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Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas, 44(6), 538-545 (2011-03-30)
β-ionone (βI), a cyclic isoprenoid, and geraniol (GO), an acyclic monoterpene, represent a promising class of dietary chemopreventive agents against cancer, whose combination could result in synergistic anticarcinogenic effects. The chemopreventive activities of βI and GO were evaluated individually or
The Journal of nutritional biochemistry, 22(2), 130-135 (2010-05-04)
Chemopreventive activities of the dietary isoprenoids β-ionone (βI) and geraniol (GOH) were evaluated during the promotion phase of hepatocarcinogenesis. Over 5 consecutive weeks, rats received daily 16 mg/100 g body weight (b.w.) of βI (βI group), 25 mg/100 g b.w.
Biochemistry, 50(22), 4912-4922 (2011-05-07)
Organisms sense and respond to environmental stimuli through membrane-embedded receptors and transducers. Sensory rhodopsin I (SRI) and sensory rhodopsin II (SRII) are the photoreceptors for the positive and negative phototaxis in microorganisms, respectively. They form signaling complexes in the membrane
Molecular cancer therapeutics, 9(4), 833-843 (2010-04-01)
beta-Ionone (ION), an end-ring analogue of beta-carotenoid, has been known to inhibit tumor cell growth and induce apoptosis in various types of cancer cells. Nevertheless, its apoptosis-related molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we first investigated the molecular mechanisms by which
Phytochemical analysis : PCA, 23(3), 208-213 (2011-08-23)
Viburnum dilatatum (gamazumi) is widely distributed in Japan and China. Recently, juice from V. dilatatum fruits has been manufactured in Japan. Concerning the aroma of V. dilatatum, phenethyl alcohol, 3Z-hexenol and l-linalool have been identified in the essential oil from
Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 363(1-2), 335-345 (2011-12-22)
Nowadays, in developing countries like India, incidence of lung cancer is increasing rapidly, and as a consequence it has become the most common cause of malignancy-associated death. This study is aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of beta-ionone (ION), a
Journal of chromatography. A, 1219, 75-82 (2011-12-14)
Off-flavors are among the most troublesome compounds in the environment worldwide. The lack of a viable theory for studying the sources, distribution, and effect of odors has necessitated the accurate measurement of odors from environmental compartments. A rapid and flexible
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 12(1), 88-99 (2010-12-15)
CYP101C1 from Novosphingobium aromaticivorans DSM12444 is a homologue of CYP101D1 and CYP101D2 enzymes from the same bacterium and CYP101A1 from Pseudomonas putida. CYP101C1 does not bind camphor but is capable of binding and hydroxylating ionone derivatives including α- and β-ionone
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 45 Suppl 1, S241-S247 (2007-11-23)
A toxicologic and dermatologic review of beta-ionone when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(45), 15856-15859 (2010-10-23)
Visual pigment rhodopsin provides a decisive crossing point for interaction between organisms and environment. Naturally occurring visual pigments contain only PSB11 and 3,4-dehydro-PSB11 as chromophores. Therefore, the ability of visual opsin to discriminate between the retinal geometries is investigated by
Environmental entomology, 40(6), 1622-1630 (2012-01-06)
Plant carotenoid derived β-ionone has been shown to have diverse biological effects on some insect herbivores and herbivore parasitoids. In this study, Arabidopsis transgenic plants over-expressing a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase1 gene (AtCCD1) were generated to test whether β-ionone emissions could
Enzymatic modification of tomato homogenate and its effect on volatile flavor compounds.
Journal of Food Science, 67(6), 2122-2125 (2002)
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 53(10), 6355-6369 (2012-08-18)
In human retinal degeneration, rod photoreceptors reactively sprout neurites. The mechanism is unknown in part because of the paucity of animal models displaying this feature of human pathology. We tested the role of cAMP and opsin in sprouting by tiger
Further Investigation of Flavor Constituents in Manufactured Green Tea
Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 34(4), 599-608 (1970)
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 95(1), 123-133 (2012-01-10)
Many terpenes and terpenoid compounds are known as bioactive substances with desirable fragrance and medicinal activities. Modification of such compounds to yield new derivatives with desired properties is particularly attractive. Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases are potential enzymes for these reactions due
Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 90(13), 2233-2240 (2010-07-28)
Tomatoes contain high levels of several carotenoids including lycopene and β-carotene. Beyond their functions as colorants and nutrients, carotenoids are precursors for important volatile flavor compounds. In order to assess the importance of apocarotenoid volatiles in flavor perception and acceptability
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 104(1-2), 48-55 (2011-05-06)
In order to explore the potential targets of toxicity of β-ionone on the photosynthetic system of Microcystis aeruginosa, the polyphasic rise in chlorophyll a (Chl a) fluorescence transient and transcript expression for key genes in photosystem II (PSII) of M.
Archives of toxicology, 87(3), 481-490 (2012-10-27)
β-ionone has been shown to hold potent anti-proliferative and apoptosis induction properties in vitro and in vivo. To investigate the effects of β-ionone on apoptosis initiation and its possible mechanisms of action, we qualified cell apoptosis, proteins related to apoptosis
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 93(5), 643-648 (2014-09-10)
The distributions of cyanobacterial bioactive and odorous metabolites were investigated in the fifth largest lake in China in the fishing season 2012. The highest microcystins (MCs) concentration in water reached 3.4 µg L(-1). A high β-ionone concentration reached 35.6 ng
International journal of biological macromolecules, 56, 114-121 (2013-02-14)
The honeybee relies on its sensitive olfaction to perform the foraging activities in the field. In the antennal chemoreception system of honeybee, odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) and chemosensory protein (CSPs) are major two protein families capable of binding with some plant
The British journal of nutrition, 107(5), 631-638 (2011-07-27)
β-Ionone (BI), a precursor for carotenoids, is widely distributed in fruit and vegetables. Recent in vitro studies have demonstrated the potential anti-metastatic effects of BI, but the mechanisms underlying such actions are not clear. Because liver cancer is the most
Investigational new drugs, 30(4), 1449-1459 (2011-08-10)
The combination of anti-cancer drugs with nutritional factors is a potential strategy for improving the efficacy of chemotherapy, particularly for hepatocellular carcinoma because its conventional therapies are mostly ineffective. Using a highly invasive hepatoma SK-Hep-1 cell line, we investigated the
Biophysical journal, 99(7), 2366-2373 (2010-10-07)
Visual opsins bind 11-cis retinal at an orthosteric site to form rhodopsins but increasing evidence suggests that at least some are capable of binding an additional retinoid(s) at a separate, allosteric site(s). Microspectrophotometric measurements on isolated, dark-adapted, salamander photoreceptors indicated
Chemical senses, 37(2), 141-150 (2011-08-20)
Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are found in both insects and vertebrates, and it is believed that they are involved in chemical communication. In this study, we identify and express 2 OBPs from the scarab beetle, Holotrichia oblita Faldermann (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). HoblOBP1
The Science of the total environment, 409(2), 314-325 (2010-11-09)
A systematic study was conducted on seasonal and spatial patterns of taste and odor (T&O) compounds with relation to biotic and abiotic parameters at fifteen sites in Gonghu Bay of Lake Taihu in 2008. We developed a sensitive and automated
Journal of chromatography. A, 1218(24), 3791-3798 (2011-05-14)
Production and fate of taste and odor (T&O) compounds in natural waters are a pressing environmental issue. Simultaneous determination of these complex compounds (covering a wide range of boiling points) has been difficult. A simple and sensitive method for the
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 88(5), 666-671 (2012-02-09)
The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of Urtica dioica essential oil, and to evaluate its cytotoxic and genotoxic effects, using cytogenetic tests such as the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay and chromosomal aberration analysis in human lymphocyte
Biochemistry, 52(7), 1290-1301 (2013-01-22)
Xanthorhodopsin (xR) is a retinal protein that contains, in addition to the retinal chromophore, a carotenoid (salinixanthin) that functions as a light-harvesting antenna [Balashov, S. P., et al. (2005) Science 309, 2061-2064]. The center-center distance between the two polyene chains
Acta biochimica Polonica, 59(1), 79-81 (2012-03-20)
Carotenoid derived volatiles are important fragrance compounds, which contribute to the scents of flowers from diverse taxa. A famous example is represented by the flowers of Osmanthus fragrans where apocarotenoids account for more than 20% of all volatiles. In the
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA, 27(2), 782-787 (2012-12-27)
β-Ionone, a precursor of carotenoids, possesses a variety of biological properties such as anti-cancerous, anti-mutagenic and anti-microbial activity. Nevertheless, anti-inflammatory effects of β-ionone remain unknown. In this study, we investigated whether ION attenuates the expression of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced pro-inflammatory mediators
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