Psychiatry related information on Persea

• The aqueous extract of Persea americana leaves produced a dose-dependent inhibition of both phases of formalin pain test in mice, a reduction in mouse writhing induced by acetic acid and an elevation of pain threshold in the hot plate test in mice [1].

High impact information on Persea

• Avocado (Persea americana Mill. cv Lula) is a climacteric fruit that exhibits a rise in ethylene as the fruit ripens [2].
• The NADPH-linked 3-oxoacyl-(acyl-carrier protein) (ACP) reductase (EC 1.1.1.100), also known as 'beta-ketoacyl-ACP reductase', has been purified from the mesocarp of mature avocado pears (Persea americana) [3].
• Preparations of acetyl-CoA carboxylase [acetyl-CoA-carbon-dioxide ligase (ADP-forming), EC 6.4.1.2] have been obtained from the plastids of avocado (Persea americana) fruit mesocarp and from spinach (Spinacia oleracea) chloroplasts [4].
• To know the mechanisms involved in the activation of promutagenic aromatic amines mediated by plants, we used Persea americana S117 system (S117) for the activation of 2-aminofluorene (2-AF) and m-phenylenediamine (m-PDA) in Ames assays [5].
• A plant metabolic activation system from Persea americana with cytochrome P450-dependent and peroxidase activities [6].

Anatomical context of Persea

• N-demethylation of p-chloro-N-methylaniline catalyzed by subcellular fractions from the avocado pear (Persea americana) [7].

Associations of Persea with chemical compounds

• Subcellular fractions from the avocado pear ( Persea americana) catalyzed formation of p-chloroaniline from p-chloro-N-methylaniline [7].
• Majorenolide and majorynolide: a new pair of cytotoxic and pesticidal alkene-alkyne delta-lactones from Persea major [8].
• From the EtOH extract of the bark of Persea major, two bioactive compounds, majorynolide [1] and majorenolide [2], were isolated by activity-directed fractionation using brine shrimp [8].
• An extract from the seeds of Persea americana possessed an erythro-agglutinating activity [9].
• Effects of preincubation invitro with 3, 4-benzopyrene and phenobarbital on the drug-metabolism systems present in the microsomal and soluble fractions of the avocado pear (Persea americana) [10].

Gene context of Persea

• Sequence comparison revealed that the N-terminal half of Avicelase I is closely related to avocado (Persea americana) cellulase [11].
• One known, (2R)-(12Z,15Z)-2-hydroxy-4-oxoheneicosa-12,15-dien+ ++-1-yl acetate (1), and two novel compounds, persenone A (2) and B (3), have been isolated from avocado fruit (Persea americana P. Mill), as inhibitors of superoxide (O(2)(-)) and nitric oxide (NO) generation in cell culture systems [12].
• Acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors from avocado (Persea americana Mill) fruits [13].
• The contribution of xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH, EC 1.1.1.204) to fruit size was investigated using the normal and small-fruit variants of Persea americana Mill. cv. 'Hass'. Inhibition of XDH by treatment of normal fruit, in the linear phase of growth (phase II), with allopurinol (Allo) arrested fruit growth [14].
• The hypoglycaemic and anti-hyperglycemic activities of dried leaves of Loranthus micranthus (Linn.) (Loranthaceae), parasitic on Persea americana, Baphia nitda, Kola acuminata, Pentaclethra macrophylla, Azadirchta indica, were evaluated in normoglycemic and alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats [15].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Persea

• Determination by near-infrared spectroscopy of perseitol used as a marker for the botanical origin of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) honey [16].

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