Background and objectives: Quercus brantii subsp. persica is used in folk medicine to treat infections in Iran. There is not available report on the anti-biofilm activity of Quercus brantii subsp.  persica. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Quercus brantii subsp. persica against...

cell cultures of varthemia persica, peganum harmala and pycnocycla spinosa have been studied to evaluate their abilities to bioconvert exogenous hydroquinone. arbutin is an important substance that has several pharmaceutical applications; therefore, we have established v. persica and p. spinosa cultures which seem to be able to metabolize hydroquinone. callus cultures of v. persica were establi...

iran has a great wealth of various naturally occurring medicinal plants which have great potential pharmacological activities. otostegia persica (burm.f.) boiss. is one of these plants which is a perennial shrub found in south and southeast of iran. the aerial parts of o. persica have been used in iranian traditional medicine to treat various types of diseases (e.g., inflammatoryand pain-mediat...

A new species of the eucerine bee genus Tetraloniella Ashmead (Apinae: Eucerini) is described and figured from central Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) persiciformissp. n. is distinguished on the basis of coloration, integumental sculpturing, male metafemoral structure, and male terminalia. A floral record of Pulicaria undulata (L.) C.A. Mey. (Compositae) is noted for some ...

OBJECTIVE The current study summarizes the updated information concerning the ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and pharmacology of Otostegia persica Boiss. (Lamiaceae), an endemic medicinal plant in south and southeast of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Information was collected through bibliographic investigation from scientific journals, books, theses, reports, and electronic search (database...

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Sieb.et Zucc.) is an important ornamental plant in China. One of the traits of petals color variegation is attractive, but its formation mechanism is unclear. In our study, RNA-seq technology was employed to characterize the transcriptome response to the mutation of "Fuban Tiaozhi" associated with petals variegation in Japanese apricot. As a result, 4,579,040 (whit...

In an attempt to identify herbal drugs which may become useful in the prevention of diabetes, antioxidant potentials and α-amylase inhibition by the ethanol extracts of two plants belonging to Lamiaceae family, Otostegia persica and Zataria multiflora, and their different fractions were studied. Also, inhibition of α-amylase by Salvia mirzayanii and its fractions was evaluated. All of the sampl...

A number of studies have focused on the capacity of urban trees and shrubs to serve as efficient biological filters to mitigate air pollution. In this study, five different tree species were assessed for this function. Kerria japonica, Sophora japonica, Philadelphus pekinensis, Gleditsia sinensis, and Prunus persica 'Atropurpurea' were tested in a deposition chamber using (NH4)2SO4 particles. W...