Alginates isolated from Sargassum vulgare, present a strong antitumor activity, associated with kidney reversible damage, as analysed by histopathology of treated animals. In the present study, the renal alteration mechanisms of S. vulgare alginates were investigated using the isolated perfused rat kidney and the isolated perfused rat mesenteric blood vessel methods. The results showed that the...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicative disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that may cause death if it is left untreated. WHO (2010) recommended standard drugs as first line anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) therapy involved (HRZE): isoniazid (H), rifampicin (R), pyrazinamide (Z) and ethambutol (E) received as a fixed dose combination suspension according to the body weight. However, h...

Organic acids from w heat ( Triticum aestivum), rye (Secale cereale), and barley (Hordeum vulgare, var. “G erbel” and “ Igri” ) were analysed by gas c h ro m a to g ra p h y -m ass spectrom etry. Two carboxylic acid fractions were obtained by chrom atography on Sephadex LH 20: frac­ tion A contained m ainly aliphatic acids, fraction B contained m ainly arom atic acids. The identified com pounds...

Armadillidium vulgare is a terrestrial isopod (Crustacea, Oniscidea) which harbors Wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts. A. vulgare is the major model for the study of Wolbachia-mediated feminization of genetic males in crustaceans. As a consequence of their impact on host sex determination mechanisms, Wolbachia endosymbionts are thought to significantly influence A. vulgare evolution on various g...

Genetic control over chromosome stability in the interspecific hybrid embryos of Hordeum vulgare and H. bulbosum has been hypothesized to reside on specific chromosomes. In this study, crosses between the primary trisomic lines for the seven different H. vulgare chromosomes and tetraploid H. bulbosum revealed that both chromosomes 2 and 3 of H. vulgare were involved in the control of chromosome...

BACKGROUND Foeniculum vulgare locally known as ensilal, is an aromatic plant widely cultivated in temperate and tropical regions. The anti-anxiety activity of the crude extract of F. vulgare has been reported. However, the fraction responsible for anxiolytic activity is not known and there is no any report on the anti-anxiety activity of the essential oil of F. vulgare. The objective of study w...

No Brasil, o consumo de chás a base plantas medicinais e fitoterápicas advém do conhecimento empírico da população acerca dos benefícios uso cada espécie. Dentre os mais comercializados no Brasil estão as duas espécies conhecidas erva doce, Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare, utilizadas não apenas pelo seu efeito ansiolítico, mas também pelos seus controle sintomas climatério.

We have tested acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibitory activities of nineteen essential oils obtained from cultivated plants, namely one from Anethum graveolens L. (organic fertilizer), two from Foeniculum vulgare Mill. collected at fully-mature and flowering stages (organic fertilizer), two from Melissa officinalis L. (cultivated using organic and chemical ferti...

BACKGROUND Plant extracts and oils may act as alternatives to conventional pesticides for malaria vector control. The aim of this study was to evaluate the larvicidal activity of essential oils of three plants of Apiaceae family against Anopheles stephensi, the main malaria vector in Iran. METHODS Essential oils from Heracleum persicum, Foeniculum vulgare and Coriandrum sativum seeds were hyd...