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Arctium lappa - A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS WITH PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS

Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XXVI, Issue 1
Written by Ioana TABREA, Lucia PIRVU, Narcisa BĂBEANU, Călina Petruța CORNEA, Nicoleta RADU

The study provides an overview of the bioactive molecules present in Arctium lappa. The main bioactive compounds in this plant, their pharmacological activities, and the main methods of obtaining bioproducts concentrated in these bioactive compounds are summarized. Due to the diversity of pharmaceutical activities of the bioactive components found in Arctium lappa (biomolecules with anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antitumor properties) this species can be considered a potential source of compounds with therapeutic properties of interest.

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