Molecular characterization of haloxylon salicornicum moq. Drummond strathclyde institute of pharmacy and biomedical sciences, univ ersity of strathclyde,cathedral street, glasgow g r e, uk. Box 5969, safat 60, kuwait kuwait university, dept. Research article the inhibitory effect of haloxylon salicornicum on contraction of the mouse uterus nabilah. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Naser 1, hafiz majid mahmood 3, syed rizwan ahamad 5, abdullah a. In vitro antituberculosis activities of series of four fractions and twenty 120 pure compounds included seven triterpenes, two alkaloids, two cycloheximide derivatives, two coumarins six sterol derivatives and a long chain alcohol, respectively, isolated from haloxylon salicornicum were evaluated against mycobecterium tuberculosis h37rv. Haloxylines a 1 and b 2, new piperidine alkaloids, have been isolated from the chloroform soluble fraction of haloxylon salicornicum and their structures elucidated by spectroscopic techniques including 2dnmr. Haloxylon salicornicum famine foods purdue university. It is a desert shrub and is found in israel, jordan, egypt, saudi arabia, kuwait, oman, united arab emirates, afghanistan and pakistan. O rod arthrophytum schrenk i o vkljucenii v nego roda haloxylon bunge. Haloxylon salicornicum pdf haloxylon salicornicum h.
In this study, the effects of afforestation with haloxylon spp. It is important to conserve haloxylon community in kuwait as it can tolerate extreme adverse conditions of drought and salinity to be potentially used in the desert and urban revegetation and greenery national programs. Samples were appropriately labeled and kept at 80c until further use. Flora and vegetational aspects of miniature dunes in a sanddepleted haloxylon salicornicum community in the kuwait desertgary brown, 1 email protected stefan porembski, 2 1. It is a desert shrub and is found in israel, jordan, egypt, saudi arabia. Some pharmacological and toxicological envestigation of. Haloxylon salicornicum is an important rangeland shrub species of arid regions. The species possesses range of morphological, physiological and ecological. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Pdf chemical constituents of haloxylon salicornicum. Jan 15, 2015 haloxylon salicornicum is a shrub species found in arid regions and has beneficial applications that include fruiting tops and seed as animal feed, seed as emergency food, wood as fuel, different plant parts for medicine, and restoration of degraded lands. The inhibitory effect of haloxylon salicornicum on. Haloxylines a and b, antifungal and cholinesterase inhibiting.
Plants thrive under adverse conditions of sandy and saline soils of. Biosynthesis of the alkaloids of haloxylon salicornicum i. Most of the species of this family are weedy and grow in unfertile areas of soil ferheen et al. Haloxylon salicornicum is an almost leafless, muchbranched shrub, growing up to 60 cm 20 in in height. Germination ecology of haloxylon salicornicum from kuwait.
In modern kazakh language, the shrub is called saxaul. Haloxylon salicornicum is a desert plant which belongs to the family of chenopodiaceae which includes 100 genus and 1200 species ferheen et al. Haloxylon persicum, the white saxaul, is a small tree belonging to the family amaranthaceae. Haloxylon salicornicum is a shrub species found in arid regions and has beneficial applications that include fruiting tops and seed as ani. Current recommendations for positive controls in rtpcr. Haloxylon persicum is a vital species in desert environment. It is distributed from western mediterranean region to arabia, iran, mangolia, burma and southwest of china 8. Its range is western asia, including the palestine region, egypt, sinai. Haloxylon salicornicum is a shrub species found in arid regions and has beneficial applications that include fruiting tops and seed as animal feed, seed as emergency food, wood as fuel, different plant parts for medicine, and restoration of degraded lands. Twig of haloxylon salicornicum hammada elegance with flower galls birdbeakshaped galls taken from roadside of salwa road in area of rawdat ekdaim. Pdf the inhibitory effect of haloxylon salicornicum on contraction. From the aerial parts a new piperidyl alkaloid, haloxynine, was isolated and characterized on the basis of mass spectrometry, 1 h and c nmr. Effect of emex spinosa, leptadenia pyrotechnica, haloxylon salicornicum and ochradenus baccatus extracts on the reproductive organs of adult male rats.
Jul 19, 2001 the choice of adequate controls for reverse transcriptase rt pcr analysis has been the focus of a debate pursued in leukemia over the past 3 years. This species produces two types of dispersal unit with yellow and pink winged perianths that are wind dispersed. According to dmitry ushakov, the name borrowed from the kazakh seksevil. The stems are pale and the plant lacks large foliage. General features of haloxylon salicornicum nabkas haloxylon salicornicum is one of the major prominent communities in desert habitats, northeast of kuwait. Haloxylon is a genus of shrubs or small trees, belonging to the plant family amaranthaceae. Two species of the genus were recorded in the literature to have folkloric uses. Therefore, the initial aim of this study was to determine whether h. Preliminary phytochemical and antimicrobial investigations. Haloxylon salicornicum at flowering stage haloxylon recurvum at flowering stage. The present study has demonstrated that both morphological and physiological differences exist in different colored dispersal units, which might represent the combination of different complementary adaptive strategies and have ecological significance for haloxylon salicornicum s successful survival in harsh desert environmental conditions. The genus arthrophytum and the included species of haloxylon. Haloxylon salicornicum famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. Haloxylon salicornicum is a shrub or undershrub belonging to the family amaranthaceae.
This community was recognized in different landfoms including gravel plains with sand sheets, slopes, gravel channels, coastal sand dunes and edges of coastal salt marshes. Moreover, the species is tolerant to abiotic stresses such as drought and high temperature which make it suitable for cultivation in. Pdf chemical constituents of haloxylon salicornicum plant. In vitro antituberculosis activities of the constituents. Effect of emex spinosa, leptadenia pyrotechnica, haloxylon. Bunge ex boiss rimth is one of the native plants of kuwait, extensively depleting through the anthropogenic activities. Research article the inhibitory effect of haloxylon. Petersbourg trudy botaniceskago muzeja imperatorskoj akademii nauk 11. It is a desert shrub and is found in israel, jordan, egypt, saudi arabia, kuwait, oman, united arab emirates, afghanistan and pakistan description. Flora and vegetational aspects of miniature dunes in a.
Haloxylon salicornicum moq bunge in boiss is an under shrub, perennial plant of family chenopodiaceae. Roy mmpotential of native shrubs haloxylon salicornicum and calligonum. Despite its medical use, there has been no detailed evaluation of the effect of this plant on uterine tissue. Dna based markers rapd and isj were used for population genetic analysis. Not only does it play a role in stabilizing sand dunes, but also conserves soil and water and reduces the rate of desertification. Genetic diversity and population structure of haloxylon salicornicum. Sep 20, 2014 shrubinduced soil property spatial heterogeneity is common in arid and semiarid ecosystems and aids desertified land restoration. The inhibitory effect of haloxylon salicornicum on contraction of the. Antiinflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, and antioxidant activities of. Preliminary phytochemical and antimicrobial investigations of. Haloxylon and its species are known by the common name saxaul. Dec 01, 2005 haloxylon salicornicum is a desert plant that contains several alkaloids. Some pharmacological and toxicological envestigation of haloxylon salicornicum in rabbits m. However, the effectiveness of this technique may rely on the plant species used and the habitat conditions present.
Standardization of dna extraction and genetic diversity. Haloxylon article about haloxylon by the free dictionary. Haloxylon salicornicum is a shrub or under shrub of the amaranthacea family that is found in pakistan. To assess the degree to which planting two native species, haloxylon salicornicum and calligonum polygonoides, facilitates degraded land restoration. Optimization of in vitro regeneration of haloxylon salicornicum. Southern qatar, april 11, 2015 haloxylon salicornicum hammada elegance with tiny yellow flowers and a birdbeakshaped galls near chalk cliffs near salwa road in area of rawdat ekdaim.
A glcms analysis revealed the presence of 17 additional known alkaloids of which piperidine, halosaline, anabasine, hordenine, nmethyltyramine, haloxine and aldotripiperideine. However, the fact that the plant species is endangered poses serious consequences. Haloxylon persicum is native to northwestern china, russia and the middle east and can withstand extreme drought. Haloxylon salicornicum in kew science plants of the world online. Haloxylon saxaul, a genus of plants of the family chenopodiaceae. Haloxylon salicornicum degraded desert habitats of northern. Creamy white or light pinkish flowers appear during septemberoctober months. Pdf haloxylon salicornicum is a shrub species found in arid. It is widely distributed in egypt, palestine, jordan, iraq, iran, pakistan, india and kuwait ali and qaiser, 2001, zaman et al. In present investigation we standardized dna extraction protocol amenable to pcr. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Flora and vegetational aspects of miniature dunes in a sand. Both the compounds displayed antifungal and cholinesterase enzymes inhibitory potentials.
Ecological and botanical diversity in haloxylon persicum. Extraction of pure dna is a prerequisite for dna based molecular marker analysis. Haloxylon salicornicum is a perennial shrub that grows in sandy and stony desert areas. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew.
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