A new galactose-binding lectin, termed BUL, has been purified from seeds of Bauhinia ungulata (Caesalpinoideae) by precipitation with solid ammonium sulfate followed by agarose-lactose affinity chromatography. B. ungulata lectin strongly agglutinated rabbit erythrocytes, both native and treated with proteolytic enzymes, and was inhibited by D-galactose and D-galactosederived sugars, especially ...

A new species, Asplenium alleniae , is described from high elevation habitats in Sabah (Malaysia) and Papua New Guinea. Previous phylogenetic analyses of chloroplast loci determined that A. was most closely related to pauperequitum Zealand. differs obviously by the acuminate apices its longer pinnae. The combination pinnate fronds with few pairs primary pinnae dark red-brown axes distinguishes ...

In India, the occurrence of diabetes mellitus is on increase and needs to be addressed properly. Herbal remedies are considered most suitable for the management of type 2 diabetes due to their traditional acceptability and availability, low costs, and fewer side effects. Traditionally Bauhinia tomentosa L. (Family- Fabaceae) is used in the treatment of diabetes in India. Aqueous extrac...

BACKGROUND The HPV prevalence and genotype distribution are important for the estimation of the impact of HPV-based cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination on the incidence of diseases etiologically linked to HPVs. The HPV genotype distribution varies across different geographical regions. Therefore, we investigated the type-specific HPV prevalence in Czech women and men with anogenital d...

Obtained from leguminous seeds, various plant proteins inhibit animal proteinases, including human, and can be considered for the development of compounds with biological activity. Inhibitors from the Bowman-Birk and plant Kunitz-type family have been characterized by proteinase specificity, primary structure and reactive site. Our group mostly studies the genus Bauhinia, mainly the species bau...

The basic premise of this research was to assess the ethnomedicinal uses of plants in an ancestral forest area at Naawan, Misamis Oriental and determine its inhibition effect against bacterial strains. The assessment of plants was conducted using the transect-plot method. Ethnomedicinal uses and the mode of preparations were obtained using a semi-structured interview questionnaire. Five ethnome...

Extant Bauhinia (Leguminosae) is a genus of 300 species trees, shrubs, and lianas, widely distributed in pantropical areas, but its diversification history southeastern Asia, one centers highest diversity, remains unclear. We report new fossils three with cuticular preservation from the Paleogene Puyang Basin, southwestern China. Our finding likely extends emergence Asia to late Eocene. Togethe...