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SUBMITTER: Hunyadi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5144001 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hunyadi Attila A Herke Ibolya I Lengyel Katalin K Báthori Mária M Kele Zoltán Z Simon András A Tóth Gábor G Szendrei Kálmán K
Scientific reports 20161208
Phytoecdysteroids like 20-hydroxyecdysone ("ecdysterone") can exert a mild, non-hormonal anabolic/adaptogenic activity in mammals, and as such, are frequently used in food supplements. Spinach is well-known for its relatively low ecdysteroid content. Cyanotis arachnoidea, a plant native in China, is among the richest sources of phytoecdysteroids, and extracts of this plant are marketed in tons per year amounts via the internet at highly competitive prices. Here we report the investigation of a s ...[more]