Veena Nukoolkarn

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the antimicrobial properties of Thai medicinal plants against pus-forming bacteria and found that Garcinia mangostana extract had the greatest antimicrobial effect. But the results from the disc diffusion method showed that 13 medicinal plants could inhibit the growth of Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis.

TL;DR: To understand the fine details of the molecular interactions between these proteinase inhibitors and the SARS virus via complexation, molecular dynamics simulations were carried out and showed that flap closing was clearly observed when the inhibitors bind to the active site of SARS-CoV 3CLpro.

TL;DR: Garcinia mangostana was highly effective in scavenging free radicals and was able to suppress the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which could be useful in treatment of acne vulgaris.

TL;DR: Results suggest that makrut leaf oil, makRut oil, and their components (citronellal, -terpineol, terpinene-4-ol) may be alternative natural source medicine to prevent and treat many bacterial diseases.

TL;DR: Two pyridoacridine alkaloids, including a known petrosamine and a new 2-bromoamphimedine were isolated from a Thai marine sponge Petrosia n.