Qualitative and quantitative chemical composition, activity against bacteria, yeasts and moulds and antioxidant activity of two variants (HV400 and HV3200) of hydrolates from dried lavender flowers (Lavandula angustifolia) were determined. The main chemical compounds were linalool (39.2% HV400, 29.0% HV3200), α-terpineol (7.1% HV400, 12.7% HV3200), borneol (4.8% HV400, 9.3% HV3200) and terpinen...

conclusions the present study indicated a hepatoprotective effect of loe in diabetic rats. background plants have been the basis for medical treatments throughout much of human history. although the active compounds of many herbal drugs are unknown, they have been widely prescribed by traditional medicine practitioners due to their beneficial effects and low cost. although the primary feature o...

Acetone extracts of selected plant species were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity against a noncancerous African green monkey kidney (Vero) cell line and an adenocarcinoma cervical cancer (HeLa) cell line. The plants studied were Origanum vulgare L. (Oregano), Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Upright and ground cove rosemary), Lavandula spica L. (Lavender), Laurus nobilis L. (Bay leaf), Thymu...

Essential oils on the market were analyzed using GC-MS and the main ingredients of each essential oil were quantified. Analysis of the essential oil of Lavandula officinalis (lavender oil) showed that each sample had a different ratio of the contents of main ingredients, such as linalool, linalyl acetate, and camphor. In addition, some commercial lavender oils were analyzed by GC-MS for compari...

From the overground parts of an endemic Sideritis species, S. stricta, 4 diterpenes, sideridiol (1), isosidol (2), isolinearol (3), and linearol (4); 2 flavonoid glycosides, isoscutellarein 7-O-[6′′′-O-acetyl-β-Dallopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside (5), and isoscutellarein 7-O-[6′′′-O-acetyl-β-D-allopyranosyl(1→2)]-6′′-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (6); a methoxyflavone, xanthomicrol (7); an...

The circadian clock is an important determinant of fitness that entrained by local conditions. Aside from abiotic factors, individual pathogenic soil bacteria affect function in plant hosts. Yet, nature, plants interact with diverse microbial communities, and the effect complex communities on remains unclear. In Arabidopsis thaliana its wild relative, Boechera stricta, we used rhizosphere inocu...

(Sb2)m–Sb2Te3 Superlattice Series J. C. Johannsen,1, ∗ G. Autès,2, 3, ∗ A. Crepaldi,4, ∗ S. Moser,1 B. Casarin,4, 5 F. Cilento,4 M. Zacchigna,4 H. Berger,1 A. Magrez,1 Ph. Bugnon,1 J. Avila,6 M. C. Asensio,6 F. Parmigiani,4, 5, 7 O. V. Yazyev,2, 3 and M. Grioni1, † 1Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland 2Institute o...

M. Chaichian†, A. Demichev†,a P. Prešnajder†,b, M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari†† and A. Tureanu† High Energy Physics Division, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki and Helsinki Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 64, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland Nuclear Physics Institute, Moscow State University, 119899 Moscow, Russia Department of Theoretical Physics, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, SK-84248 Bra...