Oviposition inhibitory activity of the Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae) polar extracts against the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae (Tetranychidae) [PDF]
The Mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia, Asteraceae) is an invasive shrub of agricultural and non-agricultural lands in tropical countries. Besides extensive utilizations in the traditional medicine, mainly to treat malaria, the plant is believed to
Baldan, Valeria +11 more
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BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF ARTEMISIA ANNUA. SESQUITERPENE LACTONES
Artemisia annua is an herblike annual plant which has been used in Chinese folk medicine for more than 2,000 years. In 1970-s sesquiterpene lactones of artemisinin was isolated from the aboveground part of this plant. Today it is the most efficient known
D. A. Konovalov +3 more
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Anthracycline antitumor antibiotics are one of the promising classes of chemotherapeutic agents for cancer treatment. The main deterrent to their use is high toxicity to a healthy environment, including cumulative cardiotoxicity.
Margarita Neganova +6 more
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Sesquiterpenoids lactones: benefits to plants and people [PDF]
Sesquiterpenoids, and specifically sesquiterpene lactones from Asteraceae, may play a highly significant role in human health, both as part of a balanced diet and as pharmaceutical agents, due to their potential for the treatment of cardiovascular ...
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SESQUITERPENE LACTONES OF LEAVES AND FRUITS OF LAURUS NOBILIS L.
Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) is common in the Mediterranean region, Europe and America. Widely cultivated in the countries of the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa.
D. A. Konovalov, N. M. Nasuhova
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Secondary metabolites with ecologic and medicinal implications in Anthemis cretica subsp. petraea from Majella National Park [PDF]
Anthemis cretica subsp. petraea (Ten.) Greuter is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family and endemic of central Italy. In this paper, the first analysisof the ethanolic fraction of samples collected in the Majella National Park is reported.
Alessandro Venditti +7 more
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Technological methods of sesquiterpene lactones extraction from raw materials
Methods of sesquiterpene lactones extraction used in pharmaceutical manufacture have been summarized. The alternative method of extraction and purification of sesquiterpene lactones of arglabin and leucomisin has been offered.
I. A. Khabarov
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Chicory taproots accumulate sesquiterpene lactones lactucin, lactucopicrin, and 8-deoxylactucin, predominantly in their oxalated forms. The biosynthetic pathway for chicory sesquiterpene lactones has only partly been elucidated; the enzymes that convert ...
Katarina Cankar +9 more
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Synthesis and conformational analysis of leptocarpin derivatives. Influence of modification of the oxirane ringon leptocarpin's cytotoxic activity. [PDF]
Indexación: ScieloABSTRACT The reaction in acidconditions of Leptocarpin 1, a compound with antitumor activity, formed two new isomeric products, 8b-angeloyl-1b,3b-dihydroxy-4,10-dimethyl,-D11(13) methylen-4Z,9Z-dieneheliangol-6,12-olide 2 and 8b ...
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In vivo effect of dried chicory root (Cichorium intybus L.) on xenobiotica metabolising cytochrome P450 enzymes in porcine liver [PDF]
Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes are widely studied for their involvement in metabolism of drugs and endogenous compounds. In porcine liver, CYP1A2,2Aand 2E1 are important for the metabolism of skatole.Feeding chicory roots to pigs is known to decrease the ...
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