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The effect of elevation on species richness in tropical forests depends on the considered lifeform: results from an East African mountain forest [PDF]

, 2019
Elevation gradients in tropical forests have been studied but the analysis of patterns displayed by species richness and elevation have received little attention.
Amani, Christian, Cirimwani, Legrand, Doumenge, Charles, Kahindo, Jean-Marie   +3 more
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Plukenetia volubilis leaves as source of anti-Helicobacter pylori agents

Frontiers in Pharmacology
IntroductionHelicobacter pylori infection is a major issue worldwide, with widespread prevalence, combined with its link to gastritis, peptic ulcers, gastric cancer, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma.
Aditya Tan, Katia Castanho Scortecci, Katia Castanho Scortecci, Katia Castanho Scortecci, Nathalia Maira Cabral De Medeiros, Wirginia Kukula-Koch, Thomas J. Butler, Sinéad Marian Smith, Fabio Boylan, Fabio Boylan   +9 more
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Jatropha tanjorensis Euphorbiaceae ameliorates aspirin-induced hepatotoxicity and maintain electrolytes balance in albino Wistar rats

Phytomedicine Plus, 2023
Background: A great number of modern medicines derived from plants are considered as important sources of medicinal agents to treat different diseases. J. tanjorensis belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, which is known for various medicinal uses. Purpose:
Elizabeth B. Umoren, Idara A. Okon, Emmanuel U. Modo, Okon E. Etim, Providence I. Brown, Daniel U. Owu, Augustine I.L. Bassey   +6 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas L.

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023
Jatropha curcas (Linnaeus, 1753) is a plant species in the order Malpighiales and the family Euphorbiaceae and is native to the tropical regions of America, such as Mexico and Argentina.
Sangrea Shim, Jungmin Ha
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Rapid preparative isolation of cleistanthin A from the leaves of Cleistanthus collinus Using reverse-phase flash chromatography

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2022
Introduction: Cleistanthin A (CA) is an aryl naphthalene lignan, which has a potent anticancer activity by regulating the tumor microenvironment. The objective was to develop a new technique for the isolation of cleistanthin A from the acetone extract of
S C Santosh Kumar, R Raveendran, Kamsali Murali Mohan Achari   +2 more
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The first evidence of lumiphorbol as a metabolite of the Euphorbia species [PDF]

Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society
Euphorbia nicaeensis All. belongs to the flowering plant family Euphorbiaceae. Our previous research has shown that the latex of this species is a rich source of jatrophane-type diterpenes.
Krstić Gordana B., Jadranin Milka B., Savić Danica Z., Tešević Vele V., Todorović Nina M., Vujisić Ljubodrag V., Milosavljević Slobodan M.   +6 more
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Metagenomic and biogenic amine changes in cassava fermentation for tucupi production using Pediococcus acidilactici starter culture

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND The use of starter cultures is essential for producing fermented foods with desirable standardized characteristics and for preventing pathogens. Pediococcus acidilactici, isolated from cocoa fermentation, was used in the production of tucupi, a widely appreciated sauce made from the juice of cassava root (manipueira) in the ...
Danielle Gama Brício, Maria Beatriz A Gloria, José Augusto Pires Bitencourt, Leandro Araujo Argôlo, Rafaela de Lima Ribeiro, Ilzane Abreu da Silva, Rosinelson da Silva Pena, Alessandra Santos Lopes, Gilson CA Chagas Junior, Nelson Rosa Ferreira   +9 more
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Why do Euphorbiaceae tick as medicinal plants? : a review of Euphorbiaceae family and its medicinal features [PDF]

, 2011
Euphorbiaceae is among the large flowering plant families consisting of a wide variety of vegetative forms some of which are plants of great importance. Its classification and chemistry have of late been subjects of interest possibly because of the wide ...
Mwine, Tedson Julius, Van Damme, Patrick
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Euphorbia candelabrum auctt

Collectanea Botanica, 1992
En aquest treball es discuteix informació taxonòmica sobre Euphorbia candelabrum Welwitsch i el nom il-legitim E. candelabrum Kotschy.
L. C. Leach
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Edaphic effects on forest structure and tree species composition in three seasonally dry tropical forest types in Cambodia

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Soil conditions are critical factors shaping forest structure and tree species composition in seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs); however, few studies have evaluated edaphic effects in Cambodia's unique lowland forest landscape, where different forest types coexist under similar climatic conditions.
Thav Sopheak, Shuichiro Tagane, Katsuura Hiiragi, Chea Sophors, Michiko Nakagawa   +4 more
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