One hundred methanolic plant extracts were screened for antiviral activity against seven viruses. Twelve extracts were found to have antiviral activity at the non-cytotoxic concentrations tested. The extracts of Rosa nutkana and Amelanchier alnifolia, both members of the Rosaceae, were very active against an enteric coronavirus. A root extract of another member of the Rosaceae, Potentilla argut...

The results from the investigation and analysis of the chromosome numbers and ploidy levels of 141 species and not nominal subspecies of Brassicaceae, their distribution and phytogeographical relations are discussed. Nearly 65 % of the taxa are diploids, most of them perennials, Mediterranean, Anatolian and Pontic floristic elements. Another 35 % are polyploids, c. 2/3 of them with tetraploid c...