Biological and Pharmacological Activity of Plant Natural Compounds

• Other Authors: Pezzani, Raffaele (Editor), Vitalini, Sara (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; natural products; phenylpropanoids; phenolic acids; plants; depression; behavioral disorders; forced swim test; tail suspension test; anti-cancer activities; multifloroside; 10-oxyderivatives of oleoside secoiridoids; structure-activity relationship; flow cytometry; epigallocatechin-3-gallate; EGCG; catechin; green tea; cancer preventive; pharmacological activities; Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.; carriers; powders; bioactive compounds; functional food; Ageratina havanensis; flavonoids; UPLC-ESI-MS/MS; P-glycoprotein; antioxidant potential; nootkatone; anti-inflammatory; acute inflammation; granuloma; Pharbitis nil; colorectal cancer; KRAS; muscle function; juglone; NLRP3 inflammasome; caspase-1; IL-1β; IL-18; plant secondary metabolites; natural compounds; biological activity; phytochemistry; pharmacological activity; plant side effects; Talisia esculenta; Brosimum gaudichaudii; Genipa americana; Bromelia antiacantha; RA-3; nephrotoxicity; triterpene; antioxidant; hyperuricemia; Hibiscus acetosella; phenolic compound; antibacterial; UPLC; Tabebuia impetiginosa; Taheebo; traditional uses; immunopharmacology; immunological disorders; hesperidin; new-clean process extraction; nanocrystals; anti-ageing; zingerone; lipopolysaccharide; inflammation; anti-oxidant; cytokine storm; procalcitonin; histopathology; doxorubicin; Mahonia aquifolium; matrix metalloproteinases; cytotoxicity; human lung adenocarcinoma; n/a
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