| a field survey of pistachio (pistacia vera) nut production and storage in turkey with particular reference to aflatoxin contamination. | | 1976 | 1033436 |
| antifungal activities of the leaves of three pistacia species grown in turkey. | the crude extracts obtained from the leaves of pistacia vera, pistacia terebinthus and pistacia lentiscus were tested for antifungal activities against three pathogenic agricultural fungi, phythium ultimum, rhizoctania solani and fusarium sambucinum. the extracts significantly inhibited the growth of p. ultimum and r. solani. however, the antifungal activity was not observed against f. sambucinum. | 2003 | 12628416 |
| chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils from the gum of turkish pistachio (pistacia vera l.). | the essential oil from the gum of pistachio (pistacia vera l. (anacardiaceae)) grown in turkey was obtained by the hydro-distillation method, and its chemical composition was analyzed by gc and gc-ms. moreover, the antimicrobial activities of the oil against the growth of 13 bacteria and 3 pathogenic yeasts were evaluated using the agar-disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) methods. the results showed that the essential oil contained about 89.67% monoterpenes, 8.1% oxygenated ... | 2004 | 15186116 |
| antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities of the lipophylic extracts of pistacia vera. | in the present study, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties of 15 lipohylic extracts obtained from different parts (leaf, branch, stem, kernel, shell skins, seeds) of pistacia vera were screened against both standard and the isolated strains of escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, enterococcus faecalis, staphylococcus aureus, candida albicans and c. parapsilosis by microdilution method. both herpes simplex (dna) and parainfluenza viruses (rna) were used for the determination o ... | 2005 | 15881833 |
| determination of the phytoalexin resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) in peanuts and pistachios by high-performance liquid chromatographic diode array (hplc-dad) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms). | the phytoalexin resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) in edible peanut (arachis hypogaea l.) and pistachio (pistacia vera l.) varieties grown in turkey was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatographic diode array and gas chromatography-mass spectrometric detection. trans-resveratrol in six peanut varieties, five pistachio varieties, and four market samples ranged between 0.03 and 1.92 microg/g. the cerezlik 5025 peanut (1.92 +/- 0.01 microg/g) and ohadi pistachio genotype (1.67 +/- 0.01 ... | 2005 | 15941348 |
| bioassay-guided evaluation of anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of pistachio, pistacia vera l. | the ethanolic and aqueous extracts prepared from different parts of pistacia vera l. (anacardiaceae) as well as its oleoresin were evaluated for their in vivo anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities. among the extracts screened, only the oleoresin was shown to possess a marked anti-inflammatory activity against carrageenan-induced hind paw edema model in mice without inducing any gastric damage at both 250 and 500 mg/kg doses whereas the rest of the extracts were totally inactive. while ... | 2006 | 16337351 |
| in vitro antiprotozoal activity of the lipophilic extracts of different parts of turkish pistacia vera l. | thirteen lipophilic extracts prepared with n-hexane from various parts of pistacia vera l. tree (anacardiaceae) growing in turkey were screened for their in vitro activity against four parasitic protozoa, trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, trypanosoma cruzi, leishmania donovani and plasmodium falciparum. melarsoprol, benznidazole, miltefosine, artemisinin and chloroquine were used as reference drugs. the cytotoxic potentials of the extracts on rat skeletal myoblast (l6) cells were also assessed and ... | 2006 | 17085297 |
| (2s,12z)-2-acetoxy-12-heptadecene: major sex pheromone component of pistachio twig borer, kermania pistaciella. | the sex pheromone of the pistachio twig borer, kermania pistaciella (lepidoptera: oinophilidae), one of the most important insect pests of pistachio, pistacia vera, in turkey and iran, was identified. in gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (gc-ead) and gc-mass spectrometric analyses of pheromone gland extracts of female k. pistaciella from turkey, (2s,12z)-2-acetoxy-12-heptadecene was identified as the major candidate pheromone component. in field experiments in turkey, lures con ... | 2006 | 17123172 |
| antioxidant activity of sicilian pistachio (pistacia vera l. var. bronte) nut extract and its bioactive components. | pistacia vera l. is the only species of pistacia genus producing edible nuts. this paper investigates the antioxidant potential of a sicilian variety of pistachio nut by chemical as well as biological assays and measured antioxidant vitamins and a number of antioxidant polyphenols in either the hydrophilic and/or the lipophilic nut extract. in accordance with the majority of foods, the total antioxidant activity, measured as a taa test, was much higher (50-fold) in the hydrophilic than in the li ... | 2007 | 17263455 |
| pistachio gummosis disease caused by phytophthora species and its control management with soil solarisation method in iran. | pistachio (pistacia vera l.) is the most important commercial product in iran and root rot or crown rot (gummosis) is the most serious diseases of this crop. during 2005-2007 infected trees of pistachio orchards were visited and plant samples plus soils around the infected trees collected from kerman province in iran. samples were transferred to laboratory and cultured on common medium and using citrus leaves pieces as baits on water-saturated soils. different phytophthora species were isolated ... | 2008 | 19226755 |
| a systematic review of the potential herbal sources of future drugs effective in oxidant-related diseases. | this review focuses on the medicinal plants growing and having history of folk medicine in iran and found effective as anti free radical damage in animal or human. | 2009 | 19275687 |
| the karyotype analysis of pistacia vera l. from turkey. | a detailed karyotype analysis was developed for pistacia vera l. grown in turkey. in vitro roots obtained from mature seeds were used as plant material. the chromosome number of p. vera l. was found to be 2n = 30 at c-metaphase of mitosis cell investigated for all of the materials. centromere type of all chromosomes were determinated as median, submedian, subtelocentric, telocentric and total lengths of chromosome pairs were found between 35.4 and 5.97 microm. an idiogram was constructed from th ... | 2009 | 19488926 |
| proposal of xanthomonas translucens pv. pistaciae pv. nov., pathogenic to pistachio (pistacia vera). | strains of xanthomonas translucens have caused dieback in the australian pistachio industry for the last 15 years. such pathogenicity to a dicotyledonous woody host contrasts with that of other pathovars of x. translucens, which are characterized by their pathogenicity to monocotyledonous plant families. further investigations, using dna-dna hybridization, gyrb gene sequencing and integron screening, were conducted to confirm the taxonomic status of the x. translucens pathogenic to pistachio. dn ... | 2009 | 19748753 |
| antioxidant activity and phenolic profile of pistachio (pistacia vera l., variety bronte) seeds and skins. | pistachio (pistacia vera l.; anacardiaceae) is native of aride zones of central and west asia and distributed throughout the mediterranean basin. in italy, a pistachio cultivar of high quality is typical of bronte (sicily), an area around the etna volcano, where the lava land and climate allow the production of a nut with intense green colour and aromatic taste, very appreciated in international markets. pistachio nuts are a rich source of phenolic compounds, and have recently been ranked among ... | 2010 | 20388531 |
| differential effect of pistacia vera extracts on experimental atherosclerosis in the rabbit animal model: an experimental study. | lipid-enriched diets and oxidative stress are risk factors for the development of atherosclerosis. the effects of the methanolic (me) and cyclohexane (che) extracts of the pistacia vera nut, often included in the mediterranean diet, were studied in the rabbit model of atherosclerosis. | 2010 | 20633299 |
| permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 december 2009-31 january 2010. | this article documents the addition of 220 microsatellite marker loci to the molecular ecology resources database. loci were developed for the following species: allanblackia floribunda, amblyraja radiata, bactrocera cucurbitae, brachycaudus helichrysi, calopogonium mucunoides, dissodactylus primitivus, elodea canadensis, ephydatia fluviatilis, galapaganus howdenae howdenae, hoplostethus atlanticus, ischnura elegans, larimichthys polyactis, opheodrys vernalis, pelteobagrus fulvidraco, phragmidiu ... | 2010 | 21565062 |
| Element content analysis by WDXRF in pistachios grown under organic and conventional farming regimes for human nutrition and health. | In this investigation, the elemental composition of various Antep pistachios (Pistacia vera L.) samples was determined using a sensitive method called wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF). A total of 27 elements, such as Al, As, Bi, Ca, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, P, S, Sr, Zn, Cl, Pb, K, Mg, Na, Ba, Rb, Si, Br, Sn, Au, La, Ti and Zr, were determined in pistachios samples (n = 10) grown under organic and conventional farming regimes. The obtained results from each group were analyzed statist ... | 2011 | 22042769 |
| In vitro cytotoxic screening of selected Saudi medicinal plants. | Many natural products from plants have been identified to exert anticancer activity. It might be expected to be a challenge to look at the Saudi plants in order to discover new sources for new molecules which may have anticancer activity. The methanolic extracts of forty species of plants traditionally used in Saudi Arabia for the treatment of a variety of diseases were tested in vitro for their potential anticancer activity on different human cancer cell lines. The cytotoxic activity of the met ... | 2011 | 21953271 |
| effects of salicylic acid on aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin b₁ accumulation in pistachio (pistacia vera l.) fruit. | one of the most important saprophytic infections in fresh pistachio fruits after harvesting is aspergillus flavus colonization, which significantly reduces fruit quality. salicylic acid plays a crucial role in plant tissues and has a suppression effect on some fungi. | 2014 | 24272956 |
| in vitro antimicrobial activity of pistachio (pistacia vera l.) polyphenols. | we investigated the antimicrobial properties of polyphenol-rich fractions derived from raw shelled and roasted salted pistachios. american type culture collection (atcc), food and clinical isolates, of gram-negative bacteria (escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, pseudomonas mirabilis), gram-positive bacteria (listeria monocytogenes, enterococcus hirae, enterococcus faecium, bacillus subtilis, staphylococcus epidermidis, staphylococcus aureus), the yeasts candida albicans and candida parapsi ... | 2013 | 23350629 |
| in vitro and in vivo antileishmanial activities of pistacia vera essential oil. | this study aims to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo antileishmanial activities of pistacia vera essential oil and compare their efficacy with a reference drug, meglumine antimoniate (glucantime®). this essential oil (0-100 µg/ml) was evaluated in vitro against the intracellular amastigote forms of leishmania tropica (mhom/ir/2002/mash2) and then tested on cutaneous leishmaniasis of male balb/c mice by leishmania major (mrho/ir/75/er). in the in vitro assay, it could be observed that p. vera ess ... | 2016 | 26829519 |
| detection and quantification of patulin and griseofulvin by high pressure liquid chromatography in different strains of penicillium griseofulvum dierckx. | patulin and griseofulvin production by twelve strains ofpenicillium griseofulvum dierckx, eleven of which were isolated from pistachio (pistacia vera) nuts and the other was supplied by the spanish collection of type culture, was investigated. six strains of the eleven isolated had ability to produce patulin and griseofulvin in yes medium. all the strains studied had no ability to produce patulin in wickerham medium. griseofulvin production was significant in both media but higher in wickerham.t ... | 1988 | 23605159 |
| chemical composition and antifungal properties of essential oils of three pistacia species. | the chemical composition of essential oils obtained from the leaves of pistacia vera, pistacia terebinthus, pistacia lentiscus and the resin of pistacia lentiscus were analyzed by gc and gc-ms. alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, limonene, terpinen-4-ol and alpha-terpineol were found to be the major components. the antifungal activities of the above oils and p. lentiscus resin (total, acidic and neutral fractions) against the growth of three agricultural pathogens, pythium ultimum, rhizoctonia solani and ... | 2003 | 12628418 |
| elemental composition of edible nuts: fast optimization and validation procedure of an icp-oes method. | an inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry method for the speedy simultaneous detection of 19 elements in edible nuts (walnuts: juglans nigra; almonds: prunus dulcis; hazelnuts: corylus avellana; brazil nuts: bertholletia excelsa; cashews: anacardium occidentalle; pistachios: pistacia vera; and peanuts: arachis hypogaea) available on the serbian markets, was optimized and validated through the selection of instrumental parameters and analytical lines free from spectral interfere ... | 2015 | 25298065 |
| the responses of stomata and leaf gas exchange to vapour pressure deficits and soil water content : i. species comparisons at high soil water contents. | the responses of photosynthesis, transpiration and leaf conductance to changes in vapour pressure deficit were followed in well-watered plants of the herbaceous species, helianthus annuus, helianthus nuttallii, pisum sativum and vigna unguiculata, and in the woody species having either sclerophyllous leaves, arbutus unedo, nerium oleander and pistacia vera, or mesomorphic leaves, corylus avellana, gossypium hirsutum and prunus dulcis. when the vapour pressure deficit of the air around a single l ... | 1984 | 28311208 |
| families, genera, and species of botryosphaeriales. | members of botryosphaeriales are ecologically diverse, but most commonly associated with leaf spots, fruit and root rots, die-back or cankers of diverse woody hosts. based on morphology and dna sequence data, the botryosphaeriales have to date been shown to contain eight families, with an additional two, endomelanconiopsisaceae (endomelanconiopsis) and pseudofusicoccumaceae (pseudofusicoccum) being newly described in this study. furthermore, oblongocollomyces is introduced as new genus, while sp ... | 2017 | 28317538 |
| a preliminary investigation of anticholinesterase activity of some iranian medicinal plants commonly used in traditional medicine. | the aim of this study was to evaluate acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of some commonly used herbal medicine in iran to introduce a new source for management of alzheimer's disease. a total of 18 aqueous-methanolic extract (1:1; v/v) from the following plants: brassica alba, brassica nigra, camellia sinensis, cinchona officinalis, citrus aurantifolia, citrus x aurantium, ferula assafoetida, humulus lupulus, juglans regia, juniperus sabina, myristica fragrans, pelargonium graveolens, pist ... | 2014 | 24401532 |
| comparison of water potentials measured by in situ psychrometry and pressure chamber in morphologically different species. | leaf water potentials measured by in situ psychrometry were compared with leaf water potentials measured by the pressure chamber technique at various values of water potential in helianthus annuus, helianthus nuttallii, vigna unguiculata, nerium oleander, pistacia vera, and corylus avellana. in v. unguiculata, the leaf water potentials measured by the in situ psychrometer oscillated at the same periodicity as, and proportional to, the leaf conductance. in all species, potentials measured by in s ... | 1984 | 16663415 |
| fungal planet description sheets: 281-319. | novel species of fungi described in the present study include the following from south africa: alanphillipsia aloeicola from aloe sp., arxiella dolichandrae from dolichandra unguiscati, ganoderma austroafricanum from jacaranda mimosifolia, phacidiella podocarpi and phaeosphaeria podocarpi from podocarpus latifolius, phyllosticta mimusopisicola from mimusops zeyheri and sphaerulina pelargonii from pelargonium sp. furthermore, barssia maroccana is described from cedrus atlantica (morocco), codinae ... | 2014 | 25737601 |
| effects of a naturally occurring and a synthetic synergist on toxicity of three insecticides and a phytochemical to navel orangeworm (lepidoptera: pyralidae). | the navel orangeworm, amyelois transitella (walker) (lepidoptera: pyralidae), is the most destructive lepidopteran pest of almonds [prunus dulcis (mill.) d.a.webb] and pistachios (pistacia vera l.) in california and is a serious problem in figs (ficus carica l.) and walnuts (juglans spp.). in addition to direct damage, larval feeding leaves nuts vulnerable to infection by aspergillus spp., fungi that produce toxic aflatoxins. a potentially safe and sustainable approach for managing navel orangew ... | 2012 | 22606811 |
| phytophthora parsiana sp. nov., a new high-temperature tolerant species. | as part of a study to examine the phylogenetic history of the taxonomically challenging species phytophthora cryptogea and p. drechsleri, a distinct monophyletic group of isolates, previously described as p. drechsleri or p. cryptogea, were characterised. analysis of their rdna its sequences indicated that these isolates were distinct from p. drechsleri, p. cryptogea, and all members of phytophthora its clades 1-8, clustering instead alongside basal groups previously described as clades 9 and 10 ... | 2008 | 18501580 |
| molecular and morphological identification of pistachio armored scale insects (hemiptera: diaspididae), with description of a new species. | members of the family diaspididae (hemiptera: coccomorpha) can be devastating pests that suck parenchyma cell contents from crops and cause severe damage to pistachio trees (pistacia vera l.). the current research collected and characterized diaspidid species from pistachio orchards in kerman province, iran, according to their morphological and molecular features. lepidosaphes pistaciae archangelskaya, suturaspis davatchi (balachowsky & kaussari) and melanaspis inopinata (leonardi) are redescrib ... | 2016 | 27988607 |
| three new species from the subfamily phyllocoptinae (acari, trombidiformes, eriophyidae) in iran. | three new eriophyid species (phyllocoptinae), shevtchenkella denticulata sp. n., notallus pestehae sp. n. and echinacrus ruthenicus sp. n., were described from eryngium thyrsoideum boiss. (apiaceae), pistacia vera l. (anacardiaceae) and lycium ruthenicum murray (solanaceae), respectively. all the three new species were collected from southwest of the east azerbaijan province, iran in 2011. it is the first record of an eriophyoid mite collected from e. thyrsoideum and l. ruthenicum and the first ... | 2014 | 25147456 |
| in vitro antioxidant and in vivo photoprotective effect of pistachio (pistacia vera l., variety bronte) seed and skin extracts. | pistachio (pistacia vera l.) nuts are a rich source of phenolic compounds, known for their high antioxidant activity, and contained not only in the seeds but also in the skin. a pistachio cultivar of high quality is typical of bronte, sicily, italy. the purpose of our study was to investigate the chemical composition and antioxidant properties of two polyphenol-rich extracts from skins (tp) and decorticated seeds (sp) of bronte pistachios, and to verify the potential use of these extracts for to ... | 2013 | 23313777 |