Gokturk, Temel
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål 1855) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive and economically important agricultural and ornamental insect pest nowadays established in many countries. There are numerous methods used for its control. Due to the increased risk of chemical contamination upon the application of synthetic insec...
Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Suresh
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
The methanol extract and its ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) of Actaea acuminata (Wall. ex. Royle) H. Hara roots were reported to exhibit significant antianxiety, anticonvulsant and antidepressant activities, and mild sedative activity. But the constituents responsible for these activities have not been isolated. The present study was undertaken to is...
Elgazzar, Ahmed S.
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
The novel COVID-19 pandemic is a current, major global health threat. Up till now, there is no fully approved pharmacological treatment or a vaccine. Also, its origin is still mysterious. In this study, simple mathematical models were employed to examine the dynamics of transmission and control of COVID-19 taking into consideration social distancin...
Petkov, Venelin H. Ardasheva, Raina G. Prissadova, Natalia A. Kristev, Athanas D. Stoyanov, Plamen S. Argirova, Mariana D.
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
This study reports the effects of aqueous extracts obtained from three fern species of Bulgarian origin: Asplenium ceterach L., Asplenium scolopendrium L., and Asplenium trichomanes L. on the contractility and bioelectrogenesis of rat gastric smooth muscle tissues. In the concentration range 0.015–0.150 mg/mL the three extracts contracted smooth mu...
Chakraborty, Anubhav Sankaran, Vishwam Murugan, Ramar Chellappan, David Raj
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
Cinnamomum tamala and Cinnamomum verum are known for their folk medicinal usage in treating gastrointestinal ailments. The spasmolytic activity of essential oils was studied using isolated rat ileum. The results indicate that C. tamala, despite having a lower content of eugenol (60%), shows a spasmolytic potential of 68.01 ± 2.63% (EC50 = 110.12 ± ...
Shahinozzaman, Md Islam, Moutushi Basak, Bristy Sultana, Arifa Emran, Rashiduzzaman Ashrafizadeh, Milad Islam, A. T. M. Rafiqul
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
Lambertianic acid (LA) is a diterpene bioactive compound mainly purified from different species of Pinus. It is an optical isomer of another natural compound daniellic acid and was firstly purified from Pinus lambertiana. LA can be synthesized in laboratory from podocarpic acid. It has been reported to have potential health benefits in attenuating ...
Badem, Merve Sener, Sıla Ozlem Kanbolat, Seyda Korkmaz, Nuriye Yildirmiş, Sermet Ozgen, Ufuk Aliyazicioglu, Rezzan Salva, Emine Kaban, Kübra Kandemir, Ali
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
The aim of the present study is to determine the potent biological activities and carry out isolation studies on Barbarea integrifolia. The antioxidant capacity of the species was evaluated by total phenolic content, FRAP, CUPRAC, and DPPH radical scavenging activity. Anticancer activity studies were performed by MTT assay in MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, Hep...
Özdemir, Özlem Marinelli, Lisa Cacciatore, Ivana Ciulla, Michele Emsen, Bugrahan Di Stefano, Antonio Mardinoglu, Adil Turkez, Hasan
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
Several epidemiologic, clinical and experimental reports indicate that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) could have a potential as anticancer agents. The aim of this study was the evaluation of cytotoxic potential in human glioblastoma cells of novel synthesized NSAID derivatives, obtained by linking, through a spacer, α-lipoic acid (AL...
Perdomo, Deisy Bubis, José
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
Since tyrosine phosphorylation appears to play important functions in photoreceptor cells, we searched here for retinal nonreceptor tyrosine kinases of the Src family. We demonstrated that Src family tyrosine kinases were present in the cytosolic fraction of extracted bovine retinas. A Src family tyrosine kinase with an apparent molecular mass of a...
Kokanova-Nedialkova, Zlatina Nedialkov, Paraskev Kondeva-Burdina, Magdalena
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
An ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography – high-resolution mass spectrometry profiling method was used for a comprehensive study of flavonoid and saponin-rich fractions from the aerial parts of wild spinach (Chenopodium bonus-henricus L.). Thirty-six compounds, respectively, 22 saponins of eight sapogenins (phytolaccagenin, bayogenin, medica...
