The aim of this study was to characterize rhizobial isolates from Cratylia mollis Mart. ex Benth, Calliandra depauperata Benth. and Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir. by means of rhizobial colonies morphology and restriction analysis of the 16S ribosomal gene (16S rDNA-ARDRA). Nodules were collected in the field and from plants cultivated in a greenhouse experiment using Caatinga soil samples. Si...

The current study assesses the effect of fibrous clay minerals’ amendments and arbuscular mycorrhiza incubation on heavy metal uptake and translocation in Eucalyptus grandis and Ailanthus altissima plants. For doing so, Eucalyptus and ailanthus trees have been grown in a soil sample, contaminated with heavy metal iron ore mining and collected from southern Iran. The area under study is arid, wi...

abstract the genus hymenocrater, belong to the lamiaceae family, consist of 21 species throughout the world. in iran, about 9 species are present, of which some are endemic. plants belonging to these genuses are pharmacologically active and have been used in folk medicine all around the world. the aim of the present study was to detect the essential oils composition of hymenocrater longiflorus ...

Nowadays, chemotherapy is still the main effective treatment for cancer. Herb prescriptions containing Pogostemon cablin Benth (also known as "Guang-Huo-Xiang") have been widely used in Chinese medicine today. In our research, we found that patchouli alcohol, a compound isolated from the oil of Pogostemon cablin Benth, exerted antitumor ability against human lung cancer A549 cells ability both ...

The present study was aimed at identification, isolation and quantification of marker compound Lupeol in Derris heyneana (Wight and Arn) Benth. by using HPTLC. A simple and sensitive High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatographic (HPTLC) method validation was carried out as per the ICH guidelines for the identification and quantification of biomarker lupeol in root, stem and leaves of Derris heyne...

Acacia ri`idula Benth[\ blackbrush\ is a shrub found growing on rocky ridges in west and southwest Texas and northern Mexico[ Consumption of blackbrush and a related species guajillo\ Acacia berlandieri Benth[\ has been associated with a locomotor ataxia known as {{limber leg||[ In an e}ort to identify the mechanism of this toxicity\ blackbrush was subjected to rigorous chemical analysis[ In ad...

The authors wish to express their appreciation for the work of Kimberly Wilburn and Cora ~isniewski, without whose dedication and willing attitude this paper could not have been completed. Due to their exceptional efforts and skill; we were able to dispatch a lengthy study to meet an imposed deadline. We would also like to thank all of the Census Bureau, for their valuable comments. The views e...