STUDIES ON BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS FROM CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS

Studies on bioactive components from Chinese medicinal plants

Several novel bioactive components isolated from Chinese medicinal plants will be presented.These include novel maytansinoid tumor, inhibitors, some new ent-kaurane and rosane diterpenoids from Mallotus anomalus Meer et Chun (Euphorbiaceae), as well Lycopene asnovel insecticide, stemona alkaloids from Stemona parviflora C.H.Wright (Stemonaceae).Bot

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Good Living as a Living Law

In 2008, Ecuador reformed its Constitution after a prolonged period of economic, social and political crises.The momentary rupturing LED Wall Mirror of power structures, that had limited political participation to small clusters of elites, opened participatory spaces for historically marginalised social groups to engage in the process of constituti

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Penguin Dynamics Along the West Antarctic Peninsula

This activity incorporates the use of real scientific data to explore ecosystem dynamics among three Antarctic penguin species.Students will analyze two Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) data sets and supporting graphics to cause and effect and feedback relationships driving changes observed in Adelie, Chinstrap, and Gentoo penguins between 1975

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