Objective(s) The aim of this study was to search for new antiviral agents from herbal medicines. Ethanol extracts of C. semipervirens, C. semipervirens var. horizontalis and C. semipervirens cv. Cereiformis were used in experiments to test their influence on herpes viruses (HSV-1). Materials and Methods HeLa cells monolayers were infected with herpes viruses (HSV-1). Antiviral activity of th...

Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. is one of the most invasive plant species worldwide that colonizes crops and human disturbed lands, while it appears at edge forest ecosystems. Its control still remains an unsolved problem around world. Understanding its distribution under predicted climate change, could contribute to effective management conservation ecosystems in future. This research was conducte...

Cupressaceae pollen is responsible for winter respiratory allergies in the Mediterranean area. Pollen grains of this diverse family share same characteristics under light microscopy. Consequently, partial contribution each species to airborne spectrum cannot be determined with conventional aerobiological methods. Studies on major aeroallergens offer better information allergic sensitization and...

Malaria and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) are life-threatening tropical diseases caused by protozoan parasites. Due to limited therapeutic options, there is a compelling need for new antiprotozoal agents. In previous study, O-tigloylcyclovirobuxeine-B was recovered from B. sempervirens L. (common box; Buxaceae) leaf extract bioactivity-guided isolation. This nor-cycloar...

In flammability assessment, the terpene effect is usually studied using their total or subgroup content, missing, therefore, information that could be provided by molecules themselves. this study, specific role of terpenes on leaf was sought comparing different levels identification—total, (i.e. mono-, sesqui-, and diterpene), single compound—as well as interactions with fuel moisture content (...