Min Yang1†
Chao Wu1,2
Tianxi Zhang1Lei Shi1
Jian Li1,3Hongbao Liang1,4Xuzhen Lv1Fengtang Jing1Lu Qin1Tianlun Zhao1Chenxi Wang1Guangxu Liu1Shuai Feng1*Feng Li1*- 1Teaching and Research Office of Chinese Medicines authentication, College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- 2Department of Pharmaceutical Preparation Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shandong Drug and Food Vocational College, Weihai, China
- 3Grade Three Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Preparation, Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- 4Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., State Key Laboratory of Generic Manufacture Technology of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Linyi, China
Chicoric acid has been widely used in food, medicine, animal husbandry, and other commercial products because of its significant pharmacological activities. However, the shortage of chicoric acid limits its further development and utilization. Currently, Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench serves as the primary natural resource of chicoric acid, while other sources of it are poorly known. Extracting chicoric acid from plants is the most common approach. Meanwhile, chicoric acid levels vary in different plants as well as in the same plant from different areas and different medicinal parts, and different extraction methods. We comprehensively reviewed the information regarding the sources of chicoric acid from plant extracts, its chemical synthesis, biosynthesis, and bioactive effects.
1 Introduction
Current research on chicoric acid focuses primarily on medicinal, chemical, natural agricultural production, and food and accounts for 50%, 18%, 13%, and 18%, respectively. Chicoric acid belongs to caffeic acid derivatives and its molecular formula is C22H18O12. Chicoric acid is soluble in ethanol, methanol, dioxane, acetone, and hot water; slightly soluble in ethyl acetate and ether; and insoluble in ligroin, benzene, and chloroform (Scarpati and Oriente, 1958). There are two chiral carbon atoms in this structure, so chicoric acid is divided into levorotatory-chicoric acid (L-chicoric acid), dextrorotatory-chicoric acid (D-chicoric acid), and meso-chicoric acid (meso-chicoric acid) (Figure 1).
FIGURE 1. Three optical structures of chicoric acid.
Chicoric acid is a rare and valuable functional food ingredient with no obvious dose dependence, no overdose side effects, and no contraindications and drug interactions. Chicoric acid has been widely used in medicines, nutritional supplements, and health foods due to its promising pharmacological effects in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism; anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-aging properties, and against digestive system diseases (Peng et al., 2019). Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench, the main plant material of chicoric acid, has a 400-year history of use in Europe and America. However, the shortage of chicoric acid limits its further development and utilization. So, this article focuses on systematically summarizing chicoric acid sources, such as chemical synthesis and biosynthesis, and further elaborates on resource distribution and content of chicoric acid in different plants, aiming to find a beneficial pathway of chicoric acid production for further development and utilization (Figure 2).
FIGURE 2. Chemical structure, bioactive effects, and acquisition pathways of chicoric acid.
2 Natural Occurrence of Chicoric Acid
Plants containing chicoric acid are rich in resources and widely distributed, so chicoric acid has been utilized as an alternative medicine or a food supplement for quite some time (Street et al., 2013). Chicoric acid levels in different plants and different parts of the same plant often differ significantly. However, there are few reports on chicoric acid levels and different plant resource distributions. At present, E. purpurea is the main crude material for the extraction of chicoric acid, but the shortage of crude material limits further development and utilization. In order to solve that problem, it is necessary to analyze the resource distribution and chicoric acid levels in different plants.
2.1 Plants the Principal Sources of Chicoric Acid
At least 25 families, 63 genera and species, in the plant kingdom contain chicoric acid (Grignon-Dubois and Rezzonico, 2013), there is no substantial guidance due to the lack of detailed information on plant resources. For the convenience of discussion, this article has divided chicoric acid–containing plants into angiosperms, ferns, and other categories (Table 1) and discussed the resource distribution, historical changes, and usage of chicoric acid.
TABLE 1. Plants that are the principal sources of chicoric acid.
2.1.1 Angiospermae
Chicoric acid is widely distributed in dicotyledons of Angiospermae, namely, Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Rosaceae, Alismataceae, Cucurbitaceae, and others. Many reports have focused on the study of E. purpurea, Pterocypsela laciniata, and Cichorium intybus of the Asteraceae family.
2.1.1.1 Asteraceae
There are eight species and several varieties of the Echinacea, among which E. purpurea, Echinacea angustifolia (DC) Hell., and Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) are widely used in medicine. E. purpurea is a perennial herb with a medical history dating back more than 300 years (Shah et al., 2007) and was introduced in China as a flower in the 1970s. It is currently cultivated on a large scale in China as a medicinal plant. E. purpurea is widely used in drug materials, nutritional supplements, and health foods. Chicoric acid is often used as an indicator component in the quality evaluation of materials and preparations (Wills and Stuart, 1999; Xu et al., 2006; Sun, 2011; Chen et al., 2012; Han et al., 2013; Han et al., 2014; Wang et al., 2016).
There are eight species and one variety species of Pterocypsela, located primarily in East Asia and Southeast Asia. China is rich in resources, most of which are distributed in the east. As a common weed, Pterocypsela has strong fecundity and adaptability to harsh environments (He, 2012; Ke et al., 2015). P. laciniata is a perennial herb of Pterocypsela with abundant plant resources and chicoric acid.
Cichorium originated in ancient Rome and Greece and was distributed in the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia. Of the eight total species, three exist in China. C. intybus, a perennial herb of Cichorium, was cultivated as a high-grade vegetable in the 19th century. It can be cooked into lettuce (Carazzone et al., 2013) and used for health care. Chicoric acid is an important index for the quality evaluation of C. intybus (Mascherpa et al., 2012; Zhou, 2014), and the amount of chicoric acid differs significantly in different regions and in different areas of the same plant (Xu, 2008).
Lactuca sativa, an annual or biennial vegetable crop, is widely cultivated in temperate areas around the globe. An in-depth analysis did not reveal the origin of L. sativa, but it was first domesticated near the Caucasus (Wei et al., 2021). A variety of cultivation types gradually formed after long-term directional selection and cultivation (Lin, 2018), which were divided into six cultivation types (Zhang, 2018). The content of chicoric acid varied significantly in response to different storage environments (Degl et al., 2008; Oh et al., 2009; Becker et al., 2015; Vidal et al., 2019).
There are more than 2,000 species of the Taraxacum, widely distributed from the temperate areas in the northern hemisphere to the central subtropical regions and South America (Gong et al., 2001). Dandelion is a perennial herb of Taraxacum, and there are 20 species used as medicinal plants in China. Large-scale artificial cultivation has continued in China because of its low growing environment requirements, simple management techniques, and high planting yield (Chen et al., 2020). Taraxacum mongolicum and Taraxacum sinicm Kitag reportedly contain chicoric acid, but there are few studies on the topic (Wang et al., 2017; Nie et al., 2020).
There are 50 species of Sonchus worldwide, located mostly in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean/Atlantic islands (Liu, 2016). Sonchus brachyotus, an annual or perennial herb of Sonchus, sees extensive use in northwest and southern China. S. oleraceus, distributed in Northeast, North, Central, and Southern China (Ma et al., 2011), is not only easy to cultivate but also rich in nutrition. Sonchus asper (L.) Hill and S. oleraceus also contain chicoric acid, but the amount remains unclear.
There are 20 species of Ixeris in North, South, and East China. Ixeris chinensis and Ixeris sonchifolia Hance belong to Ixeris. The perennial herb I. chinensis has been used as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years. I. sonchifolia has been cultivated artificially recently in many areas. Chicoric acid is often used as one of the quality control indexes of these plants (Dong et al., 2008; Zhao and Jiang, 2016).
Hypochaeris radicata is a perennial herb, and studies have indicated that the oldest populations of H. radicata originated in Europe and expanded via at least three migratory routes to other countries (Ortiz et al., 2008) and have been found in Zhejiang and Guizhou of China (Ye et al., 2007). The species are largely used for both food and medicine in Italy. One study has shown a positive correlation between the altitude of the growth environment and the content of chicoric acid (Zidorn et al., 2005). Bidens tripartita, a perennial plant, is widely distributed throughout China. Previous studies on B. tripartita confirmed the presence of chicoric acid in this plant (Pozharitskaya et al., 2010).
2.1.1.2 Lamiaceae
Rabdosia rubescens, a small shrub of Rabdosia, is native to the valley of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, as well as the Jiyuan Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain in Henan province. The growing environment is characterized by hillsides and woodlands. Recently, the artificial planting of R. rubescens in Jiyuan City has expanded, with yields accounting for 95% of the total Chinese output. R. rubescens in Jiyuan City is a “national geographic product.” In China, R. rubescens is consumed as a famous traditional medicinal herb and tea (Zhao et al., 2013). Although the plant contains chicoric acid, not much research exists on this.
Ocimum basilicum L., a perennial herb of the Ocimum, has more than 150 species around the world. O. basilicum, originated in the warm tropical climates of India, Africa, and southern Asia and has been cultivated worldwide as an aromatic crop and ornamental plant. Some research reported that levels of chicoric acid varied from 0.09 to 0.16 mg/g in dried samples (Kwee and Niemeyer, 2011).
Orthosiphon stamineus belongs to a perennial Orthosiphon herb, occurs widely in India, Malaysia, China, Australia, and the Pacific area. O. stamineus is a valued medicinal plant in traditional folk medicine (Ameer et al., 2012). Leaves of this plant find use in tea, and the rest of the dried plant is used for medicine. Chicoric acid is also the most important bioactive component of this plant (Guo et al., 2019a).
2.1.1.3 Other Genera
Chicoric acid has been detected in other plants from different families, namely, Echinodorus grandiflorus, Cucurbita pepo L. (Iswaldi et al., 2013), Arachis hypogaea, Pulsatilla chinensis (Bge.) Regel (Zhang et al., 2008), and Pyracantha fortuneana (Maxim.) Li. However, acid levels in these plants are unknown and require additional research.
E. grandiflorus, a perennial marsh plant of the Alismataceae, originates from Central America and southern Brazil (Han and Shi, 2009) and has medicinal uses (Marques et al., 2017). C. pepo is a trailing annual herb of the Cucurbitaceae. A. hypogaea, an annual plant of the Leguminosae, is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics. A. hypogaea plays an important role in the world agricultural economy not only for vegetable oil but also as a source of proteins, minerals, and vitamins (Krishna et al., 2015). A. hypogaea is the highest yielding oil crop in China (Zhou and Meng, 2017).
P. fortuneana is an evergreen shrub or small tree of the Rosaceae. Because of its strong adaptability, P. fortuneana thrives with high yields and is widely distributed in Asia and Europe. Chicoric acid was also detected in the fruit of P. fortuneana. P. chinensis, belonging to the genus Pulsatilla of the buttercup family, is also widely distributed in Europe and Asia. Eleven of the 43 species of this plant have been found in Liaoning, Hebei, and Henan.
2.1.2 Pteridophyta
Chicoric acid may be a specific chemical component in Pteridophyta, because chicoric acid has been detected in 23 of 29 species (Hasegawa and Taneyama, 1973). Pteridaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Equisetaceae, and other Pteridophyta (Cao et al., 2013) have been cultivated for health care.
Equisetum arvense, a perennial herb of Equisetaceae, is native to Europe, Asia, and North America and widely distributed in Heilongjiang (Xia, 2019). Meso-chicoric acid was isolated from the sprouts (fertile) and gametophytes of E. arvense (Veit et al., 1991; Veit et al., 1992), but little reports about the content.
Pteris cretica L. and Onychium japonicum (Thumb.) Kze. belong to Pteridaceae. P. cretica is a perennial evergreen herb. O. japonicum occurs primarily in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries and is used to treat enteritis, jaundice, flu, chronic gastritis, and fever. Dryopteris erythrosora (D.C. Eaton) Kuntze is a species of Dryopteridaceae native to China and Japan and distributed throughout East Asia. Chicoric acid was detected in the frond of these plants.
Lygodium japonicum, a perennial climbing plant of Lygodiaceae, mainly distributed in Australia and the southwestern area of China (Yang et al., 2021). The entire L. japonicum plant is used to treat various inflammatory diseases. Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn is a serious invasive weed of upland and marginal lands in many parts of the world (Stewart et al., 2008); however, chicoric acid has been detected in it.
2.1.3 Other Categories
The ocean is a potential source of various raw materials for food and drugs. Compared with terrestrial plants, marine plants with large biomass have obvious advantages as a source of chemical raw materials. Cymodocea nodosa, Syringodium fifiliforme Kütz, and Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile also contain chicoric acid.
P. oceanica occurs primarily in the Mediterranean Sea. Phenolic compounds are the major metabolites and chicoric acid accounts for 80–89% of the total phenolics. Due to the significant content of chicoric acid, more and more investigations on this plant have taken place (Haznedaroglu and Zeybek, 2007). However, this species is endangered because of anthropogenic effects. C. nodosa is one of the most important macrophytes in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic coasts. Some studies have shown that the content of chicoric acid varies in different parts of the plant (Grignon-Dubois and Rezzonico, 2013).
Zostera marina, the most widespread seagrass species of Potamogetonaceae throughout the temperate northern hemisphere (Min et al., 2019), is the largest seagrass meadow in the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea areas in China. Although chicoric acid has been detected in the leaves of Z. marina, the data are incomplete (Pilavtepe et al., 2012). S. fifiliforme is distributed across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico as seagrass, and it has been reported that S. fifiliforme contains chicoric acid, but no exact statistics are available (Nuissier et al., 2010).
2.2 Methods of Chicoric Acid Extractions and Its Contents in Plants
The amount of chicoric acid is closely related to the plant source, medicinal parts, harvest period, processing, and extraction methods. So far, a systematic study on chicoric acid levels has not been found. Although chicoric acid comes from a variety of plants, the selection of safe and economical plant sources requires further research. By analyzing the relationship between factors and the content of chicoric acid, the distribution of chicoric acid in the plant can be preliminarily predicted, which provides a basis for further development of chicoric acid.
2.2.1 Content of Chicoric Acid in Echinacea purpurea
E. purpurea is the raw material for chicoric acid extraction in most studies. Several factors impact chicoric acid levels (Table 2). For 2-year old E. purpurea, the content of chicoric acid is higher in flowers than in other parts during flowering (Wang et al., 2002). The content of chicoric acid in the stems, leaves, and flowers were 9.7%, 44.7%, and 23.6%, respectively (Li et al., 2011). The chicoric acid levels maximized during flowering and provided the best harvest period for E. purpurea (Innocenti et al., 2005).
TABLE 2. Comparison of chicoric acid levels in Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench.
2.2.2 Chicoric Acid Levels in Other Plant Resources
Related references have reported that the content of chicoric acid in P. laciniata is 26.1 mg/g, 2.2 times higher than in E. purpurea (Ke, 2015). Chicoric acid levels varied with different plant areas and medicinal parts in C. intybus, but chicoric acid levels above ground from Jiangsu were higher (Innocenti et al., 2005). The content of chicoric acid in I. chinensis and S. brachyotus varied greatly, the reason for which may be related to medicinal parts and picking time (Liu, 2016), drying process and preparation method (Sun, 2011), and extraction conditions and other factors (Xin et al., 2012). A summary of these studies appears in Table 3.
TABLE 3. Comparison of the content of chicoric acid in different plants.
3 Chemical Synthesis of Chicoric Acid
E. purpurea is often used as a crude material for chicoric acid production, but a large-scale preparation of high purity chicoric acid has not been reported, which limits its further development and utilization. This requires a synthetic method as an alternative to complement natural plant extraction. In this article, synthetic methods to produce chicoric acid are summarized and the characteristics of each method are compared to provide new synthetic routes.
3.1 Chicoric Acid Synthesis Using (E)-3-(2-Oxo-3a,7a-Dihydrobenzo[d][1,3]Dioxol-5-yl)Acryloyl Chloride and (2R,3S)-2,3-Dihydroxysuccinic Acid
In 1958, chicoric acid was first extracted from C. intybus and its different configurations were chemically synthesized. L-chicoric acid was synthesized via caffeoyl chloride and D-tartaric acid and deprotection of acetic acid (Figure 3). D-chicoric acid, L-chicoric acid, and meso-chicoric acid were synthesized by reactions with L-tartaric acid, D-tartaric acid, and meso-tartaric acid, respectively. These syntheses were simple, but the purity of chicoric acid was too low. In addition, the use of the unstable caffeoyl chloride led to low yields of chicoric acid (Scarpati and Oriente, 1958).
FIGURE 3. Chemical synthesis pathway 1 of chicoric acid.
3.2 Chicoric Acid Synthesis Using Di-Tert-Butyl (2R,3S)-2,3-Dihydroxysuccinate and (E)-4-(3-Chloro-3-Oxoprop-1-En-1-yl)-1,2-Phenylene Diacetate
Based on previous research, the optimized process simplified production and occurred under mild reaction conditions (Kulangiappar et al., 2014). First, tert-butyl tartrate was obtained by protecting the carboxyl group of tartaric acid with a tert-butyl group followed by protecting the phenolic hydroxyl of caffeic acid with an acetyl group to produce diacetyl caffeic acid. Then, compound 2 reacted with compound 3, and finally the protective group of previous reaction was removed to obtain L-chicoric acid (Figure 4). The reaction conditions of this method are mild, but L-tert-butyl tartrate is difficult to synthesize. Many by-products and low yields limit large-scale production.
FIGURE 4. Chemical synthesis pathway 2 of chicoric acid.
3.3 Chicoric Acid Synthesis Using Dibenzhydryl (2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxysuccinate and (Z)-4-(3-Chloro-3-Oxoprop-1-En-1-yl)-1,2-Phenylene Dimethyl Bis(Carbonate)
King et al. (1999) reported a method for synthesizing chicoric acid with different configurations by protecting tartaric acid with diphenylmethyl. The synthesis of chicoric acid was mainly carried out in two directions (Figure 5). Diphenylmethane protected the carboxyl group of L-tartaric acid, and the phenolic hydroxyl group of caffeic acid was protected by ClCOOMe to obtain 3,4-cyclocarbonate of caffeoyl chloride. The two protected components reacted, and the protecting groups were removed to obtain L-chicoric acid. Too many steps lead to an overall yield of 33.3%. In addition, the carboxyl-protected crude material of tartaric acid diphenyl diazomethane was unstable to the point of explosion during synthesis, which seriously curtails industrial adaptation.
FIGURE 5. Chemical synthesis pathway 3 of chicoric acid.
3.4 Chicoric Acid Synthesis Using Dibenzyl (2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxysuccinate and (E)-3-(3,4-Bis(Benzyloxy)Phenyl)Acrylic Acid
To address problems caused by expensive tartaric acid derivatives and poor reproducibility, the synthesis of chicoric acid was further optimized. Both carboxyl groups of tartaric acid and the phenolic hydroxyl group of caffeic acid were protected by benzylation, followed by esterification and reduction to obtain L-chicoric acid (Figure 6). This synthetic route used heavy metal salts, which increased the production cost and led to heavy metal residues. In addition, the by-products affected drug quality (Lamidey et al., 2002).
FIGURE 6. Chemical synthesis pathway 4 of chicoric acid.
3.5 Chicoric Acid Synthesis Using (E)-3-(3,4-Diacetoxyphenyl)Acrylic Acid and (2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxysuccinic Acid
Chicoric acid synthesis was improved based on a previous work to simplify the route and improve the purity (Zhou, 2014). The phenolic hydroxyl of caffeic acid was protected by an acetyl group and reacted with L-tartaric acid to obtain (2R,3R)-2,3-bis(((E)-3-(3,4-diacetoxyphenyl)acryloyl)oxy)succinic acid. LiOH hydrolysis removed the protecting group; the metal ions and chicoric acid formed a stable complex and were hydrolyzed to obtain relatively pure chicoric acid (Figure 7). Although the purity of the product was 99.7%, it did not maximize the yield or reduce the cost.
FIGURE 7. Chemical synthesis pathway 5 of chicoric acid.
3.6 Chicoric Acid Synthesis Using (E)-Hypochlorous (E)-3-(2-Oxidobenzo[d][1,3,2]Aioxathiol-5-yl)Acrylic Anhydride and (2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxysuccinic Acid
To solve the problem of high cost and low yield, the synthesis of chicoric acid was optimized, and its crystal shape studied (Tian et al., 2021). The product of caffeic acid and sulfoxide chloride reacted with L-tartaric acid to yield L-gesnerate sulfonate. After removing the protecting group in an alkaline solution, L-chicoric acid was obtained (Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 2021; Figure 8). After further crystallization, the yield and purity of chicoric acid were 80.5% and 98.5%, respectively. Although the purity and yield of the product increased, the process was still cumbersome.
FIGURE 8. Chemical synthesis pathway 6 of chicoric acid.
The structure of chicoric acid was obtained by intermolecular esterification of tartaric acid and two molecules of caffeic acid. Because both tartaric acid and caffeic acid contained hydroxyl and carboxyl groups, side reactions readily occurred. Therefore, the most common synthetic pathway utilized protective groups to protect phenolic hydroxyl groups of caffeic acid and carboxyl groups of tartaric acid before esterification. The difference lies in the selection of raw materials and the different reagents to protect phenolic hydroxyl groups of tartaric acid. These protecting groups include tert-butyl, benzyl, or carboxyl benzyl to protect tartaric acid, while the caffeic acid phenol hydroxyl was protected by acetyl, benzyl ethyl, oxygen acyl, or metal ions. Despite the myriad synthetic methods, none brought higher quality chicoric acid in high purity, yield, and economic and environmental protection.
4 Biosynthesis of Chicoric Acid
Chicoric acid is a phenolic acid and generally forms via the shikimic acid‐phenylpropanoid pathway (Kuhnl et al., 1987; Petersen et al., 2009). Understanding what factors regulate the distribution of chicoric acid in plants may help regulate chicoric acid accumulation by altering certain conditions. Although there are many studies on the biosynthetic pathway of chicoric acid, its mechanism remains unclear.
Recently, a study filled this gap by reporting the biosynthetic pathway of chicoric acid in Echinacea (Fu et al., 2021). The biosynthesis of chicoric acid occurs in three main stages. Firstly, phenylpropanoid reacts to form caffeoyl CoA via the enzyme EpHCT. Secondly, EpHTT and EpHQT were responsible for the biosynthesis of caftaric acid and chlorogenic acid in the cytosol, respectively. Finally, caftaric acid and chlorogenic acid were transferred from the cytosol into vacuole, and chicoric acid was synthesized via EpCAS (Figure 9). The biosynthetic pathway of chicoric acid production has been reprogrammed in tobacco, but its applicability in other species needs additional study.
FIGURE 9. Biosynthetic pathway of chicoric acid.
5 Bioactive Effects
Chicoric acid has a long history of clinical use and can effectively treat a variety of diseases. Because of this, numerous studies that have focused on chicoric acid have been conducted on the biological activities of both in vitro and in vivo models. Chicoric acid has long attracted attention as a medication and nutraceutical to improve health based on its anti-inflammation (Liu, 2016; Liu et al., 2017a; Liu et al., 2017b; Tsai et al., 2017; Liu et al., 2019; Li et al., 2020), glucose and lipid homeostasis (Kim et al., 2017; Lipchock et al., 2017), neuroprotection effects (Bekinschtein et al., 2008; Kour and Bani, 2011a), anti-aging effects (De Winter, 2015; Peng et al., 2019), and antioxidant and immune-stimulating properties (Kour and Bani, 2011b; Schlernitzauer et al., 2013; Chen et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2017; Jia et al., 2018; Ma et al., 2018). In addition, its antivirus properties, such as immunodeficiency viruses (Healy et al., 2009; Crosby et al., 2010; Nobela et al., 2018), herpes simplex viruses (Langland et al., 2018), and respiratory syncytial virus (Zhang et al., 2021) are particularly significant. Tables 4 and 5 summarize these studies.
TABLE 4. In vitro effects of chicoric acid in the treatment of various disorders.
TABLE 5. In vivo effects of chicoric acid in the treatment of various disorders.
6 Conclusion and Perspectives
Although there are many chemical synthetic methods, the environmentally friendly and economic synthesis method for bulk preparation of chicoric acid with high purity and high yield needs optimization. Chicoric acid is unstable and the solubility of chicoric acid varies greatly in different solvents. Therefore, the stability and solubility of chicoric acid can be improved by a structural modification to preserve the activity of chicoric acid to meet the needs of different dosages. The biosynthesis of chicoric acid in E. purpurea is still at the preliminary research stage, and the mechanism also requires additional study to clarify. The enrichment of chicoric acid in different plants, parts, and stages can be further explained via an in-depth study of its biosynthesis to regulate and improve the content of chicoric acid by modern biotechnology. Even though there are an increasing number of studies reporting bioactivities of chicoric acid, there are still limitations in arriving at a concrete conclusion due to differences in models, doses, and treatment durations used. Thus, research on chicoric acid requires additional study, and in-depth studies on the pharmacodynamic mechanism are needed to guide clinical medication.
L-chicoric acid was isolated from E. purpurea and P. chinensis (Zhang et al., 2008), D-chicoric acid from C. intybus, and meso-chicoric acid from E. arvense (Veit et al., 1991; Veit et al., 1992), but the optical isomers of chicoric acid from different plants have not been systematically summarized and their pharmacological activities of different optical isomers need to be further studied. C. intybus, L. sativa, E. purpurea, and other herbs belong to medicinal and food homologous plants. The amount of chicoric acid in P. laciniata was significantly higher than in E. purpurea. Some marine resources with large biomasses require more study and utilization. New medicinal resources of chicoric acid should be expanded using resource survey, biological relationships, pharmacological activity, and similarity of the growing environment. It is necessary to systematically study the related factors affecting chicoric acid levels, look for dominant species, and formulate a good scientific agriculture practice based on the biosynthesis and accumulation mechanism of chicoric acid. At the same time, a combination of modern technology and new methods such as tissue culture and biotechnology should help optimize the synthesis of chicoric acid.
Author Contributions
Data collection: XL, FJ, LQ, TZ, CW, and GL; design, analysis, and interpretation of the data: CW, TZ, LS, JL, and HL; critical revision of the manuscript: SF and FL. All authors contributed to writing and formatting of the final version.
Funding
This study was supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project for Key New Drug Development of China (No. 2017ZX09301058); National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 82004233); and Project of Medical and Health Technology Development Program in Shandong Province (No. 202013030996).
Conflict of Interest
Author HL was employed by the company Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd
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Keywords: chicoric acid, biosynthesis, chemical synthesis, natural occurrence, content detection, bioactive effects
Citation: Yang M, Wu C, Zhang T, Shi L, Li J, Liang H, Lv X, Jing F, Qin L, Zhao T, Wang C, Liu G, Feng S and Li F (2022) Chicoric Acid: Natural Occurrence, Chemical Synthesis, Biosynthesis, and Their Bioactive Effects. Front. Chem. 10:888673. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2022.888673
Received: 04 March 2022; Accepted: 09 May 2022;
Published: 23 June 2022.
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Kamaldeep Paul, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, IndiaReviewed by:
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