Background The production of peroxide and superoxide is an inevitable consequence of
aerobic metabolism, and while these particular'reactive oxygen species'(ROSs) can exhibit a …

Prenylated flavonoids combine the flavonoid moiety and the lipophilic prenyl side-chain. A
great number of derivatives belonging to the class of chalcones, flavones, flavanones …

Iron-chelation therapy has its origins in the treatment of iron-overload syndromes. For many
years, the standard for this purpose has been deferoxamine. Recently, considerable …

Baicalein and baicalin, the major bioactive compounds found in the Chinese herb
Scutellaria baicalensis, have been shown to be effective against cancer, bacterial infections …

This paper reports on the synthesis and characterization of two new ternary copper (II)
complexes:[Cu (doxycycline)(1, 10-phenanthroline)(H2O)(ClO4)](ClO4)(1) and [Cu …

Iron progressively accumulates with age and can be further exacerbated by dietary iron
intake, genetic factors, and repeated blood transfusions. While iron plays a vital role in …

Background Prenylated phenolics, a type of important bioactive compounds, present with
prenyl group on the phenolic skeleton. Prenylated flavonoids, stilbenoids, courmarins and …

Aging has been associated with iron retention in many cell types, including the neurons,
promoting neurodegeneration by ferroptosis. Excess intracellular iron accelerates aging by …

Complex formation between copper (II) sulfate and morin (3, 5, 7, 2′, 4′-
pentahydroxyflavone) have been studied in methanol. Structure of the complex was …

Background The biological properties of thiosemicarbazone have been widely reported. The
incorporation of some transition metals such as Fe, Ni and Cu to thiosemicarbazone …