Annals of Botany - 109 (7), 2012

Contents:

ContentSnapshots

 Plant Cuttings
 Chaffey, Nigel

 Handbook of maize: its biology
 Kynast, Ralf G.

 Handbook of maize: genetics and genomics
 Kynast, Ralf G.

 Transgenic maize: methods and protocols
 Jones, Huw D.

 Water status and associated processes mark critical stages in pollen development and functioning
 Firon, Nurit; Nepi, Massimo; Pacini, Ettore

 The influence of pre- and post-zygotic barriers on interspecific Corymbia hybridization
 Dickinson, Geoffrey R.; Lee, David J.; Wallace, Helen M.

 Seed colour loci, homoeology and linkage groups of the C genome chromosomes revealed in Brassica rapa-B. oleracea monosomic alien addition lines
 Heneen, Waheeb K.; Geleta, Mulatu; Brismar, Kerstin; Xiong, Zhiyong; Pires, J. Chris; Hasterok, Robert; Stoute, Andrew I.; Scott, Roderick J.; King, Graham J.; Kurup, Smita

 Functional aspects of floral nectar secretion of Ananas ananassoides, an ornithophilous bromeliad from the Brazilian savanna
 Stahl, Juliana Marin; Nepi, Massimo; Galetto, Leonardo; Guimaraes, Elza; Machado, Silvia Rodrigues

 The cyanogenic syndrome in rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis: tissue-damage-dependent activation of linamarase and hydroxynitrile lyase accelerates hydrogen cyanide release
 Kadow, Daniel; Voß, Karsten; Selmar, Dirk; Lieberei, Reinhard

 Wait or escape? Contrasting submergence tolerance strategies of Rorippa amphibia, Rorippa sylvestris and their hybrid
 Akman, Melis; Bhikharie, Amit V.; McLean, Elizabeth H.; Boonman, Alex; Visser, Eric J. W.; Schranz, M. Eric; van Tienderen, Peter H.

 Genotypic differences in pod wall and seed growth relate to invertase activities and assimilate transport pathways in asparagus bean
 Liu, Yong-Hua; Cao, Jia-Shu; Li, Guo-Jing; Wu, Xiao-Hua; Wang, Bao-Gen; Xu, Pei; Hu, Ting-Ting; Lu, Zhong-Fu; Patrick, John W.; Ruan, Yong-Ling

 Floral development of Hydrocera and Impatiens reveals evolutionary trends in the most early diverged lineages of the Balsaminaceae
 Janssens, Steven B.; Smets, Erik F.; Vrijdaghs, Alexander

 Round and large: morphological and genetic consequences of artificial selection on the gourd tree Crescentia cujete by the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
 Aguirre-Dugua, Xitlali; Eguiarte, Luis E.; González-Rodríguez, Antonio; Casas, Alejandro

 Peperomia leaf cell wall interface between the multiple hypodermis and crystal-containing photosynthetic layer displays unusual pit fields
 Horner, Harry T.

 A molecular phylogeny and classification of Leptochloa (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Chlorideae) sensu lato and related genera
 Peterson, Paul M.; Romaschenko, Konstantin; Snow, Neil; Johnson, Gabriel

 Signal honesty and cost of pollinator rewards in Dalechampia scandens (Euphorbiaceae)
  Pélabon, Christophe; Thöne, Patrick; Hansen, Thomas F.; Armbruster, W. Scott

 Phylogenetic relationships and generic delimitation of Eurasian Aster (Asteraceae: Astereae) inferred from ITS, ETS and trnL-F sequence data
 Li, Wei-Ping; Yang, Fu-Sheng; Jivkova, Todorka; Yin, Gen-Shen

 Contemporary gene flow and mating system of Arabis alpina in a Central European alpine landscape
 Buehler, D.; Graf, R.; Holderegger, R.; Gugerli, F.

 Parental environment changes the dormancy state and karrikinolide response of Brassica tournefortii seeds
 Gorecki, M. J.; Long, R. L.; Flematti, G. R.; Stevens, J. C.

 A role for PHANTASTICA in medio-lateral regulation of adaxial domain development in tomato and tobacco leaves
 Zoulias, Nicholas; Koenig, Daniel; Hamidi, Ashley; McCormick, Sheila; Kim, Minsung

 Tests for the joint evolution of mating system and drought escape in Mimulus
 Ivey, Christopher T.; Carr, David E.

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (49), 2011

Contents:


Research Articles

 
PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
H. Shi, J.Y.Zheng, H.B.Shao, H.X.Wang and F.Q. Chen

A simple method for estimating the convection-dispersion equation parameters of solute transport in agricultural ecosystem


Parinya Khajudparn and Piyada Tantasawat

Relationships and variability of agronomic and physiological characters in mungbean


Sishuai Mao, M. Robiul Islam, Yuegao Hu, Xin Qian, Fei Chen and Xuzhang Xue

Antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in corn (Zea mays L.) following soil application of superabsorbent polymer at different fertilizer regimes


M. Simsek and N. Comlekcioglu

Effects of different irrigation regimes and nitrogen levels on yield and quality of melon (Cucumis melo L.)


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Zhuang Wen, Duan Jizhou, Chu Liye and Shao Hongbo

Isolation of a nitrate-reducing bacteria strain from oil field brine and the inhibition of sulfate-reducing bacteria


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Keju Jing, Xiaobin Hao and Yinghua Lu

Effect of propionate on the production of natamycin with Streptomyces gilvosporeus XM-172


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Latifou Lagnika, Eugenie Anago, Menonve Atindehou, Brice Adjahoutonon, Karim Dramane and Ambaliou Sanni

Antimicrobial activity of Crataeva religiosa Forst against bacteria isolated from Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Li Hang, Wang Jun, Guan Yanfeng, Yang Wenjun Aiying1Suo Aiying, Chu Meihua, Wang Chenyu, Jiang Jing, Zhai Shengping and Mao Qishan

Synergistic effects of ginsenoside Rg3 and cyclophosphamine on tumor growth and angiogenesis in lung cancer


Ling Zhang, Ting-Jun Hu and Chun-Ni Lu

Immunomodulatory and antioxidant activity of a Siraitia grosvenorii polysaccharide in mice


Mohammad Esmaeel Ebrahimi Chaharom, Amir Ahmad Ajami, Soodabeh Kimyai and Ahmad Abbasi

Effect of chlorhexidine on the shear bond strength of self-etch adhesives to dentin


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Shahzad Akbar Khan, Nisar Ujjan, Gulzar Ahmed, Muhammad Ismail Rind, Sarfaraz Ali Fazlani, Shahid Faraz, Shoaib Ahmed and Muhammad Asif

Effect of low protein diet supplemented with or without amino acids on the production of broiler


Javad Nasr, Akbar Yaghobfar, Yahya EbrahimNezhad and Kambiz NazerAdl

Effects of amino acids and metabolizable energy on egg characteristics and broiler breeder performance


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Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - 59 (1-2), 2012

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - 59 (1), 2012


Contents:


Higher Plant Tetrapyrrols: Their Biosynthesis and Its Regulation, Tetrapyrrol Role in Transmission of Retrograde Signals

N. P. Yurina, O. V. Osipenkova, and M. S. Odintsova


CLE Peptides Are Universal Regulators of Meristem Development

I. E. Dodueva, E. V. Yurlova, M. A. Osipova, and L. A. Lutova


Expression of Plastid Genome and Development of Arabidopsis thaliana with Disturbed Synthesis of Brassinosteroids

M. V. Efimova, V. V. Kusnetsov, A. K. Kravtsov, D. A. Bartashevich, R. A. Karnachuk, I. S. Kovtun, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


Effect of Cytoplasmic Streaming on Photosynthetic Activity of Chloroplasts in Internodes of Chara corallina

S. O. Dodonova and A. A. Bulychev


Responses of Photosynthetic Apparatus of the Halotolerant Microalga Dunalliella maritima to Hyperosmotic Salt Shock

I. G. Zakhozhii, D. A. Matalin, L. G. Popova, and Yu. V. Balnokin


Scots Pine as a Model Plant for Studying the Mechanisms of Conifers Adaptation to Heavy Metal Action: 2. Functioning of Antioxidant Enzymes in Pine Seedlings under Chronic Zinc Action

Yu. V. Ivanov, Yu. V. Savochkin, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


Effect of the Synthetic Growth Regulator Cytodef and Heavy Metals on Oxidative Status in Cucumber Plants

D. I. Bashmakov, N. A. Pynenkova, K. A. Sazanova, and A. S. Lukatkin


Barley Plant Response to Cadmium Action as Dependent on Plant Age

N. M. Kaznina, A. F. Titov, L. V. Topchieva, G. F. Laidinen, and Yu. V. Batova


The Involvement of Low-Molecular Antioxidants in Cross-Adaptation of Medicine Plants to Successive Action of UV-B Radiation and Salinity

N. L. Radyukina, V. I. M. Toaima, and N. R. Zaripova


Effects of Associative Pseudomonads and Methylobacteria on Plant Growth and Resistance to Phytopathogens and Xenobiotics

N. S. Zakharchenko, S. V. Pigoleva, V. V. Kochetkov, M. A. Chepurnova, O. V. D’yachenko, A. A. Lebedeva, A. V. Zakharchenko, I. F. Puntus, A. M. Boronin, and Ya. I. Bur’yanov


Partial Suppression of Gene Encoding Proline Dehydrogenase Enhances Plant Tolerance to Various Abiotic Stresses

S. S. Ibragimova, Ya. S. Kolodyazhnaya, S. V. Gerasimova, and A. V. Kochetov


Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Transgenic Tobacco Plants Expressing Expansin Genes: AtEXP10 from Arabidopsis and PnEXPA1 from Poplar

B. R. Kuluev, A. B. Knyazev, Ya. P. Lebedev, and A. V. Chemeris


Response of Transgenic Rape Plants Bearing the Osmyb4 Gene from Rice Encoding a Trans-Factor to Low Above-Zero Temperature

A. M. Gomaa, G. N. Raldugina, N. A. Burmistrova, N. V. Radionov, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


The Role of Rhizobacteria in Salinity Effects on Biochemical Constituents of the Halophyte Sesuvium portulacastrum

R. Anburaj, M. A. Nabeel, T. Sivakumar, and K. Kathiresan


Biophysical Parameters as Informative Tools for Elucidating the Causes of Root Growth Retardation under Stressful Conditions

I. N. Ktitorova, O. V. Skobeleva, and K. G. Agaltsov


An Efficient Method for Total RNA Extraction from Peanut Seeds

C. Huang, J. F. Picimbon, H. Q. Li, Z. Li, Q. Liu, and W. Liu


Involvement of Phytohormones in the Development of Interaction between Wheat Seedlings and Endophytic Bacillus subtilis Strain 11BM

A. A. Egorshina, R. M. Khairullin, A. R. Sakhabutdinova, and M. A. Luk’yantsev

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Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - 59 (2), 2012


Contents:


Signaling Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants under Stress

V. D. Kreslavski, D. A. Los, S. I. Allakhverdiev, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


Mechanism of Action and Activity Regulation of COP1, a Constitutive Repressor of Photomorphogenesis

O. G. Smirnova, I. L. Stepanenko, and V. K. Shumny


Physiological Role of Neutral Lipid Accumulation in Eukaryotic Microalgae under Stresses

A. E. Solovchenko


Changes in the Content and Composition of Lipid Fatty Acids in Tobacco Leaves and Roots at Low-Temperature Hardening

V. N. Popov, O. V. Antipina, V. P. Pchelkin, and V. D. Tsydendambaev


Change in Antioxidant Responses against Oxidative Damage in Black Chickpea Following Cold Acclimation

M. Nazari, R. Maali Amiri, F. H. Mehraban, and H. Z. Khaneghah


Effect of Heavy Metals on Photosynthetic Apparatus and Antioxidant Status of Elodea

M. G. Maleva, G. F. Nekrasova, G. G. Borisova, N. V. Chukina, and O. S. Ushakova


Antioxidant Responses of Pea Genotypes to Zinc Deficiency

N. Pandey, B. Gupta, and G. C. Pathak


Physiological and Antioxidant Responses of Germinating Cicer arietinum Seeds to Salt Stress

S. Keshavkant, J. Padhan, S. Parkhey, and S. C. Naithani


Effect of Anthropogenic Pollution with Dust Containing Heavy Metals on Seed Progeny of Spear Saltbush

I. A. Prokopiev, F. V. Filippova, and A. A. Shein


Functional Properties of Photosynthetic Apparatus in Three Fucus Species Inhabiting the White Sea: Effect of Dehydration

V. P. Andreev, Yu. I. Maslov, and E. F. Sorokoletova


Canopy and Leaf Photosynthetic Characteristics and Water Use Efficiency of Sweet Sorghum under Drought Stress

T. Xie and P. Su


Respiration Metabolism in Mitochondria of Pea Seedlings of Different Age under Water Deficit and Rewatering

I. P. Generozova and A. G. Shugaev


Galactosidase of Plant Fibers with Gelatinous Cell Wall: Identification and Localization

N. E. Mokshina, N. N. Ibragimova, V. V. Salnikov, S. I. Amenitskii, and T. A. Gorshkova


Sequence Analysis and Expression Profiling of 14-3-3 Genes from the Extremophile Thelungiella salsuginea, Ecotype Yakutsk

D. A. Vysotskii, M. B. Kostina, T. Roslyakova, T. Leonova, E. Souer, A. V. Babakov and A. H. de Boer


Sonication-Assisted Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of the ACC Gene to Interfere the Production of Ethylene in Spring Dendrobium cv. ‘Sanya’

Q. Zheng, Y. P. Zheng, G. D. Wang, W. M. Guo, W. F. Fan, and C. Wang


Expression of the Synthetic Phytochelatin Gene in Tobacco

B. N. Postrigan, A. B. Knyazev, B. R. Kuluev, O. I. Yakhin, and A. V. Chemeris


Stomatal Control of Photosynthesis in Detached Leaves of Woody and Herbaceous Plants

P. Yu. Voronin and G. P. Fedoseeva

Analysis of Frost Resistance of Winter Barley Cultivars by Comparing Freezing Survival of Whole Plants and the Hygroscopicity of Mature Grain

V. K. Plotnikov, Ya. Yu. Evtushenko, and N. V. Serkin

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Talanta - 88, 2012

Contents:


Editorial Board

Editorial Board

Analytical procedures for the determination of surfactants in environmental samples
Ewa Olkowska, Żaneta Polkowska, Jacek Namieśnik

Current trends in explosive detection techniques
J. Sarah Caygill, Frank Davis, Seamus P.J. Higson

Arsenic speciation in environmental samples by hydride generation and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry
Hossain Md Anawar

Novel multifunctional acceptor phase additive of water-miscible ionic liquid in hollow-fiber protected liquid phase microextraction
Wei Liu, Zhenyi Wei, Qing Zhang, Fang Wu, Zian Lin, Qiaomei Lu, Fen Lin, Guonan Chen, Lan Zhang

Optimization of supercritical fluid extraction combined with dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction as an efficient sample preparation method for determination of 4-nitrotoluene and 3-nitrotoluene in a complex matrix
Mina Jowkarderis, Farhad Raofie

Electrochemical sensing of ammonium ion at the water/1,6-dichlorohexane interface
José A. Ribeiro, F. Silva, Carlos M. Pereira

Collective mode frequency shifts in l-serine and a series of isotopologues in the terahertz regime
David C. Hufnagle, Anita R. Taulbee-Combs, Wolfgang U. Spendel, Gilbert E. Pacey

Microspheres aided introduction of ionophore and ion-exchanger to the ion-selective membrane
Marcin Wojciechowski, Anna Kisiel, Ewa Bulska, Agata Michalska

Dioxin analysis in water by using a passive sampler and CALUX bioassay
Amr Addeck, Kim Croes, Kersten Van Langenhove, Michael Denison, Marc Elskens, Willy Baeyens

Effectiveness of high-throughput miniaturized sorbent- and solid phase microextraction techniques combined with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis for a rapid screening of volatile and semi-volatile composition of wines—A comparative study
Berta Mendes, Joao Gonçalves, José S. Câmara

Feature selection versus feature compression in the building of calibration models from FTIR-spectrophotometry datasets
Alexander Vergara, Eduard Llobet

Method validation and determinations of levofloxacin, metronidazole and sulfamethoxazole in an aqueous pharmaceutical, urine and blood plasma samples using quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry
Alaa A. Salem, Hussein A. Mossa

Synthesis and characterization of InNbO4 nanopowder for gas sensors
C. Balamurugan, E. Vijayakumar, A. Subramania

Allosteric coextraction of sodium and metal ions with calix[4]arene derivatives 2: First numerical evaluation for the allosteric effect on alkali metal extraction with crossed carboxylic acid type calix[4]arenes
Tomoaki Yoneyama, Hirotoshi Sadamatsu, Shigemasa Kuwata, Hidetaka Kawakita, Keisuke Ohto

Molecularly imprinted polymer as sorbent in micro-solid phase extraction of ochratoxin A in coffee, grape juice and urine
Tien Ping Lee, Bahruddin Saad, Wejdan Shakir Khayoon, Baharuddin Salleh

NMR analysis of the rat neurochemical changes induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion
Mingxing Yang, Shu Wang, Fuhua Hao, Yajie Li, Huiru Tang, Xuemin Shi

Optimization of comprehensive two-dimensional gas-chromatography (GC × GC) mass spectrometry for the determination of essential oils
Jone Omar, Ibone Alonso, Maitane Olivares, Asier Vallejo, Nestor Etxebarria

Selective detection of carbon dioxide using LaOCl-functionalized SnO2 nanowires for air-quality monitoring
Do Dang Trung, Le Duc Toan, Hoang Si Hong, Tran Dai Lam, Tran Trung, Nguyen Van Hieu

A micro GC detector array based on chemiresistors employing various surface functionalized monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles
Rih-Sheng Jian, Rui-Xuan Huang, Chia-Jung Lu

Simultaneous laser-induced fluorescence, coaxial thermal lens spectroscopy and retro-reflected beam interference detection for capillary electrophoresis
Bo Xiong, Wei Wang, Xueyan Miao, Lijia Liu, Liping Wang, Xiaodong Zhou, Jiming Hu

A microsecond microfluidic mixer for characterizing fast biochemical reactions
Ying Li, Dalu Zhang, Xiaojun Feng, Youzhi Xu, Bi-Feng Liu

Sensitive detection of acetaminophen based on Fe3O4 nanoparticles-coated poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)-functionalized graphene nanocomposite film
Daban Lu, Yan Zhang, Letao Wang, Shaoxiong Lin, Chunming Wang, Xiaofeng Chen

Arsenic species extraction of biological marine samples (Periwinkles, Littorina littorea) from a highly contaminated site
K.J. Whaley-Martin, I. Koch, K.J. Reimer

Quantification of acylglycines in human urine by HPLC electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry and the establishment of pediatric reference interval in local Chinese
Bonnie Mei-Wah Fong, Sidney Tam, Kelvin Sze-Yin Leung

Voltammetric determination of cysteine using carbon paste electrode modified with Co(II)-Y zeolite
Alireza Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh, Habibeh-Sadat Hashemi

Determination of six pyrethroid insecticides in fruit juice samples using dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction combined with high performance liquid chromatography
Suthasinee Boonchiangma, Wittaya Ngeontae, Supalax Srijaranai

Electrochemical DNA sensor based on methylene blue functionalized polythiophene as a hybridization indicator
Mengqin Liu, Chunhua Luo, Hui Peng

Determination of rutin and quercetin in Chinese herbal medicine by ionic liquid-based pressurized liquid extraction–liquid chromatography–chemiluminescence detection
Hongwei Wu, Meilan Chen, Yunchang Fan, Fawzi Elsebaei, Yan Zhu

Development of a fluorescence-based microplate method for the determination of volatile fatty acids in anaerobically digested and sewage sludges
F. Robert-Peillard, E. Palacio-Barco, B. Coulomb, J.L. Boudenne

Cigarette filters as adsorbents of solid-phase extraction for determination of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in environmental water samples coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography
Bo Chen, Weidong Wang, Yuming Huang

A novel sensitive DNA–biosensor for detection of a carcinogen, Sudan II, using electrochemically treated pencil graphite electrode by voltammetric methods
Ali A. Ensafi, Behzad Rezaei, Maryam Amini, Esmaeil Heydari-Bafrooei

Characterisation and calibration of active sampling Solid Phase Microextraction applied to sensitive determination of gaseous carbonyls
Elena Gómez Alvarez, Mónica Vázquez Moreno, Sasho Gligorovski, Henri Wortham, Miguel Valcárcel Cases

A novel hydrogen peroxide biosensor based on the Sn–ZnNPs/MWNTs nanocomposite film
Aili Sun, Hongye Zhao, Jianbin Zheng

Chemometrics optimization of six antihistamines separations by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection
Derong Zhu, Xia Li, Jinying Sun, Tianyan You

Selenite biotransformation during brewing. Evaluation by HPLC–ICP-MS
Maria Sánchez-Martínez, Erik Galvao P. da Silva, Teresa Pérez-Corona, Carmen Cámara, Sergio L.C. Ferreira, Yolanda Madrid

Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and preconcentration of thallium species in water samples by two ionic liquids applied as ion-pairing reagent and extractant phase
Leticia B. Escudero, Paula Berton, Estefanía M. Martinis, Roberto A. Olsina, Rodolfo G. Wuilloud

Pressurised hot water extraction followed by headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of N-nitrosamines in sewage sludge
Anna Llop, Francesc Borrull, Eva Pocurull

Poly(acrylic acid)-templated silver nanoclusters as a platform for dual fluorometric turn-on and colorimetric detection of mercury (II) ions
Yu Tao, Youhui Lin, Zhenzhen Huang, Jinsong Ren, Xiaogang Qu

Highly sensitive thrombin detection by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry with aptamer functionalized core–shell Fe3O4@C@Au magnetic microspheres
Xueyang Zhang, Shaochun Zhu, Chunhui Deng, Xiangmin Zhang

Feasibility study of FT-MIR spectroscopy and PLS-R for the fast determination of anthocyanins in wine
M. Romera-Fernández, L.A. Berrueta, S. Garmón-Lobato, B. Gallo, F. Vicente, J.M. Moreda

Establishment of reliable mass spectra and retention indices library: Identification of fatty acids in human plasma without authentic standards
Liangxiao Zhang, Binbin Tan, Maomao Zeng, Hongmei Lu, Yizeng Liang

Sensing behavior of YSZ-based amperometric NO2 sensors consisting of Mn-based reference-electrode and In2O3 sensing-electrode
Han Jin, Michael Breedon, Norio Miura

Capillary electrophoresis with Orbitrap-Velos mass spectrometry detection
Roza Wojcik, Yihan Li, Michael J. MacCoss, Norman J. Dovichi

Simultaneous determination of four synthesized metabolites of mequindox in urine samples using ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction combined with high-performance liquid chromatography
Jiaheng Zhang, Haixiang Gao, Bing Peng, Yubo Li, Songqing Li, Zhiqiang Zhou

Precise determination of triple Sr isotopes (?87Sr and ?88Sr) using MC-ICP-MS
Hou-Chun Liu, Chen-Feng You, Kuo-Fang Huang, Chuan-Hsiung Chung

A dynamic study on reversal of multidrug resistance by ginsenoside Rh2 in adriamycin-resistant human breast cancer MCF-7 cells
Bei Zhou, Xiuli Xiao, Lili Xu, Lian Zhu, Liang Tan, Hao Tang, Youyu Zhang, Qingji Xie, Shouzhuo Yao

Development of a miniature analytical system in a lab-on-valve for determination of trace copper by bead injection spectroscopy
Yong-Liang Yu, Ying Jiang, Rong-Huan He

A multiway chemometric and kinetic study for evaluating the thermal stability of edible oils by 1H NMR analysis: Comparison of methods
C.B.Y. Cordella, T. Tekye, D.N. Rutledge, R. Leardi

Continuous-flow fractionation of selenium in contaminated sediment and soil samples using rotating coiled column and microcolumn extraction
Elena Yu. Savonina, Petr S. Fedotov, Rainer Wennrich

Influence of chemical and mineralogical properties of organic amendments on the selection of an adequate analytical procedure for trace elements determination
C. García-Delgado, V. Cala, E. Eymar

Determination of ribavirin in human serum using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
Henk van der Lijke, Jan-Willem C. Alffenaar, Wim Th. Kok, Ben Greijdanus, Donald R.A. Uges

Preconcentration via ion associated complexes combined with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry for determination of heavy metals
Barbara Feist, Barbara Mikula, Katarzyna Pytlakowska, Bozena Puzio, Rafal Sitko

Fine control of carbon nanotubes–polyelectrolyte sensors sensitivity by electrostatic layer by layer assembly (eLbL) for the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOC)
B. Kumar, Y.T. Park, M. Castro, J.C. Grunlan, J.F. Feller

Thiolated DAB dendrimers and CdSe quantum dots nanocomposites for Cd(II) or Pb(II) sensing
M. Algarra, B.B. Campos, B. Alonso, M.S. Miranda, Á.M. Martínez, C.M. Casado, J.C.G. Esteves da Silva

Determination of nicotine exposure in dogs subjected to passive smoking using methanol extraction of hair followed by hydrophilic interaction chromatography in combination with Fourier transform mass spectrometry
Saud Bawazeer, David G. Watson, Clare Knottenbelt

Synthesis and characterization of molecularly imprinted polymers for the selective extraction of cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine from hair extract before LC–MS analysis
Valérie Thibert, Patrice Legeay, Florence Chapuis-Hugon, Valérie Pichon

NMR based geographical characterization of roasted coffee
Roberto Consonni, Laura Ruth Cagliani, Clelia Cogliati

Determination of Cr(VI) in the presence of high excess of a Cr(III) by adsorptive stripping voltammetry
Mieczysław Korolczuk, Anna Stępniowska

Amperometric fructose sensor based on ferrocyanide modified screen-printed carbon electrode
Julien Biscay, Estefanía Costa Rama, María Begona González García, A. Julio Reviejo, José Manuel Pingarrón Carrazón, Agustín Costa García

Fabrication of DNA/graphene/polyaniline nanocomplex for label-free voltammetric detection of DNA hybridization
Meng Du, Tao Yang, Xiao Li, Kui Jiao

Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical applications of carbon nanoparticles derived from castor oil soot
K. Sudhakara Prasad, Min-Chieh Chuang, Ja-An Annie Ho

DNA G-quadruplex-templated formation of the fluorescent silver nanocluster and its application to bioimaging
Jun Ai, Weiwei Guo, Bingling Li, Tao Li, Dan Li, Erkang Wang

Classification of Sherry vinegars by combining multidimensional fluorescence, parafac and different classification approaches
Raquel M. Callejón, José Manuel Amigo, Erola Pairo, Sergio Garmón, Juan Antonio Ocana, Maria Lourdes Morales

A compact and highly sensitive light-emitting diode-induced fluorescence detector for capillary flow systems
Xuhui Geng, Dapeng Wu, Yafeng Guan

Evaluation of seven cosubstrates in the quantification of horseradish peroxidase enzyme by square wave voltammetry
Silvina V. Kergaravat, Maria Isabel Pividori, Silvia R. Hernandez

Electro polymerized 4-vinyl pyridine on 2B pencil graphite as ionophore for cadmium (II)
Joanna Lim Wee Ling, Anish Khan, Bahruddin Saad, Sulaiman Ab Ghani

Flow injection analysis of nanomolar silicate using long pathlength absorbance spectroscopy
Jian Ma, Robert H. Byrne

Optimization of colorimetric DET technique for the in situ, two-dimensional measurement of iron(II) distributions in sediment porewaters
William W. Bennett, Peter R. Teasdale, David T. Welsh, Jared G. Panther, Dianne F. Jolley

Determination of inorganic contaminants in polyamide textiles used for manufacturing sport T-shirts
Erika Matoso, Solange Cadore

Development of an analytical method using reversed-phase HPLC-PDA for a semipurified extract of Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis (guaraná)
Traudi Klein, Renata Longhini, Joao Carlos Palazzo de Mello

Dithizone modified magnetic nanoparticles for fast and selective solid phase extraction of trace elements in environmental and biological samples prior to their determination by ICP-OES
Guihong Cheng, Man He, Hanyong Peng, Bin Hu

Cloud point extraction and spectrophotometric determination of mercury species at trace levels in environmental samples
Halil Ibrahim Ulusoy, Ramazan Gürkan, Songül Ulusoy

Combined voltammetric and spectroscopic analysis of small molecule–biopolymer interactions: The levodopa and serum albumin system
Qiulan Zhang, Yongnian Ni, Serge Kokot

Determination of chromium(III), chromium(VI) and total chromium in chromate and trivalent chromium conversion coatings by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
Hiroki Hotta, Katsuya Yata, Kamurul Fakir Bin Kamarudin, Shota Kurihara, Kin-ichi Tsunoda, Natsuo Fukumoto, Isao Kojima, Shin-ichi Kinugasa

An automated approach for analysis of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectra of edible oils
Siong Fong Sim, Woei Ting

Supercritical fluid extraction from spent coffee grounds and coffee husks: Antioxidant activity and effect of operational variables on extract composition
Kátia S. Andrade, Ricardo T. Gonçalvez, Marcelo Maraschin, Rosa Maria Ribeiro-do-Valle, Julian Martínez, Sandra R.S. Ferreira

Determination of carbofuran in surface water and biological tissue by sol–gel immunoaffinity extraction and on-line preconcentration/HPLC/UV analysis
Luz E. Vera-Avila, Bani P. Márquez-Lira, Marcos Villanueva, Rosario Covarrubias, Gustavo Zelada, Valérie Thibert

Automated determination of total captopril in urine by liquid chromatography with post-column derivatization coupled to on-line solid phase extraction in a sequential injection manifold
Theano D. Karakosta, Paraskevas D. Tzanavaras, Demetrius G. Themelis

Prefractionation and separation by C8 stationary phase: Effective strategies for integral membrane proteins analysis
Qun Zhao, Liangliang Sun, Yu Liang, Qi Wu, Huiming Yuan, Zhen Liang, Lihua Zhang, Yukui Zhang

Multiresidue determination of pesticides in industrial and fresh orange juice by hollow fiber microporous membrane liquid–liquid extraction and detection by liquid chromatography–electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry
Gizelle Cristina Bedendo, Isabel Cristina Sales Fontes Jardim, Eduardo Carasek

Analysis of low concentration reduced sulfur compounds (RSCs) in air: Storage issues and measurement by gas chromatography with sulfur chemiluminescence detection
M.A.H. Khan, M.E. Whelan, R.C. Rhew

Spectrofluorometric determination and chemical speciation of trace concentrations of tungsten species in water using the ion pairing reagent procaine hydrochloride
M.S. El-Shahawi, L.A. Al Khateeb

FRET detection of DNA sequence via electrostatic interaction of polycationic phenyleneethynylene dendrimer with DNA/PNA hybrid
Paitoon Rashatasakhon, Kunnigar Vongnam, Warathip Siripornnoppakhun, Tirayut Vilaivan, Mongkol Sukwattanasinitt

Characterization of Pt-protein complexes by nHPLC–ESI-LTQ MS/MS using a gel-based bottom-up approach
Estefanía Moreno-Gordaliza, Benito Canas, María A. Palacios, M. Milagros Gómez-Gómez

Comparison of the predictive ability of several second-order multivariate methods in the simultaneous determination of two therapeutic drugs in human urine
M.C. Hurtado-Sánchez, I. Durán-Merás, M.I. Rodríguez-Cáceres, A. Jiménez-Girón, A.C. Olivieri

Validation of an analytical methodology to quantify melamine in body fluids using micellar liquid chromatography
S. Marco-Peiró, B. Beltrán-Martinavarro, M. Rambla-Alegre, J. Peris-Vicente, J. Esteve-Romero

New concept for HPTLC peak purity assessment and identification of drugs in multi-component mixtures
Ismail I. Hewala, Mona M. Bedair, Sherif M. Shousha

Real-time monitoring of anticancer drug release in vitro and in vivo on titania nanoparticles triggered by external glutathione
Mira Kim, Ji Hye Seo, Won Il Jeon, Mi-Yeon Kim, Keunchang Cho, So Yeong Lee, Sang-Woo Joo

On-line concentration and separation of cationic and anionic neurochemicals by capillary electrophoresis with UV absorption detection
Ming-Mu Hsieh, En-Ping Lin, Shiou-Wen Huang

Determination of five nitroimidazole residues in artificial porcine muscle tissue samples by capillary electrophoresis
Yingyun Lin, Yan Su, Xiulin Liao, Na Yang, Xiupei Yang, Martin M.F. Choi

Ultrasonic or accelerated solvent extraction followed by U-HPLC-high mass accuracy MS for screening of pharmaceuticals and fungicides in soil and plant samples
Carmen Lidia Chitescu, Efraim Oosterink, Jacob de Jong, Alida Adriana Maria (Linda) Stolker

A novel rapid method for simultaneous determination of three diagnostically important porphyrins in erythrocytes using hyphenated synchronous fluorescence techniques
Qian Liu, Wei Huang, Ali Abbas Falih Shindi, Yao-Qun Li

Sample preparation method for the speciation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their methoxylated and hydroxylated analogues in diverse environmental matrices
Jianteng Sun, Jiyan Liu, Qian Liu, Guangbo Qu, Ting Ruan, Guibin Jiang

A comparison of the extraction procedures and quantification methods for the chromatographic determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in charcoal grilled meat and fish
O. Viegas, P. Novo, O. Pinho, I.M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira

A novel permanganate-sensitive fluorescent nano-chemosensor assembled with a new 8-hydroxyquinoline-functionalized SBA-15
Mohammad Reza Ganjali, Vinod Kumar Gupta, Morteza Hosseini, Zahra Rafiei-Sarmazdeh, Farnoush Faridbod, Hassan Goldooz, Ali Reza Badiei, Parviz Norouzi

Comparison of three different sample preparation procedures for the determination of traffic-related elements in airborne particulate matter collected on glass fiber filters
Ivan N.B. Castilho, Bernhard Welz, Maria Goreti R. Vale, Jailson B. de Andrade, Patricia Smichowski, Abdallah A. Shaltout, Lígia Colares, Eduardo Carasek

Sensitive electrochemical detection of nitrobenzene based on macro-/meso-porous carbon materials modified glassy carbon electrode
Jiayue Ma, Yunsong Zhang, Xiaohua Zhang, Gangbing Zhu, Bo Liu, Jinhua Chen

An automated on-line minicolumn preconcentration cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometer: Application to determination of cadmium in water samples
Serkan Şahan, Ugur Şahin


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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (21-25), 2011

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (21), 2011


Contents:

Research Articles


U. U. Pateh, I. M. Sule, I. Iliya, A. K. Harun, A. H. Yaro, A. A. Ambi and A. M. Musa

Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the methanolic extract of the rhizomes of Stylochiton lancifolius pyre and Kotchy (Araceae) in rodents


Apaporn Boonmee, Chantragan Srisomsap, Aphichart Karnchanatat and Polkit Sangvanich

Biologically active proteins from Curcuma comosa Roxb. rhizomes


Alya Maimoona, Ismat Naeem, Zeb Saddiqe and Niaz Ali

Analysis of total flavonoids and phenolics in different fractions of bark and needle extracts of Pinus roxburghii and Pinus wallichiana


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


Jun-Li Hong, Hai-Yan Zhou, Jie Zhu, Li Li, Pan Shu, Xiao-Ying Qin, Gang Wu, Bin-Bin Lin, Guo-Kai Wang, Qiang Wang and Min-Jian Qin

Comparative analysis of major constituents in Viola yedoensis Makino and different species from the Genus Viola by high-performance liquid chromatography with chemometrics methods


Aimin Ji, Yufa Yao, Ou Che, Bingjun Wang, Liang Sun, Xiaodong Li and Feng Xu

Isolation and characterization of sulfated polysaccharide from the Sargassum pallidum (Turn.) C. Ag. and its sedative/hypnotic activity


Rabia Naz, Asghari Bano, Humaira Yasmin, Samiullah and Uzma Farooq

Antimicrobial potential of the selected plant species against some infectious microbes used


F. Goodarzi, R. Darvishzadeh, A. Hassani and A. Hassanzaeh

Study on genetic variation in Iranian castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) accessions using multivariate statistical techniques


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


Wei Li, Qiong Liu, Lin He, Juan-juan Bi and Xiu-feng Ye

Effect of ursolic acid extracted from Chinese herbs on the proliferation of vascular endothelial cells and its underlying mechanisms



Sang-Kyung Shin, Tae-Wang Kim, So-Young Youm, Youngsoo Kim and Byeongwoo Ahn

Quercetin 3-O-ß-(2"-galloyl)-rhamnopyranoside promotes the differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells or early progenitor cells into erythroid lineage in mice


Tan K. Lee and Charles S. Vairappan

Antioxidant, antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of essential oils and ethanol extracts of selected South East Asian herbs


Abolghasem Jouyban, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Mohammad Reza Ardalan, Maryam Khoubnasabjafari, Alireza Sadighi, R. Shane Tubbs, Paul S. Agutter and Kamyar Ghabili

The effect of quince leaf decoction on renal injury induced by hypercholesterolemia in rabbits: A pilot study


Hedi Mighri, Ahmed Akrout and Mohamed Neffati

Assessment of essential oil yield of Artemisia herba-alba cultivated in Tunisian arid zone


W. S. Tavares, I. Cruz, F. Petacci, S. S. Freitas, J. E. Serrao and J. C. Zanuncio

Insecticide activity of piperine: Toxicity to eggs of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and phytotoxicity on several vegetables


Chao Sun, Yongqiao Sun, Jingyuan Song, Chenji Li, Xiwen Li, Xiaowei Zhang, Ying Li, Songnian Hu, Hongmei Luo, Yingjie Zhu and Shilin Chen

Discovery of genes related to steroidal alkaloid biosynthesis in Fritillaria cirrhosa by generating and mining a dataset of expressed sequence tags (ESTs)


Nyenje M. and Ndip R. N.

In-vitro antimicrobial activity of crude acetone extract of the stem bark of Combretum molle against selected bacterial pathogens


K. Abdullahi, M. G. Abubakar, R. A. Umar, M. S. Gwarzo, M. Muhammad and H. M. Ibrahim

Studies on the larvicidal efficacy of aqueous extracts of Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth and Mitracarpus scaber (Zucc) on Culex quinquefasciatus (culicidae) mosquito larvae




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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (22), 2011


Contents:

Review


Ajay Thakur

Juglone: A therapeutic phytochemical from Juglans regia L.


Hyoungmin Suh, Se Myung Seo, Su Young Woo and Dong-Sup Lee

Forest cultivated ginseng in Korea: All cure medicinal plants


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

A review of diabetes mellitus


Ghazala Shaheen, Irshad Ahmad, Arshad Mehmood, Naveed Akhter, Khan Usmanghani, Tahira Shamim, S. M. Ali Shah, Laila Sumreen and M. Akram

Monograph of Vaccinium macrocarpon


Research Articles


Egunyomi, A., Gbadamosi, I. T. and Animashahun, M. O.

Hypoglycaemic activity of the ethanol extract of Ageratum conyzoides linn. shoots on alloxan-induced diabetic rats


Chhaya Rathore, K. R. Dutt, Shobharam Sahu and Lokesh Deb

Antiasthmatic activity of the methanolic extract of Physalis angulata Linn.


Palwinder Kaur, Nilesh Kumar, T. N. Shivananda and Gagandeep Kaur

Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of the plant extracts of Mimosa pudica L. against selected microbes


Sarah Khorasaninejad, Amir Mousavi, Hassan Soltanloo, Khodayar Hemmati and Ahmad Khalighi

The effect of drought stress on growth parameters, essential oil yield and constituent of Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.)


Akuodor G. C., Mbah C. C., Anyalewechi N. A., Idris-Usman M. Iwuanyanwu T. C. and Osunkwo U. A.

Pharmacological profile of aqueous extract of Bridelia ferruginea stem bark in the relief of pain and fever


Zaixiang Lou, Hongxin Wang, Jing Li, Song Zhu, Wenping Lu and Chaoyang Ma

Effect of simultaneous ultrasonic/microwave assisted extraction on the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of burdock leaves


Gholamreza Dehghan Noudeh, Fariba Sharififar, Effat Behravan, Ehsan Mohajeri and Vahid Alinia

Medicinal plants as surface activity modifiers


Ka Hee Kwon, Min Ki Hong, Sun Young Hwang, Bo Youn Moon, Sook Shin, Jin Hong Baek and Yong Ho Park

Antimicrobial and immunomodulatory effects of Aloe vera peel extract


Zaki Tubesha, Shahid Iqbal and Maznah Ismail

Effects of hydrolysis conditions on recovery of antioxidants from methanolic extracts of Nigella Sativa seeds


Ali Al Shawi, Josphert N. Kimatu, Muhammad Khan and Kawkab Ali Hussain

Enhancement of induced apoptosis in human melanoma A375 by a combination of natural compounds


Nian XIN, Wei LI, Yu-Juan LI, Xiao-Ke MA, Zhen-Ping FU and Yan LI

Study of antivirus, antibacteria and immune functions of Gaoreqing freeze-dried powder


Gui Zhi Fan, Xiao Dong Wang, Xiao Can Li, Jin Sheng Fan, Qiao Li Zhai and Ya Guang Zhan

Effect of fungal elicitor on carbon and nitrogen status and triterpenoid production in cell suspension cultures of Betula platyphylla Suk.


Xinhui Zhang, Xueyan Fu, Duoyong Lang, Caifang Zhang, Li Zhou and Yunsheng Zhao

Sophora alopecuroides L. response to salt stress at germination and seedling growth stages


Yinfen Su, Shengkun Li, Na Li, Liling Chen, Jiwen Zhang and Junru Wang

Seven alkaloids and their antibacterial activity from Hypecoum erectum L.


Abi-Ayad M., Abi-Ayad F. Z., Lazzouni H. A., Rebiahi S. A., Ziani_Cherif C. and Bessiere

Chemical composition and antifungal activity of Aleppo pine essential oil


Keyong Ho Lee, Kyung-Sook Whang and Ki - Hyeong Rhee

Effects of Lonicera japonica Thunb. on dextran sulfate sodium-induced experimental colitis in mice


Musa A. M., Aliyu A. B., Abdullahi M. I., Yaro A. H., Magaji M. G., Hassan H. S. and Iliya, I.

Bioactive chalcone from Indigofera pulchra


Christine Oryema, Remigius Bukenya Ziraba, Olwa Odyek, Nelson Omagor and Alfonse Opio

Phytochemical properties and toxicity to brine shrimp of medicinal plants in Erute county, Lira district, Uganda


Ayse Gul Ince, Fitnet Yildiz and Mehmet Karaca

The MAGi DNA extraction method for fresh tissues and dry seeds



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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (23), 2011


Contents:

Review



Hamidreza Arab, Ahmad Maroofian, Shayan Golestani, Hooman shafaee, Keyvan Sohrabi and Ali Forouzanfar

Review of the therapeutic effects of Camellia sinensis (green tea) on oral and periodontal health



Research Articles



Shuxian Cai, Jianan Huang, Li-li Wang, Xin-rong Dong, Yu-shun Gong, Juan Li, Qing Li, Zhong-hua Liu and Guo-an Luo

Inhibiting effects of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) on the formation of age pigment in vitro and in vivo


Naif Obaid Al-Harbi

Effect of marjoram extract treatment on the cytological and biochemical changes induced by cyclophosphamide in mice


Aleksandra Đorđević, Bojan Zlatković, Jelena Lazarević and Radosav Palić

A detailed chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Hypericum richeri Vill. subsp. grisebachii (Boiss.) Nyman essential oil from Serbia


Erhua Rong, Zhiguo Zhao, Zhihong Zhao, Jinhu Ma, Weidong Zang, Lishan Wang, Dongli Xie and Wude Yang

Wheat cold and light stress analysis based on the Arabidopsis homology protein-protein interaction (PPI) network


Doaa Ezz-Din, Mohamed S. Gabry, Abdel Razik H. Farrag and Ahmed E. Abdel Moneim

Physiological and histological impact of Azadirachta indica (neem) leaves extract in a rat model of cisplatin-induced hepato and nephrotoxicity


Hai-jin Shen, Qiao-sheng Guo and Hai-ling Fang

Toxicological evaluation of carotenoid-type extracts from Flos Chrysanthemi Indici


Zang Pu, Pengju Zhang, Gao Yugang, Hao Jianxun, Wang Yaxing, Li Ran, Yang He, Li Xue, Li Ping, Daowei Zhou and Lianxue Zhang

The evaluation of contents of nine ginsenoside monomers in ginseng hairy roots by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)


Adeel Mahmood, Aqeel Mahmood, Ishrat Naveed, Mazhar Mustafa Memon, Hadi Bux, M. Younas Majeed, Ghulam Mujtaba and M. Saqlain Mumtaz

Indigenous medicinal knowledge of common plants used by local people of Hattian Bala District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan


Vali Rabiei, Elham Shirzadeh, Hosaine RabbiAngourani and Yavar Sharafi

Effect of thyme and lavender essential oils on the qualitative and quantitative traits and storage life of apple ‘Jonagold’ cultivar


I. Rajpar, Y. M. Khanif, Zia-ul-hassan, A. N. Shah, M. Arshad and S. Galani

Growth, herb yield and phytochemical contents in a medicinal herb Andrographis paniculata under saline irrigation


Keivan Zandi, Boon-Teong Teoh, Sing-Sin Sam, Pooi-Fong Wong, Mohd Rais Mustafa and Sazaly AbuBakar

In vitro antiviral activity of Fisetin, Rutin and Naringenin against Dengue virus type-2


Zaman Sher, Mohammad Ibrar and Ishfaq Hameed

Setting pharmacognostic standards for Convolvulus arvensis Linn.


Muhammad Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Qayyum Khan, Nazar Hussain and Tariq Habib

Antibacterial and antifungal potential of leaves and twigs of Viscum album L.


K. Diba, M. Gerami Shoar, M. Shabatkhori and Z. Khorshivand

Anti fungal activity of alcoholic extract of Peganum harmala seeds


K. H. Lee, A. M. Padzil, A. Syahida, N. Abdullah, S. W. Zuhainis, M. Maziah, M. R. Sulaiman, D. A. Israf, K. Shaari and N. H. Lajis

Evaluation of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-nociceptive activities of six Malaysian medicinal plants


Chunyan Qian

Effects of electroacupuncture at Quchi point on vascular smooth muscle cells apoptosis of two kidney one clip hypertensive rates (2K1C-RHR) in carotid artery


Jitendra Kumar, Gyan P. Mishra, Harvinder Singh, Ravi B. Srivastava and Pradeep K. Naik

Congruence of inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) and random amplification of polymorphic deoxyribonucleic acid (RAPD) markers in genetic characterization of Artemisia annua in the trans-Himalayan region


Mahmood, A. A., Fouad AL-Bayaty, Noor, S. M., Wasman S. Q. and Saba F. Hussain

Anti-ulcerogenic effects of Nagilla sativa in ethanol-induced gastric injuries in rats


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


Azam Habibi, Gholamreza Heidari, Yosuf Sohrabi, Hedieh Badakhshan and Khosro Mohammadi

Influence of bio, organic and chemical fertilizers on medicinal pumpkin traits


Carmo F. S., Diniz C. L., Pereira M. O., Santos-Filho S. D. and Bernardo-Filho, M.

Characterization of physicochemical parameters and the effect on the labeling of blood constituents with technetium-99m of a Solanum melongena commercial extract


Li Dahui, Wang Zaigui and Zhang Yunhua

Antifungal activity of extracts by supercritical carbon dioxide extraction from roots of Echinacea angustifolia and analysis of their constituents using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)


Mohammad Reza Haj Seyed Hadi, Mohammad Taghi Darz, Zohreh Ghandehari and Gholamhossein Riazi

Effects of vermicompost and amino acids on the flower yield and essential oil production from Matricaria chamomile L.


Lee Ke Yao, Sarah Liana Abdul Razak, Nazhirah Ismail, Ng Chun Fai, Mohd. Hafis Asyraf Muhamad Asgar, Nursyahirah Mohd Sharif, Goon Jo Aan and Zakiah Jubri

Malaysian gelam honey reduces oxidative damage and modulates antioxidant enzyme activities in young and middle aged rats


Mohammad Narimani-Rad, Ali Nobakht, Habib Aghdam Shahryar, Jafar Kamani and Alireza Lotfi

Influence of dietary supplemented medicinal plants mixture (Ziziphora, Oregano and Peppermint) on performance and carcass characterization of broiler chickens


Yong-chun Jin, Hua-liang Liu and Ke Yuan

Simultaneous determination of seven effective constituents in the leaves of bamboo by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC)


Harleen Kaur Nadha, Rahul Kumar, Ram Kumar Sharma, Manju Anand and Anil Sood

Evaluation of clonal fidelity of in vitro raised plants of Guadua angustifolia Kunth using DNA-based markers


Azizuddin and Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary

Antibacterial, phytotoxic, insecticidal and cytotoxic potential of Vitex agnus-castus


Hooshang Vahedi, Maliha Nasrabadi, Jalil Lari and Majid Halimi

Volatile constituents and antimicrobial activities of Pterocephalus canus



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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (24), 2011


Contents:



Review



Sajid Khan, Abdul Hannan, Khan Usmanghani, Shahab Uddin, Halima Nazar, E. Mohiuddin and M. Akram

Sinusitis review


M. Akram, Shahab-uddin, Afzal Ahmed, Khan Usmanghani, Abdul Hannan, E. Mohiuddin, M. Asif and S. M. Ali Shah

Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (Medicinal uses)


S. M. Ali Shah, Naveed Akhtar, M. Akram, Pervaiz Akhtar Shah, Tariq Saeed, Khalil Ahmed and H. M. Asif

Pharmacological activity of Althaea officinalis L.


Hongbo Guo, Zongsuo Liang and Yuejin Zhang

On-farm conservation of genetic diversity for endangered medicinal plants


Ya-wen Zeng, Juan Du, Xiao-ying Pu, Shu-ming Yang, Tao Yang and Ping Jia

Strategies of functional food for hypertension prevention in China



Research Articles



Zhu-Jun Wang, Qiang Zhang and Xin-Huai Zhao

Induced-differentiation of two flavones and two flavonols on a human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell line (KYSE-510)


H. M. Abd El-Samad, M. A. K. Shaddad and N. Barakat

Improvement of plants salt tolerance by exogenous application of amino acids


Sae-Rom Lee, Hye-Hyun Shin, Ji-Hyun Jeong, Keum Taek Hwang and Tae-Young Kim

Effect of ethanol concentrations and extraction time on acanthoside-D and total polyphenol contents and antioxidant activities in ethanol extracts of eleuthero


Sultan Ayaz, Abdul Hannan, Khan Usmanghani, Halima Nazar, E. Mohiuddin, M. Akram and M. Ibrahim Khan

ScaNeem: Herbo-mineral therapy for scabies


Abdolhossein Rustaiyan, Katayoun Javidnia, Mohammad Hossein Farjam, Mohammad Kazem Mohammadi and Nima Mohammadi

Total phenols, antioxidant potential and antimicrobial activity of the methanolic extracts of Ephedra laristanica


Govindappa M, Naga Sravya S, Poojashri M. N., Sadananda T. S., Chandrappa C. P., Gustavo Santoyo, Sharanappa P and Anil Kumar N. V.

Antimicrobial, antioxidant and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity and phytochemical screening of water extract of Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc.


Hyun Kim and Mi-Jang Song

Oral traditional knowledge for the treatment of digestive system diseases investigated in North Jeolla Province, Korea


Wan Yong Ho, Swee Keong Yeap, Chai Ling Ho, Abdul Rahim Raha, Abdul Aziz Suraini and Noorjahan Banu Alitheen

Elephantopus scaber induces cytotoxicity in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells via p53-induced apoptosis


Ghiasuddin, Taj Ur Rehman Mohammad Arfan, Wajiha Liaqat waliullah, Abdur rauf, Inamullah Khan Ghulam Mohammad and Mohammad Iqbal Choudhary

In-vitro pharmacological investigations of aerial parts of indigofera heterantha


Megdiche Ksouri Wided, Chaouachi Feten, M’Rabet Rawya, Medini Feten, Zaouali Yosr, Trabelsi Nejla, Ksouri Riadh, Noumi Emira and Abdelly Chedly

Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Frankenia thymifolia Desf. fractions and their related biomolecules identification by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)


Chrystian Araújo Pereira, Luciana Lopes Silva Pereira and Angelita Duarte Correa

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) of Hoodia gordonii commercial powder


El Mokhtar El Ouariachi, Julien Paolini, Abdelhamid Bouyanzer, Pierre Tomi, Belkheir Hammouti, Rachid Salghi, Lhou Majidi and Jean Costa

Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of essential oils and solvent extracts of Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns and link from Morocco


A. A. Albajali, A. H. Nagi, M. Shahzad, M. Ikram Ullah and S. Hussain

Effect of Allium sativa L. on pancreatic ß. cells in comparison to Nigella sativa L. in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats


Kumara Swamy M., Neeraj Pokharen, Santosh Dahal and Anuradha M.

Phytochemical and antimicrobial studies of leaf extract of Euphorbia neriifolia


YAN Shu-xun, Wang Ying, Zhang bin, Feng Zhi-hai, Lv Jiu-sheng, Sun Ya-ru and Lin Yan-jie

Triptolide inhibits cytokine-induced activation of retro-ocular fibroblasts from patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy


Mohammad Reza Safari Motlagh and Armin Javadzadeh

Study of the reaction of major weeds and some rice cultivars to Fusarium equiseti


Shabnum Shaheen, Mushtaq Ahmad, Farah Kkan, Muhammad Zafar, Mir Ajab Khan, Shazia Sultana, Shahid Abbas, Muhammad Jamil and Sartaj Khan

Systematic application of palyno-anatomical characterization of Setaria species based in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscope (LM) analysis


Ammar Imad Hazim, Muzaimi Mustapha and Sharif Mahsufi Mansor

The effects on motor behaviour and short-term memory tasks in mice following an acute administration of Mitragyna speciosa alkaloid extract and mitragynine


Gagoonani Shahnaz, Enteshari Shekoofeh, Delavar Kourosh and Behyar Moohamadbagher

Interactive effects of Silicon and Aluminum on the malondialdehyde (MDA), proline, protein and phenolic compounds in Borago officinalis L.


Esmail Nabizadeh, Elnaz Taherifard and Farzad Gerami

Effect of pruning lateral branches on four varieties of medicinal castor bean plant (Ricinuscommunis L.) yield, growth and development


Ghiasuddin, Taj Ur Rehman, Mohammad Arfan, Wajiha Liaqatwaliullah, Abdur rauf, Inamullah Khan, Ghulam Mohammad and Mohammad Iqbal Choudhary

Antimicrobial, insecticidal and phytotoxic activities of Indigofera heterantha roots


Zizhen Liu, Xiaohong Wang, Qiang Zhang, Meng Shen and Gaimei She

Quantitative determination of total aconitines in commercial Aconitum L. Chinese medicine


Y. Wen Xu, Lei Liu, Dan Zhao, Yu Ting Zou, Jian Wei Zeng and Wei Wu

Aliphatic aldehyde rich volatile constituents of Houttuyania cordata from southwest China


Meili Gao, Yongfei Li and Jianxiong Yang

Protective effect of Pedicularis decora Franch root extracts on oxidative stress and hepatic injury in alloxan-induced diabetic mice


Saleh Al-Quran

Conservation of medicinal plants in Ajlun woodland / Jordan


S. A. M. Ali, S. M. A. ElBadwi, T. M. Idris and K. M. Osman

Hepatoprotective activity of aqueous extract of Khaya senegalensis bark in rats


K. N. Ting, M. Othman, G. Telford, G. Clarke, T. D. Bradshaw, T. J. Khoo, H. S. Loh, C. Wiart, D. Pritchard and J. R. Fry

Antioxidant, cytoprotective, growth inhibitory and immunomodulatory activities of extracts of Dysoxylum cauliflorum Hiern., a Malaysian Meliaceae


Mamoona Munir, Mir Ajab Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Abida Bano, Sidra Nisar Ahmed, Kanwal Tariq, Saira Tabassum, Tehmeena Mukhtar, Madhia Ambreen and Shazia Bashir

Foliar epidermal anatomy of some ethnobotanically important species of wild edible fruits of northern Pakistan


Yu Sheng, Yang Liu, Xiaodong Huang, Guangxin Yuan and Ming Guan

Purification, chemical characterization and in vitro antioxidant activities of alkali-extracted polysaccharide fractions isolated from the fruits of Schisandra chinensis


Guowu Yu, Weidong Zang, Xianquan Yang, Lishan Wang, Zongxiang Tang and Peigao Luo

Meta-analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana under abscisic acid and salt stress


Limin Li, Benguo Liu and Xueling Zheng

Bioactive ingredients in adzuki bean sprouts


Wei Liu, Yuchi He, Jun Xiang, Chunhua Fu, Longjiang Yu, Jinming Zhang and Maoteng Li

The physiological response of suspension cell of Capparis spinosa L. to drought stress


Yanping Hu, Li Wang and Yi Li

Inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) primer screening and preliminary evaluation of genetic diversity in Rheum tanguticum


B. Sadeghi-Nejad, J. Saki, S. Khademvatan and S. Nanaei

In vitro antileishmanial activity of the medicinal plant - Satureja khuzestanica Jamzad

Hassan Javed Chaudhary, Asma Zeb, Asghari Bano, Fahd Rasul, M. Farooq Hussain Munis, Shah Fahad and Wajid Naseem

Antimicrobial activities of Sapium sebiferum L. belonging to family Euphorbiaceae


Muhammad Riaz, Mansoor Ahmad and Najmur Rahman

Antimicrobial screening of fruit, leaves, root and stem of Rubus fruticosus


Zhi-liang Huang, Jie Jin, Xiang-min Tong, Qun-zheng Yang, Bao-luo Gu, Jian-chao Wang, Yuedi-shen and Jun-jun Xie

The immunomodulatory effects of Cordyceps sinensis on dendritic cells derived from chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)


Hyoungmin Suh, Se Myung Seo, Dong-Sup Lee and Su Young Woo

Net photosynthesis of Panax ginseng on the different age in mountain area, Korea


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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (25), 2011


Contents:

Review



Faisal Zakai, Shahab Uddin, M. Akram, E. Mohiuddin, Abdul Hannan and Khan Usmanghani

Introduction to male infertility


Sun Yan-Lin, Liu Lin-De and Hong Soon-Kwan

Eleutherococcus senticosus as a crude medicine: Review of biological and pharmacological effects


Baratali Siahsar, Abdol Shakoor Raissi, Abolfazl Tavassoli and Mohammad Rahimi

Pattern of gene and enzyme in secondary pathways of medicinal plants



Research Articles



Paul V. Tan, Christophe Mezui and Maurice Boda

Anti-Helicobacter and gastroduodenal cytoprotective actions of the leaf aqueous extract of Ocimum suave (Lamiaceae)


M. Otroshy and K. Moradi

Micropropagation of medicinal plant Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss. via nodal cutting technique


Ill-Min Chung, Praveen Nagella, Young-Sup Ahn Seok-Ju Kim and Ateeque Ahmad

Composition of the essential oil and petroleum ether extract of Lycium chinense Miller fruits and antioxidant activity of its several extracts


Mhemmed Gandour, Wael Tamaalli, Najla Trabelsi, Kamel Hessini, Khaled Sebei, Ahmed Debez and Chedly Abdelly

How to optimize the seed and seed-oil production in the cash crop halophyte Cakile maritima?



Jintakorn Kuvatanasuchati, Surat Laphookhieo and Pirasut Rodanant

Antimicrobial activity against periodontopathic bacteria and cytotoxic study of Cratoxylum formosum and Clausena lansium


Tao He, Haitao Wang, Lina Yang and Zhigang Zhao

Micropropagation of Anisodus tanguticus and assessment of genetic stability of regenerated plants using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) marker


Adel Kadri, Zied Zarai, Ines Ben Chobba, Ahmed Békir, Néji Gharsallah, Mohamed Damak and Radhouane Gdoura

Chemical constituents and antioxidant properties of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil cultivated from South-Western Tunisia


Zhe-xiong Jin and Bao-Qing Wang

In vitro antioxidant activity of acetone extracts from Chinese herb agrimony leaves


Hakimeh Oloumi and Neda Hassibi

Study the correlation between some climate parameters and the content of phenolic compounds in roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra


Amir Muhammad Khan, Rizwana Aleem Qureshi, Faizan Ullah, Syed Aneel Gilani, Asia Nosheen, Sumaira Sahreen, Muhammad Khan Laghari, Muhammad Yousif Laghari, Shafiq-Ur-Rehman, Ishtiaq Hussain and Waheed Murad

Phytochemical analysis of selected medicinal plants of Margalla Hills and surroundings


Xinyan Wang, Jinxiu Xu, Mu Yang and Hong Zhou

Chloroform extract of Tibetan herbal medicine Dracocephalum tanguticum Maxim. inhibits proliferation of T98G glioblastomas cells by modulating Caspase-3 cleavage and expression of Bax and p21


Zhiwei Cui, Lixue Chen, Gui Bei, Lianlian Chen, Tan Ge, Guangcheng Qin and Jiying Zhou

Tetrandrine attenuates NF-?B activation in trigeminal ganglia by blocking calcium channel in a rat model of migraine


Asad Zia, Bin Guo, Ikram Ullah, Riaz Ahmad, Mubarak Ali Khan, Bilal Haider Abbasi and Ya-hui Wei

Salinity tolerance and site of K+ accumulation in four maize varieties grown in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa region of Pakistan


Ravi Kumar, Nandini Sharma, Sonia Malik, Shashi Bhushan, Upendra Kumar Sharma, Devla Kumari, Arun Kumar Sinha, Madhu Sharma and Paramvir Singh Ahuja

Cell suspension culture of Arnebia euchroma (Royle) Johnston – A potential source of naphthoquinone pigments


Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sumaira Sahreen, Nasir Ali Shah, Jasia Bokhari, Maria Shabbir, Umbreen Rashid and Shumila Jan

Potassium bromate (KBrO3) induced nephrotoxicity: Protective effects of n-hexane extract of Sonchus asper


Hong-Keun Oh, Soo Jeong Park, Hae Dalma Moon, Seung Hwan Jun, Na-Young Choi and Yong-Ouk You

Tribulus terrestris inhibits caries-inducing properties of Streptococcus mutans


Kim Wei Chan, Shahid Iqbal, Nicholas M. H. Khong and Abdul Salam Babji

Preparation of deodorized antioxidant rich extracts from 15 selected spices through optimized aqueous extraction


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

Grape seed extract mitigates garlic-induced oxidative stress in rat spleen and plasma


Ahmad Reza Golparvar and Babak Bahari

Effects of phenological stages on herbage yield and quality/quantity of oil in garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.)


Rasa Kaledaite, Jurga Bernatoniene, Daiva Majiene, Katerina Dvorackova, Ruta Masteikova, Jan Muselik, Zenona Kalveniene, Julius Liobikas and Arunas Savickas

Investigation of antiradical activity of Salvia officinalis L., Urtica dioica L., and Thymus vulgaris L. extracts as potential candidates for a complex therapeutic preparation


RenJie Liang

Effect of exercise and Lycium barbarum extract on serum Fe level and liver antioxidant enzyme activities rats fed with Fe-rich diet


Asif Iqbal, M. Akram, Hasan Ali, Naveed Akhtar, Saeed Ur Rashid Nazir, Irshad Ahmad, Asim Awan and H. M. Asif

Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Gadap Town Karachi, Pakistan


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Sclerocactus mesae-verdae Transplant Project

Daniela Roth,

Monitoring Report
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae Transplant Project

Northern Navajo Fairgrounds
Shiprock, San Juan County, NM
2008

REPORT RAPORT

In vitro propagation of cactus (Cereus peruvianus l.)

Sawsan, S. Sayed, T.A. Abou-Dahab i E.M.A. Youssef

"In vitro propagation of cactus (Cereus peruvianus l.)"

Arab J. Biotech., Vol. 8, No. (1) Jan. (2005): 169-176.

ARTICLE ARTICOLO ARTYKUŁ

MONITORING REPORT Pediocactus bradyi

Daniela Roth

MONITORING REPORT Pediocactus bradyi

Marble Canyon, Coconino Co., AZ, 2008

ARTICLE ARTICOLO ARTIKULO ARTYKUŁ