Known since ancient times, the phenomenon of allelopathy has recently received greater
attention from researchers and farmers worldwide. Crop failures and low yields caused by …

Natural products have long been regarded as excellent sources for drug discovery given
their structure diversity and wide variety of biological activities. Phenylethanoid glycosides …

Fruit and vegetable intake is inversely correlated with risks for several chronic diseases in
humans. Phytochemicals, and in particular, phenolic compounds, present in plant foods may …

Cyanogenic glycosides are phytoanticipins involved in plant defence against herbivores by
virtue of their ability to release toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN) upon tissue disruption. In …

Twelve C13nor-isoprenoids have been isolated from the leaves of Cestrum parqui
(Solanaceae). The structure (2R, 6R, 9R)-2, 9-dihydroxy-4-megastigmen-3-one has been …

A large number of plant and weed species produce secondary metabolites known as
allelochemicals, and the process is known as allelopathy. Allelochemicals can be used to …

Fifty-nine secondary metabolites have been isolated from Cydonia vulgaris peels and
characterised on the basis of their spectroscopic features. Among them, five metabolites, 3β …

Background Phytoestrogens are found in many plants used in traditional medicines.
Increasingly, plant extracts (botanicals) are also being added to foods or marketed as dietary …

The elderberry or elder (Sambucus spp.), in production or growing wild in the northern
hemisphere, may have the widest range of applications of all small fruits. Members of the …

Allelopathy is defined as both beneficial and deleterious biochemical interaction between
plant and weeds, and/or plants and microorganisms through the production of chemical …