Abstract Taxonomy gives great importance to the geographical distribution of plants on surface planet earth, and for this reason, Cain introduced term Areography science that is particularly interested in areas spread world. Therefore, work dealt with an environmental study several sites western Iraq terms type soil biological communities these sites. Samples belonging different families (dicot...

Although pharmacological industries have produced a number of new antibiotics, resistance of microorganisms to these drugs has increased. Some antibiotics have become almost obsolete because of drug resistance. In the course of our research program on medicinal plants, we investigated Haloxylon scoparium a species in Moroccan Sahara. In the present study, five crude extracts, including methanol...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS China is one of the countries most severely affected by desertification. Haloxylon ammodendron (Amaranthaceae) is an ecologically important component of the desert ecosystem and is one of the main tree species used for restoration, yet we know little about its genetic structure. METHODS Genetic variation within and between nine populations of H. ammodendron from two region...

In this study, morphometric measurement, meat yield, moisture, pH, protein, fat, fatty acids and ash content were determined in a total of 102 (15 female 87 male) freshwater crab (Potamon persicum Pretzmann,1962) caught from Aşağı Yukarı Çay Pertek, Tunceli. Meat yield male crabs found to be as 12.75±0.38% 10.93±0.32%, respectively. It has been observed that moisture protein amounts higher than...

BACKGROUND Glucose-induced protein glycation has been implicated in the progression of diabetic complications and age-related diseases. The anti-glycation potential of polyphenol-rich plant extracts has been shown previously. Bunium Persicum has been demonstrated to possess a high level of polyphenols. The aim of current in vitro study was to determine the possible inhibitory effect of Bunium P...

occurrence of environmental issues and loss of natural resources are the important causes of risk and crisis management strategies of the environment. the influx of quicksand into settlements, communication ways and economical installations is one of the most important environmental problems in the eastern north of toroud. the environmental system reacts against of quicksand stress, and is tryi...

in order to investigate the medicinal species from montain of shirkooh (up village), in yazd provience, iran on three species by scientific names were heracleum persicum desf. ex fisch., c.a.mey. & avé-lall.; ziziphora clinopodioides lam. and nepeta asterotricha rech.f. were collected on june, july and august 2011. then all samples essential oils were extracted by hydro-distillation method (cla...