Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and its development is frequently associated with oxidative stress-induced by carcinogens such as arsenicals. Most foods are basically health-promoting or disease-preventing and a typical example of such type is honey. This study was undertaken to investigate the ameliorative effects of Acacia honey on sodium arsenite-induced oxidative stress in the ...

The aqueous extracts of twenty plants were screened by agar diffusion methods for their antibacterial activity against Rathyibacter tritici, a causal organism of tundu diseases of wheat. The combined extracts of leaf extracts of Datura stramonium and stem extracts of Acacia catechu in general showed a strong enhancement in activities over the individual extracts of leaves extracts of Datura str...

Six woody legume tree species, Acacia ehrenbergiana (Hayne.), Acacia nilotica (Willd.), Acacia saligna (Labill.), Acacia tortilis (Forssk.), Acacia tortilis var. reddiana ( Savi.) and Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) were performed the growth characteristics and to identify the resistance of native isolated Rhizobium strains from root zone surrounding trees to environmental stressesantibiotic, high...

Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. We investigated the molecular mechanism of antiproliferation potential of Acacia honey on NCI-H460 cells by cell cycle, viability, cytokines, calcium ion and gene expression analysis. Acacia honey inhibited cells proliferation, arrested G0/G1 phase, stimulated cytokines, calcium ion release as well as suppressed p53 and Bcl-2 expressi...

Myrmecophytic Acacia species produce food bodies (FBs) to nourish ants of the Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus group, with which they live in an obligate mutualism. We investigated how the FBs are protected from exploiting nonmutualists. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of the FB proteomes and consecutive protein sequencing indicated the presence of several Kunitz-type protease inhibitors (PIs). PIs...

Riparian ecosystem along rivers and streams are characterised by lateral and longitudinal ecological gradients and, as a result, harbour unique biodiversity. Riparian ecosystems in the fynbos of the Western Cape, South Africa, are characterised by seasonal dynamics, with summer droughts followed by high flows during winter. The unique hydrology and geomorphology of riparian ecosystems play an i...

A new species is described, Xorides benxicus Sheng, sp. n., reared from the cerambycid twig-boring pest of Robinia pseudoacacia Linnaeus, Pterolophia alternata Gressitt, 1938, in Benxi County, Liaoning Province, China. A key is given to the species similar to Xorides benxicus Sheng, namely Xorides asiasius Sheng & Hilszczański, 2009, Xorides cinnabarius Sheng & Hilszczański, 2009 and Xorides sa...

Nitrogen is one of the major elements available to plants through biological nitrogen fixation, which has received much attention in recent years. The present study aims at improving tree legumes viz., Albizzia lebbeck, Pithecolobium dulce, Sesbania grandiflora, Albizzia amara, Enterolobium saman, Erythrina indica, Leucaena leucocephala, Acacia mellifera, Pongamia glabra and Acacia auriculiform...

Identification of mechanisms that allow some species to outcompete others is a fundamental goal in ecology and invasive species management. One useful approach is to examine congeners varying in invasiveness in a comparative framework across native and invaded ranges. Acacia species have been widely introduced outside their native range of Australia, and a subset of these species have become in...

Acacia nilotica once regarded as one of the worst weeds because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, economic and environmental impacts, thus it can easily grow and spread on large massive area for its survival. But recent studies and experiments shows that Acacia nilotica has many effective and efficient phytochemical activities in curing human diseases. Previous studies revealed that th...