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• Perezone and its isomer isoperezone induce caspase-dependent and caspase-independent cell death

  Authors:L.E. Sanchez-Torres, J.A. Torres-Martinez, M. Godinez-Victoria, J.-M. Omar, and B. Velasco-BejaranoFrom:Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology (Vol. 17, Issue 8-9) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20102,812 words Report ABSTRACT In this study, we investigated the cytotoxic effect of perezone, a constituent isolated from the roots of Perezia spp. and of its synthetic isomer isoperezone on the K562 human leukemia cell line. Perezone...

• Role of needle surface waxes in dynamic exchange of mono- and sesquiterpenes

  Authors:Johanna Joensuu, Nuria Altimir, Hannele Hakola, Maarit Raivonen, Mika Vestenius, Hermanni Aaltonen, et al.From:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Vol. 16, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  June 24, 2016245 words Brief article Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) produced by plants have a major role in atmospheric chemistry. The different physicochemical properties of BVOCs affect their transport within and out of the plant as well as...

• Suites of Terpene Synthases Explain Differential Terpenoid Production in Ginger and Turmeric Tissues

  Authors:Hyun Jo Koo and David R. GangFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 18, 201214,189 words Article 1360LThe essential oils of ginger (Zingiber officinale) and turmeric (Curcuma longa) contain a large variety of terpenoids, some of which possess anticancer, antiulcer, and antioxidant properties. Despite their importance,...

• The effect of ozone fumigation on the biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emitted from Brassica napus above- and below-ground

  Authors:W. J. F. Acton, W. Jud, A. Ghirardo, G. Wohlfahrt, C. N. Hewitt, J. E. Taylor, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 10, 20189,384 words Report 1610LThe emissions of BVOCs from oilseed rape (Brassica napus), both when the plant is exposed to clean air and when it is fumigated with ozone at environmentally-relevant mixing ratios (ca. 135 ppbv), were measured under...

• Chemical components and cardiovascular activities of Valeriana spp

  Authors:Heng-Wen Chen, Ben-Jun Wei, Xuan-Hui He, Yan Liu, and Jie WangFrom:Evidence - Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Vol. 2015) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20155,519 words Article 1460LValeriana spp. is a flowering plant that is well known for its essential oils, iridoid compounds such as monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, flavonoids, alkaloids, amino acids, and lignanoids. Valeriana spp. exhibits a...

• Cancer chemopreventive activity of diversin from Ferula diversivittata in vitro and in vivo

  Authors:M. Iranshahi, A. Sahebkar, S.T. Hosseini, M. Takasaki, T. Konoshima, and H. TokudaFrom:Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology (Vol. 17, Issue 3-4) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20103,703 words Clinical report ABSTRACT A prenylated coumarin (diversin, 1) together with four new sesquiterpene lactones (diversolides A, D, F and G, 2-5) isolated from the roots of Ferula diversivittata were studied for their possible inhibitory...

• Modeling secondary organic aerosol in an urban area: application to Paris, France

  Authors:F. Couvidat, Y. Kim, K. Sartelet, C. Seigneur, N. Marchand, and J. SciareFrom:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Vol. 13, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 23, 201333 words Brief article Byline: F. Couvidat, Y. Kim, K. Sartelet, C. Seigneur, N. Marchand, J. Sciare To access, purchase, authenticate, or subscribe to the full-text of this article, please visit this link:...

• Is forest management a significant source of monoterpenes into the boreal atmosphere?

  Authors:S. Haapanala, H. Hakola, M. Vestenius, J. Levula, and J. RinneFrom:Biogeosciences (Vol. 9, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 10, 201233 words Brief article Byline: S. Haapanala, H. Hakola, H. Hellé,n, M. Vestenius, J. Levula, J. Rinne To access, purchase, authenticate, or subscribe to the full-text of this article, please visit this link:...

• Transcriptome Sequencing and Expression Analysis of Terpenoid Biosynthesis Genes in Litsea cubeba

  From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 9, 20137,781 words Article 1420LBackground Aromatic essential oils extracted from fresh fruits of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers., have diverse medical and economic values. The dominant components in these essential oils are monoterpenes and...

• Metabolomics as a potential chemotaxonomical tool: application in the genus Vernonia Schreb

  Authors:Maria Elvira Poleti Martucci, Ric C.H. De Vos, Carlos Alexandre Carollo, and Leonardo Gobbo-NetoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20143,637 words Report 1510LThe taxonomic classification of the genus Vernonia Schreb is complex and, as yet, unclear. We here report the use of untargeted metabolomics approaches, followed by multivariate analyses methods and a phytochemical...

• Function of sesquiterpenes from Schizophyllum commune in interspecific interactions

  Authors:Sophia Wirth, Katrin Krause, Maritta Kunert, Selina Broska, Christian Paetz, Wilhelm Boland, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 15, 20216,583 words Report 1430LWood is a habitat for a variety of organisms, including saprophytic fungi and bacteria, playing an important role in wood decomposition. Wood inhabiting fungi release a diversity of volatiles used as signaling compounds...

• Interannual variability of terpenoid emissions in an alpine city.

  Authors:Lisa Kaser, Arianna Peron, Martin Graus, Marcus Striednig, Georg Wohlfahrt, Stanislav JuráÅ, et al.From:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Vol. 22, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 27, 2022238 words Brief article Terpenoid emissions above urban areas are a complex mix of biogenic and anthropogenic emission sources. In line with previous studies we found that summertime terpenoid fluxes in an alpine city were dominated by biogenic...

• Genetic and Metabolite Diversity of Sardinian Populations of Helichrysum italicum

  Authors:Sara Melito, Angela Sias, Giacomo L. Petretto, Mario Chessa, Giorgio Pintore, and Andrea PorcedduFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 18, 20136,315 words Article 1540LAuthor(s): Sara Melito 1,3,*, Angela Sias 2, Giacomo L. Petretto 2, Mario Chessa 2, Giorgio Pintore 2,3, Andrea Porceddu 1,3 Introduction The genus Helichrysum (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae) includes over 500 species,...

• Atmospheric oxidation of isoprene and 1,3-butadiene: influence of aerosol acidity and relative humidity on secondary organic aerosol

  Authors:M. Lewandowski, M. Jaoui, J. H. Offenberg, J. D. Krug, and T. E. KleindienstFrom:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Vol. 15, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 8, 2015282 words Brief article The effects of acidic seed aerosols on the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) have been examined in a number of previous studies, several of which have observed strong linear correlations between the aerosol...

• Speciated measurements of semivolatile and intermediate volatility organic compounds (S/IVOCs) in a pine forest during BEACHON-RoMBAS 2011

  Authors:A. W. H. Chan, N. M. Kreisberg, T. Hohaus, P. Campuzano-Jost, Y. Zhao, D. A. Day, et al.From:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Vol. 2016, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2, 2016324 words Brief article Understanding organic composition of gases and particles is essential to identifying sources and atmospheric processing leading to organic aerosols (OA), but atmospheric chemical complexity and the analytical techniques...

• Seasonal and diurnal variations in biogenic volatile organic compounds in highland and lowland ecosystems in southern Kenya.

  Authors:Yang Liu, Simon Schallhart, Ditte Taipale, Toni Tykkä, Matti Räsänen, Lutz Merbold, et al.From:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Vol. 21, Issue 19) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 6, 2021477 words Article The East African lowland and highland areas consist of water-limited and humid ecosystems. The magnitude and seasonality of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emissions and concentrations from these functionally...

• Measurement report: Variability in the composition of biogenic volatile organic compounds in a Southeastern US forest and their role in atmospheric reactivity.

  Authors:Deborah F. McGlynn, Laura E. R. Barry, Manuel T. Lerdau, Sally E. Pusede, and Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertzFrom:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Vol. 21, Issue 20) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 22, 2021350 words Brief article Despite the significant contribution of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) to organic aerosol formation and ozone production and loss, there are few long-term, year-round, ongoing measurements of their volume...

• In situ measurements of volatile organic compounds in a boreal forest

  Authors:H. Hakola, J. Rinne, and M. KulmalaFrom:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Vol. 12, Issue 23) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 6, 201231 words Brief article Byline: H. Hakola, H. Hellé,n, M. Hemmilä,, J. Rinne, M. Kulmala To access, purchase, authenticate, or subscribe to the full-text of this article, please visit this link:...

• OH reactivity from the emissions of different tree species: investigating the missing reactivity in a boreal forest.

  Authors:Arnaud P. Praplan, Toni Tykkä, Simon Schallhart, Virpi Tarvainen, Jaana Bäck, and Heidi HellénFrom:Biogeosciences (Vol. 17, Issue 18) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 25, 2020398 words Brief article In forested area, a large fraction of total hydroxyl radical (OH) reactivity remains unaccounted for. Very few studies have looked at the variations in total OH reactivity from biogenic emissions. In the present study,...

• Juvenile Hormone (JH) Esterase of the Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus Is Not a Target of the JH Analog Insecticide Methoprene

  Authors:Shizuo G. Kamita, Aman I. Samra, Jun-Yan Liu, Anthony J. Cornel, and Bruce D. HammockFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 9, 20118,781 words Article 1530LJuvenile hormones (JHs) are essential sesquiterpenes that control insect development and reproduction. JH analog (JHA) insecticides such as methoprene are compounds that mimic the structure and/or biological activity of...