Extraction, purification, structural characteristics, biological activities, and application of the polysaccharides from Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.(lotus): A review

M Wang, WJ Hu, Q Wang, B Yang, H Kuang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.(lotus) is a widely distributed plant with a long history of cultivation
and consumption. Almost all parts of the lotus can be used as foodstuff and nourishment, or …

Alkaloids from lotus (Nelumbo nucifera): recent advances in biosynthesis, pharmacokinetics, bioactivity, safety, and industrial applications

Z Wang, Y Li, D Ma, M Zeng, Z Wang, F Qin… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Different parts of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) including the seeds, rhizomes, leaves,
and flowers, are used for medicinal purposes with health promoting and illness preventing …

Aporphines: A privileged scaffold in CNS drug discovery

R Zhu, G Jiang, W Tang, X Zhao, F Chen… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aporphine alkaloids embedded in 4 H-dibenzo [de, g] quinoline four-ring structures belong
to one of the largest subclasses of isoquinoline alkaloids. Aporphine is a privileged scaffold …

Antimelanogenic Effect of Isoquinoline Alkaloids from Plumula Nelumbinis

YC Chen, YY Liu, L Chen, DM Tang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plumula Nelumbinis, the green embryo of a lotus seed, is widely consumed in China as a
well-known food with medicinal effects. In this study, 14 alkaloids, including 4 new and 10 …

Multi-effective components and their target mechanism of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen in the treatment of insomnia

X Zhao, T Hou, H Zhou, Z Liu, Y Liu, C Wang, Z Guo… - Fitoterapia, 2023 - Elsevier
Insomnia is a common and refractory disease. Since more than 2000 years ago, people
have been using Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (ZSS). However, there are lack of molecular …

Integration of metabolomics and transcriptomics analyses investigates the accumulation of secondary metabolites in maturing seed plumule of sacred lotus (Nelumbo …

D He, X Rao, J Deng, RN Damaris, P Yang - Food Research International, 2023 - Elsevier
Lotus seed plumule (LP) is rich in a variety of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory secondary
metabolites, making it a traditional food and medicine widely used in China. Physiological …

Blending technology based on HPLC fingerprint and nonlinear programming to control the quality of ginkgo leaves

Z Liu, G Li, Y Zhang, H Jin, Y Liu, J Dong, X Li, Y Liu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The breadth and depth of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) applications have been
expanding in recent years, yet the problem of quality control has arisen in the application …

Natural Product-Inspired Dopamine Receptor Ligands

M Dorogan, HK Namballa… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to their evolutionary bias as ligands for biologically relevant drug targets, natural
products offer a unique opportunity as lead compounds in drug discovery. Given the …

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera): a multidisciplinary review of its cultural, ecological, and nutraceutical significance

H Yang, S He, Q Feng, Z Liu, S Xia, Q Zhou… - Bioresources and …, 2024 - Springer
This comprehensive review systematically examines the multifarious aspects of Nelumbo
nucifera, elucidating its ecological, nutritional, medicinal, and biomimetic significance …

Uncovering the anti-obesity constituents in Ginkgo biloba extract and deciphering their synergistic effects

M Zhang, XD Hou, W Liu, L Wang, MF Jiang, J Hou… - Fitoterapia, 2023 - Elsevier
Obesity has been recognized as a key risk factor for multiple metabolic disorders, including
diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and many types of cancer. Herbal medicines have been …