A large number of diterpenes have been isolated from Euphorbiaceae plants, many of which are of interest due to toxicity or potential therapeutic activity. Specific Euphorbiaceae diterpenes of medical interest include the latent HIV-1 activator prostratin (and related 12-deoxyphorbol esters), the analgesic resiniferatoxin, and the anticancer drug candidate ingenol 3-angelate. In spite of the la...

Purulia is the westernmost district in West Bengal, India and is inhabited by a large number of tribes. A study of the ethnobotanical uses of plants belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family was carried out in this area using questionnaires, and personal interviews. A total number of 18 plant species used by different ethnic groups were identified. The major ethnic groups represented in this study ...

The antioxidant activity of the crude n-hexane, dichloromethane, and methanol extracts from 25 species belonging to the Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rubiaceae, and Solanaceae families collected at natural reserves from the Eje Cafetero Ecorregión Colombia, were evaluated by using the spectrophotometric 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical-scavenging method. The strongest antioxidant ...

Investigation on diversity of stomata from 13 species of family Euphorbiaceae has been carried out. Characters like type of stomata, position of stomata, presence/absence of ledge, and density both abaxial and adaxial leaf surface were examined. Stomata characters in the family were found quite diverse in this study. Monophyletic nature of Euphorbiaceae has been proved in this study on the basi...

On a global scale, people have used plants to treat diseases and infections, and this has raised interest on the plant biodiversity potencial in the search of antimicrobial principles. In this work, 75 crude n-hexanes, dichloromethane and methanol extracts from the aerial parts of 25 plants belonging to four botanical families (Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rubiaceae and Solanaceae), collected at ...

proteases catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in proteins. they are widely distributed in nature, nearly in all plants, animals and microorganisms. plant latex is a rich source of proteases. latex production is unique property of euphorbian plant, which could be a potential source of proteolytic enzymes. the highest proteolytic activity was observed in the latex of pedilanthus tithymaloide...

This article conta ined descriptions of five new taxa of Mexican Euphorbiaceae. Euphorbia (sub g. Agaloma) na yarensis is endemic to pine-oak woodland in the mount ains of central Nayarit. It appears related to E. so ob yi but differs by possessing linear to linear-ovate leaves. Croton varelae is also endemic to central Nayarit. A key was provided to distinguish this spec ies. a member of sect....

A new species, Phyllanthus mutisianus, is described on the basis of a collection from Colombia made by the expedition of Jose Mutis. It is distinguishable from all other neotropical species of Phyllanthus by virtue of the distinctive leaf venation and very long fruiting pedicels. The type specimen lacks mature flowers, but the vegetative morphology, inflorescence, and fruiting structures sugges...