cancer is still one of the major causes of mortality in both developing and developed countries. at this time, in spite of intensive interventions, a large number of patients have poor prognosis. therefore, the effort for finding new anticancer agents with better efficacy and lesser side effects has continued. according to the traditional recommendations and experimental studies, numerous medic...

The common wild fig, Ficus thonningii, is extensively used in African ethnomedicine for treating a number of disease conditions which include diarrhoea, urinary tract infections, diabetes mellitus, gonorrhoea, respiratory infections, and mental illnesses. This review aims to present a logical analysis of the nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of F. thonningii in relation ...

Since the rose water is used in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products, its microbiological control is necessary. Conventional pasteurization methods cause undesirable changes in taste, smell, medicinal properties and nutritional value with decreasing the amount of essential oil, because of high temperatures. In this study, the effects of the microwave power, temperature, ultrasound power,...

Since the rose water is used in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products, its microbiological control is necessary. Conventional pasteurization methods cause undesirable changes in taste, smell, medicinal properties and nutritional value with decreasing the amount of essential oil, because of high temperatures. In this study, the effects of the microwave power, temperature, ultrasound power,...

Zerumbone is a phytochemical with diverse biological activities ranging from anti-inflammatory to anti-cancer properties; however, to date the cellular targets of this important compound have remained elusive. Here we report the global protein target spectrum of zerumbone in living cancer cells using competitive activity-based protein profiling of a novel cell-permeable clickable probe, combine...

This paper summarizes the information on the occurrence of phenolic compounds in apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) fruit and juice, with special reference to their health related properties. As phytochemical molecules belonging to polyphenols are numerous, we will focus on the main apples phenolic compounds with special reference to changes induced by apple cultivar, breeding approaches, fruit p...

Ficus carica grows in tropical and subtropical regions of India, it is used in indigenious system of medicine like ayurveda, siddha, unani and homoeopathy. Different biologically active compounds were isolated form this plant. The barks, leaves,fruits are considered to be very effective in various treatments, such as diabetes, skin diseases, ulcers, dysentry, diarrohoea, stomachache, piles . La...

Background and objectives: Thegenus Centaurea from the Asteraceae family is one of the most widely distributed plant genera worldwide that has been extensively used in folk medicine for hundreds of years. The present study is the first investigation about the principal constituents of Centaurea albonitens Turrill which is native to Iran. Methods: </str...