The multifunctional role of herbal products in the management of diabetes and obesity: a comprehensive review

MM Rahman, MR Islam, S Shohag, ME Hossain… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity and diabetes are the most demanding health problems today, and their prevalence,
as well as comorbidities, is on the rise all over the world. As time goes on, both are …

Production of bioactive plant secondary metabolites through in vitro technologies—status and outlook

C Wawrosch, SB Zotchev - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Medicinal plants have been used by mankind since ancient times, and many bioactive plant
secondary metabolites are applied nowadays both directly as drugs, and as raw materials …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery and resupply of pharmacologically active plant-derived natural products: A review

AG Atanasov, B Waltenberger… - Biotechnology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants have historically proven their value as a source of molecules with
therapeutic potential, and nowadays still represent an important pool for the identification of …

In silico ADMET and molecular docking study on searching potential inhibitors from limonoids and triterpenoids for COVID-19

S Vardhan, SK Sahoo - Computers in biology and medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Virtual screening of phytochemicals was performed through molecular docking, simulations,
in silico ADMET and drug-likeness prediction to identify the potential hits that can inhibit the …

Harnessing the anti-cancer natural product nimbolide for targeted protein degradation

JN Spradlin, X Hu, CC Ward, SM Brittain… - Nature chemical …, 2019 - nature.com
Nimbolide, a terpenoid natural product derived from the Neem tree, impairs cancer
pathogenicity; however, the direct targets and mechanisms by which nimbolide exerts its …

Natural products for human health: an historical overview of the drug discovery approaches

S Bernardini, A Tiezzi, V Laghezza Masci… - Natural product …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Natural products (NPs) are secondary metabolites produced and used by organisms for
defending or adapting purposes. These molecules were naturally selected during thousands …

Bioactivity-based molecular networking for the discovery of drug leads in natural product bioassay-guided fractionation

LF Nothias, M Nothias-Esposito… - Journal of natural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
It is a common problem in natural product therapeutic lead discovery programs that despite
good bioassay results in the initial extract, the active compound (s) may not be isolated …

Current approaches and challenges for the metabolite profiling of complex natural extracts

JL Wolfender, G Marti, A Thomas, S Bertrand - Journal of Chromatography …, 2015 - Elsevier
Metabolite profiling is critical in many aspects of the life sciences, particularly natural product
research. Obtaining precise information on the chemical composition of complex natural …

The pharmaceutical industry and natural products: historical status and new trends

B David, JL Wolfender, DA Dias - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2015 - Springer
Owing to the high diversity of terrestrial and marine organisms, natural products (secondary
metabolites) are some of the most successful source of drug leads for the treatment of many …

[HTML][HTML] Flavonoids as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: Current therapeutic standing and future prospects

H Khan, S Amin, MA Kamal, S Patel - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), a serine hydrolase, is primarily
responsible for the termination of signal transmission in the cholinergic system, owing to its …