Bioactivity guided fractionation & isolation of active principles:
Contractual Research, a wing of Natural Remedies is now offering, a service to isolate and identify bioactive constituents from herbal products. This new service has been the result of effective combination of Natural Remedies traditional strengths in phytochemistry with the battery of in-vitro bioassays (biochemical and cell based) standardized in-house.
Natural Remedies has taken up the initiative in isolating, purifying & characterizing over 200 different phytochemical constituents from important Indian medicinal plants to use as Primary Phytochemical Reference substance (www.phytocompounds.com). These reference substances have been characterized using chromatographic (TLC / HPTLC / HPLC), spectroscopic (UV, FTIR, NMR & Mass) and physico-chemical methods assuring their identity & purity.
Typical steps involved in Bioactivity guided fractionation:
What do you get from Bioactivity guided fractionation ?
Standardized / custom programs of preclinical discovery solutions to meet the needs of the Pharmaceutical, Natural Product and Biotechnology Industries. We have standardized and routinely perform more than 50 in-vitro assays relevant to selection and optimization of new drug candidates using specialized assay technologies based on different detection modes like Absorbance (colorimetric, ELISA), Luminescence and Fluorescence (Fluorescence Intensity, Fluorescence Polarization, Time Resolved Fluorescence etc) in 96 and 384 well formats. We provide a spectrum of these services in cellular assays that are designed to accelerate the pace and increase the productivity of discovery and development programs. We are committed in providing high quality, cost effective in vitro services with a rapid turnaround time. Apart from new product development, cell assays can be effectively be used for screening campaigns, bio-activity guided fractionation, compatibility studies, stability studies and for comparing various prototypes/formulations. In-vitro efficacy studies helps to screen the drug for its various therapeutic applications using high throughput model, thereby cost effective, repoducible results can be generated. In-vitro preclinical safety studies are standardized according to OECD guideline. These assays facilitates to explore the genotoxic potential of molecule.
Sl.No. | code | Bioassay | Pharmacological Relevance |
---|---|---|---|
1 | BCA01 | α - Amylase inhibition | Obesity, Type II Diabetes, Carbohydrate blocker |
2 | BCA02 | α - Glucosidase inhibition | Type II Diabetes, Carbohydrate blocker |
3 | BCA03 | β - Glucuronidase inhibition | Hepatoprotection, Axillary odour |
4 | BCA04 | ABTS radical scavenging | Anti-oxidant |
5 | BCA05 | Acetylcholinesterase inhibition | Cognition enhancement, Neuro- degenerative disorders |
6 | BCA06 | Aryl Sulphatase inhibition | Axillary odour |
7 | BCA07 | Butyrylcholinesterase inhibition | Neuro- degenerative disorders |
8 | BCA08 | Collagenase inhibition | Antiageing / Antiwrinkle |
9 | BCA09 | Nitric-oxide scavenging | Anti-oxidant, Alzheimer’s disease |
10 | BCA10 | Superoxide anion scavenging (PMS-NADH system) | Anti-oxidant |
11 | BCA11 | DPP IV inhibition | Wrinkle, Ageing |
12 | BCA12 | DPPH radical scavenging | Inflammation, Anti-allergy |
13 | BCA13 | Elastase inhibition | Anti-oxidant |
14 | BCA14 | Hyaluronidase inhibition | Inflammation, Anti-allergy |
15 | BCA15 | Hydroxyl radical scavenging | Obesity |
16 | BCA16 | Lipase inhibition | Obesity |
17 | BCA17 | 15 - Lipoxygenase inhibition | Inflammation |
18 | BCA18 | Trypsin inhibition | Inflammation |
19 | BCA19 | Xanthine oxidase inhibition | Gout |
20 | BCA20 | TC- PTPase inhibition | Selectivity testing assay for anti-phosphatase activity |
Screening and assay development remains one of the most challenging and resource-intensive steps in the drug discovery process, with the end result depending on proper balance of assays, experimental design, and data management. Natural Remedies provides a broad spectrum of high quality service to support various stages of drug discovery and development. With state-of-the-art facilities and instrumentation, we offer services in assay development, compound profiling and in vitro safety. Natural Remedies uses a number of primary and immortalized cell lines to assay test compounds. We have 50 validated in vitro assays targeting various therapeutic areas using specialized assay technologies based on different detection models like absorbance (Colorimetric,ELISA), Luminescence and Fluorescence (Fluorescence Intensity, Fluorescence Polarization, Time Resolved Fluorescence) in 96 and 384 well formats. Using these in vitro cell based assays, compounds can be rapidly and cost effectively screened for activity prior to more expensive and time consuming in vivo analysis.
Safety assessment is an important criterion for compound development before expensive preclinical and clinical studies. In order to predict Genotoxicity or specific cellular impacts, Natural Remedies provides in vitro genetic testing (Ames, Chromosome Aberration, Micronucleus).
All work is carried out under well-defined standard operating procedures (SOPs) by highly qualified scientists. Most studies can be conducted under Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) compliance if required.
Sl.No. | code | Bioassay | Pharmacological Relevance |
---|---|---|---|
1 | CA01 | Lymphocyte proliferation a. Naïve and LPS treated lymphocytes b. Naïve and PHA induced c. Naïve and Con A treated lymphocytes d. Naïve and PWA induced e. Naïve and anti-CD3 induced |
Immune modulation |
2 | CA02 | NO release | Immune stimulation |
3 | CA03 | NO scavenging | Anti-oxidant, Inflammation, Pain |
4 | CA04 | Macrophage phagocytosis | Immune modulation |
5 | CA05 | LTB4 release | Inflammation, Pain |
6 | CA06 | Hepatoprotection using t-BH | Liver health |
7 | CA08 | Histamine release | Inflammation, Allergy |
8 | CA09 | Chromosomal aberration assay | Safety |
9 | CA10 | Micronucleus assay | Safety |
10 | CA11 | Melanin release | Skin Tanning / Lightning |
11 | CA12 | PGE2 release | Inflammation, Pain |
12 | CA13 | Insulin release | Diabetes |
13 | CA14 | Collagen release | Wrinkle, Ageing |
14 | CA15 | TXB2 release | Inflammation, Allergy, Pain |
15 | CA16 | IL-1 beta inhibition | Inflammation, Allergy |
16 | CA17 | TNF alpha inhibition | Inflammation, Allergy |
17 | CA18 | AMES test | Safety evaluation |
18 | CA19 | IL-2 release (Con A induced) | Immune modulation |
19 | CA20 | IL-4 release (Con A induced) | Immune modulation |
20 | CA21 | IL-6 release (Con A induced) | Immune modulation |
21 | CA22 | IFN gamma release (Con A induced) | Immune modulation |
22 | CA23 | Neutral Red Uptake assay | CC50 correlation to acute oral rodent LD50, safety evaluation |
23 | CA24 | Cellular antioxidant assay | Psoriasis |
24 | CA25 | Hepatoprotection against Diazinon induced hepatotoxicity | Liver health |
25 | CA36 | IL-6 inhibition | Inflammation |
26 | CA27 | IL-6 release (PHA induced) | Immune modulation |
27 | CA28 | IL-6 release (PHA induced) | Immune modulation |
28 | CA29 | IL-2 release (PWA induced) | Inflammation |
29 | CA30 | IL-6 release (PWA induced) | Immune modulation |
30 | CA31 | IL-2 release (Anti CD3 induced) | Immune modulation |
31 | CA32 | IKK-β (NF-B kinase) inhibition | IL-6 release (Anti CD3 induced) |
32 | CA33 | IL-6 release (LPS induced) | Immune modulation |
33 | CA34 | IL-12 release (LPS induced) | Immune modulation |
34 | CA35 | Hepatoprotection assay against Aldrin (OC) | Liver health |
35 | CA36 | Adipogenesis assay | Obesity |
36 | CA37 | IL-3 release (Con A induced) | Immune modulation |
37 | CA38 | IL-5 release Con A induced) | Immune modulation |
38 | CA39 | IL-10 release (Con A induced) | Immune modulation, Inflammation |
39 | CA40 | IL-10 release (LPS induced) | Immune modulation, Inflammation |
40 | CA41 | Hepatoprotection against Aflatoxin(AFB1) induced hepatotoxicity in Human HepG2 cells | Liver health |
41 | CA42 | Hepatoprotection against Galactosamine induced hepatotoxicity in Human HepG2 cells | Liver health |
42 | CA43 | Adipolysis | Obesity |
43 | CA44 | MCP-1 (Monocytic chemotactic protein) inhibition | Inflammation |
44 | CA45 | MCF-7 anti-proliferative assay | Cancer |
As researchers try to predict the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) characteristics of a compound, the advent of various in-vitro high throughput assays has come as a boon. The liver is the central organ in ADME. It is responsible for most of the metabolic processes involving break down of drugs and their excretion from the body. The cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes sits at the crossroads of liver metabolism, encompassing dozens of gene products that catalyze the breakdown of drugs and toxins. We at Natural Remedies have standardized several Cytochrome P450 assays that are useful for studying interaction as well as metabolism. In addition we have standardized various in-vitro permeability models like PAMPA and Caco-2 monolayer permeability assay that are useful for absorption studies.
Sl.No. | code | Bioassay | Pharmacological Relevance |
---|---|---|---|
1 | AM01 | Cytochrome P450 2A5 (m) inhibition | Interaction |
2 | AM02 | Cytochrome P450 2A6 (h) inhibition | Interaction |
3 | AM03 | Cytochrome P450 3A4 (H) inhibition | Interaction |
4 | AM04 | Cytochrome P450 2D6 (h) inhibition | Interaction |
5 | AM05 | Glutathione S-transferase (GST) (r) inhibition | Interaction |
6 | AM06 | UDP Glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) (h) inhibition | Interaction |
Disclaimer
The in-vitro bioassays given in this list / catalogue are being offered under company’s contract research program. In-house standardized assay protocols will be used to perform these assays. The company is committed to ensure that utmost care is taken to adhere to specified protocols towards providing accurate and factual results to the users of this service. However, further use of the results and analytical reports provided by Natural Remedies for any commercial purposes is the sole responsibility of the user and Natural Remedies does not make any representation that the use of the bioassay reports will not infringe any intellectual property rights of third parties. In no event shall Natural Remedies be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special or other consequential damages for any commercial use of the bioassay reports provided by Natural Remedies.