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Advancement in research of anti-cancer effects of toad venom (ChanSu) and perspectives
World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2015 Toad venom, called as ChanSu in China, is a widely used traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) whose active components are mainly bufadienolides. ChanSu could exhibit cardiotonic, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and, most importantly, anti-cancer effects ...
Miao Liu +4 more
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Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane and beyond: modern advances in borylation chemistry [PDF]
, 2017 As main-group chemistry, in particular boron chemistry, has expanded and developed over the past 20 years, one reagent has risen to prominence as well.
James R. Lawson +3 more
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Environmental Toxicology, Volume 39, Issue 12, Page 5309-5320, December 2024.ABSTRACT World Health Organization data indicate a continuous increase in melanoma incidence, with metastatic melanoma characterized by poor prognosis and drug resistance. The exploration of therapeutics derived from natural products remains an active area of in vitro research. The aim of this study was to determine the antitumor effects of picrasidine
Mu‐Kuei Shieu +5 more
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Eucalyptus globulus L. extract as an antifungal agent against Candida species [PDF]
, 2014 Hundreds of botanical preparations have been prepared and used for a wide variety of conditions. Different studies have been carried out towards to confirm the effective multitude of health benefits provided by medicinal plants [I].
Barros, Lillian +4 more
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Molecular Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 14, July 2024.Abstract Cardiac glycosides are chemical defence toxins known to fatally inhibit the Na,K‐ATPase (NKA) throughout the animal kingdom. Several animals, however, have evolved target‐site insensitivity through substitutions in the otherwise highly conserved cardiac glycoside binding pocket of the NKA. The large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus, shares a
Marlena Herbertz +5 more
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Escalation by duplication: Milkweed bug trumps Monarch butterfly
Molecular Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 14, July 2024.The iconic Monarch butterfly is probably the best‐known example of chemical defence against predation, as pictures of vomiting naive blue jays in countless textbooks vividly illustrate. Larvae of the butterfly take up toxic cardiac glycosides from their milkweed hostplants and carry them over to the adult stage.
Franziska Beran, David G. Heckel
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Drimia indica: A Plant Used in Traditional Medicine and Its Potential for Clinical Uses
Medicina, 2019 Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop (Asparagaceae) is a reputed Ayurvedic medicine for a number of therapeutic benefits, including for cardiac diseases, indigestion, asthma, dropsy, rheumatism, leprosy, and skin ailments.
Sonali Aswal +6 more
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Genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of whole plant extracts of Kalanchoe laciniata by Ames and MTT assay [PDF]
Lack of data on safety of herbal medicines have endangered human health and life. The present study evaluated the genotoxic and mutagenic effect of Kalanchoe laciniata to access the safety and usefulness of the medicinal plant.
Ahmed, Shoaib +9 more
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Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 208-221, June 2024.Cinobufotalin (Hua‐chan‐su, a traditional Chinese medicine) prevents bone loss. Abstract Background Osteoporosis is a chronic bone disease characterized by bone loss and decreased bone strength. However, current anti‐resorptive drugs carry a risk of various complications.
Da‐zhuang Lu +10 more
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Potential Health Risks Posed by Plant-Derived Cumulative Neurotoxic Bufadienolides in South Africa
Molecules, 2016 Bufadienolide-type cardiac glycosides have a worldwide distribution and are mainly synthesized by plants, but there are also animal sources. In South Africa, members of three genera of the Crassulaceae (Cotyledon, Tylecodon and Kalanchoe) cause a unique ...
Christo Botha
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