A comprehensive review of phytochemical profile, bioactives for pharmaceuticals, and pharmacological attributes of Azadirachta indica

S Saleem, G Muhammad, MA Hussain… - Phytotherapy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Azadirachta indica L. is a multipurpose medicinal tree of family Meliaceae. It occurs in
tropical and semitropical regions of the world. Different parts of this miraculous tree are used …

Recent progress in the chemistry and biology of limonoids

Y Zhang, H Xu - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This review covers the isolation and structure determination of limonoids reported during
2014–2016 (with 363 new compounds in 68 papers), together with the relevant biological …

Complex scaffold remodeling in plant triterpene biosynthesis

R De La Peña, H Hodgson, JCT Liu, MJ Stephenson… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Triterpenes with complex scaffold modifications are widespread in the plant kingdom.
Limonoids are an exemplary family that are responsible for the bitter taste in citrus (eg …

Gedunin and Azadiradione: Human Pancreatic Alpha-Amylase Inhibiting Limonoids from Neem (Azadirachta indica) as Anti-Diabetic Agents

S Ponnusamy, S Haldar, F Mulani, S Zinjarde… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Human pancreatic α-amylase (HPA) inhibitors offer an effective strategy to lower
postprandial hyperglycemia via control of starch breakdown. Limonoids from Azadirachta …

Epoxyazadiradione suppresses breast tumor growth through mitochondrial depolarization and caspase-dependent apoptosis by targeting PI3K/Akt pathway

D Kumar, S Haldar, M Gorain, S Kumar, FA Mulani… - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed invasive cancers among
women around the world. Among several subtypes, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is …

Neem derivatives inhibits tau aggregation

NV Gorantla, R Das, FA Mulani… - Journal of …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Tau is a phosphoprotein with natively unfolded conformation that functions to stabilize
microtubules in axons. Alzheimer's disease pathology triggers several modifications in tau …

Basic Limonoid modulates Chaperone-mediated Proteostasis and dissolve Tau fibrils

NV Gorantla, R Das, H Chidambaram, T Dubey… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The Alzheimer's disease pathology is associated with accumulation of intracellular
neurofibrillary tangles and extracellular senile plaques. The formation of initial nucleus …

Triterpenoid profiling and functional characterization of the initial genes involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis in neem (Azadirachta indica)

A Pandreka, DS Dandekar, S Haldar, V Uttara… - BMC Plant …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Neem tree (Azadirachta indica) is one of the richest sources of
skeletally diverse triterpenoids and they are well-known for their broad-spectrum …

Tracing the biosynthetic origin of limonoids and their functional groups through stable isotope labeling and inhibition in neem tree (Azadirachta indica) cell …

T Aarthy, FA Mulani, A Pandreka, A Kumar… - BMC plant biology, 2018 - Springer
Background Neem tree serves as a cornucopia for triterpenoids called limonoids that are of
profound interest to humans due to their diverse biological activities. However, the …

Limonoid biosynthesis 3: Functional characterization of crucial genes involved in neem limonoid biosynthesis

A Pandreka, PS Chaya, A Kumar, T Aarthy, FA Mulani… - Phytochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Neem (Azadirachta indica L.) is well known for its medicinal, agricultural, and pesticidal
applications since ages. The secondary metabolites, limonoids, confer these biological …