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Artocarpus altilis
The breadfruit is believed to be native to a vast area extending from the Indo-Malayan Archipelago the Philippines and the Moluccas through New...
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Screening natural products database for identification of potential antileishmanial chemotherapeutic agents
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection caused by unicellular protozoan organism belonging to the family Trypanosomatidae. Among various forms of the...
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Citrus x aurantium Grapefruit Group
The grapefruit was originally thought to be a spontaneous sport of the pummelo and was separated from the pummelo by James MacFayden, in his Flora of...
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Mangifera indica
Mangifera indica has its origin in India and Myanmar. From the specimens at Kew, it was also found wild in China (Fukien, Yunan,...
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An overview on genus garcinia: phytochemical and therapeutical aspects
The genus Garcinia belongs to the family Clusiaceae and has been involved in ayurvedic preparations to medicate various pathophysiological disorders....
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Vochysiaceae: secondary metabolites, ethnopharmacology and pharmacological potential
Many Vochysiaceae species, in special Qualea and Vochysia genera , are widely used in folk medicine to treat several diseases. This review describes...
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Triterpene-based plant defenses
Pentacyclic triterpenes are abundant in the plant kingdom and have a wide array of pharmacological activities. They also have insect antifeedant...
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Medicinal Plants Inventory
This chapter includes complete inventory of 100 medicinal plant species belonging to 3 genera, 3 species and 3 families of pteridiophytes, 2 genera,...
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Metabolic diversity and bioactivity screening of mangrove plants: a review
Mangrove forests are salt tolerant plants confined to the coastal areas and occupy only 5% of the total forest areas of the world. These are the most...
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Elucidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sources in the sinking particles in Lake Biwa, Japan
We examined monthly changes in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment trap samples collected from the northern basin of Lake Biwa,...
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Magnetically recyclable, antimicrobial, and catalytically enhanced polymer-assisted “green” nanosystem-immobilized Aspergillus niger amyloglucosidase
The present work reports the integration of polymer matrix-supported nanomaterial and enzyme biotechnology for development of industrially feasible...
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Mallotus species from Vietnamese mountainous areas: phytochemistry and pharmacological activities
The genus Mallotus belongs to Malphighiales order and Euphorbiaceae family. Mallotus , commonly known as “Ba bet” in Vietnam, is one of the most...
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Allochthonous organic matter as carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus source on a sandbank island (Kachelotplate, Lower Saxonian Wadden Sea, Germany)
Beached organic debris was surveyed from May to November 2007 in monthly intervals on the Kachelotplate, a sandbank island west of Juist, Southern...
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Biodiversity and biotechnological potential of mangrove-associated fungi
This review describes the present hot research areas of mangrove-associated fungi, including its biodiversity, ecological roles, novel metabolites...
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Can isoprenoids in leaves and roots of plants serve as biomarkers for past vegetation changes? A case study from the Ecuadorian Andes
Large-scale clear-cutting and burning caused the altitude of the natural upper forest line (UFL) in the Northern Ecuadorian Andes to decline to the...
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Baobab Biology
The large size and reputed longevity of the baobabs has intrigued many but what are the facts regarding its growth and reproduction? It was...
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Genera and species of dicots
Evergreen small tree, usually up to 15 m tall, with a broadly conical crown. Twigs angled and pubescent. Leaves alternate, bi-pinnate, 6–12 cm long,...
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Screening of extracts of Japanese woods for melanin biosynthesis inhibition
The effects of 120 methanol extracts prepared from bark and heartwood of 69 types of Japanese wood on the melanin production of B16 melanoma cells...
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Terpenoids (Isoprenoids)
Biogenetic Outline. The basal, central building block for any biosynthesis of terpenoids (isoprenoids), isopentenyl diphosphate, may be...
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Throughout India, up to an altitude of 1200 m.