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Molecules, Volume 20, Issue 12

December 2015 - 137 articles

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Articles (137)

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,757 Views
15 Pages

Ellagitannins and Flavan-3-ols from Raspberry Pomace Modulate Caecal Fermentation Processes and Plasma Lipid Parameters in Rats

  • Bartosz Fotschki,
  • Jerzy Juśkiewicz,
  • Michał Sójka,
  • Adam Jurgoński and
  • Zenon Zduńczyk

21 December 2015

Raspberry pomace is a source of polyphenols, which nutritional and health promoting properties are not sufficiently known. The aim of this 8-weeks study was to scrutinize if raspberry extracts (REs) with different ellagitannins to flavan-3-ols ratios...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
11,987 Views
9 Pages

Bioactive Properties of Tabebuia impetiginosa-Based Phytopreparations and Phytoformulations: A Comparison between Extracts and Dietary Supplements

  • Tânia C. S. P. Pires,
  • Maria Inês Dias,
  • Ricardo C. Calhelha,
  • Ana Maria Carvalho,
  • Maria-João R. P. Queiroz,
  • Lillian Barros and
  • Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira

21 December 2015

Tabebuia impetiginosa (Mart. ex DC.) Standl. has been used in traditional medicine for many centuries, being nowadays marketed as dried plant material (inner bark) for infusions, pills, and syrups. The main objective of the present work was to valida...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
94 Citations
11,387 Views
9 Pages

Fatty Acid Profile and Biological Activities of Linseed and Rapeseed Oils

  • Anna Lewinska,
  • Jacek Zebrowski,
  • Magdalena Duda,
  • Anna Gorka and
  • Maciej Wnuk

21 December 2015

It has been postulated that fatty acids found in edible oils may exert beneficial health effects by the modulation of signaling pathways regulating cell differentiation and proliferation, especially in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,331 Views
9 Pages

The Sensitivity of Endodontic Enterococcus spp. Strains to Geranium Essential Oil

  • Monika E. Łysakowska,
  • Monika Sienkiewicz,
  • Katarzyna Banaszek and
  • Jerzy Sokołowski

21 December 2015

Enterococci are able to survive endodontic procedures and contribute to the failure of endodontic therapy. Thus, it is essential to identify novel ways of eradicating them from infected root canals. One such approach may be the use of antimicrobials...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,823 Views
10 Pages

Cross-Coupling Synthesis of Methylallyl Alkenes: Scope Extension and Mechanistic Study

  • Clémence Tabélé,
  • Christophe Curti,
  • Youssef Kabri,
  • Nicolas Primas and
  • Patrice Vanelle

21 December 2015

Cross-coupling reactions between 2-methyl-2-propen-1-ol and various boronic acids are used to obtain aromatic-(2-methylallyl) derivatives. However, deboronation or isomerization side reactions may occur for several boronic acids. We describe herein t...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
32 Citations
7,315 Views
8 Pages

Guignardones P–S, New Meroterpenoids from the Endophytic Fungus Guignardia mangiferae A348 Derived from the Medicinal Plant Smilax glabra

  • Zhang-Hua Sun,
  • Fa-Liang Liang,
  • Wen Wu,
  • Yu-Chan Chen,
  • Qing-Ling Pan,
  • Hao-Hua Li,
  • Wei Ye,
  • Hong-Xin Liu,
  • Sai-Ni Li and
  • Guo-Hui Tan
  • + 1 author

21 December 2015

Four new meroterpenoids, guignardones P–S (1–4), and three known analogues (5–7) were isolated from the endophytic fungal strain Guignardia mangiferae A348. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and single crystal X-...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,562 Views
10 Pages

OSU-6: A Highly Efficient, Metal-Free, Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Click Synthesis of 5-Benzyl and 5-Aryl-1H-tetrazoles

  • Baskar Nammalwar,
  • Nagendra Prasad Muddala,
  • Rajasekar Pitchimani and
  • Richard A. Bunce

19 December 2015

OSU-6, an MCM-41 type hexagonal mesoporous silica with mild Brönsted acid properties, has been used as an efficient, metal-free, heterogeneous catalyst for the click synthesis of 5-benzyl and 5-aryl-1H-tetrazoles from nitriles in DMF at 90 °C. This c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
7,178 Views
14 Pages

Tissue- Specific Expression Analysis of Anthocyanin Biosynthetic Genes in White- and Red-Fleshed Grape Cultivars

  • Sha Xie,
  • Changzheng Song,
  • Xingjie Wang,
  • Meiying Liu,
  • Zhenwen Zhang and
  • Zhumei Xi

19 December 2015

Yan73, a teinturier (dyer) grape variety in China, is one of the few Vitis vinifera cultivars with red-coloured berry flesh. To examine the tissue-specific expression of genes associated with berry colour in Yan73, we analysed the differential accumu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
7,670 Views
18 Pages

Studies on Chromatographic Fingerprint and Fingerprinting Profile-Efficacy Relationship of Saxifraga stolonifera Meerb.

  • Xing-Dong Wu,
  • Hua-Guo Chen,
  • Xin Zhou,
  • Ya Huang,
  • En-Ming Hu,
  • Zheng-Meng Jiang,
  • Chao Zhao,
  • Xiao-Jian Gong and
  • Qing-Fang Deng

19 December 2015

This work investigated the spectrum-effect relationships between high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) fingerprints and the anti-benign prostatic hyperplasia activities of aqueous extracts from Saxifraga stolonifera. The fingerprints of S. st...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
157 Citations
21,956 Views
34 Pages

19 December 2015

Computational methods are well-established tools in the drug discovery process and can be employed for a variety of tasks. Common applications include lead identification and scaffold hopping, as well as lead optimization by structure-activity relati...

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