Department of Phytochemistry

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Our studies are focused on biologically active secondary metabolites from plants and plant tissue cultures, with special interest in compounds biosynthesized by the plants of Cichorieae and Inuleae tribes (Asteraceae family). Recently, we have been investigating formerly unexamined Lactuca species of African and Asian origin, in a search of antioxidative and anti-inflammatory compounds.

Scope of research

  • plant secondary metabolites – isolation and structure identification/elucidation,
  • qualitative and quantitative analysis of bioactive compounds in a plant material,
  • regulation of plant metabolism in vitro and in vivo,
  • bioactivity assays,
  • tissue cultures of medicinal plants.

In cooperation with other research teams and institutions we perform analyses of selected compounds in a plant material of different origin, provide pure compounds for bioactivity evaluation and share plant materials for biological studies.

Professor Anna Stojakowska, dr hab.

Head

+48 12 6623254
room Radzikowskiego 176

Pracownicy zakładu

Klaudia Michalska, dr hab.

+48 12 6623257
room Radzikow.

Beata Duszyńska, dr

+48 12 6623349
room 325

Katarzyna Kozynacka, mgr

+48 12 6623257
room Radzikow.

Weronika Strumińska

+48 12 6623257

Józef Wójtowicz

+48 12 6623257
room Radzikow.

Małgorzata Tomera

Anna Sochacka-Obruśnik, mgr inż.

+48 12 6623257
room Radzikow.

Pracownicy pracowni

Anna Sochacka-Obruśnik, mgr inż.

+48 12 6623257
room Radzikow.

Katarzyna Kozynacka, mgr

+48 12 6623257
room Radzikow.

Józef Wójtowicz

+48 12 6623257
room Radzikow.

Garden of Medicinal Plants

Headmgr inż. Anna Sochacka-Obruśnik

Achievements

  • Publications

Stem Lettuce and Its Metabolites: Does the Variety Make Any Difference?

Janusz Malarz, Klaudia Michalska, Anna Stojakowska

DOI: 10.3390/foods10010059

Secondary Metabolism in Tissue and Organ Cultures of Plants from the Tribe Cichorieae

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30185-9_23

Neuroprotective Effects of Methyl Caffeate against Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Cell Damage: Involvement of Caspase 3 and Cathepsin D Inhibition

Danuta Jantas, Jakub Chwastek, Janusz Malarz, Anna Stojakowska, Władysław Lasoń

DOI: 10.3390/biom10111530

Constituents of Xerolekia speciosissima (L.) Anderb. (Inuleae), and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of 7,10-Diisobutyryloxy-8,9-epoxythymyl Isobutyrate

Natalia Kłeczek, Janusz Malarz, Barbara Gierlikowska, Anna K. Kiss, Anna Stojakowska

DOI: 10.3390/molecules25214913

Chemical constituents isolated from stems of Maesa membranacea

DOI: 10.31276/vjste.62(3).15-18

A new sesquiterpenoid and further natural products from Taraxacum portentosum Kirschner & Štěpánek, an endangered species.

DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1712389

Variation of sesquiterpene lactone contents in Lactuca altaica natural populations from Armenia

Beharav, A., Malarz, J., Michalska, K., Ben-David, R., Stojakowska, A.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2020.104030

Composition of Essential Oils from Roots and Aerial Parts of Carpesium divaricatum, a Traditional Herbal Medicine and Wild Edible Plant from South-East Asia, Grown in Poland

Anna Wajs-Bonikowska, Janusz Malarz, Anna Stojakowska

DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234418

Associations between root-inhabiting fungi and 40 species of medicinal plants with potential applications in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries

Piotr Piszczek, Karolina Kuszewska, Janusz Błaszkowski, Anna Sochacka-Obruśnik, Anna Stojakowska, Szymon Zubek

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.01.018

Carpesium divaricatum Sieb. & Zucc. Revisited: Newly Identified Constituents from Aerial Parts of the Plant and Their Possible Contribution to the Biological Activity of the Plant

Natalia Kłeczek, Barbara Michalak, Janusz Malarz, Anna Karolina Kiss, Anna Stojakowska

DOI: 10.3390/molecules24081614

Head

Professor Anna Stojakowska, dr hab.

+48 12 6623254
room Radzikowskiego 176

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