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Systems biology of gibberellin induced plant cell growth
(Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017)
Caracterização histológica de folhas de Mentha pulegium x spicata (Lamiaceae)
(2003-04-01)
The glandular hairs of Mentha pulegium x spicata (Lamiaceae) were studied by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, Three morphologically distinct types of trichomes are described: two of them are glandulars ...
Genotoxicity of the medicinal plant Maytenus robusta in mammalian cells in vivo.
(2012-12-01)
Plants belonging to the Celastraceae family have been used in traditional medicine for their analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcerogenic properties, among others. Maytenus ilicifolia is the principal species of this ...
In vitro assessment of the cytotoxic, apoptotic, and mutagenic potentials of Isatin
(2013-03-01)
Isatin (1H-indole-2,3-dione) is a chemical found in various medicinal plant species and responsible for a broad spectrum of pharmacological and biological properties that may be beneficial to human health, as an anticonvulsant, ...
Assessment of DNA damage by extracts and fractions of Strychnos pseudoquina, a Brazilian medicinal plant with antiulcerogenic activity
(2006-09-01)
Strychnos pseudoquina St. Hil. is a native plant of the Brazilian Savannah, used in popular medicine to treat a number of conditions. Since it contains large quantities of alkaloids with proven antiulcer activity, we tested ...
Differential effect of plant lectins on mast cells of different origins
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABRADIC), 2005-06-01)
Histamine release induced by plant lectins was studied with emphasis on the carbohydrate specificity, external calcium requirement, metal binding sites, and mast cell heterogeneity and on the importance of antibodies bound ...
Unraveling interfaces between energy metabolism and cell cycle in plants
(Trends in Plant Science, 2019)
Caracterização anatômica da folha de Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf (Poaceae) e perfil químico do óleo essencial
(2004-06-01)
The objective of the work was to accomplish an anatomical and ultrastructural study of mature leaf of Cymbopogon citratus (Poaceae) and analyze the essential oil through Gas Chromatography (GC). For the anatomical study, ...
Plant Cell Wall Research Related to Evolution and Chemical Defenses
(1998-12-01)
The plant cell wall is composed mainly of polysaccharides some constituted of repeating units of a single sugar, as cellulose or by two or more sugars grouped in repeating oligosaccharide blocks as the galactomannans and ...