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Myrtaceae

 
 
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Disease relevance of Myrtaceae

 

High impact information on Myrtaceae

  • (Myrtaceae) canopy trees at both ends of a substrate age gradient in the Hawaiian Islands pointed to differential patterns of adjustment to both nutrient limitation and removal of this limitation by long-term (8-14 years) nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and N + P fertilizations [3].
  • The essential oil obtained from the leaves of Psidium guyanensis Pers. (Myrtaceae) was studied against lethal seizures induced by intraperitoneal injection of pentylenetetrazole (80 mg/kg), picroptoxin (6 mg/kg), and strychnine (2 mg/kg) in mice [4].
  • Eugenol is a major component of essential oil isolated from the Eugenia caryophyllata (Myrtaceae), which has been widely used as a herbal drug [5].
  • Citridiol is an extract of the leaves of Corymbia citriodora (Myrtaceae), the lemon eucalyptus, and mostly consists of p-menthane-3,8-diol isomers [6].
  • In this study, the methanolic extract of the cortex of Eugenia caryophyllata Thunberg (Myrtaceae) was found to potently inhibit the prostaglandin E(2) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated mouse macrophage RAW264.7 cells (98.3% inhibition at the test concentration of 10 microg/ml) [7].
 

Anatomical context of Myrtaceae

  • The crude extract of Calythropsis aurea (Myrtaceae) produced a pattern of differential cytotoxicity in the NCI 60 cell line assay which was similar to those of known tubulin-interactive compounds [8].
 

Associations of Myrtaceae with chemical compounds

  • The anti-inflammatory activity of abietic acid, a diterpene isolated from Pimenta racemosa var. grissea (Myrtaceae), was evaluated in-vivo and in-vitro [9].
  • METHODS: Nineteen collections of Myrtaceae plant extracts were screened for xanthine oxidase inhibition [10].
  • Streptozotocin-diabetic rats were treated for 17 days with a decoction of Eugenia jambolana (Myrtaceae) leaves (15%, w/v) as a substitute for water [11].
  • The unique occurrence of the flavone aglycone tricetin in Myrtaceae pollen [12].
  • (Myrtaceae) dry leaves extracts (water) on Oneridia volxemi hoppers (fifth-instar) feeding on cereals leaves (Triticum durum) under laboratory conditions [13].
 

Gene context of Myrtaceae

  • Antidiabetic principles of natural medicines. II. Aldose reductase and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors from Brazilian natural medicine, the leaves of Myrcia multiflora DC. (Myrtaceae): structures of myrciacitrins I and II and myrciaphenones A and B [14].
  • The broad-leaved paper bark tree Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav) (Myrtaceae) was introduced into Florida (USA) early in this century it has proliferated to such an extent that urgent measures are now required to control it [15].
  • (Myrtaceae) leaves as well as the volatile oil (Myrtii Oleum; MO) obtained from the leaves are used to lower the blood glucose level in type-2 diabetic patients in Turkish folk medicine [16].
  • During a screening of medicinal plants for inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase1B (PTP1B), an extract from Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) leaves exhibited significant inhibitory effect on PTP1B [17].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Myrtaceae

  • Twenty-one Myrtaceae collections belonging to 10 species, 5 of which are used in Chilean folk medicine, were assayed for inhibitory activity towards the enzyme xanthine oxidase [18].

References

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  3. Morphological and physiological adjustment to N and P fertilization in nutrient-limited Metrosideros polymorpha canopy trees in Hawaii. Cordell, S., Goldstein, G., Meinzer, F.C., Vitousek, P.M. Tree Physiol. (2001) [Pubmed]
  4. The leaf essential oil of Psidium guyanensis offers protection against pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures. Santos, F.A., Rao, V.S., Silveira, E.R. Planta Med. (1997) [Pubmed]
  5. Eugenol isolated from the essential oil of Eugenia caryophyllata induces a reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells. Yoo, C.B., Han, K.T., Cho, K.S., Ha, J., Park, H.J., Nam, J.H., Kil, U.H., Lee, K.T. Cancer Lett. (2005) [Pubmed]
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  13. Laboratory evaluation of Melia azedarach L. and Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Extracts in order to control Ocneridia volxemi Bolivar (Orthoptera, Pamphaginae) hoppers. Bounechada, M., Doumandji, S.E., Laouer, H. Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences. (2004) [Pubmed]
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