Exploring C4–CAM plasticity within the Portulaca oleracea complex

Portulaca oleracea L.: A Review of Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Effects

Portulaca oleracea L., belonging to the Portulacaceae family, is commonly known as purslane in English and Ma-Chi-Xian in Chinese. It is a warm-climate, herbaceous succulent annual plant with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is eaten extensively as a potherb and added in soups and salads around the Mediterranean and tropical Asian countries and has been used as a folk medicine in many countries....

Vegetative Reproduction Potential of Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)

Antibacterial Attributes of Apigenin, Isolated from Portulaca oleracea L.

The flavonoid apigenin was isolated from aerial part of P. oleracea L. The dried sample of plant was powdered and subjected to soxhlet extractor by adding 80 mL of ethanol : water (70 : 30). The extract was centrifuged at 11000 rpm for 30 min; supernatant was taken for further use. The fraction was concentrated and subjected to PTLC. The R f value of isolated apigenin was calculated (0.82). Pur...

A New Tricyclic Alkaloid from Portulaca oleracea L

A new tricyclic alkaloid named portulacatone (1), i.e., 5,6-dihydro-8,9-dihydroxy-11H-pyrrolo[2,1b] [3]benzazepin-11-one, together with eight known compounds, methyl 4-hydroxyphenylacetate (2), phydroxybenzaldehyde (3), vanillin (4), protocatechualdehyde (5), p-hydroxybenzoic acid (6), iseluxine (7), oleracein E (8), and (þ)-(R)-feruloyl malate (9) were isolated from aerial parts of Portulaca o...

Crassulacean Acid Metabolism in the Succulent C(4) Dicot, Portulaca oleracea L Under Natural Environmental Conditions.

Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) was examined under natural environmental conditions in the succulent C(4) dicot Portulaca oleracea L. Two groups of plants were monitored; one was watered daily (well watered), while the other received water once every 3 to 4 weeks to produce a psi of -8 bars (drought stressed). Gas exchange, transpiration rate, and titratable acidity were measured for 24-hour...