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Biological Activities of Extracts from Sumac (Rhus spp.): A Review [PDF]
Sumac is the common name for a genus (Rhus) that contains over 250 individual species of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae. These plants are found in temperate and tropical regions worldwide, often grow in areas of marginal agricultural ...
Giuseppe Mazza, Sierra Rayne
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Antiviral Amentoflavone from Selaginella sinensis
Amentoflavone and three other flavonoids were isolated from the ethanol extract of Selaginella sinensis. Amentoflavone showed potent antiviral activity against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), with an IC50 of 5.5 microg/ml. The contents of amentoflavone in nine species of Selaginella were determined by reversed-phase HPLC. S. sinensis showed a higher
S C, Ma +6 more
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Amentoflavone, a potent natural matrix metalloproteinase 2 inhibitor
Gelatinase A (MMP-2) has been studied and proven to play a vital role in the intrusion and metastasis of cancer. Flavonoids influence on molecular and cellular functions of MMP-2 and thus a systematic investigation of flavonoids against the metalloproteolytic activity of MMP-2 has been performed in this study.
Seri Jo +6 more
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Flavonoids as GABAA receptor ligands: the whole story? [PDF]
Benzodiazepines are the most widely prescribed class of psychoactive drugs in current therapeutic use, despite the important unwanted side effects that they produce, such as sedation, myorelaxation, ataxia, amnesia, and ethanol and barbiturate ...
Marder, Nora Mariel +1 more
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Natural products with therapeutic potential in melanoma metastasis [PDF]
Malignant melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer and accounts for about 3% of all cases of malignant tumour. Its incidence is increasing worldwide and it is becoming resistant to current therapeutic agents.
AlQathama, A, Prieto, JM
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Brain inflammation is one of the main causes of epileptogenesis, a chronic process triggered by various insults, including genetic or acquired factors that enhance susceptibility to seizures. Amentoflavone, a naturally occurring biflavonoid compound that
Shikuo Rong +13 more
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Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) type A strains are the main cause of gas gangrene in humans and animals. Treatment of this lethal disease is limited, and the prognosis is not good.
Shui Liu +14 more
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BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L. (HYPERICACEAE): A REVIEW
Hypericum perforatum L. (St. John's wort) is a medicinal plant that has been intensivly studied by clinicians, pharmacologists, and chemists. It has resulted in the publication of both original articles and a number of, reviews devoted to the general ...
A. L. Budantsev +3 more
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Polyphenolic profile and targeted bioactivity of methanolic extracts from mediterranean ethnomedicinal plants on human cancer cell lines [PDF]
The methanol extracts of the aerial part of four ethnomedicinal plants of Mediterranean region, two non-seed vascular plants, Equisetum hyemale L. and Phyllitis scolopendrium (L.) Newman, and two Spermatophyta, Juniperus communis L. (J.
BARRA, FEDERICA +8 more
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Amentoflavone: Exploring potential therapeutic applications for diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is acknowledged as a significant contributor to severe complications. The present work has explorated the potential role amentoflavone as an aldose reductase inhibitor through Docking Simulations. From these results this compound has shown excellent results with this enzyme with a high binding energy of -11 kcal/mol.
Ivan Vito Ferrari, Mauro Di Mario
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