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Antioxidant principles from Bauhinia tarapotensis.
- A. Braca, N. de Tommasi, L. Di Bari, C. Pizza, M. Politi, I. Morelli
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of natural products
- 8 June 2001
A new cyclohexenone (1) and a new caffeoyl ester derivative (2), together with the known compounds (-)-isolariciresinol 3-alpha-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (3), (+)-1-hydroxypinoresinol… Expand
Saponins and Phenolics of Yucca schidigera Roezl: Chemistry and Bioactivity
- S. Piacente, C. Pizza, W. Oleszek
- Chemistry
- Phytochemistry Reviews
- 1 July 2005
Yucca schidigera (Agavaceae) is one of the major commercial source of steroidal saponins. Two products of yucca are available on the market. These include dried and finely powdered logs (yucca… Expand
Structure-antioxidant activity relationships of flavonoids isolated from different plant species.
- P. Montoro, A. Braca, C. Pizza, N. Tommasi
- Chemistry
- 1 September 2005
Abstract In the course of our phytochemical studies of different plants from developing countries we isolated and structurally characterized several flavonoid derivatives (compounds 1 – 26 ), both… Expand
Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds from wild and cultivated Sclerocarya birrea(Anacardiaceae) leaves.
- A. Braca, M. Politi, +4 authors N. de Tommasi
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 8 October 2003
A quantitative study of the phenolic constituents of wild and cultivated leaves of Sclerocarya birrea(Anacardiaceae) was carried out by HPLC-UV/PDA and LC-MS. Phytochemical analysis of the methanol… Expand
Saponins in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) root and their structural elucidation.
- Z. Biały, M. Jurzysta, W. Oleszek, S. Piacente, C. Pizza
- Medicine, Biology
- Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 13 July 1999
Twenty-four saponins have been identified in alfalfa roots, including 13 medicagenic acids, 2 zanhic acids, 4 hederagenins, 1 soyasapogenol A, 2 soyasapogenol B's, 1 soyasapogenol E, and 1 bayogenin… Expand
Sesquiterpene coumarins from Ferula szowitsiana and in vitro antileishmanial activity of 7-prenyloxycoumarins against promastigotes.
- M. Iranshahi, Peyman Arfa, +5 authors C. Pizza
- Biology, Medicine
- Phytochemistry
- 1 February 2007
Two new sesquiterpene coumarins, named szowitsiacoumarin A (1) and szowitsiacoumarin B (2), and a phenylpropanoid derivative, 2-epihelmanticine (3), together with nine known compounds, auraptene (4),… Expand
Screening of the topical anti-inflammatory activity of some Central American plants.
Hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts of seven herbal drugs used in the folk medicine of Central America against skin disorders (Aristolochia trilobata leaves and bark, Bursera simaruba bark,… Expand
The anti-HIV activity and mechanisms of action of pure compounds isolated from Rosa damascena.
- N. Mahmood, S. Piacente, C. Pizza, A. Burke, A. Khan, A. Hay
- Biology, Medicine
- Biochemical and biophysical research…
- 4 December 1996
Water and methanol extracts of Rosa damascena exhibited moderate anti-HIV activity. The anti-viral activities of 9 compounds isolated from the methanol extract were compared. The… Expand
Flavonoid characterization and antioxidant activity of hydroalcoholic extracts from Achillea ligustica All.
- C. Tuberoso, P. Montoro, +5 authors P. Cabras
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
- 15 October 2009
Ethanolic extracts of Achillea ligustica All. (Asteraceae) flowering tops were evaluated. High-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry was used for the… Expand
Phytochemical and pharmacological studies of Guettarda acreana.
- A. Capasso, L. Balderrama, S. C. Sivila, N. de Tommasi, L. Sorrentino, C. Pizza
- Biology, Medicine
- Planta medica
- 1 May 1998
The present study examines the effects of the extracts [petroleum ether, CHCl3, CHCl3/MeOH (9:1) and MeOH], partially purified fractions and pure compounds from Guettarda acreana on the electrically… Expand