Phytol: A review of biomedical activities

MT Islam, ES Ali, SJ Uddin, S Shaw, MA Islam… - Food and chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phytol (PYT) is a diterpene member of the long-chain unsaturated acyclic alcohols. PYT and
some of its derivatives, including phytanic acid (PA), exert a wide range of biological effects …

Hempseed in food industry: Nutritional value, health benefits, and industrial applications

W Leonard, P Zhang, D Ying… - Comprehensive reviews in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) seeds have been consumed in Asian communities since
prehistoric times. Recently, Australia, Canada, and the United States have legalized the …

The role of natural products in drug discovery and development against neglected tropical diseases

PM Cheuka, G Mayoka, P Mutai, K Chibale - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Endemic in 149 tropical and subtropical countries, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect
more than 1 billion people annually, including 875 million children in developing …

An insight into the cytotoxic activity of phytol at in vitro conditions

B Pejin, V Kojic, G Bogdanovic - Natural product research, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The cytotoxicity of the diterpene alcohol, phytol, was evaluated by using the MTT assay in
vitro against seven tumour cells and one normal cell of human origin. The compound tested …

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis and analytical fast pyrolysis of macroalgae: product analysis and effect of heating mechanism

R Gautam, S Shyam, BR Reddy… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Macroalgae are emerging feedstocks for sustainable biofuel and chemical production. This
study investigates microwave-assisted pyrolysis (MAP) and analytical fast pyrolysis of three …

Phytol in a pharma-medico-stance

MT Islam, MVOB de Alencar… - Chemico-Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aims to review phytol (PYT), through published articles, periodicals, magazines
and patents, which were retrieved from the PM, SD, WS, SP; DII, WIPO, CIPO, USPTO and …

GC-MS analysis, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antilipoxygenase and cytotoxic activities of Jacaranda mimosifolia methanol leaf extracts and fractions

R Naz, TH Roberts, A Bano, A Nosheen, H Yasmin… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Jacaranda mimosifolia trees are grown in frost-free regions globally. The aim of this study
was to evaluate the methanol crude extract and various fractions of increasing polarity of J …

In vitro anti-quorum sensing activity of phytol

B Pejin, A Ciric, J Glamoclija, M Nikolic… - Natural product …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Anti-quorum sensing activity of the diterpene phytol was evaluated in vitro for the first time.
This compound (at three sub-MIC concentrations–0.5, 0.25 and 0.125 MIC, respectively) …

Antioxidant activities of Moringa oleifera L. and Bidens pilosa L. leaf extracts and their effects on oxidative stability of ground raw beef during refrigeration storage

AB Falowo, V Muchenje, A Hugo, OA Aiyegoro… - CyTA-Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The study examined the leaf extracts of Moringa oleifera and Bidens pilosa for presence of
bioactive phytochemicals and their antioxidant activities on pH and lipid oxidation of fresh …

Secondary Terpenes in Cannabis sativa L.: Synthesis and Synergy

FT Chacon, WM Raup-Konsavage, KE Vrana… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cannabis is a complex biosynthetic plant, with a long history of medicinal use. While
cannabinoids have received the majority of the attention for their psychoactive and …