Abstract Background Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the four major oil crops in China.A sesame core collection (CC) was established in China in 2000, but no complete study on its genetic diversity has been carried out at either the phenotypic or molecular level.To provide technical guidance, a theoretical basis for further collection, effecti

Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease that features progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs).Increasing evidences have revealed that impaired mitochondrial dynamics occurs early in neurodegenerative diseases.Optic Atrophy Type 1 (OPA1), a mitochondrial fusion protein, has recently been suggested to be a mitophagic factor.Our previous stu

Thymoquinone, an active compound isolated from black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa L.), has pharmacological activity as anticancer, antiinflammatory, and immunomodulator.This compound has a volatile nature, easily oxidized, and low melting point, leading to difficulties in tablet formulation.Moreover, its low solubility in water leading to low bioava