Conservation of Chinese Plant Diversity: An Overview 

López i Pujol, Jordi; Wang, Hua-Feng; Zhang, Zhi-Yong (Publication date: 2021-06-11)

China is one of the richest countries in plant diversity, ranking third in the world (after Brazil and Colombia) in number of species, and one of the world’s 17 ‘mega-diversity’ countries (Mittermeier et al., 1997). The ...

In vitro Antiplasmodial Activities of Alkaloids Isolated from Roots of Worsleya procera (Lem.) Traub (Amaryllidaceae) 

Gonring-Salarini, Karla L.; Conti, Raphael; Andrade, Jean Paulo de; Borges, Bárbara Juliana P.; Aguiar, Anna Caroline C.; Souza, Juliana O.; Zanini, Camila L.; Oliva, Glaucius; Tenorio, Juan Carlos; Ellena, Javier; Bastida Armengol, Jaume; Guido, Rafael V. C.; Borges, Warley S. (Publication date: 2020-07-02)

A combined phytochemical, crystallographic and biological study of Worsleya procera roots was performed. Fifteen alkaloids were identified by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and seven of them were isolated. ...

Effect of Utipro® (containing gelatin-xyloglucan) against Escherichia coli invasion of intestinal epithelial cells: results of an in vitro study 

De Servi, Barbara; Ranzini, Francesco; Piqué i Clusella, Núria (Publication date: 2020-06-08)

Aim: To evaluate whether Utipro(®), a natural product approved to prevent urinary tract infections, protects intestinal epithelial cells from Escherichia coli adherence/intracellular invasion in vitro. Materials & methods: ...

Traditional uses of Cannabis: An analysis of the CANNUSE data base. 

Balant, Manica; Gras Mas, Airy; Ruz, Mario; Vallès Xirau, Joan, 1959-; Vitales Serrano, Daniel; Garnatje i Roca, Teresa (Publication date: 2025-02-13)

Ethnopharmacological relevance Cannabis is one of the most versatile genera in terms of plant use and has been exploited by humans for millennia. Nowadays, Cannabis is the centre of many scientific studies, most of them ...

Seed morphology of Iberian Species of the genus Aconitum L. 

Molero i Briones, Julià; Puig, Ma. Antonieta (Publication date: 2012-11-09)

Es presenta un estudi morfològic-biomètric de les granes deis taxons del genere Aconitum L. presents a la Península Ibérica. Es tracten aspectes que fan referencia a: 1) disposició de les granes al fol-licle, 2) definido ...

Alkaloid profile in wild autumn-flowering daffodils and their acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity 

Lisa-Molina, Julia; Gómez-Murillo, Pedro; Arellano-Martín, Irene; Jiménez, Carles; Rodríguez-Escobar, María Lenny; Tallini, Luciana R.; Viladomat Meya, Francesc; Torras Claveria, Laura; Bastida Armengol, Jaume (Publication date: 2024-02-21)

Amaryllidaceae alkaloids are secondary metabolites with interesting medicinal properties. Almost every Narcissus species can synthesize them and constitute an excellent source for their isolation and study. Several ...

Ultrastructural organisation of the spermatozoon of Allopodocotyle tunisiensis Derbel and Neifar, 2009 (Digenea, Opecoelidae), an intestinal parasite of Solea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927 (Teleostei, Soleidae) 

Kacem, Hichem; Diagne, Papa Mbagnick; Miquel Colomé, Jordi (Publication date: 2020-05-22)

The ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of Allopodocotyle tunisiensis (Digenea, Opecoelidae), an intestinal parasite of Solea aegyptiaca (Teleostei, Soleidae), is described by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The ...

Myiasis by Cordylobia anthropophaga (Calliphoridae) in rodents from Cape Verde 

Fernández-Álvarez, Ángela; Sánchez-Vicente, Santiago; Feliu José, Carlos; Valladares, Basilio; Miquel Colomé, Jordi; Alves, Joana; Melero-Alcíbar, Rosario; Foronda, Pilar (Publication date: 2022-09-28)

Purpose: The tumbu fly, Cordylobia anthropophaga (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is widely distributed in continental tropical and subtropical Africa, being the most common cause of furuncular myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa. The ...

Protective barrier properties of Rhinosectan® spray (containing xyloglucan) on an organotypic 3D airway tissue model (MucilAir): results of an in vitro study. 

De Servi, Barbara; Ranzini, Francesco; Piqué i Clusella, Núria (Publication date: 2018-04-06)

Background: To evaluate barrier protective properties of Rhinosectan® spray, a medical device containing xyloglucan, on nasal epithelial cells (MucilAir). Methods: MucilAir-Nasal, a three-dimensional organotypic (with ...

Helicobacter pylori: Migracions humanes, càncer gàstric i perspectives (Seminaris de Recerca 2015) 

Miñana i Galbis, David (Publication date: 2016-02-02)

Linking Behavior, Co-infection Patterns, and Viral Infection Risk With the Whole Gastrointestinal Helminth Community Structure in Mastomys natalensis 

Vanden Broecke, Bram; Bernaerts, Lisse; Ribas Salvador, Alexis; Sluydts, Vincent; Mnyone, Ladslaus; Matthysen, Erik; Leirs, Herwig (Publication date: 2021-11-18)

Infection probability, load, and community structure of helminths varies strongly between and within animal populations. This can be ascribed to environmental stochasticity or due to individual characteristics of the host ...

A topical microemulsion for the prevention of allergic rhinitis symptoms: results of a randomized, controlled, double-blind, parallel group, multicentre, multinational clinical trial (Nares study) 

Ojeda, Pedro; Piqué i Clusella, Núria; Alonso, Alicia; Delgado, Julio (Delgado González); Feo, Francisco; Igea, Juan Manuel; Navarro, Ana; Olaguibel, José María; Subiza, Javier; Nieto, Carles; Andersson, Morgan (Publication date: 2015-01-28)

Background: Since barrier protection measures to avoid contact with allergens are being increasingly developed, we assessed the clinical efficacy and tolerability of a topical nasal microemulsion made of glycerol esters ...

Alkaloids of Phaedranassa dubia (Kunth) J.F. Macbr. and Phaedranassa brevifolia Meerow (Amaryllidaceae) from Ecuador and its cholinesterase-inhibitory activity 

Acosta León, Karen; Inca, Alexandra; Tallini, Luciana R.; Osorio, Edison H.; Robles, Jessica; Bastida Armengol, Jaume; Oleas, Nora H. (Publication date: 2022-03-25)

Alzheimer's disease is considered the most common cause of dementia and, in an increasingly aging population worldwide, the quest for treatment is a priority. Amaryllidaceae alkaloids are of main interest because of their ...

Noves citacions de Chondrymenia lobata (Meneghini) Zanardini i Laminaria rodriguezii Bornet per a la Peninsula Iberica 

Barceló, Maria Carme (Barceló i Martí) (Publication date: 2012-11-02)

Noves citacions de Chondrymenia lobata (Meneghini) Zanardini i Laminaria rodriguezii Bornet, per a la Peninsula Ibèrica PAÍS VALENCIA: Peniscola, entre 100-120 braces de profunditat, a les xarxes dels pescadors (14-6-1983).

Contribucion al estudio biotaxonomico de Thymus loscosii Willk. y Thymus fontqueri (Jalas) Molero & Rovira, stat. nov. 

Molero i Briones, Julià; Rovira López, Ana Ma. (Publication date: 2012-08-02)

Después de estudiar comparativamente la morfología, corología, ecología, número cromosomático y aceite esencial de los táxones Thymus loscosii Willk. y Thymus loscosii Willk. subsp. fontqueri Jalas, se concluye, de forma ...

Anivellament de coneixements en el trànsit batxillerat/universitat: anàlisi dels continguts en microcòpia al grau de Farmàcia 

Barceló, Maria Carme (Barceló i Martí); Gómez Garreta, Ma. Amelia; Ribera Siguán, María Antonia; Aguilar Fadó, Esther; Blanché i Vergés, Cèsar (Publication date: 2014-02-26)

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Multicomponent-based synthesis and biological evaluation of tricyclic heterofused quinolines with multi-trypanosomatid activity 

Di Pietro, O.; Vicente García, Esther; Taylor, Martin C.; Berenguer, Diana; Viayna, Elisabet; Lanzoni, Anna; Sola, Irene; Sayago, Helena; Riera Lizandra, Ma. Cristina; Fisa Saladrigas, Roser; Clos, Victòria; Pérez Fernández, Belén; Kelly, John M.; Lavilla Grífols, Rodolfo; Muñoz-Torrero López-Ibarra, Diego (Publication date: 2015-12-23)

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas disease and leishmaniasis, which are caused by the trypanosomatids Trypanosoma brucei, T. cruzi and Leishmania species, are among the most deadly neglected tropical diseases. The ...

Seed morphology of the genus Delphinium L. (Ranunculaceae) in Turkey 

Ilarslan, Hilal; Ilarslan, Resit; Blanché i Vergés, Cèsar (Publication date: 2012-11-09)

La morfologia de les granes de 28 espècies de Delphinium recollides a Turquia ha estat estudiada per mitjà de la Microscòpia Electrònica de Rastreig (MER). Quatre tipus principals de granes són reportats: subgloboses amb ...

Polyphasic Taxonomy of a Novel Yeast Isolated from Antarctic environment; Description of <i>Cryptococcus victoriae</i> sp. nov 

Montes López, María Jesús; Belloch, Carmela; Galiana, Mónica; García, María Dolores; Andrés Lacueva, Ma. Cristina; Ferrer, Santiago; Torres-Rodriguez, Jose María; Guinea, Jesús (Publication date: 2025-01-31)

In 1992 some samples of mosses, lichens and soils were collected from Botany Bay, Southern Victoria Land (77° 01′ S 162° 32′ E) and, as a result of a routine screening programme some yeasts were isolated. One of them, ...

2010, Any Internacional de la Biodiversitat 

Blanché i Vergés, Cèsar (Publication date: 2011-10-18)

El Conveni per a la Diversitat Biològica (CBD) de les Nacions Unides ha declarat l'any 2010 com a Any Internacional de la Biodiversitat. Durant tot l'any se succeiran activitats de tota mena per difondre la problemàtica ...