The complete chloroplast genome of (Jacq.) Schott 1829 (Alismatales: Araceae).

(Jacq.) Schott 1829, a species of the Araceae family, is a foliage plant of ornamental value. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of was obtained by the assembly of NovaSeq 6000 (Illumina Co.

The complete chloroplast genome of Kimnach & Moran 1980 (Saxifragales: Crassulaceae).

Kimnach & Moran 1980 is a succulent plant having ornamental and ecological importance. In this study, the first complete chloroplast genome of a species belonging to the Crassulaceae family, was characterized from the assembly of Illumina NovaSeq 6000 paired-end sequencing data. The chloroplast genome of is 150,080 bp in length, which includes a large single-copy (LSC) region of 81,741 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 16,747 bp, and a pair of identical inverted repeat regions (IRs) of 25,796 bp each.

Bioactives in cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) stems possess potent antioxidant and pro-apoptotic activities through COX-2 involvement.

Background: Bioactives extracted from cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) stems were investigated for their chemopreventive activities using human cancer cells in vitro. The bioactives present in crude extracts were detected and quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography.

Results: Among all the extracts, such as hexane, ethyl acetate (EtOAc), acetone, methanol (MeOH), and MeOH:water (80:20), the MeOH extract had the highest amount of polyphenolic compounds and the acetone extract exhibited the most potent effect at scavenging the 2,2,-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-di-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS(•+) ) radical.