Several chitosan sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) nanoparticles embedded with Torreya grandis aril essential oils (TEOs) were synthesized using an emulsion-ionic gelation technique. Mannosylerythritol lipid A (MEL-A), a type of biosurfactant, was selected as the emulsifier. In order to replace acetic
Massilia sp. NR 4-1 was a violacein producing strain newly isolated from topsoil under nutmeg tree, Torreya nucifera in Korean national monument Bijarim Forest. Violacein is a novel class of drug exhibiting anticancer and antibiotic activities originated from l-tryptophan. Here, we present the
Amentoflavone is a biflavonoid compound with antioxidant, anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and UV-blocking activities that can be isolated from Torreya nucifera, Biophytum sensitivum, and Selaginella tamariscina. In this study, the molecular mechanism underlying
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