Cytotoxicity, antioxidant activity and phenolic content of eight fern species, from north of Iran

Functional components, antidiabetic, anti-Alzheimer’s disease, and antioxidant activities of Salvia syriaca L.

“…The toxicity experiments were carried out against Brine shrimp (Artemia salina) larva according to a previously published method with some modifications. [30] Test samples were prepared in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). LC 50 values were determined from the linear equation.…”

“…Brine shrimp lethality assay is a simple test for preliminary evaluation of toxicity of natural compounds. [30] The eggs of brine shrimp (Artemia salina) are available in market. The results of brine shrimp lethality assay could be correlated well with cytotoxicity potential of tested compounds against human cancer cells.…”

In Vitro Micropropagation and Alkaloid Production of Galanthus transcaucasicus Fomin

“…[1][2][3] This could be obtained by taking advantage of information available from traditional medicine and also ethnobotanical knowledge. [4][5][6][7] Amaryllidaceae family has about 85 bulbous genera and more than 1000 species which are found in relatively warm regions and tropical areas. 8 These plants are well-known for their ornamental worth and traditional uses.…”

New Drugs from Natural Products around the World

“…Both this quest to protect natural products and fundamental research on them need to be financially supported; this financial support should primarily come from governments, because they are best positioned to have long term goals of care for their people. Much research is going on in this direction, some in this journal [3][4][5][6][7] and much more in leading journals around the world. Recent findings also recognized the significant numbers of drugs or leads isolated from natural products but produced by the microbes that live in them and/or by microbial interactions with the hosts 7 .…”

“…Recent findings also recognized the significant numbers of drugs or leads isolated from natural products but produced by the microbes that live in them and/or by microbial interactions with the hosts 7 . In some cases, exploratory research has been done, 3 to lay the groundwork for further research to identify individual molecules with bioactivity, to clarify their range of bioactivities, and to progress towards new drugs. The natural products themselves or natural-product derived analogs are a tremendous resource for discovery of new drugs.…”