| soil bacterial diversity responses to root colonization by an ectomycorrhizal fungus are not root-growth-dependent. | the hypothesis tested in this present study was that the ectomycorrhizosphere effect on the bacterial community was not root-growth-dependent. the impacts of ectomycorrhizal infection (pisolithus albus coi007) and a chemical fertilization to reproduce the fungal effect on root growth were examined on (1) the structure of bacterial community and (2) fluorescent pseudomonad and actinomycete populations in the mycorrhizosphere of acacia auriculiformis using both culture-independent and culture-depe ... | 2005 | 16254760 |
| phylogenetic analyses of symbiotic genes and characterization of functional traits of mesorhizobium spp. strains associated with the promiscuous species acacia seyal del. | to assess the phenotypic, symbiotic and genotypic diversity scope of mesorhizobium spp. strains associated with acacia seyal (del.) isolated from different agro-ecological zones in senegal, and uses of susceptible microbial inoculum in a reafforestation process. | 2010 | 19735328 |
| permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 august 2010-30 september 2010. | this article documents the addition of 229 microsatellite marker loci to the molecular ecology resources database. loci were developed for the following species: acacia auriculiformis × acacia mangium hybrid, alabama argillacea, anoplopoma fimbria, aplochiton zebra, brevicoryne brassicae, bruguiera gymnorhiza, bucorvus leadbeateri, delphacodes detecta, tumidagena minuta, dictyostelium giganteum, echinogammarus berilloni, epimedium sagittatum, fraxinus excelsior, labeo chrysophekadion, oncorhynch ... | 2011 | 21429127 |
| acaciaside-b-enriched fraction of acacia auriculiformis is a prospective spermicide with no mutagenic property. | as a part of our continued venture to develop a safe and effective spermicide, we have identified a triterpene glycoside (acaciaside-b (ac-b))-enriched fraction (ac-b-en) isolated from the seeds of acacia auriculiformis and evaluated its spermicidal potential in vitro. sperm motility was completely inhibited within 20 s at a minimum effective concentration (mec) of 120 microg/ml. tests for sperm viability by dual fluoroprobe staining showed the effect to be spermicidal with an ec(50) of 35.20 mi ... | 2009 | 19703946 |
| pseudonocardia acaciae sp. nov., isolated from roots of acacia auriculiformis a. cunn. ex benth. | a novel gram-positive-staining actinomycete designated strain gmku095(t) was isolated from surface-sterilized roots of acacia auriculiformis a. cunn. ex benth. (earpod wattle). the organism produced branching mycelium. the spores were non-motile and had a spiny surface. growth of strain gmku095(t) occurred at 18-42 degrees c, ph 5.0-8.0 and at nacl concentrations up to 5 %. whole-cell hydrolysates contained arabinose and galactose as major characteristic sugars. the diagnostic diamino acid of th ... | 2009 | 19502340 |
| improved efficacy of tetracycline by acaciasides on dirofilaria immitis. | the discovery of wolbachia, a bacterial endosymbiont that occurs in the filarial parasite and its sensitivity to tetracycline, has fostered a new initiative in the development of suitable antifilarial drugs. the present study is an attempt to investigate whether adding acaciasides (saponins from acacia auriculiformis) to the standard dose of tetracycline would further improve the efficacy of tetracycline treatment against dirofilaria immitis microfilariae in vivo. treatment of microfilaremic adu ... | 2009 | 19430817 |
| vermicomposting of the leaf litter of acacia (acacia auriculiformis): possible roles of reactor geometry, polyphenols, and lignin. | vermicomposting of the pre-composted leaf litter of acacia (acacia auriculiformis) was studied in reactors of identical volume but with surface area: height ratios varying from 4 to 250. in separate sets of experiments with these reactors, epigeic earthworm species eudrilus eugeniae and anecic earthworm species lampito mauritii were employed at densities of 75 and 150 adult animals per litre of reactor volume. the results reveal that greater the surface area: volume ratio of the reactor, higher ... | 2009 | 19026533 |
| molecular characterization of a cellulose synthase gene (aaxmcesa1) isolated from an acacia auriculiformis x acacia mangium hybrid. | cellulose is the major component of plant cell walls, providing mechanical strength to the structural framework of plants. in association with lignin, hemicellulose, protein and pectin, cellulose forms the strong yet flexible bio-composite tissue of wood. wood formation is an essential biological process and is of significant importance to the cellulosic private sector industry. cellulose synthase genes encode the catalytic subunits of a large protein complex responsible for the biogenesis of ce ... | 2013 | 24415841 |
| antimicrobial activity of saponins from acacia auriculiformis. | acaciaside a and b, two acylated bisglycoside saponins originally isolated from the funicles of acacia auriculiformis, are known to have antihelminthic activity. their antifungal and antibacterial activities were investigated. complete inhibition of conidial germination of aspergillus ochraceous and curvularia lunata was recorded at 300 microg/ml or less whereas to inhibit the growth of bacillus megaterium, salmonella typhimurium and pseudomonas aeruginosa 700 microg/ml or higher concentrations ... | 2005 | 15951137 |
| the occurrence and allergising potential of airborne pollen in west bengal, india. | a continuous 2-year volumetric aerobiological survey was conducted in berhampore town, a centrally located and representative part of west bengal, india. the aim of the study was to assess the allergising potential of airborne pollen grains of west bengal. a total of 31 pollen types were identified of which poaceae (grasses) pollen showed maximum frequency, followed by cyperaceae, cassia sp., acacia auriculiformis, etc. the seasonal periodicities of the pollen types and their relationship to met ... | 2004 | 15236497 |
| free radicals mediated membrane damage by the saponins acaciaside a and acaciaside b. | acaciaside a and b, two acylated triterpenoid bisglycoside saponins originally isolated from the funicles of acacia auriculiformis, are known to have antihelmintic activity. in our previous investigation it was suggested that the conjugated unsaturated system of the saponins is involved in producing the damaging effect of saponins, probably by resulting free radicals that induce membrane damage through peroxidation. here the interaction of saponins and the microsomal membrane was investigated in ... | 2004 | 15103663 |
| effect of some chemical agents on the viability of cysticercus bovis. | the effect of eight chemicals; vinegar, allium sativum (crude garlic), acacia auriculiformis, lemon juice, praziquantel, pumpkin, perosan and yomesan on the viability of cysticerci of taenia saginata in vitro was investigated. the minimum exposure time required for cysticerci to be non-evaginable for the eight chemicals were 5, 10, 25, 40, 55, 75, 90 and 105 minutes respectively. the best one was vinegar and the least effective was yomesan. | 2003 | 14964654 |
| indian medicinal plants as a reservoir of protective phytochemicals. | india is one of the 12 mega diversity countries in the world so it has a vital stake in conservation and sustainable utilization of its biodiversity resources. plant secondary metabolites have been of interest to man for a long time due to their pharmacological relevance. with this in view, the bark powder of acacia auriculiformis, a. nilotica, juglans regia, and the fruit powder of terminalia bellerica, t. chebula, emblica officinalis, and a combination drug "triphala," which are known to be ri ... | 2003 | 12616620 |
| a correlative study on antimutagenic and chemopreventive activity of acacia auriculiformis a. cunn. and acacia nilotica (l.) willd. ex del. | the present study provides a correlation of the antimutagenic and chemopreventive activity of the barks of two commonly observed plants viz. acacia auriculiformis and acacia nilotica. we used the ames antimutagenicity assay and the mouse mammary gland organ culture (mmoc) model. the plants were extracted with organic solvents to obtain chloroform fractions and acetone extracts. the antimutagenic activity was determined in two different strains using both direct-acting [4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine ... | 2002 | 11850969 |
| responses of soil microbial and nematode communities to aluminum toxicity in vegetated oil-shale-waste lands. | both soil nematodes and microorganisms have been shown to be sensitive bioindicators of soil recovery in metal-contaminated habitats; however, the underlying processes are poorly understood. we investigated the relationship among soil microbial community composition, nematode community structure and soil aluminum (al) content in different vegetated aluminum-rich ecosystems. our results demonstrated that there were greater soil bacterial, fungal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal biomass in syzygi ... | 2012 | 22732942 |
| prevalence of allergic sensitization to regional inhalants among allergic patients in jakarta, indonesia. | sensitization towards a panel of eight regional inhalant allergens was evaluated among 107 patients with allergic rhinitis and/or asthma. a total of 32 children (age 5-13 years, mean 9 years; 18 male, 14 female), 75 adolescents and adults (aged 14-66 years, mean 32 years; 21 male, 54 female) and 20 normal control volunteers (aged 16-46, mean 30 years; 4 male, 16 female) were evaluated via skin prick test. a weal response of 3 x 3 mm or greater was taken to be positive. the sensitization rates am ... | 1999 | 10403003 |
| enhancement of membrane damage by saponins isolated from acacia auriculiformis. | acaciaside a and b, two acylated triterpenoid bisglycosides isolated from the funicles of acacia auriculiformis, are known to have antihelmintic activity. since the saponins contain a conjugated unsaturated system that is highly susceptible to peroxidation, we investigated the interaction of saponins and membrane using rat liver microsomes as our model. microsomal membranes were incubated with saponins at 30 degrees c for 2 hr. following incubation, lipid peroxidation was measured in terms of ma ... | 1997 | 9469654 |
| cestocidal activity of acacia auriculiformis. | the cestocidal activity of acacia auriculiformis was evaluated using rats each harbouring a single adult worm of hymenolepis diminuta. the ethanol extract (300 mg/kg/day) and the saponins (200 mg/kg/day) obtained from the funicles of a. auriculiformis, were administered orally to two groups each of 10 rats, respectively, on day 20 after oral inoculation with a single cysticercoid of h. diminuta. adult worms were expelled within 5 days from rats treated with the ethanol extract and within 3 days ... | 1996 | 8960214 |
| antifilarial effect of two triterpenoid saponins isolated from acacia auriculiformis. | the active principle, isolated from the funicles of a. auriculiformis, consisted of two triterpenoid saponins, acaciaside a and acaciaside b which killed in vitro 97% microfilaria of setaria cervi in 100 min at 4mg/ml concentration and 100% of adults in 35 min. the drug, when administered orally at 100 mg/kg on rats, in which s. cervi adults were implanted intra-peritoneally, increased the blood mf count by 1.5-fold after the first phase of treatment for 10 days. following the third phase of tre ... | 1993 | 8225417 |
| effect of ethanolic extract of acacia auriculiformis leaves on learning and memory in rats. | the effects and benefits of acacia auriculiformis on health are not well established. this study was planned to evaluate the effect of ethanolic extract of acacia auriculiformis leaves on learning and memory in rats. | 2014 | 25002806 |
| isolation and characterization of ccoaomt in interspecific hybrid of acacia auriculiformis x acacia mangium--a key gene in lignin biosynthesis. | this study was directed at the understanding of the function of ccoaomt isolated from acacia auriculiformis x acacia mangium. full length cdna of the acacia hybrid ccoaomt (ahccoaomt) was 1024-bp long, containing 750-bp coding regions, with one major open reading frame of 249 amino acids. on the other hand, full length genomic sequence of the ccoaomt (ahgflccoaomt) was 2548 bp long, containing three introns and four exons with a 5' untranslated region (5'utr) of 391 bp in length. the 5'utr of th ... | 2014 | 25222227 |
| [nutrient accumulation and cycling in pure and mixed plantations of azadirachta indica and acacia auriculiformis in a dry-hot valley, yunnan province, southwest china]. | to ease the implementation of effective nutrient management for plantations with different vegetation restoration patterns and to assist in the selection of appropriate species and forestation patterns, nutrient (n, p, k, ca and mg) accumulation and cycling were investigated and compared in three plantations (10-year-old azadirachta indica, acacia auriculiformis and mixed a. indica--a. auriculiformis plantations) in yuanmou valley, a dry-hot valley of yunnan province, southwestern china. the res ... | 2014 | 25345036 |
| phytoremediation potential of chromium-containing tannery effluent-contaminated soil by native indian timber-yielding tree species. | twenty-six native indian tree species that are used for the enhanced tree cover program of the forest department (government of tamilnadu, india) were screened for phytoremediation of tannery effluent-contaminated soil containing high chromium content. out of 26 tree species tested, 10 timber-yielding tree species were selected for further phytoremediation monitoring. after a series of treatments with tannery effluent sludge, the chromium content was measured in the plant parts. the saplings of ... | 2016 | 26177918 |
| soil quality index for evaluation of reclaimed coal mine spoil. | success in the remediation of mine spoil depends largely on the selection of appropriate tree species. the impacts of remediation on mine soil quality cannot be sufficiently assessed by individual soil properties. however, combination of soil properties into an integrated soil quality index provides a more holistic status of reclamation potentials of tree species. remediation potentials of four tree species (acacia auriculiformis, cassia siamea, dalbergia sissoo, and leucaena leucocephala) were ... | 2016 | 26524272 |
| evidence of reactive oxygen species (ros) mediated apoptosis in setaria cervi induced by green silver nanoparticles from acacia auriculiformis at a very low dose. | green synthesis of silver nanomaterial plays a pivotal role in the growing field of nanotechnology. development of anti-parasitic drugs from plant metabolites has been in regular practice from the ancient period but most of them were discarded due to their inefficiency to control diseases effectively. at present, nanoparticles are used for developing anti-parasitic therapy for their unique properties such as smallest in size, bio-ability, bio-compatibility and penetration capacity into a cell. t ... | 2016 | 26627139 |
| identification of lignin genes and regulatory sequences involved in secondary cell wall formation in acacia auriculiformis and acacia mangium via de novo transcriptome sequencing. | acacia auriculiformis × acacia mangium hybrids are commercially important trees for the timber and pulp industry in southeast asia. increasing pulp yield while reducing pulping costs are major objectives of tree breeding programs. the general monolignol biosynthesis and secondary cell wall formation pathways are well-characterized but genes in these pathways are poorly characterized in acacia hybrids. rna-seq on short-read platforms is a rapid approach for obtaining comprehensive transcriptomic ... | 2011 | 21729267 |
| a new flavan-3,4-diol from acacia auriculiformis by paper ionophoresis. | 1. the heartwood of a. auriculiformis contains a typical mixture of analogues consisting of three isomeric flavan-3,4-diols, a dihydroflavonol, flavanone, flavonol and chalcone based on the 4',7,8-trihydroxyl pattern. these were resolved by preparative paper chromatography and preparative paper ionophoresis. 2. crystalline (-)-teracacidin [(2r,3r,4r)-4',7,8-trihydroxy-2,3-cis-flavan-3,4-cis-diol] was obtained in high (10%) yield, and a new crystalline derivative of (-)-isoteracacidin [(-)-2,3-ci ... | 1966 | 5941342 |
| assessment of phytochemical content, polyphenolic composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of leguminosae medicinal plants in peninsular malaysia. | many medicinal plants from leguminosae family can be found easily in malaysia. these plants have been used as traditional medicines by local ethnic groups, where they are prepared as decoction, pastes for wound infections, and some have been eaten as salad. this paper focused on the assessment of antioxidant potential, antibacterial activity and classes of phytochemicals of nine plants from the leguminosae family. | 2011 | 21306653 |
| biochemical and immunological studies on eight pollen types from south assam, india. | a total of 65 pollen types were identified from two years atmospheric pollen survey in the environmental conditions of south assam. out of them, eight pollen types viz., acacia auriculiformis, amaranthus spinosus, cassia alata, cleome gynandra, cocos nucifera, imperata cylindrica, ricinus communis and trewia nudiflora, were selected for biochemical studies on the basis of their dominance in the study sites. among the sample extract tested, ricinus communis was found to contain the highest amount ... | 2009 | 20404388 |
| effect of fuel and kiln type on the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (pah) levels in smoked shrimp, a beninese food condiment. | smoked shrimp is a food condiment widely used in beninese local cooking practices. a previous study revealed that this product is highly contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pah). the present study explored possibilities to reduce pah levels in shrimp smoked using cottage industry smoking techniques with barrel and chorkor kilns, by replacing wood by charcoal from acacia auriculiformis and mangifera indica, as fuels. results showed that only shrimp smoked using acacia charcoal in ... | 2014 | 24762007 |
| actinoallomurus acaciae sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from acacia auriculiformis a. cunn. ex benth. | a novel endophytic actinomycete, strain gmku 931(t), was isolated from the root of a wattle tree, acacia auriculiformis a. cunn. ex benth., collected at kasetsart university, bangkok, thailand. strain gmku 931(t) produced short spiral chains of smooth-surfaced spores on the aerial mycelium. lysine and meso-diaminopimelic acid were present in the cell-wall peptidoglycan. whole-cell hydrolysates contained galactose, madurose and mannose. the predominant menaquinones were mk-9(h(6)) and mk-9(h(8)). ... | 2010 | 19654340 |
| biosynthesis, characterization and antibacterial studies of silver nanoparticles using pods extract of acacia auriculiformis. | the present study reports an environmental friendly method for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (ag nps) using an aqueous extract of acacia auriculiformis that acts as reducing agent as well as capping agent. the obtained nps were characterized by uv-vis absorption spectroscopy and showed a sharp surface plasmon absorption band at ∼400 nm. fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ftir) showed nanoparticles were capped with plant compounds. transmission electron microscopy (tem) showed that ... | 2014 | 24727170 |
| salt tolerances of some mainland tree species select as through nursery screening. | a study of salt tolerance was carried out on germination, survival and height growth performance of important mesophytic species such as acacia auriculiformis, acacia hybrid, artocarpus heterophyllus, albizia procera, albizia lebbeck, acacia nilotica, achras sapota, casuarina equisetifolaia, emblica officinalis, leucaena leucocephala, samania saman, swetenia macrophylla, terminalia arjuna, tamarindus indica, terminalia bellirica and thespesia populnea in nursery stage using fresh water and salt ... | 2013 | 24502152 |
| protective effect of bark and empty pod extracts from acacia auriculiformis against paracetamol intoxicated liver injury and alloxan induced type ii diabetes. | the present study is designed to decipher a clinical evidence and biochemical support for hepatoprotective and antidiabetic efficacy of acacia auriculiformis by its bark and empty pods. animal models with paracetamol intoxicated liver injury and alloxan induced diabetes were used in a 7 and 14 days trial respectively. the interventions were tested at 200 and 400 mg/kg b.w. for bark extract; 100 and 200 mg/kg b.w. for empty pod extract. both interventions restored the liver function markers (alan ... | 2013 | 23485614 |
| variation of the linkage of root function with root branch order. | mounting evidence has shown strong linkage of root function with root branch order. however, it is not known whether this linkage is consistent in different species. here, root anatomic traits of the first five branch order were examined in five species differing in plant phylogeny and growth form in tropical and subtropical forests of south china. in paramichelia baillonii, one tree species in magnoliaceae, the intact cortex as well as mycorrhizal colonization existed even in the fifth-order ro ... | 2013 | 23451168 |
| germination and initial growth of tree seedlings on deforested and natural forest soil at dulhazara, bangladesh. | the destruction of natural forest is increasing due to urbanization, industrialization, settlement and for the agricultural expansion over last few decades, and studies for their recovery need to be undertaken. with this aim, this comparative study was designed to see the effects of deforested soil on germination and growth performance of five different tree species. in the experiment, five species namely gmelina arborea, swietenia mahagoni, dipterocarpus turbinatus, acacia auriculiformis and sy ... | 2012 | 23342503 |
| development of high-throughput snp-based genotyping in acacia auriculiformis x a. mangium hybrids using short-read transcriptome data. | next generation sequencing has provided comprehensive, affordable and high-throughput dna sequences for single nucleotide polymorphism (snp) discovery in acacia auriculiformis and acacia mangium. like other non-model species, snp detection and genotyping in acacia are challenging due to lack of genome sequences. the main objective of this study is to develop the first high-throughput snp genotyping assay for linkage map construction of a. auriculiformis x a. mangium hybrids. | 2012 | 23265623 |
| application of artificial neural network for prediction of pb(ii) adsorption characteristics. | the adsorption of pb(ii) onto the surface of microwave-assisted activated carbon was studied through a two-layer feedforward neural network. the activated carbon was developed by microwave activation of acacia auriculiformis scrap wood char. the prepared adsorbent was characterized by using brunauer-emmett-teller (bet) surface area analyzer, scanning electron microscope (sem), and x-ray difractometer. in the present study, the input variables for the proposed network were solution ph, contact ti ... | 2013 | 23097071 |
| role of phenolics as antioxidants, biomolecule protectors and as anti-diabetic factors--evaluation on bark and empty pods of acacia auriculiformis. | to search for an efficient and inexpensive source of phytoconstituents with antioxidant potential and health promoting traits from bark and empty pods of acacia auriculiformis (a. auriculiformis). | 2012 | 23043912 |
| [characteristics of carbon sequestration and apparent stability of new sequestered carbon in forested torrid red soil at dry-hot valley]. | great concerns about potential for carbon (c) sequestration in forested soil and the stability of the sequestered c have been exerted under the background of global climate change. organic c density in soil and in soil physical and biochemical fractions at various stages (1991, 1997, 2003 and 2010) in acacia auriculiformis stand afforested in 1991 were investigated at dry-hot valley via density fractionation and acid hydrolysis. the results showed that organic c density at surface (0-15 cm) and ... | 2012 | 22509596 |
| antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of some fruits. | phenols, a major group of antioxidant phytochemicals, have profound importance due to their biological and free radical scavenging activities. to identify their potential sources extracts of some fruits and their different parts were studied for total phenolic contents (tpc), antioxidant (aoa) and free radical scavenging activities (frsa). the amount of tpc varied from 10.5 (carissa carandus, fruit peel) to 343.2 mg/g (caesalpinia mexicana, fruits) and aoa from 20.3% (musa paradisiacal, fruits) ... | 2011 | 22754941 |
| role of exudation of organic acids and phosphate in aluminum tolerance of four tropical woody species. | responses of melaleuca leucadendra (l.) l., melaleuca cajuputi powell, acacia auriculiformis a. cunn. ex benth. and eucalyptus camaldulensis dehnh. to aluminum (al) toxicity at low ph are poorly understood. we investigated effects of low ph and exudation of ligands by roots on al tolerance of these species. seedlings were grown hydroponically in nutrient solutions at ph 4.2 or 3.5 containing alcl3 at concentrations ranging from 0 to 4 mm al. the presence of 4 mm al at ph 3.5 depressed growth in ... | 2003 | 12975128 |
| [aflp analysis on genetic structure of planted acacia auriculiformis population in heshan]. | aflp analysis of acacia auriculiformis populations in 3 different planted communities with the same provenance and same planting time indicated that the genetic heterozygosity was quite high in the plantation population. 90.73% of total genetic variance distributed within a population, while only 9.27% among populations. the most distinct genetic structural difference was found between pure plantation and legume mixed plantation, next was between legume and non-legume mixed plantation, and the m ... | 2001 | 11758367 |
| isolation and structure elucidation of three triterpenoid saponins from acacia auriculiformis. | three new triterpenoid saponins, proacaciaside-i, proacaciaside-ii and acaciamine isolated from the fruits of acacia auriculiformis, were identified as acacic acid lactone-3-o-beta-d-glucopyranosyl (1 --> 6)-beta-d-glucopyranoside, acacic acid lactone-3-o-alpha-l-arabinopyranosyl (1 --> 2)-beta-d-glucopyranoside and acacic acid lactone-3-o-alpha-l-arabinopyranosyl (1 --> 6)-2-acetamide-2-deoxy-beta-d-glucopyranoside based on their spectral properties and some chemical transformations. | 1997 | 8983216 |
| saponins with antifilarial activity from acacia auriculiformis. | | 1996 | 8957294 |
| canopy development and solar conversion efficiency in acacia auriculiformis under drought stress. | a glasshouse experiment was performed with acacia auriculiformis seedlings to investigate the effects of decreased soil water potential on phyllode extension, abscission and solar conversion efficiency, e. six-month-old seedlings were subjected for 39 days to one of four treatments: well watered (soil water potential maintained above -0.5 mpa), moderately drought stressed (soil water potential maintained above -1.5 mpa), severely drought stressed (soil water potential maintained above -2.5 mpa) ... | 1993 | 14969924 |
| a new triterpenoidal saponin from acacia auriculiformis. | a new triterpenoidal saponin has been isolated from an aqueous etoh extract of the legumes of acacia auriculiformis and characterized as 3-o-([beta-d-xylopyranosyl(1----3)-beta-d-xylopyranosyl(1----4)-alpha-l- rhamnopyranosyl(1----2)]-[alpha-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1----4)]-beta-d- glucopyranosyl)-3,16,21-trihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid [1] by chemical studies and spectral data. | 1992 | 1512600 |
| [soil labile organic carbon contents and their allocation characteristics under different land uses at dry-hot valley]. | soil organic carbon (soc), readily oxidation organic carbon (roc), microbial biomass carbon (mbc)and dissolved organic carbon (doc) contents and their allocation ratios were comparatively investigated under leucaena leucocephala woodland, acacia auriculiformis woodland, dry cropland and wasteland in dry-hot valley. results showed that soc contents were not significant differences among the four land uses with the range of 4.22-5.19 g x kg(-1). roc contents under l. leucocephala (2.14 g x kg(-1)) ... | 2010 | 20623878 |
| evaluation of antioxidant potential of ethyl acetate extract/fractions of acacia auriculiformis a. cunn. | the present study estimates the free radical scavenging activity of the ethyl acetate extract/fractions of acacia auriculiformis a. cunn in different assays viz. 1'-1' diphenyl-2'picrylhydrazyl (dpph), deoxyribose (site specific and non-site specific), relative reducing power, chelating power and lipid peroxidation. the bark powder of the plant was extracted with different solvents by maceration method in the order of increasing and decreasing polarity. the crude ethyl acetate extract was partit ... | 2007 | 17336438 |
| phytotoxicity data safeguard the performance of the recipient plants in leachate irrigation. | leachates from an operating and a closed landfill were examined for their phytotoxicity by seed germination/root elongation tests using seeds of brassica chinensis and lolium perenne. their ec50s ranged from 3% to 46% v/v, which varied remarkably with the operating status of the landfills. seedlings of twelve tree species were grown in pots, which were irrigated with landfill leachate at the ec50 levels, with tap water as control. no tree mortality or growth inhibition was observed after 90 days ... | 2007 | 16701930 |
| revegetation of lagoon ash using the legume species acacia auriculiformis and leucaena leucocephala. | a greenhouse study was conducted to evaluate the potential use of two legume species, acacia auriculiformis and leucaena leucocephala for growth on ameliorated lagoon ash with or without nitrogen (n(2))-fixing bacteria inoculation. even though amendments of 30% (w/w) vermiculite or with sewage sludge compost were added to improve the chemical and physical limitations of lagoon ash, significant suppressions in biomass and plant nutrient content were found with ameliorated lagoon ash in comparison ... | 2000 | 15092915 |
| sperm immobilizing effect of triterpene saponins from acacia auriculiformis. | a mixture of two partially triterpenoid saponins (tg), isolated from acacia auriculiformis was tested for sperm immobilizing activity by using in vitro system. the lowest concentration (ed) required for an obvious immobilization of human sperm by using a modified sander-cramer test was found to be 0.35 mg/ml in physiological saline. the ability of the compound as a sperm immobilizing agent was compared with that of triton x-100 and found to be more potent. cervical mucus penetration test was als ... | 1991 | 1914460 |