Biological Activity and Applications of Natural Compounds

• Other Authors: Seca, Ana M. L (Editor), Moujir, Laila Moujir (Editor), Sharopov, Farukh (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; amino acid metabolism; carvacrol; metabolomics data; oxidative stress; Penicillium digitatum; Prangos pabularia Lindl.; volatile oil; PTP-1B; osthole; 5-pentylcyclohexa-1,3-diene; antidiabetic activity; chalcones; aldol condensation; biological activity; flavanones; cytotoxic; antioxidant; anticholinesterase; Maytenus; celastroloids; semisynthesis; antibacterial activity; structure-activity relationship; rosemary; rosmarinic acid; anticancer; antidiabetic; cardioprotective; Helianthus annuus; Helianthus strumosus; Aspergillus niger; Candida albicans; Cryptococcus neoformans; α-pinene; oleracone; flavonoid; anti-aging; longevity; Portulaca oleracea L.; Caenorhabditis elegans; total synthesis; pimenta d'água; Candida; fungistatic effect; inhibition of dimorphism; GC/MS; colorectal cancer; Salviae miltiorrhizae radix; apoptosis; honey; propolis; phenolic compounds; wound-healing activity; NHDF cells; Asteraceae; sesquiterpene lactones; alantolactone; arglabin; parthenolide; thapsigargin; in vivo study; anti-inflammatory; almond; byproducts; chlorogenic acid; design of experiment; phenolic acids; ultrasound-assisted extraction; natural compounds; therapeutic applications; essential oils; antimicrobial; antitumor; SAR
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Nature represents an amazing source of inspiration, since it produces a great diversity of natural compounds selected by evolution, which exhibit multiple biological activities and applications. A large and very active research field is dedicated to identifying biosynthesized compounds, to improve/d...