Plant Preparations - Isolation & purification
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Phenolic composition, antioxidant capacity and in vitro cancer cell cytotoxicity of nine prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) juices.

30 May 2009 Juices of nine prickly pears (Opuntia spp.) were characterized in terms of color, acidity, sugar content, phenolics, flavonoids, betalains and antioxidant activity and tested in vitro against four cancer cell lines. The juices had pH s, acidities ... Read more...

[Prospects of the cultivated medical plants in Georgia]

29 Apr 2009 The aim of the research is to give botanic description, to analyze chemical composition and medical properties of plants. The names of plants in Russian are also provided. The main areas of propagation of medicinal plants are identified. The period ... Read more...

Cytotoxic properties of root extract and fruit juice of Trichosanthes cucumerina.

11 Mar 2009 The root extract of Trichosanthes cucumerina L. and bryonolic acid (1), its main constituent, as well as the fruit juice and cucurbitacin B (3), its main constituent, were tested for cytotoxicity against four human breast cancer cell lines (SKBR3, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Plant Preparations - Isolation & purification'

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• Phenolic composition, antioxidant capacity and in vitro cancer cell cytotoxicity of nine prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) juices. 30 May 2009
• [Prospects of the cultivated medical plants in Georgia] 29 Apr 2009
• Cytotoxic properties of root extract and fruit juice of Trichosanthes cucumerina. 11 Mar 2009
• HIV: a raft-targeting approach for prevention and therapy using plant-derived compounds (review). 30 Dec 2008
• Isolation of high molecular weight components and contribution to the protective activity of coffee against lipid peroxidation in a rat liver microsome system. 22 Dec 2008
• [Pharmacological characterization and mechanisms of the novel antidepressive- and/or anxiolytic-like substances identified from Perillae Herba] 30 Jul 2008
• Therapeutic biology of Jatropha curcas: a mini review. 30 Jul 2008
• Jatropha curcas L., a multipurpose stress resistant plant with a potential for ethnomedicine and renewable energy. 30 Jul 2008
• The effect of initiating doses of benzo[a]pyrene and 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene on the expression of PAH activating enzymes and its modulation by plant phenols. 21 Jul 2008
• Capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry for comparative metabolomics of transgenic versus conventional maize. 7 Jul 2008
• Artemisinins from folklore to modern medicine--transforming an herbal extract to life-saving drugs. 30 May 2008
• Gastroprokinetic effects of DA-9701, a new prokinetic agent formulated with Pharbitis Semen and Corydalis Tuber. 17 May 2008
• Comparative metabolomic study of transgenic versus conventional soybean using capillary electrophoresis-time-of-flight mass spectrometry. 12 May 2008
• Anti-inflammatory effects of red pepper (Capsicum baccatum) on carrageenan- and antigen-induced inflammation. 30 Mar 2008
• Some wild-growing plant species from Serbia and Montenegro as the potential sources of drugs. 30 Dec 2007
• Clinical drugs that interact with St. John's wort and implication in drug development. 30 Dec 2007
• Drug discovery and development with plant-derived compounds. 30 Dec 2007
• Isolation and characterization of two Korean mistletoe lectins. 28 Nov 2007
• Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of saponin and iridoid glycosides from Verbascum pterocalycinum var. mutense Hub.-Mor. 30 Oct 2007
• [Using some new technologies in medical rehabilitation in chronic prostatitis] 30 Oct 2007

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Technical information about 'Plant Preparations'

Definition: Material prepared from plants.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D028321

Alternative terms: Plant Preparations; Plant Preparation; Preparation, Plant; Herbal Preparation; Herbal Preparations;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analogs & derivatives; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D20.215.784;

History Note: 2002

Technical Notes: coord with specific plant and PLANT COMPONENTS term; for use in therapy coord IM or NIM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + specific chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29