Publications
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| determination of avocado and mango fruit properties by ultrasonic technique. | a nondestructive ultrasonic measurement system was developed for the assessment of some transmission parameters which might have quantitative relations with the maturity, firmness and other quality-related properties of avocado and mango fruits. the system utilizes a set of low-frequency probes arranged to measure the ultrasonic signal transmitted and received over a short distance across the peel. the attenuation of the ultrasonic waves, transmitted through the peel and the attached fruit tissu ... | 2000 | 10829759 |
| methyl jasmonate reduces chilling injury and maintains postharvest quality of mango fruit. | exposure of mango (mangifera indica cv. tommy atkins) fruit to methyl jasmonate (mj) vapors (10(-)(4) m) for 24 h at 25 degrees c reduced chilling injury during subsequent storage for 21 days at 7 degrees c and after 5 days of shelf life at 20 degrees c. the chilling tolerance induced by mj was positively correlated with the reduction in the percent ion leakage of mango tissue. the overall quality of mj-treated fruit was also better than that of control fruit. mj treatment increased the total so ... | 2000 | 10691668 |
| spatial variations in xylem sap flux density in the trunk of orchard-grown, mature mango trees under changing soil water conditions. | circumferential and radial variations in xylem sap flux density in trunks of 13-year-old mango (mangifera indica l.) trees were investigated with granier sap flow sensor probes under limiting and non-limiting soil water conditions. under non-limiting soil water conditions, circumferential variation was substantial, but there was no apparent relationship between sap flux density and aspect (i.e., the radial position of the sensor probes on the trunk relative to the compass). hourly sap flux densi ... | 2000 | 12651518 |
| anti-herpes simplex virus activities of crude water extracts of thai medicinal plants. | a number of thai medicinal plants, recommended as remedies for herpesvirus infection and have been used in primary health care were investigated for their intracellular activities against herpes simplex viruses (hsv). centella asiatica l., maclura cochinchinensis cornor, and mangifera indica l. contained both anti-hsv-1 and -2 activities, as determined by plaque inhibition assay. an inhibition of the production of infectious hsv-2 virions from infected vero cells could also be demonstrated. comb ... | 2000 | 10715843 |
| antiamoebic and spasmolytic activities of extracts from some antidiarrhoeal traditional preparations used in kinshasa, congo. | three major extracts from some traditional preparations, based on medicinal plants, used as antidiarrhoeal agents were investigated for their putative antiamoebic and spasmolytic activities in vitro. results indicated that both biological activities are concentrated in the polyphenolic fraction, and not in the saponin or alkaloid containing fractions. the most active polyphenolic extracts were those from euphorbia hirta whole plant, leaves of alchornea cordifolia, crossopteryx febrifuga, nauclea ... | 2000 | 10782488 |
| mangifera indica and phaseolus vulgaris in the bioindication of air pollution in bahia, brazil. | in this article are reported the results of a study on the concentration of ascorbic acid (aa) in mangifera indica as passive monitor and in phaseolus vulgaris as active monitor with the intention to study the effects of industrial emissions from the petrochemical complex of camaçari (pcc), bahia, brazil, on the vegetation. leaves from m. indica were collected in two sites in the region under direct influence of industrial emissions and in one presumed nonpolluted reference (background) site. po ... | 2000 | 10903824 |
| review on some plants of indian traditional medicine with antioxidant activity. | a lot of medicinal plants, traditionally used for thousands of years, are present in a group of herbal preparations of the indian traditional health care system (ayurveda) named rasayana proposed for their interesting antioxidant activities. among the medicinal plants used in ayurvedic rasayana for their therapeutic action, some of these have been throughly investigated. in the present paper seven plants (emblica officinalis l., curcuma longa l., mangifera indica l., momordica charantia l., sant ... | 2000 | 10904144 |
| evaluation of the in vitro antioxidant activity of mangifera indica l. extract (vimang). | an extract of mangifera indica l. (vimang) was tested in vitro for its antioxidant activity using commonly accepted assays. it showed a powerful scavenger activity of hydroxyl radicals and hypochlorous acid and acted as an iron chelator. the extract also showed a significant inhibitory effect on the peroxidation of rat-brain phospholipid and inhibited dna damage by bleomycin or copper-phenanthroline systems. | 2000 | 10960895 |
| effect of mango weevil (coleoptera: curculionidae) damage on mango seed viability in hawaii. | the mango weevil, cryptorhynchus (= sternochetus) mangiferae (f.), is a federally quarantined pest that prevents shipment of mangos from hawaii into the continental united states. although this monophagous weevil allegedly causes reduced seed germination, damage to the fruit pulp, and premature fruit drop in mangos, there are few studies examining these potential sources of crop loss. we conducted studies to assess the effect of mango weevil infestation on seed viability while making observation ... | 2000 | 10985036 |
| [evaluation of the usefulness of selected virulence markers for the identification of virulent yersinia enterocolitica strains. i. phenotypic markders associated with plasmid pyv]. | the species yersinia enterocolitica includes either pathogenic or non-pathogenic strains. therefore it is necessary to differentiate virulent bacilli from other. it is well known that pathogenic strains of y. enterocolitica bearing virulence associated plasmid called pyv, which could be demonstrated by its isolation or detected by the presence of specific, phenotypic properties directly related with this plasmid. the aim of the presented paper was to check the ability of some phenotypic virulenc ... | 2000 | 11107777 |
| molecular characterization of fusarium subglutinans associated with mango malformation. | abstract mango malformation is a serious disease of mangifera indica in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. this disease is caused by fusarium subglutinans, which is also associated with diseases on many other hosts, such as pineapple, pine, maize and sugarcane. the f. subglutinans strains associated with different hosts are virtually indistinguishable using morphological characters, but can be easily differentiated using histone and beta-tubulin gene sequencing, and some have subsequ ... | 2000 | 20572965 |
| analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of mangifera indica l. extract (vimang). | vimang is an aqueous extract of mangifera indica used in cuba to improve the quality of life in patients suffering from elevated stress. to assess its possible analgesic and antiinflammatory effects, the results of a standard extract evaluation are presented. analgesia was determined using acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction and formalin-induced licking. antiinflammatory effects were evaluated using carrageenan- and formalin-induced oedema. vimang (50-1000 mg/kg, p.o.) exhibited a potent ... | 2001 | 11180516 |
| effect of certain plant extracts on alpha-amylase activity. | ethanolic extracts of punica granatum, mangifera indica, boerhaavia diffusa, embelia ribes, phyllanthus maderaspatensis, and withania somnifera, were tested for their effect on alpha-amylase activity (in vitro). p. granatum and m. indica were found to exhibit interesting alpha-amylase inhibitory activity. | 2001 | 11223231 |
| characterization of cross-reacting allergens in mango fruit. | allergic reactions to mango fruit have become increasingly important. a cross-reaction between mango fruit, various other foods, and respiratory allergens has been assumed but not investigated until now. | 2001 | 11251404 |
| lectins in fruits having gastrointestinal activity: their participation in the hemagglutinating property of escherichia coli o157:h7. | in fruits with therapeutic properties for antidiarrheal and laxative uses, the presence of lectins may be the bioactive properties that interfere with bacterial adhesion, thought to be competition for glycoside signal sites in the attachment. | 2001 | 11440778 |
| alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity of mangifera indica bark. | the ethanolic extracts of lawsonia inermis leaves, holarrhena antidysenterica bark, swertia chirata whole plant and mangifera indica bark were tested (in-vitro) for alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity. m. indica extract was found to be the most potent, with an ic(50) value of 314 microg/ml. | 2001 | 11543970 |
| immunomodulatory activity of alcoholic extract of mangifera indica l. in mice. | mangifera indica linn, a plant widely used in the traditional medicinal systems of india, has been reported to possess antiviral, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities. in the present study, the alcoholic extract of stem bark of mangifera indica linn (extract i containing mangiferin 2.6%), has been investigated for its effect on cell mediated and humoral components of the immune system in mice. administration of test extract i produced increase in humoral antibody (ha) titre and delayed ... | 2001 | 11694357 |
| white-faced monkey (cebus capucinus) ecology and management in neotropical agricultural landscapes during the dry season. | habitat use by a c. capucinus troop was studied in an agricultural landscape during late dry season (march-april 1994) in northwest costa rica. riparian forests, palm canals and living fence rows accounted for 82% of observations, significantly more than the other six habitats present. the study troop consumed 24 species of plants and five animals. feeding concentrated on the introduced african oil palm (elaeis guineensis) (33.6%) and mango (mangifera indica) (27.2%), found mostly in palm canals ... | 2001 | 12189802 |
| anti-salmonella activity of medicinal plants from cameroon. | to evaluate the effects of herbal extracts derived from plants commonly prescribed by traditional practitioners for the treatment of typhoid fever. | 2001 | 12201022 |
| tylenchida associated with different crops in sennar state (sudan). | a study was done on the taxonomy and morphology of plant parasitic nematodes (tylenchida) found in sennar state (sudan). sixty samples of different crops were collected in the sugarcane area. thirty samples originated from soil around the roots of saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) from different ratoons and thirty samples were collected from other crops (mangifera indica; citrus limon; citrus aurantifolia; citrus paradisi; citrus sinensis, phoenix dactylifera, musa sapentium; cassia italica, cap ... | 2001 | 12425088 |
| effect of mangifera indica l. extract (qf808) on protein and hepatic microsome peroxidation. | the antioxidant activities of qf808, a steam bark extract of mangifera indica l., were studied on hydroxyl-mediated oxidation of bovine serum albumin (bsa) and in a hepatic microsome system. the extract was effective in reducing the oxidation of bsa, since its half- maximal inhibition concentration (ic(50)) was 0.0049% w/v in the inhibition of carbonyl group formation and lower than 0.0025% w/v in the inhibition of sulfhydryl group loss. qf808 inhibited lipid peroxidation which was initiated enz ... | 2001 | 11746837 |
| the enhancement of the nutritive value of mango seed kernels for poultry by thermal treatment and radiation processing. | raw seed kernels of local mango varieties (magnifera indica l.) were analyzed for composition, levels of trypsin inhibitors, tannins, cyanogenetic glucosides, in vitro protein digestibility and apparent metabolizable energy (amen) as being effected by boiling, autoclaving as well as irradiation at 5, 10, 15, and 20 kgy. the air-dry mango seed kernels (msk) contained cp 70 g kg-1, ee 128 g kg-1, and tannins 67 g kg-1. compared with raw kernels the contents of trypsin inhibitory activity (30 tiu g ... | 2001 | 11851017 |
| "mangifera indica l. extract (qf808) reduces ischaemia-induced neuronal loss and oxidative damage in the gerbil brain". | the effect of oral administration of mangifera indica l. extract (qf808) on ischemia-reperfusion-induced neuronal death in the gerbil hippocampal ca1 sector was examined. oral administration of qf808 for 7 days dose-dependently protected against neuronal cell death following transient ischaemia and reperfusion as assessed by histopathology. in addition, locomotor activity assessment prior to ischaemia and 7 days after correlated well with the histological results. to evaluate redox alterations b ... | 2001 | 11767405 |
| evaluation of the antidiabetic action of mangifera indica in mice. | the leaves of mangifera indica were assessed for antidiabetic properties using normoglycaemic, glucose-induced hyperglycaemia and streptozotocin (stz) induced diabetic mice. the aqueous extract produced a reduction of blood glucose level in normoglycaemic and glucose-induced hyperglycaemia, but did not have any effect on streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. the hypoglycaemic effect of the aqueous extract was compared with that of an oral dose of chlorpropamide under the same conditions. the res ... | 2001 | 11507745 |
| the expression of alternative oxidase and uncoupling protein during fruit ripening in mango. | the expression of alternative oxidase (aox) and uncoupling proteins (ucp) was investigated during ripening in mango (mangifera indica) and compared with the expression of peroxisomal thiolase, a previously described ripening marker in mango. the multigene family for the aox in mango was expressed differentially during ripening. abundance of aox message and protein both peaked at the ripe stage. expression of the single gene for the ucp peaked at the turning stage and the protein abundance peaked ... | 2001 | 11500560 |
| botanical briefs: the mango tree--mangifera indica l. | 2001 | 11381849 | |
| structural and rheological properties of polysaccharides from mango (mangifera indica l.) pulp. | the structure and rheological properties of water-soluble polysaccharides from industrialized mango pulp were investigated. soluble fraction (sf) 2 was heterogeneous on high performance size exclusion chromatography, giving two peaks as determined by multi-angle laser light scattering and refractive index detectors. the presence of starch in sf2 was demonstrated by a positive iodine reaction and by 13c nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) spectroscopy. the presence of pectic polysaccharides was show ... | 2002 | 12559422 |
| interaction between warfarin and mango fruit. | 2002 | 12014354 | |
| mango seed weevil (coleoptera: curculionidae) and premature fruit drop in mangoes. | the effect of infestations of mango seed weevil, sternochetus mangiferae (f.), on premature fruit drop of mangoes was investigated. mango fruits ('haden') of equal size were collected both off the ground and from the tree at four times during the season (june-august). if weevil-infested fruit were more prone to dropping than uninfested fruit, the prediction was that a higher infestation rate would be found in fruit on the ground compared with fruit on the tree. average fruit weight was used as a ... | 2002 | 12020010 |
| modulation of rat macrophage function by the mangifera indica l. extracts vimang and mangiferin. | vimang is an aqueous extract of mangiferia indica l., traditionally used in cuba as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antioxidant. in the present study, we investigated the effects of vimang and of mangiferin (a c-glucosylxanthone present in the extract) on rat macrophage functions including phagocytic activity and the respiratory burst. both vimang and mangiferin showed inhibitory effects on macrophage activity: (a) intraperitoneal doses of only 50-250 mg/kg markedly reduced the number of mac ... | 2002 | 12095170 |
| isolation and quantitative analysis of phenolic antioxidants, free sugars, and polyols from mango (mangifera indica l.) stem bark aqueous decoction used in cuba as a nutritional supplement. | an aqueous decoction of mango (mangifera indica l.) stem bark has been developed in cuba on an industrial scale to be used as a nutritional supplement, cosmetic, and phytomedicine. previously we reported its antioxidant activity, and we concluded that the product could be useful to prevent the production of reactive oxygen species and oxidative tissue damage in vivo. a phytochemical investigation of mango stem bark extract has led to the isolation of seven phenolic constituents: gallic acid, 3,4 ... | 2002 | 11829642 |
| evaluation of antibacterial activity of mangifera indica on anaerobic dental microglora based on in vivo studies. | the present study was carried out to compare the subgingival plaque microflora in mango leaf users. fifty subjects of both sexes, 25 of them used tooth brush and 25 used mango leaf as their home care hygiene device were included in the study. the microbiological evaluation for specific bacterial counts of actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, prevotella intermedia, porphyromonas gingivalis, fusobacterium nucleatum and peptostreptococcus micros were carried out for all subject. specific microbial ... | 2002 | 12785172 |
| tropical fruit trees as bioindicators of industrial air pollution in southeast brazil. | psidium guajava l., psidium cattleyanum sabine and mangifera indica l. were tested under field conditions as possible tropical bioindicators of industrial air pollution. the study was performed around the industrial complex of cubatão, se brazil, which comprises 23 industries, including fertilizer, cement, chemical, petrochemical, and steel plants, with 110 production units and 260 emission sources of pollutants. saplings were exposed to environmental conditions during four periods of 16 weeks e ... | 2002 | 12437286 |
| the effect of mangifera indica stem bark and pluchea ovalis roots on tracheal smooth muscle in vitro. | aqueous extract of the stem bark of mangifera indica and ethanolic extract of the roots of pluchea ovalis has been studied on rat tracheal smooth muscle in vitro. the extract of m. indica at 1, 2 and 4 mg/ml and that of p. ovalis at 0.25, 0.5 and 1 mg/ml relaxed, dose-dependently, the rat tracheal smooth muscle strip previously contracted by acetylcholine at 0.055 mmol/l. | 2002 | 12490220 |
| leaf photosynthesis of 'cat hoa loc' mango (mangifera indica l.) and 'nam roi' pummelo (citrus grandis (l.) osbeck.) in the rainy season. | with an ears--plant photosynthesis meter we determined gross photosynthesis (p) of leaves of 'cat hoa loc' mango on 4 years old trees planted in the fruit tree experiment and production station, campus 2, department of crop science, college of agriculture, can tho university in the rainy season of the year 2000. the same experiment was conducted on 'nam roi' pummelo on a farm located in the binh minh district, vinh long province. in the rainy season the calculated gross photosynthesis of 'cat ho ... | 2002 | 12491966 |
| flavonoids from emblica officinalis and mangifera indica-effectiveness for dyslipidemia. | flavonoids from emblica officinalis and mangifera indica effectively reduce lipid levels in serum and tissues of rats induced hyperlipidemia. hepatic hmg coa reductase activity was significantly inhibited in rats fed e. officinalis flavonoids. but increase of this enzyme was observed in rats administered m. indica flavonoids. lcat showed elevated levels in rats fed flavonoids from e. officinalis and m. indica. the degradation and elimination of cholesterol was highly enhanced in both the groups. ... | 2002 | 11744299 |
| two new species of fusarium section liseola associated with mango malformation. | mango malformation is an economically important disease of mangifera indica globally. a recent dna-based study indicated that two distinct, phylogenetic lineages previously identified as fusarium subglutinans are associated with this disease in south africa. the objective of this study was to characterize fusarium isolates associated with mango malformation, including the two different f. subglutinans groups, based on morphological characteristics. for this purpose we examined fusarium strains i ... | 2002 | 21156544 |
| evaluation of the nutritional characteristics of a finger millet based complementary food. | finger millet (eleusine coracana), kidney beans (phaseolus vulgaris), peanuts (arachis hypogoea), and mango (mangifera indica) were processed separately and then combined, on the basis of their amino acid scores and energy content, into a complementary food for children of weaning age. the finger millet and kidney beans were processed by germination, autoclaving, and lactic acid fermentation. a mixture containing, on a dry matter basis, 65.2, 19.1, 8.0, and 7.7% of the processed finger millet, k ... | 2002 | 11982437 |
| evaluation of anti-diarrhoeal activity in seed extracts of mangifera indica. | mangifera indica is commonly grown in many parts of the world. its seeds have been used for anti-diarrhoeal activity in indian traditional medicine. this study evaluates the potential anti-diarrhoeal activity of methanolic (mmi) and aqueous (ami) extracts of seeds of m. indica in experimental diarrhoea, induced by castor oil and magnesium sulphate in mice. both mmi and ami were given orally in the dose of 250 mg/kg, showed significant anti-diarrhoeal activity comparable with that of the standard ... | 2003 | 12499070 |
| cultural categorization of febrile illnesses in correlation with herbal remedies used for treatment in southwestern nigeria. | the ethnographic study was conducted in two communities in oyo state in southwestern nigeria. the study sites consisted of a rural and an urban local government area located in the tropical rain forest zone of nigeria. the study was designed to obtain information on febrile illnesses and herbal remedies for treatment with the aim of identifying potential antimalarial drugs. the study revealed that fever is a general term for describing illnesses associated with elevated body temperature. the ind ... | 2003 | 12639738 |
| protective effect of mangifera indica l. extract (vimang) on the injury associated with hepatic ischaemia reperfusion. | the effect of mangifera indica l. extract (vimang) on treatment of injury associated with hepatic ischaemia/reperfusion was tested. vimang protects from the oxidative damage induced by oxygen-based free radicals as shown in several in vitro test systems conducted. the ability of vimang to reduce liver damage was investigated in rats undergoing right-lobe blood fl ow occlusion for 45 min followed by 45 min of reperfusion. the ischaemia/reperfusion model leads to an increase of transaminase (alt a ... | 2003 | 12672145 |
| soil chemical changes under irrigated mango production in the central são francisco river valley, brazil. | irrigated areas in brazil's central são francisco river valley have experienced declines in productivity, which may be a reflection of changes in soil chemical properties due to management. this study was conducted to compare the chemical composition of soil solutions and cation exchange complexes in a five-year-old grove of irrigated mango (mangifera indica l. cv. tommy atkins) with that of an adjacent clearing in the native caatinga vegetation. a detailed physiographic characterization of the ... | 2003 | 12931897 |
| bioindication of air pollution effects near a copper smelter in brazil using mango trees and soil microbiological properties. | a field study near the copper smelter of a large industrial complex examined air pollution effects on vegetation and soil parameters in camaçari (northeast brazil). close to the smelter, soil ph-value was lower and total acidity as well as organic carbon contents were higher compared with a site far from the source and two reference sites. the acidification of top soil particularly and the drastically enhanced plant-available copper concentrations were caused by atmospheric deposition. high sulp ... | 2003 | 12963292 |
| 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 |
| mangifera indica l. extract (vimang) and mangiferin modulate mouse humoral immune responses. | the present study investigated the effects of orally administered vimang (an aqueous extract of mangifera indica) and mangiferin (the major polyphenol present in vimang) on mouse antibody responses induced by inoculation with spores of microsporidian parasites. inoculation induced specific antibody production with an exponential timecourse, peaking after about one month. vimang significantly inhibited this antibody production from about three weeks post-inoculation, and most markedly by four wee ... | 2003 | 14669253 |
| anthelminthic and antiallergic activities of mangifera indica l. stem bark components vimang and mangiferin. | this study investigated the antiallergic and anthelmintic properties of vimang (an aqueous extract of mangifera indica family stem bark) and mangiferin (the major polyphenol present in vimang) administered orally to mice experimentally infected with the nematode, trichinella spiralis. treatment with vimang or mangiferin (500 or 50 mg per kg body weight per day, respectively) throughout the parasite life cycle led to a significant decline in the number of parasite larvae encysted in the musculatu ... | 2003 | 14669257 |
| genetic variability and host specialization in the latin american clade of ceratocystis fimbriata. | abstract the ceratocystis fimbriata complex includes many undescribed species that cause wilt and canker diseases of many economically important plants. phylogenetic analyses of dna sequences have delineated three geographic clades within ceratocystis fimbriata. this study examined host specialization in the latin american clade, in which a number of lineages were identified using sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (its) region of the rdna. three host-associated lineages were identifie ... | 2003 | 18944327 |
| a biochemical model of photosynthesis for mango leaves: evidence for the effect of fruit on photosynthetic capacity of nearby leaves. | variations in leaf nitrogen concentration per unit mass (nm) and per unit area (na), mass-to-area ratio (ma), total nonstructural carbohydrates (ta), and photosynthetic capacity (maximum carboxylation rate, electron transport capacity, rate of phosphate release in triose phosphate utilization and dark respiration rate) were studied within the digitized crowns of two 3-year-old mango trees (mangifera indica l.) on la réunion island. additional measurements of nm, na, ma, ta and photosynthetic cap ... | 2003 | 12615544 |
| detection of unusual carotenoid esters in fresh mango (mangifera indica l. cv. 'kent'). | the carotenoid pattern of mango cv. 'kent' was investigated by lc-(apci)ms analyses. in solvent extracts from the mesocarp an unusual carotenoid ester was identified as violaxanthin dibutyrate. for unequivocal identification of butyric acid by an independent method, total lipids were isolated by solvent extraction from the fruit flesh and analyzed by gc after saponification and subsequent methylation. thus, evidence of butyric acid (1.6 area%) was provided. to the best of our knowledge, this is ... | 2003 | 14559275 |
| identification of flavonol and xanthone glycosides from mango (mangifera indica l. cv. "tommy atkins") peels by high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. | flavonol o- and xanthone c-glycosides were extracted from mango (mangifera indica l. cv. "tommy atkins") peels and characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. among the fourteen compounds analyzed, seven quercetin o-glycosides, one kaempferol o-glycoside, and four xanthone c-glycosides were found. on the basis of their fragmentation pattern, the latter were identified as mangiferin and isomangiferin and their respective galloyl derivatives. ... | 2003 | 12903961 |
| in vitro control of fasciation in proliferating nucellar embryos of mangifera indica l. var totapari red small for cloning. | nucellar tissue contained in ovular halves of young fruits of mangifera indica l. totapari red small, a dwarfing rootstock, differentiated fasciated embryonal structures in presence of 6-benzylaminopurine [bap(0.15 mg l(-1))], 6-(gamma-gamma-dimethylallylamino) purine [2ip(0.15 mg l(-1))] and indole-3-acetic acid [(iaa(0.5 mg l(-1))] incorporated in the semisolid medium during 50-60 days. due to embryonal fasciation, hardly 2-3 well-formed embryos could be obtained per culture of proliferating e ... | 2003 | 15332503 |
| quantitative determination of beta-carotene stereoisomers in fresh, dried, and solar-dried mangoes (mangifera indica l.). | a rapid method for quantitative determination of beta-carotene, including cis-isomers, in dried mango has been developed. applicability of available methods to dried products was limited because of formation of artifacts caused by extraction and preparation. the analytical procedure was based on the extraction of carotenoids from dried mango mesocarp using a mixture of methanol and acetone/hexane, allowing the separation of disturbing fibers. no saponification was required. furthermore, caroteno ... | 2003 | 14705872 |
| cryopreservation of mango (mangifera indica l.) embryogenic cultures. | three techniques were compared for cryopreserving embryogenic masses (ems) sampled from mango (mangifera indica l.) cv. zihua embryogenic cultures: (i) encapsulation/dehydration; (ii) pregrowth/dehydration; and (iii) vitrification. in all experiments, ems were sampled from embryogenic cultures during their exponential growth phase and pretreated for 24 h on solid medium containing 0.5 m sucrose before freezing. no recovery was achieved after cryopreservation using the encapsulation/dehydration t ... | 2004 | 14566390 |
| improved liquid chromatographic method for determination of carotenoids in taiwanese mango (mangifera indica l.). | an hplc method was developed to determine the various carotenoids in taiwanese mango (mangifera indica l.). initially, the peel and seed of mangoes were removed, the pulps were cut into pieces, freeze-dried, ground into powder, extracted and subjected to hplc analysis. a mobile phase of methanol-isopropanol (99:1, v/v) (a) and methylene chloride (100%) (b) with the following gradient elution was developed: 100% a and 0% b in the beginning, maintained for 15 min, decreased to 70% a in 45 min, mai ... | 2004 | 15553152 |
| alterations in fruit and vegetable beta-carotene and vitamin c content caused by open-sun drying, visqueen-covered and polyethylene-covered solar-dryers. | this study investigated the effects of three drying methods (open sun drying, visqueen-covered solar dryer and polyethylene-covered solar dryer) on b-carotene and vitamin c content of edible portions of mango fruit (mangifera indica) and cowpea leaves (vigna unguiculata). commercial samples were analysed for vitamin c by titrimetry and b-carotene by spectrophotometry at 450 nm. differences in vitamin retention and loss associated with the three drying methods were assessed by analysis of varianc ... | 2004 | 15477192 |
| characterization of gallotannins and benzophenone derivatives from mango (mangifera indica l. cv. 'tommy atkins') peels, pulp and kernels by high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. | polyphenolics were extracted from peels, pulp and kernels of mango fruits (mangifera indica l. cv. 'tommy atkins') and characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. in the peel 18 gallotannins and five benzophenone derivatives were detected which were tentatively identified as galloylated maclurin and iriflophenone glucosides. twenty-one and eight gallotannins were found in the kernels and pulp, respectively, whereas no evidence for the presen ... | 2004 | 15384138 |
| effect of fruit load and girdling on leaf photosynthesis in mangifera indica l. | leaf nitrogen concentration (nm), mass-to-area ratio, amount of nitrogen per unit leaf area (na), non-structural carbohydrate concentration (tnca), maximal rate of carboxylation (vcmax), light-saturated rate of photosynthetic electron transport (jmax), dark respiration (rd), net photosynthetic assimilation (anet), quantum yield of photosystem ii (phipsii), and intercellular co2 concentration (ci) were measured in mangifera indica l. leaves on three types of fruit-bearing branches (non-girdled, n ... | 2004 | 15310823 |
| an anacardiaceae preparation reduces the expression of inflammation-related genes in murine macrophages. | this study investigated the effects of an aqueous extract of the stem bark of mangifera indica l. (anacardiaceae; vimang), which contains a defined mixture of components including polyphenols (principally mangiferin, ma), triterpenes, phytosteroids, fatty acids and microelements, on expression of inflammation mediators in inflammatory murine macrophages after stimulation in vitro with lipopolysaccharide (lps) and interferon-gamma (ifn-gamma). in vitro treatment with vimang at 4 microg/ml reduced ... | 2004 | 15222974 |
| effect of technological processing on the allergenicity of mangoes (mangifera indica l.). | in parallel with the rising popularity of exotic fruits in europe, allergy against mango is of increasing importance. because mangoes are also consumed as processed products such as chutneys or beverages, the influences of different process conditions on their allergenicity were investigated. mango purees and nectars were manufactured at small pilot-plant scale, and the allergenic potencies of the resulting intermediate and final products were determined by means of sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyac ... | 2004 | 15186120 |
| protection against septic shock and suppression of tumor necrosis factor alpha and nitric oxide production on macrophages and microglia by a standard aqueous extract of mangifera indica l. (vimang). role of mangiferin isolated from the extract. | the present study illustrates the effects of a standard aqueous extract, used in cuba under the brand name of vimang, from the stem bark of mangifera indica l. on the production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (tnfalpha) and nitric oxide (no) in in vivo and in vitro experiments. in vivo was determined by the action of the extract and its purified glucosylxanthone (mangiferin) on tnfalpha in a murine model of endotoxic shock using balb/c mice pre-treated with lipopolysaccharide (lps) 0.125 mg kg(- ... | 2004 | 15177305 |
| fruit antioxidant activity, ascorbic acid, total phenol, quercetin, and carotene of irwin mango fruits stored at low temperature after high electric field pretreatment. | greenhouse-grown tree ripe (tr) and mature green (mg) mangoes (cv. irwin) were exposed to high electric field treatment before 20 and 30 days of storage at 5 degrees c. mg fruits were allowed to ripen at room temperature after low-temperature storage. fruit physical quality attributes, ascorbic acid, carotene, quercetin, total phenols, and antioxidant capacity were estimated before and after the storage period. antioxidant capacity of fruit juice was estimated using the ferric reducing antioxida ... | 2004 | 14995134 |
| characterization of phenolic compounds in some indian mango cultivars. | mangoes (mangifera indica) are rich in phenolic acids as detected by high-performance liquid chromatography. the phenolics have prominent medicinal properties. among six important commercial mango cultivars (deshi, langra, chausa, mallika, dashahari and amrapali) tannic acid was maximal in mallika, while gallic acid was maximal in chausa and all other varieties. caffeic acid was maximal in langra followed by chausa and amrapali. many of the pharmacological properties attributed to mango might be ... | 2004 | 14985189 |
| [identification of an auxin response factor-like protein cdna from mango cotyledon section]. | auxin-responsive elements (auxre) interact with a new class of plant-specific transcription factors, auxin response factors (arfs). some of arfs have been shown to repress or activate expression of genes with an auxre promotor element. in arabidopsis, arfs play important roles in early embryo development and vascular strand formation (arf5), floral patterning (arf3) and photo- and gravitropic responses (arf7). two cut surfaces (distal and proximal) of mango (mangifera indica l. var. zi-hua) coty ... | 2004 | 16108491 |
| vascular effects of the mangifera indica l. extract (vimang). | the effects of the mangiferia indica l. (vimang) extract, and mangiferin (a c-glucosylxanthone of vimang) on the inducible isoforms of cyclooxygenase (cyclooxygenase-2) and nitric oxide synthase (inos) expression and on vasoconstrictor responses were investigated in vascular smooth muscle cells and mesenteric resistance arteries, respectively, from wistar kyoto (wky) and spontaneously hypertensive (shr) rats. vimang (0.5-0.1 mg/ml) and mangiferin (0.025 mg/ml) inhibited the interleukin-1beta (1 ... | 2004 | 15381052 |
| in vivo and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of mangifera indica l. extract (vimang). | a standard aqueous extract of mangifera indica l., used in cuba as an antioxidant under the brand name of vimang, was tested in vivo for its anti-inflammatory activity using commonly accepted assays. m. indica extract, administered topically (0.5-2 mg per ear), reduced ear edema induced by arachidonic acid (aa) and phorbol myristate acetate (pma, ed50 = 1.1 mg per ear) in mice. in the pma model, m. indica extract also reduced myeloperoxidase (mpo) activity. this extract p.o. administered also in ... | 2004 | 15177302 |
| 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 |
| isoprene emission from tropical tree species. | foliar emission of isoprene was measured in nine commonly growing tree species of delhi, india. dynamic flow enclosure technique was used and gas samples were collected onto tenax-gc/carboseive cartridges, which were then attached to the sample injection system in the gas chromatograph (gc). eluting compounds were analysed using a flame ionisation detector (fid). out of the nine tree species, isoprene emission was found in six species (eucalyptus sp., ficus benghalensis, ficus religiosa, mangife ... | 2005 | 15701397 |
| effect of mangiferin on hyperglycemia and atherogenicity in streptozotocin diabetic rats. | in the present study, the effect of mangiferin (a xanthone glucoside, isolated from the leaves of mangifera indica) on the atherogenic potential of streptozotocin (stz)-diabetes was investigated. in addition, the effect of mangiferin on oral glucose tolerance in glucose-loaded normal rats was also determined. the chronic intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of mangiferin (10 and 20 mg/kg) once daily (o.d.) for 28 days exhibited antidiabetic activity by significantly lowering fasting plasma gluc ... | 2005 | 15740886 |
| response of laying hens and growing broilers to the dietary inclusion of mango (mangifera indica l.) seed kernel meal. | studies were carried out to assess the nutritive value and utilization of mango (mangifera indica l.) seed kernel (msk) in the diets of layer and broiler chickens. the physical component of mango seeds was found to consist of 678 g/kg kernel, 292 g/kg shell and 30 g/kg testa. meal from the seed kernel contained 61.6 g crude protein, 136.2 g ether extract, 22.3 g ash, 46.4 g crude fibre, 673.5 g nitrogen-free extract and appreciable mineral content. in the layers trial, msk replaced maize weight ... | 2005 | 15742869 |
| mangifera indica l. extract (vimang) inhibits fe2+-citrate-induced lipoperoxidation in isolated rat liver mitochondria. | the extract of mangifera indica l. (vimang) is able to prevent iron mediated mitochondrial damage by means of oxidation of reduced transition metals required for the production of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals and direct free radical scavenging activity. in this study we report for the first time the iron-complexing ability of vimang as a primary mechanism for protection of rat liver mitochondria against fe2+ -citrate-induced lipoperoxidation. thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (tbars) a ... | 2005 | 15749457 |
| effect of mangiferin on radiation-induced micronucleus formation in cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes. | irradiation causes a variety of lesions in important biomolecules of the cell through generation of free radicals leading to genomic instability. dna strand breaks, acentric fragments, or defective kinetochores are manifested as micronuclei after the first cell division. chemicals that can trap free radicals may reduce the deleterious effects of ionizing radiation. mangiferin (mgn), a glucosylxanthone derived from mangifera indica (mango), was investigated for its ability to reduce the frequency ... | 2005 | 15795888 |
| radioprotection by mangiferin in dbaxc57bl mice: a preliminary study. | the radioprotective effects of various concentrations (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 17.5, 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg/kg b.wt.) of mangiferin (mgn) was studied in the dbaxc57bl mice whole body exposed to 10 gy of gamma-irradiation. treatment of mice with different doses of mgn, one hour before irradiation reduced the symptoms of radiation sickness and delayed the onset of mortality when compared with the non-drug treated irradiated controls. the radioprotective action of mgn increased in a dose dependen ... | 2005 | 15830843 |
| antioxidant activity of dhc-1, an herbal formulation, in experimentally-induced cardiac and renal damage. | dhc-1, an herbal formulation derived from the popular plants bacopa monniera, emblica officinalis, glycyrrhiza glabra, mangifera indica and syzygium aromaticum was studied for its antioxidant activity. the protective effect of dhc-1 in isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction and cisplatin-induced renal damage were studied. a significant reduction in the serum markers of heart and kidney damage and the extent of lipid peroxidation with a concomitant increase in the enzymatic (sod and cat) and ... | 2005 | 15934019 |
| preventing hepatocyte oxidative stress cytotoxicity with mangifera indica l. extract (vimang). | vimang is an aqueous extract of mangifera indica used in cuba to improve the quality of life in patients suffering from inflammatory diseases. in the present study we evaluated the effects of vimang at preventing reactive oxygen species (ros) formation and lipid peroxidation in intact isolated rat hepatocytes. vimang at 20, 50 and 100 microg/ml inhibited hepatocyte ros formation induced by glucose-glucose oxidase. hepatocyte cytotoxicity and lipid peroxidation induced by cumene hydroperoxide was ... | 2005 | 16086553 |
| influence of food acidulants on bioaccessibility of zinc and iron from selected food grains. | four common acidulants in indian dietary, i. e., citric acid, tamarind (tamarindus indica), amchur (mangifera indica), and kokum (garcinia indica) were examined for a possible influence on the bioaccessibility of zinc from selected food grains. among the four acidulants examined, amchur and citric acid generally enhanced the bioaccessibility of zinc and iron from all the food grains studied. the increase in zinc bioaccessibility produced by citric acid was around 40% in rice and chickpea, while ... | 2005 | 16189798 |
| antiinflammatory, analgesic and hypoglycemic effects of mangifera indica linn. (anacardiaceae) stem-bark aqueous extract. | previous studies in our laboratories and elsewhere have shown that some members of anacardiaceae family possess antiinflammatory, analgesic and hypoglycemic effects in man and mammalian experimental animals. the present study was, therefore, undertaken to examine the antiinflammatory, analgesic and antidiabetic properties of the stem-bark aqueous extract of mangifera indica linn., m. indica a member of the anacardiaceae family, in rats and mice. the stem-bark powder of m. indica was soxhlet extr ... | 2005 | 16273134 |
| [scytalidium dimidiatum an opportunistic fungus for both man and mangifera indica trees in venezuela]. | the purpose of this study was to confirm the presence of scytalidium dimidiatum on mangifera indica (mango) trees, in a plantation managed by a diabetic patient with a white grain mycetoma of the foot caused by the same fungus. samples from necrotic apices, roots, burned leaves and rotten stems from eight trees were processed by the smith and furcolow's mineral oil technique (modified). several isolates from the apex material and clinical samples from the diabetic patient isolated in pure cultur ... | 2005 | 16309356 |
| evaluation of lactoperoxidase system treatment to reduce anthracnose, stem-end rot, and bacterial black spot development during storage of mangoes. | the lactoperoxidase system (lps) was evaluated for the prevention of postharvest diseases caused by xanthomonas campestris, botryodiplodia theobromae, and colletotrichum gloeosporioides in 'keitt' and 'kent' mangoes. the lps treatment significantly reduced the disease development on both cultivars after storage at 12 degrees c for 2 weeks, which was followed by a ripening at 25 degrees c. the lps treatment did not alter the sensory quality of mango fruits (color, firmness, titrable acidity, and ... | 2005 | 21132977 |
| an aqueous stem bark extract of mangifera indica (vimang) inhibits t cell proliferation and tnf-induced activation of nuclear transcription factor nf-kappab. | a commercial aqueous stem bark extract of mangifera indica l. (vimang) has been reported to have antiinflammatory, immunomodulatory and antioxidant activities. the molecular basis for these diverse properties is still unknown. this study shows that a stem bark extract of m. indica inhibits early and late events in t cell activation, including cd25 cell surface expression, progression to the s-phase of the cell cycle and proliferation in response to t cell receptor (tcr) stimulation. moreover, th ... | 2005 | 15934029 |
| uptake of soil applied paclobutrazol in mango (mangifera indica l.) and its persistence in fruit and soil. | paclobutrazol is a plant growth regulator that is used to counter alternate bearing habit of mango (mangifera indica l.). the uptake and persistence of paclobutrazol residues in mango fruits and soil respectively, was studied following its application at tree basin soil @5 and 10 g a.i. per tree for three consecutive years. residues of paclobutrazol were found in unripe mango fruits at levels below permissible level while the same was generally not detected in fully mature mango fruits ready for ... | 2005 | 15914235 |
| isolation and partial characterization of mango (magnifera indica l.) starch: morphological, physicochemical and functional studies. | mango (mangifera indica) is a fruit that grows in tropical regions. the aim of this work was to isolate the starch from two varieties of mango highly consumed in mexico ("criollo" and "manila"), and to evaluate its chemical composition, along with some morphological, physicochemical and functional properties. mango starch had an amylose content of about 13%, the fat content of "criollo" variety starch (0.1-0.12%), was similar to that of commercial corn starch used as control (0.2%); both mango s ... | 2005 | 15898353 |
| physico-chemical and pharmacognostic investigation of fruit pulp of mangifera indica linn. | fruit pulp of mangifera indica linn. is an important ayurvedic medicine which is useful in gastric disorders, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, urine incontinence, uterine diseases, heat apoplexy, pharyngitis, ulcer, dysentery, sun stroke etc. the present study for the first time attempts to investigate physico-chemical and pharmacognostic properties as per who guidelines of this drug. detailed account of physico-chemical and microscopic analysis have been given in the paper. | 2005 | 22557178 |
| volatile components from mango (mangifera indica l.) cultivars. | the volatile components of 20 mango cultivars were investigated by means of simultaneous distillation-extraction, gc, and gc-ms. three hundred and seventy-two compounds were identified, of which 180 were found for the first time in mango fruit. the total concentration of volatiles was approximately 18-123 mg/kg of fresh fruit. terpene hydrocarbons were the major volatiles of all cultivars, the dominant terpenes being delta-3-carene (cvs. haden, manga amarilla, macho, manga blanca, san diego, man ... | 2005 | 15769159 |
| modeling effects of weather and source-sink relationships on mango fruit growth. | we modeled the effects of weather and source-sink factors on mango fruit growth. the peach fruit-growth model "cashoo" was adapted for mango fruit. the model accounts for the main processes of fruit growth, i.e., leaf photosynthesis, fruit demand, fruit respiration, and storage and mobilization of leaf and stem reserves. simulations for three successive years and for various leaf-to-fruit ratio treatments showed good agreement with observed fruit growth data. simulations of fruit growth under di ... | 2005 | 15741151 |
| screening of mango (mangifera indica l.) cultivars for their contents of flavonol o- and xanthone c-glycosides, anthocyanins, and pectin. | with respect to their browning potential and in consideration of a combined recovery of pectin and phenolic compounds, peels of 14 cultivars and the flesh of nine cultivars of mango (mangifera indica l.) fruits were analyzed for their contents of flavonol o- and xanthone c-glycosides by high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc)-diode array detection-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (esi-ms). while total amounts of up to 4860 mg/kg dry matter demonstrated the peels to be a rich sourc ... | 2005 | 15740041 |
| composting-vermicomposting of leaf litter ensuing from the trees of mango (mangifera indica). | litter of the mango (mangifera indica) tree leaves was composted and then converted into vermicast by the action of the earthworm eudrilus eugeniae kinberg. after over nine months of continuous operation the vermireactors with 62.5 animals l(-1) generated approximately 13.6g vermicast per litre of reactor volume (l) per day (d) whereas the reactors with 75 animals l(-1) produced approximately 14.9 g vermicast l(-1) d(-1). this difference in performance of the reactors operating in duplicate at t ... | 2005 | 15668202 |
| comment on volatile components from mango (mangifera indica l.) cultivars. | 2005 | 16218696 | |
| capillary electrophoresis analysis of mangiferin extracted from mangifera indica l. bark and mangifera persiciformis c.y. wu et t.l. ming leaves. | the flavonoid compound mangiferin is found in the leaves, stem bark, fruit peels and root of mangifera indica l. and in many other herbal species with many potential pharmacological properties. we have established an analytical method of mangiferin extracted from m. indica l. bark and mangifera persiciformis c.y. wu et t.l. ming leaves utilizing cze. an electrolytic buffer containing 0.05 m borate buffer, ph 7.4 with methanol (1:0.3, v/v) was deemed suitable for mangiferin analysis. an ideal man ... | 2005 | 16172028 |
| chromoplast morphology and beta-carotene accumulation during postharvest ripening of mango cv. 'tommy atkins'. | accumulation of beta-carotene and trans-cis isomerization of ripening mango mesocarp were investigated as to concomitant ultrastructural changes. proceeding postharvest ripening was shown by relevant starch degradation, tissue softening, and a rising sugar/acid ratio, resulting in a linear decrease (r (2) = 0.89) of a ripening index (rpi(ks)) with increasing ripening time. a modest accumulation of all-trans-beta-carotene and its cis isomers resulted in a slight pigmentation of the mango chromopl ... | 2006 | 16881676 |
| effects of a natural extract from mangifera indica l, and its active compound, mangiferin, on energy state and lipid peroxidation of red blood cells. | following oxidative stress, modifications of several biologically important macromolecules have been demonstrated. in this study we investigated the effect of a natural extract from mangifera indica l (vimang), its main ingredient mangiferin and epigallocatechin gallate (egcg) on energy metabolism, energy state and malondialdehyde (mda) production in a red blood cell system. analysis of mda, high energy phosphates and ascorbate was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography (hplc). un ... | 2006 | 16860486 |
| mangifera indica l. extract protects t cells from activation-induced cell death. | the aqueous stem bark extract of mangifera indica l. (vimang) has been reported to have antioxidant properties. aids is characterized by up-regulation of cd95 ligand (cd95l) expression and enhancement of activation-induced cell death (aicd). recent studies demonstrate oxidative signals combined with simultaneous calcium (ca(2+)) influx into the cytosol are required for induction of cd95l expression. in this study we show that m. indica extract attenuated anti-cd3-induced accumulation of reactive ... | 2006 | 16846844 |
| neoplastic transformation of balb/3t3 cells and cell cycle of hl-60 cells are inhibited by mango (mangifera indica l.) juice and mango juice extracts. | the mango, mangifera indica l., is a fruit with high levels of phytochemicals, suggesting that it might have chemopreventative properties. in this study, whole mango juice and juice extracts were screened for antioxidant and anticancer activity. antioxidant activity of the mango juice and juice extracts was measured by 3 standard in vitro methods. the results of the 3 methods were in general agreement, although different radicals were measured in each. anticancer activity was measured by examini ... | 2006 | 16614420 |
| [allergological study of pollen of mango (magnifera indica) and cross reactivity with pollen of piru (schinus molle)]. | with immediate skin test, we studied hypersensitivity to pollen of mango (magnifera indica), and its probability cross-sensitivity to pollen of pirú (schinus molle), from anacardaceae class. we have made one extract of magnifera indica, with 0.485 mg per 100, of protein nitrogen. with this extract we carry out skin test on non-atopic subjects and atopic subjects with bronchial asthma and or allergy rhinitis and common stock of aerealergen. (freeman stock). we studied seventy-one subjects, both s ... | 2006 | 1792479 |
| a comparative study on the effect of plant extracts with the antibiotics on organisms of hospital origin. | thirty five plants belonging to twenty families were studied for their antimicrobial activity. among the plants tested, 43 % showed antimicrobial activity. fifteen plants belonging to 10 families exhibited activity against gram positive bacteria and gram negative bacteria. four plants namely azadirachta indica, garadenia jasminoides, magnifera indica, and wrightia tinctora showed an appreciable activity against the gram positive bacteria and seven plants against gram negative organisms. leaf ext ... | 2006 | 22557227 |
| mangifera indica l. (vimang) protection against serum oxidative stress in elderly humans. | we searched for the protective effect of a natural extract from stem bark of mangifera indica l. extract (vimang) on age-related oxidative stress. | 2006 | 16314203 |
| sos-red fluorescent protein (rfp) bioassay system for monitoring of antigenotoxic activity in plant extracts. | an optical antigenotoxicity assay using genetically engineered red fluorescent bacteria is presented. exposure of escherichia coli rs4u to genotoxicants [mitomycin c (mmc), nalidixic acid (na) and hydrogen peroxide (hp)] resulted in phenotypic red fluorescence proportional to the concentration of the inducer. except for tannic acid (ta), co-treatment of the genotoxicant-activated bacteria with ascorbic acid (aa) and aqueous plant extracts (mangifera indica, psidium guajava and syzygium cumini) a ... | 2006 | 16321516 |
| vimang (mangifera indica l. extract) induces permeability transition in isolated mitochondria, closely reproducing the effect of mangiferin, vimang's main component. | mitochondrial permeability transition (mpt) is a ca(2+)-dependent, cyclosporin a (csa)-sensitive, non-selective inner membrane permeabilization process. it is often associated with apoptotic cell death, and is induced by a wide range of agents or conditions, usually involving reactive oxygen species (ros). in this study, we demonstrated that mangifera indica l. extract (vimang), in the presence of 20 microm ca(2+), induces mpt in isolated rat liver mitochondria, assessed as csa-sensitive mitocho ... | 2006 | 16352298 |
| ceratocystis omanensis, a new species from diseased mango trees in oman. | mango (mangifera indica) sudden decline is an important disease in oman, which is closely associated with infections by ceratocystis fimbriata and lasiodiplodia theobromae. another ceratocystis species has also been found associated with symptoms on diseased trees. in this study, we identify that ceratocystis based on morphology and dna sequences. morphological comparisons showed that the fungus from dying mango trees in oman is similar to c. moniliformis. both fungi have distinct hat-shaped asc ... | 2006 | 16388939 |
| can the aqueous decoction of mango flowers be used as an antiulcer agent? | this study was designed to determine the effect of mangifera indica flowers decoction, on the acute and subacute models of induced ulcer in mice and rats. a single oral administration of the aqueous decoction (ad) from m. indica up to a dose of 5 g/kg, p.o. did not produce any signs or symptom of toxicity in the treated animals. the oral pre-treatment with ad (250, 500 and 1000 mg/kg) in rats with gastric lesions induced by ethanol, decreased the gastric lesions from 89.0+/-6.71 (control group) ... | 2006 | 16500058 |
| anti-allergic properties of mangifera indica l. extract (vimang) and contribution of its glucosylxanthone mangiferin. | vimang is the brand name of formulations containing an extract of mangifera indica l., ethnopharmacologically used in cuba for the treatment of some immunopathological disorders, including bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis and other allergic diseases. however, the effects of vimang on allergic response have not been reported until now. in this study, the effects of vimang and mangiferin, a c-glucosylxanthone isolated from the extract, on different parameters of allergic response are reported. ... | 2006 | 16536907 |