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    Differential inhibition of gelatinase activity in human colon adenocarcinoma cells by Aloe vera and Aloe arborescens extracts

    Aloe’s reported bioactivities (anticancer, anti-inflammatory and wound healing) suggest they might inhibit a subgroup of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) called gelatinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9). The goal of the pres...

    Ana Lima, Paula Batista-Santos… in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2020)

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    The genetic legacy of fragmentation and overexploitation in the threatened medicinal African pepper-bark tree, Warburgia salutaris

    The pepper-bark tree (Warburgia salutaris) is one of the most highly valued medicinal plant species worldwide. Native to southern Africa, this species has been extensively harvested for the bark, which is widely ...

    Annae M. Senkoro, Pedro Talhinhas, Fernanda Simões… in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    An integrated approach to understand the mechanisms underlying salt stress tolerance in Casuarina glauca and its relation with nitrogen-fixing Frankia Thr

    Salinity is one of the most wide spread abiotic stresses affecting agricultural productivity, with an impact on more than 800 million hectares worldwide. A promising solution for the recovery of saline soils e...

    Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros, Mário da Costa, Nuno Duro, Inês Graça… in Symbiosis (2016)

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    Salt Stress Tolerance in Casuarina glauca and Its Relation with Nitrogen-Fixing Frankia Bacteria

    one of the most widespread abiotic stresses. It is estimated that salt stress will cause the loss of more than 50 % of arable land by the year 2050. A promising solution for the recovery of saline soils enc...

    Nuno Duro, Mário da Costa… in Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Beneficia… (2016)

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    The impact of salinity on the symbiosis between Casuarina glauca Sieb. ex Spreng. and N2-fixing Frankia bacteria based on the analysis of Nitrogen and Carbon metabolism

    Casuarina glauca is an actinorhizal plant that establishes root-nodule symbiosis with N2-fixing bacteria of the genus Frankia. This plant is highly recalcitrant to extreme environmenta...

    Nuno Duro, Paula Batista-Santos, Mário da Costa, Rodrigo Maia… in Plant and Soil (2016)