Marianna C Silva, Gracielle Cunha, Pollyana Firmino, Loide O Sallum, Antônio Menezes, Jocely Dutra, João de Araujo-Neto, Alzir A Batista, Javier Ellena, Hamilton B Napolitano
The Cerrado biome is the world's largest and most diversified tropical savanna. Despite its diversity, there remains a paucity of scientific discussion and evidence about the medicinal use of Cerrado plants. One of the greatest challenges is the complexity of secondary metabolites, such as flavonoids, present in those plants and their extraction, purification, and characterization, which involves a wide range of approaches, tools, and techniques. Notwithstanding these difficulties, the search for accurately proven medicinal plants against cancer, a leading cause of death worldwide, has contributed to this growing area of research...
October 31, 2023: ACS Omega