Plant antimicrobial peptides as potential anticancer agents

JJ Guzmán-Rodríguez… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are part of the innate immune defense mechanism of many
organisms and are promising candidates to treat infections caused by pathogenic bacteria to …

Natural peptides inducing cancer cell death: Mechanisms and properties of specific candidates for cancer therapeutics

PA Trinidad-Calderón, CD Varela-Chinchilla… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, cancer has become the second highest leading cause of death, and it is
expected to continue to affect the population in forthcoming years. Additionally, treatment …

Santalum Genus: phytochemical constituents, biological activities and health promoting-effects

J Sharifi-Rad, C Quispe, A Turgumbayeva… - … für Naturforschung C, 2023 - degruyter.com
Santalum genus belongs to the family of Santalaceae, widespread in India, Australia,
Hawaii, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, and valued as traditional medicine, rituals and modern …

Lacto-fermented Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) seed protein as a source of bioactive peptides and their applications as natural preservatives

B Arulrajah, BJ Muhialdin, M Zarei, H Hasan, N Saari - Food Control, 2020 - Elsevier
Kenaf seeds are a promising source of natural preservatives for food applications due to
their potential as a substrate to generate peptides with high antibacterial activity. We sought …

Imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like inflammation in differentiated Human keratinocytes: Its evaluation using curcumin

SR Varma, TO Sivaprakasam, A Mishra… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Psoriasis is considered to be a systemic disease of immune dysfunction. It is still unclear
what triggers the inflammatory cascade associated with psoriasis but recent evidences …

Structural and chemical insights into the prebiotic property of hemicellulosic polysaccharide from Santalum album L.

M Patra, D Das, S Dey, A Koschella, T Heinze - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Hemicellulose was extracted by alkali treatment of de-pectinated cell wall material of
Santalum album L.(sandalwood) suspension culture cells. The physicochemical properties …

Cyclic peptides for the treatment of cancers: a review

D Ramadhani, R Maharani, AM Gazzali, M Muchtaridi - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cyclic peptides have been widely reported to have therapeutic abilities in the treatment of
cancer. This has been proven through in vitro and in vivo studies against breast, lung, liver …

The role of natural antimicrobial peptides during infection and chronic inflammation

X Xia, L Cheng, S Zhang, L Wang, J Hu - Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 2018 - Springer
Natural antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), a family of small polypeptides that are produced by
constitutive or inducible expression in organisms, are integral components of the host innate …

Protective effects of triphala on dermal fibroblasts and human keratinocytes

SR Varma, TO Sivaprakasam, A Mishra, LMS Kumar… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Human skin is body's vital organ constantly exposed to abiotic oxidative stress. This can
have deleterious effects on skin such as darkening, skin damage, and aging. Plant-derived …

Optimization of coconut milk kefir beverage by RSM and screening of its metabolites and peptides

MMT Abadl, AA Marzlan, R Sulaiman, F Abas… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
Probiotic foods such as kefir drinks help to improve the health and well-being of consumers.
Since Salmonella resistance to current antibiotic drugs is rising at an alarming rate …