in traditional medicine,some plants are used as analgesic.the aim of this investigation was to evaluate the analgesis effect of melilotus officinalis.which is used traditionally to relieve rheumatic pain,migrian and as anti-inflammatory agent.for this purpose different doses of the suxheleted and percolated extract of melilotus officinalis,were injected intraperiotoneally to mice and the analge...

The presence of non-native plants on dumps in Kuzbass was studied. 26 included the Black Book Flora Siberia were identified: Acer negundo, Amoria hybrida, Atriplex sagittata, Conium maculatum, Conyza canadensis, Echinochloa crusgalli, Echinocystis lobata, Echium vulgare, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Epilobium adenocaulon, Hordeum jubatum, Impatiens glandulifera, Lactuca serriola, Lepidium densifloru...

Auxin is a pivotal plant hormone, usually occurring in the form of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). However, in maturing pea (Pisum sativum) seeds, the level of the chlorinated auxin, 4-chloroindole-3-acetic acid (4-Cl-IAA), greatly exceeds that of IAA. A key issue is how plants produce halogenated compounds such as 4-Cl-IAA. To better understand this topic, we investigated the distribution of the c...

Sweetclover (Melilotus alba Desr.) contains a soluble enzyme which oxidizes phenylpyruvate with the addition of either a natural cofactor or Mn2+ and dichlorophenol. The final product of oxidation has not been identilied. Phenylpyruvate oxidation is catalyzed also by horseradish peroxidase, and the oxidation is enhanced by the natural cofactor from sweetclover or Mn2+ and dichlorophenol. After ...