Search results for "officina"

Active caspase-3 detection to evaluate apoptosis induced by Verbena officinalis essential oil and citral in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells

2011

Verbena officinalis L., Verbenaceae, commonly known as vervain, is a plant widely used in medicine. Despite of its widespread use in different traditional practices, the mechanisms of pharmacological actions of the plant and its volatile oil are still unclear. We evaluated the pro-apoptotic activity of V. officinalis essential oil and of its main component, citral, on lymphocytes collected from ten patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), a disease in which a faulty apoptotic mechanism is still retained one of the primary pathogenic events, by adding to treated mononuclear cells, annexin-V, propidium iodide, and CD19. Apoptosis was also evaluated using anti-active-caspase-3 monocl…

A new subspecies of Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae) from the eastern sector of the Iberian Peninsula

2014

Rosmarinus officinalis subsp. valentinus (Lamiaceae) is described as a new subspecies in the flora of the Iberian Peninsula. The diagnostic characters for the subsp. valentinus include several morphological differences, mainly based on a distinctly prostrate habit, a reduced leaf size, smaller calyx and corolla, and white flower. A comparative table with diagnostic morphological features to distinguish among the three subspecies of the R. officinalis is provided. Habitat, ecology, greenhouse cultivation and phenolic profile are also considered.

HPLC Determination of Polyphenols from Calendula officinalis L. Flowers

2017

Abstract Romanian spontaneous flora provides a lot of resources for the determination of different chemical compounds. This study uses flower samples from Calendula officinalis L. extracted through maceration. The chemical compounds determined were: (+)-catechin, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, cinnamic acid, ferulic acid, gallic acid, rutin, resveratrol and quercetin. They were analyzed by using an optimized HPLC method. (+)-Catechin, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid and quercetin could not be identified in the analyzed samples. The greatest amount of phenolic compound found was rutin and the smallest quantity was determined for ferulic acid. The quantified compounds have proven to have bene…

Solving a Bloody Mess: B-Vitamin Independent Metabolic Convergence among Gammaproteobacterial Obligate Endosymbionts from Blood-Feeding Arthropods an…

2015

Endosymbiosis is a common phenomenon in nature, especially between bacteria and insects, whose typically unbalanced diets are usually complemented by their obligate endosymbionts. While much interest and focus has been directed toward phloem-feeders like aphids and mealybugs, blood-feeders such as the Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum), Glossina flies, and the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis) depend on obligate endosymbionts which complement their B-vitamin-deficient diets, and thus are required for growth and survival. Glossiphoniid leeches have also been found to harbor distinct endosymbionts housed in specialized organs. Here, we present the genome of the bacterial endosy…

Nell'officina del "Gattopardo". Lo spazio interiore della casa

2014

Nell'officina del Gattopardo. Studi sull’opera di Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

2018

La monografia nasce da una prospettiva di ricerca di gruppo che si è sviluppata poi in un’analisi tematica che ha ricondotto a questioni attinenti alla genesi del romanzo. La ricerca inoltre ricostruisce i termini di un dibattito sul caso Gattopardo di cui si pongono in risalto alcuni snodi cruciali. Quello che vede «L’Ora» di Nisticò chiamare per due volte (nell’anno di pubblicazione del ro- manzo e nel decennale) intellettuali siciliani, e non, a pronunciarsi sul successo del romanzo e, con esso, sul tema della Sicilia su cui si incentrò una delle fondamentali battaglie culturali del quotidiano palermitano. Nella tradizione, dunque, di una scuola, questa monografia, in occasione dei se…

Il biologico nelle colture officinali in Sicilia

2008

Ruolo delle piante officinali nella salvaguardia della diversità negli ambienti mediterranei

2010

Le aree mediterranee italiane presentano una notevole biodiversità vegetale, nell’ambito della quale particolare importanza assumono le piante aromatiche e medicinali, collettivamente definite “officinali”. Nel presente lavoro, si riportano i risultati di alcune prove preliminari di coltivazione in pieno campo di tre specie autoctone di interesse officinale. Le prove sono state condotte presso l’azienda sperimentale “Sparacia” (Cammarata – AG) negli anni 2006 e 2007. In linea generale, le specie saggiate hanno mostrato una buona adattabilità all’ambiente di coltivazione; la loro introduzione su scala aziendale potrebbe pertanto contribuire alla conservazione ed alla salvaguardia della biodi…

NMR-based quantification of rosmarinic and carnosic acids, GC-MS profile and bioactivity relevant to neurodegenerative disorders of Rosmarinus offici…

2013

Abstract A comparative study of phytochemicals content and biological properties of eight Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) populations (RO1–RO8) collected in different areas of Tunisia was carried out. Two of the main rosemary constituents, rosmarinic and carnosic acids, were quantified by an NMR technique. Carnosic acid content was higher than that of rosmarinic acid. The non-polar constituents were examined by GC and GC–MS. Total phenols and flavonoids content were also determined in order to discuss the possible correlation between these phytochemicals and bioactivity. Antioxidant activity was investigated through different in vitro assays. Sample RO3 from a sub-humid area showed the hi…

Antioxidant phenolic compounds in Salvia officinalis L. and Salvia sclarea L.

2018

The differences in the chemical composition of the phenolic compounds of Salvia officinalis versus Salvia sclarea growing in different habitats, were studied. First, the optimal solvent - methanol - for ultrasonic extraction of phenolic compounds from these plants was chosen experimentally. Total phenolic content and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays were determined spectrophotometrically. Total phenolic content was in the range of 63.9 to 134.4 mg GAE/g of plant depending on the studied species. The highest antiradical activity was displayed by the methanol fractions of S. sclarea varieties (83 and 67%). HPLC-DAD analysis of extracts was done in order to identify the presence of …