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Structural characterization of phytotoxic terpenoids from Cestrum parqui. [PDF]

, 2005
Isolation, chemical characterization and phytotoxicity of nine polyhydroxylated terpenes (five C13 nor-isoprenoids, two sesquiterpenes, a spirostane and a pseudosapogenin) from Cestrum parqui LHerr are reported.
D'Abrosca, B, DellaGreca, M, Fiorentino, A, Monaco, P, Natale, A, Oriano, P, Zarrelli, A   +6 more
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Natural sesquiterpen lactones as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2014
Background and the purpose of the study: The amount of elder people who suffer from Alzheimer disease is continuously increasing every year. Cholinesterase inhibitors have shown to be effective in alleviating the symptoms of the disease, thus opening a field of research for these treatments.
HAJIMEHDIPOOR, HOMA, MOSADDEGH, MAHMOUD, NAGHIBI, FARZANEH, HAERI, ALI, HAMZELOO-MOGHADAM, MARYAM   +4 more
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In situ and in vitro comparative study on the bioproductivity of Arnicae folium et caulis from the northern area of the Romanian eastern carpathians [PDF]

, 2014
Arnica montana L. is an important plant bioresource, being traditionally used as medicinal plant, for which the scientific and economic interest remains at a high level.
Dănilă, Doina, Tănase, Cătălin, Wolfram, Evelyn, Ştefanache, Camelia Paula   +3 more
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Dehydrobrachylaenolide: an eudesmane-type sesquiterpene lactone [PDF]

Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 2008
The three-ring eudesmanolide, C(15)H(16)O(3), is a natural product isolated from Dicoma anomala Sond. (Asteraceae). The compound contains an endo-exo cross conjugated methyl-enecyclo-hexenone ring with an envelope conformation trans-fused with cyclo-hexane and trans-annelated with an α-methyl-ene γ-lactone.
Rademeyer, Melanie, Van Heerden, Fanie R., Van der Merwe, Marina M.   +2 more
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Transcriptome analysis of Thapsia laciniata rouy provides insights into terpenoid biosynthesis and diversity in apiaceae [PDF]

, 2013
Thapsia laciniata Rouy (Apiaceae) produces irregular and regular sesquiterpenoids with thapsane and guaiene carbon skeletons, as found in other Apiaceae species.
Acquadro, Avato, Bak, Bjørn Dueholm, Bouvier, Cavagnaro, Christensen, Christoph Sensen, Cool, Corinna Weitzel, Damian Drew, De Kraker, Drew, Drew, Eddy, Gaasterland, Guindon, Hegnauer, Hemmerlin, Henrik Simonsen, Holub, Ikezawa, Iorizzo, Kotchoni, Mao, Martin, Meisel, Moriya, Nelson, Nguyen, Nørholm, Ogata, Pickel, Polichuk, Ro, Rouy, Rubal, Ruhlman, Schulz, Simonsen, Smitt, Sui, Tang, Teoh, Tholl, Thulasiram, Tutin, Weitzel, Ye Zhang, Yu, Zerbino   +50 more
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Pretraživanje tradicionalnih europskih ljekovitih biljaka na inhibiciju acetilkolinesteraze i butirilkolinesteraze [PDF]

, 2010
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors are widely used for the symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) to enhance central cholinergic transmission. On the other hand, butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) inhibitors were reported to produce significant
A. Adsersen, A. Ferreira, A. Marston, Agnieszka Kuciun, Anna Kiss, E. Teuscher, G. Ellman, G. Romussi, H. Wolf, M. Wichtl, N. Perry, Natalia Wszelaki, P. Bradley, R. Houghton, R. Lane, S. Kang, T. Mennini   +16 more
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Ethnomedicinal and phytochemical properties of sesquiterpene lactones from Dicoma (Asteraceae) and their anticancer pharmacological activities: A review

Scientific African, 2021
Dicoma species belonging to the Asteraceae family are commonly utilized as traditional medicine in Southern Africa. Dicoma anomala, Dicoma capensis, Dicoma schinzii and Dicoma zheyeri are the most common ethnomedicinal plant species used in Southern ...
Mandisa Mangisa, Xolani K. Peter, Mbokota C. Khosa, Gerda Fouche, Rudzani Nthambeleni, Jeremiah Senabe, Clemence Tarirai, Vuyelwa J. Tembu   +7 more
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Plant sesquiterpene lactones

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) are a prominent group of plant secondary metabolites predominantly found in the Asteraceae family and have multiple ecological roles and medicinal applications. This review describes the evolutionary and ecological significance of STLs, highlighting their roles in plant defence mechanisms against herbivory and as ...
Olivia Agatha, Daniela Mutwil-Anderwald, Jhing Yein Tan, Marek Mutwil   +3 more
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Cytotoxicity of the Sesquiterpene Lactones, Ivalin and Parthenolide in Murine Muscle Cell Lines and Their Effect on Desmin, a Cytoskeletal Intermediate Filament

Toxins, 2020
Vermeersiekte or “vomiting disease” is an economically important disease of ruminants following ingestion of Geigeria (G.) species in South Africa. Sheep are more susceptible, and poisoning is characterized by stiffness, regurgitation, bloat, paresis ...
Christo J. Botha, Y. Zethu Mathe, Gezina C. H. Ferreira, E. Annette Venter   +3 more
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A metabolomic approach to target compounds from the asteraceae family for dual COX and LOX inhibition [PDF]

, 2015
The application of metabolomics in phytochemical analysis is an innovative strategy for targeting active compounds from a complex plant extract. Species of the Asteraceae family are well-known to exhibit potent anti-inflammatory (AI) activity.
Chagas-Paula, Daniela A., Da Costa, Fernando B., Edrada-Ebel, RuAngelie, Zhang, Tong   +3 more
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