Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is the main enzyme for the breakdown of acetylcholine. Nowadays, usage of the inhibitors of this enzyme is one of the most important types of treatment of mild to moderate neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Herbal medicines can be a new source of inhibitors of this enzyme. In this study we examined around 100 different plants to evaluate their in...

The fatty acid elongase [often designated FAE or beta-(or 3-) ketoacyl-CoA synthase] is a condensing enzyme and is the first component of the elongation complex involved in synthesis of erucic acid (22:1) in seeds of garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus). Using a degenerate primers approach, a cDNA of a putative embryo FAE was obtained showing high homology to known plant elongases. This cDNA co...

This study presents the effect of a variable magnetic field on chromium (VI) absorption typical hydroponic system for Phytoabsorption using watercress (Nasturtium officinale) plants in batch system. The experimentation was carried out applying fields 12 and 44 mT comparing it with without field; generated by arrangement coils specific conditions each system, this work solutions concentrations 1...

Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.) contains high concentrations of benzylglcosinolate. We found that a hydrolysis product of benzyl glucosinolate-the benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC)-modulates the intracellular localization of the transcription factor Forkhead box O 1 (FOXO1). FoxO transcription factors can antagonize insulin effects and trigger a variety of cellular processes involved in tumor suppr...

Jelen dolgozatban a 2016 és 2021 közötti időszakban gyűjtött, hazánkban védett fo­kozottan növényfajokra vonatkozó florisztikai megfigyeléseimet teszem közzé. Az cikkben köz­ölt adatok összességében Magyarország 31 kistáját érintik, ugyanakkor legtöbb adatom Nagyalföld­ről, azon belül is Pest Bács-Kiskun megyék területéről származik. A 41 három foko­zottan edényes növényfaj előfordulásait ismer...