Quassinoids from Picrasma quassioides and Their Neuroprotective Effects.

Scientists discovered eight new and 15 known quassinoids in the stems of Picrasma quassioides. These compounds were studied for their ability to protect against cell damage and were found to have neuroprotective properties. Specifically, the compounds appeared to suppress cell apoptosis and reduce caspase-3 activation. This study highlights the potential of quassinoids from P. quassioides as neuroprotective agents.

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J Nat Prod.

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10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00470

PubMed:

30917277

Antioxidant, antihypertensive, anti-hyperglycemic, and antimicrobial activity of aqueous extracts from twelve native plants of the Yucatan coast.

Rodríguez-García CM et al (2019).

PLoS One.

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10.1371/journal.pone.0213493

PubMed:

30917135

Anti-microbial Activity of Aqueous Quercus infectoria Gall Extract against Pathogenic Leptospira.

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Malays J Med Sci.

DOI:

10.21315/mjms2018.25.4.4

PubMed:

30914846

Plastid genome and composition analysis of two medical ferns: Dryopteris crassirhizoma Nakai and Osmunda japonica Thunb.

Xu L et al (2019).

Chin Med.

DOI:

10.1186/s13020-019-0230-4

PubMed:

30911328

Steroidal saponins from the aerial parts of Cordyline fruticosa L. var. strawberries.

Ponou BK et al (2019).

Fitoterapia.

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10.1016/j.fitote.2019.03.019

PubMed:

30910736

Acute anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activities of crude extracts, alkaloid fraction and evolitrine from Acronychia pedunculata leaves.

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J Ethnopharmacol.

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10.1016/j.jep.2019.111827

PubMed:

30910582

In vitro evaluation of the α-glucosidase inhibitory potential of methanolic extracts of traditionally used antidiabetic plants.

Bhatia A et al (2019).

BMC Complement Altern Med.

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10.1186/s12906-019-2482-z

PubMed:

30909900

Antibacterial and Biofilm Inhibitory Activity of Medicinal Plant Essential Oils Against Escherichia coli Isolated from UTI Patients.

Lagha R et al (2019).

Molecules.

DOI:

10.3390/molecules24061161

PubMed:

30909573