Natural monoterpenes: Much more than only a scent

KA Wojtunik‐Kulesza, K Kasprzak… - Chemistry & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Terpenes are a widespread group of secondary metabolites that can be found in various
family plants such as the Lamiaceae. In view of their numerous valuable biological activities …

Targeting type II diabetes with plant terpenes: the new and promising antidiabetic therapeutics

SK Panigrahy, R Bhatt, A Kumar - Biologia, 2021 - Springer
Type II diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia arising from
defective insulin signaling. Several synthetic drugs are being used for diabetes treatment …

Antidiabetic properties of Capparis spinosa L. and its components

H Vahid, H Rakhshandeh, A Ghorbani - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
An increasing line of evidence confirmed that apart from conventional hypoglycemic drugs,
diet and medicinal plants have beneficial effects on diabetes. Capparis spinosa L.(Caper) is …

Variation of the essential oil components of Citrus aurantium leaves upon using different distillation techniques and evaluation of their antioxidant, antidiabetic, and …

EA Elhawary, N Nilofar, G Zengin… - … Medicine and Therapies, 2024 - Springer
Citrus fruit essential oil is considered one of the widely studied essential oils while its leaves
attract less attention although being rich in nearly the same composition as the peel and …

Momilactones A and B are α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitors

NV Quan, HD Tran, TD Xuan, A Ahmad, TD Dat… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Momilactones A (MA) and B (MB) are the active phytoalexins and allelochemicals in rice. In
this study, MA and MB were purified from rice husk of Oryza sativa cv. Koshihikari by column …

Value-Added Compounds with Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Enzyme-Inhibitory Effects from Post-Distillation and Post-Supercritical CO2 Extraction By-Products of …

SV Luca, G Zengin, KI Sinan, I Korona-Glowniak… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrodistillation is the main technique to obtain essential oils from rosemary for the aroma
industry. However, this technique is wasteful, producing numerous by-products (residual …

Essential Oils and Sustainability: In Vitro Bioactivity Screening of Myristica fragrans Houtt. Post-Distillation By-Products

A Trifan, G Zengin, I Korona-Glowniak… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The essential oil of Myristica fragrans Hutt.(nutmeg) is an important commodity used as a
flavoring agent in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic fields. Hydrodistillation is chiefly …

HPTLC based approach for bioassay-guided evaluation of antidiabetic and neuroprotective effects of eight essential oils of the Lamiaceae family plants

CR Rocamora, K Ramasamy, SM Lim… - … of Pharmaceutical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method combined with effect-
directed-analysis (EDA) was developed to screen the antioxidant, neuroprotective and …

Bio-guided fractionation driven by in vitro α-amylase inhibition assays of essential oils bearing specialized metabolites with potential hypoglycemic activity

F Capetti, C Cagliero, A Marengo, C Bicchi, P Rubiolo… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by unpaired blood
glycaemia maintenance. T2DM can be treated by inhibiting carbohydrate hydrolyzing …

Microencapsulation of eucalyptol in polyethylene glycol and polycaprolactone using particles from gas-saturated solutions

JO Akolade, M Balogun, A Swanepoel, RB Ibrahim… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Eucalyptol is the natural cyclic ether which constitutes the bulk of terpenoids found in
essential oils of Eucalyptus spp. and is used in aromatherapy for treatment of migraine …