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Presence of inulin-type fructo-oligosaccharides and shift from raffinose family oligosaccharide to fructan metabolism in leaves of boxtree (Buxus sempervirens) [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
from raffinose family oligosaccharide to fructan metabolism in leaves of boxtree (Buxus sempervirens) Wim Van den Ende1,* Marlies Coopman1, Rudy Vergauwen1, André Van Laere11 KU Leuven, Laboratory of Molecular Plant Biology, Institute of Botany and ...
Wim eVan den Ende, Marlies eCoopman, Rudy eVergauwen, André eVan Laere   +3 more
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Hydroalcoholic extract of Buxus sempervirens shows antiproliferative effect on melanoma, colorectal carcinoma and prostate cancer cells by affecting the autophagic flow [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Buxus sempervirens (European Box, Buxaceae, boxwood) has been used in folk medicine to treat rheumatism, arthritis, fever, malaria and skin ulceration while, in recent years, interest has grown on possible employment of boxwood extracts in cancer therapy.
Anna Rita Volpe, Marco Carmignani, Patrizia Cesare   +2 more
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Antiprotozoal Aminosteroid Alkaloids from Buxus obtusifolia (Mildbr.) Hutch. [PDF]

Molecules
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) and Malaria are life-threatening protozoan infections in tropical regions, with limited treatment options.
Justus Wambua Mukavi, Monica Cal, Marcel Kaiser, Pascal Mäser, Njogu M. Kimani, Leonidah Kerubo Omosa, Thomas J. Schmidt   +6 more
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Anticholinesterases Traits Inbuilt in <i>Buxaceae</i> Plant Extracts against Alzheimer's Disease. [PDF]

Curr Neuropharmacol
This review provides a comprehensive account of advances in the field of cholinesterase inhibitors isolated from the Buxaceae family. Naturally occurring anticholinesterases derived from plants are considered to be a potential source of new drug candidates for treating Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Patocka J, Sharma S, Navratilova Z, Singh N, Jelinkova R, Mehboob N, Oleksak P, Nepovimova E, Kuca K.   +8 more
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A simplified explanation for the frameshift mutation that created a novel C-terminal motif in the APETALA3 gene lineage [PDF]

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2006
Background The evolution of type II MADS box genes has been extensively studied in angiosperms. One of the best-understood subfamilies is that of the Arabidopsis gene APETALA3 (AP3).
Wu Cheng-Chiang, Su Huei-Jiun, Kramer Elena M, Hu Jer-Ming   +3 more
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The genome sequence of common box, <i>Buxus sempervirens</i> L. (Buxaceae). [PDF]

Wellcome Open Res
We present a genome assembly from an individual Buxus sempervirens (common box; Streptophyta; Magnoliopsida; Buxales; Buxaceae). The genome sequence has a total length of 676.70 megabases. Most of the assembly (99.56%) is scaffolded into 14 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
Christenhusz MJM, Fay MF, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Genome Acquisition Lab, Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective, Plant Genome Sizing collective, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team, Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team, Tree of Life Core Informatics collective, Darwin Tree of Life Consortium.   +10 more
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Steroidal Alkaloids from Sarcococca saligna (Buxaceae): In Vitro and In Silico Evaluation of Their Cytotoxic Potential [PDF]

ACS Omega
Neha Sahu, Amit Dubey, Nitesh Singh, K.R. Arya, Pragya Yadav, Priyank Chaturvedi, Sanjeev Meena, Vijaya Shukla, Dipak Datta, Narender Tadigoppula, Brijesh Kumar, Bikash Kumar Rajak   +11 more
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Reproductive structures and systematics of Buxaceae [PDF]

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2002
Buxaceae belong to a grade of families near the base of eudicots. Flowers of these families are characterized by a variable number and arrangement of floral organs. In this study, the anthetic structure of the gynoecium and androecium of representatives of all genera of Buxaceae were comparatively studied, and observations on the flowering processes ...
MARIA VON BALTHAZAR, PETER K. ENDRESS
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Steroidal Alkaloids From the Apocynaceae Family: Their Isolation and Biological Activity

Natural Product Communications, 2022
Steroidal alkaloids are derived from the steroid skeleton with one or two nitrogen atoms. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions and possess a range of biological activities.
Hidayatul Atiqah Abd Karim, Nor Hadiani Ismail, Che Puteh Osman   +2 more
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Pest categorisation of Crisicoccus seruratus. [PDF]

EFSA J
Abstract Following the commodity risk assessments of Acer palmatum plants grafted on A. davidii from China, in which Crisicoccus matsumotoi (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) was identified as a pest of possible concern, the European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to conduct a pest categorisation of C.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas-Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke HH, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire JC, Malumphy C, Antonatos S, Kertesz V, Papachristos D, Sfyra O, MacLeod A.   +26 more
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