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  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,854 Views
17 Pages

Effect of Industrial Pollution in Puchuncaví Valley on the Medicinal Properties of Senecio fistulosus Poepp. ex Les (Asteraceae): Content of Phytoconstituents and Their Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities

  • Manuel Martínez-Lobos,
  • Estela Tapia-Venegas,
  • Paula Celis-Plá,
  • Joan Villena,
  • Carlos Jara-Gutiérrez,
  • Alexandra Lobos Pessini and
  • Alejandro Madrid-Villegas

12 October 2023

Senecio fistulosus, an endemic plant in Chile, is highly regarded for its medicinal properties and is popular in alternative medicine. It thrives even in polluted areas, like Puchuncaví Valley, Chile. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,212 Views
12 Pages

Optimization of Hydroperoxide Lyase Production for Recombinant Lipoxygenase Pathway Cascade Application

  • Veronika Kazimírová,
  • Viktória Zezulová,
  • Vladimír Krasňan,
  • Vladimír Štefuca and
  • Martin Rebroš

1 October 2021

Cis-3-hexenal and its more stable isomer, trans-2-hexenal, are highly valued chemicals used in the food and perfume industries. They are produced by the plant lipoxygenase pathway, where two enzymes, lipoxygenase (LOX) and hydroperoxide lyase (HPL),...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,752 Views
13 Pages

Phytochemistry of Argemone ochroleuca Sweet Extracts and Their Inhibitory Effects on Maize Seed Germination

  • Nezelo T. Mlombo,
  • Zakheleni P. Dube,
  • Fikile N. Makhubu and
  • Hellen Nxumalo

26 August 2024

Argemone ochroleuca Sweet is an alien invasive weed dominating most cultivated lands, however, the phytochemicals present in this plant and the effects of these on the germination and growth of economically important crops such as maize are not well-...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,740 Views
9 Pages

Antibacterial Activity of Solanum torvum Leaf Extract and Its Synergistic Effect with Oxacillin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccoci Isolated from Dogs

  • Duangdaow Khunbutsri,
  • Nattakarn Naimon,
  • Khomson Satchasataporn,
  • Natnaree Inthong,
  • Sarawan Kaewmongkol,
  • Samak Sutjarit,
  • Chanokchon Setthawongsin and
  • Nattakan Meekhanon

24 February 2022

Methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) have been considered a veterinary and public health threat that needs to be addressed, as they are known to cause serious infections, with limited therapeutic options. Thus, in this study, we aimed to examine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,276 Views
20 Pages

Relative retention analysis and increment approach were applied for the comparison of triglycerides (TGs) retention of a broad set of plant seed oils with isomeric conjugated octadecatrienoic acids (CLnA) by reversed-phase HPLC for “propanol-2-aceton...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
5,974 Views
15 Pages

In Vivo Neuropharmacological Potential of Gomphandra tetrandra (Wall.) Sleumer and In-Silico Study against β-Amyloid Precursor Protein

  • Md. Saidur Rahman,
  • Md. Nazmul Hasan Zilani,
  • Md. Aminul Islam,
  • Md. Munaib Hasan,
  • Md. Muzahidul Islam,
  • Farzana Yasmin,
  • Partha Biswas,
  • Akinori Hirashima,
  • Md. Ataur Rahman and
  • Bonglee Kim
  • + 1 author

20 August 2021

Medicinal plants possess a surplus of novel and biologically active secondary metabolites that are responsible for counteracting diseases. Traditionally, Gomphandra tetrandra (Wall.) Sleumer is used to treat mental disorders. The present research was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,555 Views
12 Pages

Activation of Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor-2 by Oxylipin from Mangifera indica Leaves

  • Atif Ali Khan Khalil,
  • Min-Seok Woo,
  • Dong-Min Kang,
  • Mi-Jeong Ahn,
  • Jeong-Ah Kim,
  • Heejung Yang and
  • Jung-Hwan Kim

16 September 2024

Mangifera indica L., a member of the Anacardiaceae family, is widely cultivated across the globe. The leaves of M. indica are renowned for their medicinal properties, attributed to the abundance of bioactive compounds. This study investigated the eff...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,846 Views
9 Pages

GC-MS Analysis and In Silico Approaches of Indigofera heterantha Root Oil Chemical Constituents

  • Muhammad Aurang Zeb,
  • Taj Ur Rahman,
  • Muhammad Sajid,
  • Weilie Xiao,
  • Syed Ghulam Musharraf,
  • Shabana Bibi,
  • Takashiro Akitsu and
  • Wajiha Liaqat

28 September 2021

The phytochemical investigation on Indigofera heterantha root oil resulted in the identification of 121 phytochemicals using GC-MS analysis. These phytochemicals were docked against alpha-amylase, alpha-glucosidase enzymes. The docking results s...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,255 Views
9 Pages

Production of the Green Leaf Volatile (Z)-3-Hexenal by a Zea mays Hydroperoxide Lyase

  • Jessica P. Yactayo-Chang,
  • Charles T. Hunter,
  • Hans T. Alborn,
  • Shawn A. Christensen and
  • Anna K. Block

25 August 2022

Plant-produced volatile compounds play important roles in plant signaling and in the communication of plants with other organisms. Many plants emit green leaf volatiles (GLVs) in response to damage or attack, which serve to warn neighboring plants or...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,119 Views
18 Pages

The Effect of Bauhinia bowkeri Extracts on Hypercholesterolemia: Insights from In Vitro and In Silico Investigations

  • Siphelele T. Thethwayo,
  • Evelyn Madoroba,
  • Sphamandla Masikane,
  • Andrew R. Opoku and
  • Nkosinathi D. Cele

20 March 2025

Despite the many current cholesterol-lowering drugs on the market, the persistent surge of hypercholesterolemic-related complications ignites a fascinating search for the discovery of novel therapeutics. This study aimed at investigating the anti-hyp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,077 Views
11 Pages

11 November 2022

To investigate the effects of different types of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) on aerobic stability, microbial community and metabolites of whole crop corn silage ensiled with Lentilactobacillus plantarum (LP) and Lentilactobacillus buchneri (LB) or not...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,038 Views
16 Pages

Pro-Osteogenic Properties of Violina pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) Leaf Extracts: Data from In Vitro Human Primary Cell Cultures

  • Elisabetta Lambertini,
  • Letizia Penolazzi,
  • Giulia Pellielo,
  • Caterina Pipino,
  • Assunta Pandolfi,
  • Serena Fiorito,
  • Francesco Epifano,
  • Salvatore Genovese and
  • Roberta Piva

30 July 2021

Traditional medicines rely mainly on use of plant extracts to mitigate or treat a wide range of disorders, including those that affect skeletal homeostasis. In this study, we investigated for the first time the potential pro-osteogenic effects of hex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,898 Views
24 Pages

Tephorosia purpurea subsp. apollinea was extracted with methanol and n-hexane to obtain sub-fractions. The chemical compounds identified with GC-MS and HPLC in T. purpurea subsp. apollinea extracts showed antioxidant and anticancer properties. The an...