Phytochemical Screening of Ultrasonic Extracts of Species and Molecular Docking Study of -Derived Bioactive Compounds Targeting Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines.

Willow bark ( spp., Salicaceae) is a traditional analgesic and antirheumatic herbal medicine. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the phytochemical and antioxidant profiles of leaf and bark extracts of six species of the genus obtained by ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and to examine the inhibitory potential of target bioactive compounds against two inflammatory mediators, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin 6 (IL-6), through in silico molecular docking.

Environmental drivers of ground-floor bryophytes diversity in temperate forests.

Bryophytes play important role in forest ecosystem functioning and their distribution and diversity are driven by numerous environmental factors. The aim of the present study was to bring new insights in deeper understanding of terrestrial bryophytes diversity in temperate forests, as well as to determine the environmental factors which have predominant influence on ground-floor bryophytes. The survey was conducted in Fruška Gora Mountain (Serbia) across seven forest sites where ground-bryophytes were sampled.

Experimental and Computational Evaluation of Extraction Procedure and Scavenging Capacity of Sweet Basil Extracts (Ocimum basilicum L.).

The possibility to prevent nutrition-related diseases that include scavenge of free radicals and to block chain reactions is very important and significant for human well-being. The aim of this study was to analyse different basil extracts, determine the relationship between total phenolic/flavonoid content and antioxidant activity in order to optimize its application in industry. The extraction involved different solvents (ethanol, methanol and water), extraction time (10 and 30 min and 24, 48 and 72 h), plant fragmentation level (0.

Methodological Aspects of Extraction, Phytochemical Characterization and Molecular Docking Studies of Salix caprea L. Bark and Leaves.

Contents of twelve selected bioactive substances and antioxidant potential of Salix caprea L. extracts were compared in its two vegetative organs (bark and leaves) and in terms of different ethanol/water mixtures used for extraction (30-70% aq, ethanol) and extraction time (30 min; 24, 48 and 72 h). The extracts were characterized by High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), and total phenolics and flavonoids were determined spectrophotometrically.

Combined effects of physical environmental conditions and anthropogenic alterations are associated with macrophyte habitat fragmentation in rivers - Study of the Danube in Serbia.

We hypothesize that the physical features of river habitats and anthropogenic hydromorphological alterations influence macrophyte communities and lead to habitat fragmentation. Sampling included 1081 contiguous survey units positioned in the main channel and side arms along 588km of the Danube River, along its middle course. To identify habitat fragments, Multivariate Regression Tree analysis (MRT) was applied on macrophyte and environmental data.

A higher-level classification of the Pannonian and western Pontic steppe grasslands (Central and Eastern Europe).

Questions: What are the main floristic patterns in the Pannonian and western Pontic steppe grasslands? What are the diagnostic species of the major subdivisions of the class (temperate Euro-Siberian dry and semi-dry grasslands)?

Location: Carpathian Basin (E Austria, SE Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, N Croatia and N Serbia), Ukraine, S Poland and the Bryansk region of W Russia.

Methods: We applied a geographically stratified resampling to a large set of relevés containing at least one indicator species of steppe grasslands. The resulting data set of 17 993 relevés was classified using the TWINSPAN algorithm.

Chemical composition of essential oil and leaf anatomy of Salvia bertolonii Vis. and Salvia pratensis L. (Sect. Plethiosphace, Lamiaceae).

The taxonomical relationship between Salvia pratensis and S. bertolonii has been unclear for a long time. Salvia bertolonii has alternatively been considered a synonym, a subspecies, a problematic subspecies and a form of Salvia pratensis.