In Turkey, the genus Chrysophthalmum Sch.Bip. ex Walp. is represented by 3 taxa, namely montanum (DC.) Boiss., C. dichotomum Boiss. & Heldr. and gueneri Aytaç Anderb.. herbaceous plant that grows on rock cracks limestone cliffs, in eastern southeastern regions of Turkey. this study, pollen cypsela morphology species was investigated with light microscope (LM) scanning electron (SEM). Furthe...

were isolated from the roots of Verbascum lasianthum Boiss. ex Bentham. In addition, 2 phenylethanoid glycosides, verbascoside {=acteoside, [β-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-ethyl]-(3′-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-(4′ O-caffeoyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside} (4) and poliumoside {= [β-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-ethyl]-(3′,6′-O-αL-dirhamnopyranosyl)-(4′ -O-caffeoyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside} (5), were also isolated. The structur...

Morphological features of seeds of 9 species of Campanula L., section Quinqueloculares (Boiss.) Phitos (Campanulaceae) which are distributed in Turkey were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Characteristics of the seeds and their surface are described and compared. Two main types and two subtypes of surface ornamentation patterns are observed. These can be considered as diagnos...

BACKGROUND Medicinal plants are considered new resources for producing agents that could act as alternatives to antibiotics in the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of 28 plant extracts and oils against four Gram-negative bacterial species. METHODS Experimental, in vitro, evaluation of the activities of 28 plant extrac...