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Bruceines A–L are among the quassinoid representatives found in the medicinal plant Brucea javanica (L.). An overview of their pharmacological activities is still unknown. The given research deals with highlights...
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The genus Pittosporum: current knowledge on traditional use, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activity
Background: Pittosporum (the family Pittosporaceae) contains flowering plants, which was used as folk medicines in some countries of Asia, Europe, and Africa. Traditional use and pharmacological values of plants ...
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Pristimerin: Natural Occurrence, Biosynthesis, Pharmacology, and Pharmacokinetics
Pristimerin is a naturally occurring triterpenoid originally isolated from plant members of the genus Pristimera Miers, Celastraceae, and can be also isolated from the species of the Hippocrateaceae. The experime...
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Physicochemical characteristics and oil sorption behaviours of novel polymeric materials based on modifications of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) fibres
The aim of the current study is to modify water hyacinth fibre (WHF), which are then used to produce novel oil sorption polymers. Two synthetic materials were derived from acetylation by acetic anhydride using N-...
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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils of Piper minutistigmum
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The Leaf Essential Oils of Neolitsea vuquangensis: A Rich Resource of β-(E)-Ocimene
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A comparative DFT study on antioxidative activity of 3- and 4-phenylcoumarins: an aspect of structure, electronics, mechanism, kinetics, and metal chelate relations
The current study aims to compare antioxidative activity of 3-phenylcoumarin 7-dihydroxy-3-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)chromenone (1) and 4-phenylcoumarin 6,7-dihydroxy-4-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)chromenone (2) by a ...
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Kaempferia diterpenoids and flavonoids: an overview on phytochemistry, biosynthesis, synthesis, pharmacology, and pharmacokinetics
Kaempferia species have contained various crucial ethnobotanical features, and are being used as traditional folk medicines in some Southeast Asia. This review tends to highlight important information (phytochemi...
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A Novel Oil Sorbent Based on Butyl Acrylate Grafting onto Cellulose of Disposable Diaper
For the first time, a potential co-polymer for oil spill cleanup has been successfully synthesized by the graft co-polymerization of butyl acrylate (BA) onto cellulose from disposable diaper (DD) using 2,2'-az...
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Compositions and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils from Artabotrys chitkokoi
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Northeastern Caatinga Green Propolis: Volatile Oil and Antimicrobial Activity
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Chemical Compositions and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Zippelia begoniifolia
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Essential Oils of the Podocarpaceae Plants Nageia wallichiana (C. Presl) Kuntze and Podocarpus pilgeri Foxw and Their Antimicrobial Activities
Essential oils of the leaves and twigs of the Podocarpaceae plants Nageia wallichiana (C. Presl) Kuntze and Podocarpus pilgeri Foxw growing in Vietnam were first extracted by hydro-distillation and analyzed by GC...
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The antioxidative potential of procyanidin B1: DFT (density functional theory) and docking approaches
Procyanidin B1 is one of the natural dimeric flavonoids. It has established a great role in antioxidative activity. In the current study, we wish to provide crucial information on its antioxidative action by t...
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Chemical Constituents of Alocasia odora Rhizomes and Their Biological Activities: Experimental and Molecular Docking Approaches
Chemical research of the ethyl acetate extract from rhizomes of Alocasia odora (Roxb.) K.Koch, Araceae, led to the isolation and NMR determination of alocasin A, hyrtiosin B, hyrtiosulawesine, β-sitosterol, and d...
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A New Lignan from the Leaves of Styrax annamensis
Phytochemical investigation of the ethyl acetate extract of Styrax annamensis leaves has led to the isolation and determination of a new lignan, 7R,8S,7′S,8′R-3,4,3′-trimethoxy-9,4′,7′-trihydroxy-8.8′,7.O.9′-l...
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The Graft Copolymerization of Butyl Acrylate and Lauryl Methacrylate onto Sawdust: Potential Materials for Oil Spill Cleanup
The new potential oil spill cleanup materials have been synthesized by graft polymerization of monomers butyl acrylate (BA) and lauryl methacrylate (LMA) onto sawdust (SD) using initiator 2,2′-azobisisobutyron...
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Antioxidative and α-glucosidase inhibitory constituents of Polyscias guilfoylei: experimental and computational assessments
Searching for bioactive agents from medicinal plants, eleven constituents were isolated from Polyscias guilfoylei stem for the first time, including a nucleoside uracil (1), two sterols β-sitosterol (2) and dauco...
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The Genus Walsura: A Rich Resource of Bioactive Limonoids, Triterpenoids, and Other Types of Compounds
Medicinal plants of the genus Walsura (family Meliaceae) are native to tropical zones of a number of Asian countries, and have been used in systems of folk medicine. Several original research articles on Walsura ...
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Oil Sorbent Based on Luffa Fiber-Graft-Poly(Butyl Acrylate) Copolymer
Luffa cylindrica is primarily used as a vegetable, but its dry fiber can be also used as a sponge. L. cylindrica has a ligneous fibrous netting system, in which the fibrous cords are disposed in a multidirectiona...
