Bright spots in the darkness of cancer: A review of starfishes-derived compounds and their anti-tumor action [PDF]
, 2019 The fight against cancer represents a great challenge for researchers and, for this reason, the search for new promising drugs to improve cancer treatments has become inevitable.
Arizza V. +4 more
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Analysis of phytochemicals, minerals and in vitro antioxidant activities of Gongronema latifolium leaves [PDF]
, 2017 Gongronema latifolium is primarily used as spice and vegetable as well as a herb in traditional medicine in the treatment of malaria, diabetes and hypertension.
Chinwe, Igwe V., Usunomena, Usunobun
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Molecules, 2022 Saponins are triterpenoid or steroidal glycosides and are an important group of naturally occurring compounds of plant origin. They exhibit diverse pharmacological potentials including radical scavenging, as well as neuroprotective, anti-diabetic and ...
Asaad A. Abduljawad +9 more
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Chytridiomycosis of marine diatoms : the role of stress physiology and resistance in parasite-host recognition and accumulation of defense molecules [PDF]
, 2017 Little is known about the role of chemotaxis in the location and attachment of chytrid zoospores to potential diatom hosts. Hypothesizing that environmental stress parameters affect parasite-host recognition, four chytrid-diatom tandem cultures ...
Karsten, Ulf +4 more
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Safety evaluation of Sapindus laurifolius leaf extract in Wistar rats [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2013 Objectives:The present work was aimed to study the phytochemical composition of the Sapindus laurifolius leaves andtoxicological effect of the Sapindus laurifolius leaf extract in a systematic way using Wistar albino rats as a model animal.Materials and ...
C. N. Santhosh Kumar +3 more
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Screening for α-Glucosidase-Inhibiting Saponins from Pressurized Hot Water Extracts of Quinoa Husks
Foods, 2022 The present study extracted total saponins from quinoa husks with pressurized hot water extraction and optimized the extraction conditions. The response surface methodology (RSM) with a Box–Behnken design (BBD) was employed to investigate the effects of ...
Rong Su +6 more
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Betalains in some species of the amaranthaceae family: A review [PDF]
, 2018 Natural pigments are largely distributed in the plant kingdom. They belong to diverse groups, with distinct biochemical pathways. Betalains with colours that range from yellow to red-violet can de divided into two main subgroups: betaxanthins and ...
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Molecules, 2022 Siraitia grosvenorii is a type of fruit used in traditional Chinese medicine. Previous studies have shown that the conversion of saponins was often carried out by chemical hydrolysis, which can be problematic because of the environmental hazards it may ...
Hung-Yueh Chen +5 more
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Saponins Effect on Human Insulin Amyloid Aggregation
BiomoleculesThe misfolding and amyloid aggregation of proteins have been attracting scientific interest for a few decades, due to their link with several diseases, particularly neurodegenerative diseases. Proteins can assemble and result in insoluble aggregates that,
Eleonora Mari +6 more
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Rapid Determination of Saponins in the Honey-Fried Processing of Rhizoma Cimicifugae by Near Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy. [PDF]
, 2018 ObjectiveA model of Near Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIR-DRS) was established for the first time to determine the content of Shengmaxinside I in the honey-fried processing of Rhizoma Cimicifugae.MethodsShengmaxinside I content was ...
Cheng, Genhong +7 more
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