Jatropha curcas Pathogenesis Related-10a Protein: A Jack of Many Trades via Cytokinin Signaling Parinita Agarwal1* and Pradeep K. Agarwal2 1Plant Omics Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar, India 2Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Central Salt an...

Abstract Background Coptotermes sjostedti Holmgren (Isoptera:Rhinotermitidae) is one of the major termite species found infesting woods and other plant materials in Africa. Bioassays were carried out at Arboretum Department Forestry Wildlife Resources Management, University Calabar, Nigeria to investigate effect oils from kernel Jatropha curcas L. Azadirachta indica A. Juss against African subt...

This study evaluated the phytochemical composition and hepatoprotective potential of ethanolic root extract Jatropha curcas in acetaminophen-induced toxicity wistar albino rats. The screening were determined using gas chromatography. Thirty rats weighing between 170 200 g used, separated into 5 groups. Group one was administered distilled water, 2 1000 mg/kg AC only, 3, 4 acetaminophen + extrac...

After the launch of Brazilian program of biodiesel use and production (PNPB) in 2004, the oil seed production became an economic alternative for family farmers since they might have the chance to improve their income and supply the biodiesel enterprises with raw material. Theoretically speaking this picture is easy to draw, but until recently little scientific research was carried out aiming at...

Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae), popularly known as cotton-leaf physicnut, is a milky shrub notable for its medicinal properties. The present study aimed to evaluate the toxic, cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of the latex of J. gossypiifolia, using Allium cepa L. as test system. Seeds of A. cepa were exposed to five concentrations of the latex (1.25; 2.5; 5; 10 and 20 mL/L) in order t...

Plant poisoning is not uncommon in Thailand. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence, type, clinical manifestations, severity and outcomes of plant poisoned patients in Thailand over a 10-year period. We retrospectively reviewed data from the Ramathibodi Poison Center Toxic Exposure Surveillance System for 2001-2010. A total of 2,901 poisonous plant exposure cases were identi...

Accepted: 27/12/2015 Abstract Twenty five rats were divided into five groups of five rats each. Group I served as healthy control and group II as negative control. The study was conducted for the antidiabetic property evaluation after single injection of alloxan drug at 100 mg/kg body weight intraperitoneally followed after 48 hours by the treatment with metformin (300 mg/kg) in group III, hydr...

A full-length cDNA of the carboxyltransferase (accA) gene of acetyl-coenzym A (acetyl-CoA) carboxylase from Jatropha curcas was cloned and sequenced. The gene with an open reading frame (ORF) of 1149 bp encodes a polypeptide of 383 amino acids, with a molecular mass of 41.9 kDa. Utilizing fluorogenic real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), the expression levels of the accA gene in leaves ...