Mutagenicity in Tradescantia pallida as an Indicator of the Effect of Air Pollution and Human Health [PDF]
Atmosphere, 2021 The present study aims to relate the micronucleus frequency in Tradescantia pallida to environmental factors and cardiorespiratory diseases to infer the effect of air pollution.
Kaline de Souza Pereira Godoi +9 more
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Pollen mother cells of Tradescantia clone 4430 and Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea are equally sensitive to the clastogenic effects of X-rays [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2002 The Tradescantia micronucleus test is a sensitive bioassay for mutagenesis that may be employed both under field and laboratory conditions. This test has been standardized mostly on the basis of the results obtained with clone 4430.
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Aborto polínico em Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea [PDF]
Revista ThemaEste estudo foi desenvolvido para testar a viabilidade do bioensaio aborto polínico (AP) em botões florais de Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea na avaliação de genotoxicidade da água superficial.
Luciana Rodrigues Nogueira +3 more
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Atmosphere, 2023 Air pollution substantially damages ecosystems and public health and is one of the major challenges for air quality monitoring management. The use of the plant bioindicator Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D. R.
Talita Daiane Bernardo Soares +6 more
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Tradescantia pallida extract inhibits biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [PDF]
Nagoya J Med Sci, 2019 Pseudomonas aeruginosa is capable of biofilm formation. In this study, we investigated the effects of aqueous Tradescantia pallida extract on Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth and biofilm formation. Aqueous Tradescantia pallida extracts significantly inhibited both bacterial growth and biofilm formation.
Kamiya M +8 more
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Agronomy, 2022 The feeding activity of Plutella xylostella in brassica crops can lead to large losses; thus, pesticides that prevent feeding during the larval stage or prevent the metamorphosis of this insect can be used for its control.
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Disordered wax platelets on Tradescantia pallida leaves create golden shine [PDF]
Faraday Discussions, 2020 Disordered arrangement of wax platelets on Tradescantia leaves increase long wavelength reflectance, contrary to the commonly observed UV-protection mechanism.
Gea T. van de Kerkhof +5 more
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Tradescantia pallida, a natural alternative against vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2022 No ...
Ranjitha Dhevi V. Sundar +1 more
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Effects of atmospheric pollutants on somatic and germ cells of Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D.R. HUNT cv. purpurea [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2014 Anatomical alterations in leaves and DNA damage in cells caused by the accumulation of atmospheric pollutants can be measured by epidermal leaf analyses and Tradescantia micronuclei assay with early pollen tetrad cells.
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Avaliação da atividade antimicrobiana da planta Tradescantia pallida Munt (Taboquinha Roxa)
Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2015 RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi pesquisar o efeito antimicrobiano in vitro do extrato hidroalcóolico das folhas Tradescantia pallida Munt conhecida como Taboquinha roxa.
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