Therapeutic potential of natural products in treating neurodegenerative disorders and their future prospects and challenges

MH Rahman, J Bajgai, A Fadriquela, S Sharma… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural products derived from plants, as well as their bioactive compounds, have been
extensively studied in recent years for their therapeutic potential in a variety of …

Recent research progress of Uncaria spp. based on alkaloids: phytochemistry, pharmacology and structural chemistry

N Qin, X Lu, Y Liu, Y Qiao, W Qu, F Feng… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants are well-known in affording clinically useful agents, with rich medicinal
values by combining with disease targets through various mechanisms. Plant secondary …

Isolation of phthalates and terephthalates from plant material–natural products or contaminants?

T Thiemann - Open Chemistry Journal, 2021 - benthamopen.com
Dialkyl phthalates have been used as plasticizers in polymers for decades. As mobile, small
weight molecules, phthalates have entered the environment, where they have become …

The study of inhibitory effect of natural flavonoids toward β-glucuronidase and interaction of flavonoids with β-glucuronidase

CP Sun, JK Yan, J Yi, XY Zhang, ZL Yu, XK Huo… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Glucuronidase plays a vital role in the metabolism of drugs and endogenous
substance. Herein, we assayed the inhibitory effects of thirty-six flavonoids (1–36) toward β …

Carboxylesterase inhibitors from clinically available medicines and their impact on drug metabolism

YQ Song, Q Jin, DD Wang, J Hou, LW Zou… - Chemico-Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mammalian carboxylesterases (CES), the key members of the serine hydrolase superfamily,
hydrolyze a wide range of endogenous substances and xenobiotics bearing ester or amide …

A minireview of recent reported carboxylesterase fluorescent probes: Design and biological applications

J Dai, Y Hou, J Wu, B Shen - ChemistrySelect, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As the most important members of serine esterase hydrolase superfamily, mammalian
carboxylesterases (CESs) are widely distributed in various tissues like liver, intestine, lung …

Uncaria rhynchophylla ameliorates unpredictable chronic mild stress-induced depression in mice via activating 5-HT1A receptor: insights from transcriptomics

YL Qiao, JJ Zhou, JH Liang, XP Deng, ZJ Zhang… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Depression is a pervasive or persistent mental disorder that causes mood,
cognitive and memory deficits. Uncaria rhynchophylla has been widely used to treat central …

Natural soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors from Inula britanica and their potential interactions with soluble epoxide hydrolase: Insight from inhibition kinetics and …

WY Zhao, JJ Yan, M Zhang, C Wang, L Feng… - Chemico-Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors from Inula britanica and their potential interactions
with soluble epoxide hydrolase: Insight from inhibition kinetics and molecular dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Bioassay-guided isolation of human carboxylesterase 2 inhibitory and antioxidant constituents from Laportea bulbifera: Inhibition interactions and molecular …

MM Wang, YN Li, WK Ming, PF Wu, P Yi… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Laportea bulbifera (Sieb. et. Zucc.) Wedd has long been utilized in Traditional
Chinese Medicines (TCM) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. However, the study of …

Natural allosteric modulators and their biological targets: molecular signatures and mechanisms

M Bruder, G Polo, DBB Trivella - Natural product reports, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2008 to 2018 Over the last decade more than two hundred single natural products
were confirmed as natural allosteric modulators (alloNPs) of proteins. The compounds are …