Modern approaches in the discovery and development of plant-based natural products and their analogues as potential therapeutic agents

A Najmi, SA Javed, M Al Bratty, HA Alhazmi - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural products represents an important source of new lead compounds in drug discovery
research. Several drugs currently used as therapeutic agents have been developed from …

Oxidative stress in ageing and chronic degenerative pathologies: molecular mechanisms involved in counteracting oxidative stress and chronic inflammation

TS Leyane, SW Jere, NN Houreld - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ageing and chronic degenerative pathologies demonstrate the shared characteristics of
high bioavailability of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress, chronic/persistent …

[PDF][PDF] Potential inhibitor of COVID-19 main protease (Mpro) from several medicinal plant compounds by molecular docking study

S Khaerunnisa, H Kurniawan, R Awaluddin, S Suhartati… - Preprints, 2020 - lavierebelle.org
COVID-19, a new strain of coronavirus (CoV), was identified in Wuhan, China, in 2019. No
specific therapies are available and investigations regarding COVID-19 treatment are …

Curcumin, the active substance of turmeric: its effects on health and ways to improve its bioavailability

ME Abd El‐Hack, MT El‐Saadony… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is a spice utilized widely in India, China, and Southeast Asia as
an aromatic stimulant, a food preservative, and coloring material. The commonly used …

Curcumin: Biological activities and modern pharmaceutical forms

M Urošević, L Nikolić, I Gajić, V Nikolić, A Dinić… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Curcumin (1, 7-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-hepta-1, 6-diene-3, 5-dione) is a natural
lipophilic polyphenol that exhibits significant pharmacological effects in vitro and in vivo …

Nanoencapsulation of promising bioactive compounds to improve their absorption, stability, functionality and the appearance of the final food products

M Pateiro, B Gómez, PES Munekata, FJ Barba… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The design of functional foods has grown recently as an answer to rising consumers'
concerns and demands for natural, nutritional and healthy food products …

A review on colorimetric indicators for monitoring product freshness in intelligent food packaging: Indicator dyes, preparation methods, and applications

X Luo, A Zaitoon, LT Lim - … Reviews in Food Science and Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intelligent food packaging system exhibits enhanced communication function by providing
dynamic product information to various stakeholders (eg, consumers, retailers, distributors) …

Traditional herbal medicine candidates as complementary treatments for COVID‐19: A review of their mechanisms, pros and cons

RV Nugraha, H Ridwansyah, M Ghozali… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is a new infectious disease caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) that belongs to the coronavirus family …

Nano-curcumin therapy, a promising method in modulating inflammatory cytokines in COVID-19 patients

H Valizadeh, S Abdolmohammadi-Vahid… - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background As an ongoing worldwide health issue, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19)
has been causing serious complications, including pneumonia, acute respiratory distress …

Curcumin: biological, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and analytical aspects

RR Kotha, DL Luthria - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Turmeric is a curry spice that originated from India, which has attracted great interest in
recent decades because it contains bioactive curcuminoids (curcumin, demethoxycurcumin …