Capillary zone electrophoresis, coupled to UV and interfaced with electrospray ionization
mass spectrometry (ESI‐MS), is described for the simultaneous analysis of hyoscyamine …

Objective To investigate the chemical composition of a moderately polar extract (CHCl 3
soluble part of the MeOH–H 2 O extract) obtained from the aerial parts (leaves and flowers) …

Objectives: To study in vitro cytotoxic activity of total alkaloid extracts of Pinus sabiniana L.,
Phoenix dactylifera L. and Ferocactus sp. L. against breast cancer cell line Michigan Cancer …

Objective: To study the anti-tumor constituents from the roots of Actinidia valvata Dunn.
Methods: Column chromatographic techniques were used to isolate and purify the chemical …

Objectives: Verbascoside, also known as acteoside/kusaginin, has attracted a great
attention due to its pharmacological features. In this study, we aimed to determine the …

Using bioassay-guided fractionation, dioncophylline A [1] was isolated from the leaves and
twigs of the tropical liana Ancistrocladus letestui Pelligr. Dioncophylline A was previously …

Cancer is a devastating disease characterized by abnormal cell growth. Due to several
safety issues associated with current cancer treatment, identification of new strategies for …

Background Catharanthus roseus, a medicinal plant, is known to produce secondary
metabolites, vincristine and vinblastine, which are terpenoid indole alkaloids. Previously we …

By virtue of the different elution patterns of vindoline, catharanthine, vincristine and
vinblastine present in the leaves of Catharanthus roseus plants, a Symmetry® C18 column …

Two cytotoxic sesquiterpene lactones, 17-epichlorohyssopifolin A (1) and chlorjanerin (2),
and a monoterpene lactone, loliolide (3) were isolated from Centaurea pseudosinaica. The …