Background: Liverworts are a group of plants from the Marchantia genus containing various biologically active compounds and comprised 65 species worldwide. This plant belongs to Marchantiaceae family, which was used empirically in China, North America, Ancient Greece, Indonesia treat open wounds, burns, hepatotoxicity, infection prevention. Now, liverworts have great potential as medicinal nutr...

The antimicrobial activity of methanol extracts three thalloid liverworts, Marchantia polymorpha, Conocephalum conicum and Pellia endiviifolia bis-bibenzyl marchantin A, the most dominant compound in extract M. have been investigated this research. 1H-NMR spectroscopy revealed that polymorpha P. liverwort contain terpenes, oils, sugars bis-bibenzyls, while these specific macrocyclic compounds w...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have important roles in gene regulation during plant development. Previous studies revealed that some miRNAs are highly shared by most land plants. Recently, the liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha, has been studied by molecular genetic approaches, and sequencing of its genome is currently underway. The expression pattern and the detailed functions of miRNAs during Marchantia de...

Marchantia polymorpha L. is a representative bryophyte used as a traditional Chinese medicinal herb for scald and pneumonia. The phytochemicals in M. polymorpha L. are terpenoids and flavonoids, among which especially the flavonoids show significant human health benefits. Many researches on the gametophyte of M. polymorpha L. have been reported. However, as the reproductive organ of M. polymorp...

The evolution of the group II intron in the plastid gene encoding tRNA(Val)UAC (trnV) from seven plant taxa was studied by aligning secondary and other structural features. Levels of evolutionary divergence between six angiosperms and a liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha, were compared for the six domains commonly demonstrated for group II introns and were shown to be statistically heterogeneous....