Small molecules in the treatment of COVID-19

S Lei, X Chen, J Wu, X Duan, K Men - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a global crisis, and brought severe disruptions to
societies and economies. Until now, effective therapeutics against COVID-19 are in high …

Biosynthesis of nanoparticles using plant extracts and essential oils

S Antunes Filho, MS Dos Santos, OAL Dos Santos… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant extracts and essential oils have a wide variety of molecules with potential application
in different fields such as medicine, the food industry, and cosmetics. Furthermore, these …

Environmental and genetic factors involved in plant protection-associated secondary metabolite biosynthesis pathways

X Zhan, Z Chen, R Chen, C Shen - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) play essential roles in the adaptation to harsh
environments and function in plant defense responses. PSMs act as key components of …

Subcellular compartmentalization in the biosynthesis and engineering of plant natural produces

L Yao, X Wu, X Jiang, M Shan, Z Zhang, Y Li… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant natural products (PNPs) are specialized metabolites with diverse bioactivities. They
are extensively used in the pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical and food industries. PNPs are …

Effects of light on secondary metabolite biosynthesis in medicinal plants

S Zhang, L Zhang, H Zou, L Qiu, Y Zheng… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Secondary metabolites (SMs) found in medicinal plants are one of main sources of drugs,
cosmetics, and health products. With the increase in demand for these bioactive …

Progress and prospect: Biosynthesis of plant natural products based on plant chassis

J Lin, X Yin, Y Zeng, X Hong, S Zhang, B Cui… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant-derived natural products are a specific class of active substances with numerous
applications in the medical, energy, and industrial fields. Many of these substances are in …

Potential of Seaweed Extract on Growth, Physiological, Cytological and Biochemical Parameters of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Seedlings

MM Hamouda, KM Saad-Allah, D Gad - Journal of Soil Science and Plant …, 2022 - Springer
Synthetic fertilizers are widely employed in agriculture relative to biofertilizers. Long-term
use affects soil fertility, plant vigor, human and livestock health, and the soil microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Phytotherapeutic applications of alkaloids in treating breast cancer

S Rampogu, T Balasubramaniyam, JH Lee - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is one of the major causes of mortality in women worldwide. The current
treatments available are radiation therapy (RT), surgery, endocrine (hormone) therapy (ET) …

Natural variance at the interface of plant primary and specialized metabolism

S Wang, Y Li, L He, J Yang, AR Fernie, J Luo - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plants produce a large number of diverse metabolites when they grow and develop as well
as when they respond to the changing external environment. These are an important source …

Metabolic toxification of 1, 2-unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids causes human hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome: The update

R Teschke, N Vongdala, NV Quan, TN Quy… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Saturated and unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are present in more than 6000 plant
species growing in countries all over the world. They have a typical heterocyclic structure in …