Characterization of Cav. (Asteraceae): Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant Activity and Chromatography Analysis.

Cav. (Asteraceae), and endemic plant of Mexico is used in herbal medicine. In this study, the phytochemical composition, phenolic content, and antioxidant activity of ethanolic and methanolic extracts from leaves and flowers were determined.

Phenotypic, Anatomical, and Diel Variation in Sugar Concentration Linked to Cell Wall Invertases in Common Bean Pod Racemes under Water Restriction.

The common bean ( L.) pod wall is essential for seed formation and to protect seeds. To address the effect of water restriction on sugar metabolism in fruits differing in sink strength under light-dark cycles, we used plants of cv.

Phylogenetic relationships in and implications on and (Cacteae, Cactoideae, Cactaceae).

The genus includes plants with globose to cylindrical stems bearing furrowed tubercles, flowers arising at the apex, and seeds with flattened testa cells. is the second richest genus in the tribe Cacteae. Nevertheless, the genus lacks a phylogenetic framework.

Anti-Virulence Properties of Plant Species: Correlation between In Vitro Activity and Efficacy in a Murine Model of Bacterial Infection.

Several plant extracts exhibit anti-virulence properties due to the interruption of bacterial quorum sensing (QS). However, studies on their effects at the preclinical level are scarce. Here, we used a murine model of abscess/necrosis induced by to evaluate the anti-pathogenic efficacy of 24 plant extracts at a sub-inhibitory concentration.

Quantitative Analysis of Rutin by HPTLC and In Vitro Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Phenolic-Rich Extracts from .

A. Gray, like other wild plants of the genus , has been used in herbal medicine. There is information for other species of the genus related to their phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, and isolation of bioactive compounds with antimicrobial activity.

Phylogenetic relationships in Peniocereus (Cactaceae) inferred from plastid DNA sequence data.

The phylogenetic relationships of Peniocereus (Cactaceae) species were studied using parsimony analyses of DNA sequence data. The plastid rpl16 and trnL-F regions were sequenced for 98 taxa including 17 species of Peniocereus, representatives from all genera of tribe Pachycereeae, four genera of tribe Hylocereeae, as well as from three additional outgroup genera of tribes Calymmantheae, Notocacteae, and Trichocereeae. Phylogenetic analyses support neither the monophyly of Peniocereus as currently circumscribed, nor the monophyly of tribe Pachycereeae since species of Peniocereus subgenus Pseudoacanthocereus are embedded within tribe Hylocereeae.