Natural derived or originated compounds still play a major role as drugs, and as lead
structures for the development of synthetic molecules. About 50% of the drugs introduced to …

Plants produce and release a vast variety of secondary metabolites with diversified
functions, and possess ecological, toxicological and biological effects that mimic the …

Thin layer chromatography (TLC) is increasingly used in the fields of plant chemistry,
biochemistry, and molecular biology. Advantages such as speed, versatility, and low cost …

More than 60 species of medicinal plants belong to the genus Angelica (Family: Apiaceae).
Many of these species have long been used in ancient traditional medicine systems …

Biological Screening of Plant Coumarins Page 1 Division of Pharmacognosy Department of
Pharmacy Faculty of Science University of Helsinki Biological Screening of Plant Coumarins …

Linoleic acid, osthol, osthenol and two polyacetylenes, falcarindiol and 11 (S), 16 (R)-
dihydroxyoctadeca-9Z, 17-diene-12, 14-diyn-1-yl acetate were found to be the most active …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Before modern anticonvulsive drugs were
developed people in central Europe used herbal remedies to treat epilepsy. Hundreds of …

Artemia salina (brine shrimp) has been successfully used for toxicity testing, and a screening
test for phototoxicity has been developed based on this method. The ability of the method to …

The present review comprehensively gathered phytochemical, bioactivity, and
pharmacokinetic reports on a linear furanocoumarin, namely oxypeucedanin …

Isolation and identification of the inhibitors of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), obtained from
the extracts of roots and fruits of Angelica archangelica L., are reported. Our results …