Sesquiterpene lactones are of considerable interest due to their potent bioactivities,
including cancer cell cytotoxicity and antineoplastic efficacy in in vivo studies. Among these …

Increasing drug resistance in gastrointestinal (GI) parasites of livestock and concerns about
chemical residues in animal products and the environment are driving the development of …

The current study reports an ethnobotanical field investigation of traditionally gathered and
consumed wild greens (Chorta) in one of the five so-called Blue Zones in the world: Ikaria …

Seagrasses are the only higher plants living in fully marine environments; they play a
significant role in coastal ecosystems. Seagrasses inhabit the coastal shelves of all …

Background During evolution, plants and other organisms have developed a diversity of
chemical defences, leading to the evolution of various groups of specialized metabolites …

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa), a leafy vegetal widely consumed worldwide, fresh cut or minimally
processed, constitutes a major dietary source of natural antioxidants and bioactive …

Sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) constitute a large group of secondary metabolites that are
widely distributed in several angiosperm plant families and a few bryophytes, including …

Sesquiterpene lactones are characteristic natural products in Asteraceae, which
constitutes∼ 8% of all plant species. Despite their physiological and pharmaceutical …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The genus Scorzonera L. comprises of
approximately 175 species, which are mainly distributed in temperate and arid regions of …

Ten years after the first overview on sesquiterpene lactones in the Cichorieae tribe of the
Asteraceae family, we present an update. This review summarizes all chemosystematically …