Sesquiterpene lactones (SL), characterized by their high prevalence in the Asteraceae
family, are one of the major groups of secondary metabolites found in plants. Researchers …

Several agri-food byproducts represent valuable sources of compounds to be reutilized for
nutritional, nutraceutical, and cosmetic purposes. Examples especially comprise byproducts …

Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) is an important industrial crop cultivated mainly to extract the
dietary fiber inulin. However, chicory also contains bioactive compounds such as …

Previous studies have indicated a critical role of intestinal bacteria in the pathogenesis of
ulcerative colitis (UC). B. salyersiae is a commensal species from the human gut microbiota …

For several sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) found in Asteraceae plants, very interesting
biomedical activities have been demonstrated. Chicory roots accumulate the guaianolide …

Sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) are a large group of terpenoids most commonly found in
plants of the Asteraceae family, eg, in chicory plants, displaying a wide range of interesting …

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi, is a potentially life-threatening
parasitic zoonosis infecting 6–7 million people worldwide, mainly in Latin America. Due to …

In Europe, root chicory and other plants are cultivated for their prebiotic food fiber, inulin,
which boosts the growth of beneficial gut bacteria and stimulates the human immune …

SARS-CoV-2 is a highly transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus causing a respiratory
disease that emerged in 2019, leading to a public health emergency situation which …

Ethnophamacological relevance Centipeda minima (L.) A. Braun & Asch (C. minima) was
applied to treat nasal allergy, headache, cough, and even nasopharyngeal carcinoma in …