| monitoring the dynamics of coastal vegetation in southwestern taiwan. | this study analyzes the results of the first 5 years of long-term environmental monitoring of the dynamics of coastal vegetation communities in southwestern taiwan. seven permanent plots were established in major vegetation communities, including grassland, windbreak forest, and secondary succession forest. results showed that species richness decreased yearly in grasslands but fluctuated moderately in the forest plots. a jaccard similarity coefficient was used to evaluate the similarities of sp ... | 2005 | 16311834 |
| nutritional composition of fruits selected by long-tailed macaques (macaca fascicularis) in kuala selangor, malaysia. | proximate analysis of twelve species of fruits commonly consumed by long-tailed macaques (macaca fascicularis), i.e., arenga pinnata, areca catechu, terminalia catappa, elaeis guineensis, lagerstroemia tomentosa, mangifera indica, cascabela thevetia, muntingia calabura, musa sp., artocarpus heterophyllus, ficus tinctoria ssp. gibbosa and ficus microcarpa, was conducted with the specific objective to determine the nutritional composition of the foodstuffs of long-tailed macaques. the results show ... | 2017 | 28228918 |
| sirovena bouček (pteromalidae: pireninae), a new member of the fig wasp community associated with ficus microcarpa (moraceae). | sirovena bouček (chalcidoidea: pteromalidae, pireninae) was known only from females of its type species, s. stigma bouček, 1988. males and host associations were both unknown. both sexes of a second species of sirovena, s. costallifera sp. nov., reared from ficus microcarpa l. (moraceae) in yunnan, china, are described based on morphological characters and mitochondrial coi sequences. the males of s. costallifera show sexual dimorphism in body coloration, structure of the antennae and notauli, a ... | 2013 | 26131495 |
| insect responses to host plant provision beyond natural boundaries: latitudinal and altitudinal variation in a chinese fig wasp community. | many plants are grown outside their natural ranges. plantings adjacent to native ranges provide an opportunity to monitor community assembly among associated insects and their parasitoids in novel environments, to determine whether gradients in species richness emerge and to examine their consequences for host plant reproductive success. we recorded the fig wasps (chalcidoidea) associated with a single plant resource (ovules of ficus microcarpa) along a 1200 km transect in southwest china that e ... | 2015 | 26380693 |
| [simultaneous determination of three components in ficus microcarpa leaves by hplc]. | to develop an hplc method for the content determination of benzoic acid, 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid and acetosyringonecas in ficus microcarpa leaves. | 2015 | 26415411 |
| economic benefit for cuban laurel thrips biological control. | the cuban laurel thrips, gynaikothrips ficorum marchal (thysanoptera: phlaeothripidae), is a critical insect pest of ficus microcarpa in california urban landscapes and production nurseries. female thrips feed and oviposit on young ficus leaves, causing the expanding leaves to fold or curl into a discolored leaf gall. there have been attempts to establish specialist predator natural enemies of the thrips, but no success has been reported. we resampled the same areas in 2013-2014 where we had rel ... | 2016 | 26503345 |
| the pentacyclic triterpenoid, plectranthoic acid, a novel activator of ampk induces apoptotic death in prostate cancer cells. | epidemiologic studies indicated that diabetics treated with metformin had a lower incidence of cancer than those taking other anti-diabetes drugs. this led to a surge in the efforts for identification of safer and more effective metformin mimetic compounds. the plant ficus microcarpa is widely used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in traditional medicine in south asia. we obtained extracts from this plant and identified a small molecule, plectranthoic acid (pa), with potent 5'amp-activated k ... | 2016 | 26683363 |
| [study on effective parts of ficus microcarpa leaves by serum hplc fingerprint]. | to study the relevance between the drug effects and serum hplc fingerprint of chemical constituents in blood from ficus microcarpa leaves. | 2015 | 26767295 |
| review of the plant bug genus fingulus distant in indochina (hemiptera: heteroptera: miridae: deraeocorini), with descriptions of two new species. | the deraeocorine plant bug genus fingulus distant from indochina is reviewed, diagnosed and discussed. seven species are currently recognized, including two new species described herein: f. angkorensis and f. rubricatus from cambodia and thailand. behavior and habitat of f. angkorensis are documented, which was observed to be associated with two anthocorids and a thrips in leaf margin curl-galls produced by the thrips on a banyan tree ficus microcarpa. a checklist including two species of the as ... | 2016 | 27615862 |
| pollutant-induced cell death and reactive oxygen species accumulation in the aerial roots of chinese banyan (ficus microcarpa). | industrial pollutants induce the production of toxic reactive oxygen species (ros) such as o2(.-), h2o2, and (·)oh in plants, but they have not been well quantified or localized in tissues and cells. this study evaluated the pollutant- (hso3(-), nh4no3, al(3+), zn(2+), and fe(2+)) induced toxic effects of ros on the aerial roots of chinese banyan (ficus microcarpa). root cell viability was greatly reduced by treatment with 20 mm nahso3, 20 mm nh4no3, 0.2 mm alcl3, 0.2 mm znso4, or 0.2 mm feso4. ... | 2016 | 27805029 |
| exposure assessment of pcdd/fs for the population living in the vicinity of municipal waste incinerator: additional exposure via local vegetable consumption. | while the exposure assessment of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (pcdd/fs) for people living in the vicinity of municipal solid waste incinerators (mswi) has been investigated, indirect exposure to mswi-emitted pcdd/fs via consumption of local foods has not been well assessed. in this study, the pcdd/f concentration in the local vegetables grown near a mswi located in shenzhen, south china, was determined to be 0.92 ± 0.59 pg/g wet weight (ww), significantly hig ... | 2017 | 28237308 |
| the dust retention capacities of urban vegetation-a case study of guangzhou, south china. | urban vegetation increasingly plays an important role in the improvement of the urban atmospheric environment. this paper deals with the dust retention capacities of four urban tree species (ficus virens var. sublanceolata, ficus microcarpa, bauhinia blakeana, and mangifera indica linn) in guangzhou. the dust-retaining capacities of four tree species are studied under different pollution intensities and for different seasons. remote sensing imagery was used to estimate the total aboveground urba ... | 2013 | 23608974 |
| pharmacognostic and phytochemical studies on ficus microcarpa l. fil. | ficus microcarpa l. fil. (syn: ficus retusa) (moraceae) is well-known traditional medicinal plant. the bark is used for diverse health ailments in traditional and folklore remedies. | 2012 | 24167337 |
| optimization for ultrasound-assisted extraction of polysaccharides with antioxidant activity in vitro from the aerial root of ficus microcarpa. | in this study, optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction and antioxidant activity of polysaccharides from the aerial root of ficus microcarpa (fmps) were investigated. the optimal conditions for extraction of fmps were determined as followings: ultrasound power 200 w, ultrasound temperature 70°c, extraction temperature 74°c, liquid-solid ratio 35, extraction time 238 min, ultrasound time 49 min. the experimental yield of fmps (3.44%) obtained under these conditions was well agreement with t ... | 2014 | 24906722 |
| hypolipidaemic and antioxidant activities of ficus microcarpa (l.) in hypercholesterolemic rats. | saponifiable and unsaponifiable fractions of ficus microcarpa leaves hexane extract have been phytochemically studied and evaluated for its hypolipidaemic and antioxidant effects in hypercholesterolemic rats. the effect of the extract on the lipid profile was assessed by measuring the levels of total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl-c), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (ldl-c), triglycerides, phospho and total lipids. lipid peroxides, glutathione and superoxide dismutase ... | 2011 | 21740287 |
| transpiration of urban forests in the los angeles metropolitan area. | despite its importance for urban planning, landscape management, and water management, there are very few in situ estimates of urban-forest transpiration. because urban forests contain an unusual and diverse mix of species from many regions worldwide, we hypothesized that species composition would be a more important driver of spatial variability in urban-forest transpiration than meteorological variables in the los angeles (california, usa) region. we used constant-heat sap-flow sensors to moni ... | 2011 | 21639035 |
| peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activities in fig leaves in response to ambient air pollution in a subtropical city. | urban air pollution is a serious problem in both developing and developed countries, and antioxidant enzyme activities in plants have been suggested as a useful bioindicator of air pollution. in this study, the seasonal and spatial variability of peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activities were measured in leaves of ficus microcarpa at eight sampling sites in the taipei metropolitan area and one background site in rural area at each month for a year. the spatial pattern of peroxidase activity ... | 2003 | 14565573 |
| free radical scavenging and hepatoprotective potential of ficus microcarpa l. fil. bark extracts. | successive extracts of ficus microcarpa l. fil. bark (fmb) were tested for antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity against carbon tetrachloride- and paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicities in rats. the ethyl acetate extract of fmb exhibited significant antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity by reducing carbon tetrachloride- and paracetamol-induced changes in biochemical parameters as evidenced by enzymatic and histological examination. pretreatment with ethyl acetate extract of fmb significant ... | 2011 | 21625948 |
| comparisons of host mitochondrial, nuclear and endosymbiont bacterial genes reveal cryptic fig wasp species and the effects of wolbachia on host mtdna evolution and diversity. | figs and fig-pollinating wasp species usually display a highly specific one-to-one association. however, more and more studies have revealed that the "one-to-one" rule has been broken. co-pollinators have been reported, but we do not yet know how they evolve. they may evolve from insect speciation induced or facilitated by wolbachia which can manipulate host reproduction and induce reproductive isolation. in addition, wolbachia can affect host mitochondrial dna evolution, because of the linkage ... | 2011 | 21457543 |
| new occurrence of non-pollinating fig wasps (hymenoptera: chalcidoidea) in ficus microcarpa in brazil. | ficus microcarpa is an asian fig tree that is ornamentally cultivated. the specific pollinator, eupristina verticillata waterston, and the non-pollinators walkerella microcarpae boucek and philotrypesis emeryi grandi, have been reported associated to f. microcarpa in brazil. in here we report for the first time the occurrence of odontofroggatia ishii wiebes and philotrypesis taiwanensis chen et al in f. microcarpa in brazil. our results suggest that p. taiwanensis and o. ishii represent a recent ... | 2009 | 19943020 |
| a new microsporidian species, vairimorpha ocinarae n. sp., isolated from ocinara lida moore (lepidoptera: bombycidae) in taiwan. | a new microsporidium was isolated from ocinara lida moore (lepidoptera: bombycidae), a pest of ficus microcarpa l. f. in taiwan. the microsporidium produces systemic infections in o. lida larvae; the midgut epithelium, malpighian tubules, and midgut muscle tissues were the target tissues for this isolate, and atrophied fat body tissues were found in heavily infected larvae. two types of spores were observed, diplokaroytic spores with 11-13 coils of polar tube, and monokaryotic spores with 12 coi ... | 2009 | 19056396 |
| four new compounds, ficusal, ficusesquilignan a, b, and ficusolide diacetate from the heartwood of ficus microcarpa. | three new lignans, ficusal (1) and ficusesquilignans a (2), b (3) and one new gamma-lactone, ficusolide diacetate (4), were isolated from the wood of ficus microcarpa l.f. their structures were determined by spectral evidence. | 2000 | 11145132 |
| taraxastane-type triterpenes from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. | seven new taraxastane-type triterpenes-20-taraxastene-3beta, 22alpha-diol (1), 3beta-acetoxy-20-taraxasten-22alpha-ol (2), 3beta-acetoxy-22alpha-methoxy-20-taraxastene (3), 3beta-acetoxy-20alpha,21alpha-epoxytaraxastan-22alp ha-ol (4), 3beta-acetoxy-19alpha-methoxy-20-taraxastene (5), 3beta-acetoxy-19alpha-hydroperoxy-20-taraxastene (6), 3beta-acetoxy-20alpha,21alpha-epoxytaraxastane (7)-were isolated from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic an ... | 2000 | 10924161 |
| the research of air pollution based on spectral features in leaf surface of ficus microcarpa in guangzhou, china. | nowadays development of industry and traffic are the main contributor to city air pollution in the city of guangzhou, china. conventional methods for investigating atmosphere potentially harmful element pollution based on sampling and chemical analysis are time and labor consuming and relatively expensive. reflectance spectroscopy within the visible-near-infrared region of vegetation in city has been widely used to predict atmosphere constituents due to its rapidity, convenience and accuracy. th ... | 2008 | 17929186 |
| water-soluble constituents from aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. | three new water-soluble constituents [ficuscarpanoside b (1), (7e,9z)-dihydrophaseic acid 3-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside (4) and ficuscarpanic acid (6)] and the natural product 2,2'-dihydroxyl ether (7) have been isolated, together with three known compounds [(7s,8r)-syringoylglycerol (2), (7s,8r)-syringoylglycerol-7-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside (3) and icariside d2 (5)] from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. identification of their structures was achieved by 1d and 2d nmr experiments, including 1h- ... | 2006 | 17135048 |
| cytotoxic triterpenes from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. | six triterpenes, 3beta-acetoxy-12,19-dioxo-13(18)-oleanene (1), 3beta-acetoxy-19(29)-taraxasten-20alpha-ol (2), 3beta-acetoxy-21alpha,22alpha-epoxytaraxastan-20alpha-ol (3), 3,22-dioxo-20-taraxastene (4), 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha,12alpha-epoxy-16-oxo-14-taraxerene (5), 3beta-acetoxy-25-methoxylanosta-8,23-diene (6) along with nine known triterpenes, 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha,12alpha-epoxy-14-taraxerene (7), 3beta-acetoxy-25-hydroxylanosta-8,23-diene (8), oleanonic acid (9), acetylbetulinic acid (10), b ... | 2005 | 15694457 |
| sensitivity analyses of woody species exposed to air pollution based on ecophysiological measurements. | air pollution has been of a major problem in the pearl river delta of south china, particularly during the last two decades. emissions of air pollutants from industries have already led to damages in natural communities and environments in a wide range of the delta area. leaf parameters such as chlorophyll fluorescence, leaf area (la), dry weight (dw) and leaf mass per area (lma) had once been used as specific indexes of environmental stress. this study aims to determine in situ if the daily var ... | 2004 | 15259699 |
| nomofungin: a new microfilament disrupting agent. | a new alkaloid, nomofungin, has been isolated from the fermentation broth of an unidentified endophytic fungus obtained from the bark of ficus microcarpa l. the structure of nomofungin was determined by application of spectroscopic methods. the absolute stereochemistry of nomofungin was assigned by using the exciton chirality method. nomofungin disrupts microfilaments in cultured mammalian cells and is moderately cytotoxic with minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of 2 and 4.5 microg/ml agai ... | 2001 | 11749599 |
| urbanized landscapes favored by fig-eating birds increase invasive but not native juvenile strangler fig abundance. | propagule pressure can determine the success or failure of invasive plant range expansion. range expansion takes place at large spatial scales, often encompassing many types of land cover, yet the effect of landscape context on propagule pressure remains largely unknown. many studies have reported a positive correlation between invasive plant abundance and human land use; increased propagule pressure in these landscapes may be responsible for this correlation. we tested the hypothesis that incre ... | 2012 | 22919904 |
| [chemical constituents from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa]. | to study the chemical constituents of the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. | 2012 | 23236824 |
| inhibitory effect on tnf-α-induced il-8 secretion in ht-29 cell line by glyceroglycolipids from the leaves of ficus microcarpa. | bioassay-guided fractionation based on the anti-inflammatory activity of a methanol extract of ficus microcarpa leaves led to the isolation of seven galactolipids: 2(s)-3-o-octadeca-9z,12z,15z-trienoylglyceryl-o-β-d-galactopyranoside (1), (2s)-2,3-o-dioctadeca-9z,12z,15z-trienoylglyceryl-o-β-d-galactopyranoside (2), (2s)-2,3-o-dioctadeca-9z,12z-dienoylglyceryl-o-β-d-galactopyranoside (3), (2s)-3-o-octadeca-9z,12z,15z-trienoylglyceryl-6'-o-(α-d-galactopyranosyl)-β-d-galactopyranoside (4), (2s)-2, ... | 2012 | 23263807 |
| metal (pb, cd, and cu)-induced reactive oxygen species accumulations in aerial root cells of the chinese banyan (ficus microcarpa). | the current study evaluated the toxicity of three heavy metals to aerial roots of the chinese banyan (ficus microcarpa), which is a tree species native to china. in a laboratory experiment, segments of aerial roots cut from trees were treated with 0, 25, 50, 100, and 200 μm of lead, cadmium, or copper (cu). the contents of these heavy metals in cells increased and root cell viability decreased with increases in treatment concentration. high levels of reactive oxygen species accumulated in the ae ... | 2012 | 22678550 |
| efficacy of ficus spp. on renal injury induced by hypercholesterolaemia. | the ethanol and hexane extracts of ficus microcarpa, ficus religiosa and ficus mysorensis leaves were evaluated against renal injury induced by hypercholesterolaemia. phytochemical screening of the investigated plants was undertaken. for the in vivo study, all rats were orally given cholesterol (30 mg kg⁻¹ body weight, bw) and leaves extract (500 mg kg⁻¹ bw) five times per week for 9 weeks. hypercholesterolaemic rats showed significant increases in urea nitrogen and creatinine while serum protei ... | 2012 | 22432976 |
| ficuschlorins a - d, lactone chlorins from the leaves of ficus microcarpa. | four new lactone chlorins, ficuschlorins a - d (1-4, resp.), and six known pheophytins were isolated from the leaves of ficus microcarpa. the structures of these compounds were determined by 1d- and 2d-nmr spectroscopy, and other techniques. new natural pheophytins were rarely obtained. in the past ten years, only three new pheophytins were isolated from natural sources. | 2011 | 21922658 |
| accelerating the degradation of green plant waste with chemical decomposition agents. | degradation of green plant waste is often difficult, and excess maturity times are typically required. in this study, we used lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose assays; scanning electron microscopy; infrared spectrum analysis and x-ray diffraction analysis to investigate the effects of chemical decomposition agents on the lignocellulose content of green plant waste, its structure and major functional groups and the mechanism of accelerated degradation. our results showed that adding chemical de ... | 2011 | 21763065 |
| ficusmicrochlorin a-c, two new methoxy lactone chlorins and an anhydride chlorin from the leaves of ficus microcarpa. | two new methoxy lactone chlorins ficusmicrochlorin a (1) and ficusmicrochlorin b (2), and one new anhydride chlorin ficusmicrochlorin c (3), along with eight known pheophytins were isolated from the leaves of ficus microcarpa. their structures were determined by the extensive 1d- and 2d-nmr techniques. new pheophytin compound was rarely obtained from natural sources. in the past ten years, only three new natural pheophytins were characterized. | 2011 | 21212558 |
| antioxidant activity of a new c-glycosylflavone from the leaves of ficus microcarpa. | by bioactive-guided fractionation of methanol extract of the ficus microcarpa leaves, one new c-glucosylflavone, ficuflavoside (1), one new megastigmane glycoside, ficumegasoside (8), and twelve known compounds including flavonoids (2-6), phenylpropanoids (7), megastigmanes (9-11) and sterol derivatives (12-14) were isolated. their chemical structures were elucidated by mass, 1d, and 2d nmr spectroscopies. the antioxidant activities of these compounds were measured using the oxygen radical absor ... | 2011 | 21194938 |
| [studies on the chemical constituents of ficus microcarpa]. | to study the chemical constituents of the ficus microcarpa. | 2010 | 21049616 |
| isolation and identification of antioxidant and hyaluronidase inhibitory compounds from ficus microcarpa l. fil. bark. | the aerial roots and bark of ficus microcarpa l. fil. have been used as folk herbs for perspiration, alleviating fever, and relieving pain in okinawa. the methanol extract of its bark showed high antioxidant and potential inhibitory activity against hyaluronidase. it was fractionated into hexane, ethyl acetate, butanol, and water fractions. as the ethyl acetate fraction exhibited the strongest activity, it was selected for further purification by repeated sephadex lh-20 column chromatography and ... | 2010 | 20233084 |
| preparative isolation and purification of flavone c-glycosides from the leaves of ficus microcarpa l. f by medium-pressure liquid chromatography, high-speed countercurrent chromatography, and preparative liquid chromatography. | combined with medium-pressure liquid chromatography (mplc) and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (perp-hplc), high-speed countercurrent chromatography (hsccc) was applied for separation and purification of flavone c-glycosides from the crude extract of leaves of ficus microcarpae l. f. hsccc separation was performed on a two-phase solvent system composed of methyl tert- butyl ether - ethyl acetate - 1-butanol - acetonitrile - 0.1% aqueous trifluoroacetic acid at a volume ratio o ... | 2010 | 20190866 |
| [studies on chemical constituents of aerial roots of ficus microcarpa]. | to investigate the chemical constituents of the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. | 2009 | 19385177 |
| water-soluble phenylpropanoid constituents from aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. | new water-soluble phenylpropanoid constituents, ficuscarpanoside a, guaiacylglycerol 9-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside, and erythro-guaiacylglycerol 9-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside, along with known guaiacylglycerol, erythro-guaiacylglycerol, 4-methoxy guaiacylglycerol 7-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside, and 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy phenyl) propan-1,2-diol, have been isolated from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. their structures were elucidated on the basis of 1d and 2d nmr experiments. | 2007 | 17763099 |
| characterization and antifungal activity of gazyumaru (ficus microcarpa) latex chitinases: both the chitin-binding and the antifungal activities of class i chitinase are reinforced with increasing ionic strength. | three chitinases, designated gazyumaru latex chitinase (glx chi)-a, -b, and -c, were purified from the latex of gazyumaru (ficus microcarpa). glx chi-a,-b, and -c are an acidic class iii (33 kda, pi 4.0), a basic class i (32 kda, pi 9.3), and a basic class ii chitinase (27 kda, pi > 10) respectively. glx chi-a did not exhibit any antifungal activity. at low ionic strength, glx chi-c exhibited strong antifungal activity, to a similar extent as glx chi-b. the antifungal activity of glx chi-c becam ... | 2005 | 15849422 |
| novel triterpenoids from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. | three novel triterpenoids, 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha-hydroxy-11(12-->13)abeooleanan-12-al (1), 3beta-hydroxy-20-oxo-29(20-->19)abeolupane (2), and 29,30-dinor-3beta-acetoxy-18,19-dioxo-18,19-secolupane (3), and the known 4, 5a, and 5b were isolated from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. their structures were elucidated on the basis of 2d nmr and x-ray diffraction experiments. compound 1, derived from the oleanane skeleton, has an unusual five-membered c ring. compounds 2 and 3, derived from the ... | 2002 | 12398486 |
| high-susceptibility of photosynthesis to photoinhibition in the tropical plant ficus microcarpa l. f. cv. golden leaves. | the tropical plant ficus microcarpa l. f. cv. golden leaves (gl) is a high-light sensitive tropical fig tree in which sun-leaves are yellow and shade-leaves are green. we compared the response of photosynthetic activities to strong light between gl and its wild-type (wt, ficus microcarpa l. f.). | 2002 | 11926968 |
| new cyclopropyl-triterpenoids from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. | four new cyclopropyl-triterpenes, 27-nor-3beta-hydroxy-25-oxocycloartane (1), (22e)-25,26,27-trinor-3beta-hydroxycycloart-22-en-24-al (2), 3beta-acetoxy-15alpha-hydroxy-13,27-cyclours-11-ene (3), 3beta-acetoxy-12alpha-formyloxy-13,27-cycloursan-11alpha-ol (4), together with (23e)-27-nor-3beta-hydroxycycloart-23-en-25-one (5) were isolated from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. compounds 3 and 4 are rare 13,27-cycloursane-type triterpenes. their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and ... | 2001 | 11383610 |
| coi and its2 sequences delimit species, reveal cryptic taxa and host specificity of fig-associated sycophila (hymenoptera, eurytomidae). | although the genus sycophila has broad host preferences, some species are specifically associated with figs as nonpollinator wasps. because of their sexual dimorphism, morphological plasticity, cryptic mating behaviour and poorly known biology, species identifications are often uncertain. it is particularly difficult to match conspecific females and males. in this study, we employed two molecular markers, mitochondrial coi and nuclear its2, to identify sycophila from six chinese fig species. mor ... | 2010 | 21564988 |
| occurrence, distribution, and source of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in soil and leaves from shenzhen special economic zone, china. | polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes) were measured in soil and three plant species samples taken at different land use areas in shenzhen china. the concentrations of σ(7)bdes (bde-28, bde-47, bde-99, bde-100, bde-153, bde-154, and bde-183) and bde-209 in the surface soils ranged from 0.23 to 271 and 8.9 to 5,956 ng/g dry weight (dw), respectively. these figures are comparable to that in the soils of electronic waste dismantling sites. bde-209 was the predominant congener (contributes 85-99% of ... | 2011 | 20437267 |
| a cysteine protease isolated from the latex of ficus microcarpa: purification and biochemical characterization. | a plant protease named microcarpain was purified from the latex of ficus microcarpa by acetonic (20-40 % saturation) precipitation, sephadex g-75 filtration, and mono q-sefinose ff chromatography. the protease was purified with a yield of 9.25 % and a purification factor of 8. the molecular weight of the microcarpain was estimated to be 20 kda by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page). the purified enzyme showed maximum activity at ph 8.0 and at a temperature of 70 ... | 2015 | 25424283 |
| new peroxy triterpenes from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. | six new triterpenes, 3 beta-acetoxy-12 beta,13 beta-epoxy-11 alpha-hydroperoxyursane (1), 3 beta-acetoxy-11 alpha-hydroperoxy-13 alpha h-ursan-12-one (2), 3 beta-acetoxy-1 beta,11 alpha-epidioxy-12-ursene (3), (20s)-3 beta-acetoxylupan-29-oic acid (4), (20s)-3 beta-acetoxy-20-hydroperoxy-30-norlupane (5), and 3 beta-acetoxy-18 alpha-hydroperoxy-12-oleanen-11-one (6), together with 3 beta-acetoxy-12-oleanen-11-one (7), were isolated from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. compounds 1-3, 5, and ... | 2001 | 11325223 |
| six new ursane- and oleanane-type triterpenes from the aerial roots of ficus microcarpa. | four new ursane-type triterpenes, 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha-methoxy-12-ursene (1), 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha-ethoxy-12-ursene (2), 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha-hydroperoxy-12-ursene (3), 3beta-hydroxy-11alpha-hydroperoxy-12-ursene (4), and two new oleanane-type triterpenes, 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha-ethoxy-12-oleanene (5), 3beta-acetoxy-111alpha-hydroperoxy-12-oleanene (6), together with 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha-hydroxy-12-ursene (7), 3beta,11alpha-diacetoxy-12-ursene (8), 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha-hydroxy-12-oleanene (9 ... | 2000 | 10823690 |