BACKGROUND AND THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Fruits of Rhus coriaria L. (Anacardiaceae) are traditionally used as a table spice in Iran and are highly recommended for diabetic patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the antidiabetic properties of the ethanolic extract of Rhus coriaria fruits and also its mechanisms of action. METHODS The effects of ethanolic extract of Rhus coriaria f...

Herein, we report the occurrence of four new compounds in ethanolic extract Albizia coriaria Welw ex. Oliver leaves along with other previously reported this species. The were isolated and characterized using column chromatography, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. FTIR spectrum showed phenolic OH stretching (3362.30 cm-1), C=O (1660.08 CO (1369.46 cm-1 131...

Here, we investigated the anticancer effect of Rhus coriaria on three breast cancer cell lines. We demonstrated that Rhus coriaria ethanolic extract (RCE) inhibits the proliferation of these cell lines in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. RCE induced senescence and cell cycle arrest at G1 phase. These changes were concomitant with upregulation of p21, downregulation of cyclin D1, p27,...

background & aim: the pigments inside the leaf chloroplasts receive sunlight energy and transport it to photosynthesis reaction center. the most important of these pigments is chlorophyll. in this study, the pigments existence in medicinal plant, sumac (rhus coriaria l.), was investigated at biotechnology laboratory, isfahan university of technology. experimental: experiments were performed...

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is the major nitrogen (N) input in many terrestrial ecosystems, yet we know little about the mechanisms and feedbacks that control this process in natural ecosystems. We here examine BNF in four taxonomically and ecologically different groups over the course of forest ecosystem development. At nine sites along the Franz Josef soil chronosequence (South Westlan...

Rhus coriaria L. is known as Sumac. R. coriaria extracts are important in drug development with numerous pharmacological reputations in the South-Eastern Anatolia, Mediterranean area and Western Asia especially in Iran. Regarding the new multi-functional properties of R. coriaria and the related valuable ongoing reports, we were prompted to review the phytochemical an...

aims: in our previous studies, we showed the inhibitory effects of punica granatum l. flower and rhus coriaria l. fruit water extracts on dental plaque accumulation by several bacteria, especially streptococcus mutans (s. mutans), on orthodontic wire by in vitro assays. in this study, the anti-cariogenic properties of the extracts were evaluated by assessing their effects on expression of glyco...