Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) - A Valuable Medicinal Food: A Review

R Mohanraj, S Sivasankar - Journal of medicinal food, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam, also known as sweet potato, is an extremely versatile
and delicious vegetable that possesses high nutritional value. It is also a valuable medicinal …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the genus Ipomoea: traditional uses, chemistry and biological activities

M Meira, EP Silva, JM David, JP David - Revista Brasileira de …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Approximately 600-700 species of Ipomoea, Convolvulaceae, are found throughout tropical
and subtropical regions of the world. Several of those species have been used as …

Prostaglandin synthases: recent developments and a novel hypothesis

RJA Helliwell, LF Adams, MD Mitchell - Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Cells are continuously exposed to cues, which signal cell survival or death. Fine-tuning of
these conflicting signals is essential for tissue development and homeostasis, and defective …

A review of the anticancer and immunomodulatory effects of Lycium barbarum fruit

WM Tang, E Chan, CY Kwok, YK Lee, JH Wu… - …, 2012 - Springer
The anticancer effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have attracted the attention of
the public vis-à-vis existing cancer therapies with various side effects. Lycium barbarum fruit …

Cardiovascular effects of coumarins besides their antioxidant activity

I Najmanova, M Dosedel, R Hrdina… - Current topics in …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Coumarins are a large group of substances, primarily of plant origin. Like their more
intensively examined congeners flavonoids, many of them are antioxidants. Although such …

Scopoletin, an active principle of tree tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) inhibits human tumor vascularization in xenograft models and modulates ERK1, VEGF-A, and FGF-2 …

YM Tabana, LEA Hassan, MBK Ahamed… - Microvascular …, 2016 - Elsevier
We recently reported the antineovascularization effect of scopoletin on rat aorta and
identified its potential anti-angiogenic activity. Scopoletin could be useful as a systemic …

[PDF][PDF] Review of scopoletin: Isolation, analysis process, and pharmacological activity

A Firmansyah, W Winingsih… - Biointerface Res Appl …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Scopoletin (7-hydroxy-6-methoxy coumarin) is a coumarin phenolic compound widely found
in plants and includes coumarin derivatives that are superior in several types of plants. This …

Design, synthesis and vasorelaxant evaluation of novel coumarin–pyrimidine hybrids

KM Amin, FM Awadalla, AAM Eissa… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2011 - Elsevier
The main objective of the present work depends on the hybridization of coumarin moiety as
a vasorelaxant scaffold and pyrimidine ring with known potential cardiovascular activity in …

Scopoletin: a review of its pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity

XY Gao, XY Li, CY Zhang, CY Bai - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Scopoletin is a coumarin synthesized by diverse medicinal and edible plants, which plays a
vital role as a therapeutic and chemopreventive agent in the treatment of a variety of …

Scopoletin induces apoptosis in human promyeloleukemic cells, accompanied by activations of nuclear factor κB and caspase-3

EK Kim, KB Kwon, BC Shin, EA Seo, YR Lee, JS Kim… - Life Sciences, 2005 - Elsevier
Scopoletin (6-methoxy-7-hydroxycoumarin) is a phenolic coumarin and a member of the
phytoalexins. In this study we investigated whether scopoletin caused apoptosis in HL-60 …