Andrew Schnabel, Patrick McDonel, Jonathan F. Wendel,
... to test competing phylogenetic and biogeographic hypotheses in Gleditsia. Eleven of 13 Gleditsia species were sampled, along with two species of ... light of fossil data and current legume phylogeny. Gleditsia and Gymnocladus appear to have originated in eastern ... to be much older in Gymnocladus than in Gleditsia. Gleditsia amorphoides, from temperate South America, is sister to ... long-distance dispersal from Asia. The remainder of Gleditsia is divided into three unresolved clades, possibly indicating ... and North American species. The North American species, Gleditsia triacanthos and Gleditsia aquatica, are polymorphic and paraphyletic ...
Tópico(s): Plant and animal studies
2003 - Wiley | American Journal of Botany
Jianping Zhang, Xin-Hui Tian, Yong‐Xun Yang, Qingxin Liu, Qun Wang, Liping Chen, Hui‐Liang Li, Weidong Zhang,
The plants in the genus Gleditsia, mainly distributed in central and Southeast Asia and North and South America, have been used as local and traditional medicines in ... alkaloids, phenolics and their derivatives were isolated from Gleditsia japonica Miq., Gleditsia sinensis Lam., Gleditsia caspica Desf. and Gleditsia triacanthos L. Among these compounds, triterpenoid saponins were the main constituents of Gleditsia species. Moreover, the crude extracts and purified molecules ... etc. On the basis of preliminary research on Gleditsia genus it could be stated that saponins investigations ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
2015 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Xiao‐Yuan Lian, Zhizhen Zhang,
... occurring as a very complex mixture in the gleditsia fruits. The analysis was performed on an ODS- ... determine the concentrations of 29 compounds including 19 gleditsia saponins and ten unidentified ingredients in eight commercial gleditsia fruits from different sources. The results from this ... and quantitative analysis of the saponins in the gleditsia fruits and the gleditsia extracts that used for animal study and other ...
Tópico(s): Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
2012 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
Ebubekir Cengiz, Safa Karaman, Mahmut Doğan,
In the current study, Gleditsia triacanthos gum and tapioca starch were combined and rheological characterization of the binary mixture was performed. Gleditsia triacanthos gum at four different concentrations (0.1, ... viscosity values of the samples. Increase in the Gleditsia triacanthos level increased the apparent viscosity and consistency ... of the samples increased with the increase of Gleditsia triacanthos gum. The concentration of 0.7% for Gleditsia triacanthos gum was determined to be cross point ...
Tópico(s): Proteins in Food Systems
2015 - Marcel Dekker | International Journal of Food Properties
Andrew Schnabel, Jonathan F. Wendel,
... to test biogeographic hypotheses in the woody genus Gleditsia. Previous morphological comparisons suggested the presence of two ... polymorphic and paraphyletic. Third, the lone South American Gleditsia species, G. amorphoides, forms a clade with two eastern Asian species. Gleditsia thus appears to have only one Asian‐North ... disjunction. Sequence divergence between Asian and North American Gleditsia is much lower than between Asian and North ... general accordance with fossil data, but estimates for Gleditsia suggest recent divergences that conflict with ages of ...
Tópico(s): Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
1998 - Wiley | American Journal of Botany
Yong Tang, Zhao Qing Su, Dan Qing Zhao, Xianghui Qi, Jian Jiang,
... the present work we explore the effect of Gleditsia Saponin, an inexpensive and natural surfactant, on SSF ... of furfural industry in China, for ethanol production. Gleditsia Saponin addition even at low concentration, 0.04 ... the ethanol yield by 9.9%. Meanwhile, when Gleditsia Saponin addition was 0.16 g/l, the ... which would contribute to recover and recycle enzyme. Gleditsia Saponin addition at 1.25 g/l had ... l Tween-20 addition. The positive effects of Gleditsia Saponin addition on SSF, such as less enzyme ...
Tópico(s): Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
2011 - Trans Tech Publications | Advanced materials research
Jianxin Jiang, Honglei Jian, Cristhian Carrasco, Wei‐ming Zhang, Run‐Cang Sun,
... application. Galactomannans from seeds of three species of Gleditsia , namely G. sinensis, G. microphylla and G. melanacantha , ... in terms of structural and thermal properties. RESULTS: Gleditsia polysaccharides were characterized using both chemical and chromatographic ... X‐ray diffraction confirmed the amorphous nature of Gleditsia galactomannans, although G. sinensis galactomannan showed a high ... peaks ranged from 290 to 320 °C. CONCLUSION: Gleditsia polysaccharides are neutral galactomannans. The higher value of ...
Tópico(s): Proteins in Food Systems
2011 - Wiley | Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
U. Prakash, Elso S. Barghoorn, Richard A. Scott,
... 692-696 Article FOSSIL WOOD OF ROBINIA AND GLEDITSIA FROM THE TERTIARY OF MONTANA U. Prakash, U. ... U., Cambridge, Mass.) Fossil wood of Robinia and Gleditsia from the Tertiary of Montana. Amer. Jour. Bot. ... 2 genera of the Leguminosae, Robinia Linnaeus and Gleditsia Clayton, have been identified from Tertiary beds in ...
Tópico(s): Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
1962 - Wiley | American Journal of Botany
Hans Joachim Gregor, René Hantke,
... unterworfen. Dabei werden die Früchte und Samen als Gleditsia knorrii (HEER) GREGOR neu kombiniert und die leider nie in organischem Zusammenhang damit vorkommenden Blätter als Gleditsia lyelliana (HEER) HANTKE dargestellt. Diese Art wird in ... forma lyelliana unterteilt. Die Zuordnung zur rezenten Gattung Gleditsia LINNÉ (Caesalpiniaceae) ermöglicht neue und sichere ökologisch‐soziologische ...
Tópico(s): Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
1980 - Wiley | Feddes Repertorium
Takao Konoshima, TOKUNOSUKE SAWADA,
Two triterpenoid saponins, gleditsia saponins B (GS-B, XIX) and C (GS-C, XX) which were isolated from Gleditsia japonica cv. 'Saponifera', were characterized as 3, 28- ...
Tópico(s): Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
1982 - Pharmaceutical Society of Japan | Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Takao Konoshima, TOKUNOSUKE SAWADA,
Three triterpenoid saponins named gleditsia saponins D2 (VII), G (IV) and I (VIII) were isolated from the legume of Gleditsia japonica cv.'Saponifera.' They were characterized as echinocystic ...
Tópico(s): Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
1982 - Pharmaceutical Society of Japan | Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Very young, growing leaflets of Gleditsia triacanthos L. (honey locust) contain a few druse-shaped calcium oxalate crystals (DC) in the phloem parenchyma of the midvein and ... increase in diameter, and undergo structural changes. In Gleditsia stems, PC are deposited in suberizing cells near ... the tree implies that, throughout the growing season, Gleditsia removes calcium from the transpiration stream; i.e., ...
Tópico(s): Plant and animal studies
1984 - University of Chicago Press | Botanical Gazette
Moon,
The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis have traditionally been used in the treatment of several diseases, which includes their use as anti-tumor agents, ... novel mechanism for the anti-tumor effect of Gleditsia sinensis thorns in the treatment of colon cancer. Treatment with the ethanol extract of Gleditsia sinensis thorns (EEGS) resulted in significant growth inhibition ...
Tópico(s): Fungal Biology and Applications
2009 - Elsevier BV | Oncology Reports
... p. 1130-1149 Article HELICAL FLORAL ORGANOGENESIS IN GLEDITSIA, A PRIMITIVE CAESALPINIOID LEGUME Shirley C. Tucker, Shirley ... among species of a genus, six species of Gleditsia were studied. Gledilsia is one of only two ... organs. Floral ontogeny was compared in three species (Gleditsia amorphoides, G. aquatica, and G. triacanthos), and late ...
Tópico(s): Plant Diversity and Evolution
1991 - Wiley | American Journal of Botany
Hyun Hee Ha, Sun Young Park, Woo Shin Ko, Young‐Hee Kim,
The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis LAM. (Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including swelling, suppuration, carbuncle ... the mechanism responsible for anti-inflammatory effects of Gleditsia sinensis thorns in RAW 264.7 macrophages. The aqueous extract of Gleditsia sinensis thorns (AEGS) inhibited LPS-induced NO secretion ...
Tópico(s): Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies
2008 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Ana E. Ferreras, Leonardo Galetto,
... establishment traits between two Fabaceae, the exotic invasive, Gleditsia triacanthos and the native, Acacia aroma. Gleditsia is a serious leguminous woody invader in various ... focal individuals and randomly in the study site). Gleditsia presented some traits that could favour the invasion ... focal individuals, than Acacia. On the other hand, Gleditsia presented a higher percentage of seed predation. The ...
Tópico(s): Plant Parasitism and Resistance
2010 - Elsevier BV | Acta Oecologica
Jeung-Min Lee, Jae-Hee Park, Won-Mi Chu, Yi-Mook Yoon, Eunju Park, Hae-Ryong Park,
... to investigate the physiological activities of stings of Gleditsia sinensis extracts. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by measuring ... by inhibition activities on α-glucosidase. Stings of Gleditsia sinensis extracts were prepared by extracting them with ... 1 ㎎/ml. These results indicate that stings of Gleditsia sinensis might be potential candidates as antioxidant and ...
Tópico(s): Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
2011 - | Journal of Life Science
Jin-Mu Yi, Jong-Shik Park, Se-Mi Oh, Jun Lee, Jin Hee Kim, Dal‐Seok Oh, Ok‐Sun Bang, No Soo Kim,
Abstract Background Gleditsia sinensis thorns have been widely used in traditional Korean medicine for the treatment of several diseases, including obesity, ... study is to determine the antiangiogenic effect of Gleditsia sinensis thorns in vitro and in vivo in ... as an anticancer drug. Methods Ethanol extract of Gleditsia sinensis thorns (EEGS) were prepared and used for ...
Tópico(s): Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
2012 - BioMed Central | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Se-Jung Lee, Sung Soo Park, Wun‐Jae Kim, Sung‐Kwon Moon,
The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis, which are extensively used as a medicinal herb in Asian countries, have been reported to exert various pharmacological effects. However, the anti-atherogenic effect of Gleditsia sinensis thorns has never been investigated. In the ... role and effect of the ethanol extract of Gleditsia sinensis thorns (EEGS) on cultured vascular smooth muscle ...
Tópico(s): Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents
2012 - World Scientific | The American Journal of Chinese Medicine
Dalia O. Saleh, Iman A.A. Kassem, Farouk R. Melek,
Gleditsia triacanthos L. (Leguminosae) pods are used in folk medicine for pain relief as anodyne and narcotic. ... this study is to evaluate analgesic activity of Gleditsia triacanthos methanolic fruit extract (MEGT) and its saponin- ... min.Central and peripheral analgesic activities induced by Gleditsia triacanthos fruits might account for its uses in ...
Tópico(s): Chromatography in Natural Products
2015 - Taylor & Francis | Pharmaceutical Biology
Yantao Liu, Zheng‐Long Xu, Weian Zhang, Jiufang Duan, Jianxin Jiang, Dafeng Sun,
The seeds of Gleditsia sinensis and Gleditsia microphylla, widespread in China, are an important source of galactomannans. G. sinensis gum (GSG) and G. microphylla gum (GMG) were purified and ...
Tópico(s): Lignin and Wood Chemistry
2016 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Molecules
Yantao Liu, Fuhou Lei, Liang He, Wei Xu, Jianxin Jiang,
The factors affecting the hydrolysis of galactomannans, Gleditsia Sinensis gum, guar gum, and fenugreek gum, have been compared and optimized with three different methods. The obtaining of galactose and mannose in ... hydrolysis. Specifically, the two-step acid hydrolysis of Gleditsia Sinensis gum, guar gum, and fenugreek gum yielded ... hydrolysis yields. Conversely, the one-step hydrolysis of Gleditsia Sinensis gum, guar gum, and fenugreek gum under ... nuclear magnetic resonance. The determination and characterization of Gleditsia Sinensis gum, guar gum, and fenugreek gum using ...
Tópico(s): Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
2020 - Elsevier BV | Industrial Crops and Products
Saleh M. Tharib, G. B. A. Veitch,
... petroleum ether extracts of Phaseolus coccineus L and Gleditsia triacanthos L. is presented and discussed. The percentage ... the Leguminosae in terms of oil content. Because Gleditsia lacks seed starch it was expected that detailed ... linolenic acid was absent from the seeds of Gleditsia. No unusual fatty acids were found.
Tópico(s): Fatty Acid Research and Health
1983 - Taylor & Francis | International Journal of Crude Drug Research
Nemat Yassin, Farouk R. Melek, Mohammed A. Selim, Iman A.A. Kassem,
Phytochemical investigations of Gleditsia fruits have revealed the presence of triterpenoidal saponins. These saponins proved to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic activities. ... saponin fraction derived from the methanolic extract of Gleditsia caspica fruits. The fraction at 31.5 and ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
2013 - | Der pharmacia lettre
Feng Xiao, Yang Zhao, Xiurong Wang, Xueyan Jian,
Abstract The genus Gleditsia has significant medicinal and economic value, but information about the chloroplast genomic characteristics of Gleditsia species has been limited. Using the Illumina sequencing, ... and annotated the whole chloroplast genomes of seven Gleditsia species ( Gleditsia sinensis , Gleditsia japonica var. delavayi ( G. delavayi ), G. fera , G. ... G. microphylla mutant). The assembled genomes revealed that Gleditsia species have a typical circular tetrad structure, with ... 8%) of the abundant simple sequence repeats in Gleditsia and Gymnocladus species were located in the large ...
Tópico(s): Plant Pathogens and Resistance
2024 - Nature Portfolio | Scientific Reports
U. Prakash, Elso S. Barghoorn, Richard A. Scott,
... U., Cambridge, Mass.) Fossil wood of Robinia and Gleditsia from the Tertiary of Montana . Amer. Jour. Bot. ... 2 genera of the Leguminosae, Robinia Linnaeus and Gleditsia Clayton, have been identified from Tertiary beds in ...
Tópico(s): Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
1962 - Wiley | American Journal of Botany
Y Okada, K. Koyama, K. Takahashi, T. Okuyama, Shoji Shibata,
A major triterpenoid saponin of the fruit of Gleditsia japonica Miq. was isolated to designate gleditsia saponin C (GS-C).
Tópico(s): Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
1980 - Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) | Planta Medica
Takao Konoshima, Hiroyuki Fukushima, Hideo Inui, Keiko Sato, TOKUNOSUKE SAWADA,
Prosapogenin was obtained by alkaline hydrolysis of Gleditsia saponin GS-C (echinoeystic acid 3, 28-O-bisdesmoside), a new triterpenoid saponin isolated from Gleditsia japoinica. Prosapogenin was shown on the basis of ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
1981 - Elsevier BV | Phytochemistry
Takao Konoshima, Yasuhiro Umegaki, TOKUNOSUKE SAWADA,
Two triterpenoid saponins, gleditsia saponins E (GS-E) and G (GS-G), were isolated from legumes of Gleditsia japonica cv. 'Saponifera' (Leguminosae). These saponins contain monoterpene ...
Tópico(s): Botanical Research and Chemistry
1981 - Pharmaceutical Society of Japan | Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Andrew Schnabel, J. L. Hamrick,
... OF GENETIC DIVERSITY WITHIN AND AMONG POPULATIONS OF GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS (LEGUMINOSAE) Andrew Schnabel, Andrew Schnabel Department of ... structure within and among populations of honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos L.). Using data from starch gel electrophoresis, ...
Tópico(s): Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
1990 - Wiley | American Journal of Botany