PEDRELLI F.

A total of 175 abietane quinone diterpenes with ortho- or para-quinone chromophore, namely 11,12-ortho-quinone abietane, 11,14-para-quinone abietane, seco-abietane and abeo-abietanes quinones were surveyed from 130 species of Salvia of central Asia/Mediterranean area, eastern Asia, and Central and South America. An organized information on the...

Edible flowers may have a relevant importance in improving human health by virtue of possessing interesting nutritional characteristics. The European Union together with the trans-border framework INTERREG-ALCOTRA, funded the project 'Innovative activities for the development of a cross-border supply chain of edible flowers' (ANTEA). This...

Salvia tingitana Etl. is an aromatic woody-based perennial shrub original from the Arabian region [1]. The plant was historically used as rubefacient, solving, digestive, and against colds and drunkenness [2]. In the course of our research on new plant compounds from Salvia species able to face the constantly increasing resistance to...

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Recently, the use of edible flowers has become very popular, both in traditional and innovative recipes, and now several floral species can be found not only in the kitchens of famous restaurants but also as packed salads in the supermarkets. The increasing consumer appreciation is due to the sensory properties of several flowers (taste,...

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A surface extract of the aerial parts of Salvia tingitana afforded a nor-sesterterpenoid (1) and eight new sesterterpenoids (2-̵9), along with five known sesterterpenoids, five labdane and one abietane diterpenoid, one sesquiterpenoid, and four flavonoids. The structures of the new compounds were established by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy,...

The genus Premna (Lamiaceae) contains 200 species mainly distributed throughout tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. 1 46 species are recognized in the Flora of China and 14 species in the Flora Malesiana area.1 Most species in the genus are small trees or shrubs and rarely found as lianas and pyroherbs 1....

Salvia corrugata Vahl. is an ornamental plant that produces two icetexane diterpene quinones with significant antibacterial activity.1,2 The aim of the study was to obtain transformed roots of this species for the evaluation of their phytochemical profile. Two strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes (wild type ATCC 15834 and hyper virulent LBA...