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Extraction of Momordica charantia Bioactives

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Flowers and fruits (EFF) of M. charantia were used in combination to obtain the plant extracts. The plant material was washed with distilled water and dried at room temperature. After drying, the material was fragmented and then ground to prepare the extracts. The flowers and fruits (74 g) were macerated together using the following solvents of increasing polarity: hexane (Isofar) (400mL), ethyl acetate (Quimex) (400 mL) and methanol (Vetec) (400 mL; 1:1). Thus, hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts were obtained, respectively. All the materials were prepared in dark-glass flasks, with occasional agitation twice a week for a period of 20 days. After maceration, the extracts were filtered and concentrated in a rotary evaporator, under reduced pressure at 40 °C. The product was then stored in a dark glass flask and placed in a fridge at 12°C and 25% relative humidity (RH).
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Antioxidant Characterization of Phenolic Compounds

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The chemical reagents ABTS ((2, 5, 7, Tween 40, and phenolic compound standards (gallic acid, catechin, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, ferulic acid, vanillin, quercetin, were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (Saint Louis, Missouri, USA). methanol (HPLC grade) was obtained from J-TBacker (Alfragide, Lisbon, Portugal). In turn, the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent was obtained from Dinâmica (Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil). Acetone, acetic acid, gallic acid, linoleic acid, methanol, and chloroform were obtained from Vetec (Saint Louis, Missouri, USA), while sulfuric acid was obtained from Merck (Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany). Ethanol, was obtained from Synth (Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil), while n-hexane and potassium persulfate were obtained from Neon (São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil). All reagents were analytical grade, and stock and buffer solutions were prepared using distilled water.
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Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Doxorubicin

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Methanol, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), polisorbate, formaldehyde,sodium chloride (NaCl), potassium chloride (KCl), and calcium chloride (CaCl2) were purchased from Vetec Química Fina Ltda (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Glutamine,RPMI 1640 medium, fetal bovine serum, penicillin,streptomycin, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT), and Triton X-100 wereobtained from Sigma-Aldrich (Germany). Carbon dioxide (CO2) was from White Martins (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and doxorubicin (Doxolem) from Zodiac Produtos Farmacêuticos S/A (São Paulo, Brazil).
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Antioxidant and Cytotoxicity Evaluation

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All reagents used in this study were classified as of analytical purity grade: citric acid, phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), 1% agarose gel, ethanol and methanol, purchased from Vetec (Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil); sodium carbonate; Folin-Ciocalteau reagent, purchased from Êxodo Científica (Hortolândia, SP, Brazil); 2,2'azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), potassium persulfate, gallic acid, 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (trolox), gentamicin sulfate and fetal bovine serum (FBS), purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Chemical Company (St. Louis, MO, USA); Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's medium (DMEM), sodium bicarbonate, penicillin and streptomycin, purchased from Gibco (Grand Island, NY); (3) (4) -2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium] bromide (MTT) purchased from Invitrogen, Thermo Fisher Scientific (Oregon, USA). The aqueous solutions were prepared with ultrapure water (18.2 MΩ•cm resistivity at 25 °C), obtained by the Milli-Q deionization system (Millipore, Bedford, MA, USA).
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Phytochemical Standard Compounds Acquisition

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The standards of luteolinidin chloride, gallic acid and catechin hydrate were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). The apigeninidin chloride was obtained from Chromadex (Santa Ana, CA, USA). The analytic grade reagents acetone, chloroform, methanol, and hydrochloric acid were purchased from VETEC (São Paulo, Brazil) and vanillin, Folin-Ciocalteu and ethanolamine from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) grade reagents (acetic acid, acetone, acetonitrile, ethyl acetate, hexane, isopropyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, and formic acid) were purchased from Tedia (São Paulo, Brazil).
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Acetylcholinesterase Activity Assay

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The acetylcholinesterase was obtained from Electrophorus electricus (AChE, Type VI-S), bovine serum albumin (BSA), physostigmine, acetylthiocholine iodide (ATCi), and Ellman's reagent 5,5'-dithiobis- (2-nitrobenzoic acid) from Sigma (St. Louis, MO, USA). The ethyl acetate, hexane, methanol, and other reagents were acquired from Vetec Química Fina, Brazil.
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Vascular Function and Oxidative Stress Assays

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Phenylephrine hydrochloride (Sigma, cod. P6126), Acetylcholine chloride (Sigma, cod. A6625), Nω-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (Sigma, cod. N5751), charybdotoxin (Sigma, cod. C7802), indomethacin (Sigma, cod. I7378), apamin (Sigma, cod. A1289), Dihydroethidium (Sigma, cod. D7008), 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (Sigma, cod. D9132), Folin-Ciocalteu’s (Sigma, cod. 47,641), ascorbic acid, gallic acid, from Sigma-Aldrich®, 4′,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole, Dihydrochloride (DAPI) from Invitrogen Molecular Probes™ (cod. D1306) and Dako Fluorescence Mounting Medium (cod. S3023) Na2CO3, NaCl, KCl, KH2PO4, NaHCO3, C6H12O6, CaCl2, MgSO4, ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA), ethanol, methanol, from Vetec®.
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Heterologous Protein Expression in Pichia pastoris

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Yeast extract, peptone, biotin, dextrose, agar, peroxidase-conjugated anti-rabbit secondary antibody, Pefabloc SC (4-(2-aminoethyl)-benzenesulfonyl fluoride), sorbitol, EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) and DAB (3,3’-diaminobenzidine) substrate kit were purchased from Sigma (Missouri, USA). Glycerol and methanol were supplied by VETEC (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Pichia pastoris X-33, pPICZαA, and Zeocin were purchased from Invitrogen (California, USA). Restriction enzymes and PNGase F were furnished by New England Biolabs (Massachusetts, USA). Electroporation cuvettes, TMB (3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine) EIA substrate kit and low-range SDS-PAGE standards were obtained from Bio-Rad Laboratories (California, USA). Trypsin was purchased from Promega (California, USA). Pierce Glycoprotein Staining kit, DMEM (Dubelcco’s Modified Eagle Medium), and fetal bovine serum were purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Massachusetts, USA).
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Characterization of Coumarins' Physicochemical Properties

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The solvents acetonitrile and formic acid were obtained from Tedia (HPLC grade, Radnor, PA, USA), and ultrapure water was obtained from the Milli-Q® Plus apparatus by Millipore (Billerica, MA, USA). Methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, polysorbate 80 (Tween® 80), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and sodium hydroxide were obtained from Vetec (Duque de Caxias, Brazil), and medium chain triglycerides (MCT) and egg lecithin (Lipoid® E80) were purchased from Lipoid GmbH (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany). Monobasic potassium phosphate was obtained from Dinâmica (São Paulo, Brazil), and NBD-PE [N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)-1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, triethylammonium salt] fluorescent-labelled phospholipid was purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA, USA). Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 broth medium (RPMI-1640), 3(N-morpholino) propane sulfonic acid (MOPS), 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), and itraconazole were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MA, USA), and potato dextrose agar (PDA) was purchased from Acumedia (San Bernardino, CA, USA). Tissue-Tek® O.C.T.™ was purchased from Sakura Finetechnical Co. (Tokyo, Japan). Log P (calculated log P) values of the coumarins were assigned using SwissADME http://www.swissadme.ch/ (accessed on 10 March 2023).
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Biomass Quantification via Crystal Violet Assay

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The biomass quantification test was performed according to Marcos-Zambrano et al. (2014) (link), with some modifications. Briefly, biofilms were formed in 96-well plates (Kasvi) at different incubation times. The resulting supernatants were removed and the remaining biofilms were washed with PBS. Two hundred microliters of methanol (Vetec) were added to each well for 15 min. The methanol was discarded and the plates were dried at room temperature for 45 min. After drying, 200 μL of 0.1% violet crystal solution (Dinamica) was dispensed into the wells for 20 min. The resulting supernatant was carefully aspirated and the wells were washed with distilled water until the complete removal of excess dye. Finally, 200 μL of 33% acetic acid (Synth) was added and plates were read using a spectrophotometer (Biotek EpochTM 2 Microplate Spectrophotometer) at a wavelength of 570 nm. The resulting absorbance values were directly proportional to the amount of biomass.
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