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A hydroalcoholic extract from the leaves of Nerium oleander inhibits glycolysis and induces selective killing of lung cancer cells [PDF]
, 2013 Recent evidence suggests that cardiac glycosides might be used for the treatment of cancer. The ornamental shrub Nerium oleander has been used in traditional medicine for treating several disorders including cancer, and extracts from the leaves of this ...
Burgos Morón, Estefanía +4 more
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Plant‐derived differences in the composition of aphid honeydew and their effects on colonies of aphid‐tending ants [PDF]
, 2014 In plant–ant–hemipteran interactions, ants visit plants to consume the honeydew produced by phloem‐feeding hemipterans. If genetically based differences in plant phloem chemistry change the chemical composition of hemipteran honeydew, then the plant's ...
Ableson, Ian +4 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 A major prediction of coevolutionary theory is that plants may target particular herbivores with secondary compounds that are selectively defensive.
Georg Petschenka +5 more
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Production of soluble eukaryotic recombinant proteins in E. coli is favoured in early log-phase cultures induced at low temperature [PDF]
, 2013 BackgroundProducing recombinant plant proteins expressed in Escherichia coli produce in high yields and in a soluble and functional form can be difficult.
Gavidia, Isabel +2 more
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MicrobiologyOpen, 2019 A yeast expression plasmid was constructed containing a cardenolide biosynthetic module, referred to as CARD II, using the AssemblX toolkit, which enables the assembly of large DNA constructs.
Christoph Rieck +7 more
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Molecules, 2012 In this work, we have evaluated the molluscicidal activity of two cardenolide extracts from <em>Adenium arabicum</em> Balf f. [the benzene (B) and methanol (M) extracts], one cardenolide extract from <em>Calotropis procera</em> ...
Alaa Bayoumi +3 more
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Host Plant Species Mediates Impact of Neonicotinoid Exposure to Monarch Butterflies
Insects, 2021 Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides in North America. Numerous studies document the negative effects of neonicotinoids on bees, and it remains crucial to demonstrate if neonicotinoids affect other non-target insects, such as butterflies.
Cody Prouty +4 more
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Behavioural resistance against a protozoan parasite in the monarch butterfly [PDF]
, 2011 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/89483/1/j.1365-2656.2011.01901.x ...
Chiang, Allen +9 more
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Calotropis poisoning with severe cardiac toxicity A case report
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 Calotropis is a widely prevalent plant in the Indian Subcontinent. The extract and various parts of the plant are used by traditional healers for treating miscellaneous diseases.
Ramya Iyadurai +3 more
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Evaluating the cancer therapeutic potential of cardiac glycosides [PDF]
, 2014 Cardiac glycosides, also known as cardiotonic steroids, are a group of natural products that share a steroid-like structure with an unsaturated lactone ring and the ability to induce cardiotonic effects mediated by a selective inhibition of the Na(+)/K(+)
Burgos Morón, Estefanía +5 more
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