Background: Alpinia galanga L. belonging to the family Zingiberaceae is widely grown in the state of Kerala, India. They are effective antioxidant and free radical scavenger under both in vitro and in vivo condition. The ...

Although inflammatory pathways have been linked with various chronic diseases including cancer, identification of an agent that can suppress these pathways has therapeutic potential. Herein we describe the identification ...

Crotepoxide (a substituted cyclohexane diepoxide), isolated from Kaempferia pulchra (peacock ginger), although linked to antitumor and anti-inflammatory activities, the mechanism by which it exhibits these activities, is ...

Deoxyelephantopin, a sesquiterpene lactone extracted and purified from Elephantopus scaber, has been shown to exhibit antitumor and hepatoprotective activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the antiproliferative ...

Curcuma amada Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) rhizomes have been found to be a good source of (E)-labda-8(17),12-diene15,16-dial. This has been chemically transformed to other biologically active compounds like aframodial, zerumin ...

The synthesis of the novel cage compounds 7-halomethyl-8-(carbomethoxy)tetracyclo[4.2.1.1(4,7).0(2,5)]deca-3-(11)-ene-10-ones, methyl-4-methylene-6-oxopentacyclo[5.4.0.0.(2,5).0(3,10).0(7,9)]undecane-9-carboxylate, ...

The enone moiety of 3-bromo-7-(bromomethyl)tetracyclo[5.3.1.02,6.04,8]undec-10(12)-ene-9,11-dione undergoes facile hetero-Diels–Alder reaction with pentafulvenes leading to novel cage systems with pyran moiety.

Purpose: Deoxyelephantopin (ESD) and isodeoxyelephantopin (ESI) are two sesquiterpene lactones derived from the medicinal plant Elephantopus scaber Linn. (Asteraceae). Although they are used for the treatment of a wide ...

Stereospermum colais (family Bignoniaceae) is a well-known pharmacologically potent medicinal plant reported in traditional systems of medicine. Phytochemical investigation of the roots of S. colais resulted in the isolation ...