Coccoloba uvifera Leaves: Polyphenolic Profile, Cytotoxicity, and Antioxidant Evaluation [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2023 This study aimed to investigate the chemical composition of Coccoloba uvifera leaves and evaluate the antioxidant and antitumor effects of the total extract and its major metabolites. Four assays were used to determine the antioxidant activity, including radical scavenging abilities of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azinobis-3 ...
Salwa A. Abu El Wafa +3 more
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Botanical Sciences, 2023 Background: Coccoloba is a Neotropical genus of trees, shrubs, and lianas with approximately 150 species. Reviwed Mexican specimens of Coccoloba do not correspond to any recognized species within the genus, so they are proposed as new species. Question:
Juan Javier Ortiz-Díaz +2 more
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Antifungal Activity of Extracts, Fractions, and Constituents from Coccoloba cowellii Leaves [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2021 Coccoloba cowellii Britton (Polygonaceae, order Caryophyllales) is an endemic and critically endangered plant species that only grows in the municipality of Camagüey, a province of Cuba.
Daniel Méndez +8 more
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The complete annotated plastome sequences of six genera in the tropical woody Polygonaceae [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground The Polygonaceae is a family well-known for its weeds, and edible plants, Fagopyrum (buckwheat) and Rheum (rhubarb), which are primarily herbaceous and temperate in distribution.
Janelle M. Burke, Daniel M. Koenemann
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Chemical and Pharmacological Potential of Coccoloba cowellii, an Endemic Endangered Plant from Cuba [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 Coccoloba cowellii Britton (Polygonaceae) is an endemic and critically endangered plant that only grows in Camagüey, a province of Cuba. In this study, a total of 13 compounds were identified in a methanolic leaf extract, employing a dereplication of the
Daniel Méndez +8 more
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Longistriata flava (Boletaceae, Basidiomycota) – a new monotypic sequestrate genus and species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest [PDF]
MycoKeys, 2020 A new monotypic sequestrate genus, Longistriata is described based on collections from the Neotropical forest of Atlantic forest in Paraíba, Northeast Brazil – an area known for its high degree of endemism.
Marcelo A. Sulzbacher +7 more
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Future Journal of Pharmaceutical SciencesBackground Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major intricate metabolic disorder, being one of the chief causes of mortality worldwide. Coccoloba and Ruprechtia are two of the most intriguing polyphenol-rich genera within the Polygonaceae family.
Ali El-Halawany, , Amira S El Senousy
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Correction to “Coccoloba uvifera leaves: Polyphenolic profile, Cytotoxicity, and Antioxidant Evaluation” [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2023 Salwa A. Abu El Wafa +3 more
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Acta Botanica Mexicana, 2021 Antecedentes y Objetivos: El género Melanogaster se caracteriza por su hábito hipogeo a semi hipogeo, basidiomas parduscos, gleba con lóculos llenos de gel y basidiosporas globosas a elipsoides.
Javier Isaac de la Fuente +8 more
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A new species of Coccoloba P. Browne (Polygonaceae) from the Brazilian Amazon with exceptionally large leaves [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2019 We describe and illustrate a new species of Coccoloba (Polygonaceae), named Coccoloba gigantifolia, from the Brazilian Amazon. It resembles Coccoloba mollis Casar, but differs from the latter species by its much larger leaves in the fertile branches. The
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