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| effects of mangifera indica l. aqueous extract (vimang) on primary culture of rat hepatocytes. | vimang is an aqueous extract from stem bark of mangifera indica l. (mango) with pharmacological properties. it is a mixture of polyphenols (as main components), terpenoids, steroids, fatty acids and microelements. in the present work we studied the cytotoxic effects of vimang on rat hepatocytes, possible interactions of the extract with drug-metabolizing enzymes and its effects on gsh levels and lipid peroxidation. no cytotoxic effects were observed after 24 h exposure to vimang of up to 1000 mi ... | 2007 | 17651882 |
| ecological niche of cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and cryptococcus gattii in decaying wood of trunk hollows of living trees in jabalpur city of central india. | cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and c. gattii were repeatedly isolated from decaying wood of trunk hollows in living trees growing in jabalpur city in central india. the isolation of c. gattii has been reported from decayed wood inside trunk hollow of tamarindus indica (15.6%), mangifera indica (2.2%), pithecolobium dulce (12.5%), syzygium cumini (14%), and one from bark of s. cumini. c. n. var. grubii was isolated from decaying wood debris of t. indica (4.4%), m. indica (13.3%), terminalia ... | 2007 | 17661160 |
| lack of in vivo embryotoxic and genotoxic activities of orally administered stem bark aqueous extract of mangifera indica l. (vimang). | mango (mangifera indica l.) stem bark aqueous extract (msbe) is a new natural product with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects known by the brand name of its formulations as vimang. previously, the oral toxicity studies of the extract showed a low toxicity potential up to 2000 mg/kg. this work reports the results about teratogenic and genotoxicologic studies of msbe. for embryotoxicity study, msbe (20, 200, or 2000 mg/kg/day) was given to sprague-dawley rats by gavage on ... | 2007 | 17686561 |
| varietal differences in the bioaccessibility of beta-carotene from mango (mangifera indica) and papaya (carica papaya) fruits. | mango and papaya, which are rich sources of beta-carotene, are widely consumed in india. in this study, beta-carotene content and its bioaccessibility were determined in six locally available varieties of mango, namely, badami, raspuri, mallika, malgoa, totapuri, and neelam, and two varieties of papaya, namely, honey dew and surya. varietal differences were evident in both beta-carotene content and its bioaccessibility in the case of mango. beta-carotene content in ripe mango ranged from 0.55 +/ ... | 2007 | 17715885 |
| heavy metal accumulation in lichens growing in north side of lucknow city, india. | accumulation of pb, fe, cr, zn, cd, ni, cu and hg metals in six common lichen species growing on mangifera indica trees in mango orchard surrounding the north side of the lucknow city, were analyzed. the study revealed the higher concentration of pb (3.3 - 15.6 microgg(-1)), cr (25.6 - 137.5 microgg(-1)), zn (49.4 - 219.7 microgg(-1)), cu (10.2 - 66.6 microgg(-1)) and fe (1748 - 19374 microgg(-1)). | 2007 | 17717985 |
| biochemical parameters of plants as indicators of air pollution. | in the present study species like mangifera indica, linn., cassia fistula, linn., and eucalyptus hybrid were exposed to different air pollution load for short duration (active biomonitoring). variation in biochemical parameters like chlorophyll, protein, soluble sugar free amino acid, ascorbic acid, nitrate reductase, superoxide dismutase and peroxidase in the leaves were found to be pollution load dependent. these variations can be used as indicators of air pollution for early diagnosis of stre ... | 2007 | 17717999 |
| sex ratio and fruit setting in mango (mangifera indica l.). | 1954 | 17732379 | |
| an evaluation of some trinidadian plant extracts against larvae of aedes aegypti mosquitoes. | in recent times, bioprospecting for plants that show bioactive properties has yielded many chemicals that can be used in controlling mosquitoes. crude extracts of 4 terrestrial and 3 mangrove plants were assayed against 2-3 larval instars of aedes aegypti. among the plants tested, cordia curassavica showed the highest levels of activity for all the extracts tested. azadirachta indica showed the least activity, whereas the 2 cultivars of mangifera indica showed substantial activity for the aqueou ... | 2007 | 17847850 |
| effect of exogenous ethylene on acc content and acc oxidase activity during ripening of manila mangoes subjected to hot water treatment. | mangoes (mangifera indica l.) 'manila' were subjected to the usda-approved hot water treatment and then exposed to synthetic air mixtures containing 0.5, 0.75 or 1 ml l(-1) of ethylene for 6, 12 or 18 h at 25 degrees c, to induce accelerated ripening. after treatment the mangoes were allowed to ripen in air at 24-25 degrees c. the content of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (acc) and acc oxidase (aco) activity increased in fruit treated with 0.5 and 0.75 ml l(-1) of ethylene for 6 or 12 h. ... | 2007 | 17906930 |
| gastroprotective effect of mangiferin, a xanthonoid from mangifera indica, against gastric injury induced by ethanol and indomethacin in rodents. | in search of novel gastroprotective agents, mangiferin, a naturally occurring glucosylxanthone from mangifera indica l. (anacardiaceae), was evaluated in mice on gastric injury induced by ethanol and indomethacin. the effects of mangiferin on gastric mucosal damage were assessed by determination of changes in mean gastric lesion area or ulcer score in mice and on gastric secretory volume and total acidity in 4-h pylorus-ligated rats. mangiferin (3, 10 and 30 mg/kg, p. o.) significantly attenuate ... | 2007 | 17918041 |
| protection against hydrogen peroxide induced oxidative damage in rat erythrocytes by mangifera indica l. peel extract. | phytochemicals such as polyphenols and carotenoids are gaining importance because of their contribution to human health and their multiple biological effects such as antioxidant, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic and cytoprotective activities and other therapeutic properties. mango peel is a major by-product in pulp industry and it contains various bioactive compounds like polyphenols, carotenoids and others. in the present study, the protective effect of peel extracts of unripe and ripe mango fru ... | 2008 | 17919803 |
| anaphylaxis following ingestion of mango fruit. | allergic reactions to fresh fruits and nuts have become increasingly common. mango (mangifera indica) is a popular fruit eaten all over the world. we report the case of a 43-year-old woman who experienced oropharyngeal itching, swelling of the face and other parts of the body, and difficulty breathing within a few minutes of eating ripe mango fruit. the woman had no history of pollen or latex allergy. however, she reported instances of milder food allergic reactions to indian dill and cashew app ... | 2007 | 17982928 |
| modulation of p450 enzymes by cuban natural products rich in polyphenolic compounds in rat hepatocytes. | this paper reports cytotoxic effects and changes in the p450 system after exposing rat hepatocytes to four polyphenol-rich products widely used in cuban traditional medicine (mangifera indica l. (msbe), thalassia testudinum (tt), erythroxylum minutifolium and confusum extracts). effects of mangiferin, the main polyphenol in msbe, were also evaluated. cytotoxicity was assayed by the mtt test after exposure of cells to the products (50-1000 microg/ml) for 24 or 72 h. the results showed that 500 mi ... | 2008 | 18053976 |
| herbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria in budiope county, uganda. | this study was conducted to document herbal medicines (hms) used in the treatment of malaria as well as the existing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to malaria recognition, control and treatment in budiope county, uganda. | 2008 | 18054454 |
| anti-inflammatory 5-(11'z-heptadecenyl)- and 5-(8'z,11'z-heptadecadienyl)-resorcinols from mango (mangifera indica l.) peels. | bioassay directed extraction and purification of mango peels revealed the 5-(11'z-heptadecenyl)-resorcinol (1) and the known 5-(8'z,11'z-heptadecadienyl)-resorcinol (2) previously not described in mangifera indica l. the structures of both compounds were determined by extensive 1d and 2d nmr studies and ms. both compounds exhibited potent cyclooxygenase (cox)-1 and cox-2 inhibitory activity with ic(50) values ranging from 1.9 (2) to 3.5 microm (1) and from 3.5 (2) to 4.4 (1) microm, respectively ... | 2008 | 18155258 |
| extensive screening for edible herbal extracts with potent scavenging activity against superoxide anions. | to search for edible herbal extracts with potent antioxidant activity, we conducted a large scale screening based on the superoxide scavenging activity. that is, scavenging activity against superoxide anions were extensively screened from ethanol extracts of approximately 1,000 kinds of herbs by applying an electron spin resonance (esr)-spin trapping method. among them we chose four edible herbal extracts with prominently potent ability to reduce the signal intensity of 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline- ... | 2008 | 18236159 |
| protective effects of mangifera indica l extract (vimang), and its major component mangiferin, on iron-induced oxidative damage to rat serum and liver. | in vivo preventive effects of a mangifera indica l extract (vimang) or its major component mangiferin on iron overload injury have been studied in rats given respectively, 50, 100, 250 mg kg(-1) body weight of vimang, or 40 mg kg(-1) body weight of mangiferin, for 7 days prior to, and for 7 days following the administration of toxic amounts of iron-dextran. both vimang or mangiferin treatment prevented iron overload in serum as well as liver oxidative stress, decreased serum and liver lipid pero ... | 2008 | 18243014 |
| edible coatings influence fruit ripening, quality, and aroma biosynthesis in mango fruit. | the effects of different edible coatings on mango fruit ripening and ripe fruit quality parameters including color, firmness, soluble solids concentrations, total acidity, ascorbic acid, total carotenoids, fatty acids, and aroma volatiles were investigated. hard mature green mango (mangifera indica l. cv. kensigton pride) fruits were coated with aqueous mango carnauba (1:1 v/v), semperfresh (0.6%), aloe vera gel (1:1, v/v), or a. vera gel (100%). untreated fruit served as the control. following ... | 2008 | 18247535 |
| hydraulic and mechanical stem properties affect leaf-stem allometry in mango cultivars. | leaf size-stem size allometric relationships are important features of biomass allocation in plants and are affected by biological functions linking the two organs. they have been studied at specific and supraspecific levels, but not at the infraspecific level. it was hypothesized that allometric relationships link leaf size and stem size at the cultivar level, and are cultivar-specific in relation to distinctive functional stem traits: hydraulic conductivity and mechanical strength. allometric ... | 2008 | 18266618 |
| 40k/137cs discrimination ratios to the aboveground organs of tropical plants. | in the present work, the accumulation of caesium and potassium in aboveground plant parts was studied in order to improve the understanding on the behaviour of monovalent cations in several compartments of tropical plants. we present the results for activity concentrations of (137)cs and (40)k, measured by gamma spectrometry, from five tropical plant species: guava (psidium guajava), mango (mangifera indica), papaya (carica papaya), banana (musa paradisíaca), and manioc (manihot esculenta). caes ... | 2008 | 18308433 |
| effect of mango weevil (coleoptera: curculionidae) damage on mango seed viability in tanzania. | studies were conducted at the horticulture unit of sokoine university of agriculture, morogoro, tanzania, to assess the incidence and effect of mango weevil, cryptorhynchus mangiferae (f.) (coleoptera: curculionidae), infestation on mango, mangifera indica l., seed viability. three polyembryo mango cultivars ('sindano nyeusi', 'sindano nyeupe', and 'dodo') as well as three monoembryo mango cultivars ('ex-horticulture', 'tango', and 'bongwa') were collected and examined for the presence of c. man ... | 2008 | 18330124 |
| host breadth and parasitoids of fruit flies (anastrepha spp.) (diptera: tephritidae) in puerto rico. | twenty fruit species representing 12 families were collected from various regions in western puerto rico and monitored for the emergence of anastrepha spp. pupae. we collected 14,154 tephritid pupae from 16 fruit species representing 10 families. the relative infestations of these fruits (pupae per kilogram of fruit) were recorded. recorded host ranges were not in complete agreement with those reported in the literature. this host-use pattern should give pause to regulators of fruit importation ... | 2008 | 18348802 |
| determination of pesticide residues in ipm and non-ipm samples of mango (mangifera indica). | studies were conducted to analyze the residue of commonly used pesticides viz. methyl parathion, chloropyrifos, endosulfan, cypermethrin, fenvalerate, carbendazim, imidacloprid and carbaryl in mango, dashehari variety, integrated pest management (ipm) and non-ipm samples were collected from the ipm and non-ipm orchards, lucknow, india. we also present a method for the simultaneous determination of these pesticides in mango samples. residues of methyl parathion, chloropyriphos, endosulfan, cyperm ... | 2008 | 18437617 |
| mangifera indica l. extract (vimang) and its main polyphenol mangiferin prevent mitochondrial oxidative stress in atherosclerosis-prone hypercholesterolemic mouse. | atherosclerosis is linked to a number of oxidative events ranging from low-density lipoprotein (ldl) oxidation to the increased production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ros). we have recently demonstrated that liver mitochondria isolated from the atherosclerosis-prone hypercholesterolemic ldl receptor knockout (ldlr(-/-)) mice have lower content of nadp(h)-linked substrates than the controls and, as consequence, higher sensitivity to oxidative stress and mitochondrial membrane permea ... | 2008 | 18450471 |
| interpreting the decrease in leaf photosynthesis during flowering in mango. | little is known about the effect of flowering on leaf photosynthesis. to understand why net photosynthesis (a(net)) is lower in mangifera indica l. leaves close to inflorescences than in leaves on vegetative shoots, we measured nitrogen and carbohydrate concentrations, chlorophyll a fluorescence and gas exchange in recently matured leaves on vegetative terminals and on floral terminals of 4-year-old trees. we used models to estimate photosynthetic electron fluxes and mesophyll conductance (g(m)) ... | 2008 | 18450567 |
| seasonal variation of leaf dust accumulation and pigment content in plant species exposed to urban particulates pollution. | to assess the dust interception efficiency of some selected tree species and impact of dust deposition on chlorophyll and ascorbic acid content of leaves the present study was undertaken. the plant species selected for the study were ficus religiosa, ficus benghalensis, mangifera indica, dalbergia sissoo, psidium guajava, and dendrocalamus strictus. it was found that all species have maximum dust deposition in the winter season followed by summer and rainy seasons. chlorophyll content decreased ... | 2008 | 18453408 |
| potential hepatoprotective effects of new cuban natural products in rat hepatocytes culture. | the protective effects of five cuban natural products (mangifera indica l. (msbe), erythroxylum minutifolium, erythroxylum confusum, thalassia testudinum and dictyota pinnatifida extracts and mangiferin) on the oxidative damage induced by model toxicants in rat hepatocyte cultures were studied. cells were pre-incubated with the natural products (5-200 microg/ml) for 24 h. then hepatotoxins (tert-butyl hydroperoxide, ethanol, carbon tetrachloride and lipopolysaccharide) were individually added an ... | 2008 | 18502604 |
| traditional medicinal plants of cold desert ladakh-used against kidney and urinary disorders. | traditional medicine of clod desert ladakh has large potential to treat various ailments among tribal communities inhabited in the remotest region of indian subcontinent. this study was conducted to document the new ethno-medico-botanical information and traditional use of medicinal plants against kidney and urinary disorders, and thus to conserve the rapidly disappearing traditional knowledge system of amchis of ladakh. | 2008 | 18550306 |
| characterization and quantitation of polyphenolic compounds in bark, kernel, leaves, and peel of mango (mangifera indica l.). | the contents of secondary plant substances in solvent extracts of various byproducts (barks, kernels, peels, and old and young leaves) in a range of brazilian mango cultivars were identified and quantitated. the results show that the profiles of secondary plant substances such as xanthone c-glycosides, gallotannins, and benzophenones in different byproducts vary greatly but are fairly consistent across cultivars. the free radical scavenging activity of the solvent extracts was evaluated using a ... | 2008 | 18558692 |
| regulation of floral initiation in horticultural trees. | the intention of this review is to discuss floral initiation of horticultural trees. floral initiation is best understood for herbaceous species, especially at the molecular level, so a brief overview of the control of floral initiation of arabidopsis (arabidopsis thaliana (l.) heynh.) precedes the discussion of trees. four major pathways to flowering have been characterized in arabidopsis, including environmental induction through photoperiod and temperature, autonomous floral initiation, and r ... | 2008 | 18653697 |
| mango starch degradation. ii. the binding of alpha-amylase and beta-amylase to the starch granule. | during mango ripening, soluble sugars that account for mango sweetening are accumulated through carbon supplied by both photosynthesis and starch degradation. the cultivar keitt has a characteristic dependence on sugar accumulation during starch degradation, which takes place during ripening, only a few days after detachment from the tree. most knowledge about starch degradation is based on seeds and leaves currently used as models. however, information about the mango fruit is scarce. this work ... | 2008 | 18656927 |
| analysis of the feeding habits of the swallow-tailed hummingbird, eupetomena macroura (gmelin, 1788), in an urban park in southeastern brazil. | the aim of this work was to observe and describe the feeding habits and available food resources of the swallow-tailed hummingbird, eupetomena macroura. the study was carried out in a municipal park located in the city of taubaté, in the state of são paulo. the observations took place between december 2003 and october 2004, recording the following variables: 1) the plant species visited for feeding and territorial defense; 2) the kinds of food resources; and 3) the kinds of flight to procure and ... | 2008 | 18660974 |
| immunomodulatory activity of plant residues on ovine neutrophils. | neutrophils play an essential role in host defense and inflammation. plants have long been used to improve the immune function, but for most of them specific investigations on animal health are lacking. in the present study, water and hydroethanolic extracts from 11 plant wastes have been screened on immune responses of ovine neutrophils. eight sheep clinically healthy, not lactating, non-pregnant were selected and used for the experiment. freshly isolated neutrophils were incubated with the ext ... | 2008 | 18667240 |
| synergistic effect of tincture of crataegus and mangifera indica l. extract on hyperlipidemic and antioxidant status in atherogenic rats. | this study was designed to address the synergistic effect of tincture of crataegus (tcr) and mangifera indica l. (mng) extracts on the lipid and antioxidant parameters in the development of aortic lesions in diet-induced atherosclerosis in rats. tcr, is an alcoholic extract made from the berries of hawthorn, crataegus oxyacantha with flavanoids as the main constituent. mng, is an alcoholic extract made from the stem bark of mangifera indica l. with polyphenols as the main constituent. simultaneo ... | 2008 | 18755296 |
| efficacy of azadirachta indica extracts against boophilus microplus. | extracts were prepared from leaf, bark, and seed of azadirachta indica, leaf and seed of prunus persica, bark of mangifera indica, and leaf of psidium guajava and were evaluated against boophilus microplus. of the eight extracts screened, the extracts prepared from the a. indica seed showed very high level of efficacy (80%) after 5 h of treatment. besides the immediate effect on adult ticks, the egg-laying properties of the survived ticks was also assessed, and a significant reduction (p < 0.01) ... | 2008 | 18769940 |
| inhibition of human p450 enzymes by natural extracts used in traditional medicine. | different medicinal plants are widely used in cuba and mexico to treat several disorders. this paper reports in vitro inhibitory effects on the p450 system of herbal products commonly used by people in cuba and mexico in traditional medicine for decades. experiments were conducted in human liver microsomes. the catalytic activities of cyp1a1/2, 2d6, and 3a4 were measured using specific probe substrates. the heliopsis longipes extract exhibited a concentration-dependent inhibition of the three en ... | 2009 | 18844254 |
| a new bacterial disease of mangifera indica l. | 1948 | 18884600 | |
| 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 |
| pathological variations within xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae support its separation into three distinct pathovars that can be distinguished by amplified fragment length polymorphism. | abstract bacterial black spot, caused by xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae, is an important disease of mango (mangifera indica). several other plant genera of the family anacardiaceae were described as host species for xanthomonads. we studied pathological variations among strains in a worldwide collection from several anacardiaceae genera. strains were classified into three pathogenicity groups. group i strains (from the old world) multiplied markedly in leaf tissue of mango and cash ... | 2007 | 18943717 |
| 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 |
| bacterial apical necrosis of mango in southern spain: a disease caused by pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. | abstract a necrotic bacterial disease of mango trees (mangifera indica) in spain affecting buds, leaves, and stems is described for the first time. necrosis of flower and vegetative buds on commercial trees during winter dormancy was the most destructive symptom of the disease. the apical necrosis is caused by pseudomonas syringae, which was always isolated from mango trees with disease symptoms. of 95 bacterial strains isolated from symptomatic tissues and characterized from 1992 to 1997, over ... | 1998 | 18944933 |
| impact of postharvest disease control methods and cold storage on volatiles, color development and fruit quality in ripe 'kensington pride' mangoes. | postharvest diseases of mango fruit (mangifera indica l.) cause economic losses during storage and can be controlled by chemical, physical, or biological methods. this study investigated the effects of different physical and/or chemical disease control methods on production of volatiles, color development and other quality parameters in ripe 'kensington pride' mango fruit. hard mature green mango fruit were harvested from an orchard located at carnavon, western australia. the fruit were heat-con ... | 2008 | 18954074 |
| evaluation of indigenous plant extracts against larvae of culex quinquefasciatus say (diptera: culicidae). | this study investigates the larvicidal potential of indigenous plant extracts from commonly used medicinal herbs as an environmentally safe measure to control the filarial vector, culex quinquefasciatus say (diptera: culicidae). the early fourth-instar larvae of c. quinquefasciatus, reared in the laboratory, were used for larvicidal assay with water, hot water, acetone, chloroform, and methanol leaf, stem-bark, and flower extracts of acacia arabica willd. sans, cedrus deodara roxb, hibiscus rosa ... | 2009 | 18975001 |
| yield and quality of pectins extractable from the peels of thai mango cultivars depending on fruit ripeness. | pectins, recovered from the peels of four mango ( mangifera indica l.) cultivars by mimicking industrial techniques, were evaluated in terms of yield, composition, macromolecular properties, and technofunctional quality. freeze-dried peels of mature-green fruits, after major mesocarp softening, and at full ripeness were extracted using hot acid. the pectins were precipitated in propan-2-ol and their crude yields quantified as alcohol-insoluble substance. like apple pomace, the dried peels provid ... | 2008 | 18980323 |
| protective role of mangifera indica, cucumis melo and citrullus vulgaris peel extracts in chemically induced hypothyroidism. | an investigation was made to evaluate the pharmacological importance of fruit peel extracts of mangifera indica (mi), citrullus vulgaris (cv) and cucumis melo (cm) with respect to the possible regulation of tissue lipid peroxidation (lpo), thyroid dysfunctions, lipid and glucose metabolism. pre-standardized doses (200mg/kg of mi and 100mg/kg both of cv and cm), based on the maximum inhibition in hepatic lpo, were administered to wistar albino male rats for 10 consecutive days and the changes in ... | 2009 | 19059228 |
| molecular recognition of plant dna: does it differ from conventional animal dna? | the recognition mechanism of dna with small drugs/ligands is an important field of research from pharmacological point of view. such studies are ample with dnas extracted from animal cells, but are rare for those extracted from plant cells. however, such a study is strongly demanding for the formulation of pesticides and other agrochemicals. in this contribution, for the first time, we report the interaction of two well-known dna binder ethidium bromide (eb) and hoechst 33258 (h33258) with two g ... | 2009 | 19059281 |
| mangifera indica extract (vimang) impairs aversive memory without affecting open field behaviour or habituation in rats. | vimang is an aqueous extract of mangifera indica l, used in cuba for the treatment of immunopathological disorders. increasing evidence from preclinical studies indicates that vimang displays antioxidant, antiallergic, analgesic and antiinflammatory actions. the present study investigated the effects of systemic administration of vimang on behavioural outcomes of neurological function in rats. a single oral administration of vimang produced an impairment of short- and long-term retention of memo ... | 2009 | 19107736 |
| identification of a 27 kda protein in patients with anaphylactic reactions to mango. | mango fruit has become increasingly popular in recent years. we report on 2 patients who developed anaphylactic reactions after the ingestion of fresh mango. allergy to mango was confirmed by a positive skin prick test result and positive cellular allergen stimulation test results. neither of the patients had detectable mango-specific immunoglobulin (ig) e levels. results were validated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis immunoblotting and analyzed using quantiscan.we i ... | 2008 | 19123442 |
| molecular docking studies and anti-tyrosinase activity of thai mango seed kernel extract. | the alcoholic extract from seed kernels of thai mango (mangifera indica l. cv. 'fahlun') (anacardiaceae) and its major phenolic principle (pentagalloylglucopyranose) exhibited potent, dose-dependent inhibitory effects on tyrosinase with respect to l-dopa. molecular docking studies revealed that the binding orientations of the phenolic principles were in the tyrosinase binding pocket and their orientations were located in the hydrophobic binding pocket surrounding the binuclear copper active site ... | 2009 | 19136913 |
| cytoprotective and antigenotoxic potential of mangiferin, a glucosylxanthone against cadmium chloride induced toxicity in hepg2 cells. | mangiferin (mgn), a glucosylxanthone present in large amounts in the leaves and edible mango fruits of mangifera indica. here, we report about mgn's potential for mitigating cadmium chloride (cdcl(2)) induced cytotoxic and genotoxic effects in hepg2 cells growing in vitro. the cytoprotective potential was assessed by mtt, clonogenic and apoptotic assays, while antigenotoxic effect by micronucleus and comet assay. the established cytotoxic and genotoxic effects were well indicated after cdcl(2) t ... | 2009 | 19138720 |
| possible amelioration of atherogenic diet induced dyslipidemia, hypothyroidism and hyperglycemia by the peel extracts of mangifera indica, cucumis melo and citrullus vulgaris fruits in rats. | hitherto unknown efficacy of the peel extracts of mangifera indica (mi), cucumis melo (cm) and citrullus vulgaris (cv) fruits in ameliorating the diet-induced alterations in dyslipidemia, thyroid dysfunction and diabetes mellitus have been investigated in rats. in one study, out of 4 different doses (50-300 mg/kg), 200 mg/kg of mi and 100 mg/kg for other two peel extracts could inhibit lipidperoxidation (lpo) maximally in liver. in the second experiment rats were maintained on pre-standardized a ... | 2008 | 19276533 |
| xiphidorus amazonensis n. sp. (nematoda: longidoridae) from the brazilian amazon basin. | xiphidorus amazonensis n. sp. was found in the rhizospheres of jatropha curcas, musa sp., anona muricata, cassia tora, panicum laxum, paspalum fasciculatum, aeschynomene sensitiva, saccharum officinarum, manihot esculenta, abelmoschus esculentus, tamarindus indica, mangifera indica, vigna unguiculata, zea mays, commelina sp., cyperus rotundus, fimbristylis miliacea, citrus sinensis, and eichhornia crassipes on the amazon river island of xiborena, approximately 40 km southeast of manaus, capital ... | 1985 | 19294098 |
| polyphenols with antiulcerogenic action from aqueous decoction of mango leaves (mangifera indica l.). | this study was designed to determine the gastroprotective effect of a mangifera indica leaf decoction (ad), on different experimental models in rodents. the administration of ad up to a dose of 5 g/kg (p.o.) did not produce any signs or symptoms of toxicity in the treated animals, while significantly decreasing the severity of gastric damage induced by several gastroprotective models. oral pre-treatment with ad (250, 500 or 1000 mg/kg) in mice and rats with gastric lesions induced by hcl/ethanol ... | 2009 | 19305363 |
| long-term drought results in a reversible decline in photosynthetic capacity in mango leaves, not just a decrease in stomatal conductance. | the negative effects of drought on plant growth, development of natural plant communities and crop productivity are well established, but some of the responses remain poorly characterized, particularly the effect of long-term drought on photosynthetic capacity. we hypothesized that long-term drought results in a decline in leaf photosynthetic capacity, and not just a decrease in diffusive conductance. to test this hypothesis, we studied the effect of drought, slowly developed over 3.5 months, in ... | 2009 | 19324697 |
| antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of thai mango seed kernel extract. | three polyphenolic principles, 1,2,3,4,6-penta- o-galloyl-beta-d-glucopyranose (pgg), methyl gallate (mg), and gallic acid (ga), were isolated from the ethanolic extract of seed kernels of thai mango (mske) ( mangifera indica l. cv. "fahlun") and quantified using a tlc scanning densitometric method. the mske and its isolates were investigated by studying their antioxidant capacities using four different methods, by determining their in vitro anti-inflammatory activities, and by evaluating their ... | 2009 | 19326325 |
| quantitative determination of allergenic 5-alk(en)ylresorcinols in mango (mangifera indica l.) peel, pulp, and fruit products by high-performance liquid chromatography. | despite a number of serious case reports of mango dermatitis, no attempts at the identification and quantification of allergenic 5-alk(en)ylresorcinols in mango fruits have so far been made. therefore, total alk(en)ylresorcinol content and relative homologue composition in 13 mango peel samples and 7 samples of mango pulp were determined by hplc and lc-ms/ms analyses. furthermore, mango puree and nectar prepared on pilot plant scale were also analyzed and compared with commercially available the ... | 2009 | 19338352 |
| molecular docking studies and anti-enzymatic activities of thai mango seed kernel extract against snake venoms. | the ethanolic extract from seed kernels of thai mango (mske) (mangifera indica l. cv. 'fahlun') (anacardiaceae) and its major phenolic principle (pentagalloyl glucopyranose) exhibited dose-dependent inhibitory effects on enzymatic activities of phospholipase a(2) (pla(2)), hyaluronidase and l-amino acid oxidase (laao) of calloselasma rhodostoma (cr) and naja naja kaouthia (nk)venoms by in vitro tests. the anti-hemorrhagic and anti-dermonecrotic activities of mske against both venoms were clearly ... | 2009 | 19384272 |
| quality index, consumer acceptability, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant activity of fresh-cut "ataulfo" mangoes (mangifera indica l.) as affected by low-temperature storage. | to measure bioactive compound losses due to minimal processing, mature green fresh-cut mangoes (mangifera indica l.) cv. "ataulfo" were subjected to an antioxidant treatment and stored at 5 degrees c during 15 d. quality index, total phenols, flavonoids, beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, vitamin e, and antioxidant activity were measured during the storage period of fruits. antioxidant capacity was estimated using orac(fl), teac, and dpph assays. the dipping treatments with ascorbic acid (aa) + citri ... | 2009 | 19397733 |
| effectiveness of spinosad bait sprays (gf-120) in controlling mango-infesting fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) in benin. | effectiveness of gf-120 (dow chemical) fruit fly bait containing the insecticide spinosad in controlling mango-infesting fruit flies (diptera: tephritidae) was assessed by comparing treated orchards with untreated orchards. twelve mango, mangifera indica l., plantations located in six villages (two similar orchards per village: one orchard treated and orchard untreated) scattered in the borgou department (northern benin) were monitored weekly with fly traps, and the fruit was sampled twice for l ... | 2009 | 19449630 |
| in vivo acute toxicological studies of an antioxidant extract from mangifera indica l. (vimang). | mango (mangifera indica l.) stem bark aqueous extract (msbe) is a natural product with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and immunomodulatory effects. its formulations (e.g., tablets, capsules, syrup, vaginal oval, and suppositories) are known by the brand name of vimang. in view of the ethnomedical, preclinical, and clinical uses of this extract and the necessity to assess its possible toxicological effect on man, a toxicological analysis of a standard extract is reported in this paper ... | 2009 | 19514939 |
| mango, mangifera indica. | 2009 | 19558000 | |
| mangifera indica l. extract attenuates glutamate-induced neurotoxicity on rat cortical neurons. | overstimulation of ionotropic glutamate receptors causes excitotoxic neuronal death contributing to neurodegenerative disorders. massive influx of calcium in excitotoxicity provokes alterations in the membrane potential of mitochondria and increases the production of reactive oxygen species. here we report that mangifera indica l. extracts (mie) prevent glutamate-induced excitotoxicity in primary cultured neurons of the rat cerebral cortex. to evaluate the effects of mie on excitotoxicity, cells ... | 2009 | 19591864 |
| evidence for competitive displacement of ceratitis cosyra by the invasive fruit fly bactrocera invadens (diptera: tephritidae) on mango and mechanisms contributing to the displacement. | bactrocera invadens drew, tsuruta & white (diptera: tephritidae) invaded kenya in 2003. before the arrival of b. invadens, the indigenous fruit fly species ceratitis cosyra (walker) was the predominant fruit fly pest of mango (mangifera indica l.). within 4 yr of invasion, b. invadens has displaced c. cosyra and has become the predominant fruit fly pest of mango, constituting 98 and 88% of the total population in traps and mango fruit at nguruman, respectively. we tested two possible mechanisms ... | 2009 | 19610411 |
| in vitro effects of mangifera indica and polyphenols derived on abcb1/p-glycoprotein activity. | many plant-derived compounds, including polyphenols, are able to affect the function of mdr-1/p-glycoprotein (p-gp abcb1) multidrug transporter, leading to potential herb-drug interactions. this study evaluated the effects of mango (mangifera indica l.) stem bark extract, msbe, and related phenols on p-gp activity in both the hk-2 proximal tubule cell line, constitutively expressing p-gp, and in a caco-2 cell sub-line selected by resistance to vincristine (caco-2/vcr) and overexpressing p-gp. th ... | 2009 | 19632288 |
| antimicrobial activity of gallotannins isolated from mango ( mangifera indica l.) kernels. | gallotannins were extracted from mango ( mangifera indica l.) kernels with aqueous acetone (80%, v/v) and purified using liquid-liquid extraction and two-step low-pressure liquid chromatography (lplc) on sephadex lh-20. analytical high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry confirmed the presence of hydrolyzable tannins with a degree of galloylation ranging from 4 to 9 and additionally revealed the presence of deca-, undeca-, and dodeca-o-galloylglucose. further purification usi ... | 2009 | 19655802 |
| role of mangifera indica bark polyphenols on rat gastric mucosa against ethanol and cold-restraint stress. | this study was carried out in order to investigate the potential and antioxidant effects of polyphenols from mangifera indica stem bark against gastric damage induced by ethanol and cold-restraint stress. the polyphenols possess good capacity for scavenging nitric oxide (no) radical and ferric-reducing antioxidant power (frap) assay in vitro. rats were sacrificed after the experiment, and their stomachs were removed for biochemical and histopathological analysis. the severity of lesions was foun ... | 2011 | 19753501 |
| molecular docking studies and anti-snake venom metalloproteinase activity of thai mango seed kernel extract. | snakebite envenomations cause severe local tissue necrosis and the venom metalloproteinases are thought to be the key toxins involved. in this study, the ethanolic extract from seed kernels of thai mango (mangifera indica l. cv. 'fahlun') (anacardiaceae) and its major phenolic principle (pentagalloylglucopyranose) exhibited potent and dose-dependent inhibitory effects on the caseinolytic and fibrinogenolytic activities of malayan pit viper and thai cobra venoms in in vitro tests. molecular docki ... | 2009 | 19783918 |
| anaphylaxis to mango fruit and crossreactivity with artemisia vulgaris pollen. | 2009 | 19862948 | |
| transient thermal dissipation method of xylem sap flow measurement: multi-species calibration and field evaluation. | the transient thermal dissipation (ttd) method developed by do and rocheteau (2002b) is a close evolution of the original constant thermal dissipation (ctd) method of granier (1985). the ttd method has the advantage of limiting the influence of passive natural temperature gradients and of yielding more stable zero-flux references at night. by analogy with the ctd method, the transient method was first calibrated on synthetic porous material (sawdust) on the assumption that the relationship was i ... | 2010 | 19864260 |
| effect of osmotic dehydration and vacuum-frying parameters to produce high-quality mango chips. | mango (mangifera indica l.) is a fruit rich in flavor and nutritional values, which is an excellent candidate for producing chips. the objective of this study was to develop high-quality mango chips using vacuum frying. mango ("tommy atkins") slices were pretreated with different maltodextrin concentrations (40, 50, and 65, w/v), osmotic dehydration times (45, 60, and 70 min), and solution temperatures (22 and 40 degrees c). pretreated slices were vacuum fried at 120, 130, and 138 degrees c and ... | 2009 | 19895464 |
| influences of harvest date and location on the levels of beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, total phenols, the in vitro antioxidant capacity, and phenolic profiles of five commercial varieties of mango (mangifera indica l.). | mango (mangifera indica l.) is a tropical fruit grown worldwide with excellent nutritional value and widely attributed health-promoting properties. extensive studies have been made of the high concentrations of phenolic antioxidants in mango peels, seeds, and leaves, yet less is known about the phenolic antioxidants of mango fruit pulp. five varieties of mangoes from four countries were evaluated with multiple harvests over 1 year to compare the beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, and total phenolic c ... | 2009 | 19919121 |
| mangiferin prevents diabetic nephropathy progression in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. | diabetic nephropathy is one of the most severe diabetic microangiopathies and accounting for approximately one-third of all cases of end-stage renal disease. in the present study, we investigated the effect of mangiferin, a polyphenol from anemarrhena asphodeloides bge. or mangifera indica l., on diabetic nephropathy and the possible mechanisms by using a developed diabetic nephropathy rat model and cultured rat mesangial cells. serum-advanced glycation end-products level, malonaldehyde level, s ... | 2010 | 19960420 |
| fractionation of gallotannins from mango (mangifera indica l.) kernels by high-speed counter-current chromatography and determination of their antibacterial activity. | high-speed counter-current chromatography was applied to the separation of gallotannins from mango (mangifera indica l.) kernels. the kernels were defatted and subsequently extracted with aqueous acetone [80% (v/v)]. the crude extract was purified by being partitioned against ethyl acetate. a hexane/ethyl acetate/methanol/water solvent system [0.5:5:1:5 (v/v/v/v)] was used in the head-to-tail mode to elute tannins according to their degree of galloylation (tetra-o-galloylglucose to deca-o-galloy ... | 2010 | 20020695 |
| 3beta-taraxerol of mangifera indica, a pi3k dependent dual activator of glucose transport and glycogen synthesis in 3t3-l1 adipocytes. | the present study focuses on identifying and developing an anti-diabetic molecule from plant sources that would effectively combat insulin resistance through proper channeling of glucose metabolism involving glucose transport and storage. | 2010 | 20026188 |
| field evaluation of potential fruit-derived lures for anastrepha obliqua (diptera: tephritidae). | previous studies have shown that a nine-component blend (ethyl butyrate, isopropyl butyrate, hexan-1-ol, propyl butyrate, isobutyl butyrate, ethyl hexanoate, isopentyl butyrate, ethyl benzoate, and ethyl octanoate) isolated from spondias mombin l. (anacardiaceae) fruit are attractive to both sexes of west indian fruit fly, anastrepha obliqua (macquart) (diptera: tephritidae), in laboratory and field cage tests. in this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of traps baited with the nine-component ... | 2009 | 20069833 |
| use of lupin, lupinus perennis, mango, mangifera indica, and stinging nettle, urtica dioica, as feed additives to prevent aeromonas hydrophila infection in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum). | feeding rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss (walbaum), with 1% lupin, lupinus perennis, mango, mangifera indica, or stinging nettle, urtica dioica, for 14 days led to reductions in mortality after challenge with aeromonas hydrophila. in addition, there was significant enhancement in serum bactericidal activity, respiratory burst and lysozyme activity in the treatment groups compared to the controls. use of lupin and mango led to the highest number of red blood and white blood cells in recipient f ... | 2010 | 20102439 |
| ich guidance in practice: validated reversed-phase hplc method for the determination of active mangiferin from extracts of mangifera indica linn. | this study presents the development and validation of a reversed-phase liquid chromatographic method for the determination of mangiferin (mgn) in alcoholic extracts of mangifera indica. a lichrospher 100 c(18)-ods (250 x 4.6 mm, 5 microm size) (merck, whitehouse station, nj) prepacked column and a mobile phase of potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate (0.01m) ph 2.7 +/- 0.2-acetonitrile (15:85, v/v) with the flow rate of 1 ml/min was used. mgn detection was achieved at a wavelength monitored at 254 ... | 2010 | 20109296 |
| effects of mangifera indica fruit extract on cognitive deficits in mice. | mangos are a source of bioactive compounds with potential health-promoting activity. the present work was undertaken to evaluate the ethanolic extract of mangifera indica l. fruit on cognitive performances. the models used to study the effect on cognitive performances are step down passive avoidance task and elevated plus maze task in mice. chronic treatment (7 days) of extract and vitamin c significantly (p < 0.05) reversed the aging and scopolamine induced memory deficits in both paradigms. pr ... | 2009 | 20120497 |
| air pollution induced changes in the photosynthetic pigments of selected plant species. | changes in the concentration of different photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll and carotenoids) were determined in the leaves of six tree species exposed to air pollution due to vehicular emissions. the six tree species, which are all economically important because of their being fruit bearers, used for timber fodder and as road side trees on the basis of their air pollution tolerance index. these included mangifera indica l., tectona grandis linn.f , shorea robusta gaertn.f., holoptelea integri ... | 2009 | 20121034 |
| antigenotoxic effect of mangiferin and changes in antioxidant enzyme levels of swiss albino mice treated with cadmium chloride. | cadmium is an environmental metal toxin implicated in human diseases. mangiferin (mgn), a naturally occurring glucosylxanthone, is present in mangifera indica. in this study, the protective role of mgn against cadmium chloride (cdcl(2))-induced genotoxicity was studied in swiss albino mice. mice were administered with single intra-peritoneal (i.p.) optimal dose of mgn (2.5 mg/kg b.wt.) before treatment with various concentrations of cdcl(2) (7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 mg/kg b.wt.). the ld( 50(30)) was f ... | 2010 | 20150354 |
| antimicrobial activity of some indian medicinal plants. | the antimicrobial potential of seventy-seven extracts from twenty-four plants was screened against eight bacteria and four pathogenic fungi, using microbroth dilution assay. lowest concentration of the extract, which inhibits any visual microbial growth after treatment with p-iodonitrotetrazolium violet, was considered to be minimum inhibitory concentration (mic). water extracts of acacia nilotica, justicia zelanica, lantana camara and saraca asoca exhibited good activity against all the bacteri ... | 2007 | 20161895 |
| over-expression of mango (mangifera indica l.) miarf2 inhibits root and hypocotyl growth of arabidopsis. | an auxin response factor 2 gene, miarf2, was cloned in our previous study [1] from the cotyledon section of mango (mangifera indica l. cv. zihua) during adventitious root formation, which shares an 84% amino acid sequence similarity to arabidopsis arf2. this study was to examine the effects of over-expression of the full-length miarf2 open reading frame on the root and hypocotyl growth in arabidopsis. phenotype analysis showed that the t(3) transgenic lines had about 20-30% reduction in the leng ... | 2011 | 20182802 |
| some analytical assays for the determination of bioactivity of exotic fruits. | the consumption of new exotic fruits, with their high nutritional and sensory value, has significantly increased in the past few years. among the tropical fruits durian (durio zibethinus murr.) is less known than mango (mangifera indica l.) and avocado (persea americana). it has been shown that durian, mango and avocado possessed high nutritional and bioactive properties, but these data were determined using different methods. in order to obtain reliable results we investigated samples of durian ... | 2012 | 20183860 |
| development, validation and application of a methodology based on solid-phase micro extraction followed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (spme/gc-ms) for the determination of pesticide residues in mangoes. | a method was developed for the simultaneous analysis of 14 pesticide residues (clofentezine, carbofuran, diazinon, methyl parathion, malathion, fenthion, thiabendazole, imazalil, bifenthrin, permethrin, prochloraz, pyraclostrobin, difenoconazole and azoxystrobin) in mango fruit, based on solid-phase micro extraction (spme) coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms). different parameters of the method were evaluated, such as fiber type, extraction mode (direct immersion and headspace ... | 2010 | 20188930 |
| a search for hepatoprotective activity of fruit extract of mangifera indica l. against oxidative stress cytotoxicity. | mango (mangifera indica l.) and their components are commonly used in folk medicine for many curative effects. the protective effects of different concentrations of aqueous extract of mangifera indica l. fruit (mango extract) (20, 50 and 100 microg/ml) and also gallic acid (100 microm) as a pure compound in the extract were examined against oxidative stress toxicity induced by cumene hydroperoxide (chp) in isolated rat hepatocytes. the extracts and gallic acid (100 microm) protected the hepatocy ... | 2010 | 20204522 |
| anticarcinogenic effects of polyphenolics from mango (mangifera indica) varieties. | many polyphenolics contained in mango have shown anticancer activity. the objective of this study was to compare the anticancer properties of polyphenolic extracts from several mango varieties (francis, kent, ataulfo, tommy atkins, and haden) in cancer cell lines, including molt-4 leukemia, a-549 lung, mda-mb-231 breast, lncap prostate, and sw-480 colon cancer cells and the noncancer colon cell line ccd-18co. cell lines were incubated with ataulfo and haden extracts, selected on the basis of the ... | 2010 | 20205391 |
| ecology and behavior of pezothrips kellyanus (thysanoptera: thripidae) on citrus. | the most common thrips species found in cyprus citrus orchards between 2003 and 2008 were pezothrips kellyanus (bagnall) (thysanoptera: thripidae), frankliniella occidentalis (pergande) (thysanoptera: thripidae), and thrips tabaci (lindeman) (thysanoptera: thripidae). only pezothrips kellyanus, kelly's citrus thrips (kct) causes feeding damage on citrus fruits in cyprus. kct adults prefer to concentrate mostly in the northern and eastern sides of both lemon and grapefruit canopies. the attractiv ... | 2010 | 20214367 |
| relationship between photochemical efficiency of photosystem ii and the photochemical reflectance index of mango tree: merging data from different illuminations, seasons and leaf colors. | in order to elucidate the effects of chlorophyll concentration and seasonal temperature on the relationship between photosystem ii (psii) efficiency and the photochemical reflectance index (pri) of leaves under different light intensity, mango (mangifera indica), a low-temperature-sensitive species, was used for the study. from early winter to summer, we selected several days to measure chlorophyll fluorescence and leaf spectral reflectance of mango leaves with dark green to yellow green colors, ... | 2010 | 20233840 |
| biological assay for thiamin of the carabao variety of philippine mango (mangifera indica l.). | 1947 | 20255766 | |
| analysis of sterol and other components present in unsaponifiable matters of mahua, sal and mango kernel oil. | the amount and characterization of phytosterol and other minor components present in three indian minor seed oils, mahua (madhuca latifolia), sal (shorea robusta) and mango kernel (mangifera indica), have been done. theses oils have shown commercial importance as cocoa-butter substitutes because of their high symmetrical triglycerides content. the conventional thin layer chromatography (tlc), gas chromatography (gc) & gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (gc-ms) techniques were used to character ... | 2010 | 20299763 |
| expression profiling of various genes during the fruit development and ripening of mango. | mango (mangifera indica l. cv. alphonso) development and ripening are the programmed processes; conventional indices and volatile markers help to determine agronomically important stages of fruit life (fruit-setting, harvesting maturity and ripening climacteric). however, more and precise markers are required to understand this programming; apparently, fruit's transcriptome can be a good source of such markers. therefore, we isolated 18 genes related to the physiology and biochemistry of the fru ... | 2010 | 20363641 |
| assessment of antioxidant capacity and cytotoxicity of selected malaysian plants. | thirteen malaysian plants; artocarpus champeden, azadirachta indica, fragaria x ananassa, garcinia mangostana, lawsonia inermis, mangifera indica, nephelium lappaceum, nephelium mutobile, peltophorum pterocarpum, psidium guajava and syzygium aqueum, selected for their use in traditional medicine, were subjected to a variety of assays. antioxidant capability, total phenolic content, elemental composition, as well as it cytotoxity to several cell lines of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts from di ... | 2010 | 20428033 |
| vinegar production from togolese local variety mangovi of mango mangifera indica linn. (anacardiaceae). | the present study aimed to access for the physiochemical parameters of vinegar production through togolese local variety mangovi of mango mangifera indica juice fermentation. the juice was fermented successively by saccharomyces cerevisisae and acetic bacteria. the levels of ethanol and acetic acid in the juice during the production of vinegar were monitored by gas chromatography and titrimetry methods, respectively. the physiological state of the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae l2056 was determi ... | 2010 | 20437702 |
| carotenoids and vitamin c during handling and distribution of guava (psidium guajava l.), mango (mangifera indica l.), and papaya (carica papaya l.) at commercial restaurants. | the content and stability of vitamin c (ascorbic acid, aa, and dehydroascorbic acid, dha) and carotenoids (beta-carotene, lycopene, and beta-cryptoxanthin) were analyzed in papaya, mango, and guava after the reception, preparation (cleaning, peeling, and slicing), and distribution stages for consumption in a commercial restaurant. the analysis of carotenoids and vitamin c was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography (hplc). the fruits analyzed were considered excellent sources of vi ... | 2010 | 20441159 |
| medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners for the treatment of hiv/aids and related conditions in uganda. | in uganda, there are over one million people with hiv/aids. when advanced, this disease is characterized by life-threatening opportunistic infections. as the formal health sector struggles to confront this epidemic, new medicines from traditional sources are needed to complement control efforts. this study was conducted to document herbal medicines used in the treatment of hiv/aids and related opportunistic infections, and to document the existing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to hi ... | 2010 | 20451595 |
| antimicrobial evaluation of mangiferin analogues. | the naturally occurring xanthone glycoside mangiferin has been isolated by column chromatography from the ethanol extract of stem bark of mangifera indica. mangiferin was further converted to 5-(n-phenylaminomethyleno)mangiferin, 5-(n-p-chlorophenylaminomethyleno) mangiferin, 5-(n-2-methylphenylaminomethyleno) mangiferin, 5-(n-p-methoxyphenylaminomethyleno) mangiferin, 5-(n, n-diphenylaminomethyleno) mangiferin, 5-(n--napthylaminomethyleno) mangiferin and 5-(n-4-methylphenylaminomethyleno) mangi ... | 2009 | 20490307 |
| in vitro modulation of abcb1/p-glycoprotein expression by polyphenols from mangifera indica. | many plant compounds are able to modulate the activity and/or the expression of the major multidrug transporter abcb1/p-glycoprotein (p-gp). in this study, mango (mangifera indica l.) stem bark extract (msbe), its main polyphenol mangiferin and the mangiferin aglycone derivative norathyriol, as well as catechin, gallic acid and quercetin, were investigated for their potential ability to influence abcb1 gene and p-gp expression in hk-2 cells, a proximal tubule line constitutively expressing this ... | 2010 | 20513373 |
| chlorophyll fluorescence, a nondestructive method to assess maturity of mango fruits (cv. 'cogshall') without growth conditions bias. | the quality of ripe mango fruits depends on maturity stage at harvest, which is usually assessed by visible criteria or from estimates of the age of fruit. the present study deals with the potential of chlorophyll fluorescence as a nondestructive method to assess the degree of fruit maturity regardless of fruit growing conditions. chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were measured along with respiration rates of fruits still attached to the tree. at the same harvest stage, based on the fruit age ... | 2010 | 20550188 |
| diurnal activity of four species of thrips (thysanoptera: thripidae) and efficiencies of three nondestructive sampling techniques for thrips in mango inflorescences. | thrips cause considerable economic loss to mango, mangifera indica l., in penang, malaysia. three nondestructive sampling techniques--shaking mango panicles over a moist plastic tray, washing the panicles with ethanol, and immobilization of thrips by using co2--were evaluated for their precision to determine the most effective technique to capture mango flower thrips (thysanoptera: thripidae) in an orchard located at balik pulau, penang, malaysia, during two flowering seasons from december 2008 ... | 2010 | 20568607 |
| 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 |