Dynamic calcium signals mediate the feeding response of the carnivorous sundew plant
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2206433119
Abstract: Some of the most spectacular examples of botanical carnivory—in which predator plants catch and digest animals presumably to supplement the nutrient-poor soils in which they grow—occur within the Droseraceae family. For example, sundews of the… read more here.
Keywords: dynamic calcium; sundew; calcium signals; plant ... See more keywords
Antibiofilm Activity of Sundew Species against Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms232213720
Abstract: Species of the genus Drosera, known for carnivorous plants, such as sundew, have been traditionally used for centuries as medicinal plants. Efficacy-determining compounds are naphthoquinones and flavonoids. Flavonoids possess a broad spectrum of bioactive properties,… read more here.
Keywords: drosera; biofilm inhibitory; escherichia coli; sundew ... See more keywords
Water Cannot Activate Traps of the Carnivorous Sundew Plant Drosera capensis: On the Trail of Darwin’s 150-Years-Old Mystery
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DOI: 10.3390/plants12091820
Abstract: In his famous book Insectivorous plants, Charles Darwin observed that the bending response of tentacles in the carnivorous sundew plant Drosera rotundifolia was not triggered by a drop of water, but rather the application of… read more here.
Keywords: sundew plant; water; sundew; plant drosera ... See more keywords