Efficacy and Safety of Prunus mume and Choline in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. [PDF]
Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol, 2023 Aim The primary objectives of this study include evaluating changes in lipid profile and liver enzyme levels in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients receiving Prunus mume and choline supplementation (Revolic).
Butt N, Masood M, Ali A.
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Vascular Relaxation and Blood Pressure Lowering Effects of Prunus mume in Rats. [PDF]
Bioengineering (Basel), 2023 Prunus mume Siebold et Zuccarini is mainly consumed as processed fruits in beverages, vinegar, alcohol, or fruit syrup; studies have reported various functional effects.
Jo C, Kim B, Lee K, Choi HY.
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Pueraria lobata-Prunus mume Complex Alleviates Alcoholic Liver Disease by Regulating Lipid Metabolism and Inhibiting Inflammation: A Transcriptome and Gut Microbiota Analysis. [PDF]
FoodsBackground: Lipid metabolism disorder appears to be one of the early features of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), which can be speculated via omics analysis including liver transcriptomics and gut microbiota.
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Phylogeny of PmCCD Gene Family and Expression Analysis of Flower Coloration and Stress Response in Prunus mume. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2023 The CCD gene family plays a crucial role in the cleavage of carotenoids, converting them into apocarotenoids. This process not only impacts the physiology and development of plants but also enhances their tolerance toward different stresses. However, the
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Volatile Metabolome and Aroma Differences of Six Cultivars of Prunus mume Blossoms. [PDF]
Plants (Basel), 2023 Prunus mume is a traditional Chinese plant with high ornamental and application values due to its very early blooming and unique fragrance. Long-term breeding and cultivation have resulted in a variety of P. mume blossoms and have made their exploitation
Li T, Zhao X, Cao X.
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Genome-Wide Identification of the MAPK and MAPKK Gene Families in Response to Cold Stress in Prunus mume. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2023 Protein kinases of the MAPK cascade family (MAPKKK–MAPKK–MAPK) play an essential role in plant stress response and hormone signal transduction. However, their role in the cold hardiness of Prunus mume (Mei), a class of ornamental woody plant, remains ...
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Spatial and Temporal Disparity Analyses of Glycosylated Benzaldehyde and Identification and Expression Pattern Analyses of Uridine Diphosphate Glycosyltransferase Genes in Prunus mume. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)The species Prunus mume consists of uniquely aromatic woody perennials with large amounts of free aromatic substances in the flower cells. Uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase (UGT) modifies these free aromatic substances into water-soluble glycoside ...
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The genetic architecture of floral traits in the woody plant Prunus mume
Nature Communications, 2018 Mei (Prunus mume) is a woody tree that produces ornamental blossoms which symbolize spring in East Asia. Here, Zhang et al. resequence wild and domesticated mei to reveal considerable admixture and introgression from other Prunus species and identify ...
Qixiang Zhang, , Lidan Sun
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Regulatory role of Prunus mume DAM6 on lipid body accumulation and phytohormone metabolism in the dormant vegetative meristem. [PDF]
Hortic ResBud dormancy is a crucial process in the annual growth cycle of woody perennials. In Rosaceae fruit tree species, DORMANCY-ASSOCIATED MADS-box (DAM) transcription factor genes regulating bud dormancy have been identified, but their molecular roles in ...
Hsiang TF, Yamane H, Gao-Takai M, Tao R.
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Molecular Networking-Guided Isolation of a Phenolic Constituent from Prunus mume Seed and Its Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities. [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Prunus mume (Maesil) is used in health foods and alternative medicine in Korea. In the present study, the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of phenolics from P. mume seed extracts were examined. First, the biological activities of various P. mume
Kim CK, Yu J, Lee M.
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