Publications
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| esterase and acid phosphatase polymorphism in the fig tree (ficus carica l.). | the genetics of two enzymatic loci, esterase (est-d) and acid phosphatase (acp-a), were studied by means of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the fig tree (ficus carica l.). two codominant alleles are described at the est-d locus and four codominant alleles at the acp-a locus. heterozygotes at the acp-a locus have a hybrid band, thus showing that the acp-a allozymes, are at least dimer molecules. both loci are independent of the male sterility factor in f. carica. the polymorphism in four na ... | 1977 | 603613 |
| studies on proteinases from ficus carica var. horaishi. vi. immunochemical comparison of ficins a, b, c, d and s. | 1975 | 810253 | |
| phytophotodermatitis due to ficus carica. | 1985 | 4034418 | |
| studies on proteinases from ficus carica var. horaishi. v. purification and properties of a sugar-containing proteinase (ficin s). | 1974 | 4407343 | |
| furocoumarins in ficus carica. | 1974 | 4413524 | |
| [studies on proteinases from ficus carica var. horaishi. ii. physicochemical properties of ficin a,b,c and d]. | 1973 | 4736447 | |
| [studies on proteinases from ficus carica var. horaishi. 3. stability of ficin a, b, c and d]. | 1973 | 4737594 | |
| [proteinases of ficus carica var. horaishi. 4. kininase action of ficin a, b, c and d]. | 1973 | 4739062 | |
| [studies on proteinases from ficus carica var. horaishi. i. purification and enzymatic properties of proteinases]. | 1971 | 5104248 | |
| constituents of the leaves of ficus carica, l. ii. isolation of a psi-taraxasteryl ester, rutin, and a new steroid sapogenin. | 1966 | 5949036 | |
| ficus carica; isolation and quantification of the photoactive components. | the presence and levels of furocoumarins in several parts of ficus carica including the milky sap, were investigated. the results show that psoralen and bergapten are the only significant photoactive compounds, and are present in appreciable quantities in the leaf and shoot sap but are not detected in the fruit or its sap. these compounds are more concentrated in the leaf sap compared to the shoot sap. the psoralen levels are several times higher than those of bergapten. lower concentrations of ... | 1984 | 6744838 |
| [phototoxic reaction to figs]. | in several patients the effect of a phototoxic reaction to the juice of fresh figs (ficus carica) was observed as a striped pigmentation on the arms (after rubbing in the fruit juice followed by exposure to the sun), or as a patchy pigmentation of the face after eating fresh figs. reference is made to the pathogenetic identity of this furocoumarin phototoxic reaction and the clinical transition of ficus dermatitis both to "berloque dermatitis" (from the oil of types of citrus) and to bullous mea ... | 1982 | 7107277 |
| [determination of the coumarinic constituents of ficus carica leaves by hplc]. | the coumarinic compounds of fig leaves (ficus carica) here examined closely. the furocoumarins psoralen, bergapten and the coumarins umbelliferone, 4',5'-dihydropsoralen and marmesin are present. these substances were determined in a "coumarinic extract" by high pressure liquid chromatography (hplc). the seasonal variations of the above mentioned compounds were also studied in a series of samples of leaves picked from the same plant, at regular fortnightly intervals during the period 1/vi-2/xi/1 ... | 1982 | 7128806 |
| ultrastructure of modified root-tip cells in ficus carica, induced by the ectoparasitic nematode xiphinema index. | the migratory ectoparasitic root nematode xiphinema index, added to ficus carica seedlings in sterile agar culture, fed exclusively on the tips of the roots. as a response the tips started to swell and became transformed into terminal galls as long as feeding was continued. when the cytology of swollen root-tips was examined 24 h after the first nematode attack, necrotic cells, scattered singly or in small groups within the root apex, were found in ultrathin sections. these cells, whose protopla ... | 1980 | 7364882 |
| first report of anaphylactic reaction after fig (ficus carica) ingestion. | we report an anaphylactic reaction which occurred very shortly after ingestion of a fresh fig. the ige-dependent mechanism was demonstrated on the basis of positivity of the prick test performed with fresh fig (ficus carica) extract. in addition, we were able to detect specific ige to the same extract in the serum. the patient did not demonstrate sensitization to other common allergens involved in respiratory and food allergies. however, detection of specific ige to f. benjamina indicated a sens ... | 1995 | 7573846 |
| cross-reactivity between ficus benjamina (weeping fig) and natural rubber latex. | the importance of hypersensitivity to ficus allergens is reported. cross-sensitization between fig (ficus carica), weeping fig (f. benjamina [fb]), and natural rubber latex (nrl) was confirmed by rast inhibition. we performed skin prick tests with fresh fb tree sap and nrl extracts in 346 consecutive patients and in 151 patients with immediate-type hypersensitivity to nrl. total serum ige and ige antibodies to nrl and ficus spp. were analyzed in sera. by the rast-inhibition method, we studied cr ... | 1998 | 9574883 |
| hypoglycemic action of an oral fig-leaf decoction in type-i diabetic patients. | the effect of a decoction of fig leaves (ficus carica), as a supplement to breakfast, on diabetes control was studied in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (iddm) patients (six men, four women, age 22-38 years, body mass index (bmi): 20.8 +/- 3.0 kg/m2, hba1c 7.6 +/- 0.9% with a mean duration of diabetes of 9 +/- 6.3 years). the patients were managed with their usual diabetes diet and their twice-daily insulin injection. during the first month, patients were given a decoction of fig leaves (fc) ... | 1998 | 9597370 |
| hypotriglyceridaemic activity of ficus carica leaves in experimental hypertriglyceridaemic rats. | a model of hypertriglyceridaemia in rats is described, which was used to investigate the hypolipidaemic effect of an intraperitoneal (i./p.) administration of a ficus carica leaf decoction. hypertriglyceridaemia was induced in rats following the protocol: a fasting period of 22 h, 2 h of oral (p.o.) administration of 20% emulsion of longchain triglycerides (lct emulsion), both repeated once. the plasma triglyceride and total cholesterol levels obtained 2 h after the protocol were 5.7 +/- 2.5 mmo ... | 1999 | 10353154 |
| anthelmintic activity of the latex of ficus species. | the latex of some species of ficus (moraceae) has been traditionally used as vermifuge in central and south america. it has been accepted that anthelmintic activity is due to a proteolytic fraction called ficin. in the present study, the anthelmintic activity of the latex of ficus insipida willd. and ficus carica l. has been investigated in nih mice naturally infected with syphacia obvelata, aspiculuris tetraptera and vampirolepis nana. the latex of f. insipida, administered by intragastric rout ... | 1999 | 10363841 |
| identification of natural rubber and characterization of rubber biosynthetic activity in fig tree. | natural rubber was extracted from the fig tree (ficus carica) cultivated in korea as part of a survey of rubber producing plants. fourier transform infrared and (13)c nuclear magnetic resonance analysis of samples prepared by successive extraction with acetone and benzene confirmed that the benzene-soluble residues are natural rubber, cis-1,4-polyisoprene. the rubber content in the latex of fig tree was about 4%, whereas the rubber content in the bark, leaf, and fruit was 0.3%, 0.1%, and 0.1%, r ... | 2000 | 10889262 |
| a chloroform extract obtained from a decoction of ficus carica leaves improves the cholesterolaemic status of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. | the antidiabetic effects of ficus carica leaf extracts have been reported previously. from the aqueous decoction of fig leaves, after treatment with hci, centrifuging, treatment with sodium hydroxide (naoh) and extraction with chloroform (chcl3), the administration of the organic phase rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes led to a decline in the levels of total cholesterol and an decrease in the total cholesterol/hdl cholesterol ratio (with respect to the control group), together with a red ... | 2000 | 11032050 |
| suppressors of cancer cell proliferation from fig (ficus carica) resin: isolation and structure elucidation. | a mixture of 6-o-acyl-beta-d-glucosyl-beta-sitosterols, the acyl moeity being primarily palmitoyl and linoleyl with minor amounts of stearyl and oleyl, has been isolated as a potent cytotoxic agent from fig (ficuscarica) latex and soybeans. identity was established by spectroscopic methods (nmr, ms) and confirmed by chemical synthesis. both the natural and the synthetic compounds showed in vitro inhibitory effects on proliferation of various cancer cell lines. | 2001 | 11473446 |
| the fig--ficus carica l. | 2002 | 12041811 | |
| genetic relatedness among dioecious ficus carica l. cultivars by random amplified polymorphic dna analysis, and evaluation of agronomic and morphological characters. | a collection of 64 fig (ficus carica l.) accessions was characterized through the use of rapd markers, and results were evaluated in conjunction with morphological and agronomical characters, in order to determine the genetic relatedness of genotypes with diverse geographic origin. the results indicate that fig cultivars have a rather narrow genetic base. nevertheless, rapd markers could detect enough polymorphism to differentiate even closely related genotypes (i.e., clones of the same cultivar ... | 2002 | 12041831 |
| irritant potential of triterpenoids from ficus carica leaves. | the irritant potential of total methanolic extract and five triterpenoids newly isolated from the leaves of ficus carica investigated by open mouse ear assay. total methanolic extract, calotropenyl acetate, methyl maslinate and lupeol acetate showed potent and persistent irritant effects. | 2002 | 12165340 |
| activation and inactivation of human factor x by proteases derived from ficus carica. | we investigated the effect of proteases derived from ficus carica (common fig) on human blood coagulation. the milky sap (latex) of several ficus (f.) species contain ficin, which is a mixture of proteases. ficin derived from ficus carica shortened the activated partial thromboplastin time and the prothrombin time of normal plasmas and plasmas deficient in coagulation factors, except plasma deficient in factor x (fx) and generated activated fx (fxa) in defibrinated plasma. chromatographic separa ... | 2002 | 12472586 |
| the micromorphology and protein characterization of rubber particles in ficus carica, ficus benghalensis and hevea brasiliensis. | rubber biosynthesis takes place on the surface of rubber particles. these particles are surrounded by a monolayer membrane in which the rubber transferase is anchored. in order to gain better insight into whether rubber particles from different plant species share common structural characteristics, the micromorphology of rubber particles from ficus carica, ficus benghalensis, and hevea brasiliensis was examined by electron microscopy. rubber particles of all three species were spherical in shape ... | 2003 | 12598569 |
| experimental diabetes treated with ficus carica extract: effect on oxidative stress parameters. | parameters related to oxidative stress were studied in rats divided into 4 groups: streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (n=10), diabetic rats who received a single dose of a basic fraction of ficus carica extract (n=14), diabetic rats who received a single dose of a chloroform fraction of the extract (n=10), and normal rats (n=10). compared to normal animals, the diabetic animals presented significantly higher values for erythrocyte catalase normalized to haemoglobin levels (1.5+/-0.15 vs. 0.96+ ... | 2003 | 12682822 |
| isolation of stress-related genes of rubber particles and latex in fig tree (ficus carica) and their expressions by abiotic stress or plant hormone treatments. | two rubber particle protein genes and one latex gene in fig tree (ficus carica) have been isolated and their expression following various abiotic stress treatments have been investigated. the two major proteins that are tightly associated with the catalytically active rubber particles have been sequenced to be peroxidase (pox) and trypsin inhibitor (tri). a cdna encoding a basic class i chitinase (chi) has also been isolated from the fig tree latex. wounding treatment strongly induced the expres ... | 2003 | 12721382 |
| cross-reactivity between ficus benjamina latex and fig fruit in patients with clinical fig allergy. | anaphylactic reactions to fig fruits (ficus carica) have been reported from subjects sensitized to ficus benjamina (fb) latex allergens. figs may also be involved in the latex-fruit syndrome. | 2003 | 12859455 |
| the effects of the fraction r3 of the latex of ficus carica l. on the tissues of mice bearing spontaneous mammary tumors. | 1952 | 13052096 | |
| [research on the content of psoralen and bergaptene in the leaves of ficus carica]. | 1959 | 13854542 | |
| ficus enzymes. i. separation of the proteolytic enzymes of ficus carica and ficus glabrata latices. | 1964 | 14209944 | |
| ficus enzymes. ii. properties of the proteolytic enzymes from the latex of ficus carica variety kadota. | 1964 | 14209945 | |
| [proteolytic properties of the latex from the fig tree (ficus carica z.)]. | 2007 | 14315486 | |
| trials of the effect on dog ascaris in vivo produced by the latex of ficus carica and papaya carica growing in cairo gardens. | 1959 | 14425780 | |
| native and introduced host plants of anastrepha fraterculus and ceratitis capitata (diptera: tephritidae) in northwestern argentina. | wild or commercially grown, native and exotic fruit were collected in 30 localities in the tucumán province (nw argentina) from january 1990 to december 1995 to determine their status as hosts of anastrepha fraterculus (wiedemann) and/or ceratitis capitata (wiedemann), the only two fruit fly species of economic and quarantine importance in argentina. a total of 84,094 fruit (3,466.1 kg) representing 33 species (7 native and 26 exotic) in 15 plant families were sampled. we determined the followin ... | 2003 | 14503581 |
| olfactive detection of fig wasps as prey by the ant crematogaster scutellaris (formicidae; myrmicinae). | in the species-specific and obligate mutualism between the fig (ficus carica) and its pollinator (the fig wasps blastophaga psenes), a third participant, the ant crematogaster scutellaris, is a predator of the wasps. here, we ask how ant workers can rapidly localise such prey, whose availability is limited in time and space. using a y-tube olfactometer, we tested ant response to odours emitted by different types of figs (receptive female, ripe female or male figs) and by fig wasps (pollinators o ... | 2003 | 14564404 |
| fig and mulberry cross-allergy. | hypersensitivity reactions to ingestion of figs (ficus carica) and mulberries (morus nigra and morus alba) are considered uncommon and have never been reported as occurring in the same patient. | 2003 | 14692435 |
| therapeutic effects of fig tree latex on bovine papillomatosis. | the effects of fig tree latex in treating teat papillomatosis in cow in comparison with salicylic acid were evaluated. for this purpose, 12 cows of 1-3 years of age (average 2.25) affected by teat papillomatosis were divided into three groups. in group a, four cows were treated by fig tree (ficus carica) latex; in group b, four cows were treated with 10% salicylic acid solution and in group c, four cows were kept as control animals receiving no treatment. animals in each treatment group received ... | 2003 | 14720183 |
| the inhibitory and necrosis-inducing effects of the latex of ficus carica l. on transplanted and spontaneous tumours. | 1952 | 14954889 | |
| [antimutagenic activity of plant extracts from armoracia rusticana, ficus carica and zea mays and peroxidase in eukaryotic cells]. | antimutagene activity and high efficiency of antimutagene action of plant extracts from horseradish roots (armoracia rusticana), fig brunches (ficus carica) and mays seedlings (zea mays) and their ability to decrease the frequency of spontaneous and induced by gamma-rays chromosome aberrations in meristematic cells of vicia faba and marrow cells of mice have been shown. comparative assessment of genoprotective properties of peroxidase and the studied extracts has revealed higher efficiency of an ... | 2008 | 15131968 |
| sensitization to ficus benjamina: relationship to natural rubber latex allergy and identification of foods implicated in the ficus-fruit syndrome. | ornamental ficus benjamina (fb) has been recognized as a new indoor allergen. little is known about the prevalence in moderately exposed subjects and the proposed association with fruit and hevea latex hypersensitivity. | 2004 | 15298566 |
| traditional phytotherapy in central italy (marche, abruzzo, and latium). | in this study, the more significant results of extensive ethnopharmacobotanical research carried out by the author in the years 1977-2000 in 175 localities of three regions of central italy (marche, abruzzo, and latium) have been reported and compared. the usages of 80 species belonging to 36 families are described, of which 71 were used in human therapy and 29 in veterinary medicine. uses are suited with the number of localities in which they have been mentioned. among the wild plant mainly sti ... | 2005 | 15664457 |
| assortment of the plants in the medieval diet in czech countries (based on archaeobotanical finds). | the finds of remains of useful plants in archaeological objects were drawing attention already in the last century. however, it was not until after the world war ii, in relation with renovation of historical cores of the towns, when a separate branch of the botany--archaeobotany constituted. in the czech republic it was e. opravil who was the first to become engaged in a systematic archaeobotanical research at the beginning of the 60's. all the vegetal remains--fruits and seeds on the first plac ... | 2000 | 15828207 |
| [studies on anti-hsv effect of ficus carica leaves]. | to study the anti-hsv effect of the extract from the leaves of ficos carica. | 2004 | 15850358 |
| [antimutagenic activity of armoracia rusticana, zea mays and ficus carica plant extracts and their mixture]. | antimutagenic action of plant extracts of armoracia rusticana, ficus carica, zea mays and their mixture on environmental xenobiotics has been investigated. the plant extracts and their mixture decreased the level of mutations induced by n-metil-n'-nitro-n-nitrozoguanidin (mnng) in vicia faba cells, chlorophyll mutations in arabidopsis thaliana and naf induced mutability in rat marrow cells. the studied plant extracts and their mixture demonstrate the ability to decrease the genotoxicity of envir ... | 2005 | 16250249 |
| comparison between sample disruption methods and solid-liquid extraction (sle) to extract phenolic compounds from ficus carica leaves. | sea sand disruption method (ssdm) and matrix solid phase disruption (mspd) were compared to solid-liquid extraction (sle) for extraction of phenolic compounds from the ficus carica leaves. statistical treatment, anova-single factor, was used to compare the extraction yields obtained by these methods, and for the majority of the extracted compounds, significantly higher yields were obtained by the solid disruption methods. both solid disruption methods are faster and ecologically friendly, but th ... | 2006 | 16343519 |
| treatments with gras compounds to keep fig fruit (ficus carica l.) quality during cold storage. | the trade of fresh fig fruit is restricted by its high perishability and numerous attempts have been done to extend the postharvest life. the main difficulties can be found in the fast ripening and the easiness of pathogen spread. although the ripening can be slowed by low storage temperatures (close to 0 degrees c) the control of pathogens remains still unsolved since no pesticide treatments are allowed. generally recognized as save compounds (g.r.a.s.) are possible candidates to fulfil this vo ... | 2005 | 16637198 |
| auxins and gibberellin-like substances in parthenocarpic and non-parthenocarpic syconia of ficus carica l., cv. king. | in the king cultivar of fig, the first crop is parthenocarpic, develops on previous year's growth, and a series of supernumerary ovules develops within the original ovules. the second crop, formed on current-season's growth, requires fertilization. to determine whether the 2 crops differed in types, and in patterns of concentrations of total ;free' auxins and acidic gibberellins, they were extracted from weekly fruit samples. timing of the 3 peaks of total auxins and the single peak of gibberell ... | 1969 | 16657101 |
| ficin-catalyzed reactions. hydrolysis of alpha-n-benzoyl-l-arginine ethyl ester and alpha-n-benzoyl-l-argininamide. | the effect of ph on the hydrolysis of alpha-n-benzoyl-l-arginine ethyl ester (baee) and alpha-n-benzoyl-l-argininamide (baa) by a proteolytic enzyme component purified from ficus carica var. kadota latex has been studied in detail over the ph range of 3 to 9.5. k(cat) (lim) values for the hydrolysis of baee and baa were essentially identical (5.20 and 5.01 sec(-1), respectively at 30 degrees ). k(cat) values for hydrolysis of baee and baa were dependent on prototropic groups with apparent pk val ... | 1969 | 16657108 |
| multiple molecular forms of ficin-evidence against autolysis as explanation. | while the total amount of proteolytic enzyme activity in the latex from ficus carica varieties kadota and black mission showed seasonal variation and was different between the 2 crops of figs in the latex collected at the same time and from the same tree, there is no difference in the number of multiple molecular forms of ficin present as demonstrated by chromatography on carboxymethyl-cellulose. the number of multiple forms of ficin is also the same, with 1 exception, among samples of latex whi ... | 1969 | 16657241 |
| nature of the conversion of ficus carica variety kadota ficin component d to component c. some physicochemical properties of components c and d. | component c can be formed from component d under the experimental conditions used during purification of ficus carica variety kadota latex. by use of the inhibitor, sodium p-chloromercuribenzoate, the 2 components have been purified to chromatographic homogeneity. the 2 components have identical molecular weights and amino acid composition. the only difference found between the 2 components is the presence of 3 to 6 more amide groups in component d than in component c. there also appears to be a ... | 1969 | 16657242 |
| growth and respiratory response of fig (ficus carica l. cv. mission) fruits to ethylene. | growth in diameter of the fig (ficus carica l. cv. mission) fruit takes place in three distinct periods; two periods (i and iii) of rapid growth are separated by a period (ii) of slow growth. with respect to exposure to ethylene, the fruit exhibits a two phase response. ethylene inhibits fruit growth in phase a (period i), the period of cell division, stimulates growth in early phase b (early period ii), and stimulates both growth and ripening during the remainder of phase b (late period ii and ... | 1971 | 16657774 |
| pigment changes associated with application of ethephon ((2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid) to fig (ficus carica l.) fruits. | the application of (2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid (ethephon) to ;mission' fig fruits (ficus carica l.) during late period ii of their development stimulated ripening and change in color from green to bluish black within 8 days. chlorophylls a and b decreased rapidly within 4 days after ethephon treatment, and degradation continued at a decreasing rate for an additional 4 days, at which time the fruits had attained their maximum diameter and were considered fully ripe. levels of beta-carotene, lu ... | 1976 | 16659515 |
| comparative analysis of plant finds from early roman graves in ilok (cuccium) and sćitarjevo (andautonia), croatia--a contribution to understanding burial rites in southern pannonia. | a comparative archaeobotanical analysis of the plant remains from the early roman incineration graves in ilok and sćitarjevo shows the existence of a complex burial ritual, but at the same time enables a better understanding of the agriculture and trade of the 1st/early 2nd century ad in southern pannonia. most of the cereals found (hordeum vulgare, panicum miliaceum, triticum monococcum, t. dicoccon, t. aestivum i t. cf. spelta), the legumes (lens culinaris, vicia ervilia) and the fruit contrib ... | 2006 | 16848163 |
| regulatory mechanisms of ethylene biosynthesis in response to various stimuli during maturation and ripening in fig fruit (ficus carica l.). | in order to obtain a greater uniformity of maturation, the growth of the fig fruit (ficus carica l.) can be stimulated by the application of either olive oil, ethrel/ethephon or auxin. the three treatments induce ethylene production in figs. in this study, we investigated the regulatory mechanisms responsible for oil, auxin and ethylene induced ethylene production in figs. the ethylene production in response to olive oil, auxin, and propylene treatments and during ripening were all induced by 1- ... | 2016 | 16889975 |
| antioxidant activities and anthocyanin content of fresh fruits of common fig (ficus carica l.). | fig fruit has been a typical component in the health-promoting mediterranean diet for millennia. to study the potential health-promoting constituents of fig fruits, six commercial fig varieties differing in color (black, red, yellow, and green) were analyzed for total polyphenols, total flavonoids, antioxidant capacity, and amount and profile of anthocyanins. using reversed-phase liquid chromatography (rp-lc), various concentrations of anthocyanins but a similar profile was found in all varietie ... | 2006 | 17002444 |
| two triterpenes from the leaves of ficus carica. | 1988 | 17265335 | |
| genetic diversity of different tunisian fig (ficuscarica l.) collections revealed by rapd fingerprints. | the genetic diversity in tunisian fig (ficus carica l.) was studied using rapd markers. thirty-five fig cultivars originating from diverse geographical areas and belonging to three collections were analysed. random decamer primers were screened to assess their ability to detect polymorphisms in this crop. forty-four rapd markers were revealed and used to survey the genetic diversity and to detect cases of mislabelling. as a result, considerable genetic diversity was detected among the studied f. ... | 2006 | 17362329 |
| postharvest decay reduction of fig fruit (ficus carica) by hot water sodium carbonate solutions dip. | treatments as hot water dips or high temperature conditioning have been proven to be effective to control postharvest decay on various horticultural crops. these treatments reduce chilling injury and rot losses without causing detrimental effects on fruit firmness, flavour, taste or peel appearance. these technologies, aimed to control postharvest pathogens, can be easily matched with the use of "generally recognized as safe" (g.r.a.s.) compounds and employed alternatively to pesticides, known t ... | 2006 | 17390840 |
| enhanced substituted resorcinol hydrophobicity augments tyrosinase inhibition potency. | the objective of the present study was to investigate to what extent the addition of hydrophobic residues to a 2,4-resorcinol derivative would contribute to their tyrosinase inhibitory potency. hence, 3-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propionic acid, isolated from ficus carica, was transformed into esters, and the relationship between the structure of these esters to their mushroom tyrosinase inhibition activity was explored. the enzyme crystallographic structure, published recently (matoba, y. et al. j. b ... | 2007 | 17447749 |
| comparative study of fig tree efficacy in the treatment of common warts (verruca vulgaris) vs. cryotherapy. | a traditional method for the treatment of warts in some rural areas of iran comprises the use of fig tree (ficus carica) latex as a local treatment; however, there is no scientific evaluation of its efficacy. | 2007 | 17472688 |
| flavonoid content in leaf extracts of the fig (ficus carica l.), carob (ceratonia siliqua l.) and pistachio (pistacia lentiscus l.). | the total flavonoid content of leaf extracts (70% ethanol) from fig (ficus carica l.), carob (ceratonia siliqua l.) and pistachio (pistacia lentiscus l.) plants were determined by using reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc)-and analyzed by uv/vis array and electrospray ionization (esi)-mass spectrometry (ms) detectors. as a base for comparison, flavonoid type and level were also determined in extracts from soybeans and grape seeds. it was found that the major flavonoids in ... | 2006 | 17473377 |
| phytophotodermatitis caused by contact with a fig tree (ficus carica). | two arborists presented acutely with blistering eruptions affecting their forearms, hands, and fingers. the previous day, both men had pruned branches from a large fig tree, ficus carica, which had sustained damaged during a storm. the following morning, both complained of a burning discomfort which rapidly evolved into erythema and bullae on skin that had been in direct contact with the tree branches. these symptoms gradually resolved over 4 to 6 weeks. although phytophotodermatitis from ficus ... | 2007 | 17721568 |
| kinin-induced parthenocarpy in the fig, ficus carica l. | parthenocarpic calimyrna fig fruits induced with a kinin were identical morphologically to those previously produced parthenocarpically with auxin or gibberellin. thus, the three types of endogenous hormones thought to originate in the seeds and to stimulate directly fruit growth can be supplied by plant parts other than seeds. | 1965 | 17776628 |
| genetic diversity of tunisian figs (ficus carica l.) as revealed by nuclear microsatellites. | the present study portrays the achievement of the genetic polymorphism surveying and the establishment of an ecotypes identification key on the basis of simple sequence repeats data. seventy-two tunisian fig ecotypes in situ and ex situ conserved were analyzed using six microsatellite loci. a total of 58 alleles and 124 genotypes were revealed and permitted to evidence high degree of genetic diversity mainly explained at the intra group level. cluster analysis based on genetic distances proved t ... | 2007 | 17850599 |
| regarding the 'phytophotodermatitis caused by contact with a fig tree (ficus carica)' case report, and response. | 2007 | 17853938 | |
| phytophotodermatitis caused by contact with a fig tree (ficus carica). | two arborists presented acutely with blistering eruptions affecting their forearms, hands, and fingers. the previous day, both men had pruned branches from a large fig tree, ficus carica, which had sustained damaged during a storm. the following morning, both complained of a burning discomfort which rapidly evolved into erythema and bullae on skin that had been in direct contact with the tree branches. these symptoms gradually resolved over 4 to 6 weeks. although phytophotodermatitis from ficus ... | 2007 | 17867224 |
| an unusual thermostable aspartic protease from the latex of ficus racemosa (l.). | the most extensively studied ficins have been isolated from the latex of ficus glabrata and ficus carica. however the proteases (ficins) from other species are less known. the purification and characterization of a protease from the latex of ficus racemosa is reported. the enzyme purified to homogeneity is a single polypeptide chain of molecular weight of 44,500+/-500da as determined by maldi-tof. the enzyme exhibited a broad spectrum of ph optima between ph 4.5-6.5 and showed maximum activity a ... | 2008 | 17936863 |
| plant crude extracts could be the solution: extracts showing in vivo antitumorigenic activity. | screening active compounds from plants lead to discover new medicinal drugs which have efficient protection and treatment roles against various diseases including cancer. in our study, extracts from different plants represent seeds of: gossypium barbadense, ricinus communis, sesamum indicum, nigella sativa, vinca rosea and melia azedarah; fruits of: xanthium occidental; flowers of: atriplex nummularia; barks of: cinnamomum zeylanicum; latex of: ficus carica and rhizomes of: curcuma longa and zin ... | 2008 | 18390447 |
| phytophthora parsiana sp. nov., a new high-temperature tolerant species. | as part of a study to examine the phylogenetic history of the taxonomically challenging species phytophthora cryptogea and p. drechsleri, a distinct monophyletic group of isolates, previously described as p. drechsleri or p. cryptogea, were characterised. analysis of their rdna its sequences indicated that these isolates were distinct from p. drechsleri, p. cryptogea, and all members of phytophthora its clades 1-8, clustering instead alongside basal groups previously described as clades 9 and 10 ... | 2008 | 18501580 |
| ethnopharmacological studies on antispasmodic and antiplatelet activities of ficus carica. | the ripe dried fruit of ficus carica linn. (moraceae) commonly known as "fig" has medicinal value in traditional system of medicine for its use in gastrointestinal and inflammatory disorders. | 2008 | 18586078 |
| effect of antibiotics on the milk-clotting enzymes of carica papaya and ficus carica. | 1948 | 18911583 | |
| pathogenicity, internal transcribed spacer-rdna variation, and human dispersal of ceratocystis fimbriata on the family araceae. | abstract ceratocystis fimbriata is a complex of many cryptic, host-specialized species that causes wilt and canker of woody species and rot diseases of storage roots and corms of many economically important plants worldwide. with the exception of the family araceae, all confirmed hosts of c. fimbriata are dicotyledonous plants. we hypothesized that the isolates from members of the family araceae would form a monophyletic lineage specialized to infect these unique hosts. analyses of sequences of ... | 2005 | 18943126 |
| spread of endosepsis in calimyrna fig orchards. | abstract pollination of the edible fig (ficus carica cv. calimyrna) is mediated by a small symbiotic wasp, blastophaga psenes, that inhabits the syconium cavity of the spring crop of fig pollinator trees (caprifigs). these fig wasps also carry propagules, mainly of fusarium verticillioides (formerly f. moniliforme) and other fusarium spp., which cause endosepsis, from pollinator figs to the edible calimyrna figs in california. spread of endosepsis was studied in one experimental and up to four c ... | 1998 | 18944935 |
| validated reversed-phase column high-performance liquid chromatographic method for separation and quantification of polyphenolics and furocoumarins in herbal drugs. | a rapid column high-performance liquid chromatographic-photodiode array method has been developed for the separation and identification of secondary metabolites, especially different types of phenols and furocoumarins, in a 35 min chromatographic run. the method has been optimized and validated for selectivity, precision, recovery, and robustness with the aim of application for standardization of selected herbal drugs. almost all of the tested compounds had linearity of >98%, with relative stand ... | 2014 | 18980114 |
| purification, characterization, and solvent-induced thermal stabilization of ficin from ficus carica. | ficin (ec 3.4.22.3), a cysteine proteinase isolated from the latex of a ficus tree, is known to occur in multiple forms. although crude ficin is of considerable commercial importance, ficin as such has not been fully characterized. a major ficin from the commercial crude proteinase mixture preparation of ficus carica was purified and characterized. the purified enzyme was homogeneous in both sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page) and gel-filtration chromatography an ... | 2008 | 18991449 |
| evaluation of metabolizable energy values of some feeding stuffs. | in a trail the apparent metabolizable energy (ame), apparent metabolizable energy corrected to nitrogen retention (amen), true metabolizable energy (tme) and true metabolizable energy corrected to nitrogen retention (tmen) content of some feeding stuffs for poultry were determined with cockerels. the test materials consisted of feed grade oak (quercusfaginea), fig (ficus carica), olive (olea europea) pulp with nucleolus and without nucleolus. the result showed that oak, fig, olive pulp with nucl ... | 2007 | 19069907 |
| phytophotodermatitis due to ficus carica. | the genus ficus belongs to the moraceae (the mulberry family). figs can cause irritant or phototoxic reactions. phytophotodermatitis is a common cutaneous phototoxic reaction. contact with plant-derived phototoxic substances (furocoumarins or psoralens) followed by sunlight exposure produces the clinical lesions. here, we present a case of phytophotodermatitis after contact with fig fruits and leaves. the vesicular dermatitis was primarily located in areas of vitiligo. | 2008 | 19265622 |
| feeding on different host plants alters the natural abundances of delta (1)(3)c and delta (1)n in longidoridae (nemata). | natural abundances of the stable isotope pairs (1)(3)c/(1)(2)c (delta (1)(3)c) and (1)n/(1)n (delta (1)n) have been used previously to study food sources and trophic relationships in soil invertebrates. in this study, delta (1)(3)c and delta (1)n were measured in five species of longidoridae to investigate the effect of transferring nematodes from one plant host to another. longidorus elongatus, paralongidorus maximus, xiphinema diversicaudatum, x. index, and x. vuittenezi were cultured initiall ... | 1999 | 19270871 |
| survey of crop losses in response to phytoparasitic nematodes in the united states for 1994. | previous reports of crop losses to plant-parasitic nematodes have relied on published results of survey data based on certain commodities, including tobacco, peanuts, cotton, and soybean. reports on crop-loss assessment by land-grant universities and many commodity groups generally are no longer available, with the exception of the university of georgia, the beltwide cotton conference, and selected groups concerned with soybean. the society of nematologists extension committee contacted extensio ... | 1999 | 19270925 |
| a systematic review of the potential herbal sources of future drugs effective in oxidant-related diseases. | this review focuses on the medicinal plants growing and having history of folk medicine in iran and found effective as anti free radical damage in animal or human. | 2009 | 19275687 |
| evaluation of dietary status with respect to trace element intake from dry fruits consumed in pakistan: a study using instrumental neutron activation analysis. | instrumental neutron activation analysis has been utilized for the quantification of 24 major, minor and trace elements in dried apricots (prunus armeniaca), dates (phoenix dectylifera), figs (ficus carica) and raisins (vitis vinifera) using a low-power reactor as the neutron source. the weekly intakes of aluminium, arsenic, boron, calcium, chlorine, cobalt, chromium, iron, mercury, potassium, sodium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, antimony, selenium and zinc have been calculated and compared ... | 2009 | 19306223 |
| antioxidant and immunity activity of water extract and crude polysaccharide from ficus carica l. fruit. | the antioxidative activities of water extract (we) and crude hot-water soluble polysaccharide (ps) from ficus carica l. fruit were investigated using various assays in vitro, including scavenging abilities on dpph, superoxide and hydroxyl radicals and reducing power. the immunity activities of ps were evaluated using the carbon clearance test and serum hemolysin analysis in mice. in addition, total phenolics and flavonoids contents were also determined. both we and ps have notable scavenging act ... | 2009 | 19466553 |
| characterization of acid-induced molten globule like state of ficin. | effect of ph on the conformational behaviour of ficin (ec 3.4.22.3), a cysteine protease from the latex of ficus carica was monitored by circular dichroism, fluorescence spectroscopy, ans binding and hydrodynamic studies. the results obtained from near- and far-uv cd, intrinsic fluorescence and ans binding studies demonstrate that ficin exhibits the characteristic properties of molten globule at acidic conditions between ph 1.4 and 2.0. ficin at ph 1.4 retained about approximately 74% secondary ... | 2009 | 19482042 |
| elucidating genetic relationships, diversity and population structure among the turkish female figs. | a collection of 96 female turkish fig (ficus carica l.) accessions was studied to elucidate genetic structure and estimate diversity and genetic similarity distribution among the female figs present in turkish genetic resources, using 157 molecular genome markers including 129 sequence-related amplified polymorphisms, 21 random amplified polymorphic dnas, and 7 simple-sequence repeats. the plant samples mainly included turkish fig collections selected throughout the country over the course of a ... | 2010 | 19711187 |
| ficus carica l.: metabolic and biological screening. | ficus carica l. is one of the earliest cultivated fruit trees. in this work, metabolite profiling was performed on the leaves, pulps and peels of two portuguese white varieties of f. carica (pingo de mel and branca tradicional). phenolics and organic acids profiles were determined by hplc/dad and hplc/uv, respectively. all samples presented a similar phenolic profile composed by 3-o- and 5-o-caffeoylquinic acids, ferulic acid, quercetin-3-o-glucoside, quercetin-3-o-rutinoside, psoralen and berga ... | 2009 | 19747518 |
| rapd-based study of genetic variation and relationships among wild fig genotypes in turkey. | the fig tree (ficus carica l.) is of significant socio-economic importance in turkey, with 25% of the world's fig production. genetic variation and relationships among 14 wild-grown figs sampled from coruh valley in turkey were characterized by random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd). ninety-eight dna fragments were scored after amplification of dna samples with 13 random primers; 70% of the scored bands were polymorphic. genetic distances between the fig genotypes ranged from 0.21 to 0.62. geno ... | 2009 | 19768673 |
| evaluation of the phototoxic potential of plants used in oriental medicine. | phototoxicity can be either harmful or beneficial. yet the phototoxicity of oriental medicinal plants is an understudied area. the purpose of this study is to fill in this gap. | 2010 | 19818392 |
| presence of triploid cytotypes in the common fig (ficus carica l.). | ficus carica (2n = 26) is one of the oldest fruit trees of the mediterranean basin. recently there has been increasing interest in this species, in particular for questions related to germplasm such as genetic diversity and cultivar identification. this study was undertaken to gain more knowledge of f. carica cytogenetics and provide data useful for the characterization of its germplasm. karyomorphological analysis and physical mapping of 18s-25s and 5s rrna genes by the fish technique contribut ... | 2009 | 19935916 |
| hepatoprotective activity of ficus carica leaf extract on rifampicin-induced hepatic damage in rats. | shade dried leaves of ficus carica were extracted using petroleum ether (60-80 degrees ) and tested for antihepatotoxic activity on rats treated with 50 mg/kg of rifampicin orally. the parameters assessed were serum levels of glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase, glutamic pyruvic transaminase, bilirubin and histological changes in liver. liver weights and pentobarbitione sleeping time as a functional parameter were also monitored. there was significant reversal of biochemical, histological and fun ... | 2008 | 20046747 |
| a survey of scale insects (sternorryncha: coccoidea) occurring on table grapes in south africa. | increasing international trade and tourism have led to an increase in the introduction of exotic pests that pose a considerable economic threat to the agro-ecosystems of importing countries. scale insects (sternorryncha: coccoidea) may be contaminants of export consignments from the south african deciduous fruit industry to the european union, israel, united kingdom and the united states, for example. infestations of immature scale insects found on south african fruit destined for export have re ... | 2009 | 20050816 |
| hexane-soluble fraction of the common fig, ficus carica, inhibits osteoclast differentiation in murine bone marrow-derived macrophages and raw 264.7 cells. | osteoclasts, derived from multipotent myeloid progenitor cells, play homeostatic roles in skeletal modeling and remodeling, but may also destroy bone in pathological conditions such as osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis. osteoclast development depends critically on a differentiation factor, the receptor activator of nf-kappab ligand (rankl). in this study, we found that the hexane soluble fraction of the common fig ficus carica (hf6-fc) is a potent inhibitor of osteoclastogenesis in rankl-sti ... | 2009 | 20054486 |
| in vitro antimicrobial activity of four ficus carica latex fractions against resistant human pathogens (antimicrobial activity of ficus carica latex). | methanolic, hexanoïc, chloroformic and ethyl acetate extracts of ficus carica latex were investigated for their in vitro antimicrobial proprieties against five bacteria species and seven strains of fungi. the green fruit latex was collected from chott mariam souse, middle east coast of tunisia. the antimicrobial activity of the extracts was evaluated and based respectively on the inhibition zone using the disc-diffusion assay, minimal inhibition concentration (mic) for bacterial testing and the ... | 2010 | 20067867 |
| chemical assessment and in vitro antioxidant capacity of ficus carica latex. | ficus species possess latex-like material within their vasculatures, affording protection and self-healing from physical attacks. in this work, metabolite profiling was performed on ficus carica latex. volatiles profile was determined by hs-spme/gc-it-ms, with 34 compounds being identified, distributed by distinct chemical classes: 5 aldehydes, 7 alcohols, 1 ketone, 9 monoterpenes, 9 sesquiterpenes and 3 other compounds. sesquiterpenes constituted the most abundant class in latex (ca. 91% of tot ... | 2010 | 20158255 |
| traditional agroecosystems as conservatories and incubators of cultivated plant varietal diversity: the case of fig (ficus carica l.) in morocco. | traditional agroecosystems are known to host both large crop species diversity and high within crop genetic diversity. in a context of global change, this diversity may be needed to feed the world. are these agroecosystems museums (i.e. large core collections) or cradles of diversity? we investigated this question for a clonally propagated plant, fig (ficus carica), within its native range, in morocco, but as far away as possible from supposed centers of domestication. | 2010 | 20167055 |
| transmission competency of single-female xiphinema index lines for grapevine fanleaf virus. | grapevine fanleaf virus (gflv) is vectored specifically from grapevine to grapevine by the ectoparasitic nematode xiphinema index. limited information is available on the vector competency of x. index populations from diverse geographical origins. we determined the transmissibility of two gflv strains showing 4.6% amino acid divergence within their coat protein (e.g., strains f13 and ghu) by seven clonal lines of x. index developed from seven distinct populations from the mediterranean basin (cy ... | 2010 | 20205542 |
| genetic structure and differentiation in cultivated fig (ficus carica l.). | one hundred ninety-four germplasm accessions of fig representing the four fig types, common, smyrna, san pedro, and caprifig were analyzed for genetic diversity, structure, and differentiation using genetic polymorphism at 15 microsatellite loci. the collection showed considerable polymorphism with observed number of alleles per locus ranging from four for five different loci, mfc4, lmfc14, lmfc22, lmfc31 and lmfc35 to nine for lmfc30 with an average of 4.9 alleles per locus. seven of the 15 loc ... | 2010 | 20217187 |
| preparation of a highly active vegetable rennet from ficus carica linn. | 1946 | 20281211 |