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1. Article

   Bioactivity‑Guided Isolation of Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Phytochemicals from Four Cousinia Species from Stenocephala Bunge Section

   Leyla Pasayeva, Osman Üstün, Eren Demirpolat, Gökçe S. Karatoprak, Osman Tugay, Müberra Kosar

   pp. 682–692 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_487_18 · 2019

   Objective: In this study, chemical compositions of four Cousinia species (Cousinia davisiana [CD], Cousinia foliosa, Cousinia ramosissima, and Cousinia stenocephala [CS]) were evaluated according to their cytotoxic and a…

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   Estrogenic Activity of Glycosides from Cistanche deserticola as an Estrogen Receptors Adjuvant in vitro

   Hui Song, Wen‑Lan Li, Xiang‑Ming Sun, Yang Hu, Jing‑Xin Ding, Yu‑Bin Ji, Jing‑Ya Wang

   pp. 693–697 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_402_18 · 2019

   Objective: The objective of the study is to study estrogenic activity and the mechanism about estrogen receptors (ERs) of GCs. Materials and Methods: Cell proliferation was measured using the 3‑[4,5‑dimethyl‑2‑thiazolyl]…

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   Varthemia iphionoides and Pelargonium graveolens Extracts as a Treatment of Breast Cancer Implanted in Diabetic Mice

   Rana Y. Halees, Wamidh H. Talib, Reem A. Issa

   pp. 698–707 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_18_19 · 2019

   Background: The relationship between cancer and type 2 diabetes is well documented. However, studies are very limited to test new therapies for both diseases in the same biological system. This study was conducted to tes…

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   Effects of Selected Moraceae Plants on Tyrosinase Enzyme and Melanin Content

   Sukanya Dej-adisai, Kedsaraporn Parndaeng, Chatchai Wattanapiromsakul, Wanlapa Nuankaew, Tong Ho Kang

   pp. 708–714 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_43_19 · 2019

   Objective: Discovery of tyrosinase inhibitor from natural products by focusing on Moraceae plants. Materials and Methods: Forty‑eight Moraceae plant extracts were screened for antityrosinase and antibacterial activities;…

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   Antitumor Effects and Mechanism of Protein from Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer on Human Breast Cancer Cell Line MCF‑7

   Xilin Wan, Xin Jin, Yuhe Ren, Yang Xiu, Yu Li, Changbao Chen, Shuying Liu

   pp. 715–721 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_151_19 · 2019

   Aims: Protein components were extracted from ginseng and antitumor activity in human breast cancer cell line MCF‑7 was investigated. Settings and Design: Five methods were applied to extract GP and the antitumor effects …

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   Systematic Estimation of Potential Risk Caused by the Replacement of Aconite’s Cultivar

   Yan Shen, Sun Xu, Wang Mengyan, Tang Yongbin, Chi Xu, Honeycutt Hailey, Tong Kai, Mou Lan, Chen Ji

   pp. 722–729 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_136_19 · 2019

   Background: Aconite is a famous toxic medicinal plant in the world. But in China, the aconite cultivar, Qingchuan cultivar, which has been stably used for 2000 years, are being rapidly replaced by the Liangshan cultivar,…

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   A Green Method for Preparation of Curcuminoid‑rich Curcuma longa Extract and Evaluation of its Anticancer Activity

   Likit Lateh, Supreeya Yuenyongsawad, Haixia Chen, Pharkphoom Panichayupakaranant

   pp. 730–735 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_162_19 · 2019

   Objective: To establish a green method for preparation of curcuminoid‑rich C. longa extracts (CRE) using microwave‑assisted extraction (MAE) together with a simple one‑step fractionation and to investigate the anticancer…

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   Chemical Composition from the Leaves of Lindera fragrans Oliv.

   He-Zhong Jiang, Tian Gan, Ya-Nan Li, Chun-Yan Du, Jun-Long Li, Jun-Ting Fan, Rui Tan

   pp. 736–739 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_153_19 · 2019

   Objective: This paper reports the chemical investigation and biological evaluation of the L. fragrans. Materials and Methods: The petroleum ether and ethyl acetate soluble part of L. fragrans was isolated using chromatog…

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