Gentiopicroside and flavonoids were extracted from feral Gentiana straminea using ultrasonic extraction methods and then the extracts were applied at different concentrations to three forages, Medicago sativa, Trifolium pratense and T. repens. The forages' seed germination and seedling...

Many invasive plant species have high tolerance to herbivore damage, which can lead to low impacts of introduced biological control insects. High herbivore tolerance may be a trait acquired by invasive plants in their invaded range which makes it difficult to predict impacts of introduced insects....

The dynamics of flavonoids (flavones and flavonols) in leaves of Begonia grandis Dryander subsp. grandis plants introduced in Western Siberia (Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk) during the growing season in the greenhouse and the open ...

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly malignant human brain tumor with limited treatment choices. The extremely aggressive characteristics of GBM result from GBM stem cells (GSCs), a subpopulation in tumor having self-renewal potential and resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Therefore,...

Objective: Mimosa pudica Linn. (Mimosaceae) is traditionally used as a folk medicine to treat various ailments including convulsions, alopecia, diarrhea, dysentery, insomnia, tumor, wound healing, snake bite, etc., Here, the study was aimed to evaluate the antioxidant potential of M. pudica leaves...

The study was initiated to determine the anticancer activity of a novel compound isolated from the plant Mimosa pudica. The structure of the compound was identified as a derivative of myricetin having alkyl, hydroxy alkyl and methyl substitutions on the basis of spectral evidences (UV-vis, FT-IR, ...

Spatially separated aboveground (AG) and belowground (BG) herbivores are closely linked through shared host plants, and both patterns of AG-BG interactions and plant responses may vary among plant genotypes. We subjected invasive (USA) and native (China) genotypes of tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) ...

Many natural flavonoids have cytostatic and apoptotic properties; however, we little know whether the effect of synthetic 3-hydroxyflavone on metastasis and tumor growth of human osteosarcoma. Here, we tested the hypothesis that 3-hydroxyflavone suppresses human osteosarcoma cells metastasis and...

To compare interspecific difference of productivity and quality, the major economic characters and fruit nutrient component of some introduced Rosa species were measured by selecting 6 introduced Rosa species with 6-11 years old. The result shows that Rosa beggeriana Schrenk has the maximum...

The paper studies antimicrobial activity of ethanol extract of Tanacetum balsamita L. from the family Asteraceae, tribus Anthemideae, the plant being medicinally and pharmaceutically promising. Antimicrobial properties of Tanacetum balsamita were studied on test-cultures, collected from the...