ValerianEvidence & Dosage
A classic herbal sleep remedy with mixed evidence.
Evidence at a glance
- Total studies
- 236
- With abstract
- 47
- Meta / Systematic / RCT
- 0
- Highly cited
- 29
- Publication years
- 1960–2026
Valerian in the context of Sleep
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Go to SleepTop studies on Valerian
Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.
Fungal laccases - occurrence and properties.
FEMS microbiology reviews2006200 influential citationsLaccases of fungi attract considerable attention due to their possible involvement in the transformation of a wide variety of phenolic compounds including the polymeric lignin and humic substances. So far, more than a 100 enzymes have been…
Stoichiometry of soil enzyme activity at global scale.
Ecology letters2008166 influential citationsExtracellular enzymes are the proximate agents of organic matter decomposition and measures of these activities can be used as indicators of microbial nutrient demand. We conducted a global-scale meta-analysis of the seven-most widely…
The Variability of the 16S rRNA Gene in Bacterial Genomes and Its Consequences for Bacterial Community Analyses
PLoS ONE201352 influential citations16S ribosomal RNA currently represents the most important target of study in bacterial ecology. Its use for the description of bacterial diversity is, however, limited by the presence of variable copy numbers in bacterial genomes and…
A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes
Nature Biotechnology202041 influential citationsThe reconstruction of bacterial and archaeal genomes from shotgun metagenomes has enabled insights into the ecology and evolution of environmental and host-associated microbiomes. Here we applied this approach to >10,000 metagenomes…
Increase of laccase activity during interspecific interactions of white-rot fungi
FEMS Microbiology Ecology200440 influential citationsWhite-rot fungi are of interest due to their ability to degrade lignin. Lignin-degrading enzymes such as laccase can also degrade xenobiotic compounds. The effects of interspecific interactions between white-rot fungi and other…
Mycobiome diversity: high-throughput sequencing and identification of fungi
Nature Reviews Microbiology201836 influential citationsFungi are major ecological players in both terrestrial and aquatic environments by cycling organic matter and channelling nutrients across trophic levels. High-throughput sequencing (HTS) studies of fungal communities are redrawing the map…
Forest microbiome: diversity, complexity and dynamics.
FEMS Microbiology Reviews201636 influential citationsGlobally, forests represent highly productive ecosystems that act as carbon sinks where soil organic matter is formed from residuals after biomass decomposition as well as from rhizodeposited carbon. Forests exhibit a high level of spatial…
Transformation of Quercus petraea litter: successive changes in litter chemistry are reflected in differential enzyme activity and changes in the microbial community composition
FEMS Microbiology Ecology201033 influential citationsThe links among the changes in litter chemistry, the activity of extracellular enzymes and the microbial community composition were observed in Quercus petraea litter. Three phases of decomposition could be distinguished. In the early…
Degradation of cellulose by basidiomycetous fungi.
FEMS Microbiology Reviews200832 influential citationsCellulose is the main polymeric component of the plant cell wall, the most abundant polysaccharide on Earth, and an important renewable resource. Basidiomycetous fungi belong to its most potent degraders because many species grow on dead…
Active and total microbial communities in forest soil are largely different and highly stratified during decomposition
The ISME Journal201129 influential citationsSoils of coniferous forest ecosystems are important for the global carbon cycle, and the identification of active microbial decomposers is essential for understanding organic matter transformation in these ecosystems. By the independent…
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