Sambucus williamsii Hance (Jiegumu) is traditionally used in Chinese medicine to treat bone and joint diseases. The major phytochemicals in S. williamsii are lignans, terpenoids, and phenolic acids, together with trace amounts of essential oils, minerals, amino acids, and natural pigments. In this review, a database search for studies published from 1990 to November 2015 was conducted using Pub...

Elderberries are appreciated for their antioxidant properties. Sambucus nigra L. is an extremely abundant plant in the wild flora of Romania, but it underutilized. Elderberry used modern and traditional medicine due to complex chemical composition fruit. The content phenolic compounds high (516–8974 mg/100 g DW), which most anthocyanins. Phenolic known beneficial effects on body. Numerous studi...

There is a need for cell purification strategies suitable for handling small cell populations (tens to thousands of cells). We present here a novel strategy for small scale cell purifications using lectin-modified microchannels. Mammalian cells can be selectively captured in lectin-modified channels and eluted with a solution of the lectin's inhibiting sugar. As a proof-of-principle demonstrati...

The phenolic extract of chives flowers (Allium schoenoprasum, Liliaceae), introduced Sage (Salvia pratensis, Lamiaceae), European elderberry (Sambucus nigra, Caprifoliaceae) and common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale, Asteraceae) were characterised by High Performance Liquid Chromatography and incorporated in different concentrations onto atelocollagen thin films. In order to assess the biologi...