En este trabajo se menciona por primera vez para la Argentina presencia de Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl. (Iridaceae, Ixieae), especie sudafricana que ha invadido Australia y otros países. Fue hallada en el Sistema Orográfico Tandilia, provincia Buenos Aires. Se presenta descripción especie, sinonimia, usos, distribución geográfica hábitat, fenología estado invasión. También provee una clave distingu...

The underutilized fruits Baccaurea ramiflora (Kusum) from the eastern region of India were investigated for nutritional composition, phytochemicals and bioactive compounds. A detailed nutritional characterization of the fruit demonstrated that it has the potential to act as good source of minerals along with other nutrients, dietary fibres, significant phenolic compounds and possesses antioxida...

Romulea jezzinis K. Addam & M. Bou-Hamdan sp. nov from Kfar Houneh and Aaramta (Jezzine District) libanotica Jabal Niha Tawmat (Al Shouf are nominated as novel species. Not only do the new two species vary other existing in terms of taxonomic structures such (corm, tunic, leaves, shape perianth, segment flower, flower tube, style, filaments, anthers, seeds, color pollen others), but they al...

The p53 tumor suppressor gene is inactivated by point mutation in a large fraction of human tumors, allowing evasion of apoptosis and tumor progression. p53 mutation is often associated with increased resistance to therapy. Pharmacological reactivation of mutant p53 is an attractive therapeutic strategy. We previously identified p53 reactivation and induction of massive apoptosis, a low-molecul...