Balancing selection preserves variation at the self-incompatibility locus (S-locus) of flowering plants for tens of millions of years, making it possible to detect demographic events that occurred prior to the origin of extant species. In contrast to other Solanaceae examined, SI species in the sister genera Physalis and Witheringia share restricted variation at the S-locus. This restriction is...

conclusions all plants could inhibit mushroom tyrosinase, but more investigations on human tyrosinase and clinical studies are needed. results the hydroalcoholic extract of p. alkekengi showed the most tyrosinase inhibitory effect with ic50 of 0.09 mg/ml vs. 0.38, 0.38 and 2.82 mg/ml of b. persicum, a. rosea and m. vulgare, respectively. m. vulgare exhibited uncompetitive inhibition and other p...

Abstract Dried fruits are an excellent alternative to unhealthy snacks. Twelve commercially available dried were selected: dates, raisins, prunes, Goji berry, chokeberry, rose hip, sea buckthorn, berberis, physalis, haritaki, noni and juniper. The nutritional value in terms of moisture, ash, protein, fat, carbohydrate, dietary fiber, energy value, mineral composition, antioxidant activity tanni...

A 32-year-old man with asthma developed wheezing while swimming in the sea of Florida, USA. The patient was evaluated at a hospital the next day for his unresolved respiratory distress. The patient was hemodynamically stable without signs of anaphylactic shock. On a physical examination, his lungs revealed scattered wheezing, and erythematous papular skin lesions were observed on his upper extr...