Background: The aromatic plant Stachys mucronata (Lamiaceae) is endemic to the island of Crete (southern Greece), but as opposed to other native Greek members of this family, this species has never been investigated in the past with regard to its polyphenolic composition and antioxidant potency. Methods: Aerial parts of S. mucronata were exhaustively extracted and partly fractionated through pa...

This study evaluated the effect of preharvest treatments with salicylates (salicylic acid (SA), methyl salicylic (MeSA) and acetyl (ASA)) on fruit quality parameters primary secondary metabolites during ripening at five sampling dates. The results showed that affect overall quality, some very desirable important properties strawberry fruits were acquired by treatments, such as a deeper red colo...

Tulipa gesneriana has rich cultivars with abundant flower colors; among them, black tulips have become precious for their rareness in nature. It is of great significance to understand its color formation mechanism breeding new a blackish the future. In this present study, petals at five developmental stages ‘Queen Night’ (shorted ‘QN’), typical tulip cultivar, were collected identity flavonoid ...

Thai name: Huun-Hai) is a shrub that grows up to 1.5 m high, distributed in Northeastern Thailand. It is used in Thai traditional medicine for anti-fever purposes, as well as an anti-inflammatory agent. In the course of our continuing studies on Thai medicinal plants, the constituents of this plant were investigated. To the best of our knowledge, no phytochemical study has been carried out on t...

This study reports in vitro lipophilic antioxidant, inhibition of α-amylase and antibacterial activities of extracts of peel and pulp of citrus samples from Aceh, Indonesia. HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatography), phytochemical, and FTIR (fourier transform infrared) analysis detected carotenoids, flavonoids, phenolic acids and terpenoids, contributing to the biological potencies. Most pe...

Polyphenol compounds were extracted from Myrtus communis L. berries (Myrtaceae) by maceration in 70% ethanol and analysed by HPLC-DAD and electrospray mass spectrometry. The Myrtus berries were collected at maturity from seven localities on the island of Corsica (France) and the sampling was carried out during three years. The polyphenol composition of Corsican Myrtus berries was characterized ...