The genus Ixiolirion, belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family, contains about 3 species distributed in center and southwest of Asia and northeast of Africa. The Iranian flora consists of only one bulbous flowering species; Ixiolirion tataricum (Pall.) Herb., with the Persian name of “Khiarak”. In the present work, I. tataricum was collected, during the flowering stage,...

The genus Ixiolirion, belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family, contains about 3 species distributed in center and southwest of Asia and northeast of Africa. The Iranian flora consists of only one bulbous flowering species; Ixiolirion tataricum (Pall.) Herb., with the Persian name of “Khiarak”. In the present work, I. tataricum was collected, during the flowering stage,...

the genus ixiolirion, belonging to the amaryllidaceae family, contains about 3 species distributed in center and southwest of asia and northeast of africa. the iranian flora consists of only one bulbous flowering species; ixiolirion tataricum (pall.) herb., with the persian name of “khiarak”. in the present work, i. tataricum was collected, during the flowering stage, from the sarduiyeh area in...

Agarwood is the fragrant resinous material mainly formed from species of Aquilaria. 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones, especially the highly oxidized 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones, are the main representative compounds from agarwood. It is important to determine whether agarwood in trade is from cultivated trees or natural trees in the Convention on the International Trade in Endangere...

PURPOSE Phenylacetate has potent antiproliferative effects in many malignant tumors. However, the exact mechanism as to how phenylacetate induces cell growth arrest remains unclear and very little is known about its effects on human osteosarcoma cells. In this study, we investigated whether phenylacetate is effective against two osteosarcoma cell lines (HOS and U-2 OS) in vitro. MATERIALS AND...

There is increasing evidence that phenylacetate inhibits growth and modulates differentiation in a variety of tumors with effects on gene expression, and protein prenylation and glycosylation at concentrations that have been safely used in humans. We evaluated the antineoplastic effects of phenylacetate in five thyroid cancer cell lines of follicular cell origin in vitro. We found early growth ...