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MALDI-MS argininyl bufadienolide esters fingerprint from parotoid gland secretions of Rhinella arenarum : age, gender and seasonal variation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In many amphibians, the granular glands can be grouped in special regions forming macroglands. This is the case of toads, characterized by the presence of a pair of parotoid macroglands, strategically located to give protection by poison release in case ...
Erra Balsells, Rosa   +4 more
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The chemistry and biological activity of the Hyacinthaceae [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Covering: 1914 to 2012The Hyacinthaceae (sensu APGII), with approximately 900 species in about 70 genera, can be divided into three main subfamilies, the Hyacinthoideae, the Urgineoideae and the Ornithogaloideae, with a small fourth subfamily the ...
Abbas   +400 more
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In Vitro Cytotoxicity Induced by the Bufadienolides 1α,2α-Epoxyscillirosidine and Lanceotoxin B on Rat Myocardial and Mouse Neuroblastoma Cell Lines

open access: yesToxins, 2019
Consumption of bufadienolide-containing plants are responsible for many livestock mortalities annually. Bufadienolides are divided into two groups; non-cumulative bufadienolides and cumulative bufadienolides.
Danielle Henn   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial activity of skin secretions isolated from Indian toad, Bufo melanostictus Schneider 1799 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Amphibians like toads have been known to secrete antimicrobial secretions outside their body into their environments, through skin pores and parotid glands.
Abhishek Dinkarnath Garg   +3 more
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Preparative separation and purification of bufadienolides from ChanSu by high-speed counter-current chromatography combined with preparative HPLC

open access: yesQuímica Nova, 2013
Eight bufadienolides were successfully isolated and purified from ChanSu by high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) combined with preparative HPLC (prep-HPLC).
Jialian Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

An In Vitro Anticancer, Antioxidant, and Phytochemical Study on Water Extract of Kalanchoe daigremontiana Raym.-Hamet and H. Perrier

open access: yesMolecules, 2022
Kalanchoe species are succulents with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and analgesic properties, as well as cytotoxic activity. One of the most popular species cultivated in Europe is Kalanchoe daigremontiana Raym.-Hamet and H. Perrier.
Justyna Stefanowicz-Hajduk   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The mechanisms of Chansu in inducing efficient apoptosis in colon cancer cells [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Chansu is one of the most widely used traditional Chinese medicines in China, Japan, and other Southeast Asian countries primarily for antipain, anti-inflammation, and recently anticancer.
Cao, Siyu   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

A new family of diverse skin peptides from the microhylid frog genus phrynomantis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
A wide range of frogs produce skin poisons composed of bioactive peptides for defence against pathogens, parasites and predators. While several frog families have been thoroughly screened for skin-secreted peptides, others, like the Microhylidae, have ...
Ballet, Steven   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Electrophysiologic similarities of overdose between digoxin and bufadienolides found in a Chinese aphrodisiac

open access: yesJournal of Arrhythmia, 2017
Classically derived from toad venom, bufadienolides are a group of cardioactive steroids with properties similar to digoxin. Some traditional Chinese medications, including several aphrodisiacs, contain bufadienolides.
Maxwell Bressman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study of the bufadienolides of the skin secretion of green toads (Bufo viridis Laur, 1758) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
The composition of the skin secretion of Bufo viridis toads, which inhabit the Kharkov region, has been studied in this ...
Baumer, V.N.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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