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Changes in Fungal Community and Gene Expression of Specific Ligninolytic Enzymes in Response to Wood Decay
Microbial communities, particularly Basidiomycota fungi, play crucial roles in ecosystem functioning, including wood decay and the recycling of carbon and nutrients. However, the relationship between fungal di...
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Open AccessEthnomedicine and ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus in Uganda
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health problem owing to its high prevalence and increased morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of DM and impaired glucose tolerance in Uganda is approximately 4.1% and 6.6...
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Open AccessStandardization of Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC. steam processing and evaluation of its chemical, anti-oxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC., belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae, is an important medicinal herb cultivated in East Asia. Traditionally, R. glutinosa is steam processed to increase its efficacy in trea...
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Open AccessIn vitro propagation of Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf. using apical shoot segments and phytochemical assessments of the maternal and regenerated plants
Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf. is a medicinal plant traditionally used in China, Korea, and Japan to treat many diseases including poor gastrointestinal function, low immunity, gastric ulcers, and chronic g...
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Open AccessInfluence of various temperatures, seed priming treatments and durations on germination and growth of the medicinal plant Aspilia africana
For millennia, Aspilia africana has been used across Africa to treat various diseases including malaria, wounds, and diabetes. In this study, temperature influenced the in vitro germination of A. africana with hi...
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Open AccessGC–MS and LC-TOF–MS profiles, toxicity, and macrophage-dependent in vitro anti-osteoporosis activity of Prunus africana (Hook f.) Kalkman Bark
Osteoporosis affects millions of people worldwide. As such, this study assessed the macrophage-dependent in vitro anti-osteoporosis, phytochemical profile and hepatotoxicity effects in zebrafish larvae of the ...
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Traditional Chinese Medicine and Traditional Indonesian Medicine: A Comparative Review of Herbal Medicines Restricted in Pregnancy
The decline in birth rates has become a very serious problem in various parts of the world. Many countries have implemented national programs for increasing birth rates, one of which involves the use of tradit...
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Ethnopharmacological Potentials of Warburgia ugandensis on Antimicrobial Activities
Warburgia ugandensis (W. ugandensis) is known by various names, including the East African greenheart, pepper bark tree, and Ugandan greenheart, and has a rich history of extensive use in the treatment of a host ...
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Histological assessment of regenerating plants at callus, shoot organogenesis and plantlet stages during the in vitro micropropagation of Asparagus cochinchinensis
In this study, we developed a repeatable in vitro micropropagation protocol for the medicinal plant Asparagus cochinchinensis, based on indirect organogenesis using leaf segments cut from seedlings of in vitro-ge...
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Yeast metabolic engineering for the production of pharmaceutically important secondary metabolites
In the last few decades, there has been a rapid increase in the discovery of drugs from natural products, particularly secondary metabolites. Various efforts have been undertaken to enhance and optimize the pr...
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Mass production of Pinellia ternata multiple egg-shaped micro-tubers (MESMT) through optimized growth conditions for use in ethnomedicine
The root tuber of Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Briet has been used over the years in traditional medicine to treat myriad of diseases. In this study, a standard in vitro mass production of P. ternata multiple egg-sh...
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In vitro propagation of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. through nodal segment shoot proliferation
Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. is a vital traditional herbal medicinal plant found in northeastern Asia. Its roots, fruits, and seeds are used as food and medicine. Roots harvested for medicinal use take over 3 y...
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Open AccessAnti-inflammatory activities of astringent persimmons (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) stalks of various cultivar types based on the stages of maturity in the Gyeongnam province
Natural products play a significant role in human health in relation to the prevention and treatment of inflammatory conditions. One of the plants with great medicinal potentials is Diospyros kaki which is mainly...
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Open AccessMessenger RNA exchange between scions and rootstocks in grafted grapevines
Grafting has been widely practiced for centuries in the propagation and production of many vegetable and fruit species. However, the underlying molecular and genetic mechanisms for how the graft partners inter...
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Fungal and Bacterial Community Succession Differs for Three Wood Types during Decay in a Forest Soil
Wood decomposition by soil microorganisms is vital to carbon and nutrient cycles of forested ecosystems. Different wood types decompose at different rates; however, it is not known if there are differences in ...
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Open AccessEfficiency and Generalized Convex Duality for Nondifferentiable Multiobjective Programs
We introduce nondifferentiable multiobjective programming problems involving the support function of a compact convex set and linear functions. The concept of (properly) efficient solutions are presented. We f...
