The global feeding on Western diet, which is enriched in fat and fructose, has been proposed to be a cause of metabolic disorder, including hepatic steatosis which is associated with oxidative stress. In the present study, we investigated the influence of co-treatment with phytochemical compounds, quercetin (Q), o-coumaric (CA) and berberine (BB) on the hepatic lipid profile and oxidative stres...

A review is done on the phytochemical profile and biological effects of Musa sapientum L. ssp. sylvestris. The findings suggest that it contains a number of important phytochemicals, which may link with its promising pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic effects, anti-hemolytic effect, antihemagglutination. Extracts from various parts of this plant...

Background Plants are an important source of bioactive compounds with different chemical compositions and biological properties with proven efficacy. Poincianell pyramidalis (Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) LP. Queiroz var. pyramidalis), popularly known as catingueira, is a medicinal plant endemic to the Caatinga and almost all parts are used for the treatment of many diseases, such as asthma, ...

BACKGROUND Here, phytochemical profile of Nitraria retusa (N. Retusa) leaf extracts was identified and their ability to induce apoptosis and inhibiting growth of melanoma cells and enhancing melanogenesis of B16F10 melanoma was evaluated. METHODS The Apoptosis was evidenced by investigating DNA fragmentation, and Acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining. Amounts of melanin and tyrosinase wer...

Repeated exposure to inhibitory compounds can drive the evolution of resistance, which weakens chemical defence against antagonists. Floral phytochemicals in nectar and pollen have antimicrobial properties that can ameliorate infection in pollinators, but evolved resistance among parasites could diminish the medicinal efficacy of phytochemicals. However, multicompound blends, which occur in nec...

bermudagrass [cynodon dactylon (l.) pers.] is a perennial grass and has been long used as a medicinal herb in iranian traditional medicine to treat varied ailments. different parts of bermudagrass such as leaves, stolons, rhizomes and culms are rich sources of metabolites such as proteins, carbohydrates, mineral constituents, β-sitosterol, flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides and triterpenoides. g...