Publications
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| content of the flavonols quercetin, myricetin, and kaempferol in 25 edible berries. | the amounts of quercetin, myricetin, and kaempferol aglycons in 25 edible berries were analyzed by an optimized rp-hplc method with uv detection and identified with diode array and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry detection. sixteen species of cultivated berries and nine species of wild berries were collected in finland in 1997. quercetin was found in all berries, the contents being highest in bog whortleberry (158 mg/kg, fresh weight), lingonberry (74 and 146 mg/kg), cranberry (83 and ... | 1999 | 10794622 |
| writing the fairy huckleberry finn: william goyen's and truman capote's genderings of male homosexuality. | after rehearsing persisting representations of same-sex desire in the southern renaissance's literary production, this essay charts how novels by truman capote and william goyen reveal contradictory genderings of male homosexuality. capote's other voices, other rooms collapses male gay identity with effeminacy, while goyen's the house of breath replicates this model but also contrasts it with a coexisting and competing one in which masculine men can physically act upon gay desire. thus, contrary ... | 1998 | 9505226 |
| large brood sizes of pied flycatcher, sparrowhawk and goshawk in peak microtine years: support for the mast depression hypothesis. | the mast depression hypothesis (mdh) proposes that cyclic population fluctuations of microtines and other herbivores are an effect of cyclic seed cropping of plants. this is because high seed crops, termed masts, are produced at the expense of chemical defence against herbivores. it has generally been assumed that bird-hunting raptors produce high numbers of offspring when microtine prey are abundant because of reduced competition from generalist predators. however, this may also be caused by hi ... | 1998 | 28307513 |
| the charcoal effect in boreal forests: mechanisms and ecological consequences. | wildfire is the principal disturbance regime in northern boreal forests, where it has important rejuvenating effects on soil properties and encourages tree seedling regeneration and growth. one possible agent of this rejuvenation is fire-produced charcoal, which adsorbs secondary metabolites such as humus phenolics produced by ericaceous vegetation in the absence of fire, which retard nutrient cycling and tree seedling growth. we investigated short-term ecological effects of charcoal on the bore ... | 1998 | 28308435 |
| extracts of ginkgo biloba l. leaves and vaccinium myrtillus l. fruits prevent photo induced oxidation of low density lipoprotein cholesterol. | oxidation of low density lipoproteins (ldl) favours cholesterol loading in macrophages and formation of "foam cells", typical of the early atheroma lesions. ldl cholesterol oxidation generates oxysterols, extremely cytotoxic molecular species with diverse biological activities. vegetable polyphenols are dietary components of pharmacological interest for their anti-oxidant properties. ginkgo biloba l. (gingkoaceae) leaves and vaccinium myrtillus l. (ericaceae) fruits are known for their beneficia ... | 1997 | 23195191 |
| identification of the human lewis(a) carbohydrate motif in a secretory peroxidase from a plant cell suspension culture (vaccinium myrtillus l.). | this paper reports for the first time the presence of the human lewis(a) type determinant in glycoproteins secreted by plant cells. a single glycopeptide was identified in the tryptic hydrolysis of the peroxidase vmpxc1 from vaccinium myrtillus l. by hplc/esi-ms. the oligosaccharide structures were elucidated by esi-ms-ms and by methylation analysis before and after removal of fucose by mild acid hydrolysis. the major structure determined is of the biantennary plant complex type containing the o ... | 1997 | 9350993 |
| antioxidant action of vaccinium myrtillus extract on human low density lipoproteins in vitro: initial observations. | oxidative modifications of low density lipoproteins (ldl) are now recognised as one of the major processes in atherogenesis. various drugs, as well as a number of natural products, have been proposed to inhibit such processes. among the naturally-occurring constituents of plants which appear to possess antioxidant activity are polyphenolic compounds such as flavonoids. the aqueous extract of vaccinium myrtillus is rich in such molecules. in this report, we describe the in vitro antioxidative pot ... | 1997 | 9182074 |
| accelerated dehardening in bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.) induced by a small elevation in air temperature. | the effect of climatic warming on the dehardening potential of bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.) in a northern boreal environment (65 degrees n) was studied. natural stands of bilberry were heated artificially in winter. no reference point for the heating was set, since the purpose was to follow the fluctuations in ambient air temperatures. these were 2-3 degrees c higher in the heated plots than in the control plots from october to may. frost resistance (lt50) and the ph of cell effusate were m ... | 1997 | 15093348 |
| [polyphenolic composition of the leaf of bilberry]. | dried leaves of 14 harvested batches and one batch from commercial origine of vaccinium myrtillus l present a similar polyphenolic pattern. the mean levels of the harvested batches and the levels of the commercial batch were respectively: total polyphenol compounds 12.98 and 10.62%, tannins 7.84 and 7.43%, total flavonoid compounds 2.98 and 2.20% (spectrophotometry), 1.41 and 1.16% (hplc), quercetin 3-glucuronide 1.02 and 0.83%, hyperoside 0.22 and 0.16%, chlorogenic acid 3.66 and 1.58%. the lev ... | 1996 | 9008904 |
| novel lipid-lowering properties of vaccinium myrtillus l. leaves, a traditional antidiabetic treatment, in several models of rat dyslipidaemia: a comparison with ciprofibrate. | vaccinium myrtillus l. (blueberry) leaf infusions are traditionally used as a folk medicine treatment of diabetes. to further define this therapeutical action, a dried hydroalcoholic extract of the leaf was administered orally to streptozotocin-diabetic rats for 4 days. plasma glucose levels were consistently found to drop by about 26% at two different stages of diabetes. unexpectedly, plasma triglyceride (tg) were also decreased by 39% following treatment. subsequent to the latter observation, ... | 1996 | 8948058 |
| effects of bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.) litter on seed germination and early seedling growth of four boreal tree species. | laboratory and greenhouse bioassays were used to test for inhibitory effects of senescent and decomposed leaves and aqueous extract from bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.) against seed germination and seedling growth of aspen (populus tremula l.), birch (betula pendula roth.), scots pine (pinus sylvestris l.), and norway spruce [picea abies (l.) karst.]. aqueous extracts from bilberry leaves were inhibitory to aspen seed germination and seedling growth and also induced root damage and growth abno ... | 1996 | 24227618 |
| an evaluation of ratio systems in radioecological studies. | replicate samples of soil, juncus squarrosus and calluna vulgaris were taken within a grid system on an organic peatland soil site in ireland. a similar sampling survey was carried out on an organic rich forest soil site in sweden, where vaccinium myrtillus and vaccinium vitis-idaea with corresponding soil samples were taken within a picea abies stand. the data were used to investigate the relationship between soil and plant 137cs content and to examine the validity of using ratios to describe t ... | 1996 | 8567289 |
| densities of ixodes ricinus ticks (acari: ixodidae) on moorland vegetation communities in the uk. | unfed (questing) ixodes ricinus ticks were collected by blanket dragging on a monthly basis from heather-dominated, vaccinium-dominated and bracken-dominated vegetation communities from two different biogeographical regions of the uk (the quantock hills in somerset, south west england and the north york moors, north east england) throughout the spring and summer months of 1991 and 1992. eighteen sites were monitored across the two regions and a total of 1920 blanket drags were carried out. vacci ... | 1995 | 8575270 |
| magnetic circular dichroism studies on vaccinium myrtillus cationic peroxidases. | 1995 | 7672180 | |
| densities of microtime rodents along a pollution gradient from a copper-nickel smelter. | population densities of microtine rodents were studied along an air pollution gradient in the kola peninsula, russia, by long-term and short-term trapping. the study area is affected by high sulphur dioxide and heavy metal emissions from the severonikel copper-nickel smelter in monchegorsk. the density of clethrionomys rufocanus, the most abundant vole species in the area, was lowest close to the smelter and increased with distance up to the farthest, less polluted trapping sites. clethrionomys ... | 1994 | 28313738 |
| allelopathic potential in bilberry-spruce forests: influence of phenolic compounds on spruce seedlings. | regeneration failure ofpicea abies in a subalpine bilberry-spruce forest was studied in relation to phenolic compounds, their occurrence and toxicity. germination bioassays with natural leachates of bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus) and spruce showed negative effects on root elongation of spruce seedlings. growth bioassays on litter and humus demonstrated inhibitory effects of these organic layers.p-hydroxyacetophenone, a spruce-specific metabolite, was isolated in spruce throughfall (10(-6) m), in ... | 1994 | 24242299 |
| [the role of whortleberry anthocyanosides in the microcirculation]. | 1993 | 8290121 | |
| [the antiviral action of medicinal plant extracts in experimental tick-borne encephalitis]. | some mechanisms of inducing resistance to experimental infection with tick-borne encephalitis virus were studied in experimental mice treated with aqueous extracts of berries of vaccinium vitis-idaea, black currant, vaccinium myrtillus, and of greater celandine grass. the condition of the immune system organs (spleen and thymus) after treatment with the extracts under study was analysed. a correlation was found between the degree of developing resistance to infection, virus accumulation in the b ... | 1993 | 8236942 |
| habitat selection by capercaillie in summer and autumn: is bilberry important? | the use of habitat by female and male adult capercaillie tetrao urogallus during summer and autumn was studied by comparing the distribution of radio locations of birds with the availability of habitat at forest stand, home range and landscape level in an area of the bavarian alps, germany. capercaillie preferred forests with structural features typical of their main distribution range, the boreal forest: they selected large patches of old forest with moderate canopy cover of about 50%, and a we ... | 1993 | 28312950 |
| determination of vitamin c and organic acids in various fruits by hplc. | liquid chromatographic methodology for determination of vitamin c and organic acids in different fruits (whortleberry, blackberry, red currant, black currant, raspberry, babaco, feijoa, kiwano, passion fruit, red and yellow tamarillos, medlar, and persimmon) cultivated in galicia, spain are developed. both methods use a c18 column and an rp-18 precolumn for the stationary phase. high-performance-liquid-chromatographic-(hplc-) grade water is brought to ph 2.2 with sulphuric acid for the mobile ph ... | 1992 | 1474131 |
| vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanosides pharmacokinetics in rats. | the pharmacokinetics of vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanosides (vma) have been investigated in male rats. after intravenous administration anthocyanosides undergo a rapid body distribution and their disappearance from the blood is suitably fitted by a three-compartment pharmacokinetic model. the elimination occurs mostly through urine and bile. after a single oral administration the plasma concentrations of anthocyanosides reach peak level after 15 min and then rapidly decline within 2 h. the exten ... | 1991 | 2043174 |
| phenolic acids in leaves of arctostaphylos uva ursi l., vaccinium vitis idaea l. and vaccinium myrtillus l. | 1991 | 1798740 | |
| effects of vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanosides on arterial vasomotion. | the effects of vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanosides (myrtocyan, vma; cas 84082-34-8) on arteriolar vasomotion were assessed in cheek pouch microcirculation of anesthetized hamsters and in skeletal muscle microvasculature of unanesthetized hamster skin fold window preparation. intravenously injected vma induced vasomotion in cheek pouch arterioles and terminal arterioles with higher frequency in smaller vessels. in the skeletal muscle arteriolar networks vma increased vasomotion frequency and ampl ... | 1991 | 1796918 |
| how and why should we standardize phytopharmaceutical drugs for clinical validation? | standardized extracts are needed to carry out reliable clinical trials. the standardization of an extract does not include only a whole of analytical controls: it requires also a thorough description of the starting drug and of the whole extraction process, both basic items for the constancy of the quality of an extract. another not minor aspect in the standardization of an extract is its nomenclature which must include all the necessary data for a clear definition (drug, physical state, solvent ... | 1991 | 1881157 |
| effect of nitrogenous air pollutants on changes in protein spectra with the onset of winter in the leaves and shoots of the bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.). | electrophoretic profiles of 0.1 m tris-hcl (ph 9.0)-soluble proteins in the leaves and stems of the bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.) were investigated in the latter part of the growing season (july-october), in a highly-polluted industrial area with serious forest damage (main emissions no(2), so(2), nh(3), urea and fertilizer dust) in oulu, northern finland, and in an unpolluted control forest with the same climatic and edaphic conditions. about ten protein components in the leaves and seven i ... | 1990 | 15092241 |
| effect of vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanins on triiodothyronine transport into brain in the rat. | 1990 | 2097646 | |
| exclusion of birds from bilberry stands: impact on insect larval density and damage to the bilberry. | the bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.), is the dominant plant in the field layer of many boreal forests in northern sweden. it is utilized by several herbivorous insect larvae as food (i.e. lepidoptera: geometridae, tortricidae and hymenoptera: symphyta). total density of insect larvae was 63% lower where birds had access to larvae compared to exclosures. larvae with a feeding behaviour which exposes them to birds (geometrids and sawflies) showed a pronounced reduction in density when exposed to ... | 1989 | 28312824 |
| using tom and huck to develop moral reasoning in adolescents: a strategy for the classroom. | the first part of this article examines some theoretical arguments for teaching moral education in the classroom. this discussion is followed by an investigation into how the use of fiction might enhance this process. finally, a specific strategy using mark twain's novel, the adventures of huckleberry finn, is offered as an example of how this might be done. | 1988 | 3407494 |
| antiulcer activity of an anthocyanidin from vaccinium myrtillus. | the antiulcer effects of 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-benzopyrylium chloride (idb 1027) were assessed in various experimental models. given orally, idb 1027 antagonized gastric ulcerations induced by pylorus ligation, stress, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, ethanol, reserpine, histamine and duodenal ulceration induced by mercaptamine (cysteamine). moreover it antagonized chronic gastric ulcers induced by acetic acid. given intraperitoneally, it was more potent than after oral ... | 1988 | 3415709 |
| antiulcer and healing activity of vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanosides. | 1987 | 3582621 | |
| studies on vascular permeability in hypertension: action of anthocyanosides. | the initial phase of renal hypertension induced by ligature of the abdominal aorta was accompanied by a transient increase in vascular permeability. this permeability increase has not the same intensity in all parts of the organism: it is greater in the skin and in the aorta wall than in the brain vessels. treatment of rats with a flavonoid-type drug (anthocyanosides of vaccinium myrtillus) for 12 days before the induction of hypertension kept the blood-brain barrier permeability normal and limi ... | 1986 | 3698472 |
| ecophysiological studies on the shrub vaccinium myrtillus l. taken from a wide altitudinal range. | observations have been made on the gas exchange and morphology of vaccinium myrtillus taken from altitudes of 200 m, 610 m and 1,100 m along an altitudinal gradient in central scotland. under saturating irradiance, optimum temperatures and a range of vapour pressure deficits, photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance increased with the altitude of origin of the populations. correlated with these increases was an increase in the adaxial stomatal density with altitude. this response to altitude ... | 1986 | 28311503 |
| [anthocyanosides extracted from vitis vinifera, vaccinium myrtillus and pinus maritimus. i. elastase-inhibiting activities in vitro. ii. compared angioprotective activities in vivo]. | 1983 | 6553084 | |
| a contribution to the species definition in the genus exobasidium (basidiomycetes). | the g + c content of the dna from 25 strains of various species of the parasitic exobasidia (basidiomycetes) ranges from 39.1 to 68.1 mol%. they can be ordered into ten distinct groups. exobasidium vaccinii (65.8-68.1 mol% g + c) lives on various vaccinium species causing mostly local infections. e. splendidum (48.0-51.7 mol% g + c) was found on the same vaccinium species and also on arctostaphylos uva-ursi. e. vaccinii-uliginosi (43.7-47.7 mol% g + c) found on vaccinium uliginosum did not fit i ... | 1983 | 23194593 |
| [contents of manganese and vitamin c in the fruits of bilberriers and red berries (vaccinium myrtillus l.) and red berries (vaccinium vitis-idaea l.) growing in highly industrialized areas]. | 1978 | 694360 | |
| the effect of iron, tin, aluminium, and chromium on fading, discoloration, and precipitation in berry and red beet juices. | the effect of iron(ii), tin(ii), aluminium(iii), and chromium(iii) on the properties of red whortleberry, blackcurrant, and red beet juices was followed during storage for 10 months at 5 degrees c. the colour and ph changes were studied, and the precipitates formed were weighed and their metal contents assayed. of the metals tested, only tin caused bluish discoloration in the berry juices. in the case of iron, aluminium, and chromium the low ph prevented this type of discoloration. in berry juic ... | 1977 | 16411 |
| studies on vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanosides. i. vasoprotective and antiinflammatory activity. | a vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanosides preparation (equivalent to 25% of anthocyanidins) demonstrated significant vasoprotective and antioedema properties in exerimental animals. in rabbits, the skin capillary permeability increase, due to chloroform, was reduced both after i.p. (25--100 mg/kg) and oral administration (200--400 mg/kg) of anthocyanosides. their activity was more lasting in comparison to rutin or mepyramine and this did not seem to be due to a specific antagonism towards inflammato ... | 1976 | 9100 |
| hematoxylin substitutes: a survey of mordant dyes tested and consideration of the relation of their structure to performance as nuclear stains. | in the search for hematoxylin substitutes 26 dyes were more or less extensively tested for performance as nuclear stains, usually in combination with aluminum, chronic, ferrous and ferric salts. reports from the literature on hematoxylin substitutes were also considered, and efforts were made to obtain samples of favorably reported dyes and test them. the reports on anthocyanins include isolated reports on several berry juices and a considerable number of studies on sambucus niger and vaccinium ... | 1976 | 59410 |
| studies on vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanosides. ii. aspects of anthocyanins pharmacokinetics in the rat. | vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanins adminstered by i.v. or i.p. route to the rat undergo a rapid body distribution and in part also are easily eliminated such as to fit a three-compartments pharmacokinetic model. the anthocyanins elimination occurs mostly through urine and bile. the slight difference between the amount of anthocyanins eliminated after i.v. and after i.p. application shows a modest liver extracion of these substances. vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanins possess a greater affinity for s ... | 1976 | 989354 |
| the digestion of bulbils (polygonum viviparum l.) and berries (vaccinium myrtillus l. and empetrum sp.) by captive ptarmigan (lagopus mutus). | 1. the digestion of three foods favoured by ptarmigan (lagopus mutus) in the wild was studied using captive birds. 2. bulbils of polygonum viviparum l. were a good source of metabolizable energy, protein and phosphorus, but were deficient in sodium. berries of vaccinium myrtillus l. were the most digestible of the three foods, contained enough protein and p for maintenance, but were probably deficient in na. a diet of empetrum sp. berries caused the birds to be in negative nitrogen and p balance ... | 1975 | 1167787 |
| [phytochemical investigation of leaves and fruits of vaccinium myrtillus (author's transl)]. | 1973 | 4779644 | |
| [therapeutic value of vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanosides in an internal medicine department]. | 1972 | 4650528 | |
| [determination of tannin in leaves of bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.)]. | 1970 | 5509888 | |
| [enzymatic activities of retina and anthocyanoside extracts of vaccinium myrtillus (lactate dehydrogenase, alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase, 5-nucleotidase, phosphoglucose isomerase)]. | 1970 | 4329039 | |
| [effect of vaccinium myrtillus anthocyanosides associated with betacarotenes on light sensitivity]. | 1967 | 5608903 | |
| huckleberry finn. a psychoanalytic study. | 1966 | 4165962 | |
| [on the occurrence of salidroside in the leaves of the red whortleberry (vaccinium vitis-idaea l.)]. | 1966 | 5987586 | |
| [study concerning the action of anthocyanoside extracts of vaccinium myrtillus on night vision]. | 1965 | 5320417 | |
| [wormicide activity of extracts from the dry fruit of black bilberries (vaccinium myrtillus l.), red bilberries (vaccinium vitis idaea l.) and marsh cranberries (oxycoccus quadripetalus gilib.) on (enchytraeus albidus)]. | 1961 | 13765813 | |
| chemical investigation of vaccinium myrtillus l. | 1954 | 13151987 | |
| [huckleberry, vaccinium myrtillus l. iii..]. | 1951 | 13100031 | |
| [bilberry, vaccinium myrtillus. ii. pharmacy]. | 1951 | 14864058 | |
| [the bilberry, vaccinium myrtillus l]. | 1951 | 14864029 | |
| the threatened extinction of the box huckleberry, gaylussacia brachycera. | 1919 | 17801660 | |
| on the bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus) as a remedy in typhoid fever and other infectious diseases of the intestine. | 1903 | 20760689 | |
| red fruits: extraction of antioxidants, phenolic content, and radical scavenging determination: a review. | red fruits, as rich antioxidant foods, have gained over recent years capital importance for consumers and manufacturers. the industrial extraction of the phenolic molecules from this source has been taking place with the conventional solvent extraction method. new non-conventional extraction methods have been devised as environmentally friendly alternatives to the former method, such as ultrasound, microwave, and pressure assisted extractions. the aim of this review is to compile the results of ... | 0 | 28106822 |
| occurrence and estimation of pesticide residues in edible minor crops in southeastern poland in 2013-2014. | this paper presents the results of official control of pesticide residues in minor crops collected in southeastern poland in 2013-2014. compliance of used pesticides with applicable law was also verified, and determined residues were compared to maximum residue levels (mrls) provided for in regulation (ec) no. 395/2005. a total of 583 samples of 25 different types of fresh fruit and vegetables were analyzed for pesticide residues. pesticide residues were detected in 158 samples (27.1 % of the an ... | 0 | 27251221 |
| seasonal variations of the phenolic constituents in bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus l.) leaves, stems and fruits, and their antioxidant activity. | the seasonal variations of the content and diversity of phenolic compounds, as well as the antioxidant activity of leaves, stems and fruits of bilberry collected in may, july and september, were evaluated for two consecutive years. uplc/ms(n) analyses showed the predominance of anthocyanins in fruits, caffeic acid derivatives in leaves whereas flavanol oligomers represented more than half of the phenolic compounds in stems. thioacidolysis revealed degrees of polymerization between 2 and 4 and (- ... | 0 | 27451155 |
| the effect of a natural, standardized bilberry extract (mirtoselect®) in dry eye: a randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled trial. | dry eye, a chronic disease of lachrymal fluid and corneo-conjunctival epithelium, could significantly impact visual function, affects quality of life and work productivity. beside several conventional treatments, nutritional supplements based on bilberry extract have been identified as effective contributors to eye health. here, we aim at investigating the bioavailability of a standardized bilberry extract, its ability to alleviate dry eye symptoms and its antioxidant potential. | 0 | 28617532 |
| effects of insect herbivory on bilberry production and removal of berries by frugivores. | the evolutionary purpose of a fleshy fruit is to attract seed dispersers and get the seeds dispersed by frugivorous animals. for this reason, fruits should be highly rewarding to these mutualists. however, insect herbivory can alter plant reproductive success e.g. by decreasing fruit yield or affecting the attractiveness of the fruits to mutualistic seed dispersers. under natural conditions, we tested the effects of experimental larval-defoliation on berry ripening and consumption of a non-culti ... | 0 | 28374224 |