MENDELNDE CHLOROPHYLLFAKTOREN BEI ALLIUM CEPA

Potency of Allium sativum and Allium cepa Oils against Schistosoma

Introduction: It has been reported that garlic (Allium sativum) and onion (Allium cepa) are used all over the world in different diseases, such as infections, injuries, gastrointestinal dysfunctions and cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, our aim in this work was to study the ability of garlic and onion oils to offset the infectivity as well as the metabolic disturbances induced by Schistosoma ...

Towards the transformation of onions (Allium cepa)

This review outlines the potential for developing a reliable transformation system for onions (Allium cepa). A summary of the onion tissue culture literature is presented along with descriptions of the gene transfer systems available. The most suitable regulatory sequences and selective genes that could be used for onion transformation are described, together with the problems which may be enco...

Bioindicator of Genotoxicity: The Allium cepa Test

Solange Bosio Tedesco1,2 and Haywood Dail Laughinghouse IV3,4 1Graduate Program in Agrobiology, Department of Biology Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria 2Graduate Program in Agronomy, UFSM, Santa Maria 3National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 4College of Computer, Mathematical & Natural Sciences University of Maryland, College Park, MD 1,...

Onion ( Allium cepa ) – Ethnomedicinal and therapeutic properties

Onion is one of the civilization’s oldest medicines and is described as the dynamite of natural foods. In the current day scenario, herbal medicines have gained global significance with both medicinal and cost-effective implications. Thus, scientific appraisal has turned out to be a prerequisite for recognition of physical fitness in nature. An exceptionally strong antioxidant, onion is the ric...

Assessment report on Allium cepa L., bulbus