The species Agonopterix tripunctaria sp. nov. and Agonopterix medelichensis sp. nov. are described. A. tripunctaria, previously misidentified as Agonopterix nodiflorella (Millière, 1866), was recognized as specifically different by the distinctive male genitalia. 19 specimens have been examined, DNA-barcoding yielded full 658 bp fragment of COI from two specimens and a 639 bp sequence from a th...

background and objectives: alzheimer's disease (ad) as a neurodegenerative disorder is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. according to the amyloid hypothesis, accumulation of amyloid beta (aβ) plaques, which are mostly constituted of aβ peptide aggregates, triggers pathological cascades that lead to neuronal cell death. thus, modulation of aβ toxicity is the hopeful therapeut...

ferulago angulata subsp. carduchorum (boiss. & hausskn.) d.f. chamb is a perennial species of the family apiaceae and is locally used as a flavouring agent and for some medicinal properties. the essential oil of this plant if found to possess antibacterial and antifungal activities. the present study is aimed to determine constituents of essential oils from inflorescence of four f. angulata sub...