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Species identity and spatial scale drive context‑dependent tree diversity effects in a Finnish forest experiment

Oikos, EarlyView.
Tree species diversity is known to affect tree growth and leaf traits, which in turn can influence various ecosystem processes. However, the reported direction of these tree diversity effects is inconsistent, indicating that their outcomes depend strongly on ecological context.
Juri A. Felix, Philip C. Stevenson, Julia Koricheva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discovering the Bioactive and Antibacterial Potential of Essential Oils from Aromatic Plants of Northeastern Peru

Molecules
Essential oils (EOs) are mixtures of aromatic and volatile compounds. Owing to their biological properties, they are of increasing interest in the food industry as a viable alternative to natural additives. The objective of this study was to evaluate the
Frank Fernandez-Rosillo, Elza Aguirre, Lenin Quiñones Huatangari, Segundo G. Chavez, Aline C. Caetano, Angel F. Iliquin-Chavez, Miguelina Z. Silva-Zuta, Efraín M. Castro-Alayo, César R. Balcázar-Zumaeta   +8 more
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Alkaloids and Sesquiterpenes from the South China Sea Gorgonian Echinogorgia pseudossapo

Marine Drugs, 2011
Five zoanthoxanthin alkaloids (1–5) and four sesquiterpenes (6–9) were isolated from the South China Sea gorgonian Echinogorgia pseudossapo. Their structures were determined on the bases of extensive spectroscopic analyses, including 1D and 2D NMR data ...
Shu-Hua Qi, Pei-Yuan Qian, Shen Li, Cheng-Hai Gao, Yi-Fei Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Euphorbia-derived natural products with potential for use in health maintenance [PDF]

, 2019
Euphorbia genus (Euphorbiaceae family), which is the third largest genus of angiosperm plants comprising ca. 2000 recognized species, is used all over the world in traditional medicine, especially in the traditional Chinese medicine. Members of this taxa
Adedoyin, Aleksandrov, Bard, Barla, Baslas, Chanda, Colley, Cui, Dabholkar, Deveci, Gaioni, Govaerts, Gupta, Hargreaves, Hassan, Jing, Kumara Swamy, Li, Lu, Ma, Mali, Mali, Merza, Mir, Ogbulie, Ogunlesi, Pascal, Polygenis-bigendako, Ram, Rehman, Shamsabadipour, Sharanappa, Suffness, Özbilgin, Özbilgin   +34 more
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Exploration of the Phytochemical and Antidiabetic Properties of Teucrium polium: A Natural Asset for Type 2 Diabetes Management

ChemistryOpen, EarlyView.
Teucrium polium shows antidiabetic activity with its phytochemical composition and biological activities. The essential oil is rich in carvacrol, thymol, γ‐terpinene, and o‐cymene, while the aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts are characterized by poliumoside, verbascoside, isorhamnetin‐3‐O‐rutinoside, and apigenin‐7‐rutinoside. Antioxidant activity is
Hajar El Ouadni, Aziz Drioiche, Fadoua El Makhoukhi, Omkulthom Al kamaly, Hannou Zerkani, Smail Amalich, Imane Tagnaout, Mohamed Radi, Yahya Cherrah, Touriya Zair, Katim Alaoui   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Isolation of Antioxidant Compound from Endophytic Fungi Acremonium sp. from the Twigs of Kandis Gajah

Makara Seri Sains, 2012
The endophytic fungi Chrisonilia sitophila, Acremonium sp., and Penicillium sp. have been isolated from the tissues ofthe twigs of kandis gajah. All of the fungi strains were grown in 3 L potatoe dextrose broth medium (PDB) at a roomtemperature for 28 ...
Rizki, Munawar, Elfita, Muharni
doaj  

Functional Characterization and Expression Analysis of Terpene Synthase Genes HcTPS9 and HcTPS6 in Hedychium coronarium

Guangdong nongye kexue
【Objective】The rhizomes and flowers of Hedychium coronarium are rich in terpenoid essential oils with diverse bioactivities, including anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antimicrobial properties.
Yuechong YUE, Junting LI, Qingling LI, Yunyi YU, Yanping FAN, Xinyue LI   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comprehensive Insights into Natural Bioactive Compounds: From Chemical Diversity and Mechanisms to Biotechnological Innovations and Applications

ChemistryOpen, EarlyView.
Natural products derived from plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and minerals contain diverse bioactive classes such as alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, saponins, tannins, and phenolics. These natural products work through different mechanisms, including ROS inhibition, NF‐κB suppression, and cytokine regulation, and exhibit wide applications across ...
Sajid Ali, Atif Ali Khan Khalil, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar, Adnan Amin, Wajid Zaman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeted Screening and Quantification of Characteristic Sesquiterpene Lactones in Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. at Different Growth Stages

Plants
Sesquiterpene lactones are specialized plant metabolites with promising pharmacological activities. These metabolites are characteristic marker compounds for the aerial parts of Ambrosia artemisiifolia.
Balázs Kovács, Péter Püski, Ákos Bajtel, Elek Ferencz, Boglárka Csupor-Löffler, Dezső Csupor, Tivadar Kiss   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

MS/MS studies on the selective on-line detection of sesquiterpenes using a Flowing Afterglow-Tandem Mass Spectrometer (FA-TMS) [PDF]

, 2011
A Flowing Afterglow-Tandem Mass Spectrometer (FA-TMS) was used to investigate the feasibility of selective on-line detection of a series of seven sesquiterpenes (SQTs).
Amelynck, C, Dhooghe, Frederik, Rimetz-Planchon, J, Schoon, N, Vanhaecke, Frank   +4 more
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