Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases continue to be threatening and deadly to human kind. Resistance …

Ursolic acid (UA) is a natural terpene compound exhibiting many pharmaceutical properties.
In this review the current state of knowledge about the health-promoting properties of this …

Apple processing results in peel, stem, seeds, and pulp being left as a waste product known
as apple pomace. This review comprehensively assessed apple pomace composition for …

Apple juice production generates a large amount of residue comprising mainly peels, seeds,
and pulp, known as apple pomace. In the global context, Brazil ranks 11th in apple …

Natural products and their semisynthetic derivatives continue to be an important source of
potential drug leads. Natural products and their analogues structures possess the …

Triterpenoids are natural products from plants and many other organisms that have various
biological activities, such as antitumor, antiviral, antimicrobial, and protective activities. This …

Medicinal plants have been used to treat different diseases throughout the human history
namely in traditional medicine. Most of the plants mentioned in this review article belong …

Betulinic acid (BA) and its natural analogues betulin (BN), betulonic (BoA), and 23-
hydroxybetulinic (HBA) acids are lupane-type pentacyclic triterpenoids. They are present in …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as the most common liver disease in
industrialized countries. The discovery of food components that can ameliorate NAFLD is …

Lapachol is an abundant prenyl naphthoquinone occurring in Brazilian Bignoniaceae that
was clinically used, in former times, as an antimalarial drug, despite its moderate effect …