LUFFACHITIN obtained from the residue of the sponge-like dried fruit of Luffa aegyptiaca was developed as a weavable skin substitute in this study. A chemical analysis revealed that LUFFACHITIN was composed of a copolymer containing N-acetyl-glucosamine (~40%) as a major monomer with a filamentary structure as demonstrated by both optical and scanning electron microscopy. The pulp-like white re...

The present study indicates the efficacy of the saponins fraction of the fruit mesocarp extract of Balanites aegyptiaca Del. (Zygophyllace) as a larvicidal agent against the common dengue vector – Aedes aegypti mosquito. A series of concentrations of fruit mesocarp extract of B. aegyptiaca fruit, its crude saponin extract and pure saponin fraction were tested against the laboratory-reared third...

: four eriophyoid mite species are reported from golestan province of iran as new records. they are tetra salixis (xue et al., 2006) on salix caprea kilmarnock (saliaceae); tegonotus depressus (nalepa, 1894) on corylus avellana contorta (betulaceae); aceria salviae (nalepa, 1891) on salvia sp. (lamiaceae) and epitrimerus gibbosus (nalepa, 1892) on rubus fruticosus l (rosaceae). morphological di...