Diabetes and cancer are a major global public health problem. Plant-derived agents with undesirable side-effects were required. This study aimed to evaluate antidiabetic and anticancer activities of the ethanolic leaf extract of Mangifera indica cv. Okrong and its active phytochemical compound, mangiferin. Antidiabetic activities against yeast α-glucosidase and rat intestinal α-glucosidase were...

The mango is one of the major corps in Taiwan. In addition to the indigenous variety, numerous varieties have been introduced from abroad. The native variety, called the “small mango” or “green mango”, was brought to Taiwan from India in 1561. Around 1900, other varieties were imported from Indonesia and the Philippines. In 1954, several varieties such as the “Big mango” or “Apple mango” were i...

A antracnose tem sido relatada como a principal doença pré e pós-colheita da manga, atacando folhas frutos. Este trabalho objetivou realizar caracterização fisiológica patogênica de cinco isolados Colletotrichum gloeosporioides mangueira cv. Amrapali. Para fisiológica, os foram cultivados sob diferentes regimes luz (0h, 12h 24h) 25°C, em que medições diárias até o 6 DAI (Dias após inoculação) f...