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Some phenylpropanoids exhibited anti-inflammatory activities.         Pimpinella essential oils also showed estrogenic effects in a yeast         model and were considered to have phytoestrogen properties.
Tabanca and Wedge work at the         ARS         Natural Products Utilization Research Laboratory in Oxford, Miss. Other         researchers who contributed to this research include K. Husnu Can Baser and         Nese Kirimer with Anadolu         University in Eskisehir, Turkey; Erdal Bedir with         Ege University in Izmir, Turkey; Ikhlas         Khan and Shabana Khan from the University of         Mississippi; and         Blair Sampson,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login,         who works at the ARS         Thad         Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory in Poplarville,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, Miss.
                        
            
            
            
Herb Anise Contains Unique Healthful Phenylpropanoids, Study Suggests
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However,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, the chemical structure and biological activity of the         Pimpinella phenylpropanoids are unique. Some phenylpropanoid compounds         the team found have only been found in Pimpinella, and four of the         compounds they isolated had never before been identified in any plant.
Teaming up with colleagues in Mississippi and Turkey, they isolated 22         compounds in Pimpinella's essential oils and found high levels of         organic mixtures called phenylpropanoids. Phenylpropanoids are found in a wide         variety of plants, and some are thought to have health-boosting benefits.
            
            
The compounds were evaluated for their activities against the plant         fungus Colletotrichum,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, which causes anthracnose diseases worldwide. One         unique compound was especially effective against strawberry anthracnose and         strawberry soft rot and leaf blight. In addition, Pimpinella isaurica         essential oils were more effective in controlling aphids than isolated         Pimpinella phenylpropanoids.
These results suggest that Pimpinella essential oils may be a         source of potent compounds that could be used in developing powerful new         pharmaceuticals and agrochemical agents.
These compounds were also tested for their activity against various         major and minor microbes. A few showed some effectiveness against Plasmodium         falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria in humans, and         Mycobacterium intracellulare,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, a bacterium which can cause illness in         immunocompromised patients.