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Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Activities, and Toxicology of the Subfamily Gomphrenoideae (Amaranthaceae): A Comprehensive Review

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The subfamily Gomphrenoideae is composed of about 480 accepted species, many of which have been historically used as medicinal plants, reason why they have been studied in terms of chemical profile, biological activity, and safety. This review consolidates the advances in research on this subfamily over the past 47 years, emphasizing its ...
Dayanna Isabel Araque Gelves, Giulia Cristina de Andreoli Souza, Alvaro Jose Hernandez Tasco, Marcos José Salvador   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulation of inherent dynamical tendencies of the bisabolyl cation via preorganization in epi-isozizaene synthase. [PDF]

, 2015
The relative importance of preorganization, selective transition state stabilization and inherent reactivity are assessed through quantum chemical and docking calculations for a sesquiterpene synthase (epi-isozizaene synthase, EIZS).
Ho, Krystina C, Pemberton, Ryan P, Tantillo, Dean J   +2 more
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The composition of the essential oil of Artemisia annua L. growing wild in Iran

Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2002
The composition of essential oil of the leaves of Artemisia annua L. growing wild in Iran, were determined by the use of GC/MS. The leaf essential oils obtained by hydrodistilation.
Hossein Lari yazdi, Ramezanali Khavarinejad, Abdolhossein Roustaian   +2 more
doaj  

Alkaloids and Sesquiterpenes from the South China Sea Gorgonian Echinogorgia pseudossapo

Marine Drugs, 2011
Five zoanthoxanthin alkaloids (1–5) and four sesquiterpenes (6–9) were isolated from the South China Sea gorgonian Echinogorgia pseudossapo. Their structures were determined on the bases of extensive spectroscopic analyses, including 1D and 2D NMR data ...
Shu-Hua Qi, Pei-Yuan Qian, Shen Li, Cheng-Hai Gao, Yi-Fei Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chemical compositions of Litsea umbellata and inhibition activities

Open Chemistry, 2023
Litsea umbellata (Lour.) Merr. is a plant commonly grown in Vietnam and some Asian countries. The plant is used in traditional medicines and exhibits significant biological activities.
Trung Tu Quang, Hiep Hoang Phu, Van Khang Pham   +2 more
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Metabolic Engineering-Based Rapid Characterization of a Sesquiterpene Cyclase and the Skeletons of Fusariumdiene and Fusagramineol from Fusarium graminearum.

Organic Letters, 2018
The potential power of sesquiterpene synthase FgJ03939 from Fusarium graminearum was fully exploited in a farnesyl diphosphate-overexpressing Saccharomyces cerevisiae chassis to produce the novel sesquiterpenes fusariumdiene (1), epi-fusagramineol (2 ...
Guangkai Bian, Anwei Hou, Yujie Yuan, Ben Hu, Shu Cheng, Ziling Ye, Y. Di, Z. Deng, Tiangang Liu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

FTIR Characterization and Bioactivity Assessment of Cinnamomum camphora Essential Oil: Antioxidant, Anti‐Enzymatic, and Antifungal Properties Against Phytopathogens

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
Essential oil from Cinnamomum camphora leaves: Chemical profiling using FTIR analysis and bioactivity assessment for diverse bio‐pharmaceutical applications. ABSTRACT This study explores key biopharmaceutical properties of Cinnamomum camphora essential oil (EO), including antioxidant, anti‐enzymatic, and antifungal activities, and evaluates its minimum
Maroua Cheribot Cherif, Hicham Boughendjioua, Lucia Caputo, Ippolito Camele, Tarek Tahraoui, Vincenzo De Feo, Hazem S. Elshafie   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mining microbial genomes for new natural products and biosynthetic pathways [PDF]

, 2008
Analyses of microbial genome sequences have revealed numerous examples of ‘cryptic’ or ‘orphan’ biosynthetic gene clusters, with the potential to direct the production of novel, structurally complex natural products.
Austin, Austin, Banskota, Banskota, Barona-Gómez, Barona-Gómez, Bentley, Bergmann, Bok, Caffrey, Chain, Challis, Challis, Challis, Challis, Chen, Chen, Corre, de Bruijn, Drake, Erb, Fischbach, Fleischmann, Fleming, Funa, Gregory L. Challis, Gross, Gross, Grüschow, Gust, Günter, Haydock, Haynes, Hojati, Hornung, Ikeda, Izumikawa, Kadi, Keller, Koehn, Larsen, Lautru, Lautru, Li, Li, Lin, Lin, McAlpine, Miethke, Minowa, Miyanaga, Muller, Nguyen, Oliynyk, Omura, Paulsen, Petersen, Pfeifer, Rausch, Reid, Song, Stachelhaus, Sudek, Tohyama, Udwary, Wilkinson, Zhao, Zirkle   +67 more
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Total synthesis of panicein A2

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015
The first total synthesis of the unusual aromatic sesquiterpene panicein A2 is reported and the structure of the natural product has been confirmed. When tested by the NCI against a range of human cancer cell lines, it was found that panicein A2 exhibits
Lili Yeung, Lisa I. Pilkington, Melissa M. Cadelis, Brent R. Copp, David Barker   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Silencing amorpha-4,11-diene synthase Genes in Artemisia annua Leads to FPP Accumulation

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Artemisia annua is established as an efficient crop for the production of the anti-malarial compound artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone synthesized and stored in Glandular Secretory Trichomes (GSTs) located on the leaves and inflorescences.
Theresa M. Catania, Caroline A. Branigan, Natalia Stawniak, Jennifer Hodson, David Harvey, Tony R. Larson, Tomasz Czechowski, Ian A. Graham   +7 more
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