Calendula officinalis (Marigold) was characterized in respect to its chemical composition, antioxidant potential and antimicrobial activities. Five compounds were identified and quantified by LC/MS and HPLC in leaves and flowers of aqueous-methanolic extracts. Total flavonoids ranged between 44.91 and 76.44 mg QE/g dry weight in leaf and flower extracts, respectively. Rutin, quercetin-3-O-gluco...

Flavonoids represent a large group of polyphenols that have been recognized to exert a wide range of biological effects, such as anticancer, inflammation inhibition, anti-aging, and neuroprotective activities. In the forest industry, tree twigs have been treated as residues; however, tree twigs could be a rich source of high-value added compounds, which have been relatively unexplored. In this ...

Screening using a reporter under the control of the hypoxia-response element (HRE) identified several flavonoids and homoisoflavonoids that inhibit the activation of HRE under hypoxic conditions. Among various compounds, isorhamnetin, luteolin, quercetin, and methyl ophiopogonanone B (MOB) were effective at 3 to 9 microg/ml in inhibiting the reporter activity. The expression of vascular endothe...

A rapid microwave-assisted hydrolysis (MAH) method is presented for the sample pretreatment of the determination of ginkgo flavonol glycosides in extracts of Ginkgo biloba L. (EGb). By this method, flavonol glycosides can be completely hydrolyzed within 2 min. After investigating the effects of solvents, acidity, microwave power, and microwave radiation time on hydrolysis, the optimal hydrolysi...

Introduction. Promising sources of biologically active compounds (BAS) are extracts obtained from various morphological parts plants the numerous genus Astragalus L. One main groups BAS isolated this flavonoids, saponins, and polysaccharides. Sufficiently studied membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge) mongholicus Bge., whose have a wide range pharmacological activity. Expansion nomenclature medicinal pla...

in this study, caffeic acid (ca) and its three derivatives including 3-caffeoylquinic acid (3-cqa, neochlorogenic acid), 4-caffeoylquinic acid (4-cqa, cryptochlorogenic acid), and 5-caffeoylquinic acid (5-cqa, chlorogenic acid) were identified in bupleurum chinense aerial parts using reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (rp-hplc) with photodiode array (pda) detector, reference c...