BACKGROUND AND AIMS Eryngium alpinum (Apiaceae) is an endangered perennial, characteristic of the Alpine flora. Because the breeding system influences both demographic (reproductive success) and genetic (inbreeding depression, evolutionary potential) parameters that are crucial for population maintenance, the reproductive ecology of E. alpinum was investigated. Specifically, the aims of the stu...

Eryngium foetidum (EF) has long been used as a medicinal plant and culinary spice in tropical regions. Phytochemicals in its leaves have been proposed to be responsible for the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. The present study used in vitro digestion coupled with Caco-2 cells to assess such activities. Caco-2 cells were incubated with aqueous fraction from simulated digestion (bio...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a significant risk factor for the development of cardiovascular complications. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of chronic administration of ethanolic extract of Eryngium carlinae on glucose, creatinine, uric acid, total cholesterol, and triglycerides levels in serum of streptozotocin- (STZ-) induced diabetic rats. Triglycerides, total cholesterol, a...

A field experiment was conducted to determine the optimum shade level and nitrogen fertilizer for quality Bangladhonia (Eryngium foetidum L.) production at the Bangahandhu Sheikh Mujibar Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) Research Farm during December 2002 to May 2003. The treatments consisted of four shade levels (0, 25, 50, and 75% shades) and five nitrogen rates (0, 115, 138, 161, and 1...

Wave aberrations in the human eye are usually known with respect to the ideal spherical wavefront in the exit pupil. Using Kirchhoff's diffraction theory, we have derived a diffraction integral to compute the optical field on the retina from the wave aberration data. We have proposed a numerical algorithm based on the Stamnes-Spjelkavik-Pedersen (SSP) method to solve that integral. We have show...

A. LEE BURNS,* KARIN MAGENDZO,* MEERA SRIVASTAVA,t EDUARDO ROJAS,* CLAUD0 PARRA,* MILTON DE LA FUENTE,* CONSTANCE CULTRARO,* ANAT SHIRVAN,* TIKVA VOGEL.* JUDY HELDMAN,* HUNG CAOHUY.* DONATELLA TOMBACCINI* and HARVEY B. POLLARD* * Luhorutoty of Cell Bioloby utid Geiietits, Nutiotiul ltistitiite of1)iuhete.s utid Digestive utid Kidtiey Diseuses, Nutionul 1ti.stitute.s of lleulth. Bethesdu, M D 20...

It is assumed that salinity enhances the concentration of valuable metabolites in halophytes. The objective was to find a salt concentration and a point in time at which the yield for the valuable metabolites was maximal. Therefore, three different halophyte species were grown under different salinities and harvested over a period from shortly after stress induction up to three weeks. Various r...