Biological Potential and Medical Use of Secondary Metabolites

• Main Author: Seca, Ana M. L (auth)
• Other Authors: Pinto, Diana Cláudia (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Chemistry; antitumor; triterpenoids; seaweeds; diterpenes; Boswellia; antioxidant activity; antiplasmodial; Maytenus chiapensis; phenolic derivatives; secondary metabolites; medicinal applications; Malus x domestica; pectin; cytotoxic activity; xanthine oxidase; phytochemistry; antioxidant; Scabiosa; sugars; sargaquinoic acid; pentacyclic triterpenoids; analysis; antimicrobial and anticancer activity; iridoids; Tuscany; GC-MS; (-)-rabdosiin; kratom; plant defense; cembranoids; tingenone; deoxypodophyllotoxin; anticancer; pristimerin; inflammation; boswellic acids; plants; anti-inflammatory; legalization; Mitragyna speciosa; Ocimum sanctum; cordycepin; cytotoxic; medicine; Artemisia species; antimicrobial activity; lignans; Artemisia vachanica; Cordyceps militaris; frankincense; ancient varieties; sargahydroquinoic acid; Tajikistan; antiSMASH; ABTS; polyphenols; therapeutics; infectious diseases; antibacterial; nutraceutics; total phenolics; LC-MS/MS; innate immunity; HPLC-PAD; sarganaphthoquinoic acid; biosynthetic gene clusters; DPPH; EGCG; cneorubenoids; PPAR-?; bowel diseases; amentoflavone; molecular docking; sargachromenoic acid; cannabinoids; flavonoids; essential oils; TCM; HPLC-PDA; ascorbic acid; antioxidants; Lamiaceae; nanoemulsion; malaria; therapeutic uses; quinonemethide triterpenoids; artemisinin; natural products; biological activities; FRAP; toxicology; defensins; Celastraceae; cannabis; vector control; Juniperus; analytical determination
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Many macro and micro species, from terrestrial and aquatic environments, produce structurally unique compounds and, in many countries, still are the primary sources of medicines. In fact, secondary metabolites are an important source of chemotherapeutic agents but are also lead compounds for synthet...