Traditional uses, botanical description, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of Phytolacca acinosa: a review [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyBackgroundPhytolacca acinosa is an herbaceous herb belonging to the Phytolaccaceae family. The plant has a long history of usage in traditional medicine for treating a variety of ailments including infectious diseases, edema, inflammation, gastric, and ...
Samir A Ross +2 more
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Phylogenomics Reveals the Evolutionary History of Phytolacca (Phytolaccaceae)
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Phytolacca is the largest genus of Phytolaccaceae. Owing to interspecific hybridization, infraspecific variation, and apparent weak genetic control of many qualitative characters, which have obscured boundaries between species, the classification and ...
Yun Song, Junxia Shi, Shuifang Zhu
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Effects of genotype and Phytolacca dodecandra (Endod) supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, blood profiles, and breast meat quality of chickens [PDF]
HeliyonIn this study, we investigated the effects of genotype and Phytolacca dodecandra (Endod) supplementation on the growth, carcass traits, blood profiles, and breast meat quality of chickens.
Abiyu Tadele +4 more
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Detection and Quantification of Dysprosium in Plant Tissues. [PDF]
Plant DirectABSTRACT The growing demand for rare‐earth elements (REEs), particularly dysprosium (Dy), underscores the need for sustainable extraction methods. Recovery of Dy, particularly from geographically distributed waste sources, is challenging. This gap positions phytomining, a technique using plants to accumulate metals, as a promising alternative. However,
Hernández-Pagán E +8 more
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A Novel Cysteine Protease from Phytolacca americana Cleaves Pokeweed Antiviral Protein Generating Bioactive Fragments [PDF]
PlantsThe apoplast is often the first point of contact between plant cells and invading pathogens, serving as an important site for defense signaling. Pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP), a ribosome-inactivating protein from Phytolacca americana (pokeweed), is ...
Annabelle Audet +2 more
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Chemical composition and enzyme inhibition of Phytolacca dioica L. seeds extracts
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2019 Phytolacca, which belongs to the family of Phytolaccaceae, are known for their use in popular medicine. Bioactivity of five extracts from Phytolacca dioica seeds were evaluated in four bioassays.
Ana M González-Paramás +2 more
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Pokeweed—Phytolacca americana L.
EDIS, 2003 This document provides an overview of pokeweed (Phytolacca americana), a native perennial plant of eastern North America. It describes the plant’s growth habits, cultural requirements, and uses.
James M. Stephens
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Medicinal properties and anti-inflammatory components of Phytolacca (Shanglu)
Digital Chinese Medicine, 2021 Phytolacca: (Shanglu) is a well-known traditional herbal medicine that has been used for thousands of years in China. Phytolacca is also used worldwide in different traditional phyto-medicines and homeopathic preparations.
Christian Bailly
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Lockdown botany 2020: some noteworthy records of alien plants in Kyiv City and Kyiv Region
Ukrainian Botanical Journal, 2021 Noteworthy records of 11 alien plant species in Kyiv City and Kyiv Region made mainly in 2020 are discussed. In particular, new localities of the following taxa are reported: Amaranthus spinosus, Artemisia tournefortiana, Chenopodium ucrainicum ...
Mosyakin S.L., Mosyakin A.S.
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Extensive evolution of cereal ribosome-inactivating proteins translates into unique structural features, activation mechanisms, and physiological roles [PDF]
, 2017 Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are a class of cytotoxic enzymes that can depurinate rRNAs thereby inhibiting protein translation. Although these proteins have also been detected in bacteria, fungi, and even some insects, they are especially ...
De Zaeytijd, Jeroen, Van Damme, Els
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