Notulae Scientia Biologicae (http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro), Issue 2, Volume 15, 2023: The papers published in this issue represent interesting novelties different topics of life science. Among the exciting research or reviews, we invite readers to find news about: Neuroprotective role a protoberberine alkaloid against aluminum-induced neuroinflammation and excitotoxicity; Evaluation cross-ge...

Proanthocyanidins (PAs) in sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) are of interest to ameliorate the sustainability of livestock production. However, sainfoin forage yield and PA concentrations, as well as their composition, require optimization. Individual plants of 27 sainfoin accessions from four continents were analyzed with LC-ESI-QqQ-MS/MS for PA concentrations and simple phenolic compound...

the genus onobrychis is subdivided into two subgenera: onobrychis and sisyrosema. phylogenetic relationships of 19 species of onobrychis (fabaceae: tribe hedysareae) and one representative each of genera eversmannia and ebenus were estimated from dna sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (its) region. parsimony analysis of the its region formed a dendrogram with strong bootstrap support ...

In this study, the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Vicia villosa, Trifolium ochroleucum and Onobrychis altissima samples were investigated. For this purpose, plant extracts were tested against 3 fungus, 4 Gr(-) and 3 Gr(+) bacteria; additionally the glutathione (GSH) level and total phenolic content were measered spectrophtometrically and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) was done by...

Recovery of overexploited marine populations has been slow, and most remain below target biomass levels. A key question is whether this is due to insufficient reductions in harvest rates or the erosion of population resilience. Using a global meta-analysis of overfished stocks, we find that resilience of those stocks subjected to moderate levels of overfishing is enhanced, not compromised, offe...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Molecular experiments suggest that the regulation of the biosynthesis of condensed tannin (CT) is sensitive to the presence of plant enemies. The enemy-specific response of CT concentrations to simulated attacks by pathogenic fungi, bacteria or herbivores was studied in Onobrychis viciifolia grown at four levels of nutrient availability. It was hypothesized that CT concentra...