Based on the definite therapeutic benefits, such as neuroprotective, cardioprotective,
anticancer, anti-diabetic and so on, the Panax genus which contains many valuable plants …

Traditional herbal medicines have been reported to possess significant bioactivities. In this
investigation, a combined strategy using both phytochemical and biological approaches was …

The biotransformation of natural compounds by fungal microorganisms is a complex
biochemical process. Tandem whole-cell biotransformation offers a promising, alternative …

Lipases occupy the third position in the world market for the sale of the most industrially
used enzymes, being one of the most versatile and promising classes, highlighting the …

In an attempt to discover bioactive agents from the herbal medicine Glycyrrhiza glabra
(widely known as licorice), 11 new phenolic compounds, glycybridins A–K (1–11), along …

Actinobactrial strains Rhodococcus erythropolis IEGM 267 and R. rhodochrous IEGM 107
were used to study biodegradation of dehydroabietic acid (DHA), a toxic tricyclic diterpenoid …

Microbial biotransformation is valuable for obtaining pharmaceutical, nutritional, and
cosmetical potential molecules. Basically, for its realization, only a parental molecule, a …

In this study, we evaluated gender differences in PD excretion, tissue distribution, and
metabolism in rats. In addition, we also evaluated its anti-inflammatory activity and …

Background Lung inflammation occurs in many lung diseases, but has limited effective
therapeutics. Ginseng and its derivatives have anti-inflammatory effects, but their unstable …

A series of oxidized products have been systematically semisynthesized from 20 (S)-
ginsenoside Rg 3, Rh 2, 20 (S)-protopanaxadiol (PPD) and their 20 (R)-epimers and the …