Lignin isolated from Caesalpinia pulcherrima leaves has antioxidant, antifungal and immunostimulatory activities.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.003
Abstract: Abstract Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a shrub with worldwide distribution used as an ornamental plant. In this study, we extracted a lignin from the C. pulcherrima leaves and investigated its biological functions. The lignin was characterized… read more here.
Keywords: caesalpinia pulcherrima; lignin isolated; isolated caesalpinia; pulcherrima ... See more keywords
Exploring island syndromes: Variable matrix permeability in Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Orchidaceae), a specialist lithophyte of tropical Asian inselbergs
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1097113
Abstract: Introduction Plants confined to island-like habitats are hypothesised to possess a suite of functional traits that promote on-spot persistence and recruitment, but this may come at the cost of broad-based colonising potential. Ecological functions that… read more here.
Keywords: pulcherrima; phalaenopsis pulcherrima; lithophyte tropical; specialist lithophyte ... See more keywords