Metabolomic Characterization of Phoradendron brachystachyum Mistletoe and In-Silico and In-Vitro Investigation of Its Therapeutic Potential in Metabolic Disorders [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Plants of the Phoradendron genus have been traditionally used for their lipid- and glucose-lowering effects. However, the compounds responsible for these effects and the overall chemical profile of these plants have not been thoroughly investigated.
Luis Aurelio Montoya-Inzunza +9 more
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Phytochemical Characterization of Phoradendron bollanum and Viscum album subs. austriacum as Mexican Mistletoe Plants with Antimicrobial Activity [PDF]
Plants, 2021 In Mexico, mistletoes have several applications in traditional medicine due to the great variety of compounds with biological activities that have not been characterized to date.
José Daniel García-García +12 more
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Synopsis of Dendrophthora and Phoradendron (Santalaceae) in Brazil
Rodriguésia, 2021 Dendrophthora and Phoradendron are neotropical genera of mistletoes belonging to the tribe Phoradendreae. The phylogenetic relationships between these two genera are still not entirely understood and, morphologically, Dendrophthora differs from ...
Greta Aline Dettke +1 more
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Lupane Triterpene Derivatives Improve Antiproliferative Effect on Leukemia Cells through Apoptosis Induction [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Leukemia is one of the most frequent types of cancer. No effective treatment currently exists, driving a search for new compounds. Simple structural modifications were made to novel triterpenes isolated from Phoradendron wattii.
Lía S. Valencia-Chan +5 more
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ALIGNING MICROTOMOGRAPHY ANALYSIS WITH TRADITIONAL ANATOMY FOR A 3D UNDERSTANDING OF THE HOST-PARASITE INTERFACE – PHORADENDRON SPP. CASE STUDY [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 The complex endophytic structure formed by parasitic plant species often represents a challenge in the study of the host-parasite interface. Even with the large amounts of anatomical slides, a three-dimensional comprehension of the structure may still be
Luiza Teixeira-Costa +1 more
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Mitochondrial genome evolution in parasitic plants [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background Parasitic plants rely on their host to cover their nutritional requirements either for their entire life or a smaller part of it. Depending on the level of parasitism, a proportional reduction on the plastid genome has been found.
Athanasios Zervas +2 more
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Heringeriana, 2015 As ervas-de-passarinho dos gêneros Dendrophthora e Phoradendron apresentam uma distribuição neotropical, totalizando cerca de 360 espécies. No Brasil apenas Phoradendron é amplamente distribuído, encontrado sobre uma enorme diversidade de hospedeiros ...
Claudenir Simões Caires +1 more
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Anatomia dos órgãos aéreos de Phoradendron strongyloclados Eichler (Viscaceae)
Paubrasilia, 2023 Phoradendron strongyloclados Eichler é uma hemiparasita vulgarmente conhecida como erva-de-passarinho. Representantes do gênero Phoradendron são utilizados na medicina popular, porém pouco se sabe sobre P.
Milena Gama Oliveira +2 more
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Plantas parasitas do Parque Nacional Serra de Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brasil
Revista de Biologia Neotropical, 2020 Plantas parasitas costumam ser consideradas como pragas, pois crescem sobre outras espécies afetando a qualidade das mesmas. Entretanto, as parasitas são de extrema importância em ecossistemas naturais, servindo como fonte de alimento para as aves e ...
Kelianne Carolina Targino Araújo +2 more
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Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Effects of Mexican Medicinal Plants
Natural Product Communications, 2011 The antimicrobial effects of the Mexican medicinal plants Guazuma ulmifolia, Justicia spicigera, Opuntia joconostle, O. leucotricha, Parkinsonia aculeata, Phoradendron longifolium, P.
Maria del Rosario Jacobo-Salcedo +13 more
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