Ethnopharmacological relevance Ruta genus is constituted by ten species, of which the
most commonly described are R. chalepensis and R. graveolens. Ruta plants are perennial …

The effects of ultrasonic treatment on the physicochemical properties and antioxidant
activities of the polysaccharide from Cyclocarya paliurus leaves were investigated. The …

Abstract Polysaccharides MP-A, MP-U and MP-C were extracted from Mesona chinensis
Benth by hot-alkali extraction (HAE), ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) and cellulose …

Alginate extracted from widely cultured brown seaweed can be hydrolyzed by alginate lyase
to produce alginate oligosaccharides (AOS) with intriguing biological activities. Herein, a …

Background Arachidonic acid (AA), one of the most ubiquitous polyunsaturated fatty acids
(PUFAs), provides fluidity to mammalian cell membranes. It is derived from linoleic acid (LA) …

Background Inflammation has been implicated in many disorders, including cancer and
available therapies elicit adverse effects. Plants of the family Rubiaceae have shown …

Management of chronic renal failure is exceedingly expensive. Despite of encouraging
experimental outcomes, there is a lack of potent nephroprotective drugable molecules in a …

Owing to its pharmacological potential, betulin has attracted substantial attention in the past
two decades. The present work attempts to extract betulin from Betula platyphylla Suk. bark …

Ruta graveolens (rue) is a spontaneous plant in the Mediterranean area with a strong aroma
and a very intense bitter taste, used in gastronomy and in folk medicine. From the leaves …

Mentha longifolia. is a perennial herb of Mentha in Labiatae. Considering the biological
activities of Mentha longifolia essential oils, this work was planned to study the yields …