Background and objectives: Plants belonging to the genus Tilia L. (Tiliaceae) are often tall beautiful trees which are considered for various medicinal potentials of their flowers and leaves. The present study was an attempt to investigate the phytochemical constituents of Tilia rubra subsp. caucasica leaves from the hyrcanian forests of north of Iran. Methods: Chromatography on Silica gel (nor...

Two different types of condensed tannins (CTs), which were extracted and purified from tilia (Tilia L.) black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), studied tested against two kinds bacteria, including Gram-negative Gram-positive, avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) respectively, by minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Bo...

b a ckground: cockroaches are among the medically important pests found within the human habitations that cause serious public health problems. they may harbor a number of pathogenic bacteria on the external surface with anti- biotic resistance. hence, they are regarded as major microbial vectors. this study investigates the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of gram-negative pathogenic bacte...

Purification of the n-BuOH fraction of the aqueous alcoholic extract from the roots of Phytolacca americana resulted in the isolation of two triterpene saponins named esculentoside B (1), and esculentoside A (2). The structures of isolated compounds were characterized on the basis of extensive spectral data (1D and 2D NMR; and MS) and in comparison with their Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) an...

A number of avocado (Persea americana) cultivars are known to contain high-molecular-weight double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules for which a viral nature has been suggested, although sequence data are not available. Here we report the cloning and complete sequencing of a 13.5-kbp dsRNA virus isolated from avocado and show that it corresponds to the genome of a new species of the genus Endornav...

We report a case of pneumonia due to multi-drug resistant Ewingella americana in a young patient admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of Hera General Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia with severe head injury in a road traffic accident. He was an Indonesian pilgrim who had traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj in December 2007. Ewingella americana was identified to be the pathogen ...

Protozoan and nematode infections of Periplaneta americana in Bulgaria were investigated. Five protozoan and 2 nematode parasites of P. americana were recorded: Endamoeba blattae, Amoeba sp., Lophomonas striata, Nyctotherus ovalis, Balantidium blattarum, Hammerschmidtiella diesingi and Leidynema appendiculatum. Parasite prevalence varied from 1,6% for Amoeba sp. to 32,8% for nematodes. Biometri...

the effects of tilia plathphyllos scop. in a nervous disorder, including seizure was reported in traditional literatures. in the present investigation, the effects of methanolic extract of t. plathyphyllos on seizure induced by picrotoxin and pentylentetrazole were studied in mice. in this experimental study, groups of 5 animals pretreated with doses of 100, 200 and 300 mg/kg of methanolic extr...

Apios americana, a leguminous plant, is used as food in some countries. Although the biological activities of Apios extract have been reported, there have been no reports about the anti-inflammatory mechanism of lupinalbin A on the RAW264.7 cells. In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effect of A. americana lupinalbin A on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW264.7 cells. Lupinalb...