Plant behaviour: an evolutionary response to the environment?

A Kumar, M Memo, A Mastinu - Plant Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plants are not just passive living beings that exist in nature. They are complex and highly
adaptable species that react sensitively to environmental forces/stimuli with movement …

How does germinated rice impact starch structure, products and nutrional evidences?–A review

MEAS Oliveira, PPS Coimbra, MC Galdeano… - Trends in Food Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, germination is used as a tool that improves nutritional quality of
cereals by increasing digestibility and concentration of bioactive compounds, and thereby …

Phytochemical Analysis and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Different Ethanolic Phyto-Extracts of Artemisia annua L.

G Abate, L Zhang, M Pucci, G Morbini, E Mac Sweeney… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Artemisia annua L.(AA) has shown for many centuries important therapeutic virtues
associated with the presence of artemisinin (ART). The aim of this study was to identify and …

Variation in Terpene Profiles of Thymus vulgaris in Water Deficit Stress Response

A Mahdavi, P Moradi, A Mastinu - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Thyme (Thymus spp.) volatiles predominantly consisting of monoterpenes and
sesquiterpenes, serve as antimicrobial, antiseptic and antioxidant in phytomedicine. They …

Germination and Seedling Growth Responses of Zygophyllum fabago, Salsola kali L. and Atriplex canescens to PEG-Induced Drought Stress

A Reza Yousefi, S Rashidi, P Moradi, A Mastinu - Environments, 2020 - mdpi.com
In arid and semi-arid regions, planting drought-tolerant species is the most useful strategy in
the reclamation of degraded soils. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of simulated …

LPS induces microglial activation and GABAergic synaptic deficits in the hippocampus accompanied by prolonged cognitive impairment

H Jung, D Lee, H You, M Lee, H Kim, E Cheong… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Neuroinflammation impacts the brain and cognitive behavior through microglial activation. In
this study, we determined the temporal sequence from microglial activation to synaptic …

Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb. and Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. Flowers: New Sources of Bioactive Compounds

AK Gupta, MA Rather, A Kumar Jha, A Shashank… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.(AH) and Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb.(AL) are two endemic
plants that grow on the Asian continent. To date, their applications have been aimed at using …

Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of Sorghum bicolor L. under Intercropping with Legumes and Different Weed Control Methods

SV Rad, SAR Valadabadi, M Pouryousef, S Saifzadeh… - Horticulturae, 2020 - mdpi.com
In order to evaluate the quantity and quality of forage when intercropping forage sorghum
(Sorghum bicolor L.) with lathyrus (Lathyrus sativus) and hairy vetch (Vicia villosa), and …

Biological Response of Lallemantia iberica to Brassinolide Treatment under Different Watering Conditions

S Naservafaei, Y Sohrabi, P Moradi, E Mac Sweeney… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lallemantia iberica (L. iberica) is an important dry season medicinal plant. Drought, an
important abiotic stress, adversely affects the plant's metabolism, which can be alleviated by …

Protective Effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (var. Ginpent) against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation and Motor Alteration in Mice

A Mastinu, SA Bonini, M Premoli, G Maccarinelli… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gynostemma pentaphyllum (var. Ginpent)(GP) is a variety of Cucurbit with anti-inflammatory
and antioxidant effects in patients. In this manuscript, the main components present in the …