Fayez Althobaiti¹, Hadeer Darwish^1,*, Raghad Alruqayb¹, Saqer S. Alotaibi¹, Fahad E. Alharthi², Ibrahim Jafri¹, Sarah Awwadh Altalhi¹, Ghadi Alsharif^3,4, Hussam Awwadh E Althagafi⁵, Hesham Noureldeen⁶, Sarah Alharthi⁷, Jawaher Albaqami², Najla Amin T. Al Kashgry², Ahmed Noureldeen²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.1, pp. 181-198, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.059387 - 24 January 2025

Abstract The interest in using the Datura stramonium plant is due to its natural products, which are used in many pharmaceutical industries. The objective of the current study was to assess the therapeutic and cytotoxic effects of the D. stramonium plant on two types of human cancer cell models (MCF7 and HT29) in vitro. A soxhlet apparatus was used to obtain methanolic extract from dried plant leaves. The recovered crude, after the solvent had evaporated, was then dispersed at varied concentrations of extract 100, 50, 20, and 0.0 µg/mL and tested to see how the cells responded. Also,… More >

Chenggang Liang^1,#, Chunyu Wei^1,#, Yan Wang^1,*, Wujuan Yu¹, Kai Liao¹, Taoxiong Shi¹, Dabing Xiang^2,3, Qijiao Chen¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 871-893, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014242 - 30 March 2021

Abstract Rice-Tartary buckwheat (RTB) is a special germplasm of Tartary buckwheat. In this study, the appraisal of taste quality between RTB and conventional Tartary buckwheat (CTB) was presented, and the metabolites in kernels at three typical grain filling stage (GFS) were investigated. Unlike CTB, RTB showed thin shell seeds without longitudinal furrows at maturity, which was easily artificially dehulled. Sense organ test indicated that RTB exhibited better taste quality because of the higher values of appearance, viscosity, taste and summary were appraised. In total, 92 metabolites were identified in kernels using GM-MS metabolomics platform. The levels… More >

Montenegro G^1,*, M Gómez¹, G Casaubon², A Belancic², AM Mujica¹, RC Peña¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.78, pp. 61-65, 2009, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2009.78.067

Abstract Three unifloral honeys were identified by the pronounced presence of specific compounds by means of sensorial analysis and SPME-GC-MS. Smoky and resinous (‘propolis’) odors characterized unifloral “quillay” (Quillaja saponaria) honey. “Corontillo” (Escallonia pulverulenta) honey was characterized by caramel and vanillin aromas, and “ulmo” (Eucryphia cordifolia) honey by having an anise scent with a floral jasmine note. Safranal was a useful marker for “corontillo” honey. Isophorone and cetoisophorone were the distinctive compounds of unifloral “ulmo” honey. In “quillay” honeys, megastigmatrienone, 2-p-hydroxyphenylalcohol and minor quantities of β-pinene and linalool oxide were correlated with their sensory properties such as resinous. More >