Dirk Vanden Berghe

TL;DR: This review provides a number of recommendations that will help to define a more sound 'proof-of-concept' for antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and antiparasitic potential in natural products.

TL;DR: The structure-activity relationship of flavonoids as inhibitors of xanthine oxidase and as scavengers of the superoxide radical, produced by the action of the enzyme xanthines oxidase, was investigated and showed slightly higher inhibitory activity than flavonols.

TL;DR: Since phytoestrogens are structurally very similar to the estrogen 17beta-estradiol, they may exhibit selective estrogen receptor modulating activities, and special attention will be given to the hormonal effects of various isoflavonoids, including genistein, daidzein, coumestrol and equol, several prenylated flavonoid, especially 8-prenylnaringenin, and the stilbene resveratrol.

TL;DR: Most plants used to treat infectious diseases in Bunda district, Tanzania support the use of most plants as claimed by traditional healers/informants especially against the Gram-positive bacteria Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus.

TL;DR: Several caffeic acid esters isolated from propolis exhibit interesting antioxidant properties, but their in vivo use is compromised by hydrolysis of the ester bond in the gastrointestinal tract, so their in vitro antioxidant profile was determined.