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(Fabaceae) Species Represent a Rich Source of Flavonoids with Interesting Pharmacological Activities

Natural Product Communications, 2015
Many flavonoids have so far been isolated as main secondary metabolites in plant species of the genus Eriosema (Fabaceae), which contains approximately 160 species.
Maurice Ducret Awouafack, Pierre Tane, Michael Spiteller, Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff   +3 more
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Designing plant flavonoids: harnessing transcriptional regulation and enzyme variation to enhance yield and diversity

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Plant synthetic biology has emerged as a powerful and promising approach to enhance the production of value-added metabolites in plants. Flavonoids, a class of plant secondary metabolites, offer numerous health benefits and have attracted attention for ...
Lina Jiang, Yifei Gao, Leiqin Han, Wenxuan Zhang, Pengxiang Fan, Pengxiang Fan   +5 more
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An Eco-Friendly Method to Synthesize Potent Antimicrobial Tricyclic Flavonoids

Antibiotics
The rapid emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant microorganisms is threatening our ability to treat common infections, with serious medical, social, and economic consequences.
Loredana-Elena Mantea, Cristina-Veronica Moldovan, Mihaela Savu, Laura Gabriela Sarbu, Marius Stefan, Mihail Lucian Birsa   +5 more
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Redesigning Nature: Ruthenium Flavonoid Complexes with Antitumour, Antimicrobial and Cardioprotective Activities

Molecules, 2021
Flavonoids are a class of natural polyphenolic compounds sharing a common 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran (flavan) backbone. Typically known for their antioxidant activity, flavonoids are also being investigated regarding antitumour and ...
Nádia E. Santos, Susana Santos Braga
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Novel Tricyclic Flavonoids as Promising Anti-MRSA Agents

Pharmaceuticals
Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is considered the main cause of nosocomial and community-associated infections. Because of antimicrobial resistance, MRSA infections are difficult or impossible to treat, leading to high ...
Cristina-Veronica Moldovan, Loredana-Elena Mantea, Mihaela Savu, Peter G. Jones, Laura Gabriela Sarbu, Marius Stefan, Mihail Lucian Birsa   +6 more
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Review on anticancer activity of flavonoid derivatives: Recent developments and future perspectives

Results in Chemistry, 2023
A group of secondary plant metabolites known as flavonoids, which are polyphenolic chemicals, have a variety of pharmacological properties, including anti-cancer properties.
Mani Rajasekar, Palanisamy Bhuvanesh, Pramod Varada, Masilamani Selvam   +3 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 ...
Ali, Barua, Bhujbal, Bucur, Bussmann, Böhm, Clemente, Corio-Costet, Dinda, Guo, Križnic, Kumar, Liu, Malomo, Mujica, Mulinacci, Narayanan, Nidavani, Pavoković, Pietrzkowski, Popa, Ramachandran, Rehman, Rub, Salvador, Saqib, Saritha, Shao, Surse, Telagari, Vendruscolo, Yaacob   +31 more
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When plants produce not enough or at all: metabolic engineering of flavonoids in microbial hosts

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015
Flavonoid metabolism and its fascinating molecules that are natural products in plants, have attracted the attention of industry and researchers involved in plant science, nutrition, bio/chemistry, chemical bioengineering, pharmacy, medicine, etc., since
Emmanouil Antonios Trantas, Mattheos eKoffas, Peng eXu, Filippos eVerveridis   +3 more
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The Leaching of Natural Dyes from Avocado (Persea Americana Mill) Seeds Using the Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction Method and Its Application to Cellulose Fibers

Jurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan, 2021
The textile industry uses synthetic dyes because they are cheaper and easier to obtain. Moreover, the color availability is guaranteed and more varied. However, these synthetic dyes have a negative impact on health and the environment.
Herti Utami, Veni Tri Agustin, Luthfiah Novirianti, Yuli Darni, Donny Lesmana, Ryosuke Takagi   +5 more
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BACTERIOSTATIC ACTIVITY OF SYNTHETIC HYDROXYLATED FLAVONOIDS [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2001
Os flavonoides apresentam, entre outras, uma notavel atividade bacteriostatica. Neste trabalho determinaram-se as concentracoes inibitorias minimas de 5,7,4'-trihidroxiflavanona (naringenina), 5,7-dihidroxiflavona e 2',4',4-trihidroxichalcona (isoliquitirigenina) frente a Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25 923 e comparadas com valores obtidos para outras ...
Olivella, Mónica S., Zarelli, Valeria E.P., Pappano, Nora B., Debattista, Nora B.   +3 more
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