development of 17 microsatellite markers for ceratosolen constrictus, the pollinating fig wasp of ficus fistulosa. | the obligate mutualism between figs (ficus) and fig pollinating wasps (agaonidae) is regarded as a classic example of mutualism. seventeen polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed for ceratosolen constrictus, the pollinating wasp of the dioecious fig ficus fistulosa. the number of alleles per locus ranged from two to 15 and the observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.040 to 0.846 and from 0.040 to 0.916, respectively. these microsatellite loci offer a powerful tool for evoluti ... | 2008 | 21585907 |
alkaloid extracts of ficus species and palm oil-derived tocotrienols synergistically inhibit proliferation of human cancer cells. | tocotrienols have been reported to possess anticancer effects other than anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. this study explored the potential synergism of antiproliferative effects induced by individual alkaloid extracts of ficus fistulosa, ficus hispida and ficus schwarzii combined with δ- and γ-tocotrienols against human brain glioblastoma (u87mg), lung adenocarcinoma (a549) and colorectal adenocarcinoma (ht-29) cells. cell viability and morphological results demonstrated that extra ... | 2015 | 25515603 |
antimalarial agents from plants. iii. trichothecenes from ficus fistulosa and rhaphidophora decursiva. | bioassay-directed fractionation of an extract prepared from the dried leaves and stem barks of ficus fistulosa reinw. ex blume (moraceae) led to the isolation of verrucarin l acetate (1), together with 3alpha-hydroxyisohop-22(29)-en-24-oic acid, 3beta-gluco-sitosterol, 3,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxyisocarbostyril, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl alcohol, alpha-methyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl alcohol, indole-3-carboxaldehyde, palmanine, and aurantiamide acetate. roridin e (2) was identified in a subfraction from ... | 2002 | 12494335 |
antiviral activities of indonesian medicinal plants in the east java region against hepatitis c virus. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) is a major cause of liver disease and a potential cause of substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. the overall prevalence of hcv infection is 2%, representing 120 million people worldwide. current standard treatment using pegylated interferon and ribavirin is effective in only 50% of the patients infected with hcv genotype 1, and is associated with significant side effects. therefore, it is still of importance to develop new drugs for treatment of hcv. antiviral su ... | 2013 | 24089993 |