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Celastraceae

Known as: bittersweet family 
A plant family of the order Celastrales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida.
National Institutes of Health

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Celastrales
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Antiproliferative activity of pristimerin isolated from Maytenus ilicifolia (Celastraceae) in human HL-60 cells.
Pristimerin has been shown to be cytotoxic to several cancer cell lines. In the present work, the cytotoxicity of pristimerin was… Expand
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A Brief History of Seed Size
Improved phylogenies and the accumulation of broad comparative data sets have opened the way for phylogenetic analyses to trace… Expand
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
In vitro cytotoxic activity of Thai medicinal plants used traditionally to treat cancer.
The SRB assay was used to test cytotoxicity against three human cancer cell lines and one normal cell line of 11 Thai medicinal… Expand
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Deep-sea pollen from the South China Sea: Pleistocene indicators of East Asian monsoon
Abstract A high-resolution pollen record (sampling interval averages 820 years) has been obtained from ODP Site 1144 (water depth… Expand
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Celastraceae sesquiterpenoids: biological activity and synthesis.
Plant extracts of the Celastraceae have been used for centuries throughout South America and China as insect repellents and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
New and bioactive compounds from Streptomyces strains residing in the wood of Celastraceae
Abstract. Wood from three different plants of the Celastraceae growing in their natural habitats in Brazil (Maytenus aquifolia… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Phylogeny of the Celastraceae inferred from phytochrome B gene sequence and morphology.
Phylogenetic relationships within Celastraceae were inferred using a simultaneous analysis of 61 morphological characters and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
How plants shape the ant community in the Amazonian rainforest canopy: the key role of extrafloral nectaries and homopteran honeydew
Abstract. Ant-plant interactions in the canopy of a lowland Amazonian rainforest of the upper Orinoco, Venezuela, were studied… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Evaluation of the antiulcerogenic activity of friedelan-3beta-ol and friedelin isolated from Maytenus ilicifolia (Celastraceae).
An easy methodology for triterpene isolation is shown. Evaluation in rats for antiulcer activity of friedelan-3beta-ol 1 and… Expand
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Antidiabetic principles of natural medicines. IV. Aldose reductase and qlpha-glucosidase inhibitors from the roots of Salacia oblonga Wall. (Celastraceae): structure of a new friedelane-type…
The aqueous methanolic extract of an Indian natural medicine, the roots of Salacia oblonga Wall. (Celastraceae), was found to… Expand
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