Hong Gao, Jun Nishida, Shizuka Saito and Jun Kawabata*
Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +81-11-706-2496. Fax: +81-11-706-2496; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 8 December 2006; in revised form: 24 January 2007 / Accepted: 24 January 2007 / Published: 29 January 2007
Full Paper: Inhibitory Effects of 5,6,7-Trihydroxyflavones on Tyrosinase
Molecules 2007, 12, 86-97 (PDF format 139 K)


Lubica Lacikova ^1,*, Jan Muselik ^2,†, Irena Masterova ¹ and Daniel Grancai ^1,‡
1 Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Odbojárov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia; ‡ E-mail: [email protected].
2 Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic; † E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +421 907 193 576, Fax: +421 2 501 17 100
Received: 1 December 2006; in revised form: 9 January 2007 / Accepted: 16 January 2007 / Published: 29 January 2007
Communication: Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenols in Different Extracts of Four Staphylea L. Species
Molecules 2007, 12, 98-102 (PDF format 48 K)


Yoshinori Kadoma ¹, Toshiko Atsumi ², Norihisa Okada ², Mariko Ishihara ², Ichiro Yokoe ³ and Seiichiro Fujisawa ^2,*
1 Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Meikai Unversity School of Dentistry, Sakado, Saitama 3500283, Japan; E-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
3 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Saitama 3500295, Japan; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 22 January 2007; in revised form: 31 January 2007 / Accepted: 1 February 2007 / Published: 3 February 2007
Full Paper: Radical-scavenging Activity of Natural Methoxyphenols vs. Synthetic Ones using the Induction Period Method
Molecules 2007, 12, 130-138 (PDF format 111 K)


Madalina Neacsu ^1,*, Vicente Micol ², Laura Pérez-Fons ², Stefan Willför ^3,*, Bjarne Holmbom ³ and Ricardo Mallavia ²
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine; Manastur 3-5, 400372 Cluj, Napoca, Romania
2 Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche 03202, Alicante, Spain; E-mails: [email protected] (Vicente Micol), [email protected] (Laura Pérez), [email protected] (Ricardo Mallavia)
3 Åbo Akademi University, Process Chemistry Centre, Porthansgatan 3, FI-20500 Turku/Åbo, Finland; Email: [email protected] (Bjarne Holmbom)
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]; Phone +358 2 215 4729, Fax +358 2 215 4868
Received: 8 January 2007; in revised form: 15 February 2007 / Accepted: 18 February 2007 / Published: 19 February 2007
Full Paper: A Novel Antioxidant Phenyl Disaccharide from Populus tremula Knotwood
Molecules 2007, 12, 205-217 (PDF format 158 K)


Antonio Fiorentino*, Brigida D’Abrosca, Severina Pacifico, Annunziata Golino, Claudio Mastellone, Palma Oriano, and Pietro Monaco
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli – via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 21 January 2007; in revised form: 13 February 2007 / Accepted: 27 February 2007 / Published: 28 February 2007
Full Paper: Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging Activity of Flavone Glycosides from Melilotus neapolitana
Molecules 2007, 12, 263-270 (PDF format 79 K)


Stanislava Maric ³, Mila Jukic ¹, Visnja Katalinic ² and Mladen Milos ^1,*
1 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Teslina 10/V, 21000 Split, Croatia
2 Department of Nutritional Technology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Teslina 10/V, 21000 Split, Croatia
3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Education, University of Mostar, Matice hrvatske bb, 88 000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 8 February 2007; in revised form: 23 February 2007 / Accepted: 23 February 2007 / Published: 2 March 2007
Full Paper: Comparison of Chemical Composition and Free Radical Scavenging Ability of Glycosidically Bound and Free Volatiles from Bosnian Pine (Pinus heldreichii Christ. var. leucodermis)
Molecules 2007, 12, 283-289 (PDF format 57 K)


Hui Yao ^1,2, Guang-Xiong Zhou ³, Qiong Wu ², Guang-Qing Lei ², Dao-Feng Chen ¹, Jia-Kuan Chen ² and Tong-Shui Zhou ^2,*
1 Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University. Yi Xue Yuan Rd. No.138, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China; E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]
2 School of Life Sciences, Fudan University. Handan Rd. No. 220, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China; Email: [email protected]
3 School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P.R. China; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: (+86) 21 65642206; Fax: (+86) 21 65642206
Received: 5 February 2007; in revised form: 13 February 2007 / Accepted: 18 February 2007 / Published: 6 March 2007
Communication: Mistletonone, a Novel Antioxidative Diarylheptanoid from the Branches and Leaves of Viscum coloratum
Molecules 2007, 12, 312-317 (PDF format 68 K)


Deborah H. Markowicz Bastos ^1,*, Luciane A. Saldanha ¹, Rodrigo R. Catharino ², Alexandra C.H.F. Sawaya ², Ildenize B.S. Cunha ², Patrícia O. Carvalho ³ and Marcos N. Eberlin ²
1 Nutrition Department, School of Public Health, São Paulo University, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, São Paulo, SP, CEP 01246-904, fax/phone 55-11-30617705, Brazil
2 Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Chemistry Institute, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil; E-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
3 School of Pharmacy, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: [email protected]; Phone: (+55)-11-30617705, Fax: (+55) 11-20617771
Received: 21 December 2006; in revised form: 3 March 2007 / Accepted: 4 March 2007 / Published: 12 March 2007
Full Paper: Phenolic Antioxidants Identified by ESI-MS from Yerba Maté (Ilex paraguariensis) and Green Tea (Camelia sinensis) Extracts
Molecules 2007, 12, 423-432 (PDF format 160 K)


Nihal Turkmen, Y. Sedat Velioglu *, Ferda Sari and Gokce Polat
Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Food Engineering, 06110-Diskapi-Ankara, Turkey; E-mails: [email protected] (Nihal Turkmen); [email protected] (Ferda Sari); [email protected] (Gokce Polat).
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 8 January 2007; in revised form: 6 March 2007 / Accepted: 12 March 2007 / Published: 13 March 2007
Full Paper: Effect of Extraction Conditions on Measured Total Polyphenol Contents and Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Black Tea
Molecules 2007, 12, 484-496 (PDF format 84 K)


Huaqiang Dong ^1,2,*, Zhengxiang Ning ¹, Lijing Yu ¹, Lin Li ¹, Lichao Lin ² and Jianbo Huang ²
1 College of Light Industry and Food Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P.R. China; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Department of Food Science, Foshan University, Nanhai Dali, Guangdong 528231, P.R. China; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E.mail: [email protected]; Tel: (+86)-757-85505064
Received: 6 February 2007; in revised form: 13 March 2007 / Accepted: 13 March 2007 / Published: 20 March 2007
Communication: Preparative Separation and Identification of the Flavonoid Phlorhizin from the Crude Extract of Lithocarpus Polystachyus Rehd
Molecules 2007, 12,  552-562 (PDF format 100 K)


Djordje Malenčić ^1,*, Milan Popović ¹ and Jegor Miladinović ²
1 Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; e-mail: [email protected]
2 Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; e-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 13 February 2007; in revised form: 6 March 2007 / Accepted: 14 March 2007 / Published: 21 March 2007
Full Paper: Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Properties of Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) Seeds
Molecules 2007, 12,  576-581 (PDF format 60 K)


Dimitrios Tsimogiannis ^1,*, Martina Samiotaki ², George Panayotou ² and Vassiliki Oreopoulou ^1,*
1 National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical Engineering, 9 Iroon Polytehniou st, Zografou Campus, 157 80, Athens, Greece; Tel: +302107723166, Fax: +302107723163.
2 Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”, 34 Fleming st, 16672, Vari, Greece
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Received: 15 January 2007; in revised form: 13 March 2007 / Accepted: 14 March 2007 / Published: 21 March 2007
Full Paper: Characterization of Flavonoid Subgroups and Hydroxy Substitution by HPLC-MS/MS
Molecules 2007, 12,  593-606 (PDF format 96 K)


Mohammad Babar Ali ¹, Eun-Joo Hahn ² and Kee-Yoeup Paek ^2,*
1 Metabolic Regulation Laboratory, Food Biotechnology Division, National Food Research Institute, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki-305-8642, Japan; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]; Phone: (+81)-29-838-8050; Fax: (+81)-29-838-8122
2 Research Center for the Development of Advanced Horticultural Technology, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, 361-763, Republic of Korea; Phone: (+82)-43-261-3245; Fax: (+82)-43-272-5369; E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 24 January 2007; in revised form: 13 March 2007 / Accepted: 18 March 2007 / Published: 23 March 2007
Full Paper: Methyl Jasmonate and Salicylic Acid Induced Oxidative Stress and Accumulation of Phenolics in Panax ginseng Bioreactor Root Suspension Cultures
Molecules 2007, 12,  607-621 (PDF format 124 K)


Igor G. Zenkevich ^1,*, Anna Yu. Eshchenko ², Svetlana V. Makarova ², Alexander G. Vitenberg ¹, Yuri G. Dobryakov ¹ and Viktor A. Utsal ³
1 St. Petersburg State University, Research Institute of Chemistry, Universitetsky pr., 26, St. Petersburg 198504, Russia; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Interregional Center “Adaptogen”, Piskarevsky pr., 47/5, St. Petersburg 195067, Russia; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
3 Russian Scientific Center “Applied Chemistry”, St. Petersburg 197198, Dobrolubov ave., 14, Russia; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Received: 13 January 2007; in revised form: 22 March 2007 / Accepted: 25 March 2007 / Published: 27 March 2007
Full Paper: Identification of the Products of Oxidation of Quercetin by Air Oxygen at Ambient Temperature
Molecules 2007, 12, 654-672 (PDF format 223 K)


Jianping Sun ^{1, 2}, Feng Liang ³, Yan Bin ², Ping Li ³ and Changqing Duan ^1,*
1 Center for Viticulture and Enology, College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agriculture University, 10083 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
2 Cofco Wines & Spirits, Co. Ltd, 100005 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
3 Agilent Technologies Co. Ltd, 100022 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: (+86)-10-62737136; Fax: (+86)-10-62737136;
Received: 13 December 2006; in revised form: 24 March 2007 / Accepted: 29 March 2007/ Published: 30 March 2007
Full Paper: Screening Non-colored Phenolics in Red Wines using Liquid Chromatography/Ultraviolet and Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry Libraries
Molecules 2007, 12, 679-693 (PDF format 142 K)


Jiangrong Li ¹ and Yueming Jiang ^1,2,*
1 College of Food Science, Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310035, The People’s Republic of China; e-mail: [email protected]
2 South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, The People’s Republic of China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected].
Received: 14 March 2007; in revised form: 26 March 2007 / Accepted: 28 March 2007 / Published: 11 April 2007
Review: Litchi Flavonoids: Isolation, Identification and Biological Activity
Molecules 2007, 12, 745-758 (PDF format 106 K)


Xuewu Duan ¹, Genfu Wu ² and Yueming Jiang ^1,*
1 South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Leyiju 510650; P. R. China; E-mail: [email protected]
2 College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012; P. R. China; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: Email: [email protected]; Tel.: (+86) 20 37252525; Fax: (+86) 20 37252831
Received: 14 March 2007; in revised form: 25 March 2007 / Accepted: 30 March 2007 / Published: 11 April 2007
Full Paper: Evaluation of the Antioxidant Properties of Litchi Fruit Phenolics in Relation to Pericarp Browning Prevention
Molecules 2007, 12, 759-771 (PDF format 98 K)


Yanli You ^1,3, Xuewu Duan ¹, Xiaoyi Wei ¹, Xinguo Su ¹, Mouming Zhao ², Jian Sun ^1,3, Neungnapa Ruenroengklin ^1,3 and Yueming Jiang ^1,*
1 South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Leyiju 510650; P. R. China; E-mail: [email protected]
2 College of Light Industry and Food Science, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640; P. R. China; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039; P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: (+86) 20 37252525; Fax: (+86) 20 37252831
Received: 7 April 2007; in revised form: 20 April 2007 / Accepted: 23 April 2007 / Published: 25 April 2007
Full Paper: Identification of Major Phenolic Compounds of Chinese Water Chestnut and their Antioxidant Activity
Molecules 2007, 12, 842-852 (PDF format 138 K)


Da-Peng Yang, Hong-Fang Ji , Guang-Yan Tang , Wei Ren and Hong-Yu Zhang *
Shandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, Center for Advanced Study, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected].
Received: 27 March 2007; in revised form: 23 April 2007 / Accepted: 25 April 2007 / Published: 30 April 2007
Communication: How Many Drugs Are Catecholics
Molecules 2007, 12, 878-884 (PDF format 59 K, Supplementary Material, PDF format 102 KB)


Tsai-Hua Kao and Bing-Huei Chen*
Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Fu Jen University, Taipei 242, Taiwan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: 886-2-29053626; Fax: 886-2-29021215
Received: 2 April 2007; in revised form: 24 April 2007 / Accepted: 25 April 2007 / Published: 30 April 2007
Full Paper: Effects of Different Carriers on the Production of Isoflavone Powder from Soybean Cake
Molecules 2007, 12, 917-931 (PDF format 134 K)


Lei Chen ^1,2 and Hong-Yu Zhang ^2,*
1 College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
2 Shandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, Center for Advanced Study, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 15 March 2007; in revised form: 30 April 2007 / Accepted: 1 May 2007 / Published: 3 May 2007
Review: Cancer Preventive Mechanisms of the Green Tea Polyphenol (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
Molecules 2007, 12, 946-957 (PDF format 187 K)


Ivona Jasprica ¹, Mirza Bojic ¹, Ana Mornar ¹, Erim Besic ², Kajo Bucan ³ and Marica Medic-Saric ^1,*
1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, A. Kovacica 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
2 Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, A. Kovacica 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
3 Split Clinical Hospital, Spinciceva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: (+385) 1 4818 304; Fax: (+385) 1 4856 201
Received: 10 April 2007; in revised form: 26 April 2007 / Accepted: 2 May 2007 / Published: 15 May 2007
Full Paper: Evaluation of Antioxidative Activity of Croatian Propolis Samples Using DPPH· and ABTS·⁺ Stable Free Radical Assays
Molecules 2007, 12, 1006-1021 (PDF format 199 K)


Isao Kubo*, Teruhiko Nitoda and Ken-ichi Nihei
Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 12 April 2007; in revised form: 14 May 2007 / Accepted: 14 May 2007 / Published: 15 May 2007
Full Paper: Effects of Quercetin on Mushroom Tyrosinase and B16-F10 Melanoma Cells
Molecules 2007, 12, 1045-1056 (PDF format 208 K)


Brenda Modak ^1,*, Macarena Rojas ¹, René Torres ¹, Jesús Rodilla ² and Federico Luebert ³
1 Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Facultad de Química y Biología. Departamento de Ciencias del Ambiente. Casilla 40, correo 33, Santiago, Chile, Tel. (+56)-02-6812575; Fax. (+56)-02-6812108; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Departamento de Química, Universidade da Beira Interior,. U. I&D Materiais Textêis e do Papel. 6201-001Covilhã, Portugal; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales. Departamento de Silvicultura. Casilla 9206, Santiago, Chile; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Received: 5 April 2007; in revised form: 15 May 2007 / Accepted: 15 May 2007 / Published: 21 May 2007
Communication: Antioxidant Activity of a New Aromatic Geranyl Derivative of the Resinous Exudates from Heliotropium glutinosum Phil.
Molecules 2007, 12, 1057-1063 (PDF format 58 K)


Ana Paula Pereira ¹, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira ¹, Filipa Marcelino ¹, Patricia Valentão ², Paula B. Andrade ², Rosa Seabra ², Leticia Estevinho ¹, Albino Bento ¹ and José Alberto Pereira ^1,*
1 CIMO / Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus Sta Apolónia, Apt. 1172, 5301-855 Bragança, Portugal
2 REQUIMTE / Serviço de Farmacognosia, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Aníbal Cunha, 164, 4050-047 Porto, Portugal
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 23 February 2007; in revised form: 24 May 2007 / Accepted: 24 May 2007 / Published: 26 May 2007
Full Paper: Phenolic Compounds and Antimicrobial Activity of Olive (Olea europaea L. Cv. Cobrançosa) Leaves
Molecules 2007, 12, 1153-1162 (PDF format 73 K)


Dong-Li Li ^1,2, Xiao-Ming Li ¹, Ze-Yu Peng ^1,† and Bin-Gui Wang ^1,*
1 Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanhai Road 7, Qingdao, 266071, P.R. China; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
† Visiting undergraduate student from the Ocean University of China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel.: +86-532-82898553. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 18 April 2007; in revised form: 15 May 2007 / Accepted: 16 May 2007 / Published: 26 May 2007
Full Paper: Flavanol Derivatives from Rhizophora stylosa and Their DPPH Radical Scavenging Activity
Molecules 2007, 12, 1163-1169 (PDF format 74 K)


Karel Smejkal ^1,*, Pavla Holubova ¹, Ales Zima ¹, Jan Muselik ² and Margita Dvorska ¹
1 Natural Drugs Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackého 1-3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic; E-mails: Pavla Holubová: [email protected], Aleš Zima: [email protected], Margita Dvorská: [email protected]
2 Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackého 1-3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic; E-mail: Jan Muselík: [email protected]
*To whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel. +420/541562839
Received: 26 May 2007; in revised form: 21 June 2007 / Accepted: 25 June 2007 / Published: 27 June 2007
Full Paper: Antiradical Activity of Paulownia tomentosa (Scrophulariaceae) Extracts
Molecules 2007, 12, 1210-1219 (PDF format 267 K)


Christopher T. Ruhland *, Mitchell J. Fogal, Christopher R. Buyarski and Matthew A. Krna
Department of Biological Sciences, TS-242 Trafton Sciences Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN 56001, USA; E-mail: [email protected]
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 1 May 2007 / Accepted: 26 June 2007 / Published: 29 June 2007
Full Paper: Solar Ultraviolet-B Radiation Increases Phenolic Content and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power in Avena sativa
Molecules 2007, 12, 1220-1232 (PDF format 88 K)


Michael Kofink*, Menelaos Papagiannopoulos and Rudolf Galensa
University of Bonn, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Research Area: Food Chemistry I, Endenicher Allee 11-13, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: e-mail: [email protected], Tel.: +49-228-73-7865, Fax: +49-228-73-3757
Received: 30 May 2007; in revised form: 2 July 2007 / Accepted: 2 July 2007 / Published: 4 July 2007
Full Paper: (-)-Catechin in Cocoa and Chocolate: Occurence and Analysis of an Atypical Flavan-3-ol Enantiomer
Molecules 2007, 12, 1274-1288 (PDF format 142 K)


Siegrid Steinkellner ^1,*, Venasius Lendzemo ², Ingrid Langer ³, Peter Schweiger ³, Thanasan Khaosaad ¹, Jean-Patrick Toussaint ⁴ and Horst Vierheilig ¹
1 Institut für Pflanzenschutz, Department für Angewandte Pflanzenwissenschaften und Pflanzenbiotechnologie, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Peter Jordan-Straße 82, A-1190 Wien, Austria; Email:
[email protected], [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, Maroua, Cameroon; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Institut für Bodenforschung, Department für Wald- und Bodenwissenschaften, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Peter Jordan-Straße 82, A-1190 Wien, Austria; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
4 School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Email: [email protected]
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 May 2007; in revised form: 20 June 2007 / Accepted: 3 July 2007 / Published: 5 July 2007
Review: Flavonoides and Strigolactones in Root Exudates as Signals in Symbiotic and Pathogenic Plant-Fungus Interactions
Molecules 2007, 12, 1290-1306 (PDF format 141 K)


Arvind Verma ^1,2,*, Into Laakso ^2,*, Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso ³, Aarre Huhtikangas ² and Marja-Liisa Riekkola ¹
1 Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 55, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland; Tel: +358919150252, Fax: +358919150253, E-mails: [email protected],
[email protected]
2 Division of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 56, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland, E-mail: [email protected]
3 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Biotechnology, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Finland; E-mail: [email protected]
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Received: 30 May 2007; in revised form: 1 July 2007 / Accepted: 4 July 2007 / published 5 July 2007
Full Paper: A Simplified Procedure for Indole Alkaloid Extraction from Catharanthus roseus Combined with a Semi-synthetic Production Process for Vinblastine
Molecules 2007, 12, 1307-1315 (PDF format 65 K)


Christina Vafiadi ¹, Evangelos Topakas ¹, Edwin J. Bakx ², Henk A. Schols ² and Paul Christakopoulos ^1,*
1 Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 5 Iroon Polytechniou Str, Zografou Campus, 15700, Athens Greece
2 Wageningen University, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Laboratory of Food Chemistry,P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel: +30-210-7723231; fax: +30-210-7723163; e-mail: [email protected]
Received: 12 June 2007; in revised form: 3 July 2007 / Accepted: 3 July 2007 / Published: 9 July 2007
Full Paper: Structural Characterisation by ESI-MS of Feruloylated Arabino-oligosaccharides Synthesised by Chemoenzymatic Esterification
Molecules 2007, 12, 1367-1375 (PDF format 221 K)


Zhen Mao ^{1, 2,†}, Yuan-lin Zheng ^1,*, Yan-qiu Zhang , Bao-ping Han ^1,2, Xiao-wan Zhu ¹, Qing Chang ¹ and Xiang-bin Hu ¹
1 Key Laboratory for Biotechnology on Medicinal Plants of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science, Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China; E-mails:
[email protected] (Zhen Mao); [email protected] (Yuan-lin Zheng)
2 School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail addresses: [email protected], [email protected]; Tel: (+86) 516 83500348; Fax: (+ 86) 516 83500348
Received: 30 May 2007; in revised form: 3 July 2007 / Accepted: 13 July 2007 / Published: 19 July 2007
Full Paper: The Anti-apoptosis Effects of Daidzein in the Brain of D-Galactose Treated Mice
Molecules 2007, 12, 1455-1470 (PDF format 309 K)


Reşat Apak ^1,*, Kubilay Güçlü ^1,, Birsen Demirata ², Mustafa Özyürek ^1,, Saliha Esin Çelik ^1,, Burcu Bektaşoğlu ^1,, K. Işıl Berker ^1, and Dilek Özyurt ²
1 Istanbul University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Avcilar, Istanbul 34320 Turkey; e-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
2 Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Maslak, Istanbul Turkey; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 30 June 2007; in revised form: 17 July 2007 / Accepted: 18 July 2007 / Published: 19 July 2007
Review: Comparative Evaluation of Various Total Antioxidant Capacity Assays Applied to Phenolic Compounds with the CUPRAC Assay
Molecules 2007, 12, 1496-1547 (PDF format 249 K)


Bruno Ndjakou Lenta ^1,2,*, Catherine Vonthron-Sénécheau ^3,*, Bernard Weniger ^4,*, Krishna Prasad Devkota ², Joseph Ngoupayo ⁵, Marcel Kaiser ⁶, Qamar Naz ⁷, Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary ⁷, Etienne Tsamo ⁵ and Norbert Sewald ^2,*
1 Department of Chemistry, Higher Teachers’ Training College, University of Yaoundé 1, P.O. Box 47, Yaoundé, Cameroon
2 Department of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Bielefeld University, P.O.Box100131, 33501 Bieleleld, Germany
3 Laboratoire de Biologie et Biotechnologies Marines, UMR M IFREMER 100, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, 14032 Caen, France
4 Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie et de Molécules Naturelles Bioactives, LC01 UMR 7175, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, BP 60024-67401 Illkirch cedex, France
5 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, BP 812, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
6 Swiss Tropical Institute, Medical parasitology and Infection Biology, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
7 H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: Tel: +49-(0)521 1062147, Fax: int. +49-(0)521-106 8094), E-mail: [email protected] (B. N. Lenta), [email protected] (B. Weniger), [email protected] (C. Vonthron-Sénécheau), [email protected] (N. Sewald)
Received: 15 May 2007; in revised form: 8 July 2007 / Accepted: 9 July 2007 / Published: 20 July 2007
Full Paper: Leishmanicidal and Cholinesterase Inhibiting Activities of Phenolic Compounds from Allanblackia monticola and Symphonia globulifera
Molecules 2007, 12, 1548-1557 (PDF format 57 K)


Piyada Thipyapong ^1,*, Michael J. Stout ² and Jutharat Attajarusit ¹
1 Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Ave., Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, 402 Life Sciences Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 66-44-224276; Fax 66-44-224150
Received: 30 May 2007; in revised form: 19 July 2007 / Accepted: 19 July 2007 / Published: 27 July 2007
Review: Functional Analysis of Polyphenol Oxidases by Antisense/Sense Technology
Molecules 2007, 12, 1569-1595 (PDF format 298 K)


Magali Cannac ¹, Vanina Pasqualini ^1,*, Stéphane Greff ², Catherine Fernandez ² and Lila Ferrat ¹
1 Laboratoire Systèmes Physiques de l’Environnement, U.M.R. C.N.R.S. 6134, Université de Corse, 20250 Corte, France; E-mails: [email protected] (Magali Cannac), [email protected] (Lila Ferrat)
2 Institut Méditerranéen d’Ecologie et Paléoécologie, U.M.R. C.N.R.S. 6116, Aix-Marseille Université, Centre de St. Jérôme, Case 421, 13397 Marseille, Cedex 20, France ; E-mails: [email protected] (Stéphane Greff), [email protected] (Catherine Fernandez)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 30 May 2007; in revised form: 19 July 2007 / Accepted: 19 July 2007 / Published: 30 July 2007
Full Paper: Characterization of Phenolic Compounds in Pinus laricio Needles and Their Responses to Prescribed Burnings
Molecules 2007, 12, 1614-1622 (PDF format 44 K)


Giuseppe Gattuso*, Davide Barreca, Claudia Gargiulli, Ugo Leuzzi and Corrado Caristi*
Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Università di Messina, Salita Sperone 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Received: 22 June 2007; in revised form: 30 July 2007 / Accepted: 31 July 2007 / Published: 3 August 2007
Review: Flavonoid Composition of Citrus Juices
Molecules 2007, 12, 1641-1673 (PDF format 359 K)


Alessandra Bendini ^1,*, Lorenzo Cerretani ¹, Alegria Carrasco-Pancorbo ², Ana Maria Gómez-Caravaca ², Antonio Segura-Carretero ², Alberto Fernández-Gutiérrez ² and Giovanni Lercker ¹
1 Department of Food Science, University of Bologna. P.zza Goidanich 60, I-47023 Cesena (FC), Italy; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, c/Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel. (+39) 0547338121; Fax: (+39) 0547382348
Received: 9 June 2007; in revised form: 2 August 2007/ Accepted: 2 August 2007 / Published: 6 August 2007
Review: Phenolic Molecules in Virgin Olive Oils: a Survey of Their Sensory Properties, Health Effects, Antioxidant Activity and Analytical Methods. An Overview of the Last Decade Alessandra
Molecules 2007, 12, 1679-1719 (PDF format 251 K)


Augusto Gambacorta ^1,*, Daniela Tofani ^1,* and Antonella Migliorini ²
1 Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Industriale, Università degli studi “Roma Tre”, via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146 Roma, Italy
2 Dipartimento di Chimica, Università “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]
Received: 30 May 2007; in revised form: 31 July 2007 / Accepted: 1 August 2007 / Published: 8 August 2007
Full Paper: High-Yielding Synthesis of Methyl Orthoformate-Protected Hydroxytyrosol and Its Use in Preparation of Hydroxytyrosyl Acetate
Molecules 2007, 12, 1762-1770 (PDF format 89 K)


María P. Elizalde-González* and Socorro G. Hernández-Ogarcía
Centro de Química, Instituto de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Apdo. Postal J-55, 72571 Puebla, Pue. Mexico
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 21 March 2007; in revised form: 31 July 2007 / Accepted: 31 July 2007 / Published: 13 August 2007
Communication: Effect of Cooking Processes on the Contents of Two Bioactive Carotenoids in Solanum lycopersicum Tomatoes and Physalis ixocarpa and Physalis philadelphica Tomatillos
Molecules 2007, 12, 1829-1835 (PDF format 66 K)


Chieh-Chen Huang ^1,2, Wen-Bin Wu ¹, Jia-You Fang ³, Han-Sun Chiang ¹, Shao-Kuan Chen ⁴, Bing-Huei Chen ⁵, Ying-Ting Chen ¹ and Chi-Feng Hung ^1,*
1 School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
2 Department of Dermatology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
3 Pharmaceutics Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
4 Department of Surgery, Sijhih Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
5 Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected], Tel: +886 229052079, Fax: +886 2 29052096
Received: 25 May 2007; in revised form: 10 August 2007 / Accepted: 10 August 2007 / Published: 14 August 2007
Full Paper: (-)-Epicatechin-3-gallate, a Green Tea Polyphenol Is a Potent Agent Against UVB-induced Damage in HaCaT Keratinocytes
Molecules 2007, 12, 1845-1858 (PDF format 373 K)


Elza Yamaguti-Sasaki ^1,‡, Lia Akina Ito ², Vanessa Cristina Dias Canteli ², Tânia Mara Antonelli Ushirobira ³, Tânia Ueda-Nakamura ¹, Benedito Prado Dias Filho ¹, Celso Vataru Nakamura ¹ and João Carlos Palazzo de Mello ^1,2,*
1 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790, BR-87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil
2 Departamento de Farmácia e Farmacologia, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790, BR-87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil
3 CCAS, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Av. Tiradentes, 963, BR-87013-260, Maringá, PR, Brazil
‡ Part of the M.Sc. Thesis.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Fax: (+55)-44-3261-4999;
Received: 28 May 2007; in revised form: 1 August 2007 / Accepted: 1 August 2007 / Publsihed: 20 August 2007
Full Paper: Antioxidant Capacity and In Vitro Prevention of Dental Plaque Formation by Extracts and Condensed Tannins of Paullinia cupana
Molecules 2007, 12, 1950-1963 (PDF format 105 K)


Mankil Jung * and Moonsoo Park
Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea; Tel. (+82)-2123-2648; Fax. (+82)-364-7050
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 28 November 2006; in revised form: 21 August 2007 / Accepted: 21 August 2007 / Published: 3 September 2007
Full Paper: Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition by Flavonoids from Agrimonia pilosa
Molecules 2007, 12, 2130-2139 (PDF format 293 K)


Nour-Eddine Es-Safi ^1,2,*, Souhila Ghidouche ¹ and Paul Henri Ducrot ^1,*
1 Unité de Phytopharmacie et Médiateurs Chimiques, INRA, Route de Saint-Cyr, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France; E-mails: [email protected] (Guidouche); [email protected] (Ducrot)
2 Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et d’Etudes Physico-Chimiques, Pôle de Compétences Pharmacochimie. Ecole Normale Supérieure, B.P 5118 Takaddoum Rabat, Morocco
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mails: [email protected] (Es-Safi); [email protected] (Ducrot)
Received: 29 May 2007; in revised form: 17 September 2007 / Accepted: 18 September 2007 / Published: 26 September 2007
Review: Flavonoids: Hemisynthesis, Reactivity, Characterization and Free Radical Scavenging Activity
Molecules 2007, 12, 2228-2258 (PDF format 532 K)


Aleksandra Simić, Dragan Manojlović *, Dejan Šegan and Marija Todorović
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; E-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 15 June 2007; in revised form: 4 October 2007 / Accepted: 4 October 2007 / Published: 24 October 2007
Full Paper: Electrochemical Behavior and Antioxidant and Prooxidant Activity of Natural Phenolics
Molecules 2007, 12, 2327-2340 (PDF format 130 K)

Yoshinori Kadoma ^1,* and Seiichiro Fujisawa ² 

1 Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Kanda-surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan

2 Meikai Unversity School of Dentistry, Sakado, Saitama 350-0283, Japan E-mail: fujisawa@dent. meikai.ac.jp

Full Research Paper:  Radical-scavenging Activity of Estrogen and Estrogen-like Compounds Using the Induction Period Method

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 295-303 (PDF format, 81 K)


Dubravka Štajner ^1,*, Mirjana Milošević ² and Boris M. Popović ¹
1 Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; e-mail: [email protected]
2 National Laboratory for Seed Testing, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21 000 Novi Sad, Serbia
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed: E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 2 May 2007 / In Revised Form: 25 May  2007 / Accepted: 7 June 2007 / Published:  5 July 2007
Full Research Paper: Irradiation Effects on Phenolic Content, Lipid and Protein Oxidation and Scavenger Ability of Soybean Seeds
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 618-627 (PDF format, 76.3 K)


Han-Sun Chiang ¹, Wen-Bin Wu ¹, Jia-You Fang ², Bing-Huei Chen ³, Tsai-Hua Kao ³, Ying-Ting Chen ¹, Chieh-Chen Huang ⁴ and Chi-Feng Hung ^1,*
1 School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan
2 Pharmaceutics Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
3 Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan
4 Department of Dermatology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
* Author to whom correspondance should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected], Tel: +886 2 29052079, Fax: +886 2 29052096
Received:  14 May 2007; in revised form: 20 June 2007 / Accepted: 28 June 2007 / Published: 17 July 2007
Full Research Paper: The UVB-protective effects of isoflavone extracts from soybean cake in human keratinocytes
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 651-661 (PDF format, 403 K)


Jan Muselík ¹, María García-Alonso ², María P. Martín-López ², Milan Žemlička ³ and Julián C. Rivas-Gonzalo ^2,*
1 Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Unidad de Nutricion y Bromatologia, University of Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
3 Department of Natural Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +34 923 294537, Fax: +34 923 294515
Received: 13 June 2007; in revised form: 7 August 2007 / Accepted: 9 August 2007 / Published: 14 August 2007
Full Research Paper: Measurement of Antioxidant Activity of Wine Polyphenols: Catechins, Procyanidins, Anthocyanins and Pyranoanthocyanins
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 797-809 (PDF format, 103 K)


Barbara Ceh ^1,*, Milica Kac ², Iztok J. Košir ¹ and Veronika Abram ²
1 Slovenian Institute for Hop Research and Brewing, Žalskega tabora 2, SI-3310 Žalec, Slovenia, E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected]
2 Chair of Chemisty, Department of Food Science and Technology,, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1111 Ljubljana, Slovenia, E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Slovenian Institute for Hop Research and Brewing, Žalskega tabora 2, SI-3310 Žalec, Slovenia; E-mail: [email protected]
Received:30 May 2007; in revised form: 20 August 2007 / Accepted: 6 September 2007 /  Published: 11 September 2007
Full Research Paper: Xanthohumol and Polyphenol Content in Hop Leaves and Hop Cones as to Water Supply and Cultivar
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 989-1000 (PDF format, 176K)


Gordana S. Ćetković, Jasna M. Čanadanović-Brunet, Sonja M. Djilas *, Vesna T. Tumbas, Siniša L. Markov and Dragoljub D. Cvetković
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology, Bulevar Cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 16 August 2007; in revised form: 19 September 2007 / Accepted: 20 September 2007  / Published: 29 September 2007
Full Research Paper: Antioxidant Potential, Lipid Peroxidation Inhibition and Antimicrobial Activities of Satureja montana L. subsp. kitaibelii Extracts
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 1013-1027 (PDF format, 1390K)


Péter Avar ¹, Martin S. Pour Nikfardjam ², Sándor Kunsági-Máté ³, Gergely Montskó ¹, Zoltán Szabó ¹, Katalin Böddi ¹, Róbert Ohmacht ¹ and László Márk ^1,*
1 University of Pécs, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Szigeti u. 12, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
2 State Research Institute for Viticulture and Pomiculture, Traubenplatz 5, D-74189, Weinsberg, Germany
3 University of Pécs, Department of General and Physical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Ifjúság 6, Pécs H-7624, Hungary
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 6 June 2007; in revised form: 13 September 2007 / Accepted: 14 September 2007  / Published: 29 September 2007
Full Research Paper: Investigation of Phenolic Components of Hungarian Wines
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 1028-1038 (PDF format, 63K)