One of the most important global problems is protecting crops from insects. For the control of
insects, synthetic chemicals are continuously used, and their toxicity endangers health of …

Synthetic dyes are by far the most widely applied colourants in industry. However,
environmental and sustainability considerations have led to an increasing efforts to …

A current economic trend is to highlight natural resources, and many plant species are rich
sources of anthraquinones. The latter are natural compounds that have various biological …

Anthraquinones (AQs) are found in a variety of consumer products, including foods,
nutritional supplements, drugs, and traditional medicines, and have a wide range of …

Current lithium ion battery technologies suffer from challenges derived from the eco-toxicity,
costliness, and energetic inefficiency of contemporary inorganic materials used in these …

Anthraquinones are a class of abundant compounds obtained from natural sources, being
common in different organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, plants, and some animals. Plants …

It is known that plant-based ethnomedicine represented the foundation of modern
pharmacology and that many pharmaceuticals are derived from compounds occurring in …

Anthraquinones (AQs) constitute the largest group of natural pigments, are commonly found
in dyes, and are widely used in the textile industry due their photostability. They combine …

Cancer is one of the greatest life-threatening diseases conventionally treated using chemo-
and radio-therapy. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising approach to eradicate …

Anthraquinones are a class of aromatic compounds with a 9, 10‐dioxoanthracene core. So
far, 79 naturally occurring anthraquinones have been identified which include emodin …