Plants along rivers have narrow leaves to avoid the stress caused by river’s flow during flooding. that undergone such morphological leaf modifications adapt are called rheophytes. Some populations of Eurya japonica Thunb. (Ternstroemiaceae) were grown on riversides so comparative morphology and anatomy between riverside inland (control) could be examined confirm their rheophytic spec...

The content of active compounds differ in buds and flowers of Lonicera japonica (FLJ) and L. japonica var. chinensis (rFLJ). Chlorogenic acid (CGAs) were major active compounds of L. japonica and regarded as measurements for quality evaluation. However, little is known concerning the formation of active compounds at the molecular level. We quantified the major CGAs in FLJ and rFLJ, and found th...

4-Coumarate:CoA ligases (4CLs) are a group of essential enzymes involved in the pathway of phenylpropanoid-derived compound metabolisms; however it is still difficult to identify orthologs and paralogs of these important enzymes just based on sequence similarity of the conserved domains. Using sequence data of 20 plant species from the public databases and sequences from Lonicera japonica, we d...

The soil quality of plantations with different planting patterns and the effect on stoichiometry provide a theoretical basis for selection Zanthoxylum planispinum var. dintanensis (hereafter Z. planispinum) nutrient management. Four mixed plantations: + Prunus salicina, Sophora tonkinensis, Arachis hypogaea, Lonicera japonica, monoculture plantation were selected to clarify stoichiometry. resul...

Kathryn A. Yurkonis and Scott J. Meiners* Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920 USA *Correspondence: E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Exotic plant invasions are often associated with declines in diversity within invaded communities. However, few studies have examined the local community dynamics underlying these impacts. Changes in species richness ...

The complete chloroplast (cp) genome of Lonicera japonica, a common ornamental and medicinal plant in North America and East Asia, was sequenced and analyzed. The length of the L. japonica cp genome is 155,078 bp, contains a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRa and IRb), of 23,774 bp each, as well as large (LSC, 88,858 bp) and small (SSC, 18,672 bp) single-copy regions. A total of 129 genes wer...

BACKGROUND Hydrodistillation has been traditionally used to extract volatile fraction in traditional Chinese medicine. However, with the development of Soxhlet extraction (SE), microwave (MW), ultrasound (US), and cold maceration (CM), hydrodistillation (HD) is being replaced to meet some practical requirements. In this study, we investigated the effect of the five methods on the volatile fract...

BACKGROUND Lonicera caerulea L. (blueberry honeysuckle, Caprifoliaceae) is a traditional crop in northern Russia, China, and Japan. Its fruits are little known as edible berries in North America and Europe. This review deals with the botany and chemical composition of L. caerulea and the biological activity of its main constituents, focusing on the potential health benefits of the berries. ME...

Urban ecosystems have great potential for urban biodiversity conservation, but achieving conservation goals relies on comprehensive ecological assessments to assist in active management practices; however, land use changes led unique abiotic and biotic inputs that affected altered below-ground soil composition, with potentially negative implications across trophic levels. We investigated the re...