Physalis peruviana L. is a solanacea that has been gaining prominence due to its fruits presenting good acceptance in the national and international market. However, several abiotic factors, such as salinity, can cause physiological disturbances in plants, and these changes may be of greater or lesser in...
The cultivation of non-traditional fruits has gained ground in the horticulture sector, but which, in certain situations, are plants that require previous studies related to soil adaptability, climate, and irrigation water quality. In this sense, this work aimed to evaluate the effects of irrigation wate...
The biotechnological interest in genus Physalis has increased in the last decades, however, there are still few micropropagation studies of this genus. The objective of this study was to evaluate P. angulata photoautotrophic and photomixotrophic micropropagation with gas exchange under seven li...
Physalis alkekengi is an ornamental plant that can also be used as a medicinal plant due to its anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, antitumor and fungicidal properties. Polyploidization can be an important tool in the genetic improvement of this species. The objective this work was to obtain tetraploids in ...
La etnomedicina es una disciplina idónea para elegir especies vegetales con el fin de ser estudiadas farmacológicamente; las cuatro especies seleccionadas para el presente estudio se usan como hipoglucemiantes en la medicina tradicional de la Amazonía peruana. Objetivos. Estudiar la capacidad inhibito...
Objetivos. Determinar los principales tipos de sustancias bioactivas, contenido de polifenoles y actividad antioxidante de cinco frutales nativos de paramos y bosques de neblina del norte peruano. Materiales y métodos. Cinco frutales nativos (Gaultheria reticulata «ushpa», Hesperomeles obtusifolia «s...
Objetivo: Evaluar la actividad antioxidante in vitro de los diferentes extractos obtenidos del fruto de Physalis peruviana L. (aguaymanto) y fruto fresco mediante el método DPPH, ABTS; los componentes fitoquímicos cualitativamente y cuantificar el contenido ácido ascórbico (vitamina C). Materiales y ...
Objetivo. Determinar la bioactividad de trece plantas medicinales peruanas a través de su capacidad citotóxica. Materiales y métodos. Se elaboraron extractos acuosos, hidroalcohólicos, o zumos liofilizados de las especies vegetales seleccionadas. La citotoxicidad in vitro fue evaluada usando la prueb...