQ and FABP4) that affect fat deposition were identified in order to provide a genetic basis for the efficient breeding of production performance, establish a molecular marker database for local cattle breeds and support the cultivation of new breeds.
Project description:Comparison of gene expression profiles from C. elegans at different time points after OP50 and Black Rice Extract (BRE) treatment. The RNA-seq data comprise 5 time points (1, 6, 11, 15 and 17 days) treated with OP50 and BRE as well as 4 time points (6, 11, 15 and 17 days).
Project description:Black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) is known to possess a wide variety of antimicrobial peptides belonging to different structural families. Three novel antimicrobial peptides have been isolated from black cumin seeds. Two of them were attributed as members of the non-specific lipid transfer proteins family and one - as a defensin. We have made an attempt of using proteomic approach for novel antimicrobial peptides search in N. sativa seeds as well. The use of well established approach that includes extraction and fractionation stages remains relevant even in case of novel peptides search because the lacking of N. sativa genome data. Novel peptides demonstrate a spectrum of antimicrobial activity against plant pathogenic organisms that may cause economically important crop diseases. These results obtained allow considering these molecules as candidates to be applied in "next-generation" biopesticides development for agriculture use.
Project description:The coat color of mammals is determined by the melanogenesis pathway, which is responsible for maintaining the balance between black-brown eumelanin and yellow-reddish phaeomelanin. It is also believed that the color of the bovine nose is regulated in a similar manner; however, the molecular mechanism underlying pigment deposition in the black nose has yet to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to identify melanogenesis-associated genes that are differentially expressed in the black vs. yellow nose of native Korean cows.
Project description:The coat color of mammals is determined by the melanogenesis pathway, which is responsible for maintaining the balance between black-brown eumelanin and yellow-reddish phaeomelanin. It is also believed that the color of the bovine nose is regulated in a similar manner; however, the molecular mechanism underlying pigment deposition in the black nose has yet to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to identify melanogenesis-associated genes that are differentially expressed in the black vs. yellow nose of native Korean cows. Experiment, Yellow nose vs. Black nose HanWoo