Samuel Peter

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Peter, S., Schenk, A., Höwer-Fritzen, H., Steuber, A., Wolfram, E., Wagner, B., & Steinhoff, B. (2026). Inter-laboratory comparison of photometric and LC assay methods for hydroxyanthracene glycosides determination in senna herbal drugs and dry extracts. Planta Medica. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2828-2181
• Vahekeni, N., Stehlin, J., Urmann, C., Wolfram, E., Geissmann, Y., Ruedin, E., Peter, S., Engler, O., & Lardos, A. (2026). Historical texts as a potential resource for plant-based antiviral agents against SARS-CoV-2 : the example of the Receptarium of Burkhard III von Hallwyl from 16th-century Switzerland. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 16(1731629). https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2025.1731629
• Trendafilova, A., Todorova, M., Wolfram, E., Peter, S., Ivanova, V., & Danova, K. (2024). Unfolding phenolics biosynthetic plasticity of Artemisia alba Turra through plant tissue culture techniques. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 157(29). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-024-02756-y
• Meier, N., Meier, B., Schenk, A., Ziegler, L. N., Peter, S., & Wolfram, E. (2024). Photostability of sennosides and their aglycones in solution. Phytochemical Analysis, 35(3), 521–529. https://doi.org/10.1002/pca.3308
• Silva Oliveira, A. G., Andrade Rocha, M., Santos de Azevedo, L., Thaynara de Moura Coelho, A., Russo Chagas, R. C., Batista Santos, H., Gruppi Thomé, R., Peter, S., Wolfram, E., Kim, B., Reis, R. M., & de Azambuja Ribeiro, R. I. M. (2023). Tapirira guianensis is selectively cytotoxic, induces apoptosis to the glioblastoma and decreases tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo. Planta Medica, 90(1), 13–24. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2181-2569
• Pihan, L.-A.-M., Peter, S., Vollmer, G., Meier, B., & Wolfram, E. (2021). HPTLC fingerprint authentication of selected Sideritis spp. using a pharmacognostic approach. Planta Medica, 87(14), 1152–1166. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1647-2930
• Iliescu, I. A., Peter, S., Albert, I., Skalicka‐Woźniak, K., Miron, A., Luca, S. V., & Wolfram, E. (2020). Verbascum nigrum : cytotoxicity evaluation in A431 epidermoid carcinoma cells and untargeted LC‐HR‐MS/MS metabolite profiling. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 17(12), e2000644. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202000644
• Trendafilova, A., Todorova, M., Genova, V., Peter, S., Wolfram, E., Danova, K., & Evstatieva, L. (2018). Phenolic profile of Artemisia alba Turra. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 15(7). https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201800109
• Peter, S., Meier, N., Wolfram, E., & Meier, B. (2017). High-Performance thin-layer chromatographic fingerprint method for the detection of sennosides in Cassia senna L. and Cassia angustifolia Vahl. Journal of Planar Chromatography - Modern TLC, 30(4), 238–244. https://doi.org/10.1556/1006.2017.30.4.1
• Trifan, A., Opitz, S., Josuran, R., Grubelnik, A., Esslinger, N., Peter, S., Bräm, S., Meier, N., & Wolfram, E. (2017). Is comfrey root more than toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids? Salvianolic acids among antioxidant polyphenols in comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) roots. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 112, 178–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2017.12.051
• Meier, N., Meier, B., Peter, S., & Wolfram, E. (2017). In-Silico UHPLC method optimization for aglycones in the herbal laxatives aloe barbadensis Mill., Cassia angustifolia Vahl Pods, Rhamnus frangula L. Bark, Rhamnus purshianus DC. Bark, and Rheum palmatum L. Roots. Molecules, 22(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22111838
• Steiner, M., Peter, S., Wolfram, E., Falch, B., & Meier, B. (2016). Modernisierung der Monografien für Thymianfluidextrakt und Thymiansirup der Schweizer Pharmakopöe. Zeitschrift für Phytotherapie, 37(P24). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1584487
• Braun, K., Peter, S., Wolfram, E., Falch, B., & Meier, B. (2016). Untersuchungen zum Extraktionsverhalten der Anthranoide in Sennae folium/fructus unter Berücksichtigung der Aglyka. Zeitschrift für Phytotherapie, 37(V30). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1584455
• Peter, S., Meier, N., Josic, G., Meier, B., & Wolfram, E. (2016). Optimization of LC separation of anthraquinones in Sennae fructus and Sennae folium supported by an in-silico tool. Planta Medica, 81(S 01). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1597006
• Iliescu, I. A., Bräm, S., Peter, S., Meier, N., Albert, I., Miron, A., & Wolfram, E. (2015). Phytochemical fingerprints combined with bioautographic enzyme inhibition and antitumor activity of Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae) and Ajuga (Lamiaceae) plant extractives on skin squamous cell carcinoma. Planta Medica, 81(PW_208). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1565832
• Meier, N., Peter, S., Meier, B., & Wolfram, E. (2015). Content of free anthraquinone aglyca in anthranoid-containing herbal drugs/laxatives of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.). Planta Medica, 81(PW_196). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1565820
• Könye, R., Peter, S., György, Z., Wolfram, E., & Danova, K. (2015). Optimization of an UHPLC method for flavonoids from Hypericum species. Planta Medica, 81(PW_194). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1565818
• Rosenthal, M. I., Wolfram, E., Peter, S., & Meier, B. (2014). Validated method for the analysis of frangulins A and B and glucofrangulins A and B using HPLC and UHPLC. Journal of Natural Products, 77(3), 489–496. https://doi.org/10.1021/np400736s
• Stefanache, C. P., Imseng, N., Meier, B., Tanase, C., Eibl-Schindler, R., Peter, S., & Wolfram, E. (2013). Arnica montana L. cell suspension culture as a biotechnological approach for the production of bioactive secondary metabolites. Planta Medica, 79(13). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1352447
• Wolfram, E., Hostettler, L., Peter, S., Todorova, M., Trendafilova, A., & Danova, K. (2013). Phytochemical assessment of the effect of stimulated in vitro multiplication on the metabolic profile of in vitro cultured Hypericum richeri and Artemisia alba. Planta Medica, 79(13/PN119). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1352461

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Sellathurai, V., Wolfram, E., Sabani, B., Müller, L. M., Vahekeni, N., Peter, S., & Lardos, A. (2025, September). In vitro studies on the wound healing potential of dermatological plants from the Receptarium of Burkhard III von Hallwyl, a recipe text from 16th century Switzerland. 73rd International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), Naples, Italy, 31 August - 3 September 2025.
• Stehlin, J., Peter, S., Albert, I., Vahekeni, N., Wolfram, E., Frei-Haller, B., & Lardos, A. (2023). Immunomodulatory studies on selected plants from the Hallwyl “Kräuterbuch” : an influential recipe text from 16th century Switzerland [Conference poster]. Planta Medica, 89(14), 1392–1393. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1774171
• Peter, S., Abdelmalek, B. N. K., Demuth, C., Meier, B., & Wolfram, E. (2019). HPTLC identity testing for Rhamni purshianae cortex and isolation of Cascarosides B, C and D as reference compounds. 67th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA) in cooperation with the French Society of Pharmacognosy AFERP, Innsbruck, Austria, 1-5 September 2019.
• Wolfram, E., Meier, N., Peter, S., & Meier, B. (2017). Development of an HPTLC identification method in new Ph Eur monograph for Rubi ideae folium (raspberry leaves) [Conference poster]. Planta Medica International Open, 4. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1608528
• Meier, N., Meier, B., Peter, S., & Wolfram, E. (2017). HPTLC fingerprint method for the detection of sennosides in Senna dry extracts [Conference poster]. Planta Medica International Open, 4. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1608524
• Schenk, A., Ziegler, L., Meier, N., Peter, S., & Wolfram, E. (2017). Combined determination of sennosides, monomeric hydroxyanthacene glycosides and anthraquinone aglycones by UHPLC-DAD [Conference poster]. Planta Medica International Open, 4. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1608215
• Meier, N., Meier, B., Peter, S., Josic, G., & Wolfram, E. (2017). Photostability of sennosides in solution and their degradation products 1 [Conference poster]. Planta Medica International Open, 4. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1608273
• Wolfram, E., Peter, S., Todorova, M., Trendafilova, A., Motyka, V., Dobrev, P., & Danova, K. (2017). Effect of growth regulators and photoperiod on endogenous phytohormonal levels and polyphenolic production in Artemisa alba cell aggregate cultures [Conference poster]. Planta Medica International Open, 4. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1608367

Other publications

• Stefanache, C. P., Peter, S., Meier, B., Danila, D., Tanase, C., & Wolfram, E. (2015). Phytochemical composition of Arnicae flos from wild populations in the northern area of the Romanian eastern carpathians. Revista de Chimie, 66(5), 784–787.
• Wolfram, E., Peter, S., & Meier, B. (2014). Phytochemical analysis using HPTLC and modern LC for application in quality control and medicinal plants research : trends and tools. Phytochemistry in Medicine and Pharmacognosy, Piatra-Neamt, 27-30 April 2014.

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