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Plant Sciences
Teodora Ivanova, Yulia Bosseva, Mihail Chervenkov, Dessislava Dimitrova
Summary: This study focuses on the utilization of sweet basil in Bulgaria, showing that people have a good understanding of its varietal diversity and related traditions. Sweet basil is mainly used as food, and its use in religious rituals has been preserved.
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Food Science & Technology
Raffaele Romano, Lucia De Luca, Alessandra Aiello, Raffaele Pagano, Prospero Di Pierro, Fabiana Pizzolongo, Paolo Masi
Summary: In this study, bioactive compounds were extracted from basil leaves using supercritical CO2, with the most efficient method being extraction with 10% ethanol as a cosolvent. The extracts showed higher antioxidant activity and content of certain compounds compared to the control. The Genovese cultivar had higher polyphenol content and antioxidant activity, while the Italiano Classico cultivar had higher linalool content.
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Horticulture
Fernanda Abduche Galvao Pimentel, Mariana Altenhofen da Silva, Simone Daniela Sartorio de Medeiros, Jose Magno Queiroz Luz, Fernando Cesar Sala
Summary: This study evaluated the agronomic characteristics and essential oil composition of 63 basil accessions. Significant variation was observed in agronomic traits, and BL11 and BL24 showed superior performance in terms of yield and essential oil content. These accessions have market potential as new varieties and can be used in genetic improvement programs.
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Plant Sciences
Esmaeil Rezaei-Chiyaneh, Mostafa Amani Machiani, Abdollah Javanmard, Hassan Mahdavikia, Filippo Maggi, Mohammad Reza Morshedloo
Summary: This study investigated the effects of vermicompost application on intercropping patterns and plant essential oil productivity, revealing that vermicompost application in the 3B:2CB intercropping pattern significantly improved the quantity and quality of sweet basil essential oil.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Aynalem Gebre Gossa, Bizuayehu Tesfaye Asfaw, Magrate M. Kaigongi, Abiy Yenesew
Summary: This study characterized the chemical composition of 49 accessions of sweet basil from different parts of Ethiopia using GC-MS. The results revealed a high chemical diversity in the Ethiopian sweet basil accessions. Cluster analysis grouped the samples into four chemotypes, providing a scientific basis for future breeding programs.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Md Momtazur Rahman, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh
Summary: Manipulating the LED illumination spectrum can enhance plant growth, with a combination of blue, red, and far-red LED illumination significantly increasing sweet basil plant yield. This understanding can help farmers improve production yield, ensuring food security and profitability.
Article
Fisheries
Caio Francisco Santana Farias, Arlene Sobrinho Ventura, Gabriela Tomas Jeronimo, Claudia Andrea Lima Cardoso, Lorena Vieira de Matos, Grazyelle Sebrenski da Silva, Ligia Uribe Goncalves, Jayme Aparecido Povh, Mauricio Laterca Martins
Summary: This study evaluated the pharmacokinetic profile of basil essential oil in juvenile tambaqui. The results showed that the oil was rapidly absorbed and distributed to different tissues in the fish, with varying half-lives in plasma and various tissues. Histological evaluation of the fish gills showed reversible lesions, while no changes were observed in the liver and spleen. The biochemical and pharmacokinetic results confirmed the safety and rapid elimination of basil essential oil in tambaqui.
AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mehdi Rahimi, Mojtaba Mortazavi, Ameneh Mianabadi, Sandip Debnath
Summary: This study identified tolerant and sensitive basil accessions to drought stress using multivariate analysis. Accessions G3, G4, G6, and G7 were found to be tolerant to drought, while G10, G15, G16, and G20 were found to be sensitive. These accessions are useful for breeding drought-tolerant, high-yielding basil cultivars.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Branislava Teofilovic, Ana Tomas, Nikola Martic, Nebojsa Stilinovic, Milan Popovic, Ivan Capo, Nevena Grujic, Branislava Ilincic, Aleksandar Raskovic
Summary: The study found that basil extract has a protective effect on acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury in rats, reducing oxidative stress and enhancing antioxidant enzyme activity. Serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were significantly lower in animals treated with basil extract compared to controls.
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jason R. Hollick, Chieri Kubota
Summary: This study examined the effects of grafting two sweet basil cultivars on plant growth and leaf nutrient concentration. The results showed that using a more vigorous cultivar as a rootstock did not enhance the growth of a less vigorous scion, while grafting a vigorous scion to a less vigorous rootstock reduced shoot growth but generally increased nutrient concentrations.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Natalija Burbulis, Ausra Blinstrubiene, Aldona Baltusnikiene, Justina Deveikyte
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3) on the growth and antioxidant activity of sweet basil under drought conditions. The results showed that the application of potassium bicarbonate significantly increased chlorophyll content, fresh and dry weight, phenolics content, and antioxidant activity in the drought stressed plants.
Article
Microbiology
Ye Htut Zwe, Michelle Mei Zhen Ten, Xinyi Pang, Chun Hong Wong, Dan Li
Summary: Recent evidence suggests that fresh produce may act as significant transmission vehicles and alternative hosts to Salmonella, with different strains showing variations in survivability on basil leaves. The study highlighted two distinct Salmonella survival strategies in the basil pathosystem, with gene expression polymorphism playing a key role in the colonization of plants by human pathogens.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Aynalem Gebre Gossa, Bizuayehu Tesfaye Asfaw
Summary: This study evaluated the morphological variability of sweet basil in Ethiopia and found that there is significant genetic diversity in Ethiopian basil germplasm. The findings suggest that this diversity can be utilized in future breeding and conservation initiatives to increase the yield of sweet basil's essential oils and herbal products.
Article
Horticulture
Aghil Masoudniaragh, Mehdi Oraei, Gholamreza Gohari, Ali Akbari, Ali Faramarzi
Summary: Recent studies have shown that using halloysite (Hal) as a carrier for materials like proline (Pro) can improve efficiency in alleviating salinity effects in plants. In this study, Pro-Hal at 25 mg L-1 concentration showed the best performance in enhancing agronomic traits, physiological properties, and essential oil components of sweet basil under salt stress conditions. This suggests that Hal can be effectively utilized as a carrier for biostimulants like Pro to help plants cope with salt stress.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
El-Sayed Khater, Adel Bahnasawy, Wael Abass, Osama Morsy, Hossam El-Ghobashy, Yousry Shaban, Mohsen Egela
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the growth of basil under three soilless systems and developed a model to predict nutrient consumption. Results showed variations in plant growth, nutrient uptake, and oil content among the different systems. The model predictions were in agreement with experimental findings.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Niko S. Radulovic, Milica G. Nikolic, Marko Z. Mladenovic, Pavle Randelovic, Nikola M. Stojanovic, Zorica Stojanovic-Radic, Ljiljana Jovanovic
Summary: Inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's disease and their complications are a global health challenge. Pyrazole derivatives with ferrocene moieties have shown potential as new drugs, with multitarget dopamine receptor antagonists potentially being effective in treating IBM.
APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana B. Miltojevic, Katarina V. Mitic, Nikola M. Stojanovic, Pavle J. Randjelovic, Niko S. Radulovic
Summary: The study found that methyl and isopropyl N-methylanthranilates can modulate elicited macrophage functions, possibly by interfering with cell membrane function and altering the reducing cellular capacity or enzyme activity of macrophages. However, no significant inhibitory action towards xanthine oxidase or catalase was observed, indicating that the anti-inflammatory mode of action of these two esters is not related to the inhibition of these enzymes.
CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Vidak Raicevic, Niko Radulovic, Marija Sakac
Summary: The medicinal chemistry of ferrocene is a rapidly growing field, with research focusing on ferrocene-steroid conjugates as targeted tools for hormone-dependent cancer cells. Attention was specifically paid to the antitumor potential testing of these conjugates.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Nikola M. Stojanovic, Marko Z. Mladenovic, Aleksandra Maslovaric, Nenad Stojiljkovic, Pavle J. Randjelovic, Niko S. Radulovic
Summary: The study examined the activity of Melissa officinalis essential oil in models simulating anxiety-related somatic symptoms and found that it could alleviate anxiety symptoms without inhibiting acetylcholinesterase activity. The results suggest that the effects of the essential oil may be related to the modification of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels or muscarinic receptors in the ileum and cardiac tissues.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Milan Dekic, Niko Radulovic, Marko Antonijevic, Dusica Dekic, Braho Licina
Summary: Clinopodium thymifolium is an aromatic plant species widely found in the Mediterranean region, used as a condiment in cooking. Chemical analysis revealed dominant compounds like pulegone, piperitone, piperitenone, and isomenthone, along with the discovery of two new natural products.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Sonja I. Filipovic, Nikola M. Stojanovic, Katarina V. Mitic, Pavle J. Randelovic, Niko S. Radulovic
Summary: This study found that three sesquiterpenoids from Conocephalum conicum could impact rat splenocyte viability and LDH activity, suggesting their potential as anticancer agents through affecting cell membrane function and LDH leakage/inhibition.
NATURAL PRODUCT COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Crystallography
Niko S. Radulovic, Dragana M. Sejmanovic, Milenko N. Ristic, Vidoslav S. Dekic, Biljana Kruger, Volker Kahlenberg, Marko V. Rodic
Summary: The compound has a molecular formula of C17H14N2O3S, belongs to the monoclinic crystal system, and has specific cell parameters and crystal structure information.
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE-NEW CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Bashaer Alsharif, Grace Adebusola Babington, Niko Radulovic, Fabio Boylan
Summary: The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the leaves of Saudi Arabian Capparis cartilaginea Decne. was analyzed, and isopropyl isothiocyanate was identified as a potential chemotaxonomical marker for this plant. The results also indicated that environmental and geographical stressors may influence the essential oil profile of plants within the genus Capparis.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Milan D. Kostic, Ana B. Bijelic, Olivera S. Stamenkovic, Vlada B. Veljkovic
Summary: The study investigated the production of biodiesel from used cooking oils in the presence of slaked lime catalyst and triethanolamine:menthol deep eutectic solvent. The deep eutectic solvent accelerated the transesterification reaction, following a pseudo-first-order rate law. The highest reaction rate constant was achieved using cooking oil from frying pork steaks at 60°C. The activated energy increased in the order of French fries, chicken breasts, and pork steaks.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Nikola M. Stojanovic, Ivan Rajkovic, Vidak Raicevic, Milan N. Petkovic, Pavle J. Randjelovic, Niko S. Radulovic
Summary: This study investigated the interactions between major constituents of lemon balm essential oil and receptors using in silico modeling and in vivo experiments, and found that molecular docking could be a useful tool for screening active constituents of natural product mixtures.
NATURAL PRODUCT COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Marija S. Gencic, Nikola M. Stojanovic, Marko Z. Mladenovic, Niko S. Radulovic
Summary: L-Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance of neurotransmitters in the brain. This study aimed to develop a method for accurately measuring GAD activity using HPLC-DAD and unpurified brain samples. The developed assay showed promising results and could potentially improve the drug development process.
NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Crystallography
Vidak Raicevic, Nikola D. Radnovic, Marko V. Rodic, Niko S. Radulovic
Summary: This paragraph describes the molecular structure and crystallographic data of 3-hydroxy-2-nitroestra-1,3,5(10)trien-17-one (2-nitroestrone).
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE-NEW CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Niko S. Radulovic, Marko Z. Mladenovic, Milan S. Dekic, Fabio Boylan
Summary: This study collected comprehensive data from NMR, MS, IR, and GC-MS on esters of different structures. A synthetic library was created, which successfully identified a new constituent in P. austriacum essential oil. The accumulated data provides chemists with a straightforward tool for future identification of related natural compounds.
Article
Plant Sciences
Marko Z. Mladenovic, Milenko N. Ristic, Andrija I. Bogdanovic, Novica R. Ristic, Fabio Boylan, Niko S. Radulovic
Summary: GC-MS analysis, synthesis, and chemical transformations were used to identify 275 constituents of Dianthus species and one Petrorhagia taxon from Serbia, including 17 completely new compounds. Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that the chemical profile of Dianthus taxa's surface waxes is influenced by both genetic and ecological factors, with ecological factors playing a more important role in the studied samples.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Vidak Raicevic, Marko Mladenovic, Milica Acimovic, Niko Radulovic
Summary: This study identified and analyzed volatile compounds extracted from elderflowers, discovering 252 compounds, including 115 new compounds. These findings are important for further understanding the unique scent contributions of elderflowers.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2023)
