A protocol for the in vitro establishment of two Sicilian genotypes of mulberry has been set up. Multiple shoots were initiated and plantlets were produced from buds collected from mature trees of Morus alba L. and Morus nigra L., grown in the field. The influence of two explanting times (September and December) of buds on the in vitro response has been observed. The percentage of sprouting aft...

Alergol Inmunol Clin, December 1999 Vol. 14, No 6, pp. 398-401 The blackberry (Morus nigra, Rubus fruticosus) (Fig. 1) is the fruit of the blackberry bush, a wild-occurring bush of the Rosaceae family, genus Rubus. A number of proteins from fruits of this family have been implicated in allergic processes, both independently and in association with pollenosis. There have been reports of asthma, ...

BACKGROUND Many changes can occur in proteins, including amino acid modification, fragmentation, changes in absorption and fluorescence spectra and others. All these modifications can be used as markers of protein damage by free radicals. AIM OF THE WORK The aim of the present study was to investigate the antioxidant activities of the aqueous extracts of dry green of pods Phaseolus vulgaris, ...

Phenolic compounds were extracted from the fruits of Morus nigra and Morus alba using methanol and acetone. The sugar-free extracts (SFEs) were prepared using Amberlite XAD-16 column chromatography. All of the SFEs exhibited antioxidant potential as determined by ABTS (0.75-1.25 mmol Trolox/g), DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) (EC(50) from 48 μg/mL to 79 μg/mL), and reducing power assays. H...

The present study was carried out to find out the antimicrobial activity of aqueous, acetone and ethyl acetate extract of Morus nigra and Citrus limon. Antimicrobial analysis was done by using agar well diffusion method against bacterial pathogens. Ethyl acetate extract of Morus nigra exhibited the maximum zone of inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus, while ethyl acetate extract of Citrus l...

Morus nigra L. (Moraceae) is a tree known as black mulberry and the leaves are used in folk medicine in the treatment of diabetes, high cholesterol and menopause symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the M. nigra leaves phytochemical profile in different extractions and the hypolipidemic effect of the infusion comparing to the fenofibrate. Morus nigra infusion (MN) showed higher amoun...

Dry matter, organic acids, ascorbic acid, minerals (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium) and polyphenolic profile of a number of non-traditional fruit species and their genotypes, namely blue honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), Saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia), black mulberry (Morus nigra), Tomentosa cherry (Prunus tomentosa Thunb.) and jostaberry (Ribes nigrum x Grossul...