Bioactive substances, displaying excellent biocompatibility, chemical stability, and
processability, could be extensively applied in biomedicine and tissue engineering. In recent …

A review of the pharmacological applications of lignins provides evidence of their protective
role against the development of different diseases. In many cases, the effects of lignins could …

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are important complex carbohydrates that participate in many
biological processes through the regulation of their various protein partners. Biochemical …

In a 1876 report Eugen Baumann described the isolation of a crystalline 'phenol-
forming'substance from horse urine and showed that the substance was related to m-and p …

Hydroxycinnamates such as ferulic acid, sinapic acid and p-coumaric acid ester-linked to
plant cell wall polymers may act as cross-links between polysaccharides to each other, but …

Abstract Factor XIa (FXIa) is a serine protease homodimer that belongs to the intrinsic
coagulation pathway. FXIa primarily catalyzes factor IX activation to factor IXa, which …

Nature uses sulfation of endogenous and exogenous molecules mainly to avoid potential
toxicity. The growing importance of natural sulfated molecules, as modulators of a number of …

Growing evidence suggests that plasmin is involved in a number of physiological processes
in addition to its key role in fibrin cleavage. Plasmin inhibition is critical in preventing …

In the context of this review the type and nature of possible interactions between
hydroxycinnamates and proteins are discussed. These interactions can be classified in two …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Oryeong-san (ORS) is a traditional formula that has long
been used for the treatment of dysfunctions of body fluids and electrolyte homeostasis in …