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Most cited papers in Phytochemical compounds biological activities

Phytochemical compounds biological activities

What are the most cited papers in Phytochemical compounds biological activities?

The most cited paper in Phytochemical compounds biological activities is "Natural Products as Sources of New Drugs from 1981 to 2014" (David J. Newman, Gordon M. L. Cragg, 2016), with 5,967 citations. Next come "Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities" (5,395) and "Natural products: A continuing source of novel drug leads" (2,925).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 379 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Natural Products as Sources of New Drugs from 1981 to 2014 David J. Newman, Gordon M. L. Cragg · Journal of Natural Products Open access 7 Feb 2016 5,967
2 Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities Atanas G. Atanasov et al. · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery ReviewOpen access 28 Jan 2021 5,395
3 Natural products: A continuing source of novel drug leads Gordon M. L. Cragg, David J. Newman · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects Open access 18 Feb 2013 2,925
4 Potent and specific inhibition of mammalian histone deacetylase both in vivo and in vitro by trichostatin A. Minoru Yoshida, Masako Kijima, Motomu Akita et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Oct 1990 1,869
5 Drug discovery from medicinal plants Marcy J. Balunas, Alan Douglas Kinghorn · Life Sciences 30 Sep 2005 1,823
6 Polyketide biosynthesis: a millennium review James Staunton, Kira J. Weissman · Natural Product Reports 2001 1,652
7 The Biosynthetic Logic of Polyketide Diversity Christian Hertweck · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 9 Jun 2009 1,367
8 Biology and biochemistry of proteinases in tumor invasion Paolo Mignatti, D. B. Rifkin · Physiological Reviews 1993 1,256
9 Antimicrobial properties of allicin from garlic Serge Ankri, David Mirelman · Microbes and Infection Open access Feb 1999 1,175
10 Natural products to drugs: natural product-derived compounds in clinical trials Mark S. Butler · Natural Product Reports 2008 1,080
11 K-252 compounds, novel and potent inhibitors of protein kinase C and cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinases Hiroshi Kase, Kazuyuki Iwahashi, Satoshi Nakanishi et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 1987 944
12 Allicin: Chemistry and Biological Properties Jan Borlinghaus, Frank Albrecht, Martin C. H. Gruhlke et al. · Molecules Open access 19 Aug 2014 894
13 Discovery of betulinic acid as a selective inhibitor of human melanoma that functions by induction of apoptosis Emily Pisha, Heebyung Chai, Ik‐Soo Lee et al. · Nature Medicine Oct 1995 891
14 Natural products: An evolving role in future drug discovery Bhuwan B. Mishra, Vinod K. Tiwari · European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2 Sep 2011 868
15 Chemistry and pharmacology of the citrus bioflavonoid hesperidin Alka B. Garg, Sanjay Garg, Lourens J. D. Zaneveld et al. · Phytotherapy Research 23 Oct 2001 859
16 Triterpene Biosynthesis in Plants Ramesha B. Thimmappa, Katrin Geisler, Thomas Louveau et al. · Annual Review of Plant Biology Review 6 Feb 2014 829
17 Biological properties of onions and garlic Marta Corzo-Martínez, Nieves Corzo, Mar Villamiel · Trends in Food Science & Technology 3 Aug 2007 818
18 Phase II Multi-Institutional Trial of the Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Romidepsin As Monotherapy for Patients With Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Richard Piekarz, Robin Frye, Maria L Chanco Turner et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 14 Oct 2009 744
19 Production of amorphadiene in yeast, and its conversion to dihydroartemisinic acid, precursor to the antimalarial agent artemisinin Patrick J. Westfall, Douglas J. Pitera, Jacob R. Lenihan et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 12 Jan 2012 739
20 Natural products for cancer chemotherapy Arnold L. Demain, Preeti Vaishnav · Microbial Biotechnology Open access 18 Nov 2010 734
21 Bestatin, an inhibitor of aminopeptidase B, produced by actinomycetes. HAMAO UMEZAWA, TAKAAKI AOYAGI, Suda Hiroyuki et al. · The Journal of Antibiotics Open access 1976 725
22 Natural products as leads to anticancer drugs Marina Gordaliza · Clinical & Translational Oncology Dec 2007 715
23 The Use of Biological Assays to Evaluate Botanicals Jerry L. McLaughlin, Lingling L. Rogers, Jon E. Anderson · Drug Information Journal Open access Apr 1998 709
24 Bromelain: biochemistry, pharmacology and medical use H. Rainer MAURER · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences Open access Aug 2001 682
25 Flavonoid Composition of Fruit Tissues of Citrus Species Yoichi Nogata, Koji Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Shiratsuchi et al. · Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry Open access 2006 681
26 Clarifying the Real Bioactive Constituents of Garlic Harunobu Amagase · Journal of Nutrition Open access Mar 2006 677
27 Novel antiviral agents: a medicinal plant perspective Sabah Jassim, Meena Akeel Naji · Journal of Applied Microbiology 12 Aug 2003 675
28 Apoptotic signaling induced by immunomodulatory thalidomide analogs in human multiple myeloma cells: therapeutic implications Nicholas Mitsiades, Constantine S. Mitsiades, Vassiliki Poulaki et al. · Blood Open access 15 Jun 2002 669
29 Inhibition of Mouse Sarcoma 180 by Polysaccharides from Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing. Goro Chihara, YUKIKO Y. MAEDA, Junji Hamuro et al. · Nature May 1969 667
30 Signal transduction through the CD4 receptor involves the activation of the internal membrane tyrosine-protein kinase p56lck André Veillette, Michael A. Bookman, Eva M Horak et al. · Nature Mar 1989 665
31 PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY OF PSORALENS Pill‐Soon Song, Kenneth J. Tapley · Photochemistry and Photobiology Jun 1979 653
32 Pharmacological properties of the ubiquitous natural product betulin Sami Alakurtti, Taru Mäkelä, Salme Koskimies et al. · European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2 May 2006 653
33 Natural Products in Cancer Therapy: Past, Present and Future Min Huang, Jin‐Jian Lu, Jian Ding · Natural Products and Bioprospecting Open access 3 Jan 2021 650
34 Lupeol, a novel anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer dietary triterpene Mohammad Saleem · Cancer Letters Open access 23 May 2009 640
35 Prevention and Therapy of Cancer by Dietary Monoterpenes Pamela L. Crowell · Journal of Nutrition Open access Mar 1999 637
36 Evaluation of the Use of Different Solvents for Phytochemical Constituents, Antioxidants, and In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Severinia buxifolia Dieu‐Hien Truong, Dinh Hieu Nguyen, Nhat Thuy Anh Ta et al. · Journal of Food Quality Open access 3 Feb 2019 632
37 Converting citrus wastes into value-added products: Economic and environmently friendly approaches Kavita Sharma, Neelima Mahato, Moo Hwan Cho et al. · Nutrition 5 Oct 2016 618
38 Plant Glandular Trichomes as Targets for Breeding or Engineering of Resistance to Herbivores Joris J. Glas, Bernardus C. J. Schimmel, Juan Manuel Alba et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 12 Dec 2012 618
39 Antibacterial activity of extracts from some edible plants commonly consumed in Asia Najeeb S. Al-zoreky, Kazuhiko Nakahara · International Journal of Food Microbiology Feb 2003 616
40 A polyketide synthase-peptide synthetase gene cluster from an uncultured bacterial symbiont of Paederus beetles Jörn Piel · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 14 Oct 2002 612
41 Multiple pathways control protein kinase C phosphorylation Davey B. Parekh, Wolfgang H. Ziegler, Peter J. Parker · The EMBO Journal Open access 15 Feb 2000 607
42 Type II polyketide synthases: gaining a deeper insight into enzymatic teamwork Christian Hertweck, Andriy N. Luzhetskyy, Yuriy V. Rebets et al. · Natural Product Reports 22 Nov 2006 604
43 Antimicrobial activity of essential oil extracts of various onions (Allium cepa) and garlic (Allium sativum) Noureddine Benkeblia · LWT 27 Oct 2003 602
44 Zur Kenntnis der Triterpene. 190. Mitteilung. Eine stereochemische Interpretation der biogenetischen Isoprenregel bei den Triterpenen Albert Eschenmoser, L. Růžička, Oskar Jeger et al. · Helvetica Chimica Acta 1955 602
45 Natural Products as Anticancer Agents: Current Status and Future Perspectives Abid Naeem, Pengyi Hu, Ming Yu Yang et al. · Molecules Open access 30 Nov 2022 597
46 Bioactive Compounds of Citrus Fruits: A Review of Composition and Health Benefits of Carotenoids, Flavonoids, Limonoids, and Terpenes Ramesh Kumar Saini, Arina Ranjit, Kavita Sharma et al. · Antioxidants Open access 26 Jan 2022 576
47 Limonoids: Overview of Significant Bioactive Triterpenes Distributed in Plants Kingdom Amit Kumar Roy, Shailendra Saraf · Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin Open access 2006 573
48 Metabolic and functional diversity of saponins, biosynthetic intermediates and semi-synthetic derivatives Tessa Moses, Kalliope K. Papadopoulou, Anne Osbourn · Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ReviewOpen access 6 Oct 2014 556
49 Traditional and medicinal uses of mangroves Wickramasinghe M. Bandaranayake · Mangroves and Salt Marshes Sep 1998 556
50 HIV inhibitory natural products. Part 7. The calanolides, a novel HIV-inhibitory class of coumarin derivatives from the tropical rainforest tree, Calophyllum lanigerum Yoel Kashman, Kirk R. Gustafson, Richard W. Fuller et al. · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Jul 1992 550

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