Gutierrez Roman Ana Silvia

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Hydrogen Peroxide-Oxidative Signaling Enhances Biosynthesis of Specialized Metabolites in Baccharis conferta Kunth
Norma Elizabeth Moreno-Anzúrez, Celic Sibel Sarmiento-Ramírez, Ana Silvia Gutiérrez-Román, Virginia Medina-Pérez, Luis Rafael Garibay-Castro, et al.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2026
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) regulates plant metabolism. This study examined its effect on the biosynthesis of specialized metabolites in Baccharis conferta, a medicinal plant rich in phenolics and terpenes. Plants were elicited with 25 µM and 250 µM H2O2. Phenolic changes were evaluated by total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity, and LC-MS analysis of flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic acids. Meanwhile, terpene changes were evaluated by HPTLC, total terpene content (TTC), and expression of the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (Bco-DXS1) gene. H2O2 markedly modulated both pathways. Phenolic metabolism was activated, particularly under 25 µM H2O2, with PAL activity increasing by 52%, TPC by 42%, and TFC by 50% relative to the control. Chemical analysis revealed that five compounds, including chlorogenic acid, differed significantly across treatments. Gene expression analysis showed that 25 µM H2O2 upregulated Bco-DXS1 and increased TTC, whereas 250 µM H2O2 repressed gene expression but still enhanced terpene accumulation. Overall, these results suggest that moderate H2O2 levels function as a signaling molecule in B. conferta, simultaneously boosting phenolic and terpene pathways. This highlights controlled H2O2 elicitation as an effective biotechnological approach to increase the production of valuable metabolites in medicinal plant cultures.
Chemical Profile Analysis of Prosopis laevigata Extracts and Their Topical Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Activities
Manasés González-Cortazar, David Osvaldo Salinas-Sánchez, Maribel Herrera-Ruiz, Paulina Hernández-Hernández, Alejandro Zamilpa, et al.
Plants, 2025
There are two major global morbidity and mortality problems in the health sector: inflammation, which is the physiological process that, in acute and chronic conditions, gradually causes the loss of the body’s functionality, leading to severe damage to health; and microbial diseases, which are caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria. In the present study, the anti-inflammatory effects of three extracts of mesquite (Prosopis laevigata)—n-hexane (PH), dichloromethane (PD), and methanol (PM)—were assessed in a mouse model of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced ear oedema, and the antimicrobial effects against 14 microorganisms were assessed using the broth microdilution method. The extracts inhibited ear oedema by 60.81% (PH), 75.96% (PD), and 60.29% (PM). The most active anti-inflammatory extract (PD) was fractionated through chromatography, and three fractions (PDR3, PDR6, and PDR7) were evaluated. One of the most active fractions (PDR7) was purified via column chromatography, and ethyl veratrate (VE, 1) was isolated and identified. VE inhibited ear oedema by 85.1%. The anti-inflammatory effect is evidenced by the quantification of two pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10 and TNF-α). The PD extract, the PDR7 fraction, and the compound present an IL-10 concentration of 11.8, 18.9, and 36.5 pg/mg of protein, values significantly higher than the group that received only phorbol ester (* p < 0.05). These treatments also significantly decreased the concentration of TNF-α (* p < 0.05) to 197.6, 241.9, and 247.0 pg/mg protein, respectively. The PM extract showed the most pronounced antimicrobial effect, with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of <12.5 µg/mL for almost all the 14 tested strains, followed by the PD and PH extracts. Chromatographic fractionation of the PM extract yielded the PMR6, PMR7, and PMR10 fractions that inhibited all tested microorganisms with a MIC between 6.25 and 200 µg/mL. Compound 1 was active on five strains, with a concentration between 2 and 8 µg/mL. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis and comparison with commercial standards allowed for the identification of rutin (2) and quercetin 3-O-glucoside (3). Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of the PH and PD extracts allowed for the identification of fatty acids, terpenes, and phenols.
Secondary metabolites of mesoamerican plants castilleja tenuiflora benth. and baccharis conferta kunth with anti-inflammatory effects
Norma Elizabeth Moreno-Anzúrez, José Luis Trejo-Espino, Elizabeth Rubio-Rodríguez, Ana Silvia Gutiérrez-Román, Gabriela Trejo-Tapia
Advances in Plant Biotechnology in Vitro Production of Secondary Metabolites of Industrial Interest, 2023
Anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory effects of Baccharis conferta Kunth in a kaolin/carrageenan-induced monoarthritis model
Ana Silvia Gutiérrez-Román, Gabriela Trejo-Tapia, Manasés González-Cortazar, Enrique Jiménez-Ferrer, José Luis Trejo-Espino, et al.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2022
Ellagitannin, Phenols, and Flavonoids as Antibacterials from Acalypha arvensis (Euphorbiaceae)
Ever A. Ble-González, Abraham Gómez-Rivera, Alejandro Zamilpa, Ricardo López-Rodríguez, Carlos Ernesto Lobato-García, et al.
Plants, 2022
There is a significant need to gain access to new and better antibacterial agents. Acalypha arvensis, a plant from the Euphorbiaceae family, has been used in traditional medicine for centuries to treat infectious diseases. This manuscript reports the isolation, characterization, and antibacterial screening of 8 natural products extracted from maceration of aerial parts of Acalypha arvensis. Specifically, three extracts were assessed (n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and ethanol), in which antibacterial activity was evaluated against diverse bacterial strains. The ethanolic extract showed the best activity against methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, which supports the medicinal properties attributed to this plant. The chromatographic fractions AaR4 and AaR5 were the most bioactive, in which the ellagitannin natural product known as corilagin (1) was identified for the first time in this plant. Therefore, it can be said that this is the main chemical responsible for the observed antibacterial activity. However, we also identified chlorogenic acid (2), rutin (3), quercetin-3-O-glucoside (4), caffeic acid (5), among others (6–8). Hence, this plant can be considered to be a good alternative to treat health-related issues caused by various bacteria.
Antidiabetic Activity of Xoconostle Fruit from Opuntia matudae Scheivar in Mice
Manasés González-Cortazar, Ana Silvia Gutiérrez-Román, Rodrigo Vargas-Ruiz, Rosa Mariana Montiel-Ruiz, Ever A. Ble-González, et al.
Journal of Medicinal Food, 2022
In Mexico, Cactaceae plants are widely used in folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes. The genus Opuntia spp. Opuntia matudae Sheinvar prickly pears are known as xoconostle and are used in Mexican cuisine for their acidic flavor. Currently there are few reports of pharmacological properties of this plant, which include antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. This study focuses on the chemical characterization of the methanolic (OmMe) and aqueous (OmAq) extracts and the evaluation of the antidiabetic activity of O. matudae fruits in two biological models. For the in vivo model, streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice were used, and for the in vitro model, liver sections isolated from healthy mice were used. The OmAq (100 mg/kg, oral pathway [p.o.]) extract decreased postprandial glucose peak at 0.5 h after glucose uptake by 43.1%, similarly, OmMe (100 mg/kg, p.o.) extract reduced postprandial glucose peak at 0.5 h by 34.1% in healthy mice. The effect of the two extracts and the fraction of the mixture of unidentified betalains (OmB) of O. matudae evaluated in the isolated mouse liver slice model showed a concentration-dependent decrease in hepatic glucose output (HGO) with and without insulin administration with the OmMe extract. The OmAq extract, however, showed concentration-dependent increases of HGO with and without insulin, and the OmB fraction generally exhibited an insulin mimetic effect. Moreover, both OmAq and OmMe extracts were tested in mice with STZ-induced diabetes (160 mg/kg, intraperitoneal route), using a semichronic daily administration (2-28 days after diabetes onset) of OmAq extract was able to reduce blood glucose by 34.3%, meanwhile OmMe extract reduced blood glucose by 22.9%, 28 days after diabetes onset. We identified five compounds (1-5) in the two extracts, consisting of two phenolic acids (1, 2), three flavanols (3-5), as well as two unidentified betalains. Therefore, we conclude that the aqueous extract of the xoconostle fruit where betalains are present may be useful for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors from Salvia elegans Vahl
Ana Silvia Gutiérrez-Román, Manasés Gonzalez-Cortazar, Gabriela Trejo-Tapia, Maribel Herrera-Ruiz, Alejandro Zamilpa, et al.
Natural Product Research, 2021
Phytochemical research of the acetate and methanol extracts of the aerial parts (flowers, leaves and stems) of Salvia elegans allowed to obtain seventeen known compounds (1–17): three of them (4, 5, 14), had already been described for this species, while the others (1–3, 6–13, 15–17) are described for the first time for S. elegans. All isolated compounds were characterized using spectroscopic techniques and mass spectrometry and were evaluated in the Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition model, where the phenolic compounds (13, 14 and 15) had the same inhibitory effect as lisinopril at 0.02 mg/mL. The terpenes showed a moderate inhibitory capacity at a concentration of 0.2 mg/mL. Graphical Abstract
Effect of Terpenoids and Flavonoids Isolated from Baccharis conferta Kunth on TPA-Induced Ear Edema in Mice
Gutiérrez-Román Ana Silvia, Trejo-Tapia Gabriela, Herrera-Ruiz Maribel, Monterrosas-Brisson Nayeli, Trejo-Espino José Luis, et al.
Molecules, 2020
In this study, we isolated from the aerial parts of Baccharis conferta Kunth (i) a new neoclerodane, denominated “bacchofertone”; (ii) four known terpenes: schensianol A, bacchofertin, kingidiol and oleanolic acid; and (iii) two flavonoids: cirsimaritin and hispidulin. All structures were identified by an exhaustive analysis of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectroscopy (MS). Extracts from aerial parts were screened for anti-inflammatory activity in the mice ear edema model of 12-O-tetradecanoylforbol-13-acetate mice. Dichloromethane extract (BcD) exhibited 78.5 ± 0.72% inhibition of edema, followed by the BcD2 and BcD3 fractions of 71.4% and 82.9% respectively, at a dose of 1 mg/ear. Kingidiol and cirsimaritin were the most potent compounds identified, with a median effective dose of 0.12 and 0.16 mg/ear, respectively. A histological analysis showed that the topical application of TPA promoted intense cell infiltration, and this inflammatory parameter was reduced with the topical application of isolated compounds.
Antibacterial activity of Morinda citrifolia Linneo seeds against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus spp
Natividad Giovana De La Cruz-Sánchez, Abraham Gómez-Rivera, Patricia Alvarez-Fitz, Elsa Ventura-Zapata, Ma Dolores Pérez-García, et al.
Microbial Pathogenesis, 2019

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