Natural products as anticancer agents: current status and future perspectives

A Naeem, P Hu, M Yang, J Zhang, Y Liu, W Zhu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural products have been an invaluable and useful source of anticancer agents over the
years. Several compounds have been synthesized from natural products by modifying their …

From Nature to lab: A review of secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways, environmental influences, and in vitro approaches

ZA Reshi, W Ahmad, AS Lukatkin, SB Javed - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Secondary metabolites are gaining an increasing importance in various industries, such as
pharmaceuticals, dyes, and food, as is the need for reliable and efficient methods of …

Computational evaluation of major components from plant essential oils as potent inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

SA Kulkarni, SK Nagarajan, V Ramesh… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2 has recently emerged as a global pandemic.
Intense efforts are ongoing to find a vaccine or a drug to control the disease across the …

[HTML][HTML] Bench-to-bedside: feasibility of nano-engineered and drug-delivery biomaterials for bone-anchored implants and periodontal applications

MF Kunrath, FA Shah, C Dahlin - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology and drug-release biomaterials have been thoroughly explored in the last
few years aiming to develop specialized clinical treatments. However, it is rare to find …

From blood to regenerative tissue: how autologous platelet-rich fibrin can be combined with other materials to ensure controlled drug and growth factor release

K Egle, I Salma, A Dubnika - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this review is to examine the latest literature on the use of autologous
platelet-rich fibrin as a drug and growth factor carrier system in maxillofacial surgery …

Synthetic pathways and the therapeutic potential of quercetin and curcumin

AA Hasan, V Tatarskiy, E Kalinina - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyphenols are considered popular ingredients in the pharmaceutical and medical fields
due to their preventive and therapeutic properties. However, the potential effects and …

Phytochemicals present in Indian ginseng possess potential to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 virulence: A molecular docking and MD simulation study

PP Kushwaha, AK Singh, KS Prajapati, M Shuaib… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses are deadly and contagious pathogens that affects people in different ways.
Researchers have increased their efforts in the development of antiviral agents against …

The Anticancer Effects and Therapeutic Potential of Kaempferol in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

S Kaur, P Mendonca, KFA Soliman - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among women in the United
States. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a subtype of breast cancer, is an aggressive …

Comparative phytochemical profile and biological activity of four major medicinal halophytes from Qassim flora

HA Mohammed, HM Ali, KA Qureshi, M Alsharidah… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Four halophytic plants, Lycium shawii, Anabasis articulata, Rumex vesicarius, and Zilla
spinosa, growing in the central Qassim area, Saudi Arabia, were phytochemically and …

Emerging trends in nanotechnology: Aerogel-based materials for biomedical applications

NM Bakhori, Z Ismail, MZ Hassan, R Dolah - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
At present, aerogel is one of the most interesting materials globally. The network of aerogel
consists of pores with nanometer widths, which leads to a variety of functional properties and …