Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly spread worldwide. The exact mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) are not fully understood. In addition to classical treatment, herbal medicine may effectively manage COVID-19 symptoms and supportive therapy. Scrophularia striata Boiss is a perennial herbaceous plant with immunomodulato...

PURPOSE Marrubium crassidens, a plant belonging to the family Lamiaceae, was studied for its volatile components present in the aerial parts of the plant during the flowering stage. METHODS The essential oil of the plant obtained through hydrodistillation of the dried plant material was assessed for its chemical composition by GC/MS and GC-FID analyses. RESULTS Twenty-five compounds were id...

For half a century, the limitations of obtaining cross-combinations in lilies because of the incompatibility and incongruity between different varieties have been known. Somatic hybridization is one of the most powerful tools for achieving distant interspecific hybrids. For this purpose, protoplast preparation is a first and important step in efficient system for the regeneration of plants from...

Many species belonging to the Scrophularia genus have been used since ancient times as folk remedies for many medical conditions such as scrofulas, scabies, tumors, eczema, psoriasis, inflammations. The aim of this study was to characterize the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) inhibitor compounds of the Scrophularia striata extract by bio-guide fractionation. The aerial parts of S. striata were...

Antioxidant capacity and essential oil composition of Hypericum thymopsis Boiss. (Hypericaceae), an endemic species, distributed in Turkey was determined. The samples three different populations were used for the analysis. activities determined by DPPH method from leaves flowers. Essential analysis performed areal parts plant gas chromatography (GC) GC/mass spectrometry (MS). α-Pinene, spathule...

In this study, the achene mucilage content of six Turkish endemic Tripleurospermum taxa, namely T. baytopianum E. Hossain, conoclinium (Boiss. & Bal.) Hayek, fissurale (Sosn.) hygrophilum (Bornm.) Bornm., rosellum Orph.) Hayek var. album Hossain and ziganaense Inceer Hayirlioglu-Ayaz was determined by micro-staining reactions. Within examined cells on surface are capable forming a musil...

Vicia palaestina Boiss. is an annual herb that grows in dry areas of eastern Mediterranean countries. It belongs to section Cracca subgenus Vicilla, which characterized by having a high content the non-protein amino acid canavanine. The seeds from some these vetches are also rich lectins. purification and characterization single-chain lectin V. described here. This was most abundant protein alb...