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Nat Prod Res.

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10.1080/14786419.2016.1185722

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27189840

Karyological investigations and new chromosome number reports in Bellevalia Lapeyrouse, 1808 and Muscari Miller, 1758 (Asparagaceae) from Algeria.

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Comp Cytogenet.

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27186346

Potential antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of Morus indica and Asystasia gangetica in alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus.

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27186088

Evaluation of antimutagenic and protective effects of Parkinsonia aculeata L. leaves against H2O2 induced damage in pBR322 DNA.

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Physiol Mol Biol Plants.

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10.1007/s12298-016-0346-2

PubMed:

27186016

Anthocyanins of the anthers as chemotaxonomic markers in the genus Populus L.. Differentiation between Populus nigra, Populus alba and Populus tremula.

This study aimed to investigate the role of anthocyanins in the anthers of three Populus species found in the Iberian Peninsula. The researchers hypothesized that the anthocyanins might act as photoprotectors, shielding pollen grains from excessive sunlight. The study found that the degree of pilosity of the bracts was related to the levels and types of anthocyanins in the anthers, which may support the photoprotective role proposed for them. Anthocyanins were also found to be useful as chemotaxonomic markers, with qualitative and quantitative differences detected among the samples. Hierarchical Cluster and Principal Components Analyses revealed intraspecific differences among samples, pointing to different clones or varieties of the same species.

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Phytochemistry.

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10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.04.004

PubMed:

27179685

Phytochemical study and biological evaluation of chemical constituents of Platanus orientalis and Platanus × acerifolia buds.

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Phytochemistry.

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10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.04.006

PubMed:

27179684

Antiviral activity of hydroalcoholic extract from Eupatorium perfoliatum L. against the attachment of influenza A virus.

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J Ethnopharmacol.

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10.1016/j.jep.2016.05.016

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27178637

Palmatine from Mahonia bealei attenuates gut tumorigenesis in ApcMin/+ mice via inhibition of inflammatory cytokines.

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27175745