some dorema species are used in persian traditional medicine. in the present study the total extract from the roots of dorema hyrcanum koso-pol. was investigated for its in vitro (pldh assay) and in vivo (peters’ 4-days suppressive test) antiplasmodial effects and assessed for cytotoxicity against the normal cell line mdbk (mtt test). the ic50 values for a chloroquine- sensitive (3d7) and a chl...

the family eurytomidae includes economically important wasps, which feed on the seeds of various agricultural, horticultural and rangeland plants. this report is part of a survey conducted during 2009-2012 to identify the seed-eating pests of non-legume rangeland plants in the fars province of iran. the eurytomid species systole eremodauci zerova, 1994 was collected on ammoniacum plant, dorema ...

The diisochromenochromen-4-one 3a-3b, 4a-4c, 5a-6a  & 7 have been prepared from the photocyclization reaction of bischromen-4-one 2a-2e. The later compounds are obtained from the O-alkylation of the suitable 3-hydroxy-2-aryl-4H-chromen-4-one 1a-1e with 4,4'-bischloromethyl-diphenyl in dry acetone, anhydrous K₂CO₃, and PTC (Bu₄N⁺I⁻) under refluxing conditions. The structures of compounds 2a-2e, ...

The effect of the oregano extract (Origanum vulgare L.) on the growth of Fusarium and Penicillium species isolated from cakes and ready-for-use fresh salads from different kinds of vegetables was investigated. The contents of the active component of extract were identified by GC-MS and they include: carvacrol (34.2%), carvone (18.5%), p-cimene (8.05%), thymol (3.74%). The oregano extract showed...