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Structures, Occurrences and Biosynthesis of 11,12,13-Tri-nor-Sesquiterpenes, an Intriguing Class of Bioactive Metabolites

Plants, 2022
The compounds 11,12,13-tri-nor-sesquiterpenes are degraded sesquiterpenoids which have lost the C3 unit of isopropyl or isopropenyl at C-7 of the sesquiterpene skeleton.
Víctor Coca-Ruíz, Ivonne Suárez, Josefina Aleu, Isidro G. Collado   +3 more
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Biochemical characterization of gamma-ray induced mutants in mango

Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 2023
The volatile compound (VC) compositions of putative mutants were estimated and compared with the untreated seedlings and mother plants of mango genotype Bappakkai.
N Perveen, M R Dinesh, M Sankaran, K S Shivashankara   +3 more
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Farnesane-Type Sesquiterpenoids with Antibiotic Activity from Chiliadenus lopadusanus

Antibiotics, 2021
Chiliadenus lopadusanus Brullo is an Asteraceae plant species endemic to Lampedusa island, the largest island of the Pelage archipelago, Italy. The organic extract of its whole aerial parts, showing antibiotic activity against Staphylococcus aureus and ...
Marco Masi, Emanuela Roscetto, Alessio Cimmino, Maria Rosaria Catania, Giuseppe Surico, Antonio Evidente   +5 more
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Targeting phosphoglycerate kinases by tatridin A, a natural sesquiterpenoid endowed with anti-cancer activity, using a proteomic platform

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023
Tatridin A (TatA) is a germacrane sesquiterpenoid containing one E-double bond and one Z-double bond in its 10-membered ring, which is fused to a 3-methylene-dihydrofuran-2-one moiety.
Giusy Ferraro, Giusy Ferraro, Antonia Voli, Antonia Voli, Matteo Mozzicafreddo, Federica Pollastro, Federica Pollastro, Alessandra Tosco, Maria Chiara Monti   +8 more
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UPLC–QTOF/MS tentative identification of phytochemicals from Vernonia amygdalina Delile acetone and ethanol leaf extracts

Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development, 2023
Background: Vernonia amygdalina Delile is a woody medicinal plant that is commonly used in various folklore medicine in South Africa against helminthic, protozoal and bacterial infections.
Christeldah Mkhonto, Vusani Makananise, Idowu J. Sagbo, Madonna N. Mashabela, Peter T. Ndhlovu, Bongani P. Kubheka, Wilfred Otang-Mbeng   +6 more
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The Application of Headspace Solid-phase Microextraction as a Preparation Approach for Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry [PDF]

Kemija u Industriji, 2020
Reviewed in brief are the selected results of the application of headspace solid-phase microextraction as a preparative approach for gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC-MS) for natural organic compounds research at the University of Split,
Igor Jerković, Zvonimir Marijanović, Ani Radonić, Marina Zekić, Marina Kranjac   +4 more
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Essential Oil of Cannabis sativa L: Comparison of Yield and Chemical Composition of 11 Hemp Genotypes

Molecules, 2021
Cannabis sativa L. is an annual species cultivated since antiquity for different purposes. While, in the past, hemp inflorescences were considered crop residues, at present, they are regarded as valuable raw materials with different applications, among ...
Ylenia Pieracci, Roberta Ascrizzi, Valentina Terreni, Luisa Pistelli, Guido Flamini, Laura Bassolino, Flavia Fulvio, Massimo Montanari, Roberta Paris   +8 more
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Epidermis-Specific Metabolic Engineering of Sesquiterpene Formation in Tomato Affects the Performance of Potato Aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Tomato produces a number of terpenes in their glandular trichomes that contribute to host plant resistance against pests. While glandular trichomes of cultivated tomato Solanum lycopersicum primarily accumulate a blend of monoterpenes, those of the wild ...
Fumin Wang, Yong-Lak Park, Michael Gutensohn   +2 more
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Essential oil composition of hypericum atomarium boiss [PDF]

Hemijska Industrija, 2004
The essential oil of Hypericum atomarium Boiss. was analysed for the first time. Seven components were identified, accounting for 83.6% of the total oil.
Gudžić Branislav, Đorđević Siniša M., Nedeljković Jovan M., Šmelcerović Andrija A.   +3 more
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Emerging Anti-Mitotic Activities and Other Bioactivities of Sesquiterpene Compounds upon Human Cells

Molecules, 2017
We review the bio-activities of natural product sesquiterpenes and present the first description of their effects upon mitosis. This type of biological effect upon cells is unexpected because sesquiterpenes are believed to inactivate proteins through ...
Alessandra Bosco, Roy M. Golsteyn
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