luffa cylindrica

loofah sponge plant material obtained from the fruit of the sponge loofah, luffa cylindrica, cucurbitaceae PubMed: Luffa cylindrica suppresses development of Dermatophagoides farinae-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions in Nc/Nga mice. PubMed: Amputation of congo red dye from waste water using microwave induced grafted Luffa cylindrica cellulosic fiber. PubMed: Cucurbits depicted in Byzantine mosaics from Israel, 350-600 ce. PubMed: Hydrogen peroxide mediates abscisic acid-induced HSP70 accumulation and heat tolerance in grafted cucumber plants. PubMed: The sub/supra-optimal temperature-induced inhibition of photosynthesis and oxidative damage in cucumber leaves are alleviated by grafting onto figleaf gourd/luffa rootstocks. PubMed: Local crop planting systems enhance insecticide-mediated displacement of two invasive leafminer fly. PubMed: A multiscale study on the structural and mechanical properties of the luffa sponge from Luffa cylindrica plant. PubMed: Fixed-bed biosorption of cadmium using immobilized Scenedesmus obliquus CNW-N cells on loofa (Luffa cylindrica) sponge. PubMed: Description of a new Pratylenchus species from China (Tylenchida, Pratylenchidae). PubMed: Ethanol fermentation of sugarcane molasses by Zymomonas mobilis MTCC 92 immobilized in Luffa cylindrica L. sponge discs and Ca-alginate matrices. PubMed: Luffa cylindrica and phytosterols bioconversion: from shake flask to jar bioreactor. PubMed: Improvement of Ni phytostabilization by inoculation of Ni resistant Bacillus megaterium SR28C. PubMed: Performance of Luffa cylindrica as immobilization matrix in bioconversion reactions by Nicotiana tabacum BY-2. PubMed: Loofa (Luffa cylindrica) sponge: review of development of the biomatrix as a tool for biotechnological applications. PubMed: Thermal and mechanical properties of bio-nanocomposites reinforced by Luffa cylindrica cellulose nanocrystals. PubMed: Functional components in Luffa cylindrica and their effects on anti-inflammation of macrophage cells. PubMed: Evaluation of UV/TiO(2) and UV/ZnO photocatalytic systems coupled to a biological process for the treatment of bleaching pulp mill effluent. PubMed: Balsamin, a novel ribosome-inactivating protein from the seeds of Balsam apple Momordica balsamina. PubMed: Structural characterization and anti-HIV-1 activities of arginine/glutamate-rich polypeptide Luffin P1 from the seeds of sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica). PubMed: Taxonomic significance of trichomes micromorphology in cucurbits. PubMed: Cloning and soluble expression of mature alpha-luffin from Luffa cylindrica and its antitumor activities in vitro. PubMed: Host range and complete genome sequence of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus, a new member of the genus Crinivirus. PubMed: A natural sorbent, Luffa cylindrica for the removal of a model basic dye. PubMed: Disinfection of waterborne coliform bacteria using Luffa cylindrica fruit and seed extracts. PubMed: A novel recombinant immunotoxin with the smallest ribosome-inactivating protein Luffin P1: T-cell cytotoxicity and prolongation of allograft survival. PubMed: Statistical optimization of alpha-amylase production with immobilized cells of Streptomyces erumpens MTCC 7317 in Luffa cylindrica L. sponge discs. PubMed: Cortical Aerenchyma formation in hypocotyl and adventitious roots of Luffa cylindrica subjected to soil flooding. PubMed: Dye adsorption behavior of Luffa cylindrica fibers. PubMed: A new flavone glycoside from the fruits of Luffa cylindrica. PubMed: Immobilization of Streptomyces clavuligerus on loofah sponge for the production of clavulanic acid. PubMed: Acetylation of loofa (Luffa cylindrica) sponge as immobilization carrier for bioprocesses involving cellulase. PubMed: [Analysis on bioactivity of HIV-1 integrase by ELISA method]. PubMed: Immunomodulatory effects of two sapogenins 1 and 2 isolated from Luffa cylindrica in Balb/C mice. PubMed: Production of lactic acid with loofa sponge immobilized Rhizopus oryzae RBU2-10. PubMed: Antioxidant constituents in the fruits of Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem. PubMed: Degradation of carbendazim and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by immobilized consortium on loofa sponge. PubMed: Experimental investigation of various vegetable fibers as sorbent materials for oil spills. PubMed: [Cloning and expression of luffin-a gene from the seeds of Luffa cylindrical]. PubMed: Loofa sponge as a scaffold for culture of rat hepatocytes. PubMed: Morphosynthesis: high fidelity inorganic replica of the fibrous network of loofa sponge (Luffa cylindrica). PubMed: Occurrence and significance of Cryptococcus neoformans in vegetables and fruits. PubMed: Alginate coated loofa sponge discs for the removal of cadmium from aqueous solutions. PubMed: [Purification and partial characterization of luffin P1, a peptide with translational inhibitory activity and trypsin inhibitory activity, from seeds of Luffa cylindrica]. PubMed: Purification and characterization of Luffin P1, a ribosome-inactivating peptide from the seeds of Luffa cylindrica. PubMed: L-Lactic acid production from raw cassava starch in a circulating loop bioreactor with cells immobilized in loofa (Luffa cylindrica). PubMed: Crystal structure of beta-luffin, a ribosome-inactivating protein, at 2.0 A resolution. PubMed: Contamination of ribosome inactivating proteins with ribonucleases, separated by affinity chromatography on red sepharose. PubMed: A novel circulating loop bioreactor with cells immobilized in loofa ( Luffa cylindrica) sponge for the bioconversion of raw cassava starch to ethanol. PubMed: Chlorella sorokiniana immobilized on the biomatrix of vegetable sponge of Luffa cylindrica: a new system to remove cadmium from contaminated aqueous medium. PubMed: [Biological characters of the different varieties for Luffa cylindrica]. PubMed: Purification,characterization and chemical modification studies on a translation inhibitor protein from Luffa cylindrica. PubMed: Isolation, Purification and Characterization of a Group of Novel Small Molecular Ribosome Inactivating Protein -- LuffinS from Seeds of Luffa cylindrica. PubMed: In vitro Inhibition of Human Melanoma Cells by Immunotoxin Luffin B-Ng76. PubMed: Isolation and characterization of luffacylin, a ribosome inactivating peptide with anti-fungal activity from sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica) seeds. PubMed: Preparation and Use of a Monoclonal Antibodyagainst Luffin b. PubMed: Cloning and Expression of Luffin-b cDNA from the Seeds of Luffa cylindrica. PubMed: Isolation of lilin, a novel arginine- and glutamate-rich protein with potent antifungal and mitogenic activities from lily bulbs. PubMed: Luffangulin, a novel ribosome inactivating peptide from ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) seeds. PubMed: Molecular cloning and characterization of isomultiflorenol synthase, a new triterpene synthase from Luffa cylindrica, involved in biosynthesis of bryonolic acid. PubMed: [Studies on the chemical structure of lucyoside R from leaves of Luffa cylindrica roem]. PubMed: Studies on the anti-mitogenic, anti-phage and hypotensive effects of several ribosome inactivating proteins. PubMed: The plant ribosome inactivating proteins luffin and saporin are potent inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase. PubMed: Antiproliferative effect and apoptotic response in vitro of human melanoma cells to liposomes containing the ribosome-inactivating protein luffin. PubMed: Immobilization of polymethylgalacturonase producing Aspergillus niger on Luffa sponge material. PubMed: Differential response of human melanoma and Ehrlich ascites cells in vitro to the ribosome-inactivating protein luffin. PubMed: Sechiumin, a ribosome-inactivating protein from the edible gourd, Sechium edule Swartz--purification, characterization, molecular cloning and expression. PubMed: Chemical modifications of momordin-a and luffin-a, ribosome-inactivating proteins from the seeds of Momordica charantia and Luffa cylindrica: involvement of His140, Tyr165, and Lys231 in the protein-synthesis inhibitory activity. PubMed: Actions of pokeweed antiviral protein on virus-infected protoplasts. PubMed: Primary structure of 6.5k-arginine/glutamate-rich polypeptide from the seeds of sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica). PubMed: Isolation and molecular characterization of four arginine/glutamate rich polypeptides from the seeds of sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica). PubMed: Modeling of the three-dimensional structure of luffin-alpha and its simulated reaction with the substrate oligoribonucleotide GAGA. PubMed: Production of ribosome-inactivating protein from hairy root cultures of Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem. PubMed: Anti-complement activity of oleanolic acid: an inhibitor of C3-convertase of the classical complement pathway. PubMed: Luffin-S--a small novel ribosome-inactivating protein from Luffa cylindrica. Characterization and mechanism studies. PubMed: Growth and production characteristics of permeabilized Coleus blumei cells in immobilized fed-batch culture. PubMed: [Chemical constituents of Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem]. PubMed: Vegetable sponge as a matrix to immobilize micro-organisms: a trial study for hyphal fungi, yeast and bacteria. PubMed: Differential abilities of the ribosome inactivating proteins luffaculin, luffins and momorcochin to induce abnormalities in developing mouse embryos in vitro. PubMed: Changes in ovulatory and steroidogenic responses in mice after administration of the ribosome inactivating proteins momorcochin, luffaculin and luffins. PubMed: Intracellular distribution of the hydrophobic triterpene, bryonolic acid, in cultured cells of Luffa cylindrica L. PubMed: Production of an anti-allergic triterpene bryonolic acid, by plant cell cultures. PubMed: Protein, cDNA, and genomic DNA sequences of the towel gourd trypsin inhibitor. A squash family inhibitor. PubMed: Nucleotide sequence of cDNA encoding beta-luffin, another ribosome-inactivating protein from Luffa cylindrica. PubMed: Two proteins with ribosome-inactivating, cytotoxic and abortifacient activities from seeds of Luffa cylindrica roem (Cucurbitaceae). PubMed: Proteins with abortifacient, ribosome inactivating, immunomodulatory, antitumor and anti-AIDS activities from Cucurbitaceae plants. PubMed: Nucleotide sequence of cDNA encoding alpha-luffin, a ribosome-inactivating protein from Luffa cylindrica. PubMed: Cloning and expression of a Luffa ribosome-inactivating protein-related protein. PubMed: Anti-allergic effect of bryonolic acid from Luffa cylindrica cell suspension cultures. PubMed: Ribosomal inhibitory proteins from plants inhibit HIV-1 replication in acutely infected peripheral blood mononuclear cells. PubMed: Conserved amino acid residues in ribosome-inactivating proteins from plants. PubMed: Structures of two new fibrinolytic saponins from the seed of Luffa cylindrica Roem. PubMed: N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-asparagine structure in ribosome-inactivating proteins from the seeds of Luffa cylindrica and Phytolacca americana. PubMed: Complete amino acid sequence of luffin-b, a ribosome-inactivating protein from sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica) seeds. PubMed: Complete amino acid sequence of luffin-a, a ribosome-inactivating protein from the seeds of sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica). PubMed: Isolation and partial characterization of three protein-synthesis inhibitory proteins from the seeds of Luffa cylindrica. PubMed: Complete amino acid sequence of luffin-a, a ribosome-inactivating protein from the seeds of Luffa cylindrica. PubMed: Identification of lysine residue at or near active site of luffin-a, a ribosome-inactivating protein from seeds of Luffa cylindrica. PubMed: [Antiviral effects of extracts of the Luffa cylindrica vine. In vivo and in vitro studies]. PubMed: [Antiviral effect of an extract of Luffa cylindrica (L 043) on Japanese B encephalitis virus infection in vivo]. PubMed: [Studies on the constituents of Cucurbitaceae plants. VI. On the saponin constituents of Luffa cylindrica Roem. (1)]. PubMed: Isolation and fusion studies on protoplasts from pollen tetrads.