Lignin, a major component of lignocellulose, is the largest source of aromatic building blocks
on the planet and harbors great potential to serve as starting material for the production of …

Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) belong to the platelet-derived growth factor
supergene family, and they play central roles in the regulation of angiogenesis and …

Polyphenols are potent micronutrients that can be found in large quantities in various food
sources and spices. These compounds, also known as phenolics due to their phenolic …

Lignans and neolignans are plant secondary metabolites derived from the oxidative
coupling of phenylpropanoids. Biological activity of these phenolic compounds ranges from …

Arctigenin (AR) and its glycoside, arctiin, are two major active ingredients of Arctium lappa L
(A lappa), a popular medicinal herb and health supplement frequently used in Asia. In the …

Arctium lappa, commonly known as burdock, is being promoted/recommended as a healthy
and nutritive food in Chinese societies. Burdock has been used therapeutically in Europe …

Cancer cells in poorly vascularized tumor regions need to adapt to an unfavorable metabolic
microenvironment. As distance from supplying blood vessels increases, oxygen and nutrient …

In this work the bioactive metabolic profile, the antioxidant activity and total phenolic content
of burdock (Arctium lappa) seeds, leaves and roots were obtained. TEAC values and total …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Arctigenin, a bioactive constituent from dried
seeds of Arctium lappa L.(Compositae) which has been widely used as a Traditional …

Hypoxic microenvironments frequently exist in many solid tumours with oxygen levels
fluctuating temporally and spatially from normoxia to hypoxia. The response to hypoxia in …