Lignans and Neolignans: Plant secondary metabolites as a reservoir of biologically active substances

F Zálešák, DJYD Bon, J Pospíšil - Pharmacological Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignans and neolignans are plant secondary metabolites derived from the oxidative
coupling of phenylpropanoids. Biological activity of these phenolic compounds ranges from …

Update on naturally occurring novel arylnaphthalenes from plants

S Li, Z Liang, J Li, X Zhang, R Zheng, C Zhao - Phytochemistry reviews, 2020 - Springer
Arylnaphthalene compounds, also called cyclolignolides, are lignans and have been
extensively studied and documented, especially podophyllotoxin and its derivatives. Great …

Chemical synthesis and application of aryldihydronaphthalene derivatives

X Chen, Z He, S Xu, Y Zou, Y Zhang - RSC advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Aryldihydronaphthalenes (ADHNs) and their derivatives are widely found in many types of
natural products, bioactive compounds, and functional materials, and are also important …

Echiumin E, an Aryl Dihydronaphthalene Lignan from the Australian Invasive Plant Paterson's Curse (Echium plantagineum)

J Jin, DC Holland, AR Carroll… - Journal of Natural Products, 2022 - ACS Publications
A new aryl dihydronaphthalene lignan, echiumin E (1), and four known compounds,
echiumin A, globoidnan A,(−)-rabdosiin, and rosmarinic acid (2–5), were isolated from the …

Natural sucrose esters: Perspectives on the chemical and physiological use of an under investigated chemical class of compounds

JAM Vargas, JO Ortega, G Metzker, JE Larrahondo… - Phytochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
The present review describes the chemistry and physiological properties of the sucrose
esters (SEs) obtained from natural or synthetic pathways, with emphasis on those that have …

Phenylpropanoids from Brachybotrys paridiformis Maxim. ex Oliv. and their anti-HBV activities

ST Wu, YX Wang, BH Yu, CL Ma, HQ Qiu, GS Wang - Phytochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Using chemical and spectroscopic data, this study on Brachybotrys paridiformis Maxim. ex
Oliv. identified four undescribed phenylpropanoids, brachin A–C and brachoside A, together …

A new synthetic methodology for pyridinic sucrose esters and their antibacterial effects against Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains

JAM Vargas, JO Ortega, MBC Dos Santos… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Described are the development of a new synthetic method using ultrasonic irradiation and
sodium methoxide as catalyst for a series of pyridinic sucrose esters (py-SEs), derived from …

Metabolic profiling of different parts of Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii (Mast.) Makino based on UPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS coupled with bioactivity assays

C Zhang, L Yang, Q Gong, X Liu, F Deng - Journal of Pharmaceutical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii (Mast.) Makino (PAF) is an important edible and
medicinal plant resource in China. Historically, phytochemical studies have primarily …

Targeting natural plant metabolites for hunting SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 variant inhibitors: extraction, molecular docking, molecular dynamics, and physicochemical …

HA Hassan, AR Hassan, EAR Mohamed… - Current Issues in …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 is the most common variation found in most
countries and is responsible for 99% of cases in the United States. To overcome this …

Antioxidant potential and LC/MS metabolic profile of anticancer fractions from Echium angustifolium Mill. aerial parts

HM El-Tantawy, AR Hassan, HE Taha - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - japsonline.com
Despite the fact that Echium angustifolium growing in Egypt is used for grazing and
medicinal uses, as well as a previous work showed that some isolated lignans revealed …