The 4 -O-glucosides of 2 ,4,4 ,6 -tetrahydroxychalcone (THC) and 2 ,3,4,4 ,6 -pentahydroxychalcone (PHC) are present in the yellow snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) flowers and serve as direct precursors for the synthesis of aurones, the yellow pigments of the flowers. Despite the metabolic significance of these chalcones in aurone biosynthesis, the biochemical properties of chalcone synthase (CHS...

Duguetia furfuracea is frequently used as a medicinal plant in Brazil. However, studies have evidenced its cytotoxic, bactericide, and antitumor activities. In the present study we aimed to evaluate the potential toxicity of hydroalcoholic leaves extracts of D. furfuracea (HEDF) in a Drosophila melanogaster model. Toxicity was assessed as changes in locomotor performance, mitochondrial activity...

The Leguminosae (Fabaceae) is the second-largest family of flowering plants and contains 657 genera and about 16400 species. It includes more important drugs than any other family. Apart from a report on description of the species in Iran, the literature lists only reports of photosynthesis and carbon dioxide exchange in the plant, and also three reports on isolation of alkaloids named smirnovi...

The Leguminosae (Fabaceae) is the second-largest family of flowering plants and contains 657 genera and about 16400 species. It includes more important drugs than any other family. Apart from a report on description of the species in Iran, the literature lists only reports of photosynthesis and carbon dioxide exchange in the plant, and also three reports on isolation of alkaloids named smirnovi...

C. La Casa, M. J. Martin Calero, C. Alarcon de la Lastra, V. Motilva, M. J. Ayuso, C. Martin Cordero and A. Lopez Vergara Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnologfa Farmaceutica. Laboratorio de Farmacologfa, Faeultad de Farmacia, C/Prof. Garcia Gonzalez s/n. 41012-Sevilla. Spain Z. Naturforsch. 50c, 854-861 (1995); received June 1/August 15, 1995 Cytoprotection, Bidens aurea , Sulfhydryl Groups, Aur...

The cytotoxic effect of several synthetic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds on cultures tumour and normal cells the calculation their ADME, QSAR, DFT pharmacological properties
 aim. purpose our work was to investigate influence some compounds, namely imidazole, aurones, triazole culture melanoma mouse B16, human glioma U251 HEK293 properties calculation.
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UNLABELLED Plants take up an important place in traditional medicine and scientific research confirmed properties about their use as alternative therapy. Bidens tripartita, commonly known as Three-lobe Beggarticks, Three-part Beggarticks, Trifid Bur-marigold, is a flowering plant in the genus Bidens, family Compositae, subfamily Asteroideae. Evaluation of the chemical composition of this plant ...

BACKGROUND The implementation of new public healthcare models that stimulate the use of natural products from traditional medicine, as a so-called integrated medicine, refers to an approach that use best of both conventional medicine and traditional medicine. Propolis is a widely used natural product by different ancient cultures and known to exhibit biological activities beneficial for health....