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SUBMITTER: Borgonovo G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7070407 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20200222 4
<i>Moringa oleifera</i> Lam. is a tropical plant widely used in traditional medicines and as a food supplement. It is characterized by the presence of glucosinolates and isothiocyanates; the stable isothiocyanate 4-[(α-l-rhamnosyloxy)benzyl]isothiocyanate (moringin) has been widely studied for its bioactivity as hypoglycemic, antimicrobial, anticancer and in particular for its involvement in nociception and neurogenic pain. Moringa extracts and pure moringin were submitted to in vitro assays wit ...[more]