Jae Sik Yu

TL;DR: Bioactivity-guided fractionation of the KRG extract revealed that its ethyl acetate–soluble fraction exerts significant cytotoxic activity against all human lung cancer cell lines tested by inducing apoptosis, providing experimental evidence for a novel biological activity of ginsenoside Rg3 againsthuman lung cancer cells.

TL;DR: Findings show that betalain colorants may be a promising alternative to the synthetic dyes currently used as food additives.

TL;DR: Phytochemical screening of the extract of W. uniflora found three new phenolic compounds, including woodfordiamycin, woodfordic acid, and rhamnetin 3-O-(6″-galloyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside, which showed antifungal activity against human fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans.

TL;DR: The study of a Hawaiian volcanic soil-associated fungal strain Penicillium herquei FT729 led to the isolation of one unprecedented benzoquinone-chromanone, herqueilenone A and two phenalenone derivatives, whose structures were determined through extensive analysis of NMR spectroscopic data and gauge-including atomic orbital (GIAO) NMR chemical shifts and ECD calculations.

TL;DR: Results suggest that compound 1 could be beneficial in human cervical cancer treatment, and provide a theoretical basis for further application of compound 1.