Based on the morphological study of specimens of rust fungi collected during 2002-2003, a contribution is made to the rust fungus flora of Hamedan province: Uromyces inaequialtus var. ecbatanensis is described as new taxon. Melampsora allii-fragilis and Uromyces acantholimonis var. zagrosica are new reports for Iran. New observations on already known species were made: the aecia of Melampsora e...

Ziyuglycoside II is one of the major active compounds of Sanguisorba officinalis L., which has a wide range of clinical applications including hemostasis, antibiosis, anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation. This study investigated the effect of ziyuglycoside II on the growth of human breast carcinoma MDA-MB-435 cells for the first time. The results showed that ziyuglycoside II could significantly...