Brassicaceae vegetables are considered to be a staple food in many areas all over the
world. Brassica species are not only known for their high fat and protein contents for human …

Two major types of dormancy mechanisms exist: embryo dormancy where the agents
inhibiting germination are inherent to the embryo and coat-imposed dormancy where …

Thin layer chromatography (TLC) is increasingly used in the fields of plant chemistry,
biochemistry, and molecular biology. Advantages such as speed, versatility, and low cost …

The factors controlling lignin composition remain unclear. Catechyl (C)–lignin is a
homopolymer of caffeyl alcohol with unique properties as a biomaterial and precursor of …

Twenty-two new lignans and neolignans (1− 22), together with 14 known analogues, have
been isolated from an ethanolic extract of the stem (with skin removed) of Sinocalamus …

Using a hydroxyl radical scavenging assay, bioactivity-guided fractionation of a methanol-
soluble extract of the fruits of Euterpe oleracea (açai) led to the isolation of 22 compounds …

Lignin is an aromatic heteropolymer, abundantly present in the walls of secondary thickened
cells. Although much research has been devoted to the structure and composition of the …

Seven new neolignan glycosides (1–7), two arylglycerol glycosides (8, 9), and 18 known
glycosides have been isolated from an ethanolic extract of the root of Iodes cirrhosa. Their …

Lignans are structurally and functionally diverse phytochemicals biosynthesized in diverse
plant species and have received wide attentions as leading compounds of novel drugs for …

Lignans are complex diphenolic compounds representing phytoestrogens and occur widely
across the plant kingdom. Formed by the coupling of two coniferyl alcohol residues, lignans …