Both edible fungal polysaccharides (Auricularia and Tremellan) Crataegus flavonoids promote the balance of dyslipidemia, which have a positive biological regulating effect on intestinal flora. In this study, extraction water-soluble from Auricularia Tremellan was investigated optimized firstly. Polysaccharides were then combined to study effects mediating role abnormal blood lipid concentration...

The use of Crataegus species for the treatment cardiovascular ailments is widely distributed. Even then only a few are included in Pharmacopoeias. In this study bioactive flavonoids azarolus and pallasii were identified quantified comparison with well-known pharmaceutical product Crataegus; Crataegutt® Tropfen using reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography. method developed simple, ...

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of a high- intensity treadmill running (8 weeks) with or without aqueous extraction of black Crataegus-Pentaegyna (Siyah -Valik) on liver ABCA1 mRNA expression and plasma HDL-C, total, and direct bilirubin concentration in male rats. Twenty Wistar male rats (4-6 weeks old, 140-170 g weight) were used. Animals were randomly assigne...

Many tyrosinase inhibitors have been alleged to have serious side effects. To search for relatively mild and safe tyrosinase inhibitors, two new 8-O-4′ neolignans, named huangnin A (1) and B (2), and four known analogs (3-6) were isolated from the seeds of Crataegus pinnatifida. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses (1D, 2D NMR, HRESIMS, CD and Rh2(OCOCF3)4-induced CD). In ...

True fruit flies belonging to the Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera:Tephritidae) sibling species complex possess several attributes consistent with a history of sympatric divergence via host plant shifts. Here, we investigate whether hybridization and genetic introgression is occurring between two members of the group, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh), whose primary hosts are domestic apples (Malus pum...

Identifying the floral composition of honey provides a method for investigating the plants that honey bees visit. We compared melissopalynology, where pollen grains retrieved from honey are identified morphologically, with a DNA metabarcoding approach using the rbcL DNA barcode marker and 454-pyrosequencing. We compared nine honeys supplied by beekeepers in the UK. DNA metabarcoding and melisso...

Societal Impact Statement Ecosystem services are underpinned by biodiversity, which is rapidly eroding globally, threatening rural livelihoods and culture. Examining the uses of wild edible plants (WEPs) that important to communities gives insight into value a biodiverse landscape local communities. Here, importance considering age groups in future ethnobotanical conservation studies highlighte...