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Tom J. Mabry
Other affiliations: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Minia University, Dicle University ...read more
Bio: Tom J. Mabry is an academic researcher from University of Texas at Austin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Kaempferol & Sesquiterpene lactone. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 459 publications receiving 13375 citations. Previous affiliations of Tom J. Mabry include University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign & Minia University.
Topics: Kaempferol, Sesquiterpene lactone, Germacranolide, Flavones, Hymenoxys
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TL;DR: Analysis of flavonoid distributional data from detailed biochemical systematic investigations of baptisia and Thermopsis species supports the contention that the two genera are closely related with Baptisia being the more advanced evolutionarily and exhibiting greater evolutionary vigor.
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TL;DR: Ribosomal RNA homologies and the thermal stabilities of rRNA/DNA hybrids among ten species of the Centrospermae suggest that the betalain- producing families are phylogenetically closer to each other than to the anthocyanin-producing families which are examined.
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TL;DR: By using HPLC, a new melampolide, a known heliangolide and three known germacrolides were isolated as minor constituents from a north central Texas population of Helianthus maximiliani.
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TL;DR: The results indicated an uneven evolution in the chloroplast genome with different rates of cpDNA evolution in at least a few species ofIva, however, the evolutionary clock hypothesis can not be rejected within most of the lineages inIva.
Abstract: Iva s.str. (comprising ten species) was examined by cpDNA restriction site variation to determine phyletic relationships within the group. The results were compared with relationships proposed from other data. A total of 86 restriction site mutations was detected, 47 of which proved phylogenetically informative. A single most parsimonious tree was obtained using both Wagner and Dollo parsimony. The tree revealed three main lineages that are congruent with the three chromosome lineages (base numbers of x = 16, 17, 18). The monophyly of the x = 16 and 18 groups was supported strongly by molecular data, while the monophyly of x = 17 lineage was only supported moderately. Relationships among the three lineages indicate that the sect.Iva is paraphyletic because sect.Linearbractea is nested within it. Both morphological data and the secondary chemical data are in agreement with the proposed cpDNA phylogeny. Because of this agreement, sect.Iva is revised such that,I. axillaris was excluded and positioned within the newly proposed sect.Rhizoma. Patterns and rates of cpDNA evolution were also examined. The results indicated an uneven evolution in the chloroplast genome with different rates of cpDNA evolution in at least a few species ofIva. However, the evolutionary clock hypothesis can not be rejected within most of the lineages inIva.
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TL;DR: O -Rhamnosyl-6-C -Xylosyl derivatives of apigenin and luteolin were found to be the two major flavonoids of the flowers of Phlox drummondii as discussed by the authors.
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TL;DR: The factors underlying the influence of the different classes of polyphenols in enhancing their resistance to oxidation are discussed and support the contention that the partition coefficients of the flavonoids as well as their rates of reaction with the relevant radicals define the antioxidant activities in the lipophilic phase.
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TL;DR: A revised and updated classification for the families of the flowering plants is provided in this paper, which includes Austrobaileyales, Canellales, Gunnerales, Crossosomatales and Celastrales.
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TL;DR: Western medicine has not yet used flavonoids therapeutically, even though their safety record is exceptional, and suggestions are made where such possibilities may be worth pursuing.
Abstract: Flavonoids are nearly ubiquitous in plants and are recognized as the pigments responsible for the colors of leaves, especially in autumn. They are rich in seeds, citrus fruits, olive oil, tea, and red wine. They are low molecular weight compounds composed of a three-ring structure with various substitutions. This basic structure is shared by tocopherols (vitamin E). Flavonoids can be subdivided according to the presence of an oxy group at position 4, a double bond between carbon atoms 2 and 3, or a hydroxyl group in position 3 of the C (middle) ring. These characteristics appear to also be required for best activity, especially antioxidant and antiproliferative, in the systems studied. The particular hydroxylation pattern of the B ring of the flavonoles increases their activities, especially in inhibition of mast cell secretion. Certain plants and spices containing flavonoids have been used for thousands of years in traditional Eastern medicine. In spite of the voluminous literature available, however, Western medicine has not yet used flavonoids therapeutically, even though their safety record is exceptional. Suggestions are made where such possibilities may be worth pursuing.
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TL;DR: In this article, two complementary colorimetric methods, aluminum chloride method and 2,4-dini trophenylhydrazine method, were used to determine the real content of total flavonoids in propolis.
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TL;DR: Several high-quality investigations have examined the relationship between flavonoid structure and antibacterial activity and these are in close agreement, and future studies may allow the development of a pharmacologically acceptable antimicrobial agent or class of agents.
3,630 citations