Prunus armeniaca L., apricot, is a member of family Rosaceae bears deciduous tree [1]. Still its origin is unclear among the researchers. In olden times it was known in America, then started to cultivate [2]. It is assumed that it may have originated in Northeastern China close to the Russian border. According to Morikian ES [3] it was known to Armenians which is supported by the discovery of i...

A new species of Lachemilla (Rosaceae), Lachemilla mexiquense D.F. Morales-B., from Mexico is described and illustrated. This species is similar to Lachemilla aphanoides by its tripartite leaves and glomerulate inflorescence with entirely glabrous flowers, but it differs by its stonoliferous habit, persistent basal leaves and basal stipules, and smaller flowers with a campanulate-elongate hypan...

Aerial and underground parts of Geum rivale (Rosaceae) were investigated. Tiliroside, gallic acid, ellagic acid and a sterol fraction were isolated from aerial parts of the plant. The sterol fraction was analyzed using GC-MS. Eleven phenolic acids were identified in aerial parts of the plant, and eight in underground parts, by means of RP-HPLC analysis. The quantitative determination of phenoli...

Bulgarian medicinal plants, which have been studied during the last years, are reviewed. The review includes the following families: Amaryllidaceae, Asteraceae, Berberidaceae, Boraginaceae, Fabaceae, Geraniaceae, Lamiaceae, Oleaceae, Onagraceae, Scrophulariaceae, Solanaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Valerianaceae, Zygophyllaceae. Main pharmacological properties are antiviral, antimicr...

Sorbitol is converted to fructose in Rosaceae species by SORBITOL DEHYDROGENASE (SDH, EC 1.1.1.14), especially in sink organs. SDH has also been found in non-Rosaceae species and here we show that the protein encoded by At5g51970 in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. possesses the molecular characteristics of an SDH. Using a green fluorescent protein-tagged version and anti-SDH antisera, we deter...

Methods We evaluated subjects from Southern Romania, a Central European region with temperate continental climate with submediterranean and humid subtropical influences, where sensitization to Betulaceae pollen is less important in pollinosis compared with that to grass or weed pollen. We selected adult patients from the region of sylvosteppe with low density forests dominated by deciduous spec...