Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) leaf is traditionally used in southeastern Europe for the treatment of diabetes. In the present study, the ability of bilberry leaf extracts to inhibit carbohydrate-hydrolyzing enzymes and restore glutathione concentration in Hep G2 cells subjected to glucose-induced oxidative stress was investigated. A comprehensive analysis of the antioxidant activity of two bil...

Syzygium cumini (S. cumini) (L.) Skeels (jambolan) is one of the widely used medicinal plants in the treatment of various diseases in particular diabetes. The present review has been primed to describe the existing data on the information on botany, phytochemical constituents, traditional uses and pharmacological actions of S. cumini (L.) Skeels (jambolan). Electronic database search was conduc...

Persea americana fruit and leaves had been known in folk medicine for their anti-diabetic prowess. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the inhibitory effect of phenolic extract from avocado pear (Persea americana) leaves and fruits on some key enzymes linked to type 2 diabetes (α-amylase and α-glucosidase); and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) induced lipid peroxidation in rats' pancreas in v...

Tuberculosis is known to be a fatal infectious disease causing a large number of deaths every year. The causative agent of TB is the pathogenic bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although vaccines and drugs have been developed, cases of TB infections are still widespread largely due to development of drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis which makes it imperative to search for ...

Ebola virus (EBOV) belongs to Filoviridae family, a deadly that can cause severe viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF) with high fatality rate between 25 90 percent. Amongst EBOV proteins, the matrix protein VP40 is crucial in facilitating transcription of gene early stage infection. To date, there no cure for and available chemical drugs were known side effects. It bioactive compounds from natural p...

Aims: To find active compounds from natural ingredients that have the potential to be antivirals of SARS-CoV-2.
 Study Design: Simulation research.
 Place and Duration Study: Physics Laboratory, Department Education, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, between December 2021 August 2022.
 Methodology: The method used is a computational simulation commonly known as docking or molecular ...

This work evaluated the impact of exogenous soil inoculation of beneficial fungal strain Piriformospora indica on phytochemical changes and the related genes expression of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis L.) by greenhouse pot experiments. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) affirmed that among the different combinations of fungal and organic fertilizer treatments, ...

Recent scientific advancements have sparked an increasing trend of returning to nature. Scientists worldwide prefer natural medical derivatives over synthetic ones due fewer side effects. Green tea is abundant in bioactive components and vitamins. Although most green were thought be absorbed inadequately by oral administration, they are essential for better health. In the present study, silico ...

Two new prenylated flavonoids, named scariosin (1) and isorhynchospermin (2) were isolated from the leaves of paracalyx scariosa together with kaempferol, quercetin, kaempferol 3-O- rutinoside and rutin. The structures of (1) and (2) were characterized as 8-C- prenyl- taxifolin 7,3'-dimethylether and 6-C-prenylquercetin 7,4'-dimethylether by their chemical and spectra data, respectively.

Cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) is widely distributed in the arid and semi-arid regions throughout the world. In the last decades, the interest towards vegetative crop increased, and cladodes are exploited for nutraceutical and health-promoting properties. This study aimed at investigating the capacity of selected lactic acid bacteria to increase the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory prop...