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Laurus nobilis

Popularity of Laurus nobilis over time

[Plots of numbers of papers mentioning Laurus nobilis (filled column histogram and left hand axis scale) and line of best fit, 1926 to 2006 (complete line, with equation and % variation accounted for, in box on the left hand side); Plots of a proportional micro index, derived from numbers of papers mentioning Laurus nobilis as a proportion (scaled by multiplying by one million) of the total number of papers published for that year (broken line frequency polygon and right hand scale) and line of best fit, 1926 to 2006 (broken line, with equation and % variation accounted for, in broken line box on the right hand side)]

Total Mentions (Biological Abstracts/Biosis Previews):

References

 

Atanda OO, Akpan I, Oluwafemi F (2007) The potential of some spice essential oils in the control of A-parasiticus CFR 223 and aflatoxin production. Food Control 18, 601-7. Contact: Atanda, O. O. ; Univ Agr, Dept Food Sci and Technol, Ogun, Nigeria

 

Bouaziz A, Romera-Castillo C, Salido S, Linares-Palomino PJ, Altarejos J, Bartegi A, Rosado JA, Salido GM (2007) Cinnamtannin B-1 from bay wood exhibits antiapoptotic effects in human platelets. Apoptosis 12, 489-98. Contact: Salido, G. M.; Univ Extremadura, Dept Physiol, Cell Physiol Res Grp, Av Univ S-N, Caceres 10071, Spain

 

Bouaziz A, Salido S, Linares-Palomino PJ, Sanchez A, Altarejos J, Bartegi A, Salido GM, Rosado JA (2007) Cinnamtannin B-1 from bay wood reduces abnormal intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and platelet hyperaggregability in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 457, 235-42. Contact: Salido, Gines M. ; Univ Extremadura, Dept Physiol, Cell Physiol Res Grp, Caceres 10071, Spain

 

Esbah H (2007) Land use trends during rapid urbanization of the city of Aydin, Turkey. Environmental Management 39, 443-59. Contact: Esbah, Hayriye; Adnan Menderes Univ, Coll Agr, Landscape Architecture Dept, TR-09100 Aydin, Turkey

 

Flamini G, Tebano M, Cioni PL, Ceccarini L, Ricci AS, Longo I (2007) Comparison between the conventional method of extraction of essential oil of Laurus nobilis L. and a novel method which uses microwaves applied in situ, without resorting to an oven. Journal of Chromatography A 1143, 36-40. Contact: Flamini, Guido ; Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Chim Bioorgan and Biofarm, Via Bonanno 33, I-56126 Pisa, Italy

 

Gasco A, Salleo S, Gortan E, Nardini A (2007) Seasonal changes in the ion-mediated increase of xylem hydraulic conductivity in stems of three evergreens: any functional role? Physiologia Plantarum 129, 597-606. Contact: Nardini, Andrea; Univ Trieste, Dipartimento Biol, Via L Giorgieri 10, I-34127 Trieste, Italy

 

Khalil EA, Afifi FU, Al-Hussaini M (2007) Evaluation of the wound healing effect of some Jordanian traditional medicinal plants formulated in Pluronic F127 using mice (Mus musculus). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 109, 104-12. Contact: Khalil, Enam A. ; Univ Jordan, Fac Pharm, Amman, Jordan

 

Konieczynski P, Wesolowski M (2007) Total phosphorus and its extractable form in plant drugs. Interrelation with selected micro- and macroelements. Food Chemistry 103, 210-6. Contact: Wesolowski, Marek; Med Univ Gdansk, Dept Analyt Chem, Al Gen J Jallera 107, PL-80416 Gdansk, Poland

 

Levizou E, Manetas Y (2007) Photosynthetic pigment contents in twigs of 24 woody species assessed by in vivo reflectance spectroscopy indicate low chlorophyll levels but high carotenoid/chlorophyll ratios. Environmental and Experimental Botany 59, 293-8. Contact: Levizou, Efi ; Univ Patras, Lab Plant Physiol, Dept Biol, GR-26500 Patras, Greece

 

Passalacqua NG, Guarrera PM, De Fine G (2007) Contribution to the knowledge of the folk plant medicine in Calabria region (Southern Italy). Fitoterapia 78, 52-68. Contact: Guarrera, P. M. ; Museo Nazl Arti and Tradiz Popolari, Piazza Marconi 8-10, I-00144 Rome, Italy

 

Barbierato S, Bon M, Tonelli A (2006) Bird community in an agricoltural area in province of Venice (Pegolotte di Cona). Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Venezia 57, 169-97. Contact: Barbierato, Silvia ; Via L da Vinci 22, I-30010 Cona, Ve, Italy

 

Beis SH, Dunford NT (2006) Supercritical fluid extraction of daphne (Laurus nobilis L.) seed oil. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society 83, 953-7. Contact: Dunford, Nurhan T.; Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Plant and Soil Sci, Room 103, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA

 

Berger S, Walther G-R (2006) Distribution of evergreen broad-leaved woody species in Insubria in relation to bedrock and precipitation. Botanica Helvetica 116, 65-77. Contact: Berger, Silje ; Univ Hannover, Inst Geobot, Nienburger St 17, D-30167 Hannover, Germany

 

Conforti F, Statti G, Uzunov D, Menichini F (2006) Comparative chemical composition and antioxidant activities of wild and cultivated Laurus nobilis L. leaves and Foeniculum vulgare subsp piperitum (Ucria) coutinho seeds. Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 29, 2056-64. Contact: Conforti, Filomena ; Univ Calabria, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, I-87036 Cosenza, Italy

 

Dall'Acqua S, Viola G, Giorgetti M, Loi MC, Innocenti G (2006) Two new sesquiterpene lactones from the leaves of Laurus nobilis. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 54, 1187-9. Contact: Innocenti, Gabbriella; Univ Padua, Dipartimento Sci Farmaceut, Via Marzolo 5, I-35131 Padua, Italy

 

Erler F, Ulug I, Yalcinkaya B (2006) Repellent activity of five essential oils against Culex pipiens. Fitoterapia 77, 491-4. Contact: Erler, F. ; Akdeniz Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Plant Protect, TR-07070 Antalya, Turkey

 

Erturk O (2006) Antibacterial and antifungal activity of ethanolic extracts from eleven spice plants. Biologia (Bratislava) 61, 275-8. Contact: Erturk, Omer; Ondokuz Mayis Univ, Dept Biol, Ordu Fac Arts and Sci, TR-52750 Persembe, Ordu, Turkey

 

Ferreira A, Proenca C, Serralheiro MLM, Araujo MEM (2006) The in vitro screening for acetylcholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activity of medicinal plants from Portugal. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 108, 31-7. Contact: Araujo, M. E. M.; Univ Lisbon, Fac Sci, Ctr Quim and Bioquim, Campo Grande, P-1749016 Lisbon, Portugal

 

Filibeck G (2006) Notes on the distribution of Laurus nobilis L. (Lauraceae) in Italy. Webbia 61, 45-56. Contact: Filibeck, Goffredo; Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dipartimento Biol Vegetale, Ple Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy

 

Fochesato ML, Martins FT, Souza PVD, Schwarz SF, Barros IBI (2006) Leaf amounts and indolebutyric acid on Laurus nobilis L. cuttings propagation. Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais 8, 72-7. Contact: Fochesato, M. L. ; Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Fac Agron, Dep Hort and Silvicultura, Av Bento Goncalves 7712,Caixa Postal 15-100, BR-91501970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

 

Gasco A, Nardini A, Gortan E, Salleo S (2006) Ion-mediated increase in the hydraulic conductivity of Laurel stems: role of pits and consequences for the impact of cavitation on water transport. Plant Cell and Environment 29, 1946-55. Contact: Nardini, Andrea ; Univ Trieste, Dept Biol, Via L Giorgieri 10, I-34127 Trieste, Italy

 

Isikber AA, Alma MH, Kanat M, Karci A (2006) Fumigant toxicity of essential oils from Laurus nobilis and Rosmarinus officinalis against all life stages of Tribolium confusum. Phytoparasitica 34, 167-77. Contact: Isikber, A. A. ; Univ Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Fac Forestry, Dept Engn Forestry, TR-46060 Kahramanmaras, Turkey

 

Keceli T, Cetin B (2006) Contribution to the liverwort flora of Western Black Sea Region, northern Turkey, and a new record (Cephaloziella dentata, Cephaloziellaceae) to southwest Asia. Cryptogamie Bryologie 27, 459-70. Contact: Keceli, Tamer ; Kirikkale Univ, Fac Arts and Sci, Dept Biol, TR-71450 Kirikkale, Turkey

 

Pardo-de-Santayana M, Tardio J, Heinrich M, Touwaide A, Morales R (2006) Plants in the works of cervantes. Economic Botany 60, 159-81. Contact: Pardo-de-Santayana, Manuel ; Univ London, Sch Pharm, Ctr Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, 29-39 Brunswick Sq, London WC1N 1AX, UK

 

Rozman V, Kalinovic I, Liska A (2006) Insecticidal activity of some aromatic plants from Croatia against granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius L.) on stored wheat. Cereal Research Communications 34, 705-8. Contact: Rozman, Vlatka ; Univ JJ Strossmayer Osijek, Fac Agr, Trg Sv Trojstva 3, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia

 

Salleo S, Trifilo P, Lo Gullo MA (2006) Phloem as a possible major determinant of rapid cavitation reversal in stems of Laurus nobilis (laurel). Functional Plant Biology 33, 1063-74. Contact: Lo Gullo, Maria A.; Univ Messina, Dipartimento Sci Bot, Sal Sperone 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy

 

Santoyo S, Lloria R, Jaime L, Ibanez E, Senorans FJ, Reglero G (2006) Supercritical fluid extraction of antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds from Laurus nobilis L. Chemical and functional characterization. European Food Research and Technology 222, 565-71. Contact: Santoyo, S. ; Univ Autonoma Madrid, Secc Dept Ciencias Alimentac, Ciudad Univ Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain

 

Sari AO, Oguz B, Bilgic A (2006) Breaking seed dormancy of laurel (Laurus nobilis L.). New Forests 31, 403-8. Contact: Sari, Ali O. ; Agean Agr Res Inst, POB 9, TR-35661 Izmir, Turkey

 

Soylu EM, Soylu S, Kurt S (2006) Antimicrobial activities of the essential oils of various plants against tomato late blight disease agent Phytophthora infestans. Mycopathologia 161, 119-28. Contact: Soylu, E. Mine ; Mustafa Kemal Univ, Dept Plant Protect, Fac Agr, TR-31034 Antakya, Turkey

 

Tanaka R, Sakano Y, Shimizu K, Shibuya M, Ebizuka Y, Goda Y (2006) Constituents of Laurus nobilis L. inhibit recombinant human lanosterol synthase. Journal of Natural Medicines 60, 78-81. Contact: Goda, Yukihiro; Natl Inst Hyg Sci, Setagaya Ku, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Tokyo 1588501, Japan

 

Zaech R, Guesewell S, Gigon A (2006) Distribution of alien plants on Monte Caslano in southern Switzerland. Botanica Helvetica 116, 184-7. Contact: Zaech, Regina ; ETH, Inst Integrat Biol, Univ Str 16, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland

 

Castilho PC, Costa MdC, Rodrigues A, Partidario A (2005) Characterization of laurel fruit oil from Madeira Island, Portugal. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society 82, 863-8. Contact: Castilho, Paula C. ; Univ Madeira, Ctr Quim, Campus Univ Penteada, P-9000390 Funchal, Portugal

 

Chericoni S, Prieto JM, Iacopini P, Morelli I (2005) Essential oils of commonly used plants as inhibitors of peroxynitrite-induced tyrosine nitration. Fitoterapia 76, 481-3. Contact: Chericoni, Silvio ; Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Chim Bioorgan and Bioinformat, Via Bonanno 33, I-56126 Pisa, Italy

 

Crepel C, Inghelbrecht S, Baeyen S, Maes M, Bobev SG (2005) First report of leaf spots on Laurus nobilis caused by Phytophthora citricola in Belgium. Plant Disease 89. Contact: Crepel, C. ; Dept Crop Protect, Agr Res Ctr, Burg Van Gansberghelaan 96, B-9820, Merelbeke, Belgium

 

De Marino S, Borbone N, Zollo F, Ianaro A, Di Meglio P, Iorizzi M (2005) New sesquiterpene lactones from Laurus nobilis leaves as inhibitors of nitric oxide production. Planta Medica 71, 706-10. Contact: Iorizzi, Maria; Univ Molise, Dipartimento Sci and Tecnol Ambiente and Territorio, Via Mazzini 8, I-86170 Isernia, Italy

 

Fang F, Sang S, Chen KY, Gosslau A, Ho C-T, Rosen RT (2005) Isolation and identification of cytotoxic compounds from Bay leaf (Laurus nobilis). Food Chemistry 93, 497-501. Contact: Rosen, Robert T.; Rutgers State Univ, Dept Food Sci, 65 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA

 

Hormaetxe K, Esteban R, Becerril JM, Garcia-Plazaola JI (2005) Dynamics of the alpha-tocopherol pool as affected by external (environmental) and internal (leaf age) factors in Buxus sempervirens leaves. Physiologia Plantarum 125, 333-44. Contact: Garcia-Plazaola, Jose Ignacio; Univ Pais Vasco, Dept Biol Vegetal and Ecol, Aptdo 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain

 

Kilic A, Kollmannsberger H, Nitz S (2005) Glycosidically bound volatiles and flavor precursors in Laurus nobilis L. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 53, 2231-5. Contact: Kilic, Ayben ; Zonguldak Karaelmas Univ, Fac Forestry, TR-74100 Bartin, Turkey

 

Konaklieva MI, Plotkin BJ (2005) Lactones: Generic inhibitors of enzymes? Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 5, 73-95. Contact: Konaklieva, Monika I. ; Dept Chem, American Univ, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20016, USA

 

Kosar M, Dorman HJD, Hiltunen R (2005) Effect of an acid treatment on the phytochemical and antioxidant characteristics of extracts from selected Lamiaceae species. Food Chemistry 91, 525-33. Contact: Dorman, H. J. D. ; Div PharmacognosyFac Pharm, Univ Helsinki, POB 56 Viikinkaari 5E, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland

 

Kosar M, Tunalier Z, Ozek T, Kurkcuoglu M, Baser KHC (2005) A simple method to obtain essential oils from Salvia triloba L. and Laurus nobilis L. by using microwave-assisted hydrodistillation. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C Journal of Biosciences 60, 501-4. Contact: Kosar, Muberra ; Anadolu Univ, Fac Pharm, Dept Pharmacognosy, TR-26470 Eskisehir, Turkey

 

Longo L, Vasapollo G (2005) Anthocyanins from say (Laurus nobilis L.) berries. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 53, 8063-7. Contact: Vasapollo, Giuseppe; Univ Lecce, Dipartimento Ingn Innovaz, Via Arnesano Km 1, I-73100 Lecce, Italy

 

Misharina TA, Polshkov AN (2005) Antioxidant properties of essential oils: Autoxidation of essential oils from laurel and fennel and of their mixtures with essential oil from coriander. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology 41, 610-8. Contact: Misharina, T. A. ; Russian Acad Sci, Emanuel Inst Biochem Phys, Ul Kosygina 4, Moscow 119991, Russia

 

Niinemets U, Cescatti A, Rodeghiero M, Tosens T (2005) Leaf internal diffusion conductance limits photosynthesis more strongly in older leaves of Mediterranean evergreen broad-leaved species. Plant Cell and Environment 28, 1552-66. Contact: Niinemets, Ulo ; Univ Tartu, Inst Mol and Cell Biol, Dept Plant Physiol, Riia 23, EE-51010 Tartu, Estonia

 

Ozcan M, Chalchat J-C (2005) Effect of different locations on the chemical composition of essential oils of laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) leaves growing wild in Turkey. Journal of Medicinal Food 8, 408-11. Contact: Ozcan, Musa ; Univ Selcuk, Fac Agr, Dept Food Engn, Konya, Turkey

 

Ozcan M (2005) Effect of spice hydrosols on the growth of Aspergillus parasiticus NRRL 2999 strain. Journal of Medicinal Food 8, 275-8. Contact: Ozcan, Musa; Selcuk Univ, Dept Food Engn, Fac Agr, 42031 Konya, TR-42031 Konya, Turkey

 

Paoletti E (2005) UV-B and Mediterranean forest species: Direct effects and ecological consequences. Environmental Pollution 137, 372-9. Contact: Paoletti, E.; CNR, Ist Prot Piante, Via Madonna Piano, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

 

Skerget M, Kotnik P, Hadolin M, Rizner Hras A, Simonic M, Knez Z (2005) Phenols, proanthocyanidins, flavones and flavonols in some plant materials and their antioxidant activities. Food Chemistry 89, 191-8. Contact: Knez, Zeljko; Fac Chem and Chem Engn, Univ Maribor, Smetanova 17, SL-2000, Maribor, Slovenia

 

Traboulsi AF, El-Haj S, Tueni M, Taoubi K, Nader NA, Mrad A (2005) Repellency and toxicity of aromatic plant extracts against the mosquito Culex pipiens molestus (Diptera : Culicidae). Pest Management Science 61, 597-604. Contact: Traboulsi, Abdallah F. ; Lebanese Univ, Fac Agr Sci, UNESCO Area Shouran, POB 13-5368, Beirut, Lebanon

 

Alcicek A, Bozkurt M, Cabuk M (2004) The effect of a mixture of herbal essential oils, an organic acid or a probiotic on broiler performance. South African Journal of Animal Science 34, 217-22. Contact: Alcicek, A. ; Ege Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Anim Sci, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey

 

Capelo JH, Costa JC, Mesquita S, Lousa M, Rego FC (2004) A syntaxonomical review of Arbutus unedo L. and Laurus nobilis L. dominated communities in center-western continental Portugal. In 'Colloques Phytosociologiques' pp. 613-28. (J CRAMER)

 

Carbonell F (2004) Odd Charaxes jasius! (Lep. Nymphalidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 109. Contact: Carbonell, Frederic; 10 Rue Rene Clair, F-95310, Saint Ouen Laumone, France

 

Cochard H, Nardini A, Coll L (2004) Hydraulic architecture of leaf blades: where is the main resistance? Plant Cell and Environment 27, 1257-67. Contact: Nardini, A. ; Dipartimento Biol, Univ Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, I-34127, Trieste, Italy

 

Dadalioglu I, Evrendilek GA (2004) Chemical compositions and antibacterial effects of essential oils of Turkish oregano (Origanum minutiflorum), bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas L.), and fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) on common foodborne pathogens. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 52, 8255-60. Contact: Evrendilek, Gulsun Akdemir; Fac AgrDept Food Engn, Mustafa Kemal Univ, Tayfur Sokmen Campus, TR-30134, Hatay, Turkey

 

De Almeida JD (2004) Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C. K. Schneider (Moraceae), naturalized in Portugal (new for the Flora iberica area). Studia Botanica 23. Contact: De Almeida, Joao Domingues; Univ Coimbra, Dept Bot, Arcos Jardim, P-3049 Coimbra, Portugal

 

De Marino S, Borbone N, Zollo F, Ianaro A, Di Meglio P, Iorizzi M (2004) Megastigmane and phenolic components from Laurus nobilis L. leaves and their inhibitory effects on nitric oxide production. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 52, 7525-31. Contact: Iorizzi, Maria; Dipartimento Sci Tecnol Ambiente and Territorio, Univ Molise, Via Mazzini 8, I-86170, Isernia, Italy

 

Gery C, Dauphin P (2004) Presence of Synophropsis lauri (HORVATH) in the southwest of France (Homoptera Cicadellidae). Bulletin de la Societe Linneenne de Bordeaux 32. Contact: Gery, Christian ; F-33170 Gradignan, France

 

Gomez-Coronadoa DJM, lbanez E, Ruperez FJ, Barbas C (2004) Tocopherol measurement in edible products of vegetable origin. Journal of Chromatography A 1054, 227-33. Contact: Barbas, Coral; Fac CC Expt and SaludCEU, Univ San Pablo, Madrid, 28668, Spain

 

Kanat M, Alma MH (2004) Insecticidal effects of essential oils from various plants against larvae of pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa Schiff) (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae). Pest Management Science 60, 173-7. Contact: Kanat, Mehmet ; Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

 

Kilic A, Hafizoglu H, Kollmannsberger H, Nitz S (2004) Volatile constituents and key odorants in leaves, buds, flowers, and fruits of Laurus nobilis L. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 52, 1601-6. Contact: Kilic, Ayben ; Faculty of Forestry, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 74100, Bartin, Turkey

 

Kiuchi F, Matsuo K, Ito M, Qui TK, Honda G (2004) New sesquiterpene hydroperoxides with trypanocidal activity from Pogostemon cablin. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 52, 1495-6. Contact: Honda, Gisho; Grad Sch Pharmaceut SciSakyo Ku, Kyoto Univ, 46-29 Toshida, Kyoto, 6068501, Japan

 

Kolancilar H (2004) Preparation of laurel oil alkanolamide from laurel oil. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society 81, 597-8. Contact: Kolancilar, Hakan; fac Arts and SciDept Chem, Univ Trakya, TR-22030, Edirne, Turkey

 

Komiya T, Yamada Y, Moteki H, Katsuzaki H, Imai K, Hibasami H (2004) Hot water soluble sesquiterpenes (anhydroperoxy-costunolide and 3-oxoeudesma-1,4(15),11(13)triene-12,6alpha-olide) isolated from laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) induce cell death and morphological change indicative of apoptotic chromatin condensation in leukemia cells. Oncology Reports 11, 85-8. Contact: Hibasami, Hiroshige; Faculty of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu-City, Mie, 514-0001, Japan

 

Paoletti E, Bussotti F, Della Rocca G, Lorenzini G, Nali C, Strasser RJ (2004) Fluorescence transient in ozonated Mediterranean shrubs. Phyton (Horn) 44, 121-31. Contact: Paoletti, Elena ; Dept Plant Biol, Univ Florence, P Cascine 28, I-50144, Florence, Italy

 

Salleo S, Lo Gullo MA, Trifilo P, Nardini A (2004) New evidence for a role of vessel-associated cells and phloem in the rapid xylem refilling of cavitated stems of Laurus nobilis L. Plant Cell and Environment 27, 1065-76. Contact: Salleo, S. ; Dipartimento Biol, Univ Trieste, Via L Giorgieri 10, I-34127, Trieste, Italy

 

Selvi F, Bettini D (2004) The flora of "Monterufoli-Caselli" in the Cecina valley (Tuscany): a protected area of relevant botanical interest. Webbia 59, 349-93. Contact: Selvi, F. ; Sezione Bot Sistemat, Dipartimento Biol Vegetale, Via La Pira 4, I-50121, Florence, Italy

 

Smith-Palmer A, Stewart J, Fyfe L (2004) Influence of subinhibitory concentrations of plant essential oils on the production of enterotoxins A and B and alpha-toxin by Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Medical Microbiology 53, 1023-7. Contact: Fyfe, L.; Dept Dietet Nutr and Biol Sci, Queen Margaret Univ Coll, Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH12 8TS, UK

 

Tilki F (2004) Influence of pretreatment and desiccation on the germination of Laurus nobilis L. seeds. Journal of Environmental Biology 25, 157-61. Contact: Tilki, Fahrettin; Fac ForestryArtvin Orman Fak, Kafkas Univ, TR-08000, Artvin, Turkey

 

Abu-Irmaileh BE, Afifi FU (2003) Herbal medicine in Jordan with special emphasis on commonly used herbs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 89, 193-7. Contact: Abu-Irmaileh, Barakat E. ; Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

 

Aguin O, Mansilla JP, Pintos C, Sainz MJ (2003) Detection of intraspecies variation within Armillaria mellea in Northwestern Spain by RFLP analysis. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 42, 302-3. Contact: Aguin, O. ; Mansilla, J. P. ; Estacion Fitopatologica Do Areeiro, Subida a la Robleda s/n, 36153, Pontevedra, Spain

 

Andronikashvili M, Reichmuth C (2003) Repellency and toxicity of essential oils from Ocimum gratissimum (Lamiaceae) and Laurus nobilis (Lauraceae) from Georgia against the rust-red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum Herbst) (Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae). In 'Advances in Stored Product Protection' pp. 749-62. (CABI PUBLISHING)

 

Beis SH, Duzenli D, Onay O, Kockar OM (2003) Fixed-bed pyrolysis of Daphne (Laurus nobilis L.) seed. Energy Sources 25, 1053-62. Contact: Beis, S. H. ; Department of Chemical Engineering, Anadolu University, 2 Eylul Campus, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey

 

Bouzouita N, Kachouri F, Hamdi M, Chaabouni MM (2003) Antimicrobial activity of essential oils from Tunisian aromatic plants. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 18, 380-3. Contact: Chaabouni, Mohamed Moncef; Ecole Superieure des Industries Alimentaires, 58 Avenue Alain Savary, 1003, Tunis, Tunisia

 

Gomez-Coronado DJM, Barbas C (2003) Optimized and validated HPLC method for alpha- and gamma-tocopherol measurement in Laurus nobilis leaves. New data on tocopherol content. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 51, 5196-201. Contact: Barbas, Coral; Facultad CC Experimentales y de la Salud, Universidad San Pablo, Boadilla del Monte, CEU 28668, Madrid, Spain

 

Hacke UG, Sperry JS (2003) Limits to xylem refilling under negative pressure in Laurus nobilis and Acer negundo. Plant Cell and Environment 26, 303-11. Contact: Hacke, U. G. ; Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA

 

Hampe A (2003) Frugivory in European Laurel: How extinct seed dispersers have been substituted. Bird Study 50, 280-4. Contact: Hampe, Arndt; Departamento de Biologia Vegetal y Ecologia, Universidad de Sevilla, E-41080, Apdo. 1095, Sevilla, Spain

 

Hibasami H, Yamada Y, Moteki H, Katsuzaki H, Imai K, Yoshioka K, Komiya T (2003) Sesquiterpenes (costunolide and zaluzanin D) isolated from laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) induce cell death and morphological change indicative of apoptotic chromatin condensation in leukemia HL-60 cells. International Journal of Molecular Medicine 12, 147-51. Contact: Hibasami, Hiroshige ; Faculty of Medicine, Mie University, Mie, Tsu-city, 514-0001, Japan

 

Kalinovic I, Rozman V, Guberac V, Maric S (2003) Insecticidal activity of some aromatic plants from Croatia against lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica F.) on stored wheat. In 'Advances in Stored Product Protection' pp. 768-75. (CABI PUBLISHING)

 

Kaurinovic B, Popovic M, Cebovic T, Djordjevic A (2003) Effects of laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) leaves and berries ether oil and fulerene derivatives on production of oxygen radicals and lipid peroxidation of liposomes. Toxicology Letters (Shannon) 144, s67-s8. Contact: Kaurinovic, B. ; Popovic, M. ; Djordjevic, A.; Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

 

Mazzonetto F, Vendramim JD (2003) Effect of powders from vegetal species on Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in stored bean. Neotropical Entomology 32, 145-9. Contact: Mazzonetto, Fabio ; Vendramim, Jose D.; Depto. Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agricola, ESALQ/USP, 13418-900, C. Postal 9, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

 

Paolacci AR, Ciaffi M, Marabottini R, Ricci M, Nali C, Paoletti E, Lorenzini G, Badiani M (2003) Differential gene expression in response to ozone in an mediterranean evergreen shrub. Free Radical Research 37, 33-4. Contact: Badiani, M.; Dipartimento di Agrochimica e Agrobiologia, Universita Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Piazza S. Francesco, 4, I-89061, Gallina RC, Italy

 

Popovic M, Kaurinovic B, Cebovic T, Vojinovic-Miloradov M (2003) Effects of laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) leaves and berries ether oil, PCBs and CCl4 on production of oxygen radicals. Toxicology Letters (Shannon) 144. Contact: Popovic, M. ; Kaurinovic, B. ; Vojinovic-Miloradov, M.; Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

 

Saakov VS (2003) Mechanisms of green cell tolerance against an atmospheric drought and their coupling with changes on the pulse modulated fluorescence parameters. Localization of damage in a link P680QA. Doklady Akademii Nauk 388, 123-30.

 

Simic M, Kundakovic T, Kovacevic N (2003) Preliminary assay on the antioxidative activity of Laurus nobilis extracts. Fitoterapia 74, 613-6. Contact: Kovacevic, N.; Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, Belgrade, Serbia, 11221, Yugoslavia

 

Takos IA, Efthimiou GS (2003) Germination results on dormant seeds of fifteen tree species autumn sown in a northern Greek nursery. Silvae Genetica 52, 67-71. Contact: Takos, I. A. ; Department of Forestry, Institute of Technological Education of Kavala, 66100, Drama, Greece

 

Caredda A, Marongiu B, Porcedda S, Soro C (2002) Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction and characterization of Laurus nobilis essential oil. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 50, 1492-6. Contact: Porcedda, Silvia ; Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universita degli Studi di Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato, SS 554, km 4,500, 09042, Cagliari, Italy

porcedda@unica.it

 

Cochard H (2002) A technique for measuring xylem hydraulic conductance under high negative pressures. Plant Cell and Environment 25, 815-9. Contact: Cochard, H.; UMR PIAF, INRA-Universite Blaise Pascal, site de Crouelle, 63039, Clermont-Ferrand, France

cochard@clermont.inra.fr

 

del Hierro AM, Kronberger W, Hietz P, Offenthaler I, Richter H (2002) A new method to determine the oxygen concentration inside the sapwood of trees. Journal of Experimental Botany 53, 559-63. Contact: del Hierro, Andres Miguel ; Institut fur Botanik, Universitat fur Bodenkultur Wien, Gregor Mendel Str. 33, A-1180, Wien, Austria

adelhier@edv1.boku.ac.at

 

Diaz-Maroto MC, Perez-Coello MS, Cabezudo MD (2002) Effect of drying method on the volatiles in bay leaf (Laurus nobilis L.). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 50, 4520-4. Contact: Diaz-Maroto, M. Consuelo ; Area de Tecnologia de los Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, UCLM, Campus Universitario, s/n, 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain

mcdiaz@qata-cr.uclm.es

 

Flamini G, Cioni PL, Morelli I (2002) Differences in the fragrances of pollen and different floral parts of male and female flowers of Laurus nobilis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 50, 4647-52. Contact: Flamini, Guido ; Dipartimento di Chimica Bioorganica e Biofarmacia, Universita di Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126, Pisa, Italy

flamini@farm.unipi.it

 

Fox RTV (2002) Fungal foes in your garden. Mycologist 16.

 

Gurbuz I, Ustun O, Yesilada E, Sezik E, Akyurek N (2002) In vivo gastroprotective effects of five Turkish folk remedies against ethanol-induced lesions. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 83, 241-4. Contact: Yesilada, Erdem ; Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Etiler, 06330, Ankara, Turkey

 

Iida T, Yun YS, Kunugi A (2002) Flavonoids from Laurus nobilis leaves. Natural Medicines 56. Contact: Iida, Tomonari ; Yun, Young Sook ; Kunugi, Akira; Graduate School of Life Science, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and LifeScience,1432-1, Horinouchi, Hachioj, Tokyo, 192-0392, Japan

 

Kang HW, Yu KW, Jun WJ, Chang IS, Han SB, Kim HY, Cho HY (2002) Isolation and characterization of alkyl peroxy radical scavenging compound from leaves of Laurus nobilis. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 25, 102-8. Contact: Cho, Hong Yon; Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University, No. 1, 5-Ga, Anam-Dong, Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-701, South Korea

yukwon@hanmail.net

 

Kivcak B, Mert T (2002) Preliminary evaluation of cytotoxic properties of Laurus nobilis leaf extracts. Fitoterapia 73, 242-3. Contact: Kivcak, Bijen ; Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ege, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

kivcakb@pharm.ege.edu.tr

 

Krishnamoorthy V, Meenakshi N, Madalageri MB (2002) Herbal spices: A review. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 24, 123-31. Contact: Krishnamoorthy, V. ; Jothi Vinayakar Koil Street, Thiruchirappalli (Dt.), 621303, Thiruchirappalli, TN, India

krishv123@rediffmail.com

 

Maccioni AM, Anchisi C, Sanna A, Sardu C, Dessi S (2002) Preservative systems containing essential oils in cosmetic products. International Journal of Cosmetic Science 24, 53-9. Contact: Maccioni, A. M. ; Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico Tecnologico, Universita di Cagliari, via Opedale 72, 09124, Cagliari, Italy

 

Matsuda H, Shimoda H, Ninomiya K, Yoshikawa M (2002) Inhibitory mechanism of costunolide, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Laurus nobilis, on blood-ethanol elevation in rats: Involvement of inhibition of gastric emptying and increase in gastric juice secretion. Alcohol and Alcoholism 37, 121-7. Contact: Yoshikawa, Masayuki; Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8412, Japan

 

Moteki H, Hibasami H, Yamada Y, Katsuzaki H, Imai K, Komiya T (2002) Specific induction of apoptosis by 1,8-cineole in two human leukemia cell lines, but not a in human stomach cancer cell line. Oncology Reports 9, 757-60. Contact: Hibasami, Hiroshige ; Faculty of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu-city, Mie, 514-0001, Japan

hibasami@nurse.medic.mie-u.ac.jp

 

Nardini A (2002) Relations between efficiency of water transport and duration of leaf growth in some deciduous and evergreen trees. Trees (Berlin) 16, 417-22. Contact: Nardini, Andrea; Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127, Trieste, Italy

nardini@univ.trieste.it

 

Papachristos DP, Stamopoulos DC (2002) Repellent, toxic and reproduction inhibitory effects of essential oil vapours on Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Stored Products Research 38, 117-28. Contact: Stamopoulos, D. C.; Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, University of Thessaloniki, 540 06, Thessaloniki, Greece

stam@agro.auth.gr

 

Sayyah M, Valizadeh J, Kamalinejad M (2002) Anticonvulsant activity of the leaf essential oil of Laurus nobilis against pentylenetetrazole- and maximal electroshock-induced seizures. Phytomedicine (Jena) 9, 212-6. Contact: Sayyah, M. ; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute Pasteur of Iran, Tehran, 13164, Iran

sayyah@institute.pasteur.ac.ir

 

Uchiyama N, Matsunaga K, Kiuchi F, Honda G, Tsubouchi A, Nakajima-Shimada J, Aoki T (2002) Trypanocidal terpenoids from Laurus nobilis L. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 50, 1514-6. Contact: Kiuchi, Fumiyuki ; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, 46-29 Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan

 

Zwieniecki MA, Melcher PJ, Boyce CK, Sack L, Holbrook NM (2002) Hydraulic architecture of leaf venation in Laurus nobilis L. Plant Cell and Environment 25, 1445-50. Contact: Zwieniecki, M. A. ; Biological Laboratories, 16 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02 138, USA, USA

mzwienie@oeb.harvard.edu

 

Arroyo-Garcia R, Martinez-Zapater JM, Fernandez Prieto JA, Alvarez-Arbesu R (2001) AFLP evaluation of genetic similarity among laurel populations (Laurus L.). Euphytica 122, 155-64. Contact: Arroyo-Garcia, R. ; Dpto. Genetica Molecular de Plantas, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia, CSIC, Cantoblanco, Campus de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain

rarroyo@cnb.uam.es

 

Brullo S, Costanzo E, Tomaselli V (2001) Phytosociological study on the Laurus nobilis communities in the Hyblaean Mountains (SE Sicily). Phytocoenologia 31, 249-70. Contact: Brullo, Salvatore ; Costanzo, Emanuele ; Tomaselli, Valeria; Dipartimento di Botanica, Universita di Catania, via A. Longo 19, I-95125, Catania, Italy

 

Digrak M, Alma MH, Ilcim A (2001) Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Turkish medicinal plants. Pharmaceutical Biology 39, 346-50. Contact: Digrak, Metin ; Faculty of Art and Science, Department of Microbiology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Iman University, 46045, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

mdigrak@hotmail.com

 

Finkel M, Fragman O, Nevo E (2001) Biodiversity and interslope divergence of vascular plants caused by sharp microclimatic differences at "Evolution Canyon II", Lower Nahal Keziv, Upper Galilee, Israel. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 49, 285-95. Contact: Nevo, Eviatar; Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, 31905, Israel

nevo@research.haifa.ac.il

 

Gonzalez-Rodriguez AM, Morales D, Soledad Jimenez M (2001) Gas exchange characteristics of a Canarian laurel forest tree species (Laurus azorica) in relation to environmental conditions and leaf canopy position. Tree Physiology 21, 1039-45. Contact: Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Agueda M. ; Morales, Domingo ; Soledad Jimenez, M.; Dpto. Biologia Vegetal, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, E-38207, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

 

Kivcak B, Mert T, Denizci AA (2001) Antimicrobial activities of Laurus nobilis L. leaf extracts. Journal of Faculty of Pharmacy of Gazi University 18, 149-53. Contact: Kivcak, Bijen ; Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ege, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

 

Manetas Y (2001) Is there any danger for wild plants from increasing UV-B radiation? The case of Mediterranean plants. Biologia Gallo-Hellenica 27, 113-34.

 

Nardini A (2001) Are sclerophylls and malacophylls hydraulically different? Biologia Plantarum (Prague) 44, 239-45. Contact: Nardini, A.; Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita degli Studi di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, I-34127, Trieste, Italy

nardini@univ.trieste.it

 

Ozden MG, Oztas P, Oztas MO, Onder M (2001) Allergic contact dermatitis from Laurus nobilis (laurel) oil. Contact Dermatitis 45. Contact: Ozden, Muge Guler ; Oztas, Pinar ; Oztas, Murat Orhan ; Onder, Meltem; Department of Dermatology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, 06500 Besevler, Ankara, Turkey

 

Salleo S, Lo Gullo MA, Raimondo F, Nardini A (2001) Vulnerability to cavitation of leaf minor veins: Any impact on leaf gas exchange? Plant Cell and Environment 24, 851-9. Contact: Salleo, S. ; Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127, Trieste, Italy

salleo@univ.trieste.it

 

Takos IA (2001) Seed dormancy in bay laurel (Laurus nobilis L.). New Forests 21, 105-14. Contact: Takos, Ioannis A.; Department of Forestry, Technological Education Institute of Kavala, 66100, Drama (Proastio), Greece

itakos@teikav.edu.gr

 

Erturk O, Demirbag Z, Belduz AO (2000) Antiviral activity of some plant extracts on the replication of Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Turkish Journal of Biology 24, 833-44. Contact: Erturk, Omer ; Demirbag, Zihni ; Belduz, Ali Osman; Fen-Edebiyat Fakultesi, Biyoloji Bolumu, Karadeniz Teknik Universitesi, Trabzon, Turkey

 

Finkel M, Chikatunov V, Fragman O, Pavlicek T, Nevo E (2000) "Evolution Canyon" in upper Galilee: Microgeographical, ecological, and evolutionary model of plant and beetle species diversity in Nahal Keziv. Israel Journal of Zoology 46, 160-1. Contact: Finkel, M. ; Pavlicek, T. ; Nevo, E.; Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, 31905, Israel

 

Garcia-Plazaola JI, Hernandez A, Becerril JM (2000) Photoprotective responses to winter stress in evergreen Mediterranean ecosystems. Plant Biology (Stuttgart) 2, 530-5. Contact: Garcia-Plazaola, J. I. ; Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Universidad del Pais Vasco-EHU, 48080, Bilbao, Spain

gvpgaplj@lg.ehu.es

 

Kutbay HG (2000) Sclerophylly in Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. subsp. oxycarpa (Bieb. ex Willd.) Franco and Rocha Afonso and Laurus nobilis L. and edaphic relations of these species. Turkish Journal of Botany 24, 113-9. Contact: Kutbay, Hamdi Guray; Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, University of Ondokuz Mayis, 55139, Kurupelit-Samsun, Turkey

 

Matsuda H, Kagerura T, Toguchida I, Ueda H, Morikawa T, Yoshikawa M (2000) Inhibitory effects of sesquiterpenes from bay leaf on nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages: Structure requirement and role of heat shock protein induction. Life Sciences 66, 2151-7. Contact: Matsuda, Hisashi ; Kagerura, Tadashi ; Toguchida, Iwao ; Ueda, Hiroki ; Morikawa, Toshio ; Yoshikawa, Masayuki; Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan

 

Matsuda H, Kagerura T, Toguchida I, Morikawa T, Yoshikawa M (2000) Inhibitory effects of sesquiterpenes from bay leaf, the leaves of Laurus nobilis, on nitric oxide production: Structure-requirements and mode of action. Journal of Endotoxin Research 6. Contact: Matsuda, Hisashi ; Kagerura, Tadashi ; Toguchida, Iwao ; Morikawa, Toshio ; Yoshikawa, Masayuki; Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8412, Japan

 

Nardini A, Salleo S (2000) Limitation of stomatal conductance by hydraulic traits: Sensing or preventing xylem cavitation? Trees (Berlin) 15, 14-24. Contact: Salleo, Sebastiano; Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127, Trieste, Italy

salleo@univ.trieste.it

 

Salleo S, Nardini A, Pitt F, Lo Gullo MA (2000) Xylem cavitation and hydraulic control of stomatal conductance in Laurel (Laurus nobilis L.). Plant Cell and Environment 23, 71-9. Contact: Salleo, Sebastiano ; Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127, Trieste, Italy

 

Zwieniecki MA, Holbrook NM (2000) Bordered pit structure and vessel wall surface properties. Implications for embolism repair. Plant Physiology (Rockville) 123, 1015-20. Contact: Zwieniecki, Maciej Andrzej ; Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA

 

Hawksworth DL, Henrici A, Kirk PM (1999) Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles. Kew Bulletin 54, 795-9. Contact: Hawksworth, David L. ; MycoNova, 114 Finchley Lane, Hendon, London, NW4 1DG, UK

 

Hwang EI, Lee HB, Kim SUK (1999) Screening of chitin synthase II inhibitors from medicinal and wild plants. Yakhak Hoeji 43, 502-8. Contact: Hwang, Eui Il ; Lee, Hyang Bok ; Kim, Sung U.K.; Plant Protectants Research Unit, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Taejon, 305-600, South Korea

 

Iglesias-Fernandez O, Facal P, Gonzalez M, Rey F (1999) Conductimetric analysis of the interaction of Cu(II) ions and a humic-like natural polyelectrolyte (Laurel, Laurus nobilis) mixture. Analytica Chimica Acta 401, 251-5. Contact: Rey, Francisco; Area de Quimica Fisica, Universidad de Vigo, Torrecedeira 86, E-36208, Vigo, Spain

 

Kageura T, Matsuda H, Toguchida I, Ueda H, Yoshikawa M (1999) Effects of sesquiterpenes from laurel (Laurus nobilis) on NO production in activated macrophages. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology 79. Contact: Kageura, Tadashi ; Matsuda, Hisashi ; Toguchida, Iwao ; Ueda, Hiroki ; Yoshikawa, Masayuki; Dep. of Pharmacognosy, Kyoto Pharmaceutical Univ., Kyoto, Japan

 

Matsuda H, Shimoda H, Uemura T, Yoshikawa M (1999) Preventive effect of sesquiterpenes from bay leaf on blood ethanol elevation in ethanol-loaded rat: Structure requirement and suppression of gastric emptying. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 9, 2647-52. Contact: Matsuda, Hisashi ; Shimoda, Hiroshi ; Uemura, Toshiaki ; Yoshikawa, Masayuki; Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan

 

Meusel I, Neinhuis C, Markstaedter C, Barthlott W (1999) Ultrastructure, chemical composition, and recrystallization of epicuticular waxes: Transversely ridged rodlets. Canadian Journal of Botany 77, 706-20. Contact: Barthlott, Wilhelm; Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten, Meckenheimer Allee 170, 53115, Bonn, Germany

 

Nash KT, Hendry K, Cragg-Hine D (1999) The use of brushwood bundles as fish spawning media. Fisheries Management and Ecology 6, 349-55. Contact: Nash, K. T. ; APEM Ltd, Manchester Science Park, Lloyd Street North, Enterprise House, Manchester, M15 6SE, UK

 

Oliveira JV, Vendramim JD (1999) Repellency of essencial oils and powders from plants on adults of Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boh.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on bean seeds. Anais da Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil 28, 549-55. Contact: Oliveira, Jose V. ; Departamento de Agronomia/Fitossanidade, UFRPE, Rua D. Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmaos, 52171-900, Recife, PE, Brazil

 

Tyree MT, Salleo S, Nardini A, Lo Gullo MA, Mosca R (1999) Refilling of embolized vessels in young stems of laurel. Do we need a new paradigm? Plant Physiology (Rockville) 120, 11-21. Contact: Tyree, Melvin Thomas ; United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 705 Spear Street, Burlington, VT, 05402, USA

 

Anonymous (1998) Some interesting findings in northwestern Caucasian flora. Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii 103. Contact: Cambridge, UK

 

Brugnoli E, Scartazza A, De Tullio MC, Monteverdi MC, Lauteri M, Augusti A (1998) Zeaxanthin and non-photochemical quenching in sun and shade leaves of C3 and C4 plants. Physiologia Plantarum 104, 727-34. Contact: Brugnoli, Enrico ; CNR - Istituto per l'Agroselvicoltura, Via Marconi 2, I-05010, Porano (TR), Italy

 

Demo A, Petrakis C, Kefalas P, Boskou D (1998) Nutrient antioxidants in some herbs and Mediterranean plant leaves. Food Research International 31, 351-4. Contact: Boskou, Dimitrios; School of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54006 Thessaloniki, Hellas, Greece

 

Fiorini C, David B, Fouraste I, Vercauteren J (1998) Acylated kaempferol glycosides from Laurus nobilis leaves. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 47, 821-4. Contact: David, Bruno ; Cent. Rech. Substances Nat., Inst. Rech. Pierre Fabre BP92, F-81603 Gaillac Cedex, France

 

Grammatikopoulos G, Kyparissis A, Drilias P, Petropoulou Y, Manetas Y (1998) Effects of UV-B radiation on cuticle thickness and nutritional value of leaves in two Mediterranean evergreen sclerophylls. Journal of Plant Physiology 153, 506-12. Contact: Manetas, Yiannis; Lab. Plant Physiol., Dep. Biol., Univ. Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece

 

Halbritter H (1998) Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and critical-point drying. Biotechnic and Histochemistry 73, 137-43. Contact: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Inst. Bot., Bot. Gard., Univ. Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria

 

Lima EO, Cury AE, Gompetz OF, Paulo MQ (1998) Antifungal activity of essential oils against Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton isolated from patients affected by dermatophytosis. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 69, 35-42. Contact: Lima, E. O. ; Departamento de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Centro de Ciencias da Saude/Universidade Federal da Paraioa., Campus Universitario I, 58.051-900, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil

 

Lodovici M, Akpan V, Casalini C, Zappa C, Dolara P (1998) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Laurus nobilis leaves as a measure of air pollution in urban and rural sites of Tuscany. Chemosphere 36, 1703-12. Contact: Lodovici, Maura ; Dep. Pharmacol. Toxicol., Viale Morgagni, 50134 Florence, Italy

 

Samejima K, Kanazawa K, Ashida H, Danno G-I (1998) Bay laurel contains antimutagenic kaempferyl coumarate acting against the dietary carcinogen 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido(4,3-b)indole (Trp-P-2). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 46, 4864-8. Contact: Kanazawa, Kazuki ; Lab. Food Nutr. Chem., Fac. Agric., Kobe Univ., Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan

 

Afifi FU, Khalil E, Tamimi SO, Disi A (1997) Evaluation of the gastroprotective effect of Laurus nobilis seeds on ethanol induced gastric ulcer in rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 58, 9-14. Contact: Afifi, F. U. ; Fac. Pharm., Univ. Jordan, Amman, Jordan

 

Fiorini C, Fouraste I, David B, Bessiere JM (1997) Composition of the flower, leaf and stem essential oils from Laurus nobilis L. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 12, 91-3. Contact: David, B. ; Inst. Recherche Pierre FABRE, lLAB. pHYTOCHIM., 16 rUE eDMOND rOSTAND, 81603 Guillar, France

 

Kalinovic I, Martincic J, Rozman V, Guberac V (1997) Insecticidal activity of substances of plant origin against stored product insects. Ochrana Rostlin 33, 135-42. Contact: Univ. Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek, Fac. Agric., 31000 Osijek, Trg Sv. Trojstva. 3, POB 117, Croatia

 

Kikuta SB, Lo Gullo MA, Nardini A, Richter H, Salleo S (1997) Ultrasound acoustic emissions from dehydrating leaves of deciduous and evergreen trees. Plant Cell and Environment 20, 1381-90. Contact: Kikuta, S. B. ; Inst. fuer Bot. der Univ. fuer Bodenkultur Wien, Gregor Mendel-Str. 33, A-1180 Vienna, Austria

 

Mueller-Riebau FJ, Berger BM, Yegen O, Cakir C (1997) Seasonal variations in the chemical compositions of essential oils of selected aromatic plants growing wild in Turkey. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 45, 4821-5. Contact: Berger, Bernhard M. ; Institut fuer Pflanzenpathologie und Pflanzenschutz der Universitaet Goettingen, Grisebachstrasse 6, 37077 Goettingen, Germany

 

Nunez-Regueira L, Rodriguez Anon JA, Proupin Castineiras J (1997) Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia: Continental high mountainous and humid Atlantic zones. Bioresource Technology 61, 111-9. Contact: Nunez-Regueira, Lisardo ; Grupo Invest. TERBIPROMAT, Dep. Fisica Aplicada, Fac. Fisica, Univ. Santiago Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

 

Scaloni aLC, Di Giorgio D, Scortichini M, Cozzolino R, Ballio A (1997) A new syringopeptin produced by a Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae strain isolated from diseased twigs of laurel. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 51, 259-64. Contact: Ballio, A.; Dip. Sci. Biochim. "Alessandro Rossi Fanelli", Univ. Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy

 

Viciani D, Moggi G (1997) Research on some Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. stands in Tuscany (Central Italy). Webbia 51, 237-49. Contact: Dipartimento Biologia Vegetale Univ., Via La Pira 4, I-50121 Firenze, Italy

 

Wada K, Ueda N, Sawada H, Amemiya N, Haga M (1997) Inductive effects of bay leaf and its component costunolide on the mouse liver glutathione S-transferase. Natural Medicines 51, 283-5. Contact: Wada, Keiji ; Fac. Pharmaceutical Sci., Health Sci. Univ. Hokkaido, Ishikari Tobetsu, Hokkaido 061-02, Japan

 

Kovacevic M (1996) The significance of the spontaneous vegetation in the old garden of the Arboretum Trsteno (Croatia). Acta Botanica Croatica 55-56, 29-40. Contact: Kovacevic, Maja; Arboretum Trsteno HAZU, HR - 20233, Trsteno, Croatia

 

Mueller-Riebau F, Berger B, Yegen O, Cakir C (1996) Fungitoxic essential oils of aromatic plants growing wild in Turkey: Influence of origin and season on content, chemical composition, and concentration of their phenolic compounds. In '[Communications from the Federal Biological Institute for Agriculture and Forestry Berlin-Dahlem]'. (Biologische Bundesanstalt fuer Land- und Forstwirtschaft {a})

 

Salleo S, Lo Gullo MA, De Paoli D, Zippo M (1996) Xylem recovery from cavitation-induced embolism in young plants of Laurus nobilis: A possible mechanism. New Phytologist 132, 47-56. Contact: Salleo, Sebastiano ; Dip. Biol., Univ. Trieste, via L. Giorgieri 10, I-34127 Trieste, Italy

 

Machado VLL, Palma MS, Da Costa OM (1995) Repellent action of essential oil fractions from leaves of Laurus nobilis L. on nymphs and adults of Periplaneta americana (L.) (Blattaria: Blattidae). Anais da Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil 24, 13-20. Contact: Machado, Vera L. L. ; Dep. Zool., Inst. Biociencias, UNESP, Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

 

Mueller-Riebau F, Berger B, Yegen O (1995) Chemical composition and fungitoxic properties to phytopathogenic fungi of essential oils of selected aromatic plant growing wild in Turkey. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 43, 2262-6. Contact: Mueller-Riebau, Fran ; Inst. Pflanzenpathol. Pflanzenschutz, Univ. Goettingen, Grisebachstr. 6, 37077 Goettingen, Germany

 

Sa LD, Paulo MQ, Lima EDO, Xavier Filho L (1995) Antimicrobial effect of essential oils on bacteria causing conjunctivitis. Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 67, 99-103. Contact: Sa, L. D. ; Dep. Enfermagen de Saude Publica Psiquiatria, CCS/UFPB, Campus I, CEP 58.051-970 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil

 

Siddique MAA, Jhon AQ, Paul TM (1995) Status of some important medicinal and aromatic plants of Kashmir Himalaya. Advances in Plant Sciences 8, 134-9. Contact: Div. Floriculture, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, S. K. Univ. Agricultural Sci. and Technol., Shalimar-191 121, India

 

Zygadlo JA, Lamarque AL, Maestri DM, Grosso NR (1995) Use of essential oils as natural antioxidants. Grasas y Aceites 46, 285-8. Contact: Zygadlo, J. A. ; Lamarque, A. L. ; Maestri, D. M. ; Catedra Quim. Organ., Fac. Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas Nat., Univ. Nacl. Cordoba, Avda, Velez Sarsfield 299, 5000 Cordoba, Argentina

 

Landi S, Bene GD (1994) Bio-ecological observations on Aonidia lauri (Bouche) (Homoptera Diaspididae). Redia 77, 33-45. Contact: Ist. Sperimental per la Zoologia Agraria, Firenze, Italy

 

Lodovici M, Dolara P, Taiti S, Del Carmine P, Bernardi L, Agati L, Ciappellano S (1994) Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in the leaves of the evergreen tree Laurus nobilis. Science of the Total Environment 153, 61-8. Contact: Dolara, Piero ; Dep. Pharmacol. Toxcol., Viale Morgagni 65, Florence, Italy

 

Moazzo GP (1994) Plants of Homer and other poets of antiquity: IV. Bay laurel (Daphne). Annales Musei Goulandris 9, 169-84.

 

Biondi D, Cianci P, Geraci C, Ruberto G, Piattelli M (1993) Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oils from Sicilian aromatic plants. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 8, 331-7. Contact: Ruberto, Giuseppe ; Ist. CNR Studio Sostanze Nat. Interesse Aliment. Chim.-Farm., Viadel Santuario 110, I-95028 Valverde, Italy

 

Buchold H (1993) The enzyme-catalyzed degumming process of vegetable oils. Fett Wissenschaft Technologie 95, 300-4. Contact: Forschung Entwicklung, Lurgi AG, D-60295 Frankfurt, Germany

 

Christodoulakis NS (1993) Air pollution effects on the guard cells of the injury resistant leaf of Laurus nobilis L. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51, 471-8. Contact: Inst. General Botany, Univ. Athens, Athens 157 84, Greece

 

Hafizoglu H, Reunanen M (1993) Studies on the components of Laurus nobilis from Turkey with special reference to laurel berry fat. Fett Wissenschaft Technologie 95, 304-8. Contact: Hafizoglu, H. ; Black Sea Univ., Faculty Forestry, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey

 

Ito T (1993) Changes of fungal Flora in soil after a bonfire. Institute for Fermentation Research Communications (Osaka) 0, 63-85. Contact: Inst. Fermentation Osaka, 17-85 Juso-Honmachi 2-Chome, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532, Japan

 

Pino J, Borges P, Roncal E (1993) The chemical composition of laurel leaf oil from various origins. Nahrung 37, 592-5. Contact: Food Industry Res. Inst., Carretera Guatao Km 3 1/2, Lisa, La Habana 19200, Cuba

 

Regnault-Roger C, Hamraoui A (1993) Efficiency of plants from the south of France used as traditional protectants of Phaseolus vulgaris L. against its bruchid Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say). Journal of Stored Products Research 29, 259-64. Contact: Universite Pau et Pays l'Adour Sciences Biologiques, CURS-IBEAS, Campus Universite, Av. de l'Universite, 64000 Pau, France

 

Scheffler I, Dombrowski M (1993) Behavioural responses of Blattella germanica L. (Orthopt., Blattellidae) induced by repellent plant extracts. Journal of Applied Entomology 115, 499-505. Contact: Scheffler, I. ; Inst. Zool., Univ. Potsdam, Sanssouci, Villa Liegnitz, D-O-1571 Potsdam, Germany

 

Vallini G, Pera A, Avio L, Valdrighi M, Giovannetti M (1993) Influence of humic acids on laurel growth, associated rhizospheric microorganisms, and mycorrhizal fungi. Biology and Fertility of Soils 16, 1-4. Contact: Vallini, G. ; Soil Microbiol. Cent., Natl. Res. Council, Via del Borghetto 80, I-56124 Pisa, Italy

 

Weusthuis RA, Adams H, Scheffers WA, Van Dijken JP (1993) Energetics and kinetics of maltose transport in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A continuous culture study. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 59, 3102-9. Contact: Weusthuis, Ruud A. ; Dep. Microbiol. Enzymol., Kluyver Lab. Biotechnology, Delft Univ. Technol., Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands, netherlands

 

Appendino G, Tagliapietra S, Nano GM, Cisero M (1992) A Sesquiterpene Alcohol from the Fruits of Laurus-Nobilis. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 31, 2537-8. Contact: APPENDINO G ; DIP SCI TECNOL FARMACO, VIA P GIURIA 9, I-10125 TORINO, ITALY

 

Baghdadi HH, Ahmad SS, Fournier G, Refaat AM (1992) On the essential oil of Laurus nobilis grown in Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Horticulture 19, 93-7. Contact: Baghdadi, H. H. ; Inst. Graduate Studies Res., Alexandria, Egypt

 

Carmo MM, Frazao S, Venancio F, Instituto Nacional De Investigacion YTAYA (1992) Composition differences in the essential oils of laurel leaves in Portugal and its autonomous regions (Azores and Madeira). In '[First Iberian symposium on medicinal, aromatic plants and essential oils]' pp. 255-9. (Ministerio de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentacion {a})

 

Diamantoglou S, Rhizopoulou S (1992) Free proline accumulation in sapwood, bark and leaves of three evergreen sclerophylls and a comparison with an evergreen conifer. Journal of Plant Physiology 140, 361-5. Contact: Inst. Gen. Bot., Dep. Biol., Univ. Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 157 84, Greece

 

Garg SN, Siddiqui MS, Agarwal SK (1992) New Fatty Acid Esters and Hydroxy Ketones from Fruits of Laurus-Nobilis. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 55, 1315-9. Contact: GARG S N ; PHYTOCHEM DIV, CENT INST MED AND AROMATIC PLANTS, LUCKNOW 226016, INDIA

 

Gurman EG, Bagirova EA, Storchilo OB (1992) The effect of edible and medicinal plant extracts on hydrolysis and transport of sugars in the rat small intestine under different experimental conditions. Fiziologicheskii Zhurnal SSSR Imeni I M Sechenova 78, 109-16. Contact: Chem.-Pharm. Inst., Odessa, Ukraine

 

Hermansson K, Jansson P-E, Low P, Dallner G, Swiezewska E, Chojnacki T (1992) Analysis of long-chain polyisoprenoids by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry. Biological Mass Spectrometry 21, 548-53. Contact: Hermansson, Kerstin ; Jansson, Per-Erik ; Dep. Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Lab., Stockholm Univ., S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

 

Karr LL, Coats JR (1992) Repellency of Dried Bay Leaves Laurus-Nobilis Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum Raw Osage Orange Fruit Maclura-Pomifera and Extracts of Osage Orange Fruit to the German Cockroach 1989. Insecticide and Acaricide Tests. Contact: KARR L L ; DEP ENTOMOL, IOWA STATE UNIV, AMES, IOWA 50011, USA

 

Yahara S, Nakazono M, Tutumi H, Nohara T (1992) Lignans from Leaves of Laurus-Nobilis L. Shoyakugaku Zasshi 46, 184-6. Contact: YAHARA S ; FAC PHARMACEUTICAL SCI, KUMAMOTO UNIV, OE-HONMACHI 5-1, KUMAMOTO 862, JAPAN

 

Yano K, Akihisa T, Fukatsu M, Tamura T, Matsumoto T (1992) Sterol Constituents of Plants of Family Lauraceae. Journal of the Japan Oil Chemists' Society 41, 431-3. Contact: YANO K ; COLL SCI TECHNOL, NIHON UNIV, 1-8 KANDA-SURUGADAI, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 101, JPN

 

Becker D, Raviv M, Cosse A, Medina S, Reuveni O (1991) Avocado Rooting Promoter Arp Detection in Laurus-Nobilis L. And Mangifera-Indica L. Based on Gas Chromatography. Scientia Horticulturae (Amsterdam) 48, 323-8. Contact: BECKER D ; DEP CHEM, TECHNION, IIT, HAIFA 32000, ISRAEL

 

Buchelos CT (1991) Otiorrhynchus-Aurifer Boheman Coleoptera Curculionidae a New Species in the Greek Fauna. Annales de l'Institut Phytopathologique Benaki 16, 143-5. Contact: BUCHELOS C T; LAB AGR ZOOL AND ENTOMOL, AGRIC UNIV ATHENS, 75 IERA ODOS, VOTANIKOS, GR-118 55 ATHENS, GREECE

 

Ducombs G (1991) Modifications of Flora and Cross Sensitization in Dermatitis Resulting from Contact with Plants. Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie 118, 939-40. Contact: DUCOMBS G; CLIN DERMATOL, HOP PELLEGRIN, PLACE AMELIE-RABA-LEON, F 33076 BORDEAUX CEDEX

 

Goncalo M, Goncalo S (1991) Allergic Contact Dermatitis from Dittrichia-Viscosa L. Greuter. Contact Dermatitis 24, 40-4. Contact: GONCALO M ; CLINICA DE DERMATOLOGIA, HOSPITAIS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA, 3000 COIMBRA, PORTUGAL

 

Helyuta VP, Isikov VP (1991) Powdery Mildew Fungi of the Nikitsky State Botanical Garden. Ukrayins'kyi Botanichnyi Zhurnal 48, 68-71. Contact: HELYUTA V P ; MH KHOLODNYI INST BOT, ACAD SCI UKR, KIEV, UKR

 

Qamar S, Chaudhary FM (1991) Antifungal Activity of Some Essential Oils from Local Plants. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 34, 30-1. Contact: QAMAR S ; PCSIR LABORATORIES COMPLEX, SHAHRAH-E-JALALUDDIN ROOMI, LAHORE, PAKISTAN

 

Syed M, Riaz M, Chaudhari FM (1991) The Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils of the Pakistani Acorus-Calamus Callistemon-Lanceolatus and Laurus-Nobilis. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 34, 456-8. Contact: SYED M ; PCSIR LAB COMPLEX, LAHORE-54600, PAKISTAN

 

Arrigoni PV (1990) Flora and Vegetation of the Macchia Lucchese Viareggio Tuscany Italy. Webbia 44, 1-62. Contact: ARRIGONI P V; LAB FITOGEOGRAFIA, DEP BIOL VEGETALE, UNIV, VIA LA PIRA 4, I-50121 FIRENZE, ITALY

 

Bergmeier E (1990) Forest and Scrub of the Lower Olympus Area Kato Olimbos Northeast Thessaly Greece a Study of the Systematic and Orthographic Classification of the Greek Vegetation. Phytocoenologia 18, 161-342. Contact: BERGMEIER E; SPEZIELLE BOTANIK, RUHR-UNIV BOCHUM, UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 150, POSTFACH 1021 48, D-4630 BOCHUM 1

 

Chkuaseli TY, Karumidze IP, Zurabishvili MM, Kereselidze DE (1990) Heat and Cold Resistance of Some Evergreen Foliate Woody Plants in the Subarid Zone of Eastern Georgia Ussr. Soobshcheniya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoi SSR 138, 117-20. Contact: CHKUASELI T YA ; CENT BOT GARD, ACAD SCI GEORGIAN SSR, TBILISI, USSR

 

Christodoulakis NS, Fasseas C (1990) Air Pollution Effects on the Leaf Structure of Laurus-Nobilis an Injury Resistant Species. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 44, 276-81. Contact: CHRISTODOULAKIS N S ; INST GEN BOT, UNIV ATHENS, ATHENS 157 84, GREECE

 

Denuce JM (1990) Ovipositional Host Plant Preference of Sepia-Officinalis. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C Journal of Biosciences 45, 1225-9. Contact: DENUCE J M; ZOOL DEP I, CATHOLIC UNIV, TOERNOOIVELD, 6525 ED NIJMEGEN, THE NETHERLANDS

 

Edwards HH (1990) The Stomatal Complex of Persea-Borbonia. Canadian Journal of Botany 68, 2543-7. Contact: EDWARDS H H; DEP BIOLOGICAL SCI, WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, MACOMB, ILL 61455, USA

 

Lin ZK, Hua YF, Gong GP, Gu YH (1990) Chemical Constituents of the Essential Oils from the Leaves of Laurus-Nobilis and Tendency in Changes of the Constituents Month by Month. Acta Botanica Sinica 32, 878-82. Contact: LIN Z-K ; RES INST DAILY-USE CHEM INDUSTRY, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHONGQING 630065

 

Lo Gullo MA, Salleo S (1990) Wood Anatomy of Some Trees with Diffuse and Ring-Porous Wood Some Functional and Ecological Interpretations. Giornale Botanico Italiano 124, 601-14. Contact: LO GULLO M A ; IST BOTANICA, UNIV MESSINA, VIA P CATELLI 2, 98100 MESSINA, ITALY

 

Bacic T, Gligorijevic S, Ledic A (1989) Effect of Air Pollution on Ascorbic Acid Content in Fruits of Some Mediterranean Trees. Acta Biologiae et Medicinae Experimentalis 14, 151-6. Contact: BACIC T ; FACULTY PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY SPLIT, 58000 SPLIT, YUGOSLAVIA

 

Celik S, Kucuk MM, Demirbas A (1989) Fatty Acids of Bay Laurel Leaves. DOGA Turk Kimya Dergisi 13, 138-41. Contact: CELIK S ; FIRAT UNIVERSITESI, FEN-EDEBIYAT FAKULTESI, KIMYA BOLUMU, ELAZIG, TURKIYE

 

Frazao S, Clemente A, Antunes A (1989) Antimicrobial Activity of Some Essential Oils from Portuguese Flora. Planta Medica 55. Contact: FRAZAO S ; LNETI/DTIQ, ESTRADAS DAS PALMEIRAS, QUELUZ DE BAIXO, 2745 QUELUZ, PORTUGAL

 

Kirk PM, Spooner BM (1989) Ascomycetes on Leaf Litter of Laurus-Nobilis and Hedera-Helix. Mycological Research 92, 335-46. Contact: KIRK P M ; CAB INTERNATIONAL MYCOLOGICAL INST, FERRY LANE, KEW, SURREY TW9 3AF, UK

 

Raharivelomanana PJ, Terrom GP, Bianchini JP, Coulanges P (1989) Contribution to the Study of the Antimicrobial Action of Some Essential Oils Extracted from Plants of Madagascar Ii. Lauraceae. Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Madagascar 56, 261-72.

 

Rhizopoulou S, Angelopulos K, Mitrakos K (1989) Seasonal Variations of Accumulated Ions Soluble Sugars and Solute Potential in the Expressed Sap from Leaves of Evergreen Sclerophyll Species. Acta Oecologica Oecologia Plantarum 10, 311-20. Contact: RHIZOPOULOU S ; UNIV ATHENS, DEP BIOL, INST GENERAL BOTANY, ATHENS 15784, GREECE

 

Riaz M, Ashraf CM, Chaudhary FM (1989) Studies of the Essential Oil of the Pakistani Laurus-Nobilis Linn in Different Seasons. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 32, 33-5. Contact: RIAZ M ; PCSIR LAB, LAHORE

 

Sakata K, Hagiwara H, Yagi A, Ina K (1989) The First Naturally Occurring 3 Octulose D Gluco-L-Glycero-3-Octulose as the Main Constituent of Laurus-Nobilis Flush. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 53, 2539-42. Contact: SAKATA K ; DEP AGRIC CHEM, SHIZUOKA UNIV, SHIZUOKA 422, JPN

 

Dmitriev MT, Rastyannikov EG, Akimov Yu A, Malysheva AG (1988) Chromatography-Mass-Spectrometry of Volatile Substances Released by Plants from the Southern Crimean Oblast Ukrainian Ssr Ussr. Rastitel'nye Resursy 24, 81-5. Contact: DMITRIEV M T ; AN SYSINA RES INST GEN PUBLIC HYG, ACAD MED SCI USSR, MOSCOW, USSR

 

Lo Gullo MA, Salleo S (1988) Different Strategies of Drought Resistance in Three Mediterranean Sclerophyllous Trees Growing in the Same Environmental Conditions. New Phytologist 108, 267-76. Contact: LO GULLO M A ; IST BOTANICA, UNIV MESSINA, VIA P CASTELLI 2, 98100 MESSINA, ITALY

 

Real P (1988) An Unidentified Gracillariidae on the Bay Laurel Lepidoptera Gracillariidae. Alexanor 15, 281-2. Contact: REAL P; LOUBASSANE T1, F-13090 AIX-EN-PROVENCE

 

Constantinescu O, Jonsson L (1987) A Severe Attack of Glomerella-Cingulata on Laurus-Nobilis. Vaxtskyddsnotiser 51, 11-3. Contact: CONSTANTINESCU O ; UPPSALA UNIV, FYTOTEKET, 751 21 UPPSALA

 

Kekelidze NA, Dzhanikashvili MI, Kutateladze VV (1987) Dynamics of the Accumulation and Formation of Essential Oil Composition in Laurus-Nobilis L. Leaves in Ontogeny. Fiziologiya i Biokhimiya Kul'turnykh Rastenii 19, 606-14. Contact: KEKELIDZE N A ; INST PLANT BIOCHEM, ACAD SCI GEORGIAN SSR, 380031 TBILISI 31, USSR

 

Kekelidze NA (1987) Essential Oils from the Bark and Wood of Laurus-Nobilis Stems. Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, 458-9. Contact: KEKELIDZE N A; INST BIOCHEM PLANT, ACAD SCI GEORGIAN SSR, TBILISI, USSR

 

Re L, Kawano T (1987) Effects of Laurus-Nobilis Lauraceae on Biomphalaria-Glabrata Say 1818. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 82, 315-20. Contact: RE L ; DEP BIOL, INST BIOCIENCIAS-USP, CP 11461, 05499 SAO PAULO, SP, BRASIL

 

Salleo S, Lo Gullo MA (1987) Different Strategies to Avoid Water Stress in Three Evergreen Sclerophyllous Trees. Giornale Botanico Italiano 121, 206-8. Contact: SALLEO S ; ISTITUTO DI BOTANICA DELL'UNIV DI MESSINA, ITALY

 

Todua BT (1987) Karyology of Laurel Species and Forms. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR Seriya Biologicheskaya, 445-52. Contact: TODUA B T; GEORGIAN INST SUBTROP ECON, SUKHUMI, USSR

 

Bacic T (1986) Water Content and Water Deficit in the Leaves of Some Woody Mediterranean Plants. Acta Biologiae et Medicinae Experimentalis 10, 1-10. Contact: BACIC T; FAC PHILOSOPHY, UNIV SPLIT, 58000 SPLIT, YUGOSLAVIA

 

Saim N, Meloan CE (1986) Compounds from Leaves of Bay Laurus-Nobilis as Repellents for Tribolium-Castaneum When Added to Wheat Flour. Journal of Stored Products Research 22, 141-4. Contact: SAIM N ; DEP CHEM, KANSAS STATE UNIV, MANHATTAN, KS 66506, USA

 

Benderitter T, Bonerandi JJ (1985) Contact Dermatitis to Compositae. Revue Francaise d'Allergologie et d'Immunologie Clinique 25, 93-9. Contact: BENDERITTER T ; SERV DERMATOLOGIE HOPITAL SAINTE-MARGUERITE, 270 BOULEVARD SAINTE-MARGUERITE, 13009 MARSEILLE

 

Castro MA (1985) Structure of the Vessel-Parenchyma Pit Membrane in Some Species of Lauraceae. IAWA (International Association of Wood Anatomists) Bulletin 6, 35-8. Contact: CASTRO M A; DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BIOLOGICAS, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS Y NATURALES, UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES, 1428 BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

 

Chkhubianishvili EI, Kotaeva DV, Kezeli TA, Nodiya MG (1985) Age-Related Changes in the Structure of the Leaf Mesophyll in Dioecious Plants. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskaya 11, 330-6. Contact: CHKHUBIANISHVILI E I ; NN KOTSKHOVELI INST BOT, ACAD SCI GEORGIAN SSR, TBILISI, USSR

 

Conci C, Tamanini L (1985) Lauritrioza New-Genus for Trioza-Alacris. Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 126, 237-56. Contact: CONCI C ; MUSEO CIV STORIA NATURALE, CORSO VENEZIA 55, 20121 MILANO

 

Credaro V, Pirola A (1985) News About Frost Damages for Cultivated Plants in Lombardy Italy 1985. Atti dell'Istituto Botanico della Universita e Laboratorio Crittogamico Pavia 4, 27-54.

 

Novak M (1985) A Monoterpene Alcohol from Laurus-Nobilis. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 24. Contact: NOVAK M; ORGANIC CHEMICAL LABORATORY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF UTRECHT, 3522 AD UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS

 

Sakar MK, Engelshowe R (1985) Tannin Producing Monomeric and Dimeric Substances in Bay Leaves Laurus-Nobilis. Zeitschrift fuer Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung 180, 494-5. Contact: SAKAR M K ; INSTITUT PHARMAZEUTISCHE BIOLOGIE PHYTOCHEMIE, UNIVERSITAET MUENSTER, HITTORFSTR 56, D-4400 MUENSTER, BUNDESREPUBLIC DEUTSCHLAND

 

Saribekyan NK, Sayadyan LE (1985) Growth and Development of Some Subtropical Plants. Biologicheskii Zhurnal Armenii 38, 345-51. Contact: SARIBEKYAN N KH ; KH ABOVYAN ARM PEDAGOG INST, YEREVAN, USSR

 

Cheminat A, Stampf JL, Benezra C (1984) Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Laurel Laurus-Nobilis Isolation and Identification of Haptens. Archives of Dermatological Research 276, 178-81. Contact: CHEMINAT A ; LABORATOIRE DE DERMATO-CHIME, ASSOCIE A CNRS LA 31 , UNIVERSITE LOUIS PASTEUR, CLINIQUE DERMATOLOGIQUE, CHU DE STRASBOURG, F-67091 STRASBOURG, FRANCE

 

Del Bene G (1984) Biological Observations on Dynaspidotus-Britannicus Homoptera Diaspididae and Its Natural Enemies in Tuscany Italy. Redia 67, 323-36. Contact: DEL BENE G; IST SPERMENTALE PER LA ZOOL AGRARIA, FIRENZE

 

Kirk PM (1984) New or Interesting Micro Fungi 13. Ascomycetes on Laurus-Nobilis Leaf Litter. Mycotaxon 19, 307-22. Contact: KIRK P M; COMMONW MYCOL INST, FERRY LANE, KEW, RICHMOND, SURREY TW9 3AF, UK

 

Leach CM, Apple JD (1984) Leaf Surface Electrostatics Behavior of Detached Leaves of Beans Phaseolus-Vulgaris Maize Zea-Mays and Other Plants under Natural Conditions. Phytopathology 74, 704-9. Contact: LEACH C M ; DEP BOTANY PLANT PATHOL, OREG STATE UNIV, CORVALLIS, OREG 97331, USA

 

Putievsky E, Ravid U, Snir N, Sanderovich D (1984) The Essential Oils from Cultivated Bay Laurel Laurus-Nobilis. Israel Journal of Botany 33, 47-52. Contact: PUTIEVSKY E ; DIVISION OF MEDICINAL AND SPICE CROPS, AGRUCULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, NEWE YA'AR, POST HAIFA 31-999 ISRAEL

 

Alfani A, Bartoli G, Santacroce R (1983) Sulfur Contamination of Soil and Laurus-Nobilis Leaves in the Botanical Garden of Naples University Italy. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A Environmental Science and Engineering 18, 621-32. Contact: ALFANI A ; IST BOTANICA DELL'UNIV NAPOLI, VIA FORIA, 223, NAPOLI

 

Kirk PM (1983) New or Interesting Micro Fungi 10. Hyphomycetes on Laurus-Nobilis Leaf Litter. Mycotaxon 18, 259-98. Contact: KIRK P M; COMMONWEALTH MYCOL INST, FERRY LANE, KEW, RICHMOND, SURREY, TW9 3AF, UK

 

Roiron P (1983) A New Study of the Plio Pleistocene Macro Flora from Crespia Catalonia Spain. Geobios (Villeurbanne) 16, 687-716. Contact: ROIRON P; LAB PALEBOTANIQUE EVOLUTION VEGETAUX, INST SCI L'EVOL, USTL, PLACE EUGENE BATAILLON, 34060 MONTPELLIER, FR

 

Alfani A, Bartoli G, Santacroce R (1982) Accumulation of Sulfur in the Leaves of Laurus-Nobilis in the Botanical Garden of Naples as Indication of Atmospheric Pollution. Giornale Botanico Italiano 116, 26-7. Contact: ALFANI A ; IST BOTANICA DELL'UNIV NAPOLI

 

Hokwerda H, Bos R, Tattje DHE, Malingre TM (1982) Composition of Essential Oils of Laurus-Nobilis Laurus-Nobilis-Var-Angustifolia and Laurus-Azorica. Planta Medica 44, 116-9. Contact: HOKWERDA H ; DEP PHARMACOGNOSY, UNIV GRONINGEN, ANTONIUS DEUSINGLAAN 2, 9713 AW GRONINGEN, NETH

 

Kirk PM (1982) New or Interesting Micro Fungi 5. Micro Fungi Colonizing Laurus-Nobilis Leaf Litter. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 78, 293-304. Contact: KIRK P M; COMMONWEALTH MYCOLOGICAL INST, FERRY LANE, KEW, RICHMOND, SURREY, UK, TW9 3AF

 

Lange OL, Tenhunen JD, Braun M (1982) Midday Stomatal Closure in Mediterranean Type Sclerophylls under Simulated Habitat Conditions in an Environmental Chamber Comparison of the Behavior of Various European Mediterranean Species. Flora (Jena) 172, 563-79. Contact: LANGE O L ; LEHRSTUHL FUER BOTANIK II DER UNIVERSITY WUERZBURG, MITTLERER DALLENBERGWEG 64, D-8700 WUERZBURG

 

Pech B, Bruneton J (1982) Alkaloids of Laurus-Nobilis. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 45, 560-3. Contact: PECH B ; LAB PHARM, CENT D'ETUDES PLANTES MED, 16, BLVD DAVIERS, 49000 ANGERS, FRANCE

 

Avita S, Inamdar JA (1981) Stomatal Complex in Lauraceae Structure and Ontogeny. Acta Botanica Indica 9, 50-6. Contact: AVITA S ; DEP BIOSCI, SARDAR PATEL UNIV, VALLA BH VIDYANAGAR 388120

 

Halstead AJ (1981) A Whitefly Pest of Sweet Bay Laurus-Nobilis. Plant Pathology (Oxford) 30. Contact: HALSTEAD A J; THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GARDEN, WISLEY, WOKING, SURREY, UK

 

Kirk PM (1981) New or Interesting Micro Fungi 3. A Preliminary Account of Micro Fungi Colonizing Laurus-Nobilis Leaf Litter. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 77, 457-74. Contact: KIRK P M; COMMONWEALTH MYCOL INST, FERRY LANE, KEW, RICHMOND, SURREY TW9 3AF, UK

 

Knackstedt J, Herrmann K (1981) Phenolics of Spices 7. Flavonol Glycosides of Bay Leaves Laurus-Nobilis and Star Anise Fruits Illicium-Verum. Zeitschrift fuer Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung 173, 288-90. Contact: KNACKSTEDT J ; INSTITUT FUER LEBENSMITTELCHEMIE, UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER, WUNSTORFER STR 14, D-3000 HANNOVER 91, BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND

 

Kull U, Roller M (1981) Effect of Low Temperature on Lipid Synthesis in Leaves of Different Cold Resistance. Proceedings of the International Botanical Congress 13. Contact: KULL U ; BIOL INST, UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART, STUTTGART 60, FR GERMANY

 

Larcher W (1981) Low Temperature Effects on Mediterranean Sclerophylls an Unconventional Viewpoint. In 'Margaris, N. S. And H. A. Mooney (Ed.). Tasks for Vegetation Science, Vol. 4. Components of Productivity of Mediterranean-Climate Regions Basic and Applied Aspects; Proceedings of the International Symposium on Photosynthesis, Primary Production and Biomass Utilization in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems, Kassandra, Greece, Sept. 13-15, 1980. Viii+279p. Dr W. Junk Publishers: The Hague, Netherlands (Dist. In the USA by Kluwer Boston, Inc.: Hingham, Mass.). Illus' pp. P260-6)

 

Artem'Ev BV, Pekhov AV, Kas'Yanov GI, Dyuban'Kova NF (1980) Chromatographic Spectrometric Study of the Essential Oil Composition of Leaves of Laurus-Nobilis. Rastitel'nye Resursy 16, 209-19. Contact: ARTEM'EV B V ; MOSC COOP INST, MOSCOW, USSR

 

El-Feraly FS, Benigni DA (1980) Sesqui Terpene Lactones of Laurus-Nobilis Leaves. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 43, 527-31. Contact: EL-FERALY F S ; DEP PHARMACOGN, SCH PHARM, UNIV MISS, UNIVERSITY, MISS, 38577

 

Hill RS (1980) A Numerical Taxonomic Approach to the Study of Angiosperm Leaves. Botanical Gazette 141, 213-29. Contact: HILL R S; BOT DEP, UNIV TASMANIA, HOBART, TASMANIA 7001, AUST

 

Huhtanen CN (1980) Inhibition of Clostridium-Botulinum by Spice Extracts and Aliphatic Alcohols. Journal of Food Protection 43, 195-6. Contact: HUHTANEN C N; EASTERN REG RES CENT, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118, USA

 

Kotaeva DV, Chkhubianishvili EI (1980) Sexual Differences in the Seasonal Dynamics of Nucleic-Acid Content in the Leaves of Evergreen Plants. Soobshcheniya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoi SSR 100, 421-4. Contact: KOTAEVA D V ; INST BOT, ACAD SCI GEORGIAN SSR, TBILISI, USSR

 

Lyahyenchanka BI, Luk'Yanava NM, Smirnow AV (1980) Light Curves of Photosynthesis of Some Species of Evergreen Plants. Vyestsi Akademii Navuk BSSR Syeryya Biyalahichnykh Navuk, 22-8. Contact: LYAHYENCHANKA B I ; VF KUPREVICH INST EXP BOT, ACAD SCI B SSR MINSK, USSR

 

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Betz JT (1979) Removing the Mystique Surrounding Charaxes-Jasius. Alexanor 11, 154-7. Contact: BETZ J T; 58 RUE D'ASSAS, F-75006 PARIS, FR

 

Maron R, Fahn A (1979) Ultrastructure and Development of Oil Cells in Laurus-Nobilis Leaves. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 78, 31-40. Contact: MARON R ; HEB UNIV JERUS, JERUSALEM, ISR

 

Nel J (1979) A New Plant in the Nutrition of Charaxes-Jasius Lepidoptera Nymphalidae. Alexanor 11, 157-8. Contact: NEL J; 8 AVE GASSION, F-13600 LA CIOTAT, FR

 

Dohiem M, Sulimova GE, Vanyushin BF (1978) Nucleotide Composition and Pyrimidine Oligo Nucleotides in the DNA of Certain Higher Plants. Moscow University Biological Sciences Bulletin 33, 56-9.

 

Dokhiem M, Sulimova GE, Vanyushin BF (1978) Nucleotide Composition and Pyrimidine Oligo Nucleotides in DNA of Some Higher Plants. Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta Seriya XVI Biologiya, 70-4. Contact: DOKHIEM M ; AN BELOZERSKII INTERFAC PROBL LAB MOL BIOL BIOORG CHEM, MOSC UNIV, MOSCOW, USSR

 

Kotaeva DV, Chkhubianishvili EI (1978) The Content of Protein and Nitrous Compounds in the Leaves of Dioecious Plants. Soobshcheniya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoi SSR 90, 677-80. Contact: KOTAEVA D V ; INST BOT, ACAD SCI GEORGIAN SSR, TBILISI, USSR

 

Lockyer W (1978) An Unusual Food Plant of the Eyed Hawk Moth Smerinthus-Ocellata. Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 90.

 

Bondavalli F, Schenone P, Lanteri S, Ranise A (1977) Syntheses of 1 3 3 Tri Methyl-2-Oxa Bi Cyclo 2 2 2 Oct-5-Ene 2 3 Di Dehydro-1 8 Cineole 6 6 Di Methyl-2-Methylene-7-Oxa Bi Cyclo 3 2 1 Octane Isopinol 2 6 6 Tri Methyl-7-Oxa Bi Cyclo 3 2 1 Oct-2-Ene Pinol and 1-3 Iso Propylidenecyclopentyl Ethanone Pinolone from Hydroxy and Bromo Derivatives of Cineole. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions I, 430-3.

 

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Litchfield C, Miller E, Harlow RD, Reiser R (1967) The triglyceride composition of 17 seed fats rich in octanoic, decanoic, or lauric acid. Lipids 2, 345-50. Contact: Dep. Biochem. and Biophys., Tex. Agr. Exp. Sta., College Station, Tex., USA

 

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Chiesa MO (1963) Abgrallaspis corporifuscus n. sp. (Coccoidea, Diaspididae) Engl. summ. Rev Soc Entomol Argent 26, 159-63.

 

Dzhashi VS (1963) Some results of testing a series of preparations to control the laurel sucker From: REF ZH BIOL, 1964, No. 18E120. (Trans-lation). Subtrop Kul T, 51-8.

 

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