En México se siembran más de 100 variedades de chile (Capsicum annuum L.), es un cultivo altamente redituable y representa una actividad económica de importancia nacional. Actualmente, enfrenta graves problemas fitosanitarios por la presencia de enfermedades como la marchitez del chile, causada por un complejo de patógenos de suelo. Para el control de estas enfermedades, se utilizan fungicidas tóxicos y residuales, que contaminan el ambiente e inducen resistencia genética en los fitopatógenos. Por ello, es necesario buscar alternativas de control para solucionar este problema, por tanto, el objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar el efecto antagónico de Trichoderma spp., contra los agentes causales de marchitez en confrontaciones in vitro mediante cultivos duales. El estudio se llevó acabo en 2016, en la Universidad Intercultural de Estado de Puebla, Huehuetla, Puebla, México. Se evaluaron tres aislamientos de Trichoderma provenientes de la rizósferas de árboles de aguacate, T. viride, T. harzianum y T. asperellum y tres aislamientos de los fitopatógenos P. capsici, F. oxysporum y R. solani obtenidos de las raíces de plantas de chile con síntomas de la marchitez. Los aislamientos se caracterizaron morfológicamente para su identificación. Los tres hongos antagonistas presentaron alto porcentaje de inhibición, T. asperellum mostró el 88.25%, T. viride 87.22% y T. harzianum con 87.8%. En las condiciones del estudio, T. asperellum, T. viride y T. harzianum, resultaron microorganismos antagónicos eficientes contra los fitopatógenos. Se sugiere realizar evaluaciones de biocontrol con estos aislamientos en invernadero y a campo abierto.
Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) is an important annual medicinal plant that belongs to the Cannabaceae family. It contains 421 substances of 18 chemical types-the most significant compound is δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which causes several effects, both in the Central Nervous System and in several peripheral locations in the organism. The objectives of this scientific review are to mention the anatomical distribution, chemical characteristics and biosynthesis of cannabinoids, as well as its actions mechanisms. The endogenous cannabinoid system, the therapeutic properties of C. sativa and its action on the nociceptive control are described. Finally, the modulators of the cannabinoid system in clinical use are indicated, together with marijuana legalization benefits.
Catharanthus roseus is a plant of the Apocynaceae family. It produces over 120 alkaloids, 70 of which are pharmacologically active. C. roseus produces vinblastine, utilized in treating Hodgkin's disease; testicular tumors, breast carcinoma, choriocarcinoma, Kaposi sarcoma and Letterer-Siwe disorder. Vincristine is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia, lymphosarcoma, lympho-granulomatosis and in solid infant tumors. The preparation process of 1 kg of vincristine has a cost of US$ 3.5 million, while vinblastine has a cost of US$1 million. Therefore, 530 kg of dry leaves are necessary to produce 1 kg of vincristine and half a ton for getting 1 g of vinblastine. The high cost is due to the low concentrations in the aerial portion. Due to the high market value and its effectiveness in different medical treatments, this chapter deals with the pharmacological application of the C. roseus alkaloids.
The objectives of this study were to investigate whether elicitors induce the production of taxoids in Taxus globosa by testing the hypothesis that the cells induce a greater accumulation of taxoids depending on the type and concentration of the elicitor treatment tested. Cell cultures were initiated from Taxus globosa friable calli for producing taxoids using the Gamborg medium supplemented with different initial combinations of growth regulators as follows: naphthaleneacetic acid, benzylaminopurine, picloram, and polyvinylpyrrolidone. The cell suspension cultures were then used for evaluating taxoid production through different elicitor treatments, such as methyl jasmonate, ethanol, buthionine sulphoximine, and hydrogen peroxide. The cell suspension cultures showing the best growth characteristics were found in the medium supplemented with 10.74 µM of naphthaleneacetic acid and 3.33 µM of picloram. The highest biomass for the cell cultures was obtained in the EtOH-2 treatment (0.12 ± 0.005 mg·g−1 of dry weight) after 8 days, while the biomass in the control treatment at that time was 0.095 ± 0.2 mg·g−1 of dry weight. The exogenous application of a combination of elicitors buthionine and hydrogen peroxide in the cell suspension cultures significantly increased the concentration of the 10-deacetylbaccatin (1662 µg·g−1 of dry weight), cephalomannine (334.32 µg·g−1 of dry weight), and the production of taxol (157.0 µg·g−1 of dry weight).
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