High impact information on Pimenta

• A candidate molecule that could mediate selective choice in the thalamocortical system is the limbic system-associated membrane protein (LAMP), which is an early marker of cortical and subcortical limbic regions (Pimenta et al.,1995) that can promote outgrowth of limbic axons [1].
• The ethyl acetate-soluble part of allspice, berries of Pimenta dicica, showed strong antioxidant activity and radical-scavenging activity against 1,1diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazl (DPPH) radical [2].
• Spoilage characterised by strong slime and gas formation affected some manufacture lots of an acetic-acid Baltic herring (Culpea haerengus membras) preserve after few weeks of storage at 0-6 degrees C. The product consisted of herring filets in acetic acid marinade containing sugar, salt, allspice and carrot slices [3].
• Anti-inflammatory activity of abietic acid, a diterpene isolated from Pimenta racemosa var. grissea [4].
• Second, subjects (N = 38) rated the pleasantness of broths with 0.5, 0.8, 1.1, 1.4, and 1.7% NaCl under three sets of conditions: unflavored, flavored with allspice, majoram, onion and monosodium glutamate, and flavored with glutamate only [5].

Associations of Pimenta with chemical compounds

• The effects of Cresatin, eugenol, and oil of pimenta leaf were not statistically distinguishable [6].
• These results show that the methanol extract from the leaves of Pimenta racemosa var. ozua, is effective against acute inflammation processes, by oral route and when topically applied [7].
• Pimentol from allspice, and biflorin and its isomer, abbreviated as clove3, from clove were identified as the active principles [8].
• Clove and basil directly eliminated O2.- like superoxide dismutase (SOD), whereas allspice reduced the amount of O2.- by inhibition of formation of O2.- [9].

Gene context of Pimenta

• Among the screened samples, only clove, allspice, and basil were shown to decrease DMPO-O2.- adduct yields by more than 50% at 0.25 mg/mL as measured by an ESR spin trapping technique based on the HPX-XOD reaction [9].

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