Breast cancer is the most common cancer in South Africa. The acetone leaf extract of Diospyros lycioides was evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively for its antioxidant potential using DPPH assay and nitric oxide radical scavenging effect, while the viability of MCF-7 cells was evaluated using the MTT. MCF-7 treated cells were stained with Hoechst 335258 dye and annexin-V-FITC to be evaluate...

Almond (Prunus amygdalus) orchard systems are highly productive and widespread in Mediterranean climates dominate the California agricultural landscape. However, current intensive monocultural bare soil production practices limit potential to support nonproduction functions (i.e., multifunctionality) long-term sustainability of system (Aizen et al. 2019; Fenster 2021). Managing orchards ...

In this study, the physical properties (oven-dry density, basic volumetric shrinkage, and swelling) structural components (cellulose, lignin, extractives content) of three wild almond wood species from southwestern Iran, namely Amygdalus arabica, eburna, scoparia, were investigated. Wild is a valuable in Zagros forests but there lack data on their properties. Three adult trees each chosen, samp...

An unknown Vincetoxicum species has recently been discovered in eastern Thailand. It is a twiner that resembles its morphology flexuosum s.l., variable taxon widely occurring from tropical Asia to Australia. Morphological examination showed despite similarities growth habit, leaf shape, gross appearance of inflorescence structure and flower colour, these two elements exhibit substantial differe...

The transesterification of Amygdalus scoparia oil to biodiesel was performed and examined through the electrolysis method in presence KOH/Al2O3 as a heterogeneous catalyst at room temperature. A solid base prepared impregnation Al2O3 with KOH solution (concentration 25g 100 mL deionized water). analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) Energy-dispersive spectros...