Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) fruit is a member of the cranberry family, which contains many bioactive components. However, because its bitter taste, number products it can be processed limited. In this study, beverages were prepared by adding five different herbal teas (linden, sage, chamomile, green tea, artichoke peel) to nectar sweetened with apple juice concentrate. Brix, pH, antioxidan...

During the XXth century, the evolution of histology in Romania was marked by different personalities. The aim of our paper is to present a parallel between two Professors of Histology: Alexandru Tupa (1886-1956) and Cornel Crisan (1895-1958) - who were contemporaries. Thus, we bring a homage to their memory, because in 2016 was the anniversary of 130 years since the birth of Al. Tupa and in 201...

Twelve new tirucallane triterpenoids, named cornusalterins A-L (1-12), and two known tirucallane triterpenoids, deoxyflindissone (13) and (-)-leucophyllone (14), were isolated from a MeOH extract of stems and stem bark of Cornus walteri. The structures of the new compounds were determined by spectroscopic methods, including 1D and 2D NMR analyses. Compounds 12 and 13, possessing a tetrahydrofur...