The leitmotif of Mario Bunge’s work was that the philosophy science should be informed by a comprehensive scientific philosophy, and vice versa; with both firmly rooted in realism materialism. Now Bunge left such big oeuvre, comprising more than 70 books hundreds articles, it is impossible to review its entirety. In addition biographical remarks, this obituary will therefore restrict itself som...

The floral oils of Diascia purpurea, Diascia vigilis, Diascia cordata, Diascia megathura, Diascia integerrima and Diascia barberae (Scrophulariaceae) were selectively collected from trichome elaiophores. The derivatized floral oils were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), whilst the underivatized samples were analysed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) a...

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, which is also known as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, is widely studied for its ability to accumulate the diterpene quinone Tanshinones. In addition to producing a variety of diterpene quinone, S. miltiorrhiza Bunge also accumulates sterol, brassinosteroid and triterpenoids. During their biosynthesis, squalene synthase (SQS, EC 2.5.1.21) converts two molecules...

objective(s) the effect of berberis vulgaris aqueous extract in hepatocarcinogenic rats was studied to investigate the apoptotic and sodium, potassium elements properties. a loss of both intracellular potassium and sodiumoccurs when apoptotic cells shrink and prior to the loss of membraneintegrity. materials and methods forty-eight sprague dawley rats were randomly divided into 2 groups, normal...

In Vitro Protoscolicidal Activity of Pomegranate (Punica Granatum) Rind and Barberry (Berberis Vulgaris) Alcoholic Extracts against Hydatid Cysts Caused by Echinococcus granulosus

THE recent observations of Klein & Linser [1932; 1933, 1, 2] on the betaines stachydrine and trigonelline in Stachys palustris and Trigonella Foenum-graecum point to the fact that these substances are intimately connected with protein metabolism. These workers showed that proline and ornithine when injected into the plant caused increases in the concentrations of stachydrine and trigonelline. O...