WEI ZHOU, MENGMENG ZHANG, KEZHANG TAO, XIANCAN ZHU^*

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.12, pp. 2575-2582, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.021910

Abstract Land salinization is a major form of land degradation, which is not conducive to the growth and quality of fruits and vegetables. Plant salt tolerance can be enhanced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) or plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). This study examined the effects of inoculation with PGPR singly or in combination with AMF, on the growth and quality of tomato fruits under low saline conditions. Tomatoes were cultivated in a greenhouse with sterilized soil, inoculated with PGPR, AMF, or co-inoculated with PGPR and AMF, and NaCl solution (1%) was added to the soil. The results indicated that AMF + PGPR… More >

María Janeth Rodríguez-Roque¹, Carmen Lizette Del-Toro-Sánchez^2,*, Janet Madeline Chávez-Ayala¹, Ricardo Iván González-Vega², Liliana Maribel Pérez-Pérez², Esteban Sánchez-Chávez³, Nora Aideé Salas-Salazar¹, Juan Manuel Soto-Parra¹, Rey David Iturralde-García², María Antonia Flores-Córdova^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.10, pp. 2569-2580, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.021163

Abstract Phenolic compounds are related to high biological activity, avoiding oxidation in food and human systems. Nutshells are by-products derived from the pecan nut processing that contain important amounts of phenols which biological activity must be studied. This research aimed to evaluate the antioxidant (DPPH, ABTS, FRAP and hemolysis) and anti-inflammatory activities of shell extracts from pecan nuts harvested during the crop production cycle 2018 and 2019, as well as the in vitro digestibility of their phenolic compounds, including flavonoids. Results showed that extracts from the crop production cycle 2018 obtained the highest yield, while those from 2019 contained the highest… More > Graphic Abstract

Sayyada Bushra¹, Shahla Faizan¹, Zeenat Mushtaq¹, Alisha Hussain¹, Khalid Rehman Hakeem^2,3,4,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.9, pp. 1987-2004, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.019957

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The current work was performed to know the impact of cadmium (Cd) toxicity on two different genotypes of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) namely Pusa-BG1053 and Pusa-BG372. Cadmium was applied in the form of cadmium chloride (CdCl₂), in varying levels, 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 mg Cd kg^-1 soil. Plant growth as well as physiological attributes were decreased with increasing concentration of Cd. Both genotypes showed the maximum and significant reduction at the maximum dose of Cd (100 mg Cd kg^-1 soil). Results of this study proved that the genotype Pusa-BG1053 was more tolerant and showed a lower decline in… More >

Naima Asghar¹, Abida Aziz¹, Muhammad Farooq Azhar² , Mohamed El-Sharnouby³, Uzma Irfan¹, Iqra Rafiq¹, Husnain Farooq^4,5,*, Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani⁶, Mohamed I. Sakran⁷, A. Altalhi⁸, Fahad M. Alzuaibr⁹, Ayman El Sabagh^10,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.8, pp. 1817-1829, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.020790

Abstract Moringa oleifera is a miracle plant rich in nutrients, antioxidants, and antibiotic properties. Present study was designed to evaluate various biochemical attributes of leaves and flowers of M. oleifera. Plant parts (leaves, flowers) of M. oleifera, collected from different roadsides of Multan district, Punjab, Pakistan, were used as experimental material. Result indicates that alkaloids, saponin, carbohydrates, fats, and protein had a high value in the aqueous extract of both leaves and flowers of M. oleifera. Whereas phenol content was high in methanolic leaves extract and the phenol contents were high in aqueous extract of flowers. The extract yield of M.… More >

Md. Abir Ul Islam¹, Juthy Abedin Nupur², Charles T. Hunter³, Abdullah Al Mamun Sohag⁴, Ashaduzzaman Sagar⁵, Md. Sazzad Hossain⁶, Mona F. A. Dawood^7,*, Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef⁸, Marián Brestič^9,10, Md. Tahjib-UI-Arif^4,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.8, pp. 1557-1583, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.021556

Abstract Moringa leaf extract (MLE) has been shown to promote beneficial outcomes in animals and plants. It is rich in amino acids, antioxidants, phytohormones, minerals, and many other bioactive compounds with nutritional and growth-promoting potential. Recent reports indicated that MLE improved abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Our understanding of the mechanisms underlying MLE-mediated abiotic stress tolerance remains limited. This review summarizes the existing literature on the role of MLE in promoting plant abiotic stress acclimation processes. MLE is applied to plants in a variety of ways, including foliar spray, rooting media, and seed priming. Exogenous application of MLE promoted crop plant… More >

SHADY G. EL-SAWAH^1,*, FAYEZ ALTHOBAITI², HANAN M. RASHWAN¹, ADIL ALDHAHRANI³, MARWA A. ABDEL-DAYEM⁴, EMAN FAYAD², REHAB M. AMEN⁵, EL SHAIMAA SHABANA⁶, EHAB I. EL-HALLOUS⁷

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 745-757, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.017853

Abstract Since Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) occurs when β-cells mass is reduced to less than 20% of the normal level due to autoimmune destruction of cells resulting in the inability to secrete insulin, preservation or replenishment of the functional β-cells mass has become a major therapeutic focus for this diabetic type treatment. Thus, this 4-week work plan was designed to determine which mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) type is more appropriate to alleviate pancreatic hazards resulting from diabetes induction; via tracking a comparative study between MSCs derived from adipose tissue (AD-MSCs) and from bone marrow (BM-MSCs) in management of T1DM considering their… More >

JUAN MANUEL OSTERA^1,2, SUSANA PUNTARULO^1,2, GABRIELA MALANGA^1,2,*

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 795-802, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.017294

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The studied hypothesis is that the herbicide glyphosate (GLY) can affect the oxidative balance in the hydrophobic intracellular medium in non-target Chlorella vulgaris cells. Analytical GLY and RoundUp (RUP) supplementation, affected the growth profile. A significant 42% decrease in the cellular biomass in stationary (St) phase was observed in cultures supplemented with either 5 µM of GLY or RUP, as compared to control cultures. The treatment with 0.3 µM of GLY generated non-significant effects on the oxidation rate of 2’, 7’ dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA), neither in exponential (Exp) nor in St phase of development, as compared to control cultures. However,… More >

ABDELKADER HASSANI^1,2,3, SITI ASLINA HUSSAIN², MOTHANNA SADIQ AL-QUBAISI⁴, MOHAMED LAKHDER BELFAR³, HAKIM BELKHALFA⁵, HAMID HAMMAD ENEZEI⁶, HAMID ZENTOU², WISAM NABEEL IBRAHIM^7,8,*, ABD ALMONEM DOOLAANEA^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 677-687, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.016848

Abstract The main purpose of the study was to enhance the stability and therapeutic effects of Curcumin (Cur) through nanoformulation with gum Arabic (GA) as a coating agent through an efficient synthetic approach. The antioxidant properties of the developed nanoparticles (Cur/GANPs) were assessed through several in vitro assays, such as β-carotene bleaching activity, DPPH, and nitric oxide scavenging activities in addition to evaluating its inhibitory activity on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). The cytotoxicity of Cur/GANPs was evaluated in vitro using different types of human cancer cells including breast cancer (MCF7, MDA-MB231), liver cancer (HepG2), and colon cancer (HT29) cells. The prepared particles… More >

LINGJIAO FAN¹, DAN SONG¹, YINGWEI KHOO², MENGMENG WU¹, TENGFEI XU¹, XIAOLI ZHAO¹, HONGQING WANG¹

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.1, pp. 263-273, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.016306

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Strawberry mottle virus (SMoV) and strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV) cause diseases on strawberry plants, but the effect of coinfection of SMoV and SVBV on the growth, development, and defense system of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne) remains unknown. We investigated the effect of SMoV and SVBV co-infection on strawberry cultivar ‘Benihope’. The results showed that stem diameter, leaf size, leaf number, relative chlorophyll content, total chlorophyll content, photosynthetic parameters, and stomatal aperture of SMoV and SVBV co-infected strawberry (VIS) plants were in a weaker level than uninfected control plants, indicating that viruses inhibited the growth and photosynthesis of strawberry… More >

SHADY G. EL-SAWAH^1,*, FAYEZ ALTHOBAITI², ADIL ALDHAHRANI³, EMAN FAYAD², MARWA A. ABDEL-DAYEM⁴, REHAB M. AMEN⁵, EL SHAIMAA SHABANA⁶, EHAB I. EL-HALLOUS⁷, HANAN M. RASHWAN¹

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.6, pp. 1561-1568, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.016869

Abstract Diabetes mellitus (DM) could negatively affect patients’ health via inducing a lot of serious functional hazards in many tissues’ cells at molecular levels. Recently, many scientists had proposed stem cell therapy being an appropriate alternative treatment protocol for numerous health threatening issues including diabetes. Therefore, the current study was designed to investigate the antioxidant potentiality of two MSCs types in alleviating tissues’ oxidative stress dramatic elevation resulting as a consequence of Type 1 DM induction. In our 4 weeks study, animals were divided into four groups: control group, STZ-diabetic group (D), D+AD-MSCs group and D+BM-MSCs group. Data reported that diabetic… More >