The concentrations of caffeic acid derivatives within Lamiaceae and Echinacea (herb, spice, tea, and dietary supplement forms) readily available in the US marketplace (n = 72) were determined. After the first identification of chicoric acid in Ocimum basilicum (basil), the extent to which chicoric acid could be found within the family Lamiaceae was investigated. The dominant phenolic acid in al...

Perilla frutescens is an annual herb of the mint family native to East Asia. Polyphenols present in perilla have various structural varieties with large diversity of biological activities. It is direct influence the quality of perilla plant and their potential functions. Some of these products have been studied and proven to be effective source of phenolic antioxidants. The aqueous extract cont...

Substantial attention has been given to primary cancer prevention in daily life. Secondary metabolites of plants in the form of functional foods or nutraceuticals are known as preventive agents for a variety of diseases, including cancer. Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a naturally occurring polyphenolic compound, which contributes to the beneficial and health-promoting effects of herbs, spices and med...

Background: Nitric oxide is a free radical that recently has emerged as a key signaling molecule in regulating important physiological processes in plants. Objective: In this work, sodium nitroprusside (SNP) was utilized as the donor of nitric oxide to investigate the effects of exogenous nitric oxide on essential oil, rosmarinic acid and antioxidant activity of in vitro-cultured Melissa offi...

The use of natural additives in biodiesel has been investigated, however, there is limited information the literature relation to their influence on corrosion resistance and oxidative stability. This work aims investigate stability carbon steel (AISI 1020) contact with soybean solutions (B100) presence absence such as: rosmarinic acid, curcumin, gingerol, eugenol, thymol quercetin. Corrosion mi...

Rosmarinic acid (RA) has been used as an anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and anti-cancer agent. Although RA has also been shown to exert an anti-metastatic effect, the mechanism of this effect has not been reported to be associated with AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). The aim of this study was to elucidate whether RA could inhibit the metastatic properties of colorectal cancer (CRC) cell...