Sesquiterpenoids, and specifically sesquiterpene lactones from Asteraceae, may play a
highly significant role in human health, both as part of a balanced diet and as …

Sesquiterpene lactones are a large group of natural compounds, found primarily in plants of
Asteraceae family, with over 5000 structures reported to date. Within this family, genus …

Vernonia amygdalina Del., commonly called bitter leaf, is a perennial shrub that belongs to
the family Asteraceae and grows throughout tropical Africa. It is probably the most used …

Sesquiterpene lactones constitute a major class of bioactive natural products. One of the
naturally occurring sesquiterpene lactones is costunolide, which has been extensively …

Thin layer chromatography (TLC) is increasingly used in the fields of plant chemistry,
biochemistry, and molecular biology. Advantages such as speed, versatility, and low cost …

Phytochemical analysis of the leaves of Vernonia amygdalina yielded two known
sesquiterpene lactones: vernolide and vernodalol. The two compounds were tested by agar …

Vernonia amygdalina has been a known food and medicinal plants used in Asia and Africa
(West Africa) due to its pharmacological effects (antioxidant, anti-diabetes, antiinflammatory …

Bioassay-directed isolation of antifungal compounds from an ethyl acetate extract of Ruta
graveolens leaves yielded two furanocoumarins, one quinoline alkaloid, and four quinolone …

The isolation and structure elucidation of antifungal constituents of the steam-distilled
essential oil fraction of Artemisia dracunculus are described. Antifungal activities of 5-phenyl …

In this study, the antifungal activities of cinnamaldehyde and eugenol congeners against
white-rot fungus Lenzites betulina and brown-rot fungus Laetiporus sulphureus were …