Abstract Background Asparagus flagellaris leaves are ethnomedicinally used to treat syphilis, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), with no reports on the volatile constituents. This study was aimed quantitatively qualitatively characterise composition of essential oil, evaluates free radical scavenging antimicrobial capacity oil. Methods The oil isolated by hydrodistillatio...

Fungi produce a wide range of secondary metabolites such as antibiotics, toxins, alkaloids, fatty acids, ketones and alcohols during active cell growth. The present study was aimed to identify secondary metabolites from some Penicillium species, using GC-MS. Many important compounds such as 3-oxoquinuclidine in Penicillium jenseii, formamidine in Penicillium pusillum, orcinol and 1,3,8-p-mentha...

Background: Sustainable and commercial production of secondary metabolites is a critical issue when dealing with its clinical application. Efforts are still being made to look for biotic or abiotic elicitors with more efficient and universal effects on the improvement of secondary metabolites. Objective: In order to evaluate the suitability of different biotic elicitors on P. harmala L. cell...

background: sustainable and commercial production of secondary metabolites is a critical issue when dealing with its clinical application. efforts are still being made to look for biotic or abiotic elicitors with more efficient and universal effects on the improvement of secondary metabolites. objective: in order to evaluate the suitability of different biotic elicitors on p. harmala l. cell su...

Genetic improvement of native forage species is a sustainable alternative for maximizing livestock production. Paspalum notatum Flügge the most important grass in grasslands southern Brazil, with substantial potential available further genetic improvement. The objective this study was to quantify range parameters and predict yield gains population P. intraspecific hybrids. Results indicated hyb...

Penicillin, a product of the growth of a fungus, penicillium notatum, has become established as a therapeutic agent of value in the management of various infections, particularly those caused by the pyogenic cocci (1). Because penicillin is unstable in the presence of acid, it may not be given by mouth and absorption from the duodenum is imperfect. It has, therefore, been administered parentera...

The aim of this research is to comparatively study the phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of Bryophyllum pinnatum and Citrus aurantifolia leaf extracts and their synergy. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger, Mucor mucedo, Penicillium notatum and Candida albicans, were used as test organisms and the antimicrobial a...

With the discovery of penicillin as an efficient antibacterial agent isolated from the fungus Penicillium notatum, microorganisms attracted considerable attention as a new source for pharmaceutical agents. Screening of microbial extracts revealed the large structural diversity of natural compounds with broad biological activities, such as antimicrobial, antiviral, immunosuppressive, and antitum...