Native to South America, Alstroemeria flowers are known for their colourful tepals, and Alstroemeria hybrids are an important cut flower. However, in common with many commercial cut flowers, virtually all the commercial ...

The use of active natural compounds derived from plants appears as an interesting alternative for pest control in stored products. In this study, the fumigant toxicity of several terpene ketones against maize weevil ...

The aim of the study was to assess changes in the activity of anti-inflammatory terpenes from Chilean medicinal plants after the formation of derivatives incorporating synthetic anti-inflammatory agents. Ten new hybrid ...

The eleven terpene ketones, thymoquinone, (R)-carvone, (S)-carvone, pulegone, dihydrocarvone, menthone, verbenone, ocimenone, camphor, α-thujone and piperitenone, were tested as contact and fumigant insecticides against ...

Plant extracts and phytochemicals evidenced the capacity to prevent some diseases associated with oxidative stress and advanced glycation end product (AGE) formation. • Polyphenols are the main group of compounds with ...

The gastric mucosa is continuously exposed to damaging agents that are involved in the pathogenesis of gastric ulcers, the most common chronic gastrointestinal disease. Common habits such as stress, coffee ingestion, ...