Therapeutic potential of phenolic compounds in medicinal plants—Natural health products for human health

W Sun, MH Shahrajabian - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phenolic compounds and flavonoids are potential substitutes for bioactive agents in
pharmaceutical and medicinal sections to promote human health and prevent and cure …

New progress in the pharmacology of protocatechuic acid: A compound ingested in daily foods and herbs frequently and heavily

J Song, Y He, C Luo, B Feng, F Ran, H Xu, Z Ci… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Protocatechuic acid is a natural phenolic acid, which widely exists in our daily diet and
herbs. It is also one of the main metabolites of complex polyphenols, such as anthocyanins …

Tannic acid, a promising anti-photoaging agent: Evidences of its antioxidant and anti-wrinkle potentials, and its ability to prevent photodamage and MMP-1 expression …

RG Dare, CV Nakamura, VF Ximenes… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic and unprotect UV exposure leads to skin oxidative stress, following accumulation of
damaged cellular components and downstream activation of specific signaling pathways …

Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion of Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Shell Extract Prepared by Subcritical Water Extraction: Bioaccessibility, Bioactivity, and …

D Pinto, AM Silva, S Dall'Acqua, S Sut… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chestnut shells (CSs) are an appealing source of bioactive molecules, and constitute a
popular research topic. This study explores the effects of in vitro gastrointestinal digestion …

Edible flowers as functional raw materials: A review on anti-aging properties

Q Chen, B Xu, W Huang, AT Amrouche… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Diet is a major determinant of aging and lifespan. Development and utilization
of food resources with potential anti-aging activity have attracted increasing attention from …

Anti-aging formula protects skin from oxidative stress-induced senescence through the inhibition of CXCR2 expression

S Zhu, L Jia, X Wang, T Liu, W Qin, H Ma, Y Lv… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The skin is affected by endogenous and exogenous
factors, which are the intuitive consequence expression of aging. Aging not only affects the …

Engineering a novel antibacterial agent with multifunction: Protocatechuic acid-grafted-quaternized chitosan

C Zhou, HY Ao, X Han, WW Jiang, ZF Yang, L Ma… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a mild cationic antibacterial agent, hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan
(HACC) could kill gram-positive bacteria and gram-positive drug-resistant bacteria without …

[HTML][HTML] Role of mitochondria on UV-induced skin damage and molecular mechanisms of active chemical compounds targeting mitochondria

H He, L Xiong, L Jian, L Li, Y Wu, S Qiao - Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are the principal place of energy metabolism and ROS production, leading to
mtDNA being especially sensitive to the impacts of oxidative stress. Our review aims to …

Tailored functionalization of natural phenols to improve biological activity

B Floris, P Galloni, V Conte, F Sabuzi - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phenols are widespread in nature, being the major components of several plants and
essential oils. Natural phenols' anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant, pharmacological …

Towards developing novel and sustainable molecular light-to-heat converters

TT Abiola, B Rioux, JM Toldo, J Alarcan… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Light-to-heat conversion materials generate great interest due to their widespread
applications, notable exemplars being solar energy harvesting and photoprotection. Another …