Research Advances: Getting Plants To Rid Themselves of Pesticide Residues; “Dung of the Devil” Plant Roots Point to New Swine Flu Drugs; Kudzu Shows Promise as a Dietary Supplement.....

• Autores: Angela G. King
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 87, Nº 2 (February), 2010, págs. 123-127
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Research Advances for February 2010 summarizes research on how plant hormones called brassinosteroids can help to activate plant pesticide metabolism, the presence of a virus fighter in “Devil’s dung,” how kudzu isoflavones might improve human health, whether dihydrogen sulfide might have health benefits, and how curcumin, a compound found in the spice turmeric, can affect cell membranes.