The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Dendrobium candidum Wall. ex Lindl. (D. candidum) on activated carbon-induced constipation in ICR mice. ICR mice were orally administered D. candidum for 9 days. Body weight, defecation status, gastrointestinal (GI) transit and defecation times, in addition to the levels of motilin (MTL), gastrin (Gas), endothelin (ET), somatostatin (SS), ...

Twenty arthroconidial yeasts were isolated from the digestive tract of basidiome-feeding beetles and lepidopteran larvae. All of the yeasts reproduced only asexually by arthroconidia and some by endo- or blastoconidia as well. Based on the comparisons of sequences in ribosomal RNA genes and other taxonomic characteristics, the yeasts were identified as three unknown Geotrichum species. The thre...

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) is a fruit of tropical and subtropical zones the world, an important source phytochemicals (phenolic acids, flavonoids tannins). Several studies have associated with antioxidant antimicrobial properties. The objective this work was to analyze polyphenolic content, antifungal properties jackfruit extracts on phytopathogenic fungi. Two phenolic different ...