Betula pendula

Common Names: European white birch

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

Chemical Content and Cytotoxic Activity on Various Cancer Cell Lines of Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) Growing on Betula pendula and Betula pubescens.

Summary

Chaga mushroom extracts from birch species have moderate cytotoxic activity on various cancer cell lines. Extracts from certain species show stronger effects due to higher content of specific compounds. Chaga shows potential as a source of selective anticancer compounds.

Cancer
Raal A et al (2024).
Pharmaceuticals (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/ph17081013
PubMed:
39204121

Role of ectomycorrhizal colonization in enhancement of nutrients for survival of plants collected from mountainous cold stress areas.

Umar A et al (2024).
BMC Microbiol.
DOI:
10.1186/s12866-024-03453-8
PubMed:
39138453

How tree species have modified the potentially toxic elements distributed in the developed soil-plant system in a post-fire site in highly industrialized region.

Woś B et al (2024).
Environ Monit Assess.
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-024-12933-3
PubMed:
39096404

Adapting to climate change: responses of fine root traits and C exudation in five tree species with different light-use strategy.

Sell M et al (2024).
Front Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2024.1389569
PubMed:
39086915

Urban forest species selection for improvement of ecological benefits in Polish cities - The actual and forecast potential.

Kacprzak MJ et al (2024).
J Environ Manage.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121732
PubMed:
38981262

Participation of CWINV and SUS Genes in Sucrose Utilization in the Disruption of Cambium Derivatives Differentiation of Silver Birch.

Summary

Research on Karelian birch highlighted the importance of invertase and sucrose synthase in carbon distribution for woody biomass accumulation. Understanding these enzymes can improve timber quality and yield in forestry and bioenergy industries.

Genetics
Moshchenskaya YL et al (2024).
Protein Pept Lett.
DOI:
10.2174/0109298665309207240621094227
PubMed:
38963111

Accumulation ability of trace metals by silver birch leaves in areas contaminated by Zn-Pb ore processing: Effects of excessive trace metal accumulation on specialized metabolism.

Dresler S et al (2024).
Chemosphere.
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142719
PubMed:
38944353

Evaluating birch leaf tea as a functional herbal beverage: Beneficial impact on the urinary tract, and metabolism in human organism.

Popowski D et al (2024).
Food Res Int.
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114481
PubMed:
38876582

Seasonal dynamics and punctuated carbon sink reduction suggest photosynthetic capacity of boreal silver birch is reduced by the accumulation of hexose.

Tian M et al (2024).
New Phytol.
DOI:
10.1111/nph.19883
PubMed:
38853424

Molecular characterization of birch toti-like virus, a plant-associated member of the new family Orthototiviridae.

Reyes-Proaño E, Knerr AJ and Karasev AV (2024).
Arch Virol.
DOI:
10.1007/s00705-024-06067-7
PubMed:
38850451

UPBEAT1-ROS-POD-PAL System under Different Xylogenesis Scenarios in Karelian Birch [Betula pendula Roth var. carelica (Mercl.) Hämet-Ahti].

Nikerova KM et al (2024).
Protein Pept Lett.
DOI:
10.2174/0109298665291781240529044444
PubMed:
38840406

Biotechnological potential of red yeast isolated from birch forests in Poland.

Kot AM et al (2024).
Biotechnol Lett.
DOI:
10.1007/s10529-024-03482-3
PubMed:
38687405

The association analysis of DNA methylation and transcriptomics identified BpCYCD3;2 as a participant in influencing cell division in autotetraploid birch (Betula pendula) leaves.

Genetics
Zhang X et al (2024).
Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.112099
PubMed:
38640971

Chemical Composition and Mechanical Properties of Wood after Thermal Modification in Closed Process under Pressure in Nitrogen.

Grinins J et al (2024).
Materials (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/ma17071468
PubMed:
38611982

Coordinated hydraulic traits influence the two phases of time to hydraulic failure in five temperate tree species differing in stomatal stringency.

Waite PA et al (2024).
Tree Physiol.
DOI:
10.1093/treephys/tpae038
PubMed:
38606678

Unpunctual in diversity: The effect of stand species richness on spring phenology of deciduous tree stands varies among species and years.

Heinecke T et al (2024).
Glob Chang Biol.
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.17266
PubMed:
38533756

The presence of radiotoxic (210) Po and (210) Pb in Ukrainian wild medicinal plants and the assessment of related dose and cancer risk.

Summary

Researchers studied radiotoxicity of Po and Pb in popular medicinal plants from Ukraine; found low radiation doses and no cancer risk from consuming herbal plants. No radiological risk detected.

Cancer
Moniakowska A et al (2024).
J Environ Qual.
DOI:
10.1002/jeq2.20555
PubMed:
38481362

Dissection of figured wood trait in curly birch (Betula pendula Roth var. carelica (Mercklin) Hämet-Ahti) using high-throughput genotyping.

Gubaev R et al (2024).
Sci Rep.
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-024-55404-y
PubMed:
38424163

Factors controlling Mn and Zn contents in leaves of silver and downy birch in acidified soils of Central Europe and Norway.

Bílková G et al (2024).
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-024-31837-w
PubMed:
38196039

Vascular plants and mosses as bioindicators of variability of the coastal pine forest (Empetro nigri-Pinetum).

Wolski GJ et al (2024).
Sci Rep.
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-023-50189-y
PubMed:
38167576

Betula pendula Leaf Extract Targets the Interplay between Brain Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and NFkB Pathways in Amyloid Aβ(1-42)-Treated Rats.

Summary

Researchers analyzed a leaf extract for its chemical composition and tested its effects on rats with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The extract reduced oxidative stress and inflammation, improved antioxidant capacity, and enhanced behavior, suggesting potential benefits for AD treatment.

ImmunologyNeuroscience
Sevastre-Berghian AC et al (2023).
Antioxidants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/antiox12122110
PubMed:
38136229

Adaptation of Betula pendula Roth., Pinus sylvestris L., and Larix decidua Mill. to environmental stress caused by tailings waste highly contaminated by trace elements.

Świątek B, Kraj W and Pietrzykowski M (2023).
Environ Monit Assess.
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-023-12134-4
PubMed:
38110766

The impact of anthropogenic transformation of urban soils on ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associated with silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) growth in natural versus urban soils.

Olchowik J et al (2023).
Sci Rep.
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-023-48592-6
PubMed:
38042912

Soil legacies of tree species richness in a young plantation do not modulate tree seedling response to watering regime.

Dhiedt E et al (2023).
Plant Biol (Stuttg).
DOI:
10.1111/plb.13597
PubMed:
38041577

Tree architecture: A strigolactone-deficient mutant reveals a connection between branching order and auxin gradient along the tree stem.

Su C et al (2023).
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.2308587120
PubMed:
37991945

Common Pollen Modulate Immune Responses against Viral-Like Challenges in Airway Coculture Model.

Tossavainen T et al (2023).
J Immunol Res.
DOI:
10.1155/2023/6639092
PubMed:
37965270

Warming nondormant tree roots advances aboveground spring phenology in temperate trees.

Malyshev AV et al (2023).
New Phytol.
DOI:
10.1111/nph.19304
PubMed:
37897071

Plant Extracts as Skin Care and Therapeutic Agents.

Review
Michalak M et al (2023).
Int J Mol Sci.
DOI:
10.3390/ijms242015444
PubMed:
37895122

Assessment of heavy metals bioaccumulation in Silver Birch (Betula pendula Roth) from an AMD active, abandoned gold mine waste.

Jurković J et al (2023).
Environ Geochem Health.
DOI:
10.1007/s10653-023-01774-7
PubMed:
37864130

Microbial biomarkers of tree water status for next-generation biomonitoring of forest ecosystems.

Cambon MC et al (2023).
Mol Ecol.
DOI:
10.1111/mec.17149
PubMed:
37815414

Establishment of high-efficiency genome editing in white birch (Betula platyphylla Suk.).

Genetics
Cheng D et al (2024).
Plant Biotechnol J.
DOI:
10.1111/pbi.14176
PubMed:
37723889

Model of methane transport in tree stems: Case study of sap flow and radial diffusion.

Anttila J et al (2023).
Plant Cell Environ.
DOI:
10.1111/pce.14718
PubMed:
37712449

Polymer Tablet Matrix Systems for the Controlled Release of Dry Betula pendula Leaf Extract.

Penkov D et al (2023).
Polymers (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/polym15173558
PubMed:
37688182

Seed Treatment with Electromagnetic Field Induces Different Effects on Emergence, Growth and Profiles of Biochemical Compounds in Seven Half-Sib Families of Silver Birch.

Čėsnienė I et al (2023).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants12173048
PubMed:
37687295

How does pollen production of allergenic species differ between urban and rural environments?

Jetschni J, Fritsch M and Jochner-Oette S (2023).
Int J Biometeorol.
DOI:
10.1007/s00484-023-02545-w
PubMed:
37658998

Physiological response mechanism of European birch (Betula pendula Roth) to PEG-induced drought stress and hydration.

Kou J et al (2023).
Front Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2023.1226456
PubMed:
37655222

Biochemical Aspects of the Spiral Grain Formation in Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris L.) Wood. Some Differences and Similarities with Biochemical Indicators of Abnormal Xylogenesis in Karelian Birch (Betula Pendula Roth Var. Carelica (Mercl.) Hämet-Ahti).

Nikerova KM et al (2023).
Protein Pept Lett.
DOI:
10.2174/0929866530666230824101841
PubMed:
37622712

Functional study of BpCOI1 reveals its role in affecting disease resistance in birch.

Lv G et al (2023).
Plant Physiol Biochem.
DOI:
10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107938
PubMed:
37579684

Xylem embolism and bubble formation during freezing suggest complex dynamics of pressure in Betula pendula stems.

Charra-Vaskou K et al (2023).
J Exp Bot.
DOI:
10.1093/jxb/erad275
PubMed:
37463327

Comparison of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites and Cytotoxicity of Extracts from Inonotus obliquus Isolates from Different Host Species.

Sułkowska-Ziaja K et al (2023).
Molecules.
DOI:
10.3390/molecules28134907
PubMed:
37446570

Automatization of metabolite extraction for high throughput metabolomics: case study on transgenic isoprene-emitting birch.

Bertić M et al (2023).
Tree Physiol.
DOI:
10.1093/treephys/tpad087
PubMed:
37418159

Heritable epigenetic modification of BpPIN1 is associated with leaf shapes in Betula pendula.

Gu C et al (2023).
Tree Physiol.
DOI:
10.1093/treephys/tpad085
PubMed:
37406032

Derivative-based time-adjusted analysis of diurnal and within-tree variation in the OJIP fluorescence transient of silver birch.

Akinyemi OO et al (2023).
Photosynth Res.
DOI:
10.1007/s11120-023-01033-x
PubMed:
37382782

Robbsia betulipollinis sp. nov., Isolated from Pollen of Birch (Betula pendula).

Shi H et al (2023).
Curr Microbiol.
DOI:
10.1007/s00284-023-03344-7
PubMed:
37278851

Effects of air humidity and soil moisture on secondary metabolites in the leaves and roots of Betula pendula of different competitive status.

Kharel B et al (2023).
Oecologia.
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-023-05388-9
PubMed:
37246972

Tree Biomass and Leaf Area Allometric Relations for Betula pendula Roth Based on Samplings in the Western Carpathians.

Konôpka B et al (2023).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants12081607
PubMed:
37111832

Variability of activity concentrations and radial distributions of (137)Cs and (90)Sr in trunk wood of Scots pine and Silver birch.

Holiaka D et al (2023).
J Environ Radioact.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2023.107186
PubMed:
37087959

Plants and Other Materials Used for Dyeing in the Present Territory of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine according to Rostafiński's Questionnaire from 1883.

Köhler P, Bystry A and Łuczaj Ł (2023).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants12071482
PubMed:
37050108

Betula pendula trees infected by birch idaeovirus and cherry leaf roll virus: Impacts of urbanisation and NO(2) levels.

Gilles S et al (2023).
Environ Pollut.
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121526
PubMed:
37001600

Antioxidant activities in relation to the transport of heavy metals from the soil to different parts of Betula pendula (Roth.).

Makuch-Pietraś I et al (2023).
J Biol Eng.
DOI:
10.1186/s13036-022-00322-8
PubMed:
36879267

An Indicating Role of Antioxidant System Enzymes at the Stage of Active Structural Anomalies Formation in Karelian birch (Betula pendula Roth var. carelica (Mercl.) Hämet-Ahti).

Nikerova KM et al (2023).
Protein Pept Lett.
DOI:
10.2174/0929866530666230228113430
PubMed:
36852788

Effect of Low-Thermal Treatment on the Particle Size Distribution in Wood Dust after Milling.

Júda M et al (2023).
Polymers (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/polym15041059
PubMed:
36850342

The Potential of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products in the Treatment of Burns and Sunburn-A Review.

Review
Skowrońska W and Bazylko A (2023).
Pharmaceutics.
DOI:
10.3390/pharmaceutics15020633
PubMed:
36839954

Hypolypidemic Activity of L-Rhamnopyranosyl-6-O-Methyl-D-Galacturonan, a Polysaccharide Isolated from Birch Leaves (Betula pendula L.).

Buyko EE et al (2023).
Bull Exp Biol Med.
DOI:
10.1007/s10517-023-05702-8
PubMed:
36723740

Air pollution in the places of Betula pendula growth and development changes the physicochemical properties and the main allergen content of its pollen.

Phytochemistry
Stawoska I et al (2023).
PLoS One.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0279826
PubMed:
36696393

Correction to: Polar day syndrome: differences in growth, photosynthetic traits and sink-size patterns between northern and southern Finnish silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) provenances in native and non-native photoperiods.

(2023).
Tree Physiol.
DOI:
10.1093/treephys/tpad003
PubMed:
36688624

Novel compounds discovery approach based on UPLC-QTOF-MS/MS chemical profile reveals birch bark extract anti-inflammatory, -oxidative, and -proliferative effects.

CancerImmunology
Ou-Yang T et al (2023).
J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2023.116148
PubMed:
36634723

Eco-Physiological Adaptations of the Xylotrophic Basidiomycetes Fungi to CO(2) and O(2) Mode in the Woody Habitat.

Mukhin VA and Diyarova DK (2022).
J Fungi (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/jof8121296
PubMed:
36547629

Molecular mechanism of leaf adaxial upward curling caused by BpPIN3 suppression in Betula pendula.

Chen K et al (2022).
Front Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2022.1060228
PubMed:
36531359

Climate change related phenological decoupling in species belonging to the Betulaceae family.

Picornell A, Smith M and Rojo J (2023).
Int J Biometeorol.
DOI:
10.1007/s00484-022-02398-9
PubMed:
36308550

Investigation of the Genotoxicological Profile of Aqueous Betula pendula Extracts.

Efthimiou I et al (2022).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants11202673
PubMed:
36297697

Polar day syndrome: differences in growth, photosynthetic traits and sink-size patterns between northern and southern Finnish silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) provenances in native and non-native photoperiods.

Tenkanen A et al (2023).
Tree Physiol.
DOI:
10.1093/treephys/tpac104
PubMed:
36049078

Separating the effects of air and soil temperature on silver birch. Part II. The relation of physiology and leaf anatomy to growth dynamics.

Kilpeläinen J et al (2022).
Tree Physiol.
DOI:
10.1093/treephys/tpac093
PubMed:
35939341

Separating the effects of air and soil temperature on silver birch. Part I. Does soil temperature or resource competition determine the timing of root growth?

Kilpeläinen J et al (2022).
Tree Physiol.
DOI:
10.1093/treephys/tpac092
PubMed:
35939338

Accumulation of (90)SR by Betula pendula within the East Ural Radioactive Trace zone.

Mikhailovskaya LN et al (2022).
J Environ Radioact.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.106914
PubMed:
35623212

Silver Birch (Betula pendula Roth.) on Dry Mineral Rather than on Deep Peat Soils Is More Dependent on Frozen Conditions in Terms of Wind Damage in the Eastern Baltic Region.

Krišāns O et al (2022).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants11091174
PubMed:
35567175

Santin and cirsimaritin from Betula pubescens and Betula pendula buds induce apoptosis in human digestive system cancer cells.

Cancer
Szoka L et al (2021).
J Cell Mol Med.
DOI:
10.1111/jcmm.17031
PubMed:
34755444

Evaluation of Antioxidative Mechanisms In Vitro and Triterpenes Composition of Extracts from Silver Birch (Betula pendula Roth) and Black Birch (Betula obscura Kotula) Barks by FT-IR and HPLC-PDA.

Phytochemistry
Ostapiuk A et al (2021).
Molecules.
DOI:
10.3390/molecules26154633
PubMed:
34361786

Reproduction strategies of the silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) at post-industrial sites.

Franiel I and Kompała-Bąba A (2021).
Sci Rep.
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-021-91383-0
PubMed:
34099779

Antioxidant Activity of Dry Birch (Betula Pendula) Leaves Extract.

Penkov D et al (2018).
Folia Med (Plovdiv).
DOI:
10.2478/folmed-2018-0035
PubMed:
31188766

Speciation analysis of aluminium in plant parts of Betula pendula and in soil.

Zioła-Frankowska A and Frankowski M (2018).
J Environ Sci (China).
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2017.03.021
PubMed:
29548386