The search for new alternatives for the prevention and treatment of cancer is extremely important to minimize human mortality. Natural products are an alternative to chemical drugs, since they are a source of many potential compounds with anticancer properties. In the present study, the (2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-prenylflavanone (semi-systematic name), also called (2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-(3-methyl-2-but...

2003 Acknowledgments I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr. Bao Weizhu, who gave me the opportunity to work on such an interesting research project, paid patient guidance to me, reviewed my thesis and gave me much invaluable help and constructive suggestion on it. It is also my pleasure to express my appreciation and gratitude to A/P Wei Guowei, from whom I got effective training on programmi...

INTRODUCTION Problem-based learning (PBL) embraces principles of good learning and teaching. It is student-directed, fosters intrinsic motivation, promotes active learning, encourages peer teaching, involves timely feedback, and can support student self and peer assessment. The most important function of the assessment process is to enhance student learning, to improve the curriculum and to imp...

BOARD BNVKI: EDITORIAL BOARD: Joost Kok (chair) Floris Wiesman (Editor in Chief) Rineke Verbrugge (member) Jaap van den Herik Wiebe van der Hoek (member) Bart de Boer Yao-Hua Tan (member) Shan-Hwei Nienhuys-Cheng Floris Wiesman (member) Cees Witteveen Luc DeHaspe (member) Antal van den Bosch (section editor) Walter Daelemans (member) Joris Van Looveren (editor Belgium) Bas Zinsmeister (member) ...

Fen Dong 1, Dingming Wang 2, Li Pan 1, Yangwen Yu 2, Ke Wang 1, Ling Li 2, Li Wang 1, Tao Liu 2, Xianjia Zeng 1, Liangxian Sun 2, Guangjin Zhu 1, Kui Feng 1, Biao Zhang 1, Ke Xu 3, Xinglong Pang 3, Ting Chen 4, Hui Pan 3, Jin Ma 4, Yong Zhong 4, Bo Ping 5 and Guangliang Shan 1,* 1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Scienc...

Eysenhardtia platycarpa (Fabaceae) is a medicinal plant used in Mexico. Biotechnological studies of its use are lacking. The objective this work was to establish cell suspension culture (CSC) E. platycarpa, determine the phytochemical constituents by spectrophotometric and gas chromatography‒mass spectrometry (GC‒MS) methods, evaluate antifungal activity, compare them with intact plant. Friable...