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The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 439-451, March 2026.
Our current understanding of plants has been shaped by the entwining of different cultures. The Chilean soapbark tree, traditionally valued as a source of natural soap, was shown by serendipitous research in France in the 1900s to produce compounds that can boost the immune response to vaccines.
Anne Osbourn
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N, O self-doped hierarchical porous carbon materials for high-performance super-capacitors

Results in Chemistry, 2021
Biomass carbon materials have been widely used as electrode materials for super-capacitors (SC) due to their economic, environmental, and sustainable characteristics.
Liu Yang, Hong Zheng, Lian Liu, Wenjie Wu, Shuya Wang   +4 more
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Functionally diverse stands promote leaf litter decomposition irrespective of litter species' resource acquisition strategy

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 706-719, March 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Stand functional diversity (RaoQ) and stand functional composition in terms of the functional traits of the component species (CWM trait) are critical for ecosystem processes and functioning, such as litter decomposition and associated nutrient cycling.
Bai‐Yu Yang, Xiao‐Chen Fang, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen, Li‐Ting Zheng, Di‐Feng Bao, Li Zhang, Zhao Zhao, Ci‐Liang Zhao, Hai‐Jun Mao, Zai‐Ping Yu, Dan‐Yan Ou, Marc W. Cadotte, En‐Rong Yan   +12 more
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Micellar-Enhanced Ultrafiltration Using a Plant-Derived Surfactant for Dye Separation in Wastewater Treatment

Membranes, 2020
Micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) is one of several membrane methods used for the removal of trace organic pollutants from aqueous streams. In this process, a surfactant is added to a polluted aqueous solution at a concentration higher than its ...
Nita Aryanti, Aininu Nafiunisa, Tutuk Djoko Kusworo, Dyah Hesti Wardhani   +3 more
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Improved Longan Genome Assembly Reveals Insights Into Flowering Mechanisms

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 1678-1696, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Longan is an exotic tropical fruit crop and exhibits off‐season flowering induced by potassium chlorate (KClO3), though the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We assembled a high‐quality, 441.5 Mb genome of variety ‘Shixia’, with a contig N50 at 28.1 Mb, 29, 325 protein‐coding genes, 26 telomeres and 15 centromeres.
Guochun Zhao, Fan Jiang, Wenshun Hu, Jisen Zhang, Wen Wang, Siping Tu, Baiyu Wang, Qing Zhang, Jing Mei, Lianyu Lin, Yiying Qi, Xiuping Chen, Jianguo Li, Ray Ming, Shaoquan Zheng   +14 more
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Bioremediation of Crystal Violet Dye Using Sapindus mukorossi Functionalized Iron‐Oxide Nanoparticles From Coprecipitation Method

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 21, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT The textile industry is a water‐intensive industry that disrupts aquatic ecosystems by releasing recalcitrant chemicals like crystal violet (CV) dye characterized by its carcinogenic and mutagenic nature. Ethanolic extract of saponin‐rich Sapindus mukorossi was employed in the synthesis of biogenic iron oxide nanoparticles (IONP).
Rajeswari M. Kulkarni, Pratham B. Iyer, Tanvi D. Bharadwaj, K. Sachin Narendra   +3 more
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云南不同地区无患子籽油脂肪酸组成 及脂质伴生物变异分析Analysis of variations in fatty acid composition and lipid concomitants of Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. seed oil from different regions of Yunnan

Zhongguo youzhi
旨在为无患子籽油的综合开发利用及培育无患子优良品种提供参考，以云南16 个地区的无患子种仁为原料提取油脂，对无患子种仁含油率、油脂的脂肪酸组成和脂质伴生物含量等相关的17个指标进行测定，结合相关性分析、聚类分析和主成分分析对不同地区无患子种质品质进行比较和综合评价。结果表明：16个地区无患子的17个指标间差异较大，变异系数在5%~133%，其中棕榈烯酸（133%）和α-生育酚（66%）变异较大，油酸（5%）和种仁含油率（8%）变异较小；17个指标中种仁含油率、油酸、硬脂酸、花生酸、二十二碳酸、α-生育酚、
毛一帆，杨妮，赵红珍，王怡匀，高永青，王连春MAO Yifan, YANG Ni, ZHAO Hongzhen, WANG Yiyun, GAO Yongqing, WANG Lianchun
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A new species of Leptopulvinaria Kanda from China, with a key to species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Coccidae)

ZooKeys, 2018
A new species Leptopulvinaria sapinda sp. n. is described and illustrated based on adult females collected on Sapindus saponaria (Sapindaceae) from Shanghai and Jiangsu. This is the first report of Leptopulvinaria species in China.
Xiaoying He, Yangyang Han, Sanan Wu
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Deciphering Hyperammonia-Producing Bacteria (HAB) in the Rumen of Water Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) and Their Inhibition through Plant Extracts and Essential Oils. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Hyperammonia-producing bacteria (HAB) are a class of microbes present in the stomach of ruminants, responsible for the rapid rate of ammonia production from protein degradation beyond the capacity of these animals for their utilization.
Chanu YM, Paul SS, Dey A, Andonissamy J.
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Variation in Water‐Use Strategies of Prosopis velutina in Southern Arizona

Ecohydrology, Volume 19, Issue 1, January‐February 2026.
ABSTRACT In semi‐arid regions of the United States, mesquite trees are widely distributed across the landscape and play a pivotal ecological role, influencing hydrological processes and contributing to biodiversity. This is especially true in riparian areas, where understanding the adaptive water‐use strategies of facultative phreatophytes is essential
Collin Gillespie, Gita Bodner, Russell L. Scott, Jia Hu   +3 more
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