Bauhiniagenus comprises 300 diferent species distributed in tropical and subtropical forests. Infusions of some have been frequently used folk medicine to treat several ailments, especially diabetes. Studies are focused on the extracts little is reported about their essential oils. This review aims compile data chemical composition biological activities oils from genus Bauhinia, order show pote...

ALTHOUGH the physiological and mechanical phenomena of the vasa deferentia resulting in the elaboration of the spermatophores of marine hermit crabs (Pagurida) have been investigated (Mouchet, 1931; Matthews, 1953), these phenomena in terrestrial hermit crabs (Coenobita and Birgus) have been neglected. Spermatophores of marine hermits are made with precision; the so-called immutable form of the...

Camptothecin or CPT and its analogs appear to employ anticancer action by poisoning topoisomerase I (topo I) enzyme. As a result topo I activity inhibited and have established important role against a wide range of tumors. CPT was extracted from bark of Chinese plant Camptotheca acuminate but now a large number of synthetic and semi-synthetics are identified. After activity, researchers organiz...

To establish a proteomic reference map of Musa acuminate Colla (banana) leaf, we separated and identified leaf proteins using two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE) and mass spectrometry (MS). Tryptic digests of 44 spots were subjected to peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) MS. Three spots that were no...

Pharmacognostic investigation of the fresh leaves used for anatomical sections of Elaeocarpus blascoi Weibel was carried out to determine its macroand microscopical characters. Externally, the leaves possess Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, clustered at twig ends; stipules caducous; canaliculate, sparsely adpressed hairy; elliptic-ovate, apex acute to shortly acuminate with blunt tip, base rou...

The South Asian Cichlidae are composed of two clades that together represent the sister group of the Madagascan genus Paretroplus Bleeker. Chaetodon suratensis Bloch and Etroplus canarensis Day are retained in Etroplus Cuvier, while Chaetodon maculatus Bloch is allocated to Pseudetroplus Bleeker. Pseudetroplus is distinguished from Etroplus in having, among other characters, 11 (vs. 12-13) pleu...

This study aimed to analyze the relationship between moisture content and flammability of nine plant species from Cerrado in southern Tocantins. The studied were: Machaerium brasiliense, Qualea grandiflora, Luehea Campomanesia guaviroba, Astronium fraxinifolium, Curatella americana, Bauhinia forficata, Vatairea macrocarpa, Anacardium Occidentale. plants were analyzed at four contents (M1, M2, M...