The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning that the world is “running out of antibiotics,” amplifying concerns about the escalating threat of antibiotic resistance.
Monica K.J. Nidhi +4 more
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Antioxidant and Inflammatory Effects of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Leaves. [PDF]
This study is aimed at identifying the bioactive components in lotus leaf flavonoid extract (LLFE) and analyzing the antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory activities of LLFE in vitro and in vivo. The flavonoids in LLFE were determined by UHPLC‐MS/MS. The effect of LLFE on damaged 293T cells (H2O2, 0.3 mmol/L) was determined by MTT assay, and the activity ...
Li C +7 more
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NnABI4-Mediated ABA Regulation of Starch Biosynthesis in Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn). [PDF]
Starch is an important component in lotus. ABA is an important plant hormone, which plays a very crucial role in regulating plant starch synthesis. Using ‘MRH’ as experimental materials, the leaves were sprayed with exogenous ABA before the rhizome expansion.
Wu P +5 more
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Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn: An updated review of the antitumor activity and mechanisms of alkaloids
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. is an aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae, and almost every part has medicinal uses. It has been established that alkaloids are one of the main components in N. nucifera.
Po Hu +9 more
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Background. Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. and Nymphaea lotus L. var. pubescens (Willd.) are both aquatic rhizomatous perennial plants mostly found in the tropical region of Nepal, India, Bangladesh, China, and Eastern Asia.
Tamlal Pokhrel +4 more
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The seed of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., commonly known as Chinese lotus, has been used as an indigenous medicine in Taiwan. The present study aims to evaluate the variable antioxidant activity of Nelumbo nucifera ethanolic extracts (NNEE) collected from ...
Chun-Ping LU +5 more
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The Therapeutic Potential of Nelumbo nucifera: A Comprehensive Review of Its Phytochemistry and Medicinal Properties [PDF]
Nelumbo nucifera generally known as ‘sacred lotus’ is a plant with high medicinal value in traditional medicine system especially in Chinese medicine system which is having a wide distribution worldwide in Asian, Western European, American and Australian
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Extraction, Purification, Structural Features and Biological Activities of Polysaccharides from Different Parts of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.): A Review [PDF]
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) is an abundant edible and medical resource, and the utilizable parts of lotus include leaves, roots, seeds, plumule, seed skins, flowers and seed pots, which contain many bioactive components including polysaccharides ...
LIANG Tian, LI Jing, WANG Yifei, WANG Xiaoyin
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Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant and Sperm Viability of Nelumbo nucifera Petal Extracts
Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.; N. nucifera) is a common ingredient in traditional medicine and Thai recipes. Its petal is an agricultural waste from stamen production.
Jiraporn Laoung-on +3 more
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Distinct expression and methylation patterns for genes with different fates following a single whole-genome duplication in flowering plants [PDF]
For most sequenced flowering plants, multiple whole-genome duplications (WGDs) are found. Duplicated genes following WGD often have different fates that can quickly disappear again, be retained for long(er) periods, or subsequently undergo small-scale ...
Chen, Jinming +10 more
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