Thiazole: A versatile standalone moiety contributing to the development of various drugs and biologically active agents

MF Arshad, A Alam, AA Alshammari, MB Alhazza… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
For many decades, the thiazole moiety has been an important heterocycle in the world of
chemistry. The thiazole ring consists of sulfur and nitrogen in such a fashion that the pi (π) …

Allelopathy as a source of bioherbicides: challenges and prospects for sustainable agriculture

M Kostina-Bednarz, J Płonka, H Barchanska - Reviews in Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The sustainable management of the environment and crop production in modern agriculture
involves dealing with challenges from climate change, environmental pollution, depletion of …

Phytotoxicity of microplastics to the floating plant Spirodela polyrhiza (L.): Plant functional traits and metabolomics

Y Wang, J Bai, L Wen, W Wang, L Zhang, Z Liu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Freshwater ecosystems are gradually becoming sinks for terrestrial microplastics (MPs),
posing a potential ecological risk. Although the effects of MPs on plankton and aquatic …

Biosynthesis investigations of terpenoid, alkaloid, and flavonoid antimicrobial agents derived from medicinal plants

W Huang, Y Wang, W Tian, X Cui, P Tu, J Li, S Shi… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The overuse of antibiotics in the past decades has led to the emergence of a large number
of drug-resistant microorganisms. In recent years, the infection rate caused by multidrug …

Plant antimicrobial peptides: a comprehensive review of their classification, production, mode of action, functions, applications, and challenges

F Zou, C Tan, TS Shinali, B Zhang, L Zhang, Z Han… - Food & Function, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The emergence of pathogens resistant to conventional antibiotics and the growing interest in
developing alternative natural antimicrobial agents have prompted a search for plant …

[HTML][HTML] Harmful and beneficial properties of cyanotoxins: Two sides of the same coin

A Ricciardelli, A Pollio, M Costantini, V Zupo - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyanotoxins are by definition “harmful agents” produced by cyanobacteria. Their toxicity has
been extensively studied and reviewed over the years. Cyanotoxins have been commonly …

Amino acid based antimicrobial agents–synthesis and properties

MG Nowak, AS Skwarecki, MJ Milewska - ChemMedChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Structures of several dozen of known antibacterial, antifungal or antiprotozoal agents are
based on the amino acid scaffold. In most of them, the amino acid skeleton is of a crucial …

Phenylalanine in motion: A tale of an essential molecule with many faces

A Kumari, V Kumar, R Ovadia, M Oren-Shamir - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Phenylalanine has a unique role in plants as a source of a wide range of specialized
metabolites, named phenylpropanoids that contribute to the adjustment of plants to …

Plant-derived antimicrobial peptides as potential antiviral agents in systemic viral infections

N Mammari, Y Krier, Q Albert, M Devocelle… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Numerous studies have led to a better understanding of the mechanisms of action of viruses
in systemic infections for the development of prevention strategies and very promising …

Metabolite Profiling Analysis and the Correlation with Biological Activity of Betalain-Rich Portulaca grandiflora Hook. Extracts

A Spórna-Kucab, A Tekieli, A Grzegorczyk, Ł Świątek… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to evaluate the possible correlation between the bioactivity and the
phytochemical profile of four betalain-rich extracts from Portulaca grandiflora Hook. The …