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Alternative Chemistries for Free Radical-Initiated Targeting and Immobilization
Stimuli-responsive biomaterials are an emerging strategy that leverage common pathophysiological triggers to target drug delivery to limit or avoid toxic side effects.Native free radicals, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS), are widely upregulated in many pathological states.We have previously demonstrated that native ROS are capable of crosslin
Phytochemical Profile, In Vitro Bioactivity Evaluation, In Silico Molecular Docking and ADMET Study of Essential Oils of Three Vitex Species Grown in Tarai Region of Uttarakhand
A comparative study of volatiles, antioxidant activity, phytotoxic activity, as well as in silico molecular docking and ADMET study, was conducted for essential oils from three Vitex species, viz., V.agnus-castus, V.negundo, and V.trifolia.Essential oils (OEs) extracted by hydrodistillation were subjected to compositional analysis using GC-MS.A tot