Multifunctional roles and pharmacological potential of β-sitosterol: Emerging evidence toward clinical applications

Z Khan, N Nath, A Rauf, TB Emran, S Mitra… - Chemico-Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, available therapeutic medications are both costly as well as not entirely promising
in terms of potency. So, new candidates from natural resources are of research interest to …

[PDF][PDF] The story of beta-sitosterol-a review.

S Saeidnia, A Manayi, AR Gohari, M Abdollahi - 2014 - researchgate.net
Aims: Phytosterols are a subgroup of the steroids, as an important class of bioorganic
molecules, widespread in plants, animals, marines as well as fungi and have similarity to …

[PDF][PDF] Isolation and characterisation of stigmasterol and β-sitosterol from Odontonema strictum (acanthaceae)

LL Pierre, MN Moses - Journal of Innovations in Pharmaceuticals …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Phytochemical screening of the extracts obtained from the leaves of Odontonemastrictum, a
plant used in folklore medicine in Burkina-faso for its anty-hypertensive properties, indicated …

Structure elucidation of β-sitosterol with antibacterial activity from the root bark of Malva parviflora

MM Ododo, MK Choudhury, AH Dekebo - SpringerPlus, 2016 - Springer
The powder of root bark of Malva parviflora (Malvaceae) was successively extracted with
petroleum ether (bp 60–80° C), chloroform and ethanol. The chloroform extract showed …

[HTML][HTML] Development and characterization of starch-based bioactive thermoplastic packaging films derived from banana peels

CM Chandrasekar, H Krishnamachari, S Farris… - Carbohydrate Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work deals with the development of cellulose-reinforced starch-based bioactive
thermoplastic packaging films, from complete recycling of banana peel waste. The …

Isolation and Identification of Antibacterial Bioactive Compounds From Bacillus megaterium L2

Y Xie, Q Peng, Y Ji, A Xie, L Yang, S Mu, Z Li… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial metabolites exhibit a variety of biologically active compounds including
antibacterial and antifungal activities. It is well known that Bacillus is considered to be a …

A detailed review on the phytochemical profiles and anti-diabetic mechanisms of Momordica charantia

SF Oyelere, OH Ajayi, TE Ayoade, GBS Pereira… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Diabetes mellitus is the most well-known endocrine dilemma suffered by hundreds of million
people globally, with an annual mortality of more than one million people. This high mortality …

A Medicinal Halophyte Ipomoea pes-caprae (Linn.) R. Br.: A Review of Its Botany, Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Bioactivity

G Akinniyi, J Lee, H Kim, JG Lee, I Yang - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ipomoea pes-caprae (Linn.) R. Br.(Convolvulaceae) is a halophytic plant that favorably
grows in tropical and subtropical countries in Asia, America, Africa, and Australia. Even …

Inhibition of Fusarium culmorum, Penicillium chrysogenum and Rhizoctonia solani by n‐hexane extracts of three plant species as a wood‐treated oil fungicide

MZM Salem, SI Behiry… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims Wood as a packing tool is used for packaging and transportation of fruits and
vegetables for a time period varying from hours to days. During transportation, fruits and …

β‐Sitosterol Alters the Inflammatory Response in CLP Rat Model of Sepsis by Modulation of NFκB Signaling

S Kasirzadeh, MH Ghahremani… - BioMed research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. Sepsis originates from the host inflammatory response, especially to bacterial
infections, and is considered one of the main causes of death in intensive care units. Various …