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 ...
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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.
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Antiprotozoal Activity of Buxus sempervirens and Activity-Guided Isolation of O-tigloylcyclovirobuxeine-B as the Main Constituent Active against Plasmodium falciparum [PDF]
Molecules, 2014 Buxus sempervirens L. (European Box, Buxaceae) has been used in ethnomedicine to treat malaria. In the course of our screening of plant extracts for antiprotozoal activity, a CH2Cl2 extract from leaves of B.
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Antiprotozoal Nor-Triterpene Alkaloids from Buxus sempervirens L. [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2021 Malaria and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) are life-threatening tropical diseases caused by protozoan parasites. Due to limited therapeutic options, there is a compelling need for new antiprotozoal agents.
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Investigation of the Variability of Alkaloids in Buxus sempervirens L. Using Multivariate Data Analysis of LC/MS Profiles [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 Buxus sempervirens L. is a common ornamental plant in southern and central Europe, and has been used ethopharmacologically against a wide variety of diseases due to it containing nor-triterpene alkaloids of the nor-cycloartane type.
Lara U. Szabó, Thomas J. Schmidt
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Identification of Antiprotozoal Compounds from Buxus sempervirens L. by PLS-Prediction [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 Various nor-triterpene alkaloids of Buxus (B.) sempervirens L. have shown remarkable in vitro activity against the causative agents of tropical malaria and East African sleeping sickness.
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Acetonic extract of Buxus sempervirens induces cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and autophagy in breast cancer cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Plants are an invaluable source of potential new anti-cancer drugs. Here, we investigated the cytotoxic activity of the acetonic extract of Buxus sempervirens on five breast cancer cell lines, MCF7, MCF10CA1a and T47D, three aggressive triple positive ...
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Structural Particularities of Gall Neoformations Induced by Monarthropalpus flavus in the Leaves of Buxus sempervirens [PDF]
PlantsThe boxwood leafminer Monarthropalpus flavus (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) has historically been considered a leafminer, but some researchers suggested it induced galls on Buxus species leaves. The larvae of M.
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Buxus sempervirens Common Boxwood
EDIS, 2007 This document provides a comprehensive overview of the common boxwood (Buxus sempervirens), detailing its characteristics, growth habits, and uses in landscaping.
Edward Gilman
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Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic Nematodes [PDF]
Journal of NematologyOregon leads the United States in nursery production of shade trees and is third in deciduous and broadleaf evergreen shrub production. Plant-parasitic nematodes have been implicated in problems with the growth of plants in nurseries and are also of ...
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