Phytochemical analysis and pharmacological study of Ulex gallii Planch. (Fabaceae) and Dianthus hyssopifolius L. (Caryophyllaceae), medicinal plants from Galicia (Spain)

Medicinal plants are defined as those whose parts or extracts are used for treating pathologies. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds, including primary metabolites like nucleic acids, amino acids, lipids and carbohydrates, which are essential for their vital process, and secondary metab...

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Autor: Bada Díaz, Lucía
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:minerva_____::ac0d5d56b3600956aee5651730d8bd1f
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42163
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ulex gallii
Dianthus hyssopifolius
Metabolomic analysis
Antitumoral activity
Anti-inflammatory activity
320905 Farmacognosia
320907 Fitofármacos
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Sumario:Medicinal plants are defined as those whose parts or extracts are used for treating pathologies. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds, including primary metabolites like nucleic acids, amino acids, lipids and carbohydrates, which are essential for their vital process, and secondary metabolites, such as phenolic compounds, terpenes or alkaloids, which serve to defend against external factors, among other functions. Many of these compounds have pharmacological activity. Currently, there is renewed interest in obtaining new metabolites from plants. It is estimated that around 25% of pharmaceutical products prescribed worldwide are derived from plants. Traditional medicinal knowledge has been essential in the development of these pharmaceutical products. Recent advances in “omics” technologies, combined with liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry analysis, provide a powerful tool that significantly enhances the detection and identification of new metabolites from medicinal plants. Galicia (Spain) is considered a rich reservoir of medicinal plants with bioactive metabolites.