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Natural Small-Molecule-Based Carrier-Free Self-Assembly Library Originated from Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
[Image: see text] The carrier-free self-assembly of small molecules opens a new window for the development of nanomaterials. This study is dedicated to developing binary small-molecular self-assemblies derived from phytochemicals in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Among them, Rhei Radix et Rhiz...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9730315/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36506183 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c04098 |
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author | Lin, Xiaoyu Huang, Xuemei Tian, Xuehao Yuan, Zhihua Lu, Jihui Nie, Xueqiang Wang, Pengli Lei, Haimin Wang, Penglong |
author_facet | Lin, Xiaoyu Huang, Xuemei Tian, Xuehao Yuan, Zhihua Lu, Jihui Nie, Xueqiang Wang, Pengli Lei, Haimin Wang, Penglong |
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description | [Image: see text] The carrier-free self-assembly of small molecules opens a new window for the development of nanomaterials. This study is dedicated to developing binary small-molecular self-assemblies derived from phytochemicals in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Among them, Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and Coptidis Rhizoma are a common pair used in clinics for thousands of years. Here, we found that there were numerous spherical supramolecular nanoparticles (NPs) originated from Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and Coptidis Rhizoma decoction. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was used to analyze the composition of the supramolecules, and a total of 119 phytochemicals were identified (23 anthraquinones, 31 alkaloids, 24 organic acids, 8 tannins, and other components). Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) showed that the interaction between Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and Coptidis Rhizoma was a spontaneous exothermic reaction, indicating that their phytochemicals had the property of self-assembly and interacted to form supramolecules in the decocting process. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV, IR, NMR, and ITC were used to verify that rhein and coptisine could self-assemble into nanofibers (Rhe-Cop NFs), while emodin and coptisine could self-assemble into nanoparticles (Emo-Cop NPs). The formation mechanism analysis of the self-assemblies revealed that they were induced by electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bonding, and π–π stacking, forming nanospheres of about 50 nm and nanofibers. The current study not only provides an idea of discovering carrier-free self-assemblies from traditional herbal medicine decoction but also supplies a reference for the design of binary self-assembly of small molecules in the future. |
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spelling | pubmed-97303152022-12-09 Natural Small-Molecule-Based Carrier-Free Self-Assembly Library Originated from Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Lin, Xiaoyu Huang, Xuemei Tian, Xuehao Yuan, Zhihua Lu, Jihui Nie, Xueqiang Wang, Pengli Lei, Haimin Wang, Penglong ACS Omega [Image: see text] The carrier-free self-assembly of small molecules opens a new window for the development of nanomaterials. This study is dedicated to developing binary small-molecular self-assemblies derived from phytochemicals in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Among them, Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and Coptidis Rhizoma are a common pair used in clinics for thousands of years. Here, we found that there were numerous spherical supramolecular nanoparticles (NPs) originated from Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and Coptidis Rhizoma decoction. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was used to analyze the composition of the supramolecules, and a total of 119 phytochemicals were identified (23 anthraquinones, 31 alkaloids, 24 organic acids, 8 tannins, and other components). Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) showed that the interaction between Rhei Radix et Rhizoma and Coptidis Rhizoma was a spontaneous exothermic reaction, indicating that their phytochemicals had the property of self-assembly and interacted to form supramolecules in the decocting process. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV, IR, NMR, and ITC were used to verify that rhein and coptisine could self-assemble into nanofibers (Rhe-Cop NFs), while emodin and coptisine could self-assemble into nanoparticles (Emo-Cop NPs). The formation mechanism analysis of the self-assemblies revealed that they were induced by electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bonding, and π–π stacking, forming nanospheres of about 50 nm and nanofibers. The current study not only provides an idea of discovering carrier-free self-assemblies from traditional herbal medicine decoction but also supplies a reference for the design of binary self-assembly of small molecules in the future. American Chemical Society 2022-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9730315/ /pubmed/36506183 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c04098 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Permits non-commercial access and re-use, provided that author attribution and integrity are maintained; but does not permit creation of adaptations or other derivative works (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Lin, Xiaoyu Huang, Xuemei Tian, Xuehao Yuan, Zhihua Lu, Jihui Nie, Xueqiang Wang, Pengli Lei, Haimin Wang, Penglong Natural Small-Molecule-Based Carrier-Free Self-Assembly Library Originated from Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine |
title | Natural Small-Molecule-Based
Carrier-Free Self-Assembly
Library Originated from Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine |
title_full | Natural Small-Molecule-Based
Carrier-Free Self-Assembly
Library Originated from Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine |
title_fullStr | Natural Small-Molecule-Based
Carrier-Free Self-Assembly
Library Originated from Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine |
title_full_unstemmed | Natural Small-Molecule-Based
Carrier-Free Self-Assembly
Library Originated from Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine |
title_short | Natural Small-Molecule-Based
Carrier-Free Self-Assembly
Library Originated from Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine |
title_sort | natural small-molecule-based
carrier-free self-assembly
library originated from traditional chinese herbal medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9730315/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36506183 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c04098 |
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