erythrina/necrosis

Genus Erythrina (Fabaceae) comprises several species, which are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The plants of this genus exhibited significant role in traditional medicine targeting different diseases. Alkaloids and flavonoids were reported as the chief

A new Erythrinan alkaloid (1), erythodine N-oxide, was isolated from the seeds of Erythrina velutina together with seven known Erythrinan alkaloids (2-7, 9) and an indole alkaloid (8). The structure of new compound (1) was elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Six of the nine compounds showed

Extracts of Erythrina addisoniae are frequently used in the traditional medicine of Western Africa, but insufficient information about active compounds is available. From the stem bark of E. addisoniae, three (1, 2, 4) and three known (3, 5, 6) flavanones were isolated: addisoniaflavanones I and II,

BACKGROUND Erythrina indica Lam. traditionally used in the treatment of laxative, diuretic, worm infestation, liver ailment and joints pain. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the antihepatotoxic potential of Erythrina indica against isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF) induced hepatotoxicity in

The growth of the wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici, race 32) on the resistant wheat cultivar Feldkrone is restricted by cell necrosis. Those epidermal cells first invaded react hypersensitively as is shown by the appearance of autofluorescence and the formation of lignin in the

Nanshan is located in the south suburb of Chongqing, Sichuan province in China. It is about 10 km from the city of Chongqing. There are about 2000 ha of forest, mainly Masson pines (Pinus massoniana Lamb) which have exhibited decline since the beginning of the 1980s. Surveys of stands estimated that