Are Furanocoumarins Present in the Cichorieae Tribe of Asteraceae? A Comparative Study of Cicerbita alpina (Asteraceae) and Peucedanum ostruthium (Apiaceae) [PDF]
PlantsCicerbita alpina (L.) Wallroth and Peucedanum ostruthium W.D.J. Koch occur in megaphorb communities in alpine and subalpine areas; both species often share the same habitats. P. ostruthium is used as a spice for spirits, while young shoots of C.
Calisto Moreno Cardenas +4 more
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Furanocoumarins in two European species of Heracleum: transcriptomic and metabolomic study [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Species of the Apiaceae family produce furanocoumarins—photosensitizing substances widely used in pharmacology. Among them, certain species of the genus Heracleum, commonly known as “giant hogweeds”, are particularly renowned for their ...
Victoria Yu. Shtratnikova +9 more
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Flavonoids and Furanocoumarins Involved in Drug Interactions [PDF]
MoleculesDrug interactions can have significant consequences for public health, especially given the growing importance of readily available dietary supplements.
Sabine Berteina-Raboin
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Phytochemistry and Allelopathic Properties of Invasive Heracleum sosnowskyi Aqueous Extracts Against Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), Timothy (Phleum pratense L.) and White Clover (Trifolium repens L.) [PDF]
PlantsHeracleum sosnowskyi is considered to be a dangerous invasive plant species that has successfully naturalized within a variety of plant communities across numerous countries.
Asta Judžentienė +3 more
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Coumarins and alkaloids in shoot culture of Ruta graveolens L.
Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2014 A shoot culture of Ruta graveolens L. (Rutaceae) was maintained in the stationary liquid phase. From the cultured shoots seven compounds were isolated and identified as psoralen, bergapten, xanthotoxin, isopimpinellin (linear furanocoumarins), rutamarin (
Halina Ekiert, Wanda Kisiel
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Optimization of the Production of Secondary Metabolites from Furanocoumarin and Furoquinoline Alkaloid Groups in In Vitro Ruta corsica Cultures Grown in Temporary Immersion Bioreactors [PDF]
MoleculesRuta corsica is a rare and endemic plant native to Corsica. Due to its limited distribution and the priority to preserve natural sites, has been insufficiently studied. In vitro cultures provide an opportunity to research R.
Agnieszka Szewczyk +2 more
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Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. in the Context of Sustainable Development: An Aggressive Invasive Species with Potential for Utilisation in the Extraction of Furanocoumarins and Essential Oils [PDF]
Journal of XenobioticsHeracleum sosnowskyi Manden., or H. sosnowskyi, of the Apiaceae was first cultivated in the USSR in 1947 as a potential fodder plant. Due to the development of cold-resistant cultivars and the characteristics of H. sosnowskyi, it quickly became feral. As
Ekaterina Sergeevna Osipova +2 more
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Analysis of the Toxicological Profile of Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. Metabolites Using In Silico Methods [PDF]
PlantsThe invasive plant Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. is a valuable source of a number of bioactive metabolites that can be used in the pharmaceutical industry and medicine and may have some other applications as well.
Anna E. Rassabina, Maxim V. Fedorov
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New Insights Concerning Phytophotodermatitis Induced by Phototoxic Plants [PDF]
LifeThe present review explores the underlying mechanisms of phytophotodermatitis, a non-immunologic skin reaction triggered by certain plants followed by exposure to ultraviolet radiation emitted by sunlight.
Cristina Grosu (Dumitrescu) +8 more
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Molecules, 2019 The aim of this work is to provide a critical review of plant furanocoumarins from different points of view, including their chemistry and biosynthetic pathways to their extraction, analysis, and synthesis, to the main biological activities found for ...
Renato Bruni +2 more
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