Total flavonoids contents and antibacterial activity of the extracts from the aerial parts of two Labiateae species, Nepeta menthoides Boiss. & Buhse and Thymus trautvetteri Klokov & Desj.-Shost. were determined. Quantitative determination of flavonoid contents was calculated in terms of quercetin equivalent in various extracts (50% methanol, chloroform and distilled water) by AlCl3 colorimetri...

In this issue of the British Journal of Nutrition, Mursu et al. have reported the association between flavonoid intake, cardiovascular mortality and ischaemic stroke among a group of participants in the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. After following up 1950 Finnish men for an average time of 15·2 years, they ascertained 102 ischaemic strokes and 153 CVD deaths. They found no ...

Core binding factor alpha1 (Cbfa1) is a member of the runt family of transcription factors, which appears to play a pivotal role in regulating the differentiation of osteoblastic precursors and the activity of mature osteoblasts. Total flavonoids of Herba epimedii (HEF) is a recognized bone anabolic agent, but there is lack of reports on the modulation of Cbfa1 expression by HEF. Here we invest...

Lavandula angustifolia was used to treat flus and fevers, joint swelling and pain in Uighur medicine. This study aimed to investigate antioxidant, antit anti-inflammatory and antalgic noids content (530.1mg/g rutin/g dry extract) with stronger DPPH scavenging abilities and reduciactivities of total flavonoids from Lavandula angustifolia (LTF). Results indicated that LTF possesses the highest to...

This study investigated the effects of Drynaria total flavonoids on cathepsin K serum concentrations and gene expression, biomechanics and bone mineral density (BMD) of the tibial shaft in ovariectomized rat models of osteoporosis, and mechanism in the prevention and cure of osteoporosis. Seventy-two female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into six groups. The rats in each group were subjected ...

Plant-specialized (or secondary) metabolites represent an important source of high-value chemicals. In order to generate a new production platform for these metabolites, an attempt was made to produce flavonoids in rice seeds. Metabolome analysis of these transgenic rice seeds using liquid chromatography-photodiode array-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry was performed. A total of 4392...

The intake of flavonols, flavones and isoflavones by Japanese women was calculated from our food-phytochemical composition table. The relationship between intake of these phytochemicals and various anthropometric and blood chemistry data was analyzed in a cross-sectional study. The subjects were 115 women volunteers, aged 29–78 y, living in the northern part of Japan. Each subject completed a 3...

tomato seedlings were inoculated with t. harzianum bi (106 spores/ml) and salicylic acid (5mm) other separately or combined together in the greenhouse environment. the effect of salicylic acid was investigated on growth of antagonistic agent in vitro. for an investigation of the effect of salicylic acid and of antagonist on pathogenecity factor, treatment with t. harzianum bi by drenching soil ...

A reliable solid-phase extraction – high-performance liquid chromatography (SPE-HPLC) method for the determination of flavonoids in European Bupleurum species B. baldense Turra and B. affine Sadler was developed. Extraction of aerial parts by ultrasound with 80% aqueous methanol and fractionation of flavonoids by means of SPE allowed a good recovery of analytes between 99 and 104%. The subseque...

The intake of flavonols, flavones and isoflavones by Japanese women was calculated from our food-phytochemical composition table. The relationship between intake of these phytochemicals and various anthropometric and blood chemistry data was analyzed in a cross-sectional study. The subjects were 115 women volunteers, aged 29-78 y, living in the northern part of Japan. Each subject completed a 3...