SECONDARY PLANT RESOURCES AS PROSPECTIVE UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF PECTIС SUBSTANCES

Unconventional substances of abuse: scorpions and lizards.

Kazakh Ziziphora Species as Sources of Bioactive Substances.

Ziziphora species represent the prototypical example of the Lamiaceae family. The phytochemicals present in Ziziphora include monoterpenic essential oils, triterpenes and phenolic substances belonging to the flavonoids. In Kazakh traditional medicine, Ziziphora species possess several medicinal uses. In particular, Z. bungeana Lam. and Z. clinopodioides Lam. are used for the treatment of illnes...

The Promise of Plant-Derived Substances as Inhibitors of Arginase.

The enzyme arginase catalyses the divalent cation dependent hydrolysis of L-arginine to produce L-ornithine and urea. Two isoforms of arginases have been identified in mammalian (including human) cells. Moreover, some infectious pathogens (e.g. Leishmania) synthesize their own arginase. Work over the last decades has revealed that elevated arginase activity both decreases cellular availability ...

Assessing the Development of Unconventional (Brackish and Saline) Water Resources in the West of Hormozgan Province

Introduction: Being located in an arid and semi-arid region, Iran has always faced with limited water resources. As groundwater extraction has now exceeded the permitted limits all over Iran and the country faces considerable constraints in developing groundwater resources, severe water crisis looms large in the horizon. In this regard, a quick solution should be considered to supply water from...

(ZChloroethyl) trimethylammonium Chloride and Related Compounds as Plant Growth Substances

In this series of publications, the action of (2chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride’ and certain other structurally related compounds will be described as a class of plant growth substances. The growth of plants after treatment with certain of these chemical compounds will be published in subsequent articles?, 3 The most characteristic effect is the development of stockier plants with shorte...