future climate changes are expected to increase risks of drought, which already represent the most common stress factor for stable barley (hordeum vulgare l.) production in iran. up to now, extensive research projects have been done to study effects of drought stress on the antioxidant enzyme activity. while there is a few works of such studies on the field condition. in order to study of water...

melissa (melissa offcinalis l.), a member of a lamiaceae family, is a medical plant. the main most important pharmacological properties can be soothin, strengthening nerve, carminative and memory booster. the presence of heavy metals is one of important environmental stresses that can reduce growth and production of types of reactive oxygen. in the present study, the effect of copper sulfate (c...

proteases catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in proteins. they are widely distributed in nature, nearly in all plants, animals and microorganisms. plant latex is a rich source of proteases. latex production is unique property of euphorbian plant, which could be a potential source of proteolytic enzymes. the highest proteolytic activity was observed in the latex of pedilanthus tithymaloide...

introduction: this study was performed to establish a complementary method to the diagnosis of complete hydatidiform mole and its differentiation from the other cases of gestational trophoblastic disease by measuring the total (alp) and placental alkaline phosphatase (plap) specific activity. materials and methods: serum and tissue extracts from 13 patients, 13 normal non-pregnant and 30 pregna...