Pingyin rose essential oil alleviates LPS-Induced inflammation in RAW 264.7 cells via the NF-κB pathway: an integrated in vitro and network pharmacology analysis
BMC Complement Med Ther. 2022 Oct 14;22(1):272. doi: 10.1186/s12906-022-03748-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Rosa rugosa cv. Plena, a cultivar of Rosa rugosa, has a history of more...
Exploring the Chemical Composition of Bulgarian Lavender Absolute (Lavandula Angustifolia Mill.) by GC/MS and GC-FID
Plants (Basel). 2022 Nov 17;11(22):3150. doi: 10.3390/plants11223150. ABSTRACT Lavender (L. angustifolia Mill.) is an important essential oil-bearing and medicinal plant with high commercial value. Lavender...
Odor perception of aromatherapy essential oils with different chemical types: Influence of gender and two cultural characteristics
Front Psychol. 2022 Nov 10;13:998612. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.998612. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Olfactory perception, and especially affective responses of odors, is highly flexible, but some mechanisms involved...
Chamomile Essential Oil: Chemical Constituents and Antitumor Activity in MDA-MB-231 Cells through PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway
Chem Biodivers. 2023 Apr;20(4):e202200523. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202200523. Epub 2023 Apr 3. ABSTRACT Chamomile essential oil (CEO) is extracted from chamomile and mainly used in aromatherapy. The...
Microtubules are an intracellular target of the plant terpene citral
Plant J. 2010 Feb 1;61(3):399-408. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.04063.x. Epub 2009 Nov 25. ABSTRACT Citral is a component of plant essential oils that possesses several biological activities....
Light and temperature regulated terpene biosynthesis: hepatoprotective monoterpene picroside accumulation in Picrorhiza kurrooa
Funct Integr Genomics. 2010 Aug;10(3):393-404. doi: 10.1007/s10142-009-0152-9. Epub 2010 Jan 14. ABSTRACT Picrorhiza (Picrorhiza kurrooa) is an endangered medicinal plant with well-known hepatoprotective activity attributed...
Influence of gibberellin and daminozide on the expression of terpene synthases and on monoterpenes in common sage (Salvia officinalis)
J Plant Physiol. 2010 Jul 1;167(10):779-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2009.12.009. Epub 2010 Feb 16. ABSTRACT Common sage (Salvia officinalis L., Lamiaceae) is one of the most important...
Bismuth(III) reagents in steroid and terpene chemistry
Molecules. 2011 Apr 4;16(4):2884-913. doi: 10.3390/molecules16042884. ABSTRACT Steroid and terpene chemistry still have a great impact on medicinal chemistry. Therefore, the development of new reactions...
The organ-specific expression of terpene synthase genes contributes to the terpene hydrocarbon composition of chamomile essential oils
BMC Plant Biol. 2012 Jun 8;12:84. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-84. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The essential oil of chamomile, one of the oldest and agronomically most important medicinal plant...
Tangy scent in Toona sinensis (Meliaceae) leaflets: isolation, functional characterization, and regulation of TsTPS1 and TsTPS2, two key terpene synthase genes in the biosynthesis of the scent compound
Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2012 Dec;13(15):2721-32. doi: 10.2174/138920112804724864. ABSTRACT Toona sinensis (Chinese Mahogany; Meliaceae), a subtropical deciduous tree, has a tangy scent resembling a mix of...
Systemic and cerebral exposure to and pharmacokinetics of flavonols and terpene lactones after dosing standardized Ginkgo biloba leaf extracts to rats via different routes of administration
Br J Pharmacol. 2013 Sep;170(2):440-57. doi: 10.1111/bph.12285. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Flavonols and terpene lactones are putatively responsible for the properties of Ginkgo biloba leaf...
Effects of Terpene Chemotypes of Melaleuca alternifolia on Two Specialist Leaf Beetles and Susceptibility to Myrtle Rust
J Chem Ecol. 2015 Oct;41(10):937-47. doi: 10.1007/s10886-015-0628-0. Epub 2015 Sep 18. ABSTRACT Plant chemical polymorphisms, or plant chemotypes, are characterized by intraspecific discrete differences of...
Profiling of the Terpene Metabolome in Carrot Fruits of Wild ( Daucus carota L. ssp. carota) Accessions and Characterization of a Geraniol Synthase
J Agric Food Chem. 2018 Mar 14;66(10):2378-2386. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b03596. Epub 2016 Oct 6. ABSTRACT Fruits from wild carrot ( Daucus carota L. ssp. carota) have...
The terpene synthase gene family in Tripterygium wilfordii harbors a labdane-type diterpene synthase among the monoterpene synthase TPS-b subfamily
Plant J. 2017 Feb;89(3):429-441. doi: 10.1111/tpj.13410. Epub 2017 Feb 14. ABSTRACT Tripterygium wilfordii (Celastraceae) is a medicinal plant with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. Identification of...
Terpene synthases from Cannabis sativa
PLoS One. 2017 Mar 29;12(3):e0173911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173911. eCollection 2017. ABSTRACT Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) plants produce and accumulate a terpene-rich resin in glandular trichomes, which are...