jatropha

Summary

Summary: A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE. Members contain jatrophone and other diterpenes.

Webpages

  1. jatropha curcas
    www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Jatropha_curcas.html
  2. memórias on line
    memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br/983/4686.html
  3. aln no. 40: henning: the jatropha project of mali
    www.ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln40/jatropha.html
  4. developmental biology program
    www.tll.org.sg/Hongy.asp
  5. taxonomy browser (euphorbiaceae
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef& ...
  6. bibliography
    www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/rider/Pentatomoidea/Bibliography/bib ...
  7. familia: euphorbiaceae
    www.inbio.eas.ualberta.ca/bims/k03/p13/c045/o0129/f01640.htm
  8. m.m.p.n.d. - aleurites names
    www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Aleurites.html
  9. jatropha curcas news
    www.jatropha.de/jcl-news-2000.htm
  10. botanischer garten bochum, euphorbiaceae
    www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/boga/FamEuphorbiaceaeBGBO.html

Publications

  1. Evaluation of efficacy and safety of a herbal medicine used for the treatment of malaria
    Nii Ayi Ankrah
    Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Legon, Gana
    Phytother Res 17:697-701
  2. Gastroprotective effect and cytotoxicity of semisynthetic jatropholone derivatives
    Mariano Pertino
    Laboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
    Planta Med 73:1095-100
  3. Effects of sarcoptic mange and its control with oil of Cedrus deodara, Pongamia glabra, Jatropha curcas and benzyl benzoate, both with and without ascorbic acid on growing sheep: assessment of weight gain, liver function, nutrient digestibility, wool prod
    U Dimri
    Division of Medicine, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, UP, India
    J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med 51:79-84
  4. Effects of sarcoptic mange and its control with oil of Cedrus deodara, Pongamia glabra, Jatropha curcas and benzyl benzoate, both with and without ascorbic acid on growing sheep: epidemiology; assessment of clinical, haematological, cell-mediated humoral
    U Dimri
    Division of Medicine, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243122, UP, India
    J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med 51:71-8
  5. Expression, purification and anti-tumor activity of curcin
    Meng-Jun Luo
    College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
    Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 38:663-8
  6. [Effects of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (bellyache bush) extract on the healing process of colonic anastomosis: experimental study in rats]
    Santiago Cirilo Nogueira Servin
    Universidade Federal do Maranhao
    Acta Cir Bras 21:89-96
  7. [Evaluation of the use of raw extract of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. in the healing process of skin wounds in rats]
    Manoel Francisco da Silva Santos
    Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Maranhao
    Acta Cir Bras 21:2-7
  8. Wound healing activities of Bark Extract of Jatropha curcas Linn in albino rats
    Somashekar Shetty
    Department of Biochemistry, Manipal Medical College, Manipal, India
    Saudi Med J 27:1473-6
  9. Hypotensive and vasorelaxant effects of ethanolic extract from Jatropha gossypiifolia L. in rats
    Iracelle C Abreu
    Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão 65.085-580, Brazil
    Fitoterapia 74:650-7
  10. Anti-inflammatory activity of Jatropha curcas roots in mice and rats
    A M Mujumdar
    Agharkar Research Institute, GG Agarkar Road, Pune 411 004, India
    J Ethnopharmacol 90:11-5

Scientific Experts

  • U Dimri
  • M Sujatha
  • A Abdul Rahuman
  • Olapeju O Aiyelaagbe
  • Manjoosha Srivastava
  • Dror Koltin
  • Digvijay Singh
  • Nii-Ayi Ankrah
  • A M Mujumdar
  • E T Akintayo
  • K M Hosamani
  • Mariano Pertino
  • Shweta Shah
  • Fang Chen
  • Nasi Ravindranath
  • Juan Lin
  • Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann
  • Cristina Theoduloz
  • Biswanath Das
  • Yujiro Hayashi
  • Reena Thomas
  • Kritana Prueksakorn
  • G P Kumar
  • Jun Li
  • Umesh Garg
  • Nilkamal Mahanta
  • Hanny Johanes Berchmans
  • Mousumi Debnath
  • Rebecca Renner
  • Ying Zhang
  • Gaspar E Canepa
  • W M J Achten
  • Guillermo Schmeda Hirschmann
  • Daemon Fairless
  • Mingjuan Tang
  • Yu Liang
  • Ying Xu
  • Manoel Francisco da Silva Santos
  • Rosenei Louzada Brum
  • Angelyne Benavides
  • Mukesh Kumar Modi
  • Luo Tong
  • Wantana Mongkolvisut
  • Somashekar Shetty
  • Ritesh G Menezes
  • Meng-Jun Luo
  • Santiago Cirilo Nogueira Servin
  • Aparna Sharma
  • Xu Ying
  • Chen Fang
  • Wei Qin
  • Surin Muangman
  • E O Iwalewa
  • Fang Yan
  • N Ravindranath
  • Hala F Abd Elhamid
  • Chimmani Ramesh
  • Iracelle C Abreu
  • Jiong Yang
  • Masami Oshima
  • Omolaja Osoniyi
  • Wilhelm Haas
  • Chisato Mukai
  • Hua-wu Jiang
  • Nand K Sah
  • M P Kaur
  • S K Yadav
  • A A Juwarkar
  • Hua Wu Jiang
  • P R Thawale
  • Naoki Miyakoshi
  • P B Sharma
  • Chang en Tian
  • P S Bisen
  • G K Jawa
  • Guo-Jiang Wu
  • Shabbir H Gheewala
  • S K Khare
  • Ping Zhi Wu
  • Anshu Gupta
  • Dhiraj Sud
  • Ping-Zhi Wu
  • Shizuko Hirata
  • Guo Jiang Wu
  • V K Garg
  • S K Singh
  • Chang-En Tian
  • Mei Ru Li
  • Shinji Kitagaki
  • Mei-Ru Li
  • Yingchun Wang
  • Ping Fang Yang
  • Luding Jiang
  • Claudio A Pereira
  • V P Singh
  • J Poesens
  • B Muys
  • Shi Hua Shen
  • Mariana R Miranda
  • Shi-Hua Shen
  • Ming-juan Tang
  • L Verchot
  • Ming Juan Tang
  • Shihua Shen
  • Yun Liu
  • W Maes
  • Hui Chen
  • Ping-Fang Yang
  • B Reubens
  • Yunxiao Wang
  • Daihua Lu
  • Arnaldo R Armesto
  • Jingwen Sun
  • E Mathijs
  • Carolina Carrillo
  • Fan Chen
  • Cosimo Pizza
  • Neli Kika Honda
  • Alexandre Coutinho Teixeira de Freitas
  • Gilberto Simeone Henriques

Detail Information

Webpages35 found, 30 most recent shown here

  1. jatropha curcas
    www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Jatropha_curcas.html
  2. memórias on line
    memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br/983/4686.html
  3. aln no. 40: henning: the jatropha project of mali
    www.ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln40/jatropha.html
  4. developmental biology program
    www.tll.org.sg/Hongy.asp
  5. taxonomy browser (euphorbiaceae
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef& ...
  6. bibliography
    www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/rider/Pentatomoidea/Bibliography/bib ...
  7. familia: euphorbiaceae
    www.inbio.eas.ualberta.ca/bims/k03/p13/c045/o0129/f01640.htm
  8. m.m.p.n.d. - aleurites names
    www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Aleurites.html
  9. jatropha curcas news
    www.jatropha.de/jcl-news-2000.htm
  10. botanischer garten bochum, euphorbiaceae
    www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/boga/FamEuphorbiaceaeBGBO.html
  11. genome & structural biology program
    www.tll.org.sg/Jilh.asp
  12. sorting jatropha names
    www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Jatropha.html
  13. m.m.p.n. d. - sorting manihot names
    www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Manihot.html
  14. amity school of natural resources & sustainable development
    www.amity.edu/asnrsd/presentation.htm
  15. molecular population genetics group
    www.tll.org.sg/genhua.asp
  16. texas toxic plants
    texnat.tamu.edu/cmplants/toxic/plants/leatherstem.html
  17. bayer cropscience - jatropha - this particular oil well holds a lot of future promise
    www.bayercropscience.com/bcsweb/cropprotection.nsf/id/EN_200 ...
  18. jatropha in east timor
    www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/data/Timor/Jatropha.html
  19. cal poly pomona
    www.csupomona.edu/~biology/envbio/biodiesel/projects.html
  20. jatropha l.: florabase: flora of western australia
    florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/flora?f=185&level=g&id=956
  21. género: jatropha
    www.inbio.eas.ualberta.ca/bims/k03/p13/c045/o0129/f01640/g00 ...

Publications62

  1. Evaluation of efficacy and safety of a herbal medicine used for the treatment of malaria
    Nii Ayi Ankrah
    Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Legon, Gana
    Phytother Res 17:697-701
    ..The AM-1 is formulated from Jatropha curcas, Gossypium hirsutum, Physalis angulata and Delonix regia...
  2. Gastroprotective effect and cytotoxicity of semisynthetic jatropholone derivatives
    Mariano Pertino
    Laboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
    Planta Med 73:1095-100
    ..The compounds 3, 5 - 7, 10 and 12 - 18 are described for the first time...
  3. Effects of sarcoptic mange and its control with oil of Cedrus deodara, Pongamia glabra, Jatropha curcas and benzyl benzoate, both with and without ascorbic acid on growing sheep: assessment of weight gain, liver function, nutrient digestibility, wool prod
    U Dimri
    Division of Medicine, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, UP, India
    J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med 51:79-84
    ..The lambs treated with oil of Jatropha curcas ascorbic acid had significantly (P < 0.05) greater mean daily body weight gains (63...
  4. Effects of sarcoptic mange and its control with oil of Cedrus deodara, Pongamia glabra, Jatropha curcas and benzyl benzoate, both with and without ascorbic acid on growing sheep: epidemiology; assessment of clinical, haematological, cell-mediated humoral
    U Dimri
    Division of Medicine, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243122, UP, India
    J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med 51:71-8
    ..Within groups treated with the drug alone, recovery in oil of Jatropha curcas group was faster and lesions were free from mites after the eighth application...
  5. Expression, purification and anti-tumor activity of curcin
    Meng-Jun Luo
    College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
    Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 38:663-8
    Curcin, purified from the seeds of Jatropha curcas, can be used as a cell-killing agent. Understanding the anti-tumor activity of the recombinant protein of curcin is important for its application in clinical medicine...
  6. [Effects of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (bellyache bush) extract on the healing process of colonic anastomosis: experimental study in rats]
    Santiago Cirilo Nogueira Servin
    Universidade Federal do Maranhao
    Acta Cir Bras 21:89-96
    ..PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (bellyache bush) on the healing of colonic anastomosis in rats...
  7. [Evaluation of the use of raw extract of Jatropha gossypiifolia L. in the healing process of skin wounds in rats]
    Manoel Francisco da Silva Santos
    Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Maranhao
    Acta Cir Bras 21:2-7
    ..aspects of the healing process occurring in open skin lesions in rats under administration of raw extract from Jatropha Gossypiifolia L. METHOD: Sixty Wistar rats were utilized...
  8. Wound healing activities of Bark Extract of Jatropha curcas Linn in albino rats
    Somashekar Shetty
    Department of Biochemistry, Manipal Medical College, Manipal, India
    Saudi Med J 27:1473-6
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the wound-healing properties of crude bark extract of Jatropha curcas Linn in Wistar albino rats...
  9. Hypotensive and vasorelaxant effects of ethanolic extract from Jatropha gossypiifolia L. in rats
    Iracelle C Abreu
    Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão 65.085-580, Brazil
    Fitoterapia 74:650-7
    The present work was carried out to examine the hypotensive effects of ethanolic extract (EE) from Jatropha gossypiifolia L...
  10. Anti-inflammatory activity of Jatropha curcas roots in mice and rats
    A M Mujumdar
    Agharkar Research Institute, GG Agarkar Road, Pune 411 004, India
    J Ethnopharmacol 90:11-5
    Anti-inflammatory activity of topical application of Jatropha curcas L...
  11. Antitumor effects of curcin from seeds of Jatropha curcas
    Juan Lin
    College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
    Acta Pharmacol Sin 24:241-6
    AIM: To study the antitumor effects of curcin from Jatropha curcas. METHODS: Antitumor activity of curcin was tested by MTT assay. The N-glycosidase activity of curcin was determined by characterization of R-fragment in gel...
  12. Fatty acid composition of some medicinally useful seeds
    Manjoosha Srivastava
    Phytochemistry Division, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226 001, India
    J Herb Pharmacother 6:41-7
    Fatty acid composition of seeds from the fruits of Butea monosperma, Jatropha glandulifera and Portulaca oleracea of three different families, namely Papilionaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Portulaceae were determined through Gas Liquid ..
  13. Jatrophenone, a novel macrocyclic bioactive diterpene from Jatropha gossypifolia
    Nasi Ravindranath
    Organic Chemistry Division-I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
    Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 51:870-1
    A novel macrocyclic diterpene, jatrophenone, has been isolated from the whole plant of Jatropha gossypifolia. The structure of the compound was established by detailed studies of its one- and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) NMR spectra...
  14. New lathyrane and podocarpane diterpenoids from Jatropha curcas
    Nasi Ravindranath
    Organic Chemistry Division-I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
    Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 52:608-11
    Chemical investigation on Jatropha curcas resulted in the isolation of twenty constituents among which four diterpenoids were unknown and six compounds, tetradecyl-(E)-ferulate, 3-O-(Z)-coumaroyl oleanolic acid, heudelotinone, epi-..
  15. Investigation of induced biochemical and histopathological parameters of acetonitril extract of Jatropha carcus in albino rats
    Hala F Abd Elhamid
    Department of Chemistry of Pesticides, National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
    J Egypt Soc Parasitol 34:397-406
    ..However, these side-effects were very little as compared to the severe side-effects caused by Praziquantel...
  16. Extraction of oil from Jatropha curcas L. seed kernels by combination of ultrasonication and aqueous enzymatic oil extraction
    Shweta Shah
    Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
    Bioresour Technol 96:121-3
    ..and aqueous enzymatic oil extraction was found to be useful in the case of extraction of oil from the seeds of Jatropha curcas L. The use of ultrasonication for 10 min at pH 9.0 followed by aqueous oil extraction gave a yield of 67%...
  17. Therapeutic biology of Jatropha curcas: a mini review
    Reena Thomas
    School of Biotechnology, Rajiv Gandhi Technological University, Airport Bypass Road, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal 462036, India
    Curr Pharm Biotechnol 9:315-24
    b>Jatropha curcas is a drought resistant, perennial plant that grows even in the marginal and poor soil. Raising Jatropha is easy. It keeps producing seeds for many years...
  18. Anti-metastatic effects of curcusone B, a diterpene from Jatropha curcas
    Surin Muangman
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Phya Thai, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
    In Vivo 19:265-8
    ..The anti-metastatic potential of curcusone B, a diterpene isolated from Jatropha curcas Linn...
  19. Gastroprotective activity and cytotoxic effect of cyperenoic acid derivatives
    Mariano Pertino
    Laboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, Casilla 747, Talca, Chile
    J Pharm Pharmacol 58:1507-13
    ..The best gastroprotective effect with lower cytotoxicity was found for the compound 8, cyperenoic acid and the p-anisidyl derivative 7...
  20. Pro- and antioxidant effects and cytoprotective potentials of nine edible vegetables in southwest Nigeria
    E O Iwalewa
    Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria
    J Med Food 8:539-44
    ..0-37.5% and 14.8-36.2%, respectively), Solanum macrocarpon, Telfaria occidentalis, Amaranthus hybridus, and Jatropha tanjorensis produced weak activity (1.6-15.8%, 1.6-7.7%, 2.8-6.62%, and 10.7-12...
  21. Piscicidal effect of some common plants of India commonly used in freshwater bodies against target animals
    Digvijay Singh
    National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, UP, India
    Chemosphere 49:45-9
    ..Thus, the LC50 values of stem bark extracts of Euphorbia royleana, Jatropha gossypifolia, Nerium indicum and Thevelia peruviana were decreased from 0.050 g/l (24 h) > to 0.020 g/l (96 h); 4...
  22. Larvicidal activity of some Euphorbiaceae plant extracts against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)
    A Abdul Rahuman
    Unit of Bioactive Natural Products, Department of Zoology, C Abdul Hakeem College, Melvisharam 632 509, India
    Parasitol Res 102:867-73
    ..activity of ethyl acetate, butanol, and petroleum ether extracts of five species of Euphorbiaceae plants, Jatropha curcas, Pedilanthus tithymaloides, Phyllanthus amarus, Euphorbia hirta, and Euphorbia tirucalli, were tested ..
  23. Effects of Lepidium meyenii Walp and Jatropha macrantha on blood levels of estradiol-17 beta, progesterone, testosterone and the rate of embryo implantation in mice
    Masami Oshima
    Graduate School of Medical Imaging, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka-shi, Mie, Japan
    J Vet Med Sci 65:1145-6
    The effects of two Peruvian folk medicines, Lepidium meyenii Walp and Jatropha macrantha, on mouse sex steroid hormones and embryo implantation were investigated. Progesterone levels increased significantly in mice that received L...
  24. Integerrimides A and B, cyclic heptapeptides from the latex of Jatropha integerrima
    Wantana Mongkolvisut
    Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok 10240, Thailand
    J Nat Prod 69:1435-41
    Two new cyclic heptapeptides, integerrimides A and B, have been isolated from the latex of Jatropha integerrima. Their structures were elucidated by using extensive 1D and 2D NMR, MS, and chemical degradation...
  25. Characterization and structure elucidation of 12-hydroxyoctadec-cis-9-enoic acid in Jatropha gossypifolia and Hevea brasiliensis seed oils: a rich source of hydroxy fatty acid
    K M Hosamani
    P G Department of Studies in Chemistry, Karnatak University, Pawate Nagar, Dharwad 580003, India
    Chem Phys Lipids 152:9-12
    ..b>Jatropha gossypifolia and Hevea brasiliensis seed oils were found to contain 18.5% and 18...
  26. Jatropha curcas L., a multipurpose stress resistant plant with a potential for ethnomedicine and renewable energy
    Mousumi Debnath
    Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, JECRC Foundation, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Applied Sciences, Shri Ram Ki Nangal, Via Vatika, Tonk Road, Jaipur 303905, India
    Curr Pharm Biotechnol 9:288-306
    b>Jatropha curcas is a stress--resistant perennial plant growing on marginal soils. This plant is widespread throughout arid and semiarid tropical regions of the world and has been used as a traditional folk medicine in many countries. J...
  27. Full chain energy analysis of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas L. in Thailand
    Kritana Prueksakorn
    The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut s University of Technology, Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
    Environ Sci Technol 42:3388-93
    Biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas Linnaeus (JCL) has been considered for partial substitution of diesel fuel for transportation in Thailand...
  28. Biodiesel production from crude Jatropha curcas L. seed oil with a high content of free fatty acids
    Hanny Johanes Berchmans
    Energy Technology Center, Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology, Kawasan Puspiptek, Serpong, Tangerang, Indonesia
    Bioresour Technol 99:1716-21
    A technique to produce biodiesel from crude Jatropha curcas seed oil (CJCO) having high free fatty acids (15%FFA) has been developed. The high FFA level of JCJO was reduced to less than 1% by a two-step pretreatment process...
  29. Lipase-mediated transformation of vegetable oils into biodiesel using propan-2-ol as acyl acceptor
    Mukesh Kumar Modi
    Division of Lipid Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
    Biotechnol Lett 28:637-40
    ..The optimum conditions for transesterification of crude jatropha (Jatropha curcas), karanj (Pongamia pinnata) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus) oils were 10% Novozym-435 (..
  30. Quantitative determination of jatrophone in "cachaça" prepared with Jatropha elliptica
    Rosenei Louzada Brum
    Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Departamento de Química, Caixa Postal 649, 79070-900 Campo Grande/MS, Brazil
    Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 54:754-7
    ..with UV detection (HPLC-UV) was developed for analysis of jatrophone in "cachaça" prepared with Jatropha elliptica, administered orally, employed in Brazil for the treatment of venomous snake bites...
  31. Concise total syntheses of the bioactive mesotricyclic diterpenoids jatrophatrione and citlalitrione
    Jiong Yang
    Evans Chemical Laboratories, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    J Am Chem Soc 125:1567-74
    ..Treatment of 1 with m-chloroperbenzoic acid leads to 2, with attack occurring preferentially on a alpha-face of the double bond more remote to the carbonyl...
  32. Characteristics and composition of Parkia biglobbossa and Jatropha curcas oils and cakes
    E T Akintayo
    Chemistry Department, University of Ado Ekiti, P M B 5363, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
    Bioresour Technol 92:307-10
    Parkia biglobbossa (PKBS) and Jatropha curcas (JTC) seeds were analysed for their proximate composition. The seeds oils were analysed for fatty acid, lipid classes, sterols and physicochemical characteristics...
  33. Coagulant and anticoagulant activities in Jatropha curcas latex
    Omolaja Osoniyi
    Department of Biochemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 22005, Nigeria
    J Ethnopharmacol 89:101-5
    b>Jatropha curcas Linn. (Euphorbiaceae), a medicinal plant commonly grown in the Tropics, is traditionally used as a haemostatic...
  34. Deoxypreussomerins from Jatropha curcas: are they also plant metabolites?
    N Ravindranath
    Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Organic Chemistry Division - I, Hyderabad 500 007, India
    Phytochemistry 65:2387-90
    Three deoxypreussomerins, palmarumycins CP1, JC1 and JC2, have been isolated from a collection of the stems of Jatropha curcas. The second and third compounds are antibacterial constituents which were characterized from spectral evidence...
  35. Preparation of cross-linked enzyme aggregates by using bovine serum albumin as a proteic feeder
    Shweta Shah
    Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
    Anal Biochem 351:207-13
    ..For the transesterification of Jatropha oil, while free enzyme powder required 8 h and 50 mg lipase to obtain 77% conversion, CLEA required only 6 h and ..
  36. Root architecture of the promising bio-diesel plant Jatropha
    W M J Achten
    Division Forest, Nature and Landscape, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
    Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 72:81-5
  37. Novel 12-deoxy-16-hydroxyphorbol diesters isolated from the seed oil of Jatropha curcas
    Wilhelm Haas
    Institute of Chemistry, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, Austria
    J Nat Prod 65:1434-40
    Six unstable intramolecular diterpene esters were isolated from the seed oil of Jatropha curcas...
  38. Antibacterial diterpenoids from Jatropha podagrica Hook
    Olapeju O Aiyelaagbe
    Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    Phytochemistry 68:2420-5
    ..diterpenoids possessing lathyrane and jatrophane skeletons, respectively, have been isolated from the root of Jatropha podagrica Hook. Four other diterpenoids (3-6) were also isolated from this plant...
  39. Jatropha curcas poisoning
    Ritesh G Menezes
    Indian J Pediatr 73:634; author reply 635
  40. Green gold in a shrub
    Rebecca Renner
    Sci Am 296:20, 23
  41. Growth of Jatropha curcas on heavy metal contaminated soil amended with industrial wastes and Azotobacter. A greenhouse study
    G P Kumar
    Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute NEERI, Nehru Marg, Nagpur, India
    Bioresour Technol 99:2078-82
    ..wastes (biosludge and dairy sludge) and biofertilizer (Azotobacter chroococcum) on the planting conditions of Jatropha curcas in metal contaminated soils...
  42. Isolation and functional characterization of the JcERF gene, a putative AP2/EREBP domain-containing transcription factor, in the woody oil plant Jatropha curcas
    Mingjuan Tang
    Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, P R China
    Plant Mol Biol 63:419-28
    A cDNA clone, named JcERF, was isolated from Jatropha curcas seedlings (a woody oil plant). It was classified as an ERF subfamily member based on multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic characterization...
  43. Production of protease and lipase by solvent tolerant Pseudomonas aeruginosa PseA in solid-state fermentation using Jatropha curcas seed cake as substrate
    Nilkamal Mahanta
    Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India
    Bioresour Technol 99:1729-35
    Deoiled Jatropha seed cake was assessed for its suitability as substrate for enzyme production by solid-state fermentation (SSF). Solvent tolerant Pseudomonas aeruginosa PseA strain previously reported by us was used for fermentation...
  44. Characterization of a new stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase gene from Jatropha curcas
    Luo Tong
    College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
    Biotechnol Lett 28:657-62
    ..of stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase was obtained by RT-PCR and RACE techniques from developing seeds of Jatropha curcas...
  45. Expression of a ribosome inactivating protein (curcin 2) in Jatropha curcas is induced by stress
    Wei Qin
    College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610 065, PR China
    J Biosci 30:351-7
    The open reading frame (ORF) encoding curcin 2 was cloned from total genomic and cDNA of Jatropha curcas leaves, which were treated by drought, temperature stress and fungal infection, by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reverse ..
  46. Role of biotechnological interventions in the improvement of castor (Ricinus communis L.) and Jatropha curcas L
    M Sujatha
    Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India
    Biotechnol Adv 26:424-35
    Castor and Jatropha belong to the Euphorbiaceae family. This review highlights the role of biotechnological tools in the genetic improvement of castor and jatropha...
  47. Responses of Jatropha curcas seedlings to cold stress: photosynthesis-related proteins and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics
    Yu Liang
    Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
    Physiol Plant 131:508-17
    Photosynthesis-related proteins and PSII functions of Jatropha curcas seedlings under cold stress were studied using proteomic and chlorophyll fluorescence approaches...
  48. Aquaporin JcPIP2 is involved in drought responses in Jatropha curcas
    Ying Zhang
    Key Laboratory of Bio resources and Eco environment, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
    Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 39:787-94
    ..A new full-length cDNA encoding aquaporin was isolated from the seedlings of Jatropha curcas. The gene of the plasma membrane intrinsic protein (PIP) from J...
  49. Gastroprotective effect and cytotoxicity of terpenes from the Paraguayan crude drug "yagua rova" (Jatropha isabelli)
    Mariano Pertino
    Laboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Química de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, Casilla 747, Talca, Chile
    J Ethnopharmacol 111:553-9
    ..acid (1), cyperenoic acid (2) and a monoterpene were isolated from the rhizomes of the Paraguayan crude drug Jatropha isabelli. The compounds were characterized by spectroscopic means...
  50. Removal of cadmium (II) from aqueous solutions by adsorption on agricultural waste biomass
    Umesh Garg
    Department of Chemistry, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal 148106, Punjab, India
    J Hazard Mater 154:1149-57
    ..sugarcane bagasse (SCB), maize corncob (MCC) and Jatropha oil cake (JOC) for the removal of Cd(II) from aqueous solution under different experimental conditions...
  51. Cloning and characterization of a curcin gene encoding a ribosome inactivating protein from Jatropha curcas
    Juan Lin
    State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People s Republic of China
    DNA Seq 14:311-7
    ..The cloning of the gene is important foundation to further study the structure, expression and regulation mechanism...
  52. Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a gene encoding a putative beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) synthase III (KAS III) from Jatropha curcas
    Jun Li
    South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China
    Tree Physiol 28:921-7
    A cDNA clone encoding a putative beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) synthase III (KAS III) was isolated from Jatropha curcas L., a woody oil plant...
  53. A case of Jatropha multifida poisoning resembling organophosphate intoxication
    Dror Koltin
    Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Clin Toxicol (Phila) 44:337-8
    ..This is the first report of miosis as a presenting sign of Jatropha intoxication...
  54. Phytomonas: transport of amino acids, hexoses and polyamines
    Gaspar E Canepa
    Laboratorio de Biología Molecular de Trypanosoma cruzi LBMTC, Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Combatientes de Malvinas 3150, Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, 1427 Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Exp Parasitol 117:106-10
    Phytomonas cells (Phytomonas Jma) isolated from the latex of Jatropha macrantha were assayed for amino acid, hexose and polyamine transport...
  55. Catechin derivatives in Jatropha macrantha stems: characterisation and LC/ESI/MS/MS quali-quantitative analysis
    Angelyne Benavides
    Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Facoltá di Farmacia, Universitá di Salerno, Via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
    J Pharm Biomed Anal 40:639-47
    A phytochemical investigation on methanol extract of stems of Jatropha macrantha led to the isolation of catechin, catechin-7-O-beta-glucopyranoside and proanthocyanidin B-3 along with other catechin polymers...
  56. Stereoselective total syntheses of uncommon sesquiterpenoids isolated from Jatropha neopauciflora
    Yujiro Hayashi
    Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma machi, Kanazawa, Japan
    Org Lett 10:2385-8
    The first total syntheses of two tricyclic sesquiterpenes 1 and 2, isolated from Jatropha neopauciflora, were completed from dimethyl D-tartrate in a stereoselective manner...
  57. Biofuel: the little shrub that could--maybe
    Daemon Fairless
    Nature 449:652-5