Evaluation of cytotoxic compounds from calligonum comosum l. Some ecophysiological characteristics of arta calligonum comosum l herit in response to drought. Calligonum is a genus of plants in the family polygonaceae with about 80 species across the mediterranean sea region, asia and north america. Aroclor 1260 is one of the more representative polychlorinated biphenyls found in biota. Root and aboveground growth of rhizotrongrown seedlings of three tunisian desert calligonum species under water deficit. Calligonum polygonoides famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. Nl generates cracks serials keygens for the software to unlock it for free. Calligonum polygonoides famine foods purdue university. It is the most important source of food for sustenance during frequently occurring famines and is. Notably, it is a referred, highly indexed, online international journal with high impact factor. For this purpose, the nutritional values of calligonum comosum in three phenological stages vegetative. Anticancer activity of aloe vera and calligonum comosum extracts separetely on hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
The plant list includes 201 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus calligonum. Calligonum article about calligonum by the free dictionary. Chemical composition of essential oils of calligonum. Article information, pdf download for phytochemical study and.
Effect of biotic and abiotic stress on the development and. Article published on march 17, 2015 abstract this study is to investigate the aspects of the autecology of calligonum comosum plant. The decoction of roots of this species was vermifuge le floc. Pteropyrum is a small genus of polygonaceae with four species from the arid regions of iran and adjacent countries. Characteristics plants of the calligonum genus are shrubs, diffusely but irregularly branched, with flexuous woody branches. This study was designed to delineate the testicular toxicity of aroclor 1260 and to elucidate the potential protective role of calligonum comosum c. Moreover, biosynthesized agnps were estimated for the. The calligonum comosum structure describes the assimilating cortex and the secondary xylem fahn. Polygonaceae, locally known as arta, is a slowgrowing small leafless desert shrub. Phenolic profiling, sugar composition and antioxidant capacity of.
The calligonum example represents a close examination of plant anatomy and its major phytochemicals that contribute. Taxonomic study of the tunisian calligonum genus using the. Therefor most of the people agree with arabic origin of aorta for the great human artery khan et al. Evaluation of cytotoxic compounds from calligonum comosum. This species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of calligonum. Ranjbarfordoei, a, patrick van damme, and roeland samson. International network for natural sciences research journal publisher publishes original research articles from different topics of natural sciences. Pteropyrum c 3 has a close affinity to calligonum c 4 and is therefore a suitable case for c 4 evolutionary studies. You can find this information at our new site abal calligonum comosum description. Anticancer activity of aloe vera and calligonum comosum. Calligonum comosum in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
The abal is one of the few shrubby plants that exists in the shady deserts. The calligonum example represents a close examination of plant anatomy and its major phytochemicals that contribute ecologically to. Edible and medicinal plants abal calligonum comosum description. Author links open overlay panel maram shalabi a kh. Characterization of volatile components in calligonum comosum by coupling gas chromatographymass spectrometry and mean field approach independent component analysis. Aroclor 1260 was dissolved in corn oil and given to rats by gavage at doses 0, 20, 40, or 60 mgkgday for 15. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Vegetation diversity of dune slacks in egypt mahmoud elsayed ali department of plant ecology and range management, desert research center drc, cairo,egypt article published on november 11, 2014 key words. In the current study, extracellular biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles agnps was carried out using aqueous extracts of green calligonum comosum stem, besides fusarium sp. The plant has the ability to survive the drastic environmental conditions of the. Dimorphic fruit colour is associated with differences in. The plant cover appeared to be of mixed species dominated with thymelaea hirsuta northward and with calligonum comosum, bassia muricata and moltkiopsis ciliata southward. Root and aboveground growth of rhizotrongrown seedlings.
Dune slacks, brackish slacks, saline slacks, cultivated slacks, and plant diversity. Jstor is part of ithaka, a notforprofit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways. Phenotypic variations in communities of calligonum comosum. This page was last edited on 12 october 2016, at 07. Department of botany, the hebrew university, jerusalem, israel. Zygophyllum dumosum and calligonum comosum and in others with diffuseporous wood e. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Forage quality of calligonum comosum in three phenological. Objective isolation, structure elucidation and evaluation of cytotoxic activity of flavonoids from c. Plants of the genus calligonum are shrubs, diffusely but irregularly branched, with flexuous woody branches. Mechanical and phytochemical protection mechanisms of. Lipoic acid and calligonum comosumon attenuate aroclor.
Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. The leafs calligonum species of elongated, terete, leaf c. The total phenolics, flavonoid content and free radicalscavenging activity of. In this study, the production of phytochemicals as plant signaling mechanisms and their defensive roles in disease resistance and repelling herbivores are examined in calligonum comosum.
Calligonum a genus of branchy bushes of the buckwheat polygonaceae family. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. It was concluded that the calligonum comosum had higher quality in flowering and vegetative. Protective effect of calligonum comosum on haloperidolinduced oxidative stress in rat article in toxicology and industrial health 302 july 2012 with 93 reads how we measure reads. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pdf aspects of the autecology of arta calligonum comosum l. It is the most important source of food for sustenance during frequently occurring famines and is valued for commercial and medicinal uses. The phylogeny of calligonum and pteropyrum polygonaceae based on nuclear ribosomal dna its and chloroplast trnlf sequences. Dimorphic fruit colour is associated with differences in germination of calligonum comosum. In vitro antiapoptotic effects of the calligonum extract. Bhandari 1995 reported that tunisian calligonum genus is an important source of food for animals and is also appreciated for their wood quality and medicinal purposes.
The first group treated with ethanolic extract of calligonum comosum 3 gkg bw, the doses of treatment given for 3 successive days and repeated at week 6 of the experiment, the second group. Genus chlorophytum are evergreen, rhizomatous perennials with linear or lanceshaped leaves and slender arching stems bearing loose racemes or panicles of small, starry white flowers, in some species also bearing plantlets. Allelopathic effect of arta calligonum comosum l extract. Synthesized agnps were characterized using ultraviolet uvvis spectrophotometer, transmission electron microscopy tem and zeta potential. The major findings of the study are that in this species drought makes for. Physical mapping of ribosomal dna and genome size in. Chlorophytum comosum vittatum v spider ivy vittatum. Pdf calligonum comosum polygonaceae, an egyptian desert plant, was extracted and fractionated using.
Vegetative community structures and phenotypic variations within calligonum comosum lher communities growing in two different locations in saudi arabia, nefud alshakika and aldahnaa, have been. The species is found on sand dunes of the middle east, is valued as a highly palatable livestock feed that survives extreme drought, and is. Allelopathic effect of arta calligonum comosum l, her extract on seed germination of arfaj rhanterium epapposum oliv modhi alotaibi department of biology, college of science, princess nora bint abdul rahman university, riyadh, saudi arabia article published on september 22, 2014. Calligonum comosum escanbil extract exerts antiangiogenic, antiproliferative and antiinflammatory effects on endometriotic lesions. Pdf biological activity of calligonum comosum extracts as. Is pteropyrum a pathway to c4 evolution in polygonaceae. The young shoots are green, jointed, and almost without leaves. The aqueous and methanolic extracts of calligonum comosum were investigated for their antioxidant and dopaminergic effects on haloperidol hlinduced neuro and hepatotoxicities in male albino rat model. Growing in egypt article pdf available in zeitschrift fur naturforschung c 62910.
They appear in a cluster from the axils of woody branches. The plant list includes a further 21 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus calligonum. January 2016 international network for natural sciences. Shrub, up to 2 m tall, stem branched, branches fascicled, somewhat whitish, glaucous. The essential oils of calligonum comosum subcultured at the southeastern of tunisia bir lahmar and ghordab locations and collected at the flowering and the fructification stages, were obtained by hydrodistillation and were analyzed by gcfid and gcms in order to discern the differences and similarities between the investigated essential oils of this species. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Calligonum polygonoides is also named orta in old arabic poems. Calligonum comosum, commonly known as arta, occurs in tunisia and north african deserts and it is often used in folk medicine. This page was last edited on 15 september 2017, at 01. Phenotypic variations in communities of calligonum comosum lher polygonaceae from saudi arabia. In southern tunisia, plants are subjected to severe drought and many human disturbances, causing the degradation of soils and plants. Read evaluation of calligonum azel maire, a north african desert plant, for its nutritional potential as a sustainable food and feed, food research international on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. This study is to investigate the aspects of the autecology of calligonum comosum plant. This plant species is one of the famous pastoral plant characterizing the habitat of saudi arabia.
It is very hardy and being capable of growing under adverse. Please note that this is a trial program and may end. The stiff, green branches produce an abundance of flowers in the early spring. Calligonum polygonoides, locally known as phog hindi.
Pdf evaluation of cytotoxic compounds from calligonum. Phytochemical study and antioxidant activity of calligonum azel. The stiff, green branches produce an abundance of flowers in the early spring months march, april. It commonly grows on dry sandy soils and on sand dunes. Protective effect of calligonum comosum on haloperidol. The leaves are small, threadlike or needlelike, and free or grown together, with cones. International journal of science and research ijsr is published as a monthly journal with 12 issues per year. This plant is referred to as orta in old arabic poetry. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Pdf flavonoids of calligonum polygonoides and their. Leaves are simple, opposite, nearly sessile, linear or scalelike, sometimes. Germination regulating mechanisms in some desert seeds iii. Calligonum comosum extract inhibits diethylnitrosamineinduced.
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