Publications by authors named "Xiaoying Che"

Flavor, as one of the primary factors that attracts consumers, has always been a crucial indicator for evaluating the quality of food. From processing to final consumption, the conditions that affect consumers' perception of the aroma of aquatic products can be divided into three stages: aroma formation, release, and signal transmission. Currently, there are few reviews on the formation, release, and perception of aroma in aquatic products, which has affected the product development of aquatic products.

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High-value recycling of agro-industrial by-products is the focus of global sustainable development. A method of the recovery and utilization of corn-ethanol co-product to produce functional lipids via Aspergillus niger (A. niger) was proposed.

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Introduction: How (MO) is a Rubiaceae plant, and its medicinal part is dried root, which is one of the "Four Southern Medicines" in China. At present, the plant MO breed seedlings mainly by cutting methods. Long-term asexual propagation makes pathogenic fungi accumulate in MO, leading to stem-base rot, which is caused by (Fon).

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Background: Morinda officinalis How (MO) is a vine shrub distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, known as one of the "Four Southern Herbal Medicines" in China. The unclear responsive mechanism by which MO adapt to freezing stress limits progress in molecular breeding for MO freezing tolerance.

Results: In this study, morphological, physiological and microstructure changes in MO exposed to -2℃ for 0 h, 3 h, 8 h and 24 h were comprehensively characterized.

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CD73 (ecto-5'-nucleotidase) has emerged as an attractive target for cancer immunotherapy of many cancers. CD73 catalyzes the hydrolysis of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) into highly immunosuppressive adenosine that plays a critical role in tumor progression. Herein, we report our efforts in developing orally bioavailable and highly potent small-molecule CD73 inhibitors from the reported hit molecule to lead molecule and then finally to compound .

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In an attempt to discover a new generation of triazole antifungal agents, a series of triazole-thiazolidinedione hybrids were designed and synthesized by molecular hybridization of the antifungal agent fluconazole and rosiglitazone (an antidiabetic). Most of the target compounds showed good to excellent inhibitory activity against a variety of clinically important fungal pathogens. In particular, compounds (Z)-5-(2,4-dichlorobenzylidene)-3-(2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propyl)thiazolidine-2,4-dione) (15 c), (Z)-3-(2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propyl)-5-(furan-3-ylmethylene)thiazolidine-2,4-dione (15 j), and (Z)-3-(2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propyl)-5-(furan-3-ylmethylene)thiazolidine-2,4-dione (15 r) were highly active against Candida albicans, with MIC80 values in the range of 0.

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The incidence of life-threatening fungal infections is increasing dramatically. In an attempt to develop novel antifungal agents, our previously synthesized phenoxyalkylpiperazine triazole derivatives were used as lead structures for further optimization. By means of structure-based bioisosterism, triazolone was used as a new bioisostere of oxygen atom.

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A series of new antifungal triazole derivatives with phenylacetamide side chain were rational designed and synthesized on the basis of the structural information of lanosterol 14-demethylase (CYP51). In vitro antifungal activity assay indicated that several compounds showed higher activity than fluconazole. Especially, compound 8h showed excellent inhibitory activity against Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans (MIC=0.

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The incidence of invasive fungal infections and associated mortality is increasing dramatically. Although azoles are first-line antifungal agents, cross-resistance and hepatic toxicity are their two major limitations. The discovery of novel non-azole lead compounds will be helpful to overcome these problems.

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N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) has been a promising new target for the design of novel antifungal agents with new mode of action. A series of benzoxazole and indole derivatives were designed and synthesized as isosteric analogues of benzoheterocyclic NMT Inhibitors. In vitro antifungal assay indicated that the benzoxazole derivatives were far more potent than the indoles.

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Homocamptothecins (hCPTs) represents a new promising class of topoisomerase I inhibitors with enhanced stability and superior antitumor activity. Some phosphodiesters and phosphotriesters homocamptothecin derivatives were designed and synthesized based on our previous synthetic route. The cytotoxicity in vitro on three cancer cell lines and antitumor activity in vivo, and inhibitory properties of topoisomerase I of these derivatives were evaluated.

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In an attempt to find novel azole antifungal agents with improved activity and broader spectrum, computer modeling was used to design a series of new azoles with piperidin-4-one O-substituted oxime side chains. Molecular docking studies revealed that they formed hydrophobic and hydrogen-bonding interactions with lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase of Candida albicans (CACYP51). In vitro antifungal assay indicates that most of the synthesized compounds showed good activity against tested fungal pathogens.

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The homocamptothecin (hCPT) represents a new class of topoisomerase inhibitor which combines enhanced plasma stability and strong antitumor activity. Fluorine imparts desirable characteristics to drugs by modulating both the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic properties of a drug. Therefore, in an attempt to improve the antitumor activity of homocamptothecins, seven new 7-trifluoromethylated homocamptothecin derivatives were prepared by proline-catalyzed Friedlander annulation.

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A series of novel 9-benzylideneamino derivatives of homocamptothecin were synthesized via Friedlaender cyclization from our obtained intermediate 5. All the compounds were evaluated for in vitro cytotoxicity against three cancer cell lines (A549, LOVO and MDA-MB-435). Most of these derivatives possessed potent growth inhibitory effect on all the tested cell lines and four compounds (6d, 6f, 6i, 6k) showed higher inhibitory activities with the IC50 values of 2.

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Lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase (CYP51) is an important target for antifungal drugs. An improved three-dimensional model of CYP51 from Candida albicans (CACYP51) was constructed by ligand-supported homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulations. The accuracy of the constructed model was evaluated by its performance in a small-scale virtual screen.

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A series of new triazole derivatives were designed and synthesized on the basis of the active site of lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase from Candida albicans (CACYP51). 2-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-3-(methyl-(3-phenoxyalkyl)amino)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propan-2-ols show excellent in-vitro activity against most of the tested pathogenic fungi. The MIC(80) value of compound 8a against Candida albicans is 0.

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On the basis of the active site of lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase from Candida albicans (CACYP51), a series of new azoles were designed and synthesized. All the new azoles show excellent in vitro activity against most of the tested pathogenic fungi, which represent a class of promising leads for the development of novel antifungal agents. The MIC(80) value of compounds 8c, 8i and 8n against C.

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In response to the urgent need for novel antifungal agents with improved activity and broader spectrum, computer modeling was used to rational design novel antifungal azoles. On the basis of the active site of lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase from Candida albicans (CACYP51), a series of new azoles with substituted-phenoxypropyl piperazine side chains were rational designed and synthesized. In vitro antifungal activity assay indicates that the new azoles show good activity against most of the tested pathogenic fungi.

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Cryptococcus neoformans is one of the most important causes of life-threatening fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. Lanosterol 14 alpha-demethylase (CYP51) is the target of azole antifungal agents. This study describes, for the first time, the 3-dimensional model of CYP51 from Cryptococcus neoformans (CnCYP51).

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