New Findings from Natural Substances present the state-of-the-art and future prospects for the application of biomolecules in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, food and industrial sectors. The book presents eight reviews contributed by more than twenty experts on interesting natural substances, and plant sources, that serve as sources of natural remedies for a variety of ailments.
The reviews in the book cover the use of herbs like Heliotropium and Astragalus. Additional health benefits of extracts from essential oils, Caenorhabditis elegans, and olive oil, as well as the medicinal use of rosmarinic acid and hydrolates. The contributions highlight a range of pharmacological agents from natural sources that have anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective and neuroprotective effects.
The contents are presented in a simple and organized style. The book will broaden the knowledge about biological products for a variety of readers – generalists, students and researchers, alike.
Author(s): Antonio Tiezzi, Elisa Ovidi, Tomasz M. Karpiński
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 233
City: Singapore
Cover
Title
Copyright
End User License Agreement
Contents
Foreword
Preface
List of Contributors
Heliotropium, an Ethnomedicinal Plant: Past and Present Uses
César Donoso-Fierro1, José Becerra1,2, Claudio Rojas-Leyton1 and Claudia Pérez1,2,*
INTRODUCTION
Ethnomedicinal use of Heliotropium Species
Heliotropium indicum and Other Species used in Traditional Medicine
Phytochemicals Constituents and Biological Activity of Heliotropium Species
Phenolic Compounds from the Helitropium Genera in Chile
Alkaloids from Heliotropium Species
Volatile Organic Compounds from Heliotropium Species
CONCLUDING REMARKS
CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
REFERENCES
Essential Oils and their Chemical Constituents: The Potential Role in the Leukemic Diseases
Valentina Laghezza Masci1, Elisa Ovidi1,* and Stefania Garzoli2
INTRODUCTION
Chemical Composition of the EOs
Leukemia Diseases
Mechanism of Action of EOs Against Leukemia
Cytoxicity Induced by EOs Treatment
Induction of Apoptosis by EOs Treatment
CONCLUDING REMARKS
CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REFERENCES
Insights into the Recent Application of Rosmarinic Acid in Therapy
Ilham Touiss1,*, Mahmoud A. Elfaky2, Mohamed L. Ashour3 and Hicham Harnafi1
INTRODUCTION
Chemical Structure
Biosynthesis of Rosmarinic Acid
Biological Properties and Health Benefits of Rosmarinic Acid
Antioxidant Activity
Anti-inflammatory Activity
Antimicrobial Activity
Anticancer Activity
Hepatoprotective Activity
Cardioprotective Activity
Neuroprotective Activity
Anti-diabetic Activity
CONCLUDING REMARKS
CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REFERENCES
Plant-Derived Antimicrobial Compounds
Dilfuza Egamberdieva1,2,* and Dilfuza Jabborova3
INTRODUCTION
Medicinal Plants with Antimicrobial Activity
Antimicrobial Compounds from Medicinal Plants
Essential Oils
Other Biological Active Compounds
Alkaloids
CONCLUSION
CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REFERENCES
LC-HR-MS Based Approach to Identify Triterpenes in Astragalus Species
Nilufar Z. Mamadalieva1,2,* and Hidayat Hussain2
INTRODUCTION
Astragalus Genus as a Source of Cycloartane- and Oleanane-Type Saponins
Biological Activities of Triterpene Glycosides
LC-HR-MS Investigations of Astragalus Species
Investigation of Astragalus Vladimiri using UPLC-QTOF-MS
CONCLUDING REMARKS
CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REFERENCES
The Use of the Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans to Study Antioxidant and Longevity-Promoting Plant Secondary Metabolites
Mariana Roxo1 and Michael Wink1,*
INTRODUCTION
C. ELEGANS AS A MODEL ORGANISM
C. elegans Anatomy and Life Cycle
C. elegans in Aging and Antioxidant Research
Insulin/IGF-1 Signaling Pathway in C. elegans
Plant Extracts with Antioxidant, Neuroprotective and Lifespan-Promoting Effects in C. elegans
DISCUSSION
CONCLUDING REMARKS
CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
Olive Oil: A Natural Source of Benefits for Human Health
Fabio Mastrogiovanni1,*, Roberta Bernini2 and Antonio Tiezzi1
INTRODUCTION
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF OLEA EUROPAEA
Trunk, Branches and Roots
Leaves
The Flowers
The Fruit
HISTORY OF THE OLIVE TREE AND OIL
HEALTH BENEFITS OF OLIVE OIL
POLYPHENOLS FROM OLIVE OIL
HYDROXYTYROSOL DERIVATIVES: APPLICATION PERSPECTIVES
CONCLUDING REMARKS
CONSENT TO PUBLICATION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REFERENCES
Hydrolates: Characteristics, Properties, and Potential Uses in the Food Industry
Diana De Santis1,* and Giovanni Turchetti1
INTRODUCTION
EXTRACTION THEORY
Main Distillation Extraction Methods for Hydrolate Production
Steam Distillation
Hydrodistillation
Other Methods
HYDROLATES CHEMICAL VARIATIONS
USES OF HYDROLATES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY CHAIN
Antimicrobial Activity
Antioxidant Activity
Nematicidal Activity
Pests Control and Phytotoxicity Activity
Sedative and Anesthetic Effects on Fishes
CONCLUSION
CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REFERENCES
Subject Index
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