Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology - 55 (1), 2012

Contents:

 Agriculture, Agribusiness and Biotechnology
    
 A rapid and reliable method for the clonal isolation of Acanthamoeba from environmental samples
Zanella, Janice; Costa, Sergio Olavo Pinto da; Zacaria, Jucimar; Echeverrigaray, Sergio

 Extraction of lipase from Burkholderia cepacia by PEG/Phosphate ATPS and its biochemical characterization
Padilha, Giovana da Silva; Santana, José Carlos Curvelo; Alegre, Ranulfo Monte; Tambourgi, Elias Basile

 Induction of xylanase in thermophilic fungi Scytalidium thermophilum and Sporotrichum thermophile
Joshi, Chetna; Khare, Sunil Kumar

 Recent developments in microbial oils production: a possible alternative to vegetable oils for biodiesel without competition with human food?
Christophe, Gwendoline; Kumar, Vinod; Nouaille, Régis; Gaudet, Genevieve; Fontanille, Pierre; Pandey, Ashok; Soccol, Carlos Ricardo; Larroche, Christian

 Side-effects of pesticides used in the organic system of production on Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Efrom, Caio Fábio Stoffel; Redaelli, Luiza Rodrigues; Meirelles, Rafael Narciso; Ourique, Cláudia Bernardes

 Human and Animal Health
    
 Dental pulp vascular permeability changes induced by dental bleaching
Costa, Cristiane da; Miyagi, Sueli Patricia Harumi; Santos, Marcelo dos; Machado, Manoel Eduardo de Lima; Marques, Márcia Martins

 Fibromyalgia and the relevance of the whole-body vibration exercises in vibratory platforms: a short review
Pinto, Nelson de Souza; Monteiro, Milena de Oliveira Bravo; Paiva, Dulciane Nunes; Santos-Filho, Sebastiao David; Misssailidis, Sotiris; Thompson, Diane; Cabezuelo, Pedro Marín; Bernardo-Filho, Mario

 Production of rabbit antibodies against purified Glucose oxidase
Zia, Muhammad Anjum; Ain, Qurat-ul; Iftikhar, Tehreema; Abbas, Rao Zahid; Rahman, Khalil-ur

 Biological and Applied Sciences
    
 Control of papaya fruits anthracnose by essential oil of Ricinus communis
Siqueira Júnior, César Luis; Freire, Maria das Graças Machado; Moreira, Antônio Sérgio Nascimento; Macedo, Maria Ligia Rodrigues

 Effects of oral L-carnitine and DL-carnitine supplementation on alloxan-diabetic rats
Bazotte, Roberto Barbosa; Lopes-Bertolini, Gisele

 Influence of light intensity on growth and physiological characteristics of common sage (Salvia officinalis L.)
Zervoudakis, George; Salahas, George; Kaspiris, George; Konstantopoulou, Eleni

 Maize-Dwelling insects omnivory in Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) egg masses
Menezes-Netto, Alexandre Carlos; Varella, Andrea Correa; Fernandes, Odair Aparecido

 Testicular morphology of adult wistar rats treated with Rudgea viburnoides (Cham.) Benth. leaf infusion
Monteiro, Juliana Castro; Matta, Sérgio Luis Pinto da; Predes, Fabrícia Souza; Paula, Tarcízio Antônio Rego de

 Food/Feed Science and Technology
    
 Effect of freezing and processing technologies on the antioxidant capacity of fruit pulp and jelly
Bof, Cristine Maso Jeusti; Fontana, Roselei Claudete; Piemolini-Barreto, Luciani Tatsch; Sandri, Ivana Greice

 Use of food wastes for the production of lactic silage
Martínez, Ricardo Murray; Mezquita, Pedro Cerezal; Bermúdez, Paulina; Munoz, Richard Bugueno

 Yellow passion fruit seed oil (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa): physical and chemical characteristics
Malacrida, Cassia Roberta; Jorge, Neuza

 Engineering, Technology and Techniques
    
 Immobilization of Bacillus megaterium MTCC 2444 by Ca-alginate entrapment method for enhanced alkaline protease production
Mrudula, Soma; Shyam, Nidhi

 Environmental Sciences
    
 Bioremediation of herbicide velpar K® in vitro in aqueous solution with application of EM-4 (effective microorganisms)
Ramos, Márcio Antônio Gomes; Yoshioka, Sergio Akinobu

 Biomonitoring of microcystin and aflatoxin co-occurrence in aquaculture using immunohistochemistry and genotoxicity assays
Hashimoto, Elisabete Hiromi; Kamogae, Márcia; Vanzella, Tatiana Perez; Cólus, Ilce Mara Syllus; Bracarense, Ana Paula Frederico Rodrigues Lourenço; Bittencourt-Oliveira, Maria do Carmo; Itano, Eiko; Kuroda, Emília Kiyomi; Kato, Hajime; Nagata, Satoshi; Ueno, Yoshio; Harada, Ken-Ichi; Hirooka, Elisa Yoko

 Cadmium and Chromium Toxicity to Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and Microcystis aeruginosa
Rodgher, Suzelei; Espíndola, Evaldo Luiz Gaeta; Simoes, Fernanda Cristina Fonseca; Tonietto, Alessandra Emanuele

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (52-53), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (52), 2011


Contents:


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Faiza Masmoudi-Allouche, Radhia Gargouri-Bouzid, Walid Kriaâ, Mohammed Najib Saidi, Hajer Jamoussi, Yosr Abdelkefi and Noureddine Drira

Investigation of genetic variability related to the in vitro floral hermaphrodism induction in Date palm (Phonix dactylifera L.)


Qian Wang, Jianli Sun, Li Bao, Jinpan Lian and Huixian Zhao

Twenty putative palmitoyl-acyl transferase genes with distinct expression patterns in Arabidopsis thaliana


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Abdollah Bahrani, Hosein Heidari, Sharif Abad and Amir Aynehband

Nitrogen remobilization in wheat as influenced by nitrogen application and post-anthesis water deficit during grain filling


Iram Fatma Jafri, Ainul Haq Khan and Mohd Gulfishan

Genotoxic effects of 5-bromouracil on cytomorphological characters of Cichorium intybus L.


Periasamy Suranthran, Uma Rani Sinniah, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Maheran A. Aziz, Nordin Romzi and Saikat Gantait

Effect of plant growth regulators and activated charcoal on in vitro growth and development of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq. var. Dura) zygotic embryo


Nasser E. Ibrahim, Hanan Shaaban and Andreas Krell

Studies on new antifreeze protein from the psychrophilic diatom, Fragilariopsis cylindrus


Sudarat Thanonkeo, Nuttaporn Chamnipa and Pornthap Thanonkeo

Induced accumulation of 20-hydroxyecdysone in cell suspension cultures of Vitex glabrata R.Br.


Junejo, N., Khanif, M. Y., Hanfi, M. M., Dharejo, K. A. and Wan, Z. W. Y.

Reduced loss of NH3 by coating urea with biodegradable polymers, palm stearin and selected micronutrients

 
Mostafa Ebadi and Alireza Iranbakhsh

The induction and growth of potato (Solanum tuberosum. L) microtubers (sante cultivar) in response to the different concentrations of 6-benzylaminopurine and sucrose

 
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Soumaya Arraouadi, Mounawer Badri, Wael Taamalli, Thierry Huguet and Mohamed Elarbi Aouani

Variability salt stress response analysis of Tunisian natural populations of Medicago truncatula (Fabaceae) using salt response index (SRI) ratio

     
Shu-Cheng Liang, Min Zhao, Lei Lu, Chun-Lei Wang, Li-Yan Zhao and Wen-Jin Liu

Isolation and characteristic of an aerobic denitrifier with high nitrogen removal efficiency

   
Jaime Alioscha Cuervo-Parra, Montserrat Ramírez-Suero, Vladimir Sánchez-López and Mario Ramírez-Lepe

Antagonistic effect of Trichoderma harzianum VSL291 on phytopathogenic fungi isolated from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) fruits


Shazia Nouren, Haq Nawaz Bhatti and Sadia Ilyas

Bioleaching of copper, aluminum, magnesium and manganese from brown shale by Ganoderma lucidum


Ghafoori, M., Nik M. Majid, Islam, M. M. and Sylvia Luhat

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals by Dyera costulata cultivated in sewage sludge contaminated soil

  
INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Ahmed M. El-Bondkly, Aboshosha, A. A. M., Radwan, N. H.2 and Dora, S. A.

Application and comparison of two different intraspecific protoplast fusion methods in Trichoderma harzianum and their effect on ß-glucosidase activity

   
Pornthap Thanonkeo, Sudarat Thanonkeo, Kannikar Charoensuk and Mamoru Yamada

Ethanol production from Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) by Zymomonas mobilis TISTR548

  
FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Zi-Gang Li, Xiao-Yu Yue, Yan-Juan Liu and Yi-Xing Zhang

Effect of calcium salts and tri-sodium citrate on certain properties of calcium-fortified soy milk


Teramoto, Y., Koguchi, M., Wongwicharn, A. and Saigusa, N.

Production and antioxidative activity of alcoholic beverages made from Thai ou yeast and black rice (Oryza sativa var. Indica cv. Shiun)


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Minoo Yaghmaei, Saeedeh Salimi, Mojgan Mokhtari, Anoosh Naghavi, Mohsen Saravani, and Farzaneh Farajian- Mashhadi

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene Glu298Asp polymorphism and risk of preeclampsia in South East of Iran


Nazmi Saritaş, Kadir Yildiz, Serdar Büyükipekci and Betül Coşkun

Effect of different levels of royal jelly on biochemical parameters of swimmers


Byung Hoon Park, Deok Jung Kim, Kun Woo Park, Mun Soo Park, Yo Han Son, Na Yeon Woo, Yoo Jin Yi, Hyoung Jun Lee, Yong Min Lee, In Sub Choi, Hyo Jeong Lee, Jae Won Park, Sung Mook Yoo, Su Chan Lee, Jae Deok Lee, Jae Shin Lim and Sangdeog A. Kim

Iron content in forage sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) measured on different slit widths with atomic absorption spectrometry

  
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Salwa M. Abdel Rahman, Sawsan A. Abd-Ellatif, Sahar F. Deraz and Ashraf A. Khalil

Antibacterial activity of some wild medicinal plants collected from western Mediterranean coast, Egypt: Natural alternatives for infectious disease treatment


Swee Keong Yeap, Abdul Rahman Omar, Wan Yong Ho, Boon Kee Beh, Abdul Manaf Ali and Noorjahan Banu Alitheen

Immunomodulatory effect of Rhaphidophora korthalsii on mice splenocyte, thymocyte and bone marrow cell proliferation and cytokine expression


Ghaffari, J., Naghshvar, F., Nazari, Z.1, Farid, R., Torabizadeh, J. and Madani, F.

Seroprevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection (HTLV1) in different patients in the north of Iran


Ruzanna Ab Kadir, Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin, Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab, Sahidan Senafi and Fahrul Zaman Huyop

Differentiation potential of human suspension mononucleated peripheral blood cells


FISHERY SCIENCE


Muhammad Naeem and Abir Ishtiaq

Proximate composition of Mystus bleekeri in relation to body size and condition factor from Nala Daik, Sialkot, Pakistan


BIOTECHNIQUES


Rodrigo da Silva Guedes, Tatiane Loureiro da Silva, Zanderluce Gomes Luis and Jonny Everson Scherwinski-Pereira

Initial requirements for embryogenic calluses initiation in thin cell layers explants from immature female oil palm inflorescences

   
Dongwu Liu, Xue Wang, Yousheng Lin, Liying Sun, Zhiwei Chen and Hongzhi Xu

Analysis of the effects of cerium on calcium ion in the protoplasts of Arabidopsis thaliana with confocal microscopy


Zhen Feng, Jing Ren, Yanhe Zhang and Sen Hu

Improved secretory production of calf prochymosin by codon optimization and disruption of PMR1 in Kluyveromyces lactis GG799


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE


M. Afzal, F. S. Mehdi, Fida M.Abbasi, Habib Ahmad, R. Masood, Inamullah, Jan Alam, Gul Jan, M. Islam , Noor Ul Amin , A. Majid1 , M. Fiaz and A.H.Shah

Efficacy of Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. leaves extracts against some atmospheric fungi

 
ANIMAL SCIENCE


Saied Habibian Dehkordi, Fatemeh Hosseinpour and Azizollah Ebrahimi Kahrizangi

An in vitro evaluation of antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles on Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis

 
GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY


Lejla Duraković, Andrea Skelin, Sanja Sikora, Frane Delaš, Mirna Mrkonjić-Fuka, Katarina Huić-Babić and Mihaela Blažinkov

Impact of new synthesized analogues of dehydroacetic acid on growth rate and vomitoxin accumulation by Fusarium graminearum under different temperatures in maize hybrid

       

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (53), 2011


Contents:

Review


Susan Mir Najd Gerami, Safar Farajnia and Feridoun Mahboudi

Co-solute assistance in refolding of recombinant proteins


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Işil Aydemir and Beyhan Gürcü

Histochemical determination of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in normal and ethanol-induced chick embryo during neural tube development


Syed M. Shahid, Abid Azhar, Syeda N. Nawab, Rozeena Shaikh, Muhammad Ismail and Azam J. Samdani

Single nucleotide substitution mutations and polymorphisms in ECM1 gene in lipoid proteinosis in siblings of a Pakistani family

    
Ahmad-Reza Mehrabian, Masoud Sheidai, Zahra Noormohammadi, Younes Asrei and Valeyollah Mozafarian

Inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) and morphological diversity in Onosma L. (Boraginaceae) species in Iran

    
Saber Khederzadeh

Polymorphism of Calpastatin Gene in Crossbreed Dalagh Sheep Using PCR-RFLP

   
PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Montaser Fawzy Abdel- Monaim

Role of riboflavin and thiamine in induced resistance against charcoal rot disease of soybean


Tieniu Wu, Yunqiang Wang, Junwei Lv and Bo Zhang

Soil water characteristics of Middle Pleistocene paleosol layers on the loess Plateau


Sivanaswari, Chalaparmal, Thohirah, L. A., Fadelah, A. A., and Abdullah, N. A. P

Hybridization of several Aerides species and in vitro germination of its hybrid


Theerawut Wongwarat, Suchirat Sakuanrungsirikul and Piyada Theerakulpisut

Effective methods of preserving SCWL-diseased sugarcane leaves for genomic DNA extraction and molecular detection of phytoplasma

   
Seyed Habib Shojaei, Khodadad Mostafavi, Manouchehr Khodarahmi and Mohammad Zabet

Response study of canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars to multi-environments using genotype plus genotype environment interaction (GGE) biplot method in Iran


Muammer Tepe and Tülin Aydemir

Antioxidant responses of lentil and barley plants to boron toxicity under different nitrogen sources


Liu Sheng-hui, Zang Xiao-ping and Sun Guang-ming

Changes in endogenous hormone concentrations during inflorescence induction and development in pineapple (Ananas comosus cv. Smooth Cayenne) by ethephon


Johari-Pireivatlou, Moharram and Maralian, Habib

Evaluation of 10 wheat cultivars under water stress at Moghan (Iran) condition

 
Xuan Chen, Tongkun Liu, Shan Hao, Wanping Fang, Yuhua Wang and Xinghui Li

Differential gene expression analysis of self-incompatible lines in tea by cDNA-AFLP


Mehrdad Yarnia, Narges Arabifard, Farrokh Rahimzadeh Khoei and Peiman Zandi

Evaluation of drought tolerance indices among some winter rapeseed cultivars

   
Lixia Zhang, Yajun Zhang and Liping Zhang

Structure and immunological activity of a novel polysaccharide from the spores of Ganoderma lucidum

   
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Xue Hongqin, Jing Zhaoqian and Liu Xiaodong

Cr (VI) removal from aqueous solutions by fly ash and fly ash composite filter material: Factorial experimental design

   
Ihab Mohamed Ibrahim Moussa

Finger printing of community acquired-methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus recovered from King Saudi Arabia

  
Jing-wei Jin, Hui-chun Ye, Yue-fei Xu, Chong-yang Shen and Yuan-fang Huang

Spatial and temporal patterns of soil fertility quality and analysis of related factors in urban-rural transition zone of Beijing

 
Sema Alikamanoglu and Ayse Sen

Stimulation of growth and some biochemical parameters by magnetic field in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) tissue cultures


Myung Ja Kwak, Seong Han Lee and Su Young Woo

Growth and anatomical characteristics of different water and light intensities on cork oak (Quercus suber L.) seedlings

 
FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Olutayo Sunday Shokunbi, Ogochukwu Augustine Anionwu, Oluwatosin Sarah Sonug and Grace Oluwatoyin Tayo

Effect of post-harvest processing on the nutrient and anti-nutrient compositions of Vernonia amygdalina leaf

 
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Otitoju, O., Onwurah, I. N. E., Otitoju, G. T. O., Ndem, J. I. and Uwah, A. F.

Effect of Bonny light crude oil contaminated diet on serum cholesterol and testosterone concentrations in Wistar albino rats

 
Shoeb Ahmad and Ravi Kant Upadhyay

Production of polyclonal antibodies against Indian honeybee (Apis indica) venom toxins and its efficacy in reversal of toxic effects

 
Guihong Lan, Zengting Li, Hui zhang, Changjun Zou, Dairong Qiao and Yi Cao

Relationship of microbial diversity from recycled injection water and high-temperature petroleum reservoirs analyzed by polymerase chain reaction denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE)

     
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


T. A. Tor-Anyiin, M. U. Akpuaka and H. O. A. Oluma

Phytochemical and antimicrobial studies on stem bark extract of Sterculia setigera, Del.

     
Wilfred Fon Mbacham, Leopold Djomkam Tientcheu, Veronique Beng Penlap, Christopher Kuaban, Sara Eyangoh, Hubert Wang, Jean Bickii, Palmer Masumbe Netongo, William Titi Lembe, Olama Abega, Njikam Njifutie, Teyim Pride and Baldip Khan

Detection of resistance-associated mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Cameroon using a dot-blot hybridisation technique

       
Baokang Huang, Zhiyong Chu, Weiping He and Luping Qin

IChemical composition, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the petrol ether extract of Pinellia cordata


HaiLin Ren, Yan Sun, XiaoNa Li, HaiLong Hu, ShiBing Li, EnLi Liang and RuiFa Han

Expression of E2F3, miR-17-5p, miR-20a and their interplay in bladder cancer

  
FISHERY SCIENCE


Huriye Ariman Karabulut and N. Mevlut Aras

Effects of different water temperatures and growth agent (recombinant human somatotropin) (r-hGH) on features such as growth, condition factor, feed conversion ratio, survival rate and meat composition of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fingerlings

  
Hmoud Fares Alkahemal-Balawi, Zubair Ahmad, Ali Suliman Al-Akel, Fahad Al-Misned, El-Amin Mohamad Suliman and Khalid Abdullah Al-Ghanim

Toxicity bioassay of lead acetate and effects of its sub-lethal exposure on growth, haematological parameters and reproduction in Clarias gariepinus

     
Muhammad Naeem, Amina Zuberi, Abdus Salam, Muhammad Ashraf, Noor Elahi, Muzaffar Ali, Abir Ishtiaq, Tayyaba Malik, Muhammad Jamshed Khan, Muhammad Mazhar Ayaz, Muhammad Javed Iqbal and Bilal Ahmad

Induced spawning, fecundity, fertilization rate and hatching rate of Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) by using a single intramuscular injection of ovaprim–C at a fish hatchery Faisalabad, Pakistan


Muhammad Naeem, Abdus Salam, Muhammad Yunas Khokhar, Muhammad Farhan Nasir, Muhammad Fahad Nouman, Abir Ishtiaq and Razia Allah Yar

Evaluation of metal contents in female Oreochromis niloticus with emphasis on potential risk of consumption and relation to some biological aspects

     
BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Wen-rui Cao, Guo-li Gong, Xin-li Liu, Wei Hu, Zhi-feng Li, Hong Liu and Yue-zhong Li

Optimization of epothilone B production by Sorangium cellulosum using multiple steps of the response surface methodology


Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Anjum Zia, Muhammad Asghar and HaqNawaz Bhatti

Improving bio-ethanol yield: Using virginiamycin and sodium flouride at a Pakistani distillery

   
ANIMAL SCIENCE


Sawsan A. Omer, Wafa A. I. Al-Megrin, Abdulaziz N. Alagaili, Mai A. Elobeid and Osama B. Mohammed

A new protocol for the treatment of Brucella melitensis in Neumann’s gazelle (Gazella erlangeri) from Saudi Arabia using oxytetracycline and streptomycin

     
Amina E. Essawy, Ashraf M. Abdel-Moneim, Ibrahim A. Gaaboub and Soad A. El-Sayed

Adverse effects of dimethyl disulphide on sciatic nerve of Swiss albino mice


     

Polish Botanical Journal (previously: Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica) - 56 (1-2), 2011

Polish Botanical Journal (previously: Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica) - 56 (1), 2011


Contents:

M. S. CHUAH-PETIOT:
A Checklist of Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of Malaysia.


J. MYTNIK-EJSMONT, D. L. SZLACHETKO & P. BARANOW:
Neoburttia, a new genus for Polystachya longiscapa (Polystachyinae, Orchidaceae).


Z. SZELĄG:
Hieracia balcanica VI. Typification of Hieracium pavichii (Asteraceae).


E. CIEŚLAK & W. PAUL:
Typification of Carlina acanthifolia var. spathulata (Asteraceae) and new authorship for C. onopordifolia.


L. V. DYMYTROVA:
Notes on the genus Scoliciosporum (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) in Ukraine.


Z. SZELĄG:
Hieracium albinum (Asteraceae) rediscovered.


P. PAWLIKOWSKI:
Botrychium virginianum (Ophioglossaceae) rediscovered in Poland.


Z. SZELĄG:
Westernmost occurrence of Lathyrus laevigatus (Fabaceae) in Poland.


E. MUCHNIK & L. ŚLIWA:
New records of Lecanora percrenata, with notes on other members of L. dispersa group in Ryazan region (Russia).


Botanical notes


H. BEDNAREK-OCHYRA & R. OCHYRA:
A new combination in Bucklandiella (Grimmiaceae).


R. OCHYRA & H. BEDNAREK-OCHYRA:
Additional new names and combinations in Schistidium (Grimmiaceae).


R. OCHYRA:
Lectotypification of Porothamnium and Porotrichum (Neckeraceae).


R. OCHYRA:
New names and combinations in Porotrichum (Neckeraceae).


R. OCHYRA:
A valid description of Orthotrichum microcarpum (Orthotrichaceae).


R. OCHYRA & R. D. SEPPELT:
Notothamia – a new genus of the Seligeriaceae from Tasmania.


R. OCHYRA:
Validation of Wijkia cuynetii (Sematophyllaceae).


R. OCHYRA:
Validation of Leiosporocerotaceae (Anthocerotophyta).


R. OCHYRA:
A nomenclatural comment on Homalothecium aeneum (Brachytheciaceae).


R. OCHYRA:
Roellobryon Ochyra, a new name for Roellia Kindb., hom. illeg..


M. NOBIS, T. KOWALCZYK & A. NOWAK:
Eleusine indica (Poaceae): a new alien species in the flora of Tajikistan.


A. MATWIEJUK:
Rhizocarpon timdalii (Rhizocarpaceae, lichenized Ascomycota), a species new to Poland.


Book reviews


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Polish Botanical Journal (previously: Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica) - 56 (2), 2011


Contents:

T. Pócs:
East African bryophytes XXIX. The Ceratolejeunea (Lejeuneaceae) species of the Indian Ocean Islands.


Z. Szeląg:
Hieracia Balcanica VII. Identity and typification of Hieracium bohatschianum (Asteraceae).


A. Flakus, M. Oset, A. Jabłońska, P. Rodriguez Saavedra & M. Kukwa:
Contribution to the knowledge of the lichen biota of Bolivia. 3.


A. Grzyl & M. Ronikier:
Pulsatilla vernalis (Ranunculaceae) in the Polish lowlands: current population resources of a declining species.


M. Nobis & A. Nowak:
New data on the vascular flora of the central Pamir Alai Mountains (Tajikistan, Central Asia).


J. Czerwik-Marcinkowska & T. Mrozińska:
Algae and cyanobacteria in caves of the Polish Jura.


G. Szarek-Łukaszewska & K. Grodzińska:
Grasslands of a Zn-Pb post-mining area (Olkusz Ore-Bearing Region, S Poland).


J. Necajeva & R. J. Probert:
Effect of cold stratification and germination temperature on seed germination of two ecologically distinct species, Linaria loeselii and L. vulgaris (Scrophulariaceae).


A. Bujakiewicz:
Macrofungi in the Alnetum incanae association along Jaworzyna and Skawica river valleys (Western Carpathians).


R. Jankowiak & M. Kot:
Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) colonizing branches of Pinus sylvestris in southern Poland.


Z. Szeląg:
Hieracium wimmeri (Asteraceae), a species new for the Eastern Sudetes.


K. Kozłowska, A. Nobis & M. Nobis:
Typha shuttleworthii (Typhaceae), new for Poland.


P. Czarnota:
Micarea contexta and M. lynceola (lichenized Ascomycota), new for Poland.


D. Kubiak & M. Westberg:
First records of Candelariella efflorescens (lichenized Ascomycota) in Poland.


P. Chachuła, G. Vončina & J. Kozik:
Ophiocordyceps stylophora (Ascomycota, Hypocreales), new species for Poland.


M. Halama:
First record of the rare species Pholiota squarrosoides (Agaricales, Strophariaceae) in southwestern Poland.


A. Chlebicki:
Anthropogenic origin of the smut fungus Anthracoidea caricis population in the Gorce Mts (Poland).

Book reviews


New names and combinations appearing in Polish Botanical Journal Vol. 56.


Thanks to reviewers


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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (16-20), 2011

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (16), 2011


Contents:

Review



Abdallah Atia, Zouhaier Barhoumi, Rabhi Mokded, Chedly Abdelly and Abderrazak Smaoui

Environmental eco-physiology and economical potential of the halophyte Crithmum maritimum L. (Apiaceae)


S. Ghuman and R. M. Coopoosamy

Crude sample preparation, extraction and in vitro screening for antimicrobial activity of selected wound healing medicinal plants in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A review


Maryam Khoubnasabjafari and Abolghasem Jouyban

A review of phytochemistry and bioactivity of quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.)


Weiping He and Baokang Huang

A review of chemistry and bioactivities of a medicinal spice: Foeniculum vulgare


M. Akram, H. M. Asif, Naveed Akhtar, Pervaiz A. Shah, M. Uzair, Ghazala Shaheen, Tahira Shamim, S. M. Ali Shah and Khalil Ahmad

Tribulus terrestris Linn.: A review article


Research Articles



Rand Riadh Hafidh, Abdulamir A. S., Law Se Vern, Fatimah Abu Bakar, Faridah Abas, Fatemeh Jahanshiri and Zamberi Sekawi

Novel in-vitro antimicrobial activity of Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek against highly resistant bacterial and fungal pathogens


Dibyendu Talukdar

Isolation and characterization of NaCl-tolerant mutations in two important legumes, Clitoria ternatea L. and Lathyrus sativus L.: Induced mutagenesis and selection by salt stress


Yan LI, Hao-bin HU, Xu-dong ZHENG, Ji-hua ZHU and Li-ping LIU

Composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil from the aerial part of Artemisia annua


Ali Mohammadzadeh K. H., Yarahmadi S. H., Tabibi S. J. and Ebrazeh A.

Statistical evaluation and comparison of operational indices and analyzing cost-benefit of different regions of Iranian program of screening for congenital hypothyroidism


Sadananda T. S., Nirupama R., Chaithra K., Govindappa M., Chandrappa C. P. and Vinay Raghavendra B.

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of endophytes from Tabebuia argentea and identification of anticancer agent (lapachol)


Yang He, Pei Hou, Gang Fan, Zhen Song, Huai Liu, Yufeng Li and Yi Zhang

Internal transcribed spacers (ITS) identification of Angelica anomala Lallem Chuanbaizhi (in Chinese) cultivars collected in Sichuan and their molecular phylogenetic analysis with other Angelica L. species


N. Al-Henhena, A. A. Mahmood, A. Al-magrami, A. B. Nor Syuhada, A. A. Zahra, M. D. Summaya, M. S. Suzi and I. Salmah

Histological study of wound healing potential by ethanol leaf extract of Strobilanthes crispus in rats


Dehpour A. A., Babakhani B., Khazaei S. and Asadi M.

Chemical composition of essential oil and antibacterial activity of extracts from flower of Allium atroviolaceum


Shan Gong, Qian Liang, Chiyi Kwok, Zhenlun Gu, Jin Tao and Xinghong Jiang

‘Naobitong’ reduces hyperalgesia, decreases interleukin-6 level and ameliorates inflamed joint in arthritic rats


Sarfaraz Khan Marwat, Fazal-ur-Rehman, Khalid Usman, Abdul Aziz Khakwani, Said Ghulam, Naveed Anwar, Muhammad Sadiq and Shah Jehan Khan

Medico-ethnobotanical studies of edible wild fruit plants species from the flora of north western Pakistan (D. I. Khan district)


Tie-shan Wang, Li-jing Chen, Sheng-tan Zhang, Jing-ming Lin and Zhao-yu Wang

Purified alkaloid extract of Scutellaria barbata inhibits proliferation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-1 cells by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at S phase


Shabnam Javed, Amna Javaid, Zaid Mahmood, Arshad Javaid and Fouzia Nasim

Biocidal activity of citrus peel essential oils against some food spoilage bacteria


Aoxue Luo and Yijun Fan

Antioxidant activities of berberine hydrochloride


Samiullah, Asghari Bano, Rabia Naz and Humaira Yasmin

In vitro inhibition potential of Lespedeza bicolor Turcz against selected bacterial and fungal strains


Susi Endrini

Antioxidant activity and anticarcinogenic properties of “rumput mutiara” {Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) Lam.} and “pohpohan” {Pilea trinervia (Roxb.) Wight}


Elham Rastegari, Zalinah Ahmad, David F. Spencer and Maznah Ismai

Two-dimensional profiling of proteins from Curculigo latifolia fruit by three different extraction protocols


Shahram Khademvatan, Jasem Saki, Mohammad Javad Gharavi and Fakher Rahim

Allium sativum extract induces apoptosis in Leishmania major (MRHO/IR/75/ER) promastigotes


Liang Zhen Hong

Radix linderae essential oil improving the immunity activities and preventing the occurrence of decubitus in aged people


Fan Siew Loh, Rita Muhamad Awang, Dzolkhifli Omar and Mawardi Rahmani

Insecticidal properties of Citrus hystrix DC leaves essential oil against Spodoptera litura fabricius


M. Saiful Islam, Sekendar Ali, Masudur Rahman, Rabiul Islam, Ashraf Ali, A. K. Azad and Md. Rafikul Islam

Antidiabetic, cytotoxic activities and phytochemical screening of Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K. Heyne root


Seint San Aye and Masaru Matsumoto

Effect of some plant extracts on Rhizoctonia spp. and Sclerotium hydrophilum


Ali Shafaghat

Antioxidant, antimicrobial activities and fatty acid components of leaf and seed of Bupleurum lancifolium Hornem.


Nobakht A., Norani J. and Safamehr A.

The effects of different amounts of Mentha pulegium L. (pennyroyal) on performance, carcass traits, hematological and blood biochemical parameters of broilers


Peng Ai-mei, Cao Jia and Cui Shi-tao

Revealing candidate genes of lung adenocarcinoma by bioinformatics analysis


Tan Eng Chong, Foo Gen Teck, Wong Sher Ming, Noorsaadah Abd Rahman, Norzulaani Khalid, Saiful Anuar Karsani, Shatrah Othman and Rohana Yusof

Optimization of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis protocols for Boesenbergia rotunda in vitro suspension culture


Igor A. Rodrigues, Daniela S Alviano, Marta T. Gomes, Davi O. Silva, Rosemar Antoniassi, Antonio Jorge R. Silva, Humberto R. Bizzo, Celuta S. Alviano, Alane B. Vermelho and Maria do Socorro S. Rosa

In vitro anti-Leishmania amazonensis activity of the polymeric procyanidin-rich aqueous extract from Syagrus coronata


O. O. Olajuyigbe and A. J. Afolayan

In vitro antibacterial activities of the methanol extract of Ziziphus mucronata Willd. subsp. mucronata Willd.


Shabnum Shaheen, Mushtaq Ahmad, Farah Khan, Muhammad Zafar, Shazia Sultana, Mir Ajab Khan, Muhammad Khan Leghari, Muhammad Jamil and Hina Fatima

Morpho-playnological and foliar epidermal anatomy of genus Cenchrus L.


Reza Ebrahimi Hariry

Anticonvulsant effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Melissa officinalis on pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) model of convulsion in mice


Shiguang Sun, Xiaodi Sun, Qinggui Zhou, Hui Yan, Xiumin Li, Jie Cui, Jianfang Liu, Shujie Wang, Lihua Li and Shoucheng Liu

Establishment and standards for “high risk medicines” management system


Dongjie Shang, Lili Zhang, Shuying Han and Guiyun Wang

Adjuvant effect of a novel water-soluble polysaccharide isolated from the stem of Physalis alkekengi L. var. francheti (Mast.) Makino


Song Yi Koo, Kwang Hyun Cha, Dae-Geun Song, Donghwa Chung, Dong-Un Lee and Cheol-Ho Pan

Amplification of allyl isothiocyanate in red cabbage using high hydrostatic pressure treatment


H. M. Asif, Khan Usmanghani, Naveed Akhtar, M. Uzair, Pervaiz Akhtar Shah, M. Akram and Zahoor-ul-Hasan

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in gastroenterological disorders in Shifa Ul Mulk Memorial Hospital Karachi, Pakistan


Sirvan Atashak, Maghsoud Peeri, Afshar Jafari and Mohammad Ali Azarbayjani

Effects of ginger supplementation and resistance training on lipid profiles and body composition in obese men


O. A. Sodipo, F. I. Abdulrahman, U. K. Sandabe and J. A. Akinniyi

Total lipid profile and faecal cholesterol with aqueous fruit extract of Solanum macrocarpum in triton-induced hyperlipidaemic albino rats


S. M. Jodi, T. Adamu, U. Abubakar, M. G. Abubakar, U. M. Chafe, V. E. Ukatu, D. M. Sani and S. Adamu

Effects of treatment with ethanol extract of Gardenia sokotensis on haematological and biochemical changes in Trypanosoma brucei brucei infected rabbits


A. Shojaii, A. Goushegir, F.Hashem Dabaghian, M. Abdollahi Fard, H. Fallah Huseini

Herbs and herbal preparations for glycemic control in diabetes mellitus (a systematic review)


Maher Obeidat

Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants against multidrug resistant skin pathogens


Sudawadee Yotarlai, Vipavadee Chaisuksunt, Kanokporn Saenphet and Paiwan Sudwan

Effects of Boesenbergia rotunda juice on sperm qualities in male rats


Xiao-Ying Cao, Chang-Gen Li, Qian Miao, Zhu-Jun Zheng and Ji-Hong Jiang

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a leaf-specific expressing 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase gene from Michelia chapensis Dandy


Ala Issa, Mohammad Mohammad, Mohammad Hudaib, Khalid Tawah, Talal Abu Rjai, Sawsan Oran and Yasser Bustanji

A potential role of Lavandula angustifolia in the management of diabetic dyslipidemia


Y. Wen Xu, Qian Rong Cai, Dan Zhao and Wei Wu

Monoterpene composition of flower and bract from Houttuynia cordata


Sobia Chohan, Rashida Atiq, Mirza Abid Mehmood, Safina Naz and Saleem Haider

Efficacy of few plant extracts against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. gladioli, the cause of corm rot of gladiolus


Muhammad Ismail, Shafiq-ur-Rahman, Naveed Muhammad, Nadeem Mohani, Muhammad Asif Khan2, Barkatullah and Javid Hussain

Pharmacognostic and phytochemical investigation of the stem bark of Pistacia integerrima Stew ex Brandis


Xihai Li, Jun Peng, Yanfang Xu, Mingxia Wu, Hongzhi Ye, Chunsong Zheng, Guangwen Wu, Huifeng Xu, Xuzheng Chen and Xianxiang Liu

Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) promotes chondrocyte proliferation via pushing the progression of cell cycle


Annabelle A. Herrera, Rich Ericson C. King and Lerrie Ann D. G. Ipulan

Effects of oral administration of crude leaf extracts of Aglaia loheri Blanco and Ardisia pyramidalis (Cav.) Pers on mouse embryo morphology and maternal reproductive performance


C. M. Ashraf, Shahid Iqbal and Dildar Ahmed

Nutritional and physicochemical studies on fruit pulp, seed and shell of indigenous Prunus persica


Hongbo Zhao, Huiqin Zheng, Xianglong Li, Rongyan Zhou and Lanhui Li

Characterization, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) identification and variation of goat c-Kit gene in different populations


N. D. Kannan and G. Kulandaivelu

Drought induced changes in physiological, biochemical and phytochemical properties of Withania somnifera Dun.


Jyoti Ashok Chavan, Santosh Jalindar Patil and Ganesh Parashram Bhawane

Screening of aqueous plant extracts against Beauveria Bassiana infection to 5th instar larvae of Bombyx mori L.


Madeeha Malik, Shahzad Hussain, Farnaz Malik, Tipu Sultan, Hussain Ali, Abdul Hameed, Naila Abbasi and Khan Usmanghani

The effect of supplemental dietary chromium on blood glucose, body weight and liver enzymes of rabbits


Shaker A. Seddiek, Mohamed M. Ali, Hanem F. Khater and Mohamed M. El-Shorbagy

Anthelmintic activity of the white wormwood, Artemisia herba-alba against Heterakis gallinarum infecting turkey poults


Muhammad Rashid Awan, Zafar Iqbal, Syed Muqarab Shah, Zafar Jamal, Gul Jan, Muhammad Afzal, Abdul Majid and Alia Gul

Studies on traditional knowledge of economically important plants of Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Pakistan


Ying Zhang, Qing Li, Wen-tao Liu, Xiao-hui Chen, Ying Zhang, Xian-min You, Gui-xin Zou, Ting-guo Kang and Kai-shun Bi

Simultaneous quantification of schisandrin and gomisin A in rat plasma by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS): Application to a pharmacokinetic study


Gerard L. Penecilla and Celia P. Magno

Antibacterial activity of extracts of twelve common medicinal Plants from the Philippines


A. Namuli , N. Abdullah, C. C. Sieo, S. W. Zuhainis and E. Oskoueian

Phytochemical compounds and antibacterial activity of Jatropha curcas Linn. extracts


Hossein Afshari, Mostafa Eftekhari, Miad Faraji, Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi and Abbas Ghanbarimalidareh

Studying the effect of 1000 grain weight on the sprouting of different species of Salvia L. grown in Iran




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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (17), 2011


Contents:

Mini Review


M. Akram, Naveed Akhtar, H. M. Asif, Pervaiz Akhtar Shah, Tariq Saeed, Arshad Mahmood and Nadia Shamshad Malik

Butea monosperma Lam.: A review


Review


M. Akram, H. M. Asif, M. Uzair, Naveed Akhtar, Asadullah Madni, S. M. Ali Shah, Zahoorul Hasan and Asmat Ullah

Amino acids: A review article


Du Jing, Wan Deguang, Huang Linfang, Chen Shilin and Qin Minjian

Application of chemometrics in quality evaluation of medicinal plants


Olawole O. Obembe, Tanveer Khan and Jacob O. Popoola

Use of somatic embryogenesis as a vehicle for cotton transformation


Research Articles


Momoh, M. A. and Muhammed, U.

Toxicological and hypoglycemic studies on the oil extracted from seeds of Khaya senegalensisis on blood glucose levels of alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats


S. Haripriya and Usha Chandrasekhar

Immunocompetence potential of Tinospora cordifolia on selected postmenopausal women


Gao Chen, Biao Liu, Miao Jiang, Yong Tan and Ai-ping Lu

Functional networks for Salvia miltiorrhiza and Panax notoginseng in combination explored with text mining and bioinformatical approach


Sun Cunhua, SHI Jian-jie, WANG Dan, LI Bai-wei and SUN Dong

Effects on physiological and biochemical characteristics of medicinal plant pigweed by drought stresses


Eman M. El-Sayed, Amal, S. Abd El-azeem Abeer, A. Afify, Manal H. Shabana and Hanaa H. Ahmed

Cardioprotective effects of Curcuma longa L. extracts against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats


Ling-Yun Cai, Feng-Xiang Shi and Xia Gao

Preliminary phytochemical analysis of canthopanan trifoliatus (L.) Merr


Aglaia Liopa-Tsakalidi, Georgios Zakynthinos, Theodoros Varzakas and Ioannis Nickolaos Xynias

Effect of NaCl and GA3 on seed germination and seedling growth of eleven medicinal and aromatic crops


Olgica Stefanovic, Milan S. Stankovic and Ljiljana Comic

In vitro antibacterial efficacy of Clinopodium vulgare L. extracts and their synergistic interaction with antibiotics


Sabahat Zahra Siddiqui, Muhammad Athar Abbasi, Aziz-ur-Rehman, Tauheeda Riaz, Tayyaba Shahzadi, Muhammad Ajaib and Khalid Mohammed Khan

Olea ferrugenia: A potential natural source of protection from oxidative stress


Dyamavvanahalli Lakshmanachar Shrisha, Koteshwara Anandrao Raveesha and Nagabhushan

Bioprospecting of selected medicinal plants for antibacterial activity against some pathogenic bacteria


Riaz Ur Rehman, Khan Usmanghani, Halima Nazar, Shahab uddin, M. Akram, H. M. Asif, Zahoor U. l. Hasan

Clinical study on the management of obesity with certain natural medicine


Dawood Khan, Khan Usmanghani, Shahab Uddin, E. Mohiuddin, Halima Nazar, M.Akram, H.M. Asif, Sultan Ayaz, Ibrahim Khan

Clinical evaluation of herbal medicine for treatment of bacillary dysentery


Chandan Kumar Pati and Aloke Bhattacharjee

Alleviation of seed deterioration and enhancement of plant potential of a pea species using selected medicinal plant extracts


MIdadul Haq, Wirakarnain Sani, A. B. M. S. Hossain, Rosna Mat Taha and K. M. Monneruzzaman

Total phenolic contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza


A. Ghasemi Pirbalouti, G. H. Rahnama, F. Malekpoor and H. Roohi Broujeni

Variation in antibacterial activity and phenolic content of Hypericum scabrum L. populations


Quanjun Yang, Mingsong Fan, Bin Wu, Zhaolin Sun, Xiaolan Cui, Xiaowei Du and Chenggang Huang

Quality assessment for fructus Gardeniae by multi-component quantification, chromatographic fingerprint and related chemometric analysis


Emira Noumi, Mejdi Snoussi, Najla Trabelsi, Hafedh Hajlaoui, Riadh Ksouri, Eulogio Valentin and Amina Bakhrouf

Antibacterial, anticandidal and antioxidant activities of Salvadora persica and Juglans regia L. extracts


Emira Noumi, Mejdi Snoussi, Hafedh Hajlaoui, Najla Trabelsi, Riadh Ksouri, Eulogio Valentin and Amina Bakhrouf

Chemical composition, antioxidant and antifungal potential of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) and Eucalyptus globulus essential oils against oral Candida species


Keivan Saeb, Ali Askar Kiaee, Mahmoud Asadi, PourShamsian Khalil, Jafari Hajati Razieh and Eslami Alireza

Investigation of the effect of light intensity on five essential oils of Hypericum perforatum L: A case study of Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran


Siavash Hosseinpour Chermahini, Fadzilah Adibah Abdul Majid and Mohamad Roji Sarmidi

Antioxidant properties of cashew leaves' extracts before and after treatment with activated carbon used in cosmetics


Ali Ghasemzadeh and Neda Ghasemzadeh

Optimization of flavonoids extraction process from mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves


Tauheeda Riaz, Muhammad Athar Abbasi, Tayyaba Shahzadi, Aziz-ur-Rehman, Sabahat Zahra Siddiqui and Muhammad Ajaib

Colebrookia oppositifolia: A valuable source for natural antioxidants


Shyam Kumar R., Naif Abdullah Al-Harbi and Thajuddin N.

Macromolecular and fatty acid profile studies on symbiotic cyanobacterial isolates of cyanolichens


Kun Silprasit, Supaporn Seetaha, Parinya Pongsanarakul, Supa Hannongbua and Kiattawee Choowongkomon

Anti-HIV-1 reverse transcriptase activities of hexane extracts from some Asian medicinal plants


J. J. Kiplimo, C. A. Everia and N. A. Koorbanally

Novel polyene from Vernonia urticifolia (Asteraceae)


Ibegbulem, C. O., Eyong, E. U. and Essien, E. U.

Polymerization inhibition activity of Raphia hookeri palm sap and its effect on osmotic fragility of sickle cell red blood cells


Wu Xiong-Zhi, Zhang Shuang-Xia, Zhu Cong and Chen Dan

Effects of sulfated polysaccharide extracted from Prunella vulgaris on endothelial cells


Najihah Mohd. Hashim, Mawardi Rahmani, Shireen Shaharina Shamaun, Gwendoline Cheng Lian Ee, Mohd Aspollah Sukari, A. Manaf Ali, and Rusea Go

Dipeptide and xanthones from Artocarpus kemando Miq.


Mostafa A. A., Al-Rahmah A. N. and Abdel-Megeed A.

Evaluation of some plant extracts for their antifungal and antiaflatoxigenic activities


Usama Waheed Hawas, Eman Fadl Ahmed, Amal Fadl Abdelkader and Hanan Ahmed Anwar Aly Taie

Biological activity of flavonol glycosides from Rumex dentatus plant, an Egyptian Xerophyte


Mohammad Hossein Aarabi, Mohammad Esmaeil Shahaboddin, Karim Parastouei, Mitra Motallebi, Akbar Jafarnejad, Mehdi Mirhashemi and Gholam A. Hamidi

Evaluation of 11-hydroxy-?8-THC-dimethylheptyl effects on cytokines profile and locomotor tests in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis


Abdolhossein Rustaiyan, Katayoun Javidnia, Mohammad Hossein Farjam, Fateme Aboee-Mehrizi and Elham Ezzatzadeh

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the Ephedra sarcocarpa growing in Iran


O. S. Olorunnisola, G. Bradley and A. J. Afolayan

Ethnobotanical information on plants used for the management of cardiovascular diseases in Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa


Ying Chen, Qing-Wen Zhang, Song-Lin Li, Yan Yi, Jing Zhao, Ying Wang, and Wen-Cai Ye

PSidium guajava, a potential resource rich in corosolic acid revealed by high performance liquid chromatography


Danyang Dou, Wanjun Tao, Lingling Li, Tingjian Jia, Yiding Dou, Wings T. Y. Loo, Mary N. B. Cheung and Ziyuan Luo

The effect of polysaccharide peptide and taxol on human solid tumor tissue in vitro


Liangbin Zhou, Yan Liang, Wenqiong Wang, Haibo Tan, Menghua Xiao, Chen Fan and Rongmin Yu

Biotransformation of 4-phenylcoumarin by transgenic hairy roots of Polygonum multiflorum


Shabnum Shaheen, Mushtaq Ahmad, Farah Khan, Muhammad Zafar, Mir Ajab Khan, Asghari Bano, Shazia Sultana, Muhammad Jamil, Gul Jan and Muhammad Khan Leghari

Micormorphological diversity in leaf epidermal anatomy of Brachiaria species using elemental dispersive spectrophotometer analysis


Musa S. Musa, Fathelrhman E. Abdelrasool, Elsheikh A. Elsheikh, Lubna A. M. N. Ahmed, Abdel Latif E. Mahmoud and Sakina M. Yagi

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Blue Nile State, South-eastern Sudan


Huaxi Xiao, Qinlu Lin, Gao-Qiang Liu, Yue Wu, Wei Tian, Wei Wu and Xiangjin Fu

Effect of green tea polyphenols on the gelatinization and retrogradation of rice starches with different amylose contents


Pengfei Liu, Wanyu Shi, Yantao Zhao and Xiuhui Zhong

Effects of Chinese herbal formula Maxing Shigan powder on IgA secreting cells in chicken bronchus


Heidar Meftahizade

Evaluation of antibacterial activity and wound healing of Pistacia atlantica and Pistacia khinjukn


Lamia Yacoubi, Lotfi Rabaoui, Mohamed Hédi Hamdaoui, Sami Fattouch, Raja Serairi, Nadia Kourda and Saloua Ben Khamsa

Anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of Trigonella foenum-graecum Linnaeus, 1753 (Fenugreek) seed extract in experimental pulmonary fibrosis


Kefei Hu, Yonghua Li, Yukai Du, Benwei Su and Dong Lu

Analysis of 1-deoxynojirimycin component correlation between medicinal parasitic loranthus from loranthaceae and their mulberry host trees


Talibi I., Amkraz N., Askarne L., Msanda F., Saadi B., Boudyach E. H., Boubaker H., Bouizgarne B. and Ait Ben Aoumar A.

Antibacterial activity of moroccan plants extracts against Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, the causal agent of tomatoes’ bacterial canker


Ezzeddine Saadaoui, Arbi Guetat, Nizar Tlili, Mohamed El Gazzah and Abdelhamid Khaldi

Subspecific variability of Tunisian wild populations of Capparis spinosa L.


Gian Gabriele Franchi, Cristina Nencini and Elga Collavoli and Paola Massarelli

Composition and antioxidant activity in vitro of different St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) extracts


Nobakht Ali

Effects of different levels of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.), zizaphora (Zizaphora tenuior L.), nettle (Urtica dioica L.) and savoury (Satureja hortensis L.) medicinal plants on carcass characteristics of male broilers


Halil Ozkol, Ismail Koyuncu and Yasin Tuluce

Some medicinal plants counteract alterations of neuroendocrine stress response system, oxidative and nitrosative stress caused by repeated restraint in rats


Mammedova Z. A. and Ibadullayeva S. J.

Antimicrobe characteristics of essence oils of some species of the Nepeta L. Genus


Le Ying, Ping Xu, Shuangru Huang and Yuefei Wang

Antioxidant activity of bioactive compounds extracted from Ampelopsis grossedentata leaves by optimized supercritical carbon dioxide


Tariq Mahmood, Faiza Meer, Faiza Munir, Nazia Nazar and Ishrat Naveed

Genetic diversity of selected Apocynaceae species based on chloroplast gene rps11


Gölge Sarikamiş and Ruhsar Yanmaz

Effects of cultivar and developmental stage on glucosinolates in garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.)


Mostafa, Farajpour. Mohsen, Ebrahimi. Reza, Amiri, Seyed Ahmad Sadat Nori and Rasoul Golzari

Investigation of variations of the essential oil content and morphological values in yarrow (Achillea santolina) from Iran




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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (18), 2011


Contents:

Review



Yongsi Zhang, Changmin Liao, Jun Li and Xiaohong Liu

A review on resource status, bioactive ingredients, clinical applications and biological progress in Bergenia



Research Articles



Francisco E. B. Junior, Edinardo F. F. Matias, Dayanne R. Oliveira, Andreza G. B. Ramos, Cícera N. Fernandes, Heloisa H. F. Souza, Luiz J. Lacerda Neto, Anita O. B. Pereira, Mariana K. A. Araruna, Francisco A. V. Santos, Henrique D. M. Coutinho, Jose G. M. Costa, Marta R. Kerntopf and Irwin R. A. Menezes

Modulatory antibiotic activity and chemical composition of hydroalcoholic extract of Croton campestris


Yasser Bustanji, Ala Issa, Ahlam Moulay, Mohammad Hudaib, Khaled Tawaha, Mohammad Mohammad, Saja Hamed, Ihab Masri and Feras Q. Alali

Hormone sensitive lipase inhibition by selected medicinal plants


Md. Sazedul Karim Sarker and Chul Ju Yang

Eosungcho (Houttuynia cordata) with multi strain probiotics as alternative to antibiotic for broiler production


Fu-kang Gao, Ying-hui Yong, Chuan-chao Dai

Effects of endophytic fungal elicitor on two kinds of terpenoids production and physiological indexes in Euphorbia pekinensis suspension cells



Mohammad Shafie B. Shafie, Sayed M. Zain Hasan, Abdullah M. Zain and Ramisah M. Shah

RAPD and ISSR markers for comparative analysis of genetic diversity in wormwood capillary (Artemisia capillaris) from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia


Mehdi Monfared, Abolfazl Kamkar, Sahar Ghaffari Khaligh, Ashkan Jebelli Javan, Farzad Asadi and Afshin Akhundzadeh Basti

Antioxidative effects of Iranian Urtica dioica L. extracts on the oxidation of sunflower oil


Alireza Azizzadeh Delshad, Mohsen Naseri, Maedeh Parvizi, Noor Fattah and Maryam Sharayeli

The Iranian traditional herbal medicine ostokhodus can prevent axotomy-induced apoptosis in spinal motoneurons in neonate rats[Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF] pp. 4446 - 4451



Meifang Peng, Zhihua Liao, Yue Zheng, Chunxian Yang, Lingjiang Zeng, Min Chen, Xingjia Ming and Xiaozhong Lan

Establishment of a high frequency plant regeneration system of Rauvolfia verticillata via somatic embryogenesis


Chia-Yuan Liu, Yuen-Liang Lai, Chin-Ping Lin, Yu-Tse Wu, Tung-Hu Tsai and Yu-Jen Chen

Anti-tumor effect of Archidendron lucidum (benth) against esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer and hepatoma


A. H. A. Abdelmageed, Q. Z. Faridah, F. M. A. Norhana, A. A. Julia and Midhzar Abdul Kadir

Micropropagation of Etlingera elatior (Zingiberaceae) by using axillary bud explants


Xiaozhong Lan, Suxia Ren, Yijian Yang, Min Chen, Hong Quan and Zhihua Liao

Molecular cloning and characterization of the gene encoding pinoresinol synthase from Tibet Dysosma


José R. Santin, Alessandro Silveira, Elisa Muller, Vanessa D. Claudino, Alexandre B. Cruz, Cristiani Bürger, Rilton A. de Freitas and Angela Malheiros

Evaluation of the acute toxicity, genotoxicity and mutagenicity of ethanol extract of Piper aduncum


Masoud Kazemi, Mohammad Dakhili, Abolfazl Dadkhah, Zahra Yasrebifar and Kambiz Larijani

Composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the essential oil of Artemisia kermanensis Podl., an endemic species from Iran [Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF] pp. 4481 - 4486


C. H. Ahn, Y. S. Kim, S. Lim, J. S. Yi and Y. E. Choi

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis and RAPD-derived sequence characterized amplified regions (SCAR) marker development to identify Chinese and Korean ginseng


Adeel Mahmood, Rizwana Aleem Qureshi, Aqeel Mahmood, Yasmin Sangi, Hamayun Shaheen, Ijaz Ahmad and Zerqa Nawaz

Ethnobotanical survey of common medicinal plants used by people of district Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan


M. Akram, M. Uzair, Nadia Shamshad Malik, Arshad Mahmood, Naila Sarwer, Asadullah Madni and H. M. Asif

Mentha arvensis Linn.: A review article


Arifa Tahir and Rabia Moeen

Comparison of antibacterial activity of water and ethanol extracts of Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze against dental caries and detection of antibacterial components


Cibele Bonacorsi, Luiz Marcoks da Fonseca, Maria Stella G. Raddi, Rodrigo R. Kitagawa, Miriam Sannomiya and Wagner Vilegas

Relative antioxidant activity of Brazilian medicinal plants for gastrointestinal diseases


Nizar Tlili, Ahlem Bargougui, Walid Elfalleh, Saida Triki and Nizar Nasri

Phenolic compounds, protein, lipid content and fatty acids compositions of cactus seeds


Ishfaq Hameed and Farrukh Hussain

Stomatal studies of some selected medicinal plants of family solanaceae


Hossein Ahmadi Chenarbon, Saeid Minaei and Akbar Arabhosseini

Effective parameters on drying of Hypericum perforatum L. leaves


Fatemeh Nejatzadeh Barandozi, Sattar Tahmasebi Enferadi, Mohammad Reza Naghavi, Mohammad Esmaiel Hassani, Younes Mostofi and Amir Mousavi

Effects of fertilizer on morphological traits in Aloe vera


An Na Yang, Lin Lu, Chen Xi Wu and Ming Mei Xia

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with Huangshan Magnolia (Magnolia cylindrica)


Lianhua Wu, Yougen Wu, Qiaosheng Guo, Shaopeng Li, Kaibing Zhou and Junfeng Zhang

Comparison of genetic diversity in Pogostemon cablin from China revealed by RAPD, morphological and chemical analyses


Jing Li Yang, Chen Guang Zhou, Bo Zhao, Chun Lian Jin, Teng Zhang and Cheng Hao Li

Rapid direct adventitious shoot organogenesis and plant regeneration from mature seed explants of Phellodendron amurense Rupr.


Mustafa Türk, Bulent Kaya, Yusuf Menemen and Serpil Oguztüzün

Apoptotic and necrotic effects of plant extracts belonging to the genus Alchemilla L. species on HeLa cells in vitro



Hong Zhang, Zhen Wu, Youming Li, Jing Xu, Ling Shen, Zhigang Wu and Lei Geng

Parthenolide augments the anticancer effects of 5-fluorouracil on cell apoptosis and decreased NF-kB activity in a gastric cancer cell line


Carolina Lopes Bastos, Camila Souza da Mata, Vitor Hugo Maia, Rafael Augusto Xavier Borges, Luciana Ozório Franco, Paulo Cavalcanti Gomes Ferreira and Neusa Tamaio

Anatomical and molecular identification of “guaco” Mikania glomerata and Mikania laevigata (Asteraceae), two important medicinal species from Brazil


Naser Montazeri, Elham Baher, Fateme Mirzajani, Zahra Barami and Soghra Yousefian

Phytochemical contents and biological activities of Rosa canina fruit from Iran


Nisar Ahmad, Bin Guo, Hina Fazal, Bilal Haider Abbasi, Chun-Zhao Liu, Tariq Mahmood and Zabta Khan Shinwari

Feasible plant regeneration in black pepper from petiole explants


A. H. Beiki, F. Keify and J. Mozafari

Rapid genomic DNA isolation from corm of Crocus species for genetic diversity analysis


Arash Khaki, Fatemeh Fathi Azad, Mohamad Nouri and Amir Afshin Khaki

Effects of basil, Ocimum basilicum on spermatogenesis in rats


Mahdi Shirdel, Alireza Motallebi-Azar, Sirous Masiha, Najmedin Mortazavi, Mansour Matloobi and Yavar Sharafi

Effects of inorganic nitrogen source and NH4+: NO3- ratio on proliferation of dog rose (Rosa canina)


Eun-Ju Jung, Myung-Suk Bae, Eun-Kyung Jo, Young-Hong Jo and Seung-Cheol Lee

Antioxidant activity of different parts of eggplant


Zakaria El-Khayat, Jihan Hussein, Tahany Ramzy and Magdy Ashour

Antidiabetic antioxidant effect of Panax ginseng


Sha Sha Chu, Shao Liang Liu, Qi Zhi Liu, Zhi Long Liu and Shu Shan Du

Composition and toxicity of Chinese Dracocephalum moldavica (Labiatae) essential oil against two grain storage insects


Dalel Brahmi, Yousra Ayed, Chayma Bouaziz, Lazhar Zourgui, Wafa Hassen and Hassen Bacha

Hepatoprotective effect of cactus extract against carcinogenicity of benzo(a)pyrene on liver of Balb/C mice


Dossou Sika Salomé Kpoviessi, Fernand A. Gbaguidi, Cosme Kossouoh, Pierre Agbani, Eléonore Yayi-Ladekan, Brice Sinsin, Mansourou Moudachirou, Georges C. Accrombessi and Joëlle Quetin-Leclercq

Chemical composition and seasonal variation of essential oil of Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst subsp birrea leaves from Benin


Zengjun Guo, Ying Xu, Ling Han, Xiaoqian Bo, Chen Huang and Lei Ni

Antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of the acetone extracts of root of Euphorbia hylonoma and its ellagic acid derivatives


Saeed Tajbakhsh, Mahsa Ilkhani, Abdolhossein Rustaiyan, Kambiz Larijani, Kohzad Sartavi, Rahim Tahmasebi and Golandam Asayesh

Antibacterial effect of the brown alga Cystoseira trinodis


E. J. Ndebia, E. Umapathy, B. N. Nkeh-Chungag and J. E. Iputo

Anti-inflammatory properties of Albuca setosa and its possible mechanism of action


Amir Muhammad Khan, Rizwana Aleem Qureshi, Syed Aneel Gillani and Faizan Ullah

Antimicrobial activity of selected medicinal plants of Margalla Hills, Islamabad, Pakistan


Amir Muhammad Khan, Rizwana Aleem Qureshi, Syed Aneel Gillani and Faizan Ullah

Antimicrobial activity of selected medicinal plants of Margalla Hills, Islamabad, Pakistan


Haider Ali, Junaid Sannai, Hassan Sher and Abdul Rashid

Ethnobotanical profile of some plant resources in Malam Jabba valley of Swat, Pakistan


Hossein Afshari, Mostafa Eftekhari, Miad Faraji, Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi and Hossein Abbaspour

Effect of different levels of gibberellic acid on seed sprouting of some species of Salvia genus grown in Iran



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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (19), 2011


Contents:

Review



Uttara Singh, Anita Kochhar and Sadhana Singh

Blood glucose lowering potential of some herbal plants


Juan A. Ascacio-Valdés, José J. Buenrostro-Figueroa, Antonio Aguilera-Carbo, Arely Prado-Barragán, Raúl Rodríguez-Herrera and Cristóbal N. Aguilar

Ellagitannins: Biosynthesis, biodegradation and biological properties


Riaz Ur Rehman, Naveed Akhtar, M. Akram, Pervaiz Akhtar Shah, Tariq Saeed, Qaiser Jabeen, H. M. Asif and S. M. Ali Shah

Bacillary dysentery: A review



Research Articles



A. Poongodi, S. Thilagavathi, V. Aravindhan and A. Rajendran

Observations on some ethnomedicinal plants in Sathyamangalam forests of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India


Sumathi S., Malathy N., Dharani B., Sivaprabha J., Hamsa D., Radha P. and Padma P. R.

Cytotoxic studies of latex of Euphorbia antiquorum in in vitro models


D. M. Kadam, R. K. Goyal and M. K. Gupta

Mathematical modeling of convective thin layer drying of basil leaves


Raginee Verma, G. P. Satsangi, and J. N. Shrivastava

Susceptibility of a weed Calotropis procera (Ait.) against clinical isolates of dermatophytes


Siavash Hosseinpour Chermahini and Fadzilah Adibah Abdul Majid

Antimicrobial activity of cashew leaves’ extracts used in cosmetics before and after treatment with activated carbon


N. K. Srivastava and A. K. Srivastava

Allocation of different 14C substrates into primary metabolites in relation to total alkaloid accumulation into Catharanthus roseus plants


P. Thirunavukkarasu, T. Ramanathan, L. Ramkumar, R. Shanmugapriya and G. Renugadevi

The antioxidant and free radical scavenging effect of Avicennia officinalis


F. Abrahimpour, G. R. Bakhshi Khaniki, M. Ghanavati and Kh Eidi Zade

Investigation of genetic variation on different populations of Silybum marianum L. (Fabaceae) by using cytogenetic parameters


Madhu Chandel, Satwinderjeet Kaur and Subodh Kumar

Studies on the genoprotective/antioxidant potential of methanol extract of Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq



Ju-Sung Kim, Yeo-Jin Sa, Tae Kyung Hyun and Myong-Jo Kim

Comparison of biological activities of Ribes fasciculatum according to regional differences


Sanmuga Priya Ekambaram, Senthamil Selvan Perumal and Venkataraman Subramanian

Assessment of the in-vivo and in-vitro antioxidant potential of Strychnos potatorum Linn. seeds in Freund’s adjuvant induced arthritic rats


Shalinder Kaur, Harminder Pal Singh, Daizy Rani Batish and Ravinder Kumar Kohli

Chemical characterization, antioxidant and antifungal activity of essential oil from Eucalyptus tereticornis


Jie Cui, Xin Yang, Ai-jun Dong, Da-you Cheng, Jing Wang, Hai-tian Zhao, Ren-bo Xu, Pu Wang and Wen-jing LI

Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Euphorbia fischeriana essential oil from China


Mondal Sunanda and Paul Ranjan

Medicinal plants grown in and around Guskara used by local poor people for treating some common ailments


Punna Ramulu, Nappan Veettil Giridharan and Paruchuri Udayasekhararao

Hypolipidemic effect of soluble dietary fiber (galactomannan) isolated from fenugreek seeds in WNIN (GR-Ob) obese rats


Sakineh Abbaszadeh, Tayebeh Radjabian, Massoud Taghizadeh, Faezeh Fazeli and Yasaman Salmaki

Characterization of fatty acids in different organs of some Iranian Echium plants


Ghassem Habibi Bibalani

Average stem biomass of Althaea ficifolia in Shanjan Rangelands, East Azerbaijan, Iran


Hossein Jahangirian, Jelas Haron, Sidik Silong, Nor Azah Yusof, Kamyar Shameli, Samira Eissazadeh, Roshanak Rafiee Moghaddam, Behnam Mahdavi and Mahtab Jafarzade

Antibacterial effect of phenyl fatty hydroxamic acids synthesized from canola oil


Y. Wen Xu, Dan Zhao, Shuai Shuai Lv, Wen Ting Yang, Jun Wen Chen and Wei Wu

Salicylic acid-induced physiological responses and monoterpene accumulation in Houttuynia cordata Thunb


Venkata Sai Prakash Chaturvedula and Indra Prakash

Diterpene glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana


Aijing Leng, Qiuyang Xu, Ming Xie, Wenjie Zhang, Yongrui Bao, Yang Du, Zhongzhe Cheng, Haibo Wang, Xixiang Ying and Tingguo Kang

ICP-MS determination of trace elements of different growth time in the leaves of Crataegus pinnatifida Bge. var. major


Roshila Moodley, Hafizah Chenia, Sreekanth B. Jonnalagadda and Neil Koorbanally

Antibacterial and anti-adhesion activity of the pentacyclic triterpenoids isolated from the leaves and edible fruits of Carissa macrocarpa


K. K. Naidoo, R. M. Coopoosamy and G. Naidoo

Screening of Chromolaeana odorata (L.) King and Robinson for antibacterial and antifungal properties


Bochra Gargouri, Riadh ben Mansour, Malek Mseddi Jmal, Rihab Nasr Boujelben, Noureddine Allouch, Saloua Lassoued and Khaled hamden

Hydroxytyrosol supplementation inhibits oxidative DNA damage, suppresses protein-lipid oxidation and modulates antioxidant enzymes in human peripheral blood lymphocytes


Vahabi S, Najafi E and Alizadeh S

In vitro antimicrobial effects of some herbal essences against oral pathogens


Naveed Ahmad, Farooq Anwar, Sohail Hameed and Mary C. Boyce

Antioxidant and antimicrobial attributes of different solvent extracts from leaves and flowers of akk [Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. F.)]


Soma Saeed, Faiza Munir, Ishrat Naveed, Ghazala Kaukab Raja and Tariq Mahmood

Phylogenetics of selected Plantago species on the basis of rps14 chloroplast gene


Mohammad Sadat Hosseini Grouh, Heidar Meftahizade, Naser Lotfi, Vahid Rahimi and Behdad Baniasadi

Doubling the chromosome number of Salvia hains using colchicine: Evaluation of morphological traits of recovered plants


Kun Silprasit, Supaporn Seetaha, Parinya Pongsanarakul, Supa Hannongbua and Kiattawee Choowongkomon

Anti-HIV-1 reverse transcriptase activities of hexane extracts from some Asian medicinal plants


Ömer Beyhan, Mehmet Aktaş, Necmettin Yilmaz, Nurten Şimşek and Resul Gerçekçioglu

Determination of fatty acid compositions of some important almond (Prunus amygdalus L.) varieties selected from Tokat province and Eagean region of Turkey


Vali Rabiei, Elham Shirzadeh, Yavar Sharafi and Najmedin Mortazavi

Effects of postharvest applications of calcium nitrate and acetate on quality and shelf-life improvement of “Jonagold” apple fruit


Esfandiar Heidarian, Effat Jafari-Dehkordi and Ali Seidkhani-Nahal

Lipid-lowering effect of artichoke on liver phosphatidate phosphohydrolase and plasma lipids in hyperlipidemic rats


Ying Guo, Hua-liang Liu and Ke Yuan

Determination of trace elements of Melicope patulinervia from different part by microwave digestion-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)


Eun-Soon Son, Jeung-Min Lee, Jeong-Un Choi and Hae-Ryong Park

Selective cytotoxicity of Carthamus tinctorius against glucose-deprived HT-29 human colon carcinoma cells


Sina Cosmulescu and Ion Trandafir

Seasonal variation of total phenols in leaves of walnut (Juglans regia L.)


He Qin Li, Chun Qi Bai, Sha Sha Chu, Ligang Zhou, Shu Shan Du, Zhi Long Liu and Qi Zhi Liu

Chemical composition and toxicities of the essential oil derived from Kadsura heteroclita stems against Sitophilus zeamais and Meloidogyne incognita


Juengwatanatrakul Thaweesak, Sakamoto Seiichi, Tanaka Hiroyuki and Putalun Waraporn

Elicitation effect on production of plumbagin in in vitro culture of Drosera indica L.


Vali Rabiei, Saba Es-haghi, Mohammad-Ali Aazami and Yavar Sharafi

Combined effects of hot air and calcium chloride on quality and antioxidant enzymes activity in ‘red delicious’ apple fruits


Sun Guang Li, Xu Xu Dong, Yang Jun Shan, Zhong Ming Liang, Lv Li Xun and Jing Quan Yuan

Non-alkaloid components from Uncaria sinensis (Oliv.) Havil. and their chemotaxonomic significance


A. Khaleghian, Y. Nakaya and H. Nazari

Biodiesel production from Euphorbia tirucalli L.


M. Akram, S. M. Ali Shah, H. M. Asif, Ghazala Shaheen, Tahira Shamim, M. Ibrahim Khan, Asmat Ullah and Khalil Ahmed

Comparative study of similarity and identity of human albumin with some selected organism albumin




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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (20), 2011


Contents:

Review



M. Akram, Naveed Akhtar, H. M. Asif, Pervaiz Akhtar Shah, Tariq Saeed, Arshad Mahmood and Nadia Shamshad Malik

Vitamin A: A review article


M. Akram, H. M. Asif, N. Akhtar, P. A. Shah, M. Uzair, G. Shaheen, T. Shamim, S. M. A. Shah and K. Ahmad

Glycogen metabolism and glycogen storage diseases: A review



Research Articles



A. R. Zebarjadi, Sh. Najafi, H. R. Ghasempour and J. Motamedi

Establishment of a practical tissue culture for producing hairy roots of Valeriana officinalis L. via Agrobacterium rhizogenes


Masoud Kazemi, Mohammad Dakhili, Abolfazl Dadkhah, Zahra Yasrebifar and Kambiz Larijani

Composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the essential oil of Artemisia kermanensis Podl., an endemic species from Iran


Marielle Cascaes Inácio, Bianca Waléria Bertoni, Suzelei de Castro França and Ana Maria Soares Pereira

In vitro conservation and low cost micropropagation of Cochlospermum regium (Mart. Ex. Scharank)


Sang Min Kim and Byung-Hun Um

Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds among blueberry cultivars by HPLC-ESI/MS and on-line HPLC-ABTS system


Demet ALTINDAL and Nüket ALTINDAL

The effects of sage volatile oil (Salvia officinalis) and Turkish oregano volatile oil (Origanum onites) on stored cowpea (Vigna nisensis L.) seed


Rajbir Kaur, Upendra Sharma, Bikram Singh and Saroj Arora

Antimutagenic potential of chickrassy (Chukrasia tabularis A. Juss) bark


Rasul Jalili Marandi, Abbas Hassani, Ali Abdollahi and Soyli Hanafi

Application of Carum copticum and Satureja hortensis essential oils and salicylic acid and silver thiosulfate in increasing the vase life of cut rose flower


Rasul Jalili Marandi, Abbas Hassani, Ali Abdollahi and Soyli Hanafi

Improvement of the vase life of cut gladiolus flowers by essential oils, salicylic acid and silver thiosulfate


V. Sudarshana Deepa, K. Rajaram, M. Anis Kumar, Soni Das and P. Suresh kumar

High frequency regeneration and shoot multiplication in Andrographis lineata wall. ex. nees: an endemic medicinal plant of south India


Mohd Sabri Pak-Dek, Azizah Osman, Najla Gooda Sahib, Nazamid Saari, Masturah Markom, Azizah Abdul Hamid and Farooq Anwar

Effects of extraction techniques on phenolic components and antioxidant activity of Mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia L.) leaf extracts


Nada K. K. Hendi, Habeeb S. Naher and Alaa H. Al-Charrakh

In vitro antibacterial and antifungal activity of Iraqi propolis


Kiran Yasmin Khan, Mir Ajab Khan, Ghulam Mujtaba Shah, Mushtaq Ahmad, Mamoona Munir, Imran Hussain, Hina Fazal, Paras Mazari, Barkat Ali, Nighat Seema and Syeda Huma Bokhari

Palynomorphological characterization of some species of Ficus L. from Pakistan


Abd El-Moneim M. R. Afify, Emad A. Shalaby and Hossam S. El-Beltagi

Antioxidant activity of aqueous extracts of different caffeine products


Ayda Khadhri, Ridha El Mokni, Khaled Mguis, Ines Ouerfelli and Maria Eduarda M. Araújo

Variability of two essential oils of Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. a traditional Tunisian medicinal plant


Ahmed E. Abdel Moneim, Mohamed A. Dkhil and Saleh Al-Quraishy

Studies on the effect of pomegranate (Punica granatum) juice and peel on liver and kidney in adult male rats


A. Ghasemi Pirbalouti, B. Hamedi, R. Abdizadeh and F. Malekpoor

Antifungal activity of the essential oil of Iranian medicinal plants


Sonia Hamlaoui-Gasmi, Nadia Limam, Meherzia Mokni, Ferid Limam, Ezzedine Aouani, Mohamed Amri and Lamjed Marzouki

Garlic-mode treatment effects on rat brain redox status


Magdy M. D. Mohammed, Eman R. El-Sharkawy and Azza A. Matloub

Cytotoxic flavonoids from Diplotaxis harra (Forssk.) Boiss. growing in Sinai


F. Ahrabi, Sh. Enteshari and A. Moradshahi

Allelopathic potential of para-hydroxybenzoic acid and coumarin on canola: Talaieh cultivar


Ahmad Reza Berimavandi, Davood Hashemabadi, Mohammad Vali Facouri Ghaziani and Behzad Kaviani

Effects of plant density and sowing date on the growth, flowering and quantity of essential oil of Calendula officinalis L.


Adefuye A. O., Samie A. and Ndip R. N.

In-vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of extracts of Bridelia micrantha on selected bacterial pathogens


Mudi, S. Y., Ibrahim, H. and Bala, M. S.

Acute toxicity studies of the aqueous root extract of Lawsonia inermis Linn. in rats


Ali Shafaghat

Chemical constituents, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the hexane extract from root and seed of Levisticum persicum Freyn and Bornm.


Suvarna Shenvi, Vinod, Rajendra Hegde, Anil Kush and G. Chandrasekara Reddy

A unique water soluble formulation of ß-asarone from sweet flag (Acorus calamus L.) and its in vitro activity against some fungal plant pathogens


Mughal Qayum, Muhammad Nisar, Barkat Ali Khan, Mussarat Akhtar, Waqar Ahmad Kaleem, Muhammad Imran Khan, Tariq Mahmood, Shakir Ahmad Shahid and M. Zia-Ul-Haq

Nematicidal potential of Impatiens bicolor Royle


Fatemeh Hajighasemi, Vida Hashemi and Fariba Khoshzaban

Cytotoxic effect of Mentha spicata aqueous extract on cancerous cell lines in vitro


H. R. Khazaie, E. Eyshi Rezaie, M. Bannayan

Application times and concentration of humic acid impact on aboveground biomass and oil production of hyssop (Hyssopus of?cinalis)


Sina Rad, Hossein Afshari, Mehdi Mohamadi Moghadam, Sohyla Tahmasbi, Hamidreza Ziaolhagh and Abdolghafar Ebadi

The study of antifungal effects of herbal essences on Aspergillus parasiticus, an aflatoxin producer in pistachio (Pistacia vera)


Anwar Ali Shad, Hamid Ullah Shah, Jehan Bakht, Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary and Javid Ullah

Nutraceutical potential and bioassay of Apium graveolens L. grown in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan


Rahman S, Imran M, Muhammad N, Hassan N, Chisthi A. K., Khan A. F., Sadozai K. S. and Khan S. M.

Antibacetial screening of leaves and stem of Carica papaya


Tariq Mahmood, Soma Saeed, Ishrat Naveed, Faiza Munir, Ghazala Kaukab Raja

Assessment of antioxidative activities of extracts from selected Plantago species


Seyyed Najmedin Mortazavi, Seyyedeh-Farahnaz Talebi, Rouh-Angiz Naderi and Yavar Sharafi

Regulation of ethylene biosynthesis by nitric oxide and thidiazuron during postharvest of rose


Wei Wang, Haibo Shi, Ruonan Zhu, Dianwen Zhang, Yan Han, and Tingting Sun

Simultaneous determination of three bioactive homoisoflavanones in rhizomes of Polygonatum odoratum


P. P. Sarvalkar, M. V. Walvekar and L. P. Bhopale

Antioxidative effect of curcumin (Curcuma longa) on lipid peroxidation and lipofuscinogenesis in submandibular gland of D-galactose- induced aging male mice


Tariq Habib, Zahid Hussain Malik, Muhammad Altaf Hussain and Muhammad Qayyum Khan

Plant species diversity along the altitudinal gradient at Garhi Dopatta Hills, Muzaffarabad


E. Mohiuddin, Khan Usmanghani, M. Akram, H.M.Asif, Naveed Akhtar, Pervaiz A. Shah and M. Uzair

Morus nigra - L. A.


Guru Prasad B. R.

Assessment of ethno-medicinal plants from Chamundi Hill, Mysore




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Czech Mycology - 63 (1), 2011

Contents:
Antonín V., Beran M., Borovička J., Dvořák D. and Holec J.:Clitocybula familia(Fungi, Agaricales) – taxonomy, distribution, ecology and first records in the Czech Republic and Slovakia -1–11

Prydiuk M. P.: New records of dung inhabiting Coprinus species in Ukraine II. Section Coprinus - 13-32

Kotlaba F.: Contribution to the knowledge of the very rare species Cytidiella albomellea (Corticiaceae s.l.) - 33–38

Kunca V.: Ecology and incidence of Polyporus umbellatus in Slovakia -39–53

Perić B.:Peziza acroornata (Ascomycota, Pezizales) – quatričme récolte européenne, premičre du Monténégro - 55–64

Kubátová A., Koukol O. and Nováková A.: Geomyces destructans, phenotypic features of some Czech isolates - 65–75

Hortová B. and Novotný D.: Endophytic fungi in branches of sour cherry trees: a preliminary study - 77–82

Stuchlík D., Mencl K., Hubka V. and Skořepová M.: Fungal melanonychia caused by Onychocola canadensis: first records of nail infections due to Onychocola in the Czech Republic - 83–91

Taligoola H. K., Ismail M. A. and Chebon S. K.: Mycobiota and aflatoxins associated with imported rice grains stored in Uganda - 93–107

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