Selected plant triterpenoids and their amide derivatives in cancer treatment: A review

Z Özdemir, Z Wimmer - Phytochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants have been used to treat different diseases throughout the human history
namely in traditional medicine. Most of the plants mentioned in this review article belong …

[HTML][HTML] Pentacyclic triterpenoids with nitrogen-containing heterocyclic moiety, privileged hybrids in anticancer drug discovery

V Khwaza, S Mlala, OO Oyedeji, BA Aderibigbe - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pentacyclic triterpenoids are well-known phytochemicals with various biological activities
commonly found in plants as secondary metabolites. The wide range of biological activities …

Comparative genomics of the medicinal plants Lonicera macranthoides and L. japonica provides insight into genus genome evolution and hederagenin‐based …

X Yin, Y Xiang, FQ Huang, Y Chen… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lonicera macranthoides (LM) and L. japonica (LJ) are medicinal plants widely used in
treating viral diseases, such as COVID‐19. Although the two species are morphologically …

Tumor-permeable smart liposomes by modulating the tumor microenvironment to improve the chemotherapy

AS Widjaya, Y Liu, Y Yang, W Yin, J Liang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low levels of accumulation and permeability in tumors are two primary reasons for the
limited efficacy of conventional antineoplastic nanodrugs. In the present study, based on an …

High-performance sustainable active packaging from poly (hexamethylene furanoate) and bark extracts

G Guidotti, D Massari, M Gigli, M Soccio… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of sustainable high-performance polymeric formulations, possibly showing
multifunctional characteristics, is of key importance to produce materials in line with the …

[HTML][HTML] The revaluation of plant-derived terpenes to fight antibiotic-resistant infections

F Cappiello, MR Loffredo, C Del Plato, S Cammarone… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The discovery of antibiotics has revolutionized the medicine and treatment of microbial
infections. However, the current scenario has highlighted the difficulties in marketing new …

Herb-drug interaction between Styrax and warfarin: molecular basis and mechanism

F Zhang, J Huang, RJ He, L Wang, PC Huo, XQ Guan… - Phytomedicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Styrax, one of the most famous folk medicines, has been frequently used for the
treatment of cardiovascular diseases and skin problems in Asia and Africa. It is unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Nigritanine as a New Potential Antimicrobial Alkaloid for the Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Infections

B Casciaro, A Calcaterra, F Cappiello, M Mori… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen causing a wide range of nosocomial
infections including pulmonary, urinary, and skin infections. Notably, the emergence of …

Antimicrobial properties of amine-and guanidine-functionalized derivatives of betulinic, ursolic and oleanolic acids: Synthesis and structure/activity evaluation

AY Spivak, RR Khalitova, DA Nedopekina… - Steroids, 2020 - Elsevier
A series of 34 new amine-and guanidine-functionalized derivatives of betulinic, ursolic, and
oleanolic acids were synthesized and tested for their antimicrobial activity against the growth …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial potential of betulinic acid and investigation of the mechanism of action against nuclear and metabolic enzymes with molecular modeling

GCS Rodrigues, M dos Santos Maia, TA de Souza… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural products have important pharmacological activities. This study sought to investigate
the activity of the compound betulinic acid (BA) against different strains of bacteria and fungi …