Many plant species from Brazilian semi-arid present arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in their rhizosphere. These microorganisms play a key role in the establishment, growth, survival of plants and protection against drought, pathogenic fungi and nematodes. This study presents a quantitative analysis of the AMF species associated with Mimosa tenuiflora, an important native plant of the Caating...

Prosopis laevigata and Mimosa biuncifera are frequently found in arid and semiarid shrublands, but scarce information is available about their influence on plant community structure and soil fertility. We compared plant community structure, diversity and soil nutrients of three semiarid shrubland sites located in Mezquital Valley, Mexico. These sites differ in their dominant species: Site 1 (Bi...

Various synthetic derivatives of natural flavonoids are known to have neuroactive properties. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of vitexin (5, 7, 4-trihydroxyflavone-8-glucoside), a flavonoid found in such plants as tartary buckwheat sprouts, wheat leaves phenolome, Mimosa pudica Linn and Passiflora spp, on scopolamine-induced memory impairment in rats. To achieve this goal, we...

Mimosa hamata Willd. is a flowering shrub of the family, Mimosaceae. It is a common weed scattered in open sandy places, occurring in tropics and widely distributed in Indian sub-continent. The decoction of this plant is used as tonic against weakness and in urinary complaints. Leaf paste is applied over glandular swellings and is used in dressing for sinus, sores and piles. Its roots posses co...

CMOS Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS) form a promising sensor technology for the micro vertex detector (MVD) of the Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM) experiment. The technology allows for building very thin (∼ 50 μm) detectors with a spatial resolution of few μm and a satisfactory time resolution of 10 μs. It is expected that within one run of CBM, the MVD will be exposed to a radiation do...

The use of vegetable tannins is a bio-based alternative to chrome tanning. most used extracts are Mimosa and Quebracho. To improve the sustainability tanning process, chemically unmodified pine bark could be as natural source tannins. present study was aimed evaluate environmental impact powder obtain leather through life cycle assessment. Specifically, evaluation performed for both: i) tannin ...

Entering into a symbiotic relationship is not something to be taken lightly. Previously free-living organisms become beholden to each other and have to tolerate invasion of their personal space to accommodate varying degrees of intimacy, especially when one partner lives within the body or even the cells of the other. Symbiosis brings with it so many potential mutual benefits that it has arisen...

The rates of parasitism of Theridion evexum by the parasitoid wasp Zatypota petronae, and Allocyclosa bifurca by Polysphincta gutfreundi, were followed for two years. Parasitism of T. evexum was very low (mean 1.39 +/- 1.8%), and restricted to nearly seven months of the year. Parasitism of A. bifurca was higher (mean 7.8 +/- 7.6%), and did not show a seasonal pattern. Reproduction of the host s...

cDNAs encoding aquaporins PIP1;1, PIP2;1, and TIP1;1 were isolated from Mimosa pudica (Mp) cDNA library. MpPIP1;1 exhibited no water channel activity; however, it facilitated the water channel activity of MpPIP2;1 in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. Mutagenesis analysis revealed that Ser-131 of MpPIP1;1 was phosphorylated by PKA and that cooperative regulation of the water channel activity o...