BACKGROUND: The Tridax procumbens extracts (TPE) are known for their ethno-medicinal properties to increase osteogenic functioning in mesenchymal stem cells. Recently, we found that the T. procumbens flavonoids (TPF) significantly suppressed the RANKL-induced osteoclasts differentiation and bone resorpti...
Asteraceae/química,
Densidad Ósea/efectos de los fármacos,
Resorción Ósea/tratamiento farmacológico,
Diferenciación Celular/efectos de los fármacos,
Flavonoides/farmacología,
Osteogénesis/efectos de los fármacos,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Resorción Ósea/patología,
Flavonoides/aislamiento & purificación,
Osteoblastos/citología,
Osteoblastos/efectos de los fármacos,
Ratones Endogámicos C57BL
BACKGROUND: Ferredoxin NADP(H) oxidoreductases (EC 1.18.1.2) (FNR) are flavoenzymes present in photosynthetic organisms; they are relevant for the production of reduced donors to redox reactions, i.e. in photosynthesis, the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH using the electrons provided by Ferredoxin (Fd), a sm...
BACKGROUND: The marine environment is a rich source of bioactive natural products. Many of the marine bioactive compounds have been derived successfully from molluscs. Euchelus asper is a marine mollusc which is commonly found in the intertidal rocky regions of the Mumbai coast. The present study was foc...
Jojoba is considered a promising oil crop and is cultivated for diverse purposes in many countries. The jojoba seed produces unique high-quality oil with a wide range of applications such as medical and industrial-related products. The plant also has potential value in combatting desertification and land...
ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the effects of the culturing media and the levels of nitrogen and phosphorus on the growth, biomass productivity and lipid production of four species of Microcystis (M. novacekii, M. aeruginosa, M panniformis and M. protocystis). The lipid extract was obtained by refl...
ZOCCHE, JAIRO J;
ROHR, PAULA;
DAMIANI, ADRIANI P;
LEFFA, DANIELA D;
MARTINS, MIRIAM C;
ZOCCHE, CAROLINE M;
TEIXEIRA, KARINA O;
BORGES, GABRIELA D;
JESUS, MAIELLEN M DE;
SANTOS, CARLA E I DOS;
DIAS, JOHNNY F;
ANDRADE, VANESSA M DE.
ABSTRACT We assessed elemental composition of the liver in mice subjected to one-time or chronic consumption of the juice of vegetables cultivated in a vegetable garden built over deposits of coal waste. Lactuca sativa L. (lettuce), Beta vulgaris L. (beet), Brassica oleracea L. var. italica (broccoli) an...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to identify thyroid hormones and to examine their putative site of synthesis in Achatina fulica snails. For this purpose, radioimmunoassays were performed for T3 and T4 before and after long starvation with or without hemolymph deproteinization. Sodium/iodide symp...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to develop and improve protein concentration techniques for two industrial by-products with the potential for use in fish feed. In particular, we chemically characterized crambe meal and sunflower meal and their protein concentrates. Three different protein concentr...
ABSTRACT The dichloromethane extract of Plectranthus ornatus Codd., a tradicional medicinal plant, showed antibiotic activity with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 0.4 mg.mL-1 and 100 percent of biofilm inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from animals with mastitis i...
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Bovinos,
Mastitis Bovina,
Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Plantas Medicinales/química,
Plantas Medicinales/clasificación,
Plectranthus/química,
Plectranthus/clasificación,
Staphylococcus aureus/efectos de los fármacos,
Staphylococcus aureus/aislamiento & purificación
ABSTRACT Freshwater algae are rich sources of structurally biologically active metabolites, such as fatty acids, steroids, carotenoids and polysaccharides. Among these metabolites, lectins stand out. Lectins are proteins or glycoproteins of non-immune origin which bind to carbohydrates or glycoconjugates...
