The Viscum album Gene Space database [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 The hemiparasitic flowering plant Viscum album (European mistletoe) is known for its very special life cycle, extraordinary biochemical properties, and extremely large genome.
Lucie Schröder +7 more
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The future of Viscum album L. in Europe will be shaped by temperature and host availability [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Viscum album L. is a plant of great importance due to its influence on the host trees and, by extension, entire ecosystems. The species is also significant to humans—on the one hand, because of its use in medicine, and on the other, because of the ...
Łukasz Walas +7 more
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The Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Viscum album. [PDF]
Plants (Basel), 2023 The therapeutic story of European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) presents a seesawing profile. In ancient times, this hemiparasitic plant was considered a panacea and even to be endowed with exceptional beneficial properties. In more recent times, despite its multiple uses in traditional medicines, some parts of the plant, in particular the berries, were ...
Nicoletti M.
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The Antioxidant Activity of Mistletoes (Viscum album and Other Species) [PDF]
Plants, 2023 In addition to the European mistletoe, Viscum album, which is the most known and utilized one, there are several species commonly known as mistletoe.
Marcello Nicoletti
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Viscotoxin and lectin content in foliage and fruit of Viscum album L. on the main host trees of Hyrcanian forests [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) is a hemiparasitic plant that absorbs water and nutrients from the host tree. Mistletoe contains two groups of cytotoxic, immunomodulatory and antitumor proteins, viscotoxins and lectins.
Sanaz Yousefvand +4 more
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Viscum album mother tinctures: Harvest conditions and host trees influence the plant metabolome and the glycolytic pathway of breast cancer cells [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Viscum album is a semi-parasitic plant used for over one hundred years in complementary cancer therapy. The main commercial drugs used in cancer patients’ treatment are derived from the aqueous V.
Michelle Nonato de Oliveira Melo +11 more
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Investigations on the morpho-anatomy and histochemistry of the European mistletoe: Viscum album L. subsp. album [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Viscum album L. (Santalaceae) is an important medicinal plant traditionally used to treat several diseases, including cancer therapy. This paper provides detailed morpho-anatomical characteristics of the leaves, stems and berries of Viscum album subsp ...
Valter Paes de Almeida +8 more
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The genome sequence of the European mistletoe, Viscum album L. (Santalales: Viscaceae) [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Viscum album (European mistletoe; Streptophyta; Magnoliopsida; Santalales; Viscaceae). The genome sequence has a total length of 94 261.04 megabases.
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Chemical Pleurodesis Using a Viscum album Extract in an Infant with Postoperative Chylothorax: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Chest Surgery, 2022 Chylothorax after thoracic surgery is a rare complication, and treatment for refractory chylothorax is challenging. We report a case of chylothorax after cardiothoracic surgery in an infant after failure of conservative management and thoracic duct ...
Taeyoung Yun +3 more
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Phytochemical analysis and in vitro anti-proliferative activity of Viscum album ethanolic extracts [PDF]
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020 Background Viscum album L. (Santalaceae), commonly known as mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant traditionally used in complementary cancer treatment. Its antitumor potential is mostly attributed to the presence of aqueous soluble metabolites; however ...
Carla Holandino +12 more
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