A single application of 0.5% croton oil to mouse skin stimulates nucleic acid and protein synthesis in the treated area. The maximum rates of synthesis were attained at 6 hours for RNA, 12 hours for protein, and 18 hours for DNA. By 48-72 hours, the rate of synthesis of RNA and protein was returning to normal, but the rate of DNA synthesis was still 2-3 times the control value. In order to test...

A single application of 0.5% croton oil to mouse skin stimulates nucleic acid and protein synthesis in the treated area. The maximum rates of synthesis were attained at 6 hours for RNA, 12 hours for protein, and 18 hours for DNA. By 48-72 hours, the rate of synthesis of RNA and protein was returning to normal, but the rate of DNA synthesis was still 2-3 times the control value. In order to test...

Objective: Our objective of this research work was to investigate antimicrobial activity of five species of traditionally used medicinal plants namely Adhatoda vasica, Artemisia annua, Cordia oblique, Croton bonplandianum and Euphorbia milli against different strains of bacteria and fungi which are known to cause various types of infectious diseases. Methods: Organic extracts of these plants le...

Croton scarciesii (Euphorbiaceae-Crotonoideae), a rheophytic shrub from West Africa, is shown to have been misplaced in Croton for 120 years, having none of the diagnostic characters of that genus, but rather a set of characters present in no known genus of the family. Pollen analysis shows that the new genus Karima belongs to the inaperturate crotonoid group. Analysis of a concatenated molecul...

Varying the strength of the croton oil in a phenol peel solution can customize the peel to suit the needs of each patient and address delicate areas, such as the eyelids and the neck. Here the author presents important refinements in phenol-croton oil peel application.

All published names of Croton from Madagascar, the Comoros, and the Mascarenes are treated here. We indicate which names are currently accepted (123 native species and 1 introduced), which ones we consider to be heterotypic synonyms (188), which ones are doubtful (25), and which ones should be excluded (5). We newly designate lectotypes for 108 names, and epitypes for C. anisatus Baill., C. nob...

A single topical application of 1.0 mg of crotol oil or 17 nmoles of 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) resulted in a rapid, transient stimulation of mouse epidermal ornithine decarboxylase activity. The activity reached a peak (230-fold greater than control after TPA) at 4 to 5 hr after croton oil or TPA treatment and returned to control level by 12 hr. The stimulation of S-adenosyl-L...

This study aimed to determine the effect of growth regulators addition on cuttings from several types croton plants. was designed using a factorial Randomized Block Design (RBD) consisting 2 factors. The first factor is type puring which consists golok kuning (P1), emping (P2), raja (P3), jet (P4), (P5), cokwe (P6). second without (Zo), Rootone-F (Z1) and coconut water (Z2). results showed that...