Nucleotide sequences from the plastome are currently the main source for assessing taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships in flowering plants and their historical biogeography at all hierarchical levels. One major exception is the large and economically important genus Quercus (oaks). Whereas differentiation patterns of the nuclear genome are in agreement with morphology and the fossil record...

Six new species of Cernotina Ross are described from two Brazilian states: Cernotina anhanguera sp. nov., Cernotina bispicata sp. nov., and Cernotina falcata sp. nov. from Goiás State (Cerrado biome) and Cernotina lanceolata sp. nov., Cernotina longispina sp. nov., and Cernotina sinuosa sp. nov. from Espírito Santo State (Atlantic Forest biome). In addition, we report the first record of Cernot...

This paper outlines a text generation system suited to a large class of information sources, relational databases. We focus on one aspect of the problem: the additional information which needs to be specified to produce reasonable text quality when generating from relational databases. We outline how databases need to be prepared, and then describe various types of domain semantics which can be...

Eleven new triterpene saponins, ilexpublesnins C–M (1–11), along with ten known analogues were isolated from the roots of Ilex pubescens. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis, including 1D and 2DNMR experiments. Compounds 1, 2, 10, and 11 contain a 24-aldehyde, which is rare for triterpene saponins from Ilex. These compounds were evaluated in vitro f...

Recent studies have shown that phenolic compounds present in yerba mate have antioxidant defense properties. To verify whether Ilex paraguariensis extracts are capable of increasing the lifespan of an organism, we have used the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Notably, this is the first study that analyzes the effects of the extracts of yerba mate obtained from an extraction method ...

Ten triterpenoid glycosides, including five new ones (1-5), were isolated from the leaves of Ilex pernyi. The chemical structures of 1-5 were determined on the basis of the chemical and spectroscopic evidence.

UNLABELLED PREMISE OF THE STUDY Ilex paraguariensis is a native tree species from Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay that is used in the production of beverages, medicines, and cosmetics. Primers flanking microsatellites were developed to investigate genetic parameters in the species. • METHODS AND RESULTS Using microsatellites cloned from an I. paraguariensis shotgun genomic library, 25 pair...