Bioactive Compounds from Vegetal Organs of Species (Dandelion) with Biomedical Applications: A Review.

(dandelion) is a perennial flowering plant of the Asteraceae family that has spread globally and is well-known for its traditional uses. The aim of this work is to provide a detailed review of scientific literature on the genus from the last two decades, with particular emphasis on the biological and pharmacological characteristics of dandelions. The traditional use of species and their potential use in medicine are assessed.

Lysosomal Membrane Stability of Mussel ( Lamarck, 1819) as a Biomarker of Cellular Stress for Environmental Contamination.

The lysosomal membrane stability (LMS) of hemocytes in wild mussels () as a biomarker of cellular stress for chemical pollution was tested by neutral red retention time (NRRT) assays. To assess the environmental contamination in the study area, seawater quality and pollutant bioaccumulation throughout the soft tissue of mussels were investigated. The samples were collected in July 2022 at four sites on the Romanian Black Sea coast considered to be differently affected by contamination.

Physico-chemical characterisation of lipids from Mytilus galloprovincialis (L.) and Rapana venosa and their healing properties on skin burns.

Black Sea molluscs and gastropods are the most studied organisms from the Romanian littoral zone. In particular, those from the Mytilidae species are of great interest because biochemical investigations have shown that they can be sources of biological active substances which can have different applications (e.g.

Novel antipathogenic strategies against adherent enterobacterial strains isolated from the hospital environment.

The emergence of the bacterial antibiotic multi-resistance made more and more stringent the developing of new anti-microbial strategies. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the antimicrobial potential of six (6) newly synthesized chemical compounds (derivating from phenantroline and dimethylguanin-copper complex combinations) versus 97 enterobacterial strains isolated from the hospital environment. The qualitative screening of the antimicrobial activity of the chemical compounds was performed by an adapted diffusion method.