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Transforming Cross-Linked Cyclic Dimers of KR-12 into Stable and Potent Antimicrobial Drug Leads
Part of Biomedicines, 2023.
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Exploring the limits of cyanobactin macrocyclase PatGmac: Cyclization of PawS-derived peptide sunflower trypsin inhibitor-1 and cyclotide kalata B1
Part of Journal of Natural Products, p. 566-573, 2023.
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Screening for Cyclotides in Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants: Discovery, Characterization, and Bioactivity Screening of Cyclotides from Geophila repens
Part of Journal of Natural Products, p. 52-65, 2023.
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Antibacterial eremophilane sesquiterpenoids from Xylaria feejeensis, an endophytic fungi of the medicinal plant Geophila repens
Part of Fitoterapia, 2023.
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On the structures of the penduflorines from Tabernaemontana penduliflora
Part of Fitoterapia, 2023.
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The Influence of Plant Stress Hormones and Biotic Elicitors on Cyclotide Production in Viola uliginosa Cell Suspension Cultures
Part of PLANTS, 2022.
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The involvement of cyclotides in mutual interactions of violets and the two-spotted spider mite
Part of Scientific Reports, 2022.
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Stability Study of Alpinia galanga Constituents and Investigation of Their Membrane Permeability by ChemGPS-NP and the Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay
Part of Pharmaceutics, 2022.
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A stable cyclized antimicrobial peptide derived from LL-37 with host immunomodulatory effects and activity against uropathogens
Part of Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS), 2022.
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Spatial Distribution and Stability of Cholinesterase Inhibitory Protoberberine Alkaloids from Papaver setiferum
Part of Journal of Natural Products, p. 215-224, 2022.
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Where traditional Chinese medicine meets Western medicine in the prevention of rheumatoid arthritis
Part of Journal of Internal Medicine, p. 745-763, 2022.
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In vitro and in silico evaluation of Ononis isoflavonoids as molecules targeting the central nervous system
Part of PLOS ONE, 2022.
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Editorial: Natural Antimicrobial Peptides: Hope for New Antibiotic Lead Molecules
Part of Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021.
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Tropical vibes from Sri Lanka - cyclotides from Viola betonicifolia by transcriptome and mass spectrometry analysis
Part of Phytochemistry, 2021.
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Antioxidant properties and phenolic profiling by UPLC-QTOF-MS of Ajwah, Safawy and Sukkari cultivars of date palm
Part of Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2021.
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Evernia prunastri extracts and their isolates
Part of World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2021.
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Exploring natural products-based cancer therapeutics derived from egyptian flora
Part of Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2021.
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Decoding Multiple Biofunctions of Maca on Its Anti-allergic, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-thrombotic, and Pro-angiogenic Activities
Part of Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, p. 11856-11866, 2021.
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Kaempferia galanga L.: Progresses in Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Ethnomedicinal Uses
Part of Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021.
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Functional characterization of the nemertide alpha family of peptide toxins
Part of Journal of Natural Products, p. 2121-2128, 2021.
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Barrettides: A Peptide Family Specifically Produced by the Deep-Sea Sponge Geodia barretti
Part of Journal of Natural Products, p. 3138-3146, 2021.
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Solution NMR and racemic crystallography provide insights into a novel structural class of cyclic plant peptides
Part of RSC CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, p. 1682-1691, 2021.
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Survival and growth of saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi in recalcitrant amine, amide and ammonium containing media
Part of PLOS ONE, 2021.
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Cyclotide host-defense tailored for species and environments in violets from the Canary Islands
Part of Scientific Reports, 2021.
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Recent insights into chemical and pharmacological studies of bee bread
Part of Trends in Food Science & Technology, p. 300-316, 2020.
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Evaluating Antimycobacterial Screening Schemes Using Chemical Global Positioning System-Natural Product Analysis
Part of Molecules, 2020.
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Ethnobotany and Antimicrobial Peptides From Plants of the Solanaceae Family: An Update and Future Prospects
Part of Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020.
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Backbone Cyclization and Dimerization of LL-37-Derived Peptides Enhance Antimicrobial Activity and Proteolytic Stability
Part of Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020.
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Sulfadiazine Masquerading as a Natural Product from Scilla madeirensis (Scilloideae)
Part of Journal of Natural Products, p. 1305-1308, 2020.
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Revisiting the phylogeny of Dipsacales: New insights from phylogenomic analyses of complete plastomic sequences
Part of Journal of Systematics and Evolution, p. 103-117, 2020.
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The life cycle of cyclotides: biosynthesis and turnover in plant cells
Part of Plant Cell Reports, p. 1359-1367, 2020.
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Bisabolane sesquiterpenes from the leaves of Lindera benzoin reduce prostaglandin E2 formation in A549 cells
Part of Phytochemistry Letters, p. 6-11, 2020.
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Screening for bioactive secondary metabolites in Sri Lankan medicinal plants by microfractionation and targeted isolation of antimicrobial flavonoids from Derris scandens
Part of Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2020.
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The Toxins of Nemertean Worms
Part of Toxins, 2019.
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Charting Angiosperm Chemistry: Evolutionary Perspective on Specialized Metabolites Reflected in Chemical Property Space
Part of Journal of Natural Products, p. 798-812, 2019.
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Briaviolides K-N, New Briarane-Type Diterpenoids from Cultured Octocoral Briareum violaceum
Part of Marine Drugs, 2018.
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Stabilized Cyclic Peptides as Scavengers of Autoantibodies: Neutralization of Anticitrullinated Protein/Peptide Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Part of ACS Chemical Biology, p. 1525-1535, 2018.
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How Does the Sweet Violet (Viola odorata L.) Fight Pathogens and Pests - Cyclotides as a Comprehensive Plant Host Defense System
Part of Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018.
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Repertoire Studies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Reveal B-Cell Distortions and Baseline Shifts in Unmutated IgG
Part of Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2018.
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Alanine and Lysine Scans of the LL-37-Derived Peptide Fragment KR-12 Reveal Key Residues for Antimicrobial Activity
Part of ChemBioChem (Print), p. 931-939, 2018.
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Peptide ion channel toxins from the bootlace worm, the longest animal on Earth
Part of Scientific Reports, 2018.
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Single-step purification of cyclotides using affinity chromatography
Part of Biopolymers, 2017.
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Spasmolytic Mechanism of Aqueous Licorice Extract on Oxytocin-Induced Uterine Contraction through Inhibiting the Phosphorylation of Heat Shock Protein 27
Part of Molecules, 2017.
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Resistance to the Cyclotide Cycloviolacin O2 in Salmonella enterica Caused by Different Mutations That Often Confer Cross-Resistance or Collateral Sensitivity to Other Antimicrobial Peptides
Part of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2017.
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The "PepSAVI-MS" Pipeline for Natural Product Bioactive Peptide Discovery
Part of Analytical Chemistry, p. 1194-1201, 2017.
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Anti-allergic Hydroxy Fatty Acids from Typhonium blumei Explored through ChemGPS-NP
Part of Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2017.
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Chemical Proteomics for Target Discovery of Head-to-Tail Cyclized Mini-Proteins
Part of Frontiers in Chemistry, 2017.
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Cyclotide Evolution: Insights from the Analyses of Their Precursor Sequences, Structures and Distribution in Violets (Viola)
Part of Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017.
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Bactericidal activity of cyclotides where phosphatidylethanolamine-lipid selectivity determines antimicrobial spectra
Part of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, p. 1986-2000, 2017.
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