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Triterpenoid content of berries and leaves of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus from Finland and PolandAnna Szakiel
Department of Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, ul Miecznikowa 1, 02 096 Warszawa, Poland
J Agric Food Chem 60:11839-49. 2012....- Comparison of the triterpenoid content of berries and leaves of lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea from Finland and PolandAnna Szakiel
Department of Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, ul Miecznikowa 1, 02 096 Warszawa, Poland
J Agric Food Chem 60:4994-5002. 2012..The most striking difference concerned the occurrence of fernenol and taraxasterol, which were found to be the major triterpenol in lingonberry leaves of Finnish and Polish origin, respectively... 
Distribution of triterpene acids and their derivatives in organs of cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) plantAnna Szakiel
Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, Warsaw University, Warszawa, Poland
Acta Biochim Pol 54:733-40. 2007..4, leaves 1:2) to the lower (stems 1:3.5, rhizomes 1:5.2) parts of the plant. This pattern of distribution of triterpenoids in the plant may have an important physiological and ecological meaning...- Antibacterial and antiparasitic activity of oleanolic acid and its glycosides isolated from marigold (Calendula officinalis)Anna Szakiel
Institute of Biochemistry, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Planta Med 74:1709-15. 2008..The presented results suggest that oleanolic acid and its glycosides can be considered as potential therapeutic agents... - Modulation of antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens by oleanolic acid and ursolic acidAnna Kurek
Department of Bacterial Genetics, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02 096 Warsaw, Poland
Phytomedicine 19:515-9. 2012..aeruginosa. These results indicate that OA and UA may be useful when administered in combination with β-lactam antibiotics to combat bacterial infections caused by some Gram-positive pathogens... - Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid affect peptidoglycan metabolism in Listeria monocytogenesAnna Kurek
Department of Bacterial Genetics, Institute of Microbiology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02 096 Warsaw, Poland
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 97:61-8. 2010..These results suggest that peptidoglycan metabolism is a cellular target of oleanolic and ursolic acids... - Oleanolic and ursolic acids influence affect the expression of the cysteine regulon and the stress response in Escherichia coliAnna M Grudniak
Department of Bacterial Genetics, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02 096 Warsaw, Poland
Curr Microbiol 62:1331-6. 2011..In addition, oleanolic acid, but not ursolic acid, caused a weak increase in DnaK synthesis, suggesting moderate ability of inducing heat-shock response... - Synergy between novel antimicrobials and conventional antibiotics or bacteriocinsKrystyna I Wolska
Department of Bacterial Genetics, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Pol J Microbiol 61:95-104. 2012..The promising results of basic research indicate that in future, combined therapy may be applied in human and veterinary medicine, agriculture and the food industry to combat bacterial pathogens... - New antibacterial therapeutics and strategiesAnna Kurek
Department of Bacterial Genetics, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Pol J Microbiol 60:3-12. 2011..The antibacterial activity of plant-derived compounds as well as silver and gold nanoparticles is the subject of this minireview. The application of photodynamic therapy is also discussed...