scholarly journals Volatile constituents of selected Parmeliaceae lichens

2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 987-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Stojanovic ◽  
Niko Radulovic ◽  
Tatjana Mitrovic ◽  
Slavisa Stamenkovic ◽  
Gordana Stojanovic
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Soluble Fraction ◽  
Host Tree ◽  
Hypogymnia Physodes ◽  
Prunus Domestica ◽  
Evernia Prunastri ◽  
Parmelia Sulcata ◽  
Methanol Extracts ◽  
First Time ◽  
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The acetone soluble fraction of the methanol extracts of Parmeliaceae lichens: Hypogymnia physodes, Evernia prunastri and Parmelia sulcata, growing on the same host tree (Prunus domestica) and at the same locality was analyzed for the first time by GC and GC-MS. The major identified components were olivetol (33.5 % of the H. physodes extract), atraric acid (30.1 % and 30.3 % of the E. prunastri and P. sulcata extracts, respectively), orcinol (25.0 % of the E. prunastri extract), vitamin E (24.7 % of the P. sulcata extract) and olivetonide (15.7 % of the H. physodes extract). Even though all the identified compounds are known, a number of them were found for the first time in the examined lichens, i.e., orcinol monomethylether (H. physodes), orcinol, atranol, lichesterol, ergosterol (H. physodes and P. sulcata), methyl haematomate, atraric acid, olivetol, vitamin E (H. physodes and P. sulcata) and ?-sitosterol (P. sulcata). <br><br><font color="red"><b> This article has been corrected. Link to the correction <u><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/JSC170614067S">10.2298/JSC170614067S</a><u></b></font>

scholarly journals Техногенный ландшафт как средоточие разнообразия редких видов лишайников в Центральном Черноземье

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
Evgeniya E. Muchnik ◽  
Nikolaj I. Zolotukhin ◽  
Nikolaj I. Degtyarev
Keyword(s):  
Hypogymnia Physodes ◽  
Evernia Prunastri ◽  
Parmelia Sulcata ◽  
Pseudevernia Furfuracea ◽  
Xanthoria Parietina

Цель – первое лихенологическое обследование техногенных отвалов Михайловского горно-обогатительного комбината (Железногорский район, Курская область) с прилегающими природными и урбанизированными территориями. Материалы и методы. Сборы материалов проводились маршрутным методом в течение 2017 и 2019-2020 годов, камеральная обработка осуществлялась с применением общепринятых лихенологических методик. Идентифицированные образцы хранятся в гербариях Центрально-Черноземного заповедника им. проф. В. В. Алехина и Станции юных натуралистов г. Железногорска. Результаты и обсуждение. Выявленная лихенобиота включает 88 видов (преимущественно макролишайников, вследствие методики сбора) из 38 родов, 18 семейств. Наиболее распространенные, металл-толерантные виды: геоплезные Cladonia fimbriata, C. coniocraea, эпигеидные C. rei, C. mitis, C. cornuta, C. furcata, C. phyllophora и C. gracilis, эпифито-эпиксильные Evernia prunastri, Parmelia sulcata, Xanthoria parietina, Hypogymnia physodes и Physcia adscendens. Составлен аннотированный список в различной степени редких видов, среди которых 4 новых для Центрального Черноземья (Cladonia cervicornis, Dibaeis baeomyces, Usnea dasopoga, U. lapponica); 5 новых для Курской области (Bryoria fuscescens, Cladonia carneola, C. deformis, Melanohalea septentrionalis, Peltigera extenuata); 6 занесенных в Красную книгу Курской области (Cladonia subrangiformis, C. subulata, Peltigera praetextata, Platismatia glauca, Pseudevernia furfuracea и Usnea subfloridana); еще 5 редки в области или на более обширных территориях (Acarospora veronensis, Protoparmeliopsis muralis, Ramalina pollinaria, Trapelia coarctata, Usnea hirta). Сосредоточение значительного числа редких видов в техногенных ландшафтах, по-видимому, обусловлено рядом причин: наличием крупных выходов редкого в области и Центральном Черноземье субстрата (ожелезненного песчаника); слабой конкуренцией со стороны сосудистых растений на бедных и обогащенных металлами почвах и грунтах; ботанико-географическим положением территории; спецификой локального загрязнения среды, представленного преимущественно «кислыми» поллютантами и частицами металлов. Заключение. Отмечена приуроченность регионально редких кустистых и листоватых эпифитов из экологической группы ацидофилов к насаждениям березы в изученных техногенных ландшафтах. Предложены некоторые меры охраны выявленных редких видов лишайников.

Hydrogen Sulphide and Epiphytic Lichen Vegetation: a Case Study on Mt. Amiata (Central Italy)

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (02) ◽  
pp. 163-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Tretiach ◽  
Paola Ganis
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulphide ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Procrustes Analysis ◽  
Hypogymnia Physodes ◽  
Evernia Prunastri ◽  
Epiphytic Lichen ◽  
Parmelia Sulcata ◽  
Total Sulphur Content ◽  
Linear Regressions

AbstractA survey aimed at studying the effects of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) on epiphytic lichen vegetation was carried out at Acquapassante (Mt. Amiata, Central Italy). In 1992, lichen vegetation was surveyed using a sampling grid often units, on 18 chestnut trees along a transect from a chimney emitting H2S to c. 200 m in the direction of the prevailing winds. A Lichen Biodiversity Index (LBI) was calculated as the sum of the frequencies of all species present within the grid. The same survey was repeated five years later. Concentration Analysis was applied to describe the data structure, and Procrustes Analysis was used to verify the congruence between the ordinations of 1992 and 1997. The statistically significant linear and non-linear regressions found between environmental variables (distance of relevés from the chimney, bark pH, lichen biomass of selected foliose and fruticose species, total sulphur content ofEvernia prunastri, Hypogymnia physodes, Parmelia sulcataandRamalina fastigiata) and the position of the relevé points on the ordination axes suggest that species distribution along the transect is related to differences in H2S tolerance. However, some crustose species (Lecanora cf. conizaeoides, L. salignaandScolkiosporum umbrinum) should be probably excluded from the computation of the LBI for monitoring purposes, as their optimum is in the immediate vicinity of the H2S source.

Hydrogen Sulphide and Epiphytic Lichen Vegetation: a Case Study on Mt. Amiata (Central Italy)

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Tretiach ◽  
Paola Ganis
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulphide ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Procrustes Analysis ◽  
Hypogymnia Physodes ◽  
Evernia Prunastri ◽  
Epiphytic Lichen ◽  
Parmelia Sulcata ◽  
Total Sulphur Content ◽  
Linear Regressions

AbstractA survey aimed at studying the effects of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) on epiphytic lichen vegetation was carried out at Acquapassante (Mt. Amiata, Central Italy). In 1992, lichen vegetation was surveyed using a sampling grid often units, on 18 chestnut trees along a transect from a chimney emitting H2S to c. 200 m in the direction of the prevailing winds. A Lichen Biodiversity Index (LBI) was calculated as the sum of the frequencies of all species present within the grid. The same survey was repeated five years later. Concentration Analysis was applied to describe the data structure, and Procrustes Analysis was used to verify the congruence between the ordinations of 1992 and 1997. The statistically significant linear and non-linear regressions found between environmental variables (distance of relevés from the chimney, bark pH, lichen biomass of selected foliose and fruticose species, total sulphur content of Evernia prunastri, Hypogymnia physodes, Parmelia sulcata and Ramalina fastigiata) and the position of the relevé points on the ordination axes suggest that species distribution along the transect is related to differences in H2S tolerance. However, some crustose species (Lecanora cf. conizaeoides, L. saligna and Scolkiosporum umbrinum) should be probably excluded from the computation of the LBI for monitoring purposes, as their optimum is in the immediate vicinity of the H2S source.

Do You Remember E-Ferol? The Penalty for Selling Untested Drugs in Neonatology: Fines and a Jail Sentence

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-159
Author(s):  
Jerold F. Lucey
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Intravenous Vitamin ◽  
First Time

The most recent therapeutic disaster in neonatology occurred in 1984 when E-Ferol killed at least 38 newborns.1 It's not the first time that this kind of thing has happened. Let's hope it will be the last. Previous iatrogenic disasters have been caused primarily by well-intentioned physicians using logical therapies which turned out to have unexpected, lethal side effects. The E-Ferol chapter was a different story. A poorly managed, avaricious company, O'Neil, Jones and Feldman, Inc, a subsidiary of Carter-Glogau, decided to get the jump on the market and sell an untested preparation of intravenous vitamin E. The physicians assumed it had been tested and approved for use.

scholarly journals Thymofolinoates A and B, New Cinnamic Acid Derivatives from Euphorbia thymifolia

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1200701
Author(s):  
Riaz Hussain ◽  
Bakhat Ali ◽  
Muhammad Imran ◽  
Abdul Malik
Keyword(s):  
Cinnamic Acid ◽  
Nmr Spectra ◽  
Soluble Fraction ◽  
Cinnamic Acid Derivatives ◽  
First Time ◽  
C Nmr

Two new cinnamic acid derivatives, thymofolinoates A (1) and B (2) have been isolated from the chloroform soluble fraction of Euphorbia thymifolia and their structures assigned from 1H and 13C NMR spectra, DEPT and by 2D COSY, HMQC and HMBC experiments. In addition, p-hydroxy cinnamic acid (3), 5-hydroxy-6,7,8,4′-tetramethoxy flavone (4), and 5-hydroxy-3′,4′,6,7,8-pentamethoxy flavone (5) have also been isolated for the first time from this species.

scholarly journals Potential Anti-Acetylcholinesterase Activity of Cassia timorensis DC.

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (19) ◽  
pp. 4545
Author(s):  
Nurul Amira Nurul Azman ◽  
Maram B. Alhawarri ◽  
Mira Syahfriena Amir Rawa ◽  
Roza Dianita ◽  
Amirah Mohd Gazzali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Acetylcholinesterase Activity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Anionic Site ◽  
Methanol Extracts ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Ache Inhibitory Activity ◽  
First Time ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Seventeen methanol extracts from different plant parts of five different Cassia species, including C. timorensis, C. grandis, C. fistula, C. spectabilis, and C. alata were screened against acetylcholinesterase (AChE). C. timorensis extracts were found to exhibit the highest inhibition towards AChE whereby the leaf, stem, and flower methanol extracts showed 94–97% inhibition. As far as we are aware, C. timorensis is one of the least explored Cassia spp. for bioactivity. Further fractionation led to the identification of six compounds, isolated for the first time from C. timorensis: 3-methoxyquercetin (1), benzenepropanoic acid (2), 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid (3), β-sitosterol (4), stigmasterol (5), and 1-octadecanol (6). Compound 1 showed moderate inhibition towards AChE (IC50: 83.71 μM), while the other compounds exhibited poor to slightly moderate AChE inhibitory activity. Molecular docking revealed that the methoxy substitution of 1 formed a hydrogen bond with TYR121 at the peripheral anionic site (PAS) and the hydroxyl group at C5 formed a covalent hydrogen bond with ASP72. Additionally, the OH group at the C3′ position formed an interaction with the protein at the acyl pocket (PHE288). This possibly explains the activity of 1 in blocking the entry of acetylcholine (ACh, the neurotransmitter), thus impeding the hydrolysis of ACh.

Crystal Structure of a Novel Furo-Furan Lactone from Heliotropium eichwaldi

2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-271
Author(s):  
Sadiqa Firdous ◽  
Nida Hassan Ansari ◽  
Seik Weng Ngb ◽  
Sammer Yousuf ◽  
Abdul Malik
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Soluble Fraction ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
First Report ◽  
First Time

A novel furo-furan lactone 1 has been isolated as fine needles from the ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of Heliotropium eichwaldi. This is the first report of any furo-furan from the genus Heliotropium. β -Sitosterol 3-O-β -D-glucoside 2 has also been obtained for the first time from this source. The structure of 1 was elucidated by X-ray diffraction studies.

First record of Sclerotinia laxa Aderh. Ruhl. in New South Wales: differentiation from S. fructicola (Wint.) Rehm. by cultural characteristics and electrophoresis

1976 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 547 ◽  
Author(s):  
LJ Penrose ◽  
J Tarran ◽  
A-L Wong
Keyword(s):  
Prunus Persica ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Australia ◽  
First Record ◽  
Prunus Domestica ◽  
Cultural Characteristics ◽  
Electrophoretic Patterns ◽  
South Wales ◽  
First Time

Sclerotinia laxa is recorded for the first time in New South Wales, at Orange. A survey indicates that the disease is confined to the Central Tableland. The disease was detected on Chaenomeles spp. (flowering quince), Prunus domestica (European plum), Prunus persica (nectarine) and several ornamental Prunus species (flowering cherries, apricot and peach). Cultural characteristics and acrylamidc-gel clectrophoresis were used to compare several of these isolates with isolates of S. fructicola from New South Wales and with S. laxa from Victoria. Isolates of S. laxa from South Australia and Tasmania were also studied in culture. The general colony lobing and the absence of hyphal anastomoses between germinating conidia can be used to identify S. laxa. Other cultural features found to be of little value for identification are discussed. The electrophoretic patterns for several enzymes clearly distinguished S. laxa from S. fructicola, and these representative reference patterns are useful for species identification.

Enicostemins A and B, New Secoiridoids from Enicostemma verticillatum

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 749-751
Author(s):  
Erum Jahan ◽  
Itrat Fatima ◽  
Abdul Malik
Keyword(s):  
Soluble Fraction ◽  
Spectroscopic Studies ◽  
First Time

The new secoiridoids Enicostemins A (1) and B (2) were isolated from the n-butanol-soluble fraction of Enicostemma verticillatum along with gentiocrucine (3) and rutin (4), which were isolated for the first time from the genus Verticillatum. Their structures were assigned based on spectroscopic studies.

scholarly journals Chemical Constituents from the Fruits ofForsythia suspensaand Their Antimicrobial Activity

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping-Chung Kuo ◽  
Guo-Feng Chen ◽  
Mei-Lin Yang ◽  
Ya-Hua Lin ◽  
Chi-Chung Peng
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Column Chromatography ◽  
Chemical Constituents ◽  
Phenylethanoid Glycosides ◽  
Natural Sources ◽  
Methanol Extracts ◽  
Lead Compounds ◽  
Forsythia Suspensa ◽  
First Time

Lignans and phenylethanoid glycosides purified fromForsythia suspensawere reported to display various bioactivities in the previous literature, including the antimicrobial activity. Therefore, the present research is aimed to purify and identify the chemical constituents of the methanol extracts of fruits ofF. suspensa. The methanol extracts of fruits ofF. suspensawere fractionated and further purified with the assistance of column chromatography to afford totally thirty-four compounds. Among these isolates, 3β-acetoxy-20α-hydroxyursan-28-oic acid (1) was reported from the natural sources for the first time. Some of the purified principles were subjected to the antimicrobial activity examinations againstEscherichia colito explore new natural lead compounds.

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