Research focus
- isolation of secondary metabolites from the family Amaryllidaceae (isolation, analysis, structural identification)
- in vitro biological activities of isolated compounds (AChE, BuChE, POP and cytotoxicity)
Education
- 2009-2014 Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy, (Master degree), Thesis: Biological aktivity of plant metabolites. XXVII. Alkaloids of Fumaria officinalis L. and their effect on acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase.
- 2014-2018 Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, (Doctoral degree), Thesis: Biological activity of alkaloids from Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. cv. Dutch Master (Amaryllidaceae).
Current position
- a staff at Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Department of Pharmacognosy/Pharmaceutical Botany
Publications
Original papers
2023
PIDANY, F., KROUSTKOVA, J., AL MAMUN, A., SUCHANKOVA, D., BRAZZOLOTTO, X., NACHON, F., CHANTEGREIL, F., DOLEZAL, R., PULKRABKOVÁ, L., MUCKOVA, L., HRABINOVA, M., FINGER, V., KUFA, M., SOUKUP, O., JUN, D., JENCO, J., KUNES, J., NOVAKOVA, L., KORABECNY, J., CAHLIKOVA, L.: Highly selective butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors related to Amaryllidaceae alkaloids - design, synthesis, and biological evaluation. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 252, 115301 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115301
2022
KŘOUSTKOVÁ, J., RITOMSKÁ, A., Al MAMUN, A., HULCOVÁ, D., OPLETAL, L., KUNEŠ, J., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L., BUCAR, F.: Structural analysis of unusual alkaloids isolated from Narcissus pseudonarcissus cv. Carlton. Phytochemistry 204, 113439 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113439.
JANSA, P., BARVÍK, I., HULCOVÁ, D., MATOUŠOVÁ, E.: Synthesis and cholinesterase inhibitory activity study of Amaryllidaceae alkaloid analogues with N-methyl substitution. Org. Biomol. Chem. 20, 3960 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2OB00553K
VRABEC, R., MAŘÍKOVÁ, J., LOČÁREK, M., KORÁBEČNÝ, J., HULCOVÁ, D., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., KUNEŠ, J., CHLEBEK, J., KUČERA, T., HRABINOVÁ, M., JUN, D., SOUKUP, O., ANDRISANO, V., JENČO, J., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., OPLETAL, L., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Monoterpene indole alkaloids from Vinca minor L. (Apocynaceae): identification of new structural scaffold for treatment of Alzheimer´s disease. Phytochemistry 194, 113017 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.113017
2021
MAAFI, N., AL MAMUN, A., JANĎOUREK, O., MAŘÍKOVA, J., BREITEROVÁ, K., DIEPOLTOVÁ, A., KONEČNÁ, K., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., HULCOVÁ, D., KUNEŠ, J., KOHELOVÁ, E., KOUTOVÁ, D., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Semisynthetic derivatives of selected Amaryllidaceae alkaloids as a new class of antimycobacterial agents. Molecules 26, 6023 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26196023
AL MAMUN, A., PIDANY, F., HULCOVA, D., MARIKOVA, J., KUCERA, T., SCHMIDT, M., CATAPANO, M.C., HRABINOVA, M., JUN, D., MUCKOVA, L., KUNES, J., JANOUSEK, J., ANDRYS R., NOVAKOVA, L., PERINOVA, R., MAAFI, N., SOUKUP, O., KORABECNY, J., CAHLIKOVA, L.: Amaryllidaceae alkaloids of norbelladine-type as inspiration for development of highly selective butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors: Synthesis, biological activity evaluation, and docking studies. In. J. Mol. Sci. 22, 8308 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22158308
MAAFI, N., PIDANY, F., MARIKOVA, J., KORABECNY, J., HULCOVA, D., KUCERA, T., SCHMIDT, M., AL SHAMMARI, L., SPULAK, M., CATAPANO, M.C., MECAVA, M., PRCHALD, L., KUNES, J., JANOUSEK, J., KOHELOVA, E., JENCO, J., NOVAKOVA, L., CAHLIKOVA, L.: Derivatives of montanine-type alkaloids and their implication for the treatment of Alzheimer´s disease: Synthesis, biological activity and in silico study. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Let. 51, 128374 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2021.128374
AL SHAMMARI, L., HULCOVÁ, D., MAŘÍKOVÁ, J., KUČERA, T., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., SCHMIDT, M., PULKRÁBKOVÁ, L., JANOUŠEK, J., SOUKUP, O., KUNEŠ, J., OPLETAL, L., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from Hippeastrum x hybridum cv. Ferrari, and preparation of vittatine derivatives as potential ligands for Alzheimer’s disease. S. Afr. J. Bot. 136, 137-146 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2020.06.024
MAŘÍKOVÁ, J., AL MAMUN, A., AL SHAMMARI, L., KORABEČNÝ, J., KUČERA, T., HULCOVÁ, D., KUNEŠ, J., MALANÍK, M., VAŠKOVÁ, M., KOHELOVÁ, E., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L., POUR, M.: Structure Elucidation and cholinesterase inhibition activity of two new minor Amaryllidaceae alkaloids; Molecules 26, 1279 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26051279
KOHELOVÁ, E., MAŘÍKOVÁ, J., KORÁBEČNÝ, J., HULCOVÁ, D., KUČERA, T., JUN, D., CHLEBEK, J., JENČO, J., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., HRABINOVÁ, M., RITOMSKÁ, A., MALANÍK, M., PEŘINOVÁ, R., BREITEROVÁ, K., KUNEŠ, J., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., OPLETAL, L., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Alkaloids of Zephyrantes citrina (Amaryllidaceae) and their implication to Alzheimerʼs disease: isolation, structural elucidation and biological activity. Bioorg. Chem. 107, 104567 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104567
CAHLÍKOVÁ, L., KAWANO, I., ŘEZÁČOVÁ, M., BLUNDEN, G., HULCOVÁ, D., HAVELEK, R.: The Amaryllidaceae alkaloids haemanthamine, haemanthidine and their semisynthetic derivatives as potential drugs. Phytochem. Rev. 20, 303–323 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11101-020-09675-8
2020
PEŘINOVÁ, R., MAAFI, M., KORÁBEČNÝ, J., KOHELOVÁ, E., DE SIMONE, A., AL MAMUN, A., HULCOVÁ, D.,MARKOVÁ, J., KUČERA, T., JUN, D., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., MAŘÍKOVÁ, J., ANDRISANO, V., JENČO, J., KUNEŠ, J., MARTINEZ, A., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Functionalized aromatic esters of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloid haemanthamine and their in vitro and in silico biological activity connected to Alzheimer´s disease. Bioorg. Chem. 100, 103928 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103928
MAŘÍKOVÁ, J., RITOMSKÁ, A., KORÁBEČNÝ, J., PEŘINOVÁ, R., AL MAMUN, A., KUČERA, T., KOHELOVÁ, E., HULCOVÁ, D., KOBRLOVÁ, T., KUNEŠ, J., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Aromatic esters of the crinane Amaryllidaceae alkaloid ambelline as selective inhibitors of butyrylcholinesterase. J. Nat. Prod. 83, 1359-1367 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00561
AL MAMUN, A., MAŘÍKOVÁ, J., HULCOVÁ, D., JANOUŠEK, J., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., KUČERA, T., HRABINOVÁ, M., KUNEŠ, J., KORÁBEČNÝ, J., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L: Amaryllidaceae alkaloids of belladine-type from Narcissus pseudonarcissus cv. Carlton as new selective inhibitors of butyrylcholinesterase. Biomolecules 10, 800 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10050800
AL SHAMMARI, L., AL MAMUN, A., KOUTOVÁ, D., MAJOROŠOVÁ, M., HULCOVÁ, D., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., BREITEROVÁ, K. MAŘÍKOVÁ, J., HAVELEK, R., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Alkaloid profiling of Hippeastrum cultivars by GC-MS, isolation of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and evaluation of their cytotoxicity. Rec. Nat. Prod. 14, 154-159 (2020). http://doi.org/10.25135/rnp.147.19.06.1302
2019
KOHELOVÁ, E., PEŘINOVÁ, R., MAAFI, N., KORABEČNÝ, J., HULCOVÁ, D., MAŘÍKOVÁ, J., KUČERA, T., GONZÁLEZ, L.M., HRABINOVÁ, M., VORČÁKOVÁ, K., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., DE SIMONE, A., HAVELEK, R., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L. Derivatives of the β-crinane Amaryllidaceae alkaloid haemanthamine as multi-target directed ligands for Alzheimer’s disease. Molecules 24, 1307 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24071307
HOSTALKOVA, A., MARIKOVA, J., OPLETAL, L., KORABECNY, J., HULCOVA, D., KUNES, J., NOVAKOVA, L., PEREZ, D.I, JUN, D., KUCERA, T., ANDRISANO, V., CAHLIKOVA, L. Isoquinoline alkaloids from Berberis vulgaris as potential lead compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. J. Nat. Prod. 82, 239-248 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00592
HULCOVÁ, D., MAŘÍKOVÁ, J., KORÁBEČNÝ, J., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., JUN, D., KUNEŠ, J. CHLEBEK, J., OPLETAL, L., DE SIMONE, A., NOVAKOVA, L., ANDRISANO, V., RŮŽIČKA, A., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. cv. Dutch Master as potential drugs in treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Phytochemistry 165, 112055, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112055
2018
BREITEROVÁ, K., LOČÁREK, M., KOHELOVÁ, E., TALACKOVÁ, M., HULCOVÁ, D., OPLETAL, L., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Daffodils as potential crops of biologically-active compounds: Assesment of 40 ornamental taxa for their alkaloid profile and cholinesterase inhibition activity. Nat. Prod. Commun. 13, 419-422 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X1801300410
ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., HULCOVÁ, D., BREITEROVÁ, K., HRABCOVÁ, V., MACHADO, M., FONTINHA, D., PRUDENCIO, M., KUNEŠ, J., CHLEBEK, J., JUN, D., HRABINOVÁ, M., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., HAVELEK, R., SEIFERTOVÁ, M., OPLETAL, L., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L: Alkaloids from Narcissus poeticus cv. Pink Parasol of various structural types and their biological activity. Arch. Pharm. Res. 41, 208-218 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-017-1000-4
HULCOVÁ, D., BREITEROVÁ, K., SIATKA, T., KLÍMOVÁ, K., DAVANI, L., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., DE SIMONE, A., ANDRISANO, A., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Amaryllidaceae alkaloids as potential glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta inhibitors. Molecules 23, 719 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23040719
2017
SEIFRTOVÁ, M., HAVELEK ,R., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L., HULCOVÁ, D., MAZÁNKOVÁ, N., ŘEZÁČOVÁ, M.: Haemanthamine alters sodium butyrate-induced histone acetylation, p21WAF1/Cip1 expression, Chk1 and Chk2 activation leading to increased growth inhibition and death in A2780 ovarian cancer cells. Phytomedicine 35, 1-10 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2017.08.019
HULCOVÁ, D., BREITEROVÁ, K., ZEMANOVÁ, L., SIATKA, T., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., VANĚČKOVÁ, N., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., WSÓL, V., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Screening of AKR1C3 inhibitory potency of naturally occuring Amaryllidaceae alkaloids of different structural types. Nat. Prod. Commun. 12, 245-246 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X1701200226
2016
VANĚČKOVÁ, N., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., KUNEŠ, J., HULCOVÁ, D., HRABINOVÁ, H., DOSKOČIL, I., ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ, Š., OPLETAL, L., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., JUN, D., CHLEBEK, J., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Isolation of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from Nerine bowdenii W. Watson (Amaryllidaceae) and their biological activity. RSC Advances 6, 80114-80120 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA20205E
HROCH, M., HAVELEK, R., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., HULCOVÁ, D., CERMANOVÁ, J., MIČUDA, S.: LC-MS/MS method for determination of haemanthamine in rat plasma, bile and urine: application to a pilot pharmacokinetic study. Biomed. Chrom. 30, 1083-1091 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1002/bmc.3653
CHLEBEK, J., DOSKOČIL, I., HULCOVÁ, D., BREITEROVÁ, K., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., HAVELEK, R., HABARTOVÁ, K., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., VOLŠTÁTOVÁ, T., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Cytotoxicity of naturally occurring isoquinoline alkaloids of different structural types. Nat. Prod. Commun. 11, 753-756 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X1601100614
CHLEBEK, J., NOVÁK, Z., KASSEMOVÁ, D., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., KOSTELNÍK, J., MALÝ, L., LOČÁREK, M., OPLETAL, L., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., HRABINOVÁ, M., KUNEŠ, J., NOVOTNÁ, P., URBANOVÁ, M., NOVÁKOVÁ, L., MACÁKOVÁ, K., HULCOVÁ, D., SOLICH, P., MARTÍN, C.P., JUN, D., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L..: Isoquinoline alkaloids from Fumaria officinalis L. and their biological activities related to Alzheimer’s disease. Chem. Biodivers. 13, 91-99 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201500033
2014
OPLETAL, L., LOČÁREK, M., FRAŇKOVÁ, A., CHLEBEK, J., ŠMÍD, J., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., HULCOVÁ, D., KLOUČEK P., ROZKOT, M., CAHLÍKOVÁ, L.: Antimicrobial activity of extracts and isoquinoline alkaloids of selected Papaveraceae plants. Nat. Prod. Commun. 9, 1709-1712 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X1400901211
Reviews
2019
CAHLIKOVA, L., VANECKOVA, N., SAFRATOVA, M., BREITEROVA, K., BLUNDEN, G., HULCOVA, D., OPLETAL, L.: The genus Nerine Herb. (Amaryllidaceae): ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and biological activity. Molecules 24, 4238 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24234238
Others
2020
CAHLÍKOVÁ, L., ŠAFRATOVÁ, M., HOŠŤÁLKOVÁ, A., CHLEBEK, J., HULCOVÁ, D., BREITEROVÁ, K., OPLETAL, L.: Pharmacognosy and its role in the system of profile disciplines in Pharmacy. Nat. Prod. Commun. 15, 1-7 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X20945450