Publications by authors named "Eugenio Perez-Molphe-Balch"

Griseb. is a plant used in traditional herbal medicine to treat inflammation. We analyzed the phenolic content of leaves (EEPs) by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of EEPs and its flavonoid fraction (F10) in animal models subjected to acute neuroinflammation induced by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS).

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Agaves are plants with multiple possibilities of use and are naturally tolerant to low water availability conditions and high temperatures. This makes them species of great interest in the context of the necessary substitution of crops due to climate change. Unfortunately, the overexploitation of wild specimens has endangered many species of the genus that have not been domesticated or cultivated intensively.

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Background: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been used in plant tissue culture as growth stimulants, promoting bud initiation, germination, and rooting. In prior studies, AgNPs were synthesized and characterized by green synthesis using extracts from Beta vulgaris var. cicla (BvAgNP), and their functionality as seed disinfectant and antimicrobial was verified.

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is a cactus distributed in the central region of Mexico. Cactaceae have the particularity of surviving drought and high temperatures, which is why in vitro propagation studies have been carried out successfully to preserve this species and use it as a study model in cacti. In this contribution, a de novo transcriptome of was produced under in vitro conditions for the identification and expression of genes related to abiotic stress.

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Chromatographic separation combined with mass spectrometry is a powerful tool for the characterization of plant metabolites because of its high sensitivity and selectivity. In this work, the phytochemical profile of aerial and radicular parts of (Engelm.) Britton & Rose growing under greenhouse conditions was qualitatively investigated for the first time by means of modern ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography⁻tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-PDA-HESI-Orbitrap-MS/MS).

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Article Synopsis
  • Plants have mechanisms to cope with abiotic stresses, including the accumulation of proteins like dehydrins (DHNs) and aquaporins (AQPs), which help protect and regulate water loss during dehydration.
  • This study uses the Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC) method to explore a potential interaction between the cactus DHN protein OpsDHN1 and an Arabidopsis aquaporin, AtPIP2B, suggesting that this interaction occurs at cellular membranes.
  • Additionally, the research shows that AtPIP2B interacts with other dehydrins in Arabidopsis, including COR47, ERD10, and RAB18, highlighting the potential collaborative role of these proteins in drought response.
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Yuccas are plants adapted to arid and semiarid regions and have been used as source of food and raw materials and for ornamental purposes. Lately, the interest in this genus has grown due to the presence of potential useful compounds such as saponins and polyphenolics. However, they present very low reproductive rates and virtually all the plants used are wild individuals; as consequence, their natural populations have been depleted.

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