Enhanced biosynthesis of withanolides by elicitation and precursor feeding in cell suspension culture of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal in shake-flask culture and bioreactor. [PDF]
The present study investigated the biosynthesis of major and minor withanolides of Withania somnifera in cell suspension culture using shake-flask culture and bioreactor by exploiting elicitation and precursor feeding strategies.
Ganeshan Sivanandhan +3 more
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Qudsia Tabassam,1 Tahir Mehmood,1,2 Abdul Rauf Raza,1 Azmat Ullah,3 Farhan Saeed,4 Faqir Muhammad Anjum5 1Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan; 2Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and ...
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Withania somnifera L. Dunal (Ashwagandha) also known as Indian ginseng, of the family Solanaceae is an important ancient medicinal plant, used in the Indian traditional system of medicine. The medicinal importance of W.
Neelima Ratti, Avinash Upadhyay
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Long-Lasting WNT-TCF Response Blocking and Epigenetic Modifying Activities of Withanolide F in Human Cancer Cells. [PDF]
The WNT-TCF signaling pathway participates in adult tissue homeostasis and repair, and is hyperactive in a number of human diseases including cancers of the colon. Whereas to date there are no antagonists approved for patient use, a potential problem for
Chandan Seth +7 more
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Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for 24-Methylene-Cholesterol Production
24-Methylene-cholesterol is a necessary substrate for the biosynthesis of physalin and withanolide, which show promising anticancer activities. It is difficult and costly to prepare 24-methylene-cholesterol via total chemical synthesis. In this study, we
Jiao Yang, Changfu Li, Yansheng Zhang
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Elucidating the active interaction mechanism of phytochemicals withanolide and withanoside derivatives with human serum albumin - Fig 7 [PDF]
Molecular docking studies between HSA and withanolide A, withanolide B, withanoside IV and withanoside V showed that the minimum binding energy conformer is very close to the experimentally determined values.
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Transmission Electron Microscopic (TEM) studies to visualize alteration in HSA molecule topology in presence of withanolide and withanoside derivatives at 200 nM resolution. [PDF]
(A) Only HSA (B) HSA+withanolide A, (C) HSA+withanolide B, (D) HSA+withanolide IV and (E) HSA+withanolide V.
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ABSTRACT Ashwagandha, an adaptogen, is an important herb of Ayurveda used as a Rasayana for its various health benefits. This prospective, multi‐center, observational clinical study evaluates the safety (clinical and laboratory) of a standardized Ashwagandha Root Extract (ARE) on long‐term administration over 12 months. Male and female adults (N = 191)
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Talasteroid, a new withanolide from the marine-derived fungus Talaromyces stollii [PDF]
A new withanolide, talasteroid (1), and a known steroid (2), along with eight meroterpenoids (3–10), were obtained from the rice culture of the marine-derived fungus Talaromyces stollii HBU-115. The structure of 1 including its absolute configuration was
Hui-Fang Du (12469260) +5 more
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Ashwagandha: Is It Safe? Part 1: A Regulatory Review
ABSTRACT Over the last decade, ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, AS) has been brought under increasing scrutiny by EU regulators regarding its safety for the use in food supplements, culminating in a recent recommendation for an Article 8 procedure according to Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 in the European Union (EU).
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