A review on protocatechuic acid and its pharmacological potential

S Kakkar, S Bais - International Scholarly Research Notices, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Flavonoids and polyphenols are heterocyclic molecules that have been associated with
beneficial effects on human health, such as reducing the risk of various diseases like cancer …

Antidiabetic effects of simple phenolic acids: A comprehensive review

R Vinayagam, M Jayachandran, B Xu - Phytotherapy research, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes mellitus (DM) has become a major public health threat across the globe. Current
antidiabetic therapies are based on synthetic drugs that very often have side effects. It has …

Preparation, characterization and antioxidant activity of protocatechuic acid grafted carboxymethyl chitosan and its hydrogel

C Xu, S Guan, J Xu, W Gong, T Liu, X Ma, C Sun - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, protocatechuic acid (PCA) was grafted onto carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS)
via EDC/NHS to improve the antioxidant effect. The grafting ratio of PCA-g-CMCS …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing sustainability by improving plant salt tolerance through macro-and micro-algal biostimulants

P Carillo, LF Ciarmiello, P Woodrow, G Corrado… - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Algal biomass, extracts, or derivatives have long been considered a valuable material to
bring benefits to humans and cultivated plants. In the last decades, it became evident that …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrodynamic cavitation-enhanced heterogeneous activation of persulfate for tetracycline degradation: Synergistic effects, degradation mechanism and …

M Weng, M Cai, Z Xie, C Dong, Y Zhang, Z Song… - Chemical engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mass transfer and oxidant utilization are perhaps two of the most critical issues in sulfate
radical (SO 4•−) based advanced oxidation technologies (AOTs) and their scaled-up …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction of phenolic compounds from cocoa shell: Modeling using response surface methodology and artificial neural networks

M Rebollo-Hernanz, S Cañas, D Taladrid… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work's objective was to model and optimize a green extraction method of phenolic
compounds from the cocoa shell as a strategy to revalorize this by-product, obtaining novel …

Therapeutic potential of dietary phenolic acids

V Saibabu, Z Fatima, LA Khan… - … in Pharmacological and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Although modern lifestyle has eased the quality of human life, this lifestyle's related patterns
have imparted negative effects on health to acquire multiple diseases. Many synthetic drugs …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant activity and mechanism of Rhizoma Cimicifugae

X Li, J Lin, Y Gao, W Han, D Chen - Chemistry Central Journal, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background As a typical Chinese herbal medicine, rhizoma Cimicifugae (RC, 升麻
in Chinese) possesses various pharmacological effects involved in antioxidant activity …

[PDF][PDF] Pharmacological activities of protocatechuic acid

AK Khan, R Rashid, N Fatima, S Mahmood, S Mir… - Acta Pol …, 2015 - academia.edu
Protocatechuic acid (3, 4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, PCA) is a simple phenolic acid. It is found
in a large variety of edible plants and possesses various pharmacological activities. This …

Silver nanoparticles synthesized using Allium ampeloprasum L. leaf extract: characterization and performance in catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and antioxidant …

M Khoshnamvand, C Huo, J Liu - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2019 - Elsevier
A green approach for biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is developed using A.
ampeloprasum leaf extract. The as-synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by UV …