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Eurypterocrania sichuanensis Kiss 2017, comb. n.
No full textEurypterocrania sichuanensis (Kiss, Gyulai & Saldaitis, 2013) comb. n. (Figs 109, 110, 112, 114) Craniophora sichuanensis Kiss, Gyulai & Saldaitis, 2013 in Kiss & Gyulai, ZooKeys, 353: 67, figs 4, 11, 12. Type-locality: China, W. Sichuan, road Yaan/Kangding, Erlang Shan Mt., 2200 m. Holotype: male, in coll. PGy. Notes. Тhе fеmаlе is still unknоwn.Published as part of Kiss, Ádám, 2017, Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s. l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species, pp. 1-90 in Zootaxa 4355 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4355.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/106671
Harmandicrania fujianensis Kiss 2017, comb. n.
No full textHarmandicrania fujianensis (Kiss & Gyulai, 2013) comb. n. (Figs 63, 74) Craniophora fujianensis Kiss & Gyulai, 2013, ZooKeys, 353: 63, figs 1, 7, 8. Type-locality: China, Fujian, Dai Mao Shan, 20 km NW of Longyan, 1300 m. Holotype: male, in coll. PGy. Notes. Тhе fеmаlе is unknоwn аnd thе mаlе аbdоminаl sеgmеnts wеrе nоt studiеd (nоt рrераrеd tоgеthеr with thе gеnitаliа).Published as part of Kiss, Ádám, 2017, Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s. l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species, pp. 1-90 in Zootaxa 4355 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4355.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/106671
Harmandicrania hainanensis Kiss 2017, comb. n., stat. rev.
No full textHarmandicrania hainanensis (Kiss & Gyulai, 2013) comb. n., stat. rev. (Figs 64, 75) Craniophora fujianensis hainanensis Kiss & Gyulai, 2013, ZooKeys, 353: 65, figs 2, 3, 9, 10. Type-locality: China, Prov. Hainan, Wuzhi Shan, 1333 m. Holotype: male, in coll. PGy. Notes. Тhе fеmаlе is unknоwn аnd thе mаlе аbdоminаl sеgmеnts wеrе nоt studiеd (nоt рrераrеd tоgеthеr with thе gеnitаliа).Published as part of Kiss, Ádám, 2017, Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s. l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species, pp. 1-90 in Zootaxa 4355 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4355.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/106671
Craniophora minuscula Kiss & Jinbo 2016
No full textCraniophora minuscula Kiss & Jinbo, 2016 (Figs 9, 10, 21, 29, 37, 45) Craniophora minuscula Kiss & Jinbo, 2016, Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 19: 930, figs 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 27, 33. Typelocality: Japan, Hokkaido, Hobetsu, Fukuyama, Mukawa Town. Holotype: male, in coll. TOEF. Synonymy Craniophora pacifica Sugi, 1982, Moths of Japan 1: 681, 2: 347, pl. 197: figs 18, 19, nec Filipjev, 1927. Craniophora pacifica Eda & Yanagita, 2011, The Standard of Moths in Japan 2: 302, pl. 2-072: figs 22, 23, nec Filipjev, 1927. Notes. Rесеntlу, sоmе C. pacifica -likе sресimеns, соllесtеd in Russiаn Fаr Eаst, hаvе bееn рrоvеd C. minuscula, thus this sресiеs is nоt еndеmiс tо Jараn. Hоwеvеr, furthеr еxаminаtiоn is nееdеd оn thе diffеrеnt рорulаtiоns.Published as part of Kiss, Ádám, 2017, Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s. l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species, pp. 1-90 in Zootaxa 4355 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4355.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/106671
Umgebungen von Pilsen / J. Kiss scr. F. Rotter sculps.
No full textUMGEBUNGEN VON PILSEN / J. KISS SCR. F. ROTTER SCULPS.
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Umgebungen von Pilsen / J. Kiss scr. F. Rotter sculps. (Nro. 18) ( -
Kiss Me My Honey, Kiss Me
No full textFirst Line: My little honey, I must be leavingFirst Line of Chorus: Kiss me, my honey, kiss meKey: F Majo
Valentine. A Kiss Is Never a Miss
No full textA boy gives a girl a kiss. Text: To my valentine, A kiss is never a miss, but it takes a real miss to make the kiss. Date is approximate.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/romance_revelry/1000/thumbnail.jp
Bioactive fungal metabolites
No full textFungi represent one of the seven kingdoms of living organisms [1] and their secondary metabolites display a
broad range of biological activities. We have recently reviewed those fungal metabolites that display anticancer
activity, both from terrestrial [2, 3] and marine [4] origins. We have also highlighted in these three reviews [2-4],
the currently known biological events that enable various types of cancers, including metastatic ones to display high
levels of chemoresistance. Some fungal metabolites are able to overcome certain of these biological barriers leading
to cancer chemoresistance. For example, fusicoccin A, isolated from Fusicoccum amygdali, down-regulates focal
adhesion kinase (FAK) activity and induces cytostatic activity in glioblastoma (GBM) cells [5]. Ophiobolin A, isolated from Bipolaris species, induces paraptosis in GBM cells through the disruption of internal potassium ion homeostasis [6]. GBM are highly chemoresistant [7] as melanomas against which sphaeropsidin A, isolated from Diplodia cupressi, also displays marked anticancer activity through the disruption of melanoma cell ion homeostasis
[8]. We recently highlighted in a special issue of Current Medicinal Chemistry, the potential of targeting ion channels / transporters to combat various types of cancers associated with dismal prognoses [9].
Fungal metabolite-related anticancer activity is further analyzed by two contributions in the current special issue.
Wolf-Rainer Abraham (Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Chemical Microbiology, Braunschweig, Germany) has contributed a review entitled “Fumitremorgins and Relatives – from Tremorgenic Compounds to Valuable Anti-Cancer Drugs”. Fumitremorgins are mycotoxins that can also inhibit cancer cell proliferation and impair
their drug resistance.
Cristina Prandi (Department of Chemistry, Universita’ degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy) and her collaborators
have contributed a review entitled “Fungal anticancer metabolites: synthesis towards drug discovery”. Prandi and
her colleagues highlight the role of total synthesis in sustaining the pharmacological development of fungal metabolites and as an alternative to isolation in the field of cancer research.
The current special issue then presents five other contributions that do not relate to anticancer activity of fungal
metabolites, while emphasizing a broad spectrum of other biological activities.
Peter Proksch (Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf,
Düsseldorf, Germany) and his colleagues have contributed a review entitled “Natural Products from Deep-SeaDerived Fungi ̶ a New Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds?”. As reported by Proksch and colleagues, up to
now, over 200 new metabolites have been identified from deep-sea fungi, and it has been assumed in the literature
that the unique environment of the deep sea will give rise to equally unprecedented natural products. Proksch and
colleagues critically evaluate whether the data published so far really supports the notion that these fungi are a
promising source of new bioactive chemical entities.
Alessio Cimmino (Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy) and his
colleagues have contributed a review entitled “Bioactive Metabolites from Pathogenic and Endophytic Fungi of
Forest Trees”. As emphasized by Cimmino and his colleagues, fungi play an important role in terrestrial ecosystems
by interacting positively or negatively with plants. Furthermore, temperate forests represent an enormous reservoir
of fungal diversity. The review provided by Cimmino and colleagues focuses on the secondary metabolites produced by pathogenic and endophytic fungi of forest trees with a focus on their biological activities.
Andrea Chini (Departamento de Genética Molecular de Plantas, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain) and his colleagues have contributed a review entitled “Fungal
production and manipulation of plant hormones”. Chini and colleagues state that among the plant molecules that
regulate plant-fungus interactions, phytohormones play a critical role because they modulate various aspects of
plant development, defenses and stress responses. Chini and colleagues emphasize the fact that, intriguingly, fungi
can also produce phytohormones, although the actual role of fungal-produced phytohormones in plant-fungus interactions is poorly understood. Chini and colleagues thus provide an overview of the recent discoveries in fungal production of phytohormone, their putative role as endogenous fungal signals and how fungi manipulate plant hormone balance to their benefit.
Maurizio Vurro (Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council, Bari, Italy) and his colleagues have contributed a review entitled “Fungal Phytotoxins in Sustainable Weed Management”. Vurro and colleagues reevaluate the fact that fungal phytotoxins are natural secondary metabolites produced by plant pathogenic
fungi during host–pathogen interactions. The review provided by Vurro and colleagues aims to summarize studies
on the possibility of using such metabolites as tools in biological and integrated weed management, for example, as
novel and environmentally friendly herbicides; as biomarkers for the selection of more efficacious biocontrol
agents; as templates for novel compounds; and as sources of novel mechanisms of action. Vurro and colleagues also
discuss the limiting factors for utilizing these metabolites in practice.
Stefano Superchi (Dipartimento di Scienze, Università della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy) and his colleagues have
contributed a review entitled “Absolute Configuration Determination by Quantum Mechanical Calculation of Chiroptical Spectra: Basics and Applications to Fungal Metabolites”. Superchi and colleagues thus review the application of quantum mechanical simulations of chiroptical properties, i.e. electronic circular dichroism, optical rotation,
and vibrational circular dichroism, for the assignment of the absolute configuration of naturally occurring chiral metabolites of fungal origin.
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[2] Evidente, A.; Kornienko, A.; Cimmino, A.; Andolfi, A.; Lefranc, F.; Mathieu, V.; Kiss, R. Fungal metabolites with anticancer activity. Nat. Prod. Rep., 2014, 31, 617-627.
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[4] Gomes, N.G.; Lefranc, F.; Kijjoa, A.; Kiss, R. Can some marine-derived fungal metabolites become actual anticancer agents? Mar.
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[5] Bury, M.; Andolfi, A.; Rogister, B.; Cimmino, A.; Mégalizzi, V.; Mathieu, V.; Feron, O.; Evidente, A.; Kiss, R. Fusiccocin A, a phytotoxic carbotricyclic diterpene glucoside of fungal origin, reduces proliferation and invasion of glioblastoma cells by targeting multiple tyrosine kinases. Trans. Oncol., 2013, 6, 112-123.
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targeting regulatory volume increase. Cell Mol. Life Sci., 2015, 72, 3731-3746.
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Fascionycta malesiae Kiss 2017, comb. n.
No full textFascionycta malesiae (Holloway, 1989) comb. n. (Figs 133, 134, 139, 143, 147, 151) Craniophora malesiae Holloway, 1989, The Moths of Borneo, Family Noctuidae, trifine subfamilies: Noctuinae, Heliothinae, Hadeninae, Acronictinae, Amphipyrinae, Agaristinae, Part 12: 105. Type-locality: Brunei, Ulu Temburong rainforest. Holotype: male, in coll. BMNH. Synonymy Craniophora fasciata Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mount Kinabalu: 13, nec Moore [1884], misidentification. Notes. Sее undеr F. luteipennis.Published as part of Kiss, Ádám, 2017, Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s. l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species, pp. 1-90 in Zootaxa 4355 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4355.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/106671
Sinonycta fangi Kiss 2017, comb. n.
No full textSinonycta fangi (Chen, 1999) comb. n. (Figs 208–213) Craniophora fangi Chen, 1999, Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Vol. 16: 109, fig. 57. Type-locality: China, Prov. Guangxi, Maoer-shan. Holotype: male, collection unknown. Notes. Тhе hоlоtуре wаs unаvаilаblе fоr thе рrеsеnt studу, thе figurеd mаlе sресimеn fits wеll, hоwеvеr, with thе оriginаl dеsсriрtiоn.Published as part of Kiss, Ádám, 2017, Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s. l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species, pp. 1-90 in Zootaxa 4355 (1) on page 79, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4355.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/106671
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