Plant phenolics have shown to activate apoptotic cell death in different tumourigenic cell lines. In this study, we evaluated the effects of juniper berry extract (Juniperus communis L.) on p53 protein, gene expression and DNA fragmentation in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. In addition, we analyzed the phenolic composition of the extract. We found that juniper berry extract activated cellul...

With only approximately 50 olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs), the carrot psyllid Trioza apicalis (Homoptera: Psylloidea) may have the smallest olfactory system described in adult Neopteran insects. Using single sensillum recordings (SSR) and gas chromatograph-linked SSR, we characterized 4 olfactory sensilla forming a distinct morphological type, which together house approximately 25% of all OR...

Natural antioxidant and antimicrobial systems are set to become an important component in food preservation methodology. The effect of alternative natural preservatives (Sinapis alba L.-M, Rosmarinus officinalis L.-R, Juniperus communis L.-J) in combination with acid whey (AW) was investigated after the ripening period (21d) and over a prolonged storage period of sausage. An antioxidant activit...

Bees are the most important pollinators of agricultural plants. The decline bee colonies is caused by a multitude factors which diseases, pesticides, and climate change seem to be important. Losses can huge when several act together. In recent years, there has been growing interest in use alternative sources such as medicinal plants form extracts or essential oils. purpose our research was eval...

From past to the present, cultural, medicinal, landscape and culinary use of junipers has contrib­uted it being one most widely distributed woody plants in world. Therefore, is so important that finding appropriate production methods obtain quality seedlings line with usage area. In present study, was tried determine best conditions applications on propagation by cuttings three juniper taxa inc...

Rising temperatures and aridification, combined with the stressing effect of some hemiparasitic plants such as mistletoes, may contribute to reduce vigour growth trees shrubs leading dieback increasing mortality. This has been rarely explored in pioneer junipers, which are assumed be more drought tolerant than coexisting trees. To test these ideas, we reconstructed radial patterns common junipe...

DNA sequences were analyzed from 19 populations of J. phoenicea from throughout its range. The sequence data (nrDNA, petN-psbM) revealed that J. phoenicea is clearly divided into two taxa. These taxa have been recognized as var. (subsp.) phoenicea and var. (subsp.) turbinata by Adams (2011) and Farjon (2005). However, the magnitude of the differences in the DNA regions, along with the differenc...