Brazilian Tree Branches Yield New Triterpene With Selective Activity Against Leukemia Cells
Chemists isolated a never-before-seen lupane triterpene and a leukemia-selective compound from the branches of a traditional Brazilian medicinal shrub.
Tag: phytochemistry
Invasive Plant Extracts Show DNA-Protective Power in Yeast Safety Tests
Extracts from two invasive plants showed no genotoxic, mutagenic, or carcinogenic effects in yeast tests and instead protected cells against ...
Marshmallow Root’s Chemistry Revealed: The Science Behind an Ancient Cough Remedy
A new review in Pharmacia compiles the chemical compounds and pharmacological effects of Althaea officinalis, the marshmallow plant long used ...
Organic Rose Farming Yields Higher Antioxidant Activity
A two-year study in Bulgaria's Kazanlak Rose Valley found that organic farming of Rosa damascena yields essential oils with higher ...
Bulgaria’s Chenopodiaceae: A Century of Taxonomic and Phytochemical Discoveries
A comprehensive review traces over a century of research on Bulgaria's Chenopodiaceae, from nineteenth-century floristic accounts to modern molecular taxonomy ...
Brazilian Cerrado Tree Yields Flavonoids With Alzheimer’s Drug Potential
Deep in the Brazilian cerrado, a gnarled tree known locally as marolo or araticum has long been a fixture of ...
A Common Weed Yields Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles That Kill Drug-Resistant Superbugs
Researchers in India used Pergularia daemia leaf extract to synthesize titanium dioxide nanoparticles that inhibit multidrug-resistant bacteria, suppress biofilms, and ...
Burdock Root Extract Shields Liver and Pancreas From Valproic Acid Damage in Rats
A new rat study shows that burdock root extract protects the liver and pancreas from valproic acid-induced toxicity by restoring ...
Chemists Discover a New Biflavonoid Hidden in the Wood of the Amazon’s Sacred Sumaúma Tree
Researchers in Brazil have isolated a previously unknown dimeric biflavonoid from the wood of the Amazonian sumaúma tree, Ceiba pentandra, ...
Scientists Retract Study on Medicinal Plant Biarum bovei After Image Duplication Concerns
The editors of BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies have retracted a 2023 study on the traditional medicinal plant Biarum bovei ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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