The genus Sarcocapnos DC., endemic to the western Mediterranean basin, contains seven species, all of which are rare. Monthly monitoring of the number and flowering status of individuals as well as the appearance of new seedlings in five populations of three species, Sarcocapnos baetica (Boiss. & Reuter) Nyman, Sarcocapnos enneaphylla (L.) DC., and Sarcocapnos pulcherrima Morales & Romero-Garcí...

Abstract. Saensouk P, Boonma T, S. 2022. Curcuma pulcherrima (Zingiberaceae), a new rare species of subgen. Ecomata from eastern Thailand. Biodiversitas 23: 6635-6644. Boonma, & P. sp. nov. (Zingiberaceae: Zingibereae, belonging to subgenus Ecomata) distributed in Ubon Ratchathani Province, the part The morphological characteristic this causes it fall into due presence epigynous glands, lac...

Respiration of sugars by non-Saccharomyces yeasts has been recently proposed for lowering alcohol levels in wine. Development of industrial fermentation processes based on such an approach requires, amongst other steps, the identification of yeast strains which are able to grow and respire under the relatively harsh conditions found in grape must. This work describes the characterization of a c...

A new optimized semiquantitative yeast killer assay is reported for the first time. The killer activity of 36 yeast isolates belonging to three species, namely, Metschnikowia pulcherrima, Wickerhamomyces anomala and Torulaspora delbrueckii, was tested with a view to potentially using these yeasts as biocontrol agents against the wine spoilage species Pichia guilliermondii and Pichia membranifac...

Objectives: To evaluate the anti-cancer potential of the heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan. Methods: The extraction of the plant material was done using ethyl acetate, methanol and water. Cytotoxicity evaluated using MTT assay. Apoptosis potential was evaluated by cell cycle analysis and Hoechst staining techniques. In vivo anticancer evaluation performed by the Ehrlich’s ascites carcinoma model ...

This communication studies some possible strategies to reduce or even replace sulfur dioxide in winemaking. Specifically, the aim of this work was study protective effect against oxidation a commercial inactivated dry yeast (IDY) with very high level glutathione, and selected non- Saccharomyces yeast, Metschnikowia pulcherrima strain comparison dioxide.