Haberlea rhodopensis: pharmaceutical and medical potential as a food additive.

This review discusses the potential of Haberlea rhodopensis as a food additive. The following are described: plant distribution, reproduction, cultivation, propagation and resurrection properties; extraction, isolation and screening of biologically active compounds; metabolite changes during dehydration; phytotherapy-related properties such as antioxidant potential and free radical-scavenging activities, antioxidant skin effect, antibacterial activity, cytotoxic activity and cancer-modulating effect, radioprotective effect, chemoprotective effect, immunologic effect; present use in homoeopathy and cosmetics, pharmacological and economical importance; perspectives based on the ethnobotanical data for medicinal, cosmetic or ritual attributes. H.

The linear allometric relationship between total metabolic energy per life span and body mass of mammals.

The aim of this study is to establish and calculate the exact allometric relationship between the total metabolic energy per life span and the body mass in a wide range of mammals with about six orders of magnitude variation of the body mass of animals. The study shows that it exists a linear relationship between the total metabolic energy per life span PT(ls) (kJ) and the body mass M (kg) of 95 mammals (3 monotremes, Subclass Prototheria, 16 marsupialis (Subclass Theria, Infraclass Metatheria) and 76 placentals (Subclass Theria, Infraclass Eutheria)) from type: PT(ls)=A(ls)(+)M(1.0511), where P (kJ/day) is the basal rate of metabolism and T(ls) (days) is the mean life span of animals.

The linear alometric relationship between total metabolic energy per life span and body mass of poikilothermic animals.

A linear relationship exists between total metabolic energy per life span PT(ls) (kJ) and body mass M (kg) of 54 poikilothermic species (Protozoa, Nematoda, Mollusca, Asteroidae, Insecta, Arachnoidae, Crustacea, Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia and Snakes): PT(ls) = A(ls*)M(1.0838), where P (kJ/day) is the rate of metabolism and T(ls) (days) is the life span of animals. The linear coefficient A(ls*) = 3.

Nasal and sleep cycle--possible synchronization during night sleep.

Regular cyclic changes in nostril airflow due to a nasal congestion and decongestion are known in literature as nasal cycle. Registration of breathing from each nostril separately gives possibility to registrate moments of alternative change of airflow of nostrils and periods of nasal cycle. This registration during night sleep shows that the length of these periods are about 1.

Anti-platelet fraction from Galega officinalis L. inhibits platelet aggregation.

A fraction from crude extract of Galega officinalis L. was purified by gel filtration on Sephadex G-25, Sepharose 4B, and ion-exchange chromatography on diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-cellulose. The fraction with molecular weight 100-140 kDa appears to have a polysaccharide nature, including protein.

Nitroxyl radicals and malignant pigment melanoma.

Our studies showed that the spin-labeled (SL) compounds (free stable nitroxyl radical derivatives) accumulate predominantly in pigment melanoma and some of them possess high antimelanoma activity (100% curability of tumor bearing animals) and lower general toxicity. Taking into account our results we describe a proposed mechanism of the spin-labeled accumulation in melanoma, their antimelanoma activity and lower toxicity.

Anti-aggregation activity of crude water extract of Galega officinalis L. fractionated on Sephadex G-25 and Sepharose 4B.

The present study describes a method for preparation of biologically active fraction from crude water extract of Galega officinalis L. by gel filtration on Sephadex G-25 and Sepharose 4B. In an in vitro experiment (at a dose of 12.

Changes of the power coefficient in the 'metabolism-mass' relationship in the evolutionary process of animals.

The power coefficient k decreases along evolution in an allometric relationship between the oxygen consumption rate and the body mass of animals. This theoretical study investigated the role of the power coefficient k and its behavior along evolution. The animals were organized in three groups according to the values of the power coefficient k as follows: (I) from unicellular Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes; (II) from Mytilus and Annelida to Pisces; (III) from Reptilia to Mammals and Aves.