Flower-specific benzenoid carboxyl methyltransferases from Stephanotis floribunda and Nicotiana suaveolens were biochemically and structurally characterized. The floral scents of both these species contain higher levels of methyl benzoate and lower levels of methyl salicylate. The S. floribunda enzyme has a 12-fold lower K(m) value for salicylic acid (SA) than for benzoic acid (BA), and results...

BACKGROUND High fat diet is known to induce oxidative stress and abnormal changes in lipid metabolism. Many traditional plants have been shown to possess antioxidant and lipid-lowering activities, improving on oxidative status and lipid profile. In this paper, we characterized and examined the antioxidative properties of the oilseed cake of A. floribunda and J. curcas. We also evaluated their e...

The effects of administration of aqueous extract of Alchornea laxiflora leaf at doses of 100, 200 and 300 mg/kg body weight on some antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation in iron deficient albino rats were investigated. Thirty six albino rats (51.17±1.02g) were used for the study. Eight rats were fed on iron-sufficient diet while the remaining twenty eight were made iron-deficient by mainta...

Two lectins were isolated from Wistaria floribunda seeds. One is a strong mitogen against human peripheal lymphocytes and has been purified in the previous paper (Toyo-Shima S., Y., Nakano K., Tonomura, A., and Osawa T. (1971) Biochemistry 10, 4457). The other, which is a strong hemagglutinin being devoid of mitogenic activity against normal lymphocytes, has been purified in this paper by affin...

Traditional medicine also known as indigenous or folk medicine comprises medical knowledge systems that developed generations with in various societies before the era of modern medicine. In the present study deals with the phytochemical, antibacterial activity and GC-MS analysis of the medicinal plant Kalanchoe floribunda Wight & Arn. Qualitative phytochemical analysis of these plants confirms ...

1. Subject and source Kraussia floribunda Harv. (Rubiaceae; Ixoroideae) is a shrub or small tree occurring in Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa. It is one of only four species in a genus restricted to southern and tropical Africa, and the adjacent island of Socotra (Bridson 1995). The leaves and stems of Kraussia floribunda were collected in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal in March 2008 and a voucher...

Calycopteris floribunda Lam. is a large diffuse or scandent, climbing shrub belongs to the family Combretaceae. In this study, various solvent extracts (petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol and aqueous) of Calycopteris floribunda leaves were investigated for phytochemical and antibacterial activities. Among the other solvent extracts, ethyl acetate extract of leaves was showed t...

Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Muell. Arg (Euphorbiaceae) is a medicinal plant commonly used by people living in the Cerrado region of Brazil to treat gastrointestinal ulcers. We previously described the gastroprotective action of methanolic extract (ME) of Alchornea triplinervia and the ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) in increasing of prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) gastric levels in the mucosa. In thi...

Antimicrobial Activity of Crude Methanol and Chloroform Extracts of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves on Cariogenic Bacteria and Other Pathogenic Oral Bacteria E O Oshomoh 1, , O Oyiborhoro 2 Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty OF Basic Medical Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, O...