submitted by gorfeild2345 2 hours ago
Applying transparent daytime screens in greenhouses in cool seasons reduces the amount of energy needed for heating, but also the solar radiation available for crops. This can reduce yield and product quality of leafy vegetables because of constrained photosynthesis and altered biosynthesis. To s...
submitted by TerrOsca 2 hours ago
A cDNA encoding hyoscyamine 6β-hydroxylase (H6H, EC 1.14.11.11), a bifunctional enzyme catalyzing the last two steps in the scopolamine biosynthetic pathway, was isolated from Hyoscyamus senecionis, a medicinal plant endemic to the Iranian plateau. Expression analysis indicates that Hsh6h is exp...
submitted by poezdka 2 hours ago
The present study aims to provide new in vitro and in vivo biochemical information about a novel Kunitz trypsin inhibitor purified from Piptadenia moniliformis seeds. The purification process was performed using TCA precipitation, Trypsin-Sepharose and reversed-phase C18 HPLC chromatography. The ...
submitted by deviro 3 hours ago
The sensory exploitation hypothesis states that pre-existing biases in female sensory systems may generate strong selection on male signals to match such biases. As environmental conditions differ between populations, sexual preferences resulting from natural selection are expected to vary as wel...
submitted by jinnefir 4 hours ago
Chemical composition of propolis samples from north Algeria was characterized by chromatographic and spectroscopic analyses. High-performance liquid chromatorgaphy with diode-array detection (HPLC-DAD) fingerprint of the methanol extracts allowed the definition of two main types of Algerian propo...
submitted by proteksotyo 4 hours ago
The occurrence and distribution in Citrus genus plants of N-methylated derivatives of tryptamine and their 5-hydroxylated forms are reported. Tryptamine, N-methyltryptamine, N,N-dimethyltryptamine, N,N,N-trimethyltryptamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin), 5-hydroxy-N-methyltryptamine, 5-hydroxy...
submitted by TannerCor 4 hours ago
Studies conducted in mice have revealed positive effects of punicic acid (PUA). The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of PUA on fat accumulation and glycemic control in rats fed an obesogenic diet. Rats were randomly divided into two groups: control group and PUA group (diet supplement...
submitted by makhlismaarod 4 hours ago
Two capillary electrophoresis–tandem mass spectrometry (CE–MS2) methods were optimized in this work using cyclodextrins (CDs) as chiral selectors in order to determine the degree of racemization of the free amino acids contained in different hydrolyzed protein fertilizers used as plant biosti...
submitted by sodighepaar 6 hours ago
This experiment was carried out to study the effect of five irrigation levels on growth, yield and chemical composition of coriander plant. The amount of irrigation water was equal to 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120% of the potential evapotranspiration (ETP) values based on class-A pan. The irrigation wa...
submitted by jograchov 7 hours ago
Identifying prolificacy potential and determination of fetal number during pregnancy for proper care and management of the pregnant goats bearing multiple fetuses and achieving the benefits out of multiple births are essential for sustainable goat farming. Our objectives were (1) to examine proli...
submitted by harMonys 7 hours ago
There are anecdotal reports that equine fertility may decline towards the end of the breeding season. Previous studies have examined differences in sperm quality between the breeding season and non-breeding season but few studies have investigated the proportions of superoxide or peroxide contain...
submitted by shohed 7 hours ago
Sixty pluriparous, clinically normal buffalo cows (n=60) were used to investigate the relationships between metabolic status, subclinical endometritis and reproductive performance. Subclinical endometritis was diagnosed by endometrial cytology (EC) and ultrasonography (US) during Weeks 4 to 9 pos...
submitted by JordyJoh 7 hours ago
A standard clay mineral was systematically subjected to activation with phosphoric acid under different concentrations and activation times. The materials were evaluated with regard to their structure, presence of functional groups, textural properties and the presence of Brönsted and Lewis acid...
submitted by solvodar 7 hours ago
The metabolic reasons associated with differential sensitivity of C3 and C4 plant species to enhanced UV-B under varying soil nutrient levels are not well understood. In the present study, spinach (Spinacia oleracea L. var All Green), a C3 and amaranthus (Amaranthus tricolor L. var Pusa Badi Chau...
submitted by jabylyn 8 hours ago
The hill and mountain agro-ecosystem of NW Himalaya is primarily characterized by limited land under irrigation. Due to farming on terraces, large scale water resource development to store water for supplemental irrigation is not feasible in this region. Construction of trenches may be a good opt...