High impact information on Pinaceae

• Molecular characterization of a glutathione transferase from Pinus tabulaeformis (Pinaceae) [1].
• Methyl jasmonate induces changes mimicking anatomical defenses in diverse members of the Pinaceae [2].
• The evolutionary split of Pinaceae from other conifers: evidence from an intron loss and a multigene phylogeny [3].
• The unusual occurrence of 14-methylhexadecanoic acid in Pinaceae seed oils among plants [4].
• A lignan, (8S,8'S,)-(+)-8-hydroxy-oxomatairesinol, has been isolated from the sapwood of Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock, Pinaceae) [5].

Associations of Pinaceae with chemical compounds

• The polyprenol pattern in Pinaceae family differs from species to species, thus it may serve as chemotaxonomic criterion within this systematic group [6].
• (Pinaceae) was evaluated for potential to inhibit hydroxyl radicals, inhibit total reactive oxygen species generation in kidney homogenates using 2',7'-dichlorodihydro fluorescein diacetate (DCHF-DA) and scavenge authentic peroxynitrites [7].
• Among trees, the highest pollen concentrations were recorded for Betula, Pinaceae and Alnus; the lowest for Ulmus, Fagus and Corylus [8].

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