The antioxidant activity, in terms of radical scavenging capacity, of altogether 15 different
lignans was measured by monitoring the scavenging of the free radical 2, 2-diphenyl-1 …

Oxidation of quercetin by air oxygen takes place in water and aqueous ethanol solutions
under mild conditions, namely in moderately-basic media (pH~ 8-10) at ambient …

Four oxidized flavonoid derivatives generated from reacting quercetin (a pentahydroxylated
flavone) with the peroxyl radical generator 2, 2 '-azobis-isobutyronitrile (AIBN) were isolated …

Wine chemical compositions, which result from a complex interplay between environmental
factors, genetic factors, and viticultural practices, have mostly been studied using targeted …

Components of green tea (Camellia sinensis) have been of considerable interest in recent
years because of their potential utility as pharmaceutical agents, particularly for their …

Flavonols are potent naturally occurring antioxidants. Chemical oxidation reactions in
combination with modern spectroscopic techniques have been employed to identify oxidized …

Enzyme-assisted bioremediation studies have been based to a large extent on the use of
microbes (bacteria or fungi). On the other hand, plants and/or plant food wastes have been …

Industrial wood extracts were selected and other extracts were prepared in the laboratory
from some chosen wood species. Antioxidant capacities of extracts were measured by three …

The production of valuable bioactive compounds in the medicinal plant Glycyrrhiza glabra
L.(G. glabra) would benefit from biotechnological approaches for the cultivation and …

From the leaves of Goniothalamus tenuifolius, a new natural product namely 3′-hydroxy-3,
5, 7, 4′-tetramethoxyflavone (1) was isolated, along with seven other known compounds (2 …