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The report of 9th Joint Natural Products Conference by Dr. Hamid-Reza Adhami

Application Code :

306-0216-0083

Created Date : Wednesday, August 3, 2016-19:13 19:13:05Update Date : Wednesday, August 24, 2016-13:42 13:42:59
IP Address : 194.225.58.3Submit Date : Wednesday, August 24, 2016-13:43 13:43:50Email : hr-adhami@tums.ac.ir

Personal Information

Name :	Hamid-Reza
Surname :	Adhami
School/Research center :	School of Pharmacy
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Position :	Assistant professor
Tel :	+98-21-64121280

Information of Congress

Title of the Congress :	9th Joint Natural Products Conference
Title of your Abstract :	Isolation and characterization of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from Piper longum Linn.
Destination Country :	Denmark
From :	Saturday, July 23, 2016
To :	Thursday, July 28, 2016
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) :	The cholinergic deficit correlates with the severity of Alzheimer’s disease. The cholinergic function can be improved by AChE inhibitors blocking this key enzyme in the breakdown of acetylcholine. Based on traditional medicine, during two last decades the use of herbal medicinal substances in dementia therapy has been studied [1]. The fruit extract of Piper longum Linn. (piperaceae) has been used in several systems of traditional medicine with various therapeutic properties, among those for the enhancement of cognitive performance in several herbal drug mixtures [2]. To find new natural compounds with AChE inhibitory effect, in this study the fruit of P. longum was investigated. First the fruits were pulverised smoothly, and then extracted with dichloromethane by styring after sonification. The extract was investigated by a respective enzymatic TLC bioautography assay [3] to identify the active zones. Then the active compounds were isolated using several chromatographic techniques such as vacuum liquid chromatography, column chromatography and size exclusion chromatography. The structures of the active components were characterized by different methods such as one and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, FTIR and mass spectrometry. These substances were identified as methylen-dioxide and piperine derivatives. The IC50 values of them were determined using Ellman’s chlorimetric assay. Physostigmine was used as the positive control. Additionally, the extract and the pure compounds were analyzed by HPLC to determine the concentration of active compounds in the extract and the fruits.
Keywords of your Abstract :	Piper longum Linn., AChE inhibitor, Alzheimer’s disease, TLC bioautography, Ellman’s assay
Acceptance Letter :	http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/24738/Forms/306/JNPC_2016_Acceptance_of_Abstract_27_-_Hamid-Reza_Adhami.pdf
The presentation :	Poster
The Cover of Abstract book :	http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/24738/Forms/306/Abstract_book_cover_page.pdf
Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code :	http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/24738/Forms/306/Abstract_book_postersession_wednesday_web_185.pdf
Where has your abstract been indexed? :	none
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The Congress Reporting Form

How many volunteers were present at the Congress? :	About 1300
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? :	more than 50 countrie e.g. USA, UK, Germany, South Africa, Japan
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? :	Yes
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box :	The Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA) The American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) The Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE) Società Italiana di Fitochimica (SIF) Association Francophone pour l’Enseignement et la Recherche en Pharmacognosie (AFERP) The Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy (JSP)
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? :	Many attendants came to my poster and we have discussion about the issue. Some people have similar research the we shared the experiences.
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. :	I met more than 100 persons from Universities and companies.
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress :	I talked with some researchers about the scientific cooperation and we will be in touch for further activities. Also I talked with some companies for instruments cooperation. They are supposed to consult with their headquarter for possible cooperation. After that we will make plan and write a common project.
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) :	I have some problems in visa process.
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: :	It was the biggest event in my field which is happened every 4 years and this year in Copenhagen there are 6 societies came together including: The Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA) The American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) The Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE) Società Italiana di Fitochimica (SIF) Association Francophone pour l’Enseignement et la Recherche en Pharmacognosie (AFERP) The Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy (JSP). It is very nice that you can meet all the top scientists in the field of natural products.