Two new resveratrol trimer derivatives, named rheumlhasol A (1) and rheumlhasol B (2) were isolated from the methanolic extract of roots of Rheum lhasaense A. J. Li et P. K. Hsiao together with four known resveratrol dimer derivatives, including maximol A (3), gnetin C (4), ε-viniferin (5), and pallidol (6). The structures were determined by combined spectroscopic methods and by comparison of t...

abstract in order to study the effect of planting season (autumn and spring) and plant density on growth traits and flower yield (dry weight of flower) of matricaria (matricaria chamomilla), an experiment was carried out at the research field of agricultural faculty of shirvan, affiliated to ferdowsi university of mashhad. a split plot design with two factors, including planting time and plant ...

onychomycosis is a nail disorder associated with aesthetic problems, discomfort, physical injury and loss of dexterity. the purpose of the present study was to isolate and identify the causative fungi of onychomycosis in 2402 patients in kermanshah province, western iran in 1994 to 2010.mycologic assessment was carried out by standard methods including either microscopic or cultural procedures....

Cancer is one of the most eminent diseases of modern times and numerous natural products derived from medicinal plants have been identified as potential sources of antitumor drugs. A successful anticancer drug must target or inhibit tumor cells whilst causing minimal damage to healthy cells. The present study aimed to investigate the antitumor efficacy of ethyl acetate extract, and other isolat...

UNLABELLED PHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Presentation of the scratch assay as a convenient and inexpensive in vitro tool to gain first insights in the wound healing potential of plant extracts and natural compounds. AIM OF THE STUDY The present study deals with the optimization of the scratch assay which can be used as an in vitro model for quantification of fibroblast migration to and prolifera...

background and objectives: pseudomonas aeruginosais an important opportunistic pathogen. the mucoid strains of p. aeruginosa produce hyper viscous substances consisting mainly of alginate which have important roles in formation of biofilm.we investigated the effect of essential oil of matricaria chamomilla l. on biofilm production in p. aeruginosa. material and methods: p. aeruginosa 8821m was ...

Demodex spp. was investigated in the 258 university students that participated in the study aimed to investigate Demodex spp. prevalence among university students in Elazig with the methods of cellophane band and standard superficial skin biopsy (SSSB). Of the students, 26 (10.07%) were established as Demodex spp. positive. Demodex spp. prevalence was observed as high among advanced age groups;...

The present study aimed to 1) determine the colonization rates of medically important Trichosporon species on normal perigenital skin and 2) determine the isolation rates of Trichosporon spp. isolated from the urine and catheters of Brazilian patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The overall colonization rate of Trichosporon spp. was 11.15% (112 isolates). The most common spec...