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Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Researchers

1
Yuwei Liang
Zhejiang University
2
Summaia Fordos
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
3
Shuang Jiang
Harbin Medical University
4
Gladys Tenywa Mercy
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
5
Romaan Nazir
Lovely Professional University
6
Samuel A. Bradley
Novo Nordisk Foundation
7
Yuanyu Shan
Southwest University
8
Semim Akhtar Ahmed
Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology
9
Zhifang Qin
Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
10
Mohammed T. Mohammed
Unknown

Papers

1
Publication in Nature Communications (2025) [38 citations, W4406002530]
Nature Communications|2025
38 cit.
2
Publication in Applied Food Research (2025) [28 citations, W4412085818]
Applied Food Research|2025
28 cit.
3
Yeast Platforms for Production and Screening of Bioactive Derivatives of Rauwolscine
ACS Synthetic Biology|2024
11 cit.
4
Elucidating the multichromosomal structure within the Brasenia schreberi mitochondrial genome through assembly and analysis
BMC Genomics|2024
8 cit.
5
Publication in Discover Plants. (2025) [4 citations, W4409253104]
Discover Plants.|2025
4 cit.
6
Publication in Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (2024) [2 citations, W4400617433]
Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants|2024
2 cit.
7
Publication in Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2025) [1 citation, W4411868771]
Journal of Ethnopharmacology|2025
1 cit.
8
Publication in South African Journal of Botany (2024) [W4403918647]
South African Journal of Botany|2024
0 cit.

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Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Junwei He
Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2
Yunpeng Du
Institute of Grassland Research
3
Baifei Hu
Hubei University of Chinese Medicine
4
Mohammad Tahir Waheed
Quaid-i-Azam University
5
Bengui Ye
Sichuan University
6
An-jun Liu
Tianjin University of Science and Technology
7
Dajun He
Shihezi University
8
Xiao Zhang
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
9
Tian Hu
Nankai University
10
Ying Liu
Shandong University

Papers

1
Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction of Codonopsis pilosula Glucofructan: Optimization, Structure, and Immunoregulatory Activity
Nutrients|2022
38 cit.
2
Kaempferol 3-O-(2G-glucosylrutinoside)-7-O-glucoside isolated from the flowers of Hosta plantaginea exerts anti-inflammatory activity via suppression of NF-κB, MAPKs and Akt pathways in RAW 264.7 cells
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy|2022
34 cit.
3
Anti-inflammatory effects of flavonoids and phenylethanoid glycosides from Hosta plantaginea flowers in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages through inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies|2022
32 cit.
4
A novel polysaccharide from Boletus edulis: Extraction, purification, characterization and immunologic activity
Industrial Crops and Products|2022
29 cit.
5
Layer-by-Layer Pirfenidone/Cerium Oxide Nanocapsule Dressing Promotes Wound Repair and Prevents Scar Formation
Molecules|2022
28 cit.
6
Polyphyllin <scp>VII</scp> induces autophagy‐dependent ferroptosis in human gastric cancer through targeting T‐lymphokine‐activated killer cell‐originated protein kinase
Phytotherapy Research|2023
28 cit.
7
Lagopsis supina ameliorates myocardial ischemia injury by regulating angiogenesis, thrombosis, inflammation, and energy metabolism through VEGF, ROS and HMGB1 signaling pathways in rats
Phytomedicine|2023
28 cit.
8
Therapeutic effect of Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Aschers flowers on acute pharyngitis through inhibition of multi-inflammatory pathways in rats
Journal of Ethnopharmacology|2023
26 cit.
9
Physicochemical characterization, rheological properties, and hypolipidemic and antioxidant activities of compound polysaccharides in Chinese herbal medicines by fractional precipitation
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2023
24 cit.
10
Extraction optimization and constituent analysis of total flavonoid from Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Aschers flowers and its ameliorative effect on chronic prostatitis via inhibition of multiple inflammatory pathways in rats
Journal of Ethnopharmacology|2023
24 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Toshihiro Nohara
Sojo University
2
Yoshihiro Mimaki
Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
3
Wenyuan Gao
Tianjin University
4
Xin‐Sheng Yao
Ministry of Education
5
Biao Yu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
6
Baiping Ma
Beijing Radiation Center
7
Jinyong Peng
Dalian Medical University
8
Boyang Yu
Inner Mongolia Medical University
9
Masayuki Yoshikawa
University of Tsukuba
10
Marie‐Aleth Lacaille‐Dubois
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Papers

1
Glycosyl trifluoroacetimidates. Part 1: Preparation and application as new glycosyl donors
Tetrahedron Letters|2001
412 cit.
2
An efficient glycosylation protocol with glycosyl ortho-alkynylbenzoates as donors under the catalysis of Ph3PAuOTf
Tetrahedron Letters|2008
369 cit.
3
MicroRNA-140-5p aggravates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by promoting myocardial oxidative stress via targeting Nrf2 and Sirt2
Redox Biology|2017
351 cit.
4
Gold(I)-Catalyzed Glycosylation with Glycosyl <i>o</i>-Alkynylbenzoates as Donors
Accounts of Chemical Research|2018
348 cit.
5
Adjuvant and Haemolytic Activities of 47 Saponins Derived from Medicinal and Food Plants
Biological Chemistry|2000
287 cit.
6
Salacinol, potent antidiabetic principle with unique thiosugar sulfonium sulfate structure from the Ayurvedic traditional medicine Salacia reticulata in Sri Lanka and India
Tetrahedron Letters|1997
264 cit.
7
Structural requirements of flavonoids for inhibition of protein glycation and radical scavenging activities
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry|2003
257 cit.
8
Carnosic acid, a new class of lipid absorption inhibitor from sage
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters|2004
240 cit.
9
Salacia reticulata and Its Polyphenolic Constituents with Lipase Inhibitory and Lipolytic Activities Have Mild Antiobesity Effects in Rats
Journal of Nutrition|2002
234 cit.
10
Structural Requirements of Flavonoids for Nitric Oxide Production Inhibitory Activity and Mechanism of Action
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry|2003
225 cit.

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