Turkish freshwater and marine macrophyte extracts show in vitro antiprotozoal activity and inhibit FabI, a key enzyme of <em>Plasmodium... (Publications)
The ethanolic extracts of a number of Turkish freshwater macrophytes (Potamogeton perfoliatus, Ranunculus tricophyllus and Cladophora glomerata) and marine macroalgae (Dictyota dichotoma, Halopteris s
Estrogen-progestin replacement therapy and endometrial cancer (Publications)
BACKGROUND: It has been known for more than 20 years that estrogen replacement therapy substantially increases a woman's risk of developing endometrial cancer. To reduce this increased risk, progestin
Air pollution during pregnancy and neonatal outcome: a review (Publications)
Abstract There is increasing evidence of the adverse impact of prenatal exposure to air pollution. This is of particular interest, as exposure during pregnancy-a crucial time span of important biologi
Absence of the glutathione S-transferase M1 gene increases cytochrome P4501A2 activity among frequent consumers of cruciferous vegetables in a... (Publications)
The cancer protective effect of cruciferous vegetables has been attributed to induction of phase II enzymes. But cruciferous vegetables also induce cytochrome P4501A2 (CYP1A2), which catalyzes the met
The <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> family of Rab GTPases (Publications)
Rab GTPases are key regulators of vesicular traffic in eukaryotic cells. Here we sought a global characterization and description of the Plasmodium falciparum family of Rab GTPases. We used a combinat