[HTML][HTML] Review of shikonin and derivatives: isolation, chemistry, biosynthesis, pharmacology and toxicology

S Yadav, A Sharma, GA Nayik, R Cooper… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Shikonin and its derivatives, isolated from traditional medicinal plant species of the genus
Lithospermum, Alkanna, Arnebia, Anchusa, Onosma, and Echium belonging to the …

Bio-sourced monomers and cationic photopolymerization–The green combination towards eco-friendly and non-toxic materials

L Pierau, C Elian, J Akimoto, Y Ito, S Caillol… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cationic photopolymerization is amongst the greenest processes used to obtain polymers
since light is abundant, inexpensive and allows for rapid and waste-less curing at room …

Shikonin derivatives for cancer prevention and therapy

JC Boulos, M Rahama, MEF Hegazy, T Efferth - Cancer letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Phytochemicals gained considerable interest during the past years as source to develop
new treatment options for chemoprevention and cancer therapy. Motivated by the fact that a …

Lack of antagonism between salicylic acid and jasmonate signalling pathways in poplar

C Ullah, A Schmidt, M Reichelt, CJ Tsai… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) often play distinct roles in plant defence against
pathogens. Research from Arabidopsis thaliana has established that SA‐and JA‐mediated …

Quinone perception in plants via leucine-rich-repeat receptor-like kinases

A Laohavisit, T Wakatake, N Ishihama, H Mulvey… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Quinones are produced and sensed in all kingdoms of life,,–. Plants are primary producers
of quinone,, but the role of quinone as a signalling agent in plants remains largely unknown …

[HTML][HTML] Juglone in oxidative stress and cell signaling

T Ahmad, YJ Suzuki - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Juglone (5-hydroxyl-1, 4-naphthoquinone) is a phenolic compound found in walnuts.
Because of the antioxidant capacities of phenolic compounds, juglone may serve to combat …

[HTML][HTML] Biological nitrification inhibition in maize—isolation and identification of hydrophobic inhibitors from root exudates

J Otaka, GV Subbarao, H Ono, T Yoshihashi - Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2022 - Springer
To control agronomic N losses and reduce environmental pollution, biological nitrification
inhibition (BNI) is a promising strategy. BNI is an ecological phenomenon by which certain …

Photopolymerization using bio-sourced photoinitiators

H Chen, D Zhu, T Kavalli, P Xiao, M Schmitt… - Polymer …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past few decades, photopolymerization technology has rapidly evolved and been
successfully applied in different fields, ranging from coating, personalized items (eg, jewelry …

Photoinitiators of polymerization with reduced environmental impact: Nature as an unlimited and renewable source of dyes

G Noirbent, F Dumur - European Polymer Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of new procedures aiming at reducing the environmental impact of
polymerization processes is a major societal issue. In this field, light-assisted polymerization …

[HTML][HTML] Deadenylase-dependent mRNA decay of GDF15 and FGF21 orchestrates food intake and energy expenditure

S Katsumura, N Siddiqui, MR Goldsmith, JH Cheah… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Hepatokines, secretory proteins from the liver, mediate inter-organ communication to
maintain a metabolic balance between food intake and energy expenditure. However …