Antioxidants, 2022 Allantoin is crucial for plant growth and development as well as adaptations to abiotic stresses, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear.
Binying Fu, Yinxiao Wang
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Allantoin: A Potential Compound for the Mitigation of Adverse Effects of Abiotic Stresses in Plants
Plants, 2023 Stress-induced alterations vary with the species of plants, the intensity and duration of the exposure, and stressors availability in nature or soil. Purine catabolism acts as an inherent defensive mechanism against various abiotic stresses and plays a ...
Jipsi Chandra, S Keshavkant
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Foliar application of allantoin reinforces antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems to confer tolerance against arsenic toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Arsenic (As) contamination is a pressing global challenge that substantially restricts crop productivity and growth due to its increasing prevalence in agricultural soils.
Mirza Hasanuzzaman +5 more
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Gelatin/Ascorbic Acid Scaffolds for Controlled Release of Allantoin: A Fully Natural Approach for Skin Tissue Regeneration Through Pro-Regenerative, Antimicrobial, and Keratinocyte-Supportive Properties [PDF]
PharmaceuticsBackground/Objectives: Nature-inspired therapeutic strategies that promote biological regenerative mechanisms and replicate the native structural microenvironment conductive to formation of healthy tissue are increasingly recognized as a promising ...
Marija M. Babić Radić +5 more
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Foliar application of allantoin and serotonin mitigates salinity stress in bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) is a climbing species frequently employed in traditional medicine to treat a wide number of diseases. Soil salinity represents a primary abiotic constraint on plant growth, impacting nearly 50% of irrigated farmland ...
Masoomeh Amerian +4 more
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Coordinated N metabolism and NO signaling underlie allantoin-citrulline synergy in salt-stressed cucumber [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologySalinity stress severely limits cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) productivity by disrupting growth, photosynthesis, and ion homeostasis. This study investigated the potential of foliar-applied allantoin (1 mM) and citrulline (1 mM) to enhance salinity ...
Masoomeh Amerian +3 more
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Allantoin ameliorated liver fibrosis in a mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: role of nuclear factor kappa B/cyclooxygenase 2/prostaglandin E2 pathway [PDF]
Journal of HerbMed Pharmacology, 2022 Introduction: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is considered as current and critical liver disease and liver fibrosis is an initial step to vast NASH injuries. Allantoin is an important and sure composite, which has remark effects on inflammation and
Tahereh Komeili-Movahhed, Azam Moslehi
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Allantoin is a good source of ammonium for many organisms, and in Escherichia coli it is utilized under anaerobic conditions. We provide evidence that allantoinase (AllB) is allosterically activated by direct binding of the allantoin catabolic enzyme ...
Irina A. Rodionova +9 more
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Assessment of allantoin concentrations in comfrey root available on the Polish market
Acta Agrobotanica, 2023 Comfrey ( Symphytum officinale L.) root is a commonly known rich source of allantoin. This compound is widely used in pharmacy and cosmetology, but mainly in a synthetic form. However, the properties of natural allantoin in products of biological origin
Barbara Hawrylak-Nowak +1 more
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Serum but not cerebrospinal fluid levels of allantoin are increased in de novo Parkinson’s disease
npj Parkinson's Disease, 2023 Oxidative stress supposedly plays a role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Uric acid (UA), a powerful antioxidant, is lowered in PD while allantoin, the oxidation product of UA and known biomarker of oxidative stress, was not ...
Lenka Hasíková +10 more
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