Global Patterns and Future Dynamics of Four Invasive Cocklebur Species Under Climate Change: Contrasting Climatic and Anthropogenic Drivers [PDF]
BiologyClimate change, together with intensifying human activities, is reshaping global plant invasion dynamics and increasingly threatening ecosystem stability and biodiversity.
Yunzhi Sang +8 more
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Interspecific competition with the American Xanthium orientale L. as a possible cause of the decline of the Old-World X. strumarium L. [PDF]
Scientific ReportsXanthium is represented in Europe by three species complexes: X. strumarium L., X. orientale L., and X. spinosum L. The former two complexes are similar, in both morphology and ecological requirements.
Eleonora Manzo +3 more
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Genome-Wide Development and Characterization of 169 gSSR Markers in the Invasive Plant Xanthium strumarium L. [PDF]
PlantsXanthium strumarium L. is a plant species native to North America; however, it has become a serious invasive threat in northern China due to its great environmental adaptability in the colonized regions.
Junshuang Yin +7 more
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Invasion Potential of Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton and Xanthium strumarium L. in the Anthropocene of Ethiopia: Implications for Management [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe spread of invasive species presents a significant global challenge that threatens natural habitats, agricultural productivity, and biodiversity. In Ethiopia, Calotropis procera and Xanthium strumarium are aggressively invasive noxious weeds whose ...
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Isolation and Biological Evaluation of Human Tyrosinase Inhibitors from the Fruit of Xanthium strumarium L. [PDF]
MoleculesTyrosinase catalyzes the rate-limiting steps of melanin production, posing as an important target for treating skin pigmentation. This study investigates bioactive human tyrosinase inhibitors from Xanthium strumarium L.
Gengxuan Shi +6 more
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Four New Glycosides from the Fruit of Xanthium sibiricum Patr.
Molecules, 2013 Four new glycosides, namely 3β-norpinan-2-one 3-O-β-d-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)-β-d-glucopyranoside (1), (6Z)-3-hydroxymethyl-7-methylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol 8-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (2), (6E)-3-hydroxymethyl-7-methylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol 8-O-β-d-gluco-pyranoside (3 ...
Hai Jiang, Liu Yang, Hui Hou
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Rational search for natural antimicrobial compounds: relevance of sesquiterpene lactones [PDF]
Natural Products and BioprospectingAntimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing global health challenges, as many pathogens are rapidly evolving to evade existing treatments.
Alejandro Recio-Balsells +5 more
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Plants, 2022 A species of Orobanche was observed on spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum) for the first time in Iran and tentatively was named IR-Iso.This study was conducted to make a phylogenetic analysis of the Orobanche using 5.8S rRNA region sequences, and also to
Ali Reza Yousefi +6 more
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Pharmaceutical Biology, 2023 Context The toxicity of atractyloside/carboxyatractyloside is generally well recognized and commonly ascribed to the inhibition of mitochondrial ADP/ATP carriers, which are pivotal for oxidative phosphorylation.
Andrzej M. Woyda-Ploszczyca
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Xanthanolides in Xanthium L.: Structures, Synthesis and Bioactivity
Molecules, 2022 Xanthanolides were particularly characteristic of the genus Xanthium, which exhibited broad biological effects and have drawn much attention in pharmacological application.
Jiaojiao Zhang +4 more
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