Publications
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| eggplant (solanum melongena) infusion has a modest and transitory effect on hypercholesterolemic subjects. | eggplant (solanum melongena) is consumed extensively in brazil. it has been believed that infusion of a powdered preparation of the fruit may reduce serum cholesterol. however, there are few documented reports on its effects on cholesterol metabolism and its possible hypocholesterolemic effect has not been proved by well-controlled studies. the aim of the present study was to observe the effects of s. melongena on the serum cholesterol and triglycerides of 38 hypercholesterolemic human volunteer ... | 2000 | 10973133 |
| prominent artificial radionuclide activity in the environment of coastal karnataka on the southwest coast of india. | studies on radiation level and radionuclide distribution in the environment of coastal karnataka were undertaken to provide baseline data for the future assessment of the impact of the nuclear and thermal power stations that are being set up in the region and to understand the behaviour of radionuclides in the environment. as part of the programme the concentrations of two important artificial radionuclides, namely 90sr and 137cs, have been measured in a number of environmental samples. the conc ... | 2000 | 11008934 |
| source of resistance against ralstonia solanacearum in fertile somatic hybrids of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) with solanum aethiopicum l. | solanum aethiopicum is reported to carry resistance to bacterial wilt disease caused by ralstonia solanacearum, which is one of the most important diseases of eggplant (solanum melongena). these two species can sexually be crossed but the fertility of their progeny is very low. in order to transfer the resistance and improve the fertility, somatic hybrids between s. melongena cv. dourga and two groups of s. aethiopicum were produced by electrical fusion of mesophyll protoplasts. thirty hybrid pl ... | 2001 | 11164602 |
| eggplant lipoxygenase (solanum melongena): product characterization and effect of physicochemical properties of linoleic acid on the enzymatic activity. | lipoxygenase (lox) from eggplant (solanum melongena l. cv. belleza negra) was partially purified, and the products and kinetics of the enzyme were studied. linoleic acid (la) was the best substrate for this enzyme. product analysis by hplc and gc/ms revealed that, at its ph optimum (ph 7.0), the enzyme converted la almost totally into the 9-hydroperoxy isomer, whereas the 13-hydroperoxy isomer was only a minor product. at this ph, the enzyme had k(m) and v(max) values for la of 1.4 microm and 2. ... | 2001 | 11170610 |
| purification of a novel lipoxygenase from eggplant (solanum melongena) fruit chloroplasts. | a novel membrane lipoxygenase (lox; ec 1.13.11.12) from eggplant (solanum melongena l. cv. belleza negra) fruit chloroplasts has been purified 20-fold to a specific activity of 207 enzymatic units per mg of protein with a yield of 72%. the purification was carried out by sonicating the chloroplastic membranes in the presence of triton x-114 followed by phase partitioning and anion exchange chromatography. the purified membrane lox preparation consisted of a single major band with an apparent mol ... | 2001 | 11240910 |
| hyperhydricity in in vitro eggplant regenerated plants: structural characteristics and involvement of bip (binding protein). | the hyperhydricity in eggplant (solanum melongena l.) plants was monitored by the induction of the er-luminal resident protein bip. although tissue culture conditions may induce bip synthesis, the accumulation of bip in hyperhydric shoots was consistently higher than in non-hyperhydric shoots. the leaf and stem anatomy in non-hyperhydric and hyperhydric eggplant was investigated aiming to identify structural changes associated with this phenomenon. in non-hyperhydric organs there were smaller an ... | 2001 | 11297782 |
| inhibition of immunologic and nonimmunologic stimulation-mediated anaphylactic reactions by water extract of white eggplant (solanum melongena). | we investigated the effect of water extract of solanum melongena(smwe) on immunologic and nonimmunologic stimulation-mediated anaphylactic reactions. nonimmunologic anaphylactic reaction was induced by compound 48/80 injection. oral administration of smwe (1 g kg(-1)) completely inhibited compound 48/80-induced anaphylactic reaction. immunologic anaphylactic reaction was generated by sensitizing the skin with anti-dinitrophenyl (dnp) ige followed 48 h later with an injection of antigen. oral adm ... | 2001 | 11352546 |
| antifeedants against acusta despesta from the japanese cedar, cryptomeria japonica. | during our studies on the components in japanese cedar, cryptomeria japonica, we found that the crude methanol extract of c. japonica showed intense antifeeding activity against one snail species, acusta despesta, which is well-known as a pest of many vegetables and crops. the active components in the extract were separated into the hexane and ethyl acetate soluble fractions. from the active ethyl acetate soluble fraction, two norlignans, sequirin-c and agatharesinol, were isolated and identifie ... | 2012 | 11371016 |
| bioactive anthocyanins detected in human urine after ingestion of blackcurrant juice. | anthocyanins are a group of very efficient bioactive compounds that are widely distributed in plant food. several fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry, red grape) and some vegetables (eggplant, onion, red radish) are rich sources of these natural pigments. extracts of some of them are used as food colorants as well as components of pharmaceutical preparations and functional foods. anthocyanins, through their ability to inhibit radical reactions, are considered to exert several protective effects in ... | 2001 | 11394716 |
| alpha-tocopherol content in 62 edible tropical plants. | vitamin e was determined by the high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc) method. all the plants tested showed differences in their alpha-tocopherol content and the differences were significant (p < 0.05). the highest alpha-tocopherol content was in sauropus androgynus leaves (426.8 mg/kg edible portion), followed by citrus hystrix leaves (398.3 mg/kg), calamus scipronum (193.8 mg/kg), starfruit leaves averrhoa belimbi (168.3 mg/kg), red pepper capsicum annum (155.4 mg/kg), local celery apiu ... | 2001 | 11410015 |
| aubergine encodes a drosophila polar granule component required for pole cell formation and related to eif2c. | in drosophila oocytes, activation of oskar translation from a transcript localized to the posterior pole is an essential step in the organization of the pole plasm, specialized cytoplasm that contains germline and abdominal body patterning determinants. oskar is a component of polar granules, large particles associated with the pole plasm and the germline precursor pole cells of the embryo. aubergine mutants fail to translate oskar mrna efficiently and are thus defective in posterior body patter ... | 2001 | 11526087 |
| uv-b radiation and photosynthetic irradiance acclimate eggplant for outdoor exposure. | treatment of greenhouse-grown eggplant (solanum melongena l. var. esculentum nees. 'burpee's black beauty') seedlings with supplemental photosynthetically active radiation from cool-white fluorescent lamps increased growth of plants subsequently transferred outdoors relative to growth of plants that received no supplemental radiation or were shaded to 45% of solar irradiation in the greenhouse before transfer outdoors. eggplant seedlings transferred outdoors were placed under plastic tarps eithe ... | 1987 | 11538251 |
| growth reponses of eggplant and soybean seedlings to mechanical stress in greenhouse and outdoor environments. | eggplant (solanum melongena l. var. esculentum 'burpee's black beauty') and soybean [glycine max (l.) merr. 'wells ii'] seedlings were assigned to a greenhouse or a windless or windy outdoor environment. plants within each environment received either periodic seismic (shaking) or thigmic (flexing or rubbing) treatment, or were left undisturbed. productivity (dry weight) and dimensional (leaf area and stem length) growth parameters generally were reduced more by mechanical stress in the greenhous ... | 1986 | 11539764 |
| effects of mechanical stress or abscisic acid on growth, water status and leaf abscisic acid content of eggplant seedlings. | container-grown eggplant (solanum melongena l. var esculentum nees. 'burpee's black beauty') seedlings were conditioned with brief, periodic mechanical stress or abscisic acid (aba) in a greenhouse prior to outdoor exposure. mechanical stress consisted of seismic (shaking) or thigmic (stem flexing) treatment. exogenous aba (10(-3) or 10(-4)m) was applied as a soil drench 3 days prior to outdoor transfer. during conditioning, only thigmic stress reduced stem elongation and only 10(-3) m aba reduc ... | 1988 | 11539768 |
| [population growth, distribution pattern and sampling technique of thrips palmi on eggplant]. | population growth of thrips palmi karny on eggplant (solanum melongena l.) were analyzed by mathematical models. the rate of population increase (r) of the adults and immature (instars 1-2) t. palmi were estimated to be 0.0630 and 0.0801 respectively in the open fields, and 0.0983 and 0.1036 respectively in the greenhouse. k value of logistic curve of t. palmi was estimated to be 33.90 in the greenhouse, and 23.50 in the open fields. the relationship between mean crowding (m*) and mean density ( ... | 2000 | 11767560 |
| genomic fingerprinting of virulent and avirulent strains of clavibacter michiganensis subspecies sepedonicus. | genomic fingerprints of c. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus were generated by chef gel electrophoresis of restriction digested high-molecular weight dna. low levels of intra-subspecific variation were detected by cluster analysis of the fingerprints. four haplotypes were identified by genomic fingerprinting with hindiii, and eight were identified with ecori. haplotypes generated with hindiii were less similar than those generated by ecori. haplotypes generated with hindiii formed groups that cor ... | 2002 | 11815855 |
| optimisation of transgene action at the post-transcriptional level: high quality parthenocarpic fruits in industrial tomatoes. | genetic engineering of parthenocarpy confers to horticultural plants the ability to produce fruits under environmental conditions that curtail fruit productivity and quality. the defh9-iaam transgene, whose predicted action is to confer auxin synthesis specifically in the placenta, ovules and derived tissues, has been shown to confer parthenocarpy to several plant species (tobacco, eggplant, tomato) and varieties. | 2002 | 11818033 |
| synthesis of theaflavin from epicatechin and epigallocatechin by plant homogenates and role of epicatechin quinone in the synthesis and degradation of theaflavin. | oxidation products of (-)-epicatechin and (-)-epigallocatechin by treatment with homogenates of 62 plants belonging to 49 families were compared. forty-six plants were capable of synthesizing theaflavin, a black tea pigment, regardless of whether they contained catechins. loquat, japanese pear, and blueberry had activities higher than that of fresh tea leaves after 5 h of treatment; furthermore, these plants oxidized theaflavin to theanaphthoquinone. an additional new metabolite, dehydrotheasine ... | 2002 | 11902970 |
| identification of aminoethylcysteine ketimine decarboxylated dimer, a natural antioxidant, in dietary vegetables. | aminoethylcysteine ketimine decarboxylated dimer (simply named dimer) is a natural sulfur-containing tricyclic compound detected, until now, in human urine, bovine cerebellum, and human plasma. recently, the antioxidant properties of this compound have been demonstrated. in this investigation, the presence of aminoethylcysteine ketimine decarboxylated dimer was identified in garlic, spinach, tomato, asparagus, aubergine, onion, pepper, and courgette. identification of this compound in dietary ve ... | 2002 | 11902974 |
| genetically modified parthenocarpic eggplants: improved fruit productivity under both greenhouse and open field cultivation. | parthenocarpy, or fruit development in the absence of fertilization, has been genetically engineered in eggplant and in other horticultural species by using the defh9-iaam gene. the iaam gene codes for tryptophan monoxygenase and confers auxin synthesis, while the defh9 controlling regions drive expression of the gene specifically in the ovules and placenta. a previous greenhouse trial for winter production of genetically engineered (gm) parthenocarpic eggplants demonstrated a significant increa ... | 2002 | 11934354 |
| proximate and mineral compositions of cooked and uncooked solanum melongena. | the proximate and mineral compositions of four different varieties of cooked and uncooked solanum melongena were determined. except for the percentage moisture, the levels of crude protein, crude fat, total ash and carbohydrate content were generally higher in uncooked samples than in cooked samples. solanum macrocarpum (uncooked) has the highest moisture content with an average value of 73.9% and 84.5% for coat and flesh respectively, while the coat of solanum sessiliflorum and flesh of solanum ... | 2002 | 11939104 |
| evaluating the safety of beta-cyfluthrin insecticide for usage in eggplant (solanum melongena l.) crop. | 2002 | 11993816 | |
| effect of freezing on the spontaneous fermentation and sensory attributes of almagro eggplants. | a study of the physico-chemical and microbiological processes taking place during the spontaneous fermentation of eggplant fruits that had been frozen after blanching revealed a delay in the onset of the active fermentation stage, which has been ascribed to the adverse effect of the freezing temperature employed on the lactic acid bacteria involved in fermentation. the species most affected by freezing were l. fermentum and l. brevis biotype 2. despite this finding, the pattern of fermentation w ... | 2002 | 12076033 |
| determination of acetamiprid, imidacloprid, and nitenpyram residues in vegetables and fruits by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection. | determination of 3 neonicotinoid insecticides, nitenpyram, imidacloprid, and acetamiprid, was studied. vegetables and fruits were extracted with acetonitrile. the crude extract was passed through a weak anion-exchange cartridge (psa). the effluent was subjected to silica gel cartridge. imidacloprid and acetamiprid were eluted with 10 ml of 4:6 (v/v) acetone/hexane, followed by nitenpyram with acetone (20 ml). pesticides were determined by hplc with a c-18 column and diode-array detection system. ... | 2002 | 12137461 |
| rnai is activated during drosophila oocyte maturation in a manner dependent on aubergine and spindle-e. | gene silencing by double-stranded rna is a widespread phenomenon called rnai, involving homology-dependent degradation of mrnas. here we show that rnai is established in the drosophila female germ line. mrna transcripts are translationally quiescent at the arrested oocyte stage and are insensitive to rnai. upon oocyte maturation, transcripts that are translated become sensitive to degradation while untranslated transcripts remain resistant. mutations in aubergine and spindle-e, members of the pi ... | 2002 | 12154120 |
| a comparative genetic linkage map of eggplant (solanum melongena) and its implications for genome evolution in the solanaceae. | a molecular genetic linkage map based on tomato cdna, genomic dna, and est markers was constructed for eggplant, solanum melongena. the map consists of 12 linkage groups, spans 1480 cm, and contains 233 markers. comparison of the eggplant and tomato maps revealed conservation of large tracts of colinear markers, a common feature of genome evolution in the solanaceae and other plant families. overall, eggplant and tomato were differentiated by 28 rearrangements, which could be explained by 23 par ... | 2002 | 12196412 |
| tobacco to tomatoes: a phylogenetic perspective on fruit diversity in the solanaceae. | the solanaceae contains many species of agricultural importance. several of these are cultivated for their fruits, such as the tomato, the pepper and the aubergine. the family is very diverse in fruit type with capsules, drupes, pyrenes, berries, and several sorts of dehiscent non-capsular fruits occurring in the 90+ genera. in this paper, recent work on fruit type evolution in angiosperms is reviewed in relation to dispersal agents and habitat ecology. defining fruit types in the solanaceae in ... | 2002 | 12324525 |
| oxidative degradation of bisphenol a by crude enzyme prepared from potato. | when crude enzymes prepared from some vegetables and fruits were incubated with bisphenol a (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, bpa) at 37 degrees c, bpa was oxidized by crude enzymes from potato, eggplant, and lettuce. the crude enzyme prepared from potato (solanum tuberosum) had the strongest oxidative activity for bpa. its optimal temperature and ph were 40-45 degrees c and 8.0, respectively. more than 95% of bpa was oxidized after the incubation with potato enzyme for 60 min. bpa gave two oxid ... | 2002 | 12381152 |
| comparative effectiveness of an integrated pest management system and other control tactics for managing the spider mite tetranychus ludeni (acari: tetranychidae) on eggplant. | the effect of an integrated pest management (ipm) package, host plant resistance, chrysoperla carnea predation and neem oil were evaluated against the spider mite tetranychus ludeni on eggplant (solanum melongena l.) fields in 1996 and 1997, by estimating the mite population density and yield levels. compared with the ipm package (panruti local, c. carnea plus neem oil), the standard (susceptible) eggplant variety (mdu1) grown by farmers and treated with an acaricide (dicofol) had significantly ... | 2001 | 12465852 |
| synergistic antioxidative properties of phenolics from natural origin toward low-density lipoproteins depend on the oxidation system. | using an approach in line with that of a previous report, we assessed the antioxidant activity of several natural, polyphenol- or tocotrienol-rich mixtures: extracts from elaesis guineensis oil (a) and vitis vinifera (b), a coffea robusta powder (c), and extracts from olea europea mill wastewaters (d), solanum melongena (e), and lycopersicon esculentum (f). the copper- and 2-2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane) hydrochloride (aaph)-oxidation systems were used in the presence of low-density lipoprotein. f ... | 2002 | 12487753 |
| maelstrom, a drosophila spindle-class gene, encodes a protein that colocalizes with vasa and rde1/ago1 homolog, aubergine, in nuage. | a hallmark of germline cells across the animal kingdom is the presence of perinuclear, electron-dense granules called nuage. in many species examined, vasa, a dead-box rna helicase, is found in these morphologically distinct particles. despite its evolutionary conservation, the function of nuage remains obscure. we have characterized a null allele of maelstrom (mael) and shown that maelstrom protein is localized to nuage in a vasa-dependent manner. by phenotypic characterization, we have defined ... | 2003 | 12538514 |
| evolutional study on acetylcholine expression. | acetylcholine (ach) is a well-known neurotransmitter in the cholinergic nervous systems of vertebrates and insects; however, there is only indirect evidence for its presence in lower invertebrates, such as plants and fungi. we therefore investigated the expression of ach in invertebrates (sea squirt, sea urchin, trepang, squid, abalone, nereis, sea anemone, coral and sponge), plants (arabidopsis, eggplant, bamboo shoot, cedar, hinoki, pine, podcarp, fern, horsetail and moss), fungi (yeast and mu ... | 2003 | 12559395 |
| the aqueous extract of solanum melongena inhibits par2 agonist-induced inflammation. | solanum melongena l. (solanaceae) has antioxidant, analgesic, hypolipidemic and antiallergic activity. | 2003 | 12559597 |
| acid tolerance and gad mrna levels of escherichia coli o157:h7 grown in foods. | we examined the acid tolerance and gad mrna levels of escherichia coli o157:h7 (three strains) and nonpathogenic e. coli (strains k12, w1485, and b) grown in foods. the e. coli cells (approximately 30,000 cells) were inoculated on the surface of 10 g of solid food samples (asparagus, broccoli, carrot, celery, cucumber, eggplant, ginger, green pepper, onion, potato, radish, tomato and beef) and in 10 ml of cow's milk, cultured statically at 10-25 degrees c for 1-14 days, and subjected to an acid ... | 2003 | 12593923 |
| g-box binding coincides with increased solanum melongena cysteine proteinase expression in senescent fruits and circadian-regulated leaves. | we have previously shown that smcp, the gene encoding solanum melongena cysteine proteinase, is expressed during developmental events associated with programmed cell death (pcd) suggesting its involvement in protein degradation during these events (xu and chye, plant journal 17 (1999) 321-327). here, we investigated the regulation of smcp expression and showed that it is ethylene-inducible and is under circadian control. this circadian rhythm is entrained by light/dark (ld) cycling with peak exp ... | 2003 | 12602887 |
| effect of eggplant (solanum melongena) extract on the in vitro labeling of blood elements with technetium-99m and on the biodistribution of sodium pertechnetate in rats. | the use of eggplant has been suggested to treat different diseases. we studied the effect of eggplant extract on the labeling of red blood cells (rbc) and plasma proteins with technetium-99m (tc-99m) and on biodistribution of sodium pertechnetate (tc-99m) in rats. blood was incubated with an eggplant extract (final concentrations 3.12 to 250.00 mg/ml) for 60 min. then, stannous chloride (sncl2) (0.06 or 1.2 microg/ml) and tc-99m, as sodium pertechnetate, were added. samples of rbc and plasma (p) ... | 2002 | 12619974 |
| nitrate and nitrite in vegetables from north china: content and intake. | the contents of nitrate and nitrite in potato, cabbage, chinese cabbage, scallion (shallot), celery, cucumber, tomato, eggplant and wax gourd taken from the north china market from 1998 to 1999 were determined. these vegetables provide the major contribution to the nitrate intake from the diet. the highest content of nitrate was found in celery followed by chinese cabbage, cabbage, scallion, wax gourd and eggplant. for all the products, a great variation in the content of nitrate was found. gene ... | 2002 | 12623672 |
| qtl analysis of morphological traits in eggplant and implications for conservation of gene function during evolution of solanaceous species. | an interspecific f(2) population from a cross between cultivated eggplant, solanum melongena, and its wild relative, s. linnaeanum, was analyzed for quantitative trait loci (qtl) affecting leaf, flower, fruit and plant traits. a total of 58 plants were genotyped for 207 restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) markers and phenotyped for 18 characters. one to eight loci were detected for each trait with a total of 63 qtl identified. overall, 46% of the qtl had allelic effects that were the ... | 2003 | 12677409 |
| determination of neonicotinoid pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits with solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. | a rapid and simple extraction method for the simultaneous analysis of five neonicotinoid insecticides has been developed. twelve different fruit and vegetable matrixes were extracted with methanol and cleaned up using a graphitized carbon solid phase extraction cartridge loading with a 20% methanol solution. the concentrated eluate after methanol elution was then analyzed for pesticide residues by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry in the apci positive mode. the five pesticides including ni ... | 2003 | 12696927 |
| [cycling and balance of copper in farmland ecosystem of jianghan plain in hubei province]. | the cycling and balance of copper in 8 cropping systems, i.e., wheat-rice, rice-rice, rape-soybean, rape-peanut, wheat-sesame, wheat-cotton, pepper-cabbage and radish-eggplant in jianghan plain of hubei province were studied. the results showed that the main output of copper was crop harvesting, up to 85.9%-95.1% of total output, and the output of copper by field runoff and soil leaching was low. the main inputs of copper were organic fertilizer, rainfall, falldrop, and natural return. the input ... | 2003 | 12722442 |
| effects of solanum melongena (garden egg) on some visual functions of visually active igbos of nigeria. | solanum melongena linn (garden egg) or bitter tomato is an economic flowering plant belonging to the family solanaceae and widely distributed throughout the temperate and tropical regions. members are mostly herbaceous plants, and the fruit is berry and the seeds have large endosperm and are grown mainly for food and medicinal purposes. the effects of bolus consumption of 10 g of s. melongena were undertaken on visually active male volunteers so as to determine its ocular complications. results ... | 2003 | 12738076 |
| eggplant latent viroid, the candidate type species for a new genus within the family avsunviroidae (hammerhead viroids). | viroids, small circular rnas that replicate independently and in most cases incite diseases in plants, are classified into the families pospiviroidae, composed of species with a central conserved region (ccr) and without hammerhead ribozymes, and avsunviroidae, composed of three members lacking ccr but able to self-cleave in both polarity strands through hammerhead ribozymes. here we report the biological and molecular properties of eggplant latent viroid (elvd). purified circular elvd induces s ... | 2003 | 12743309 |
| distribution of hydroxycinnamic acid conjugates in fruit of commercial eggplant (solanum melongena l.) cultivars. | there is gathering evidence that antioxidant phytonutrients in fruits and vegetables have health-promoting effects. eggplant fruit have a high content of antioxidant phenolic compounds. we evaluated the main class of eggplant phenolics, hydroxycinnamic acid conjugates, in the fruit of seven commercial cultivars. fourteen conjugates were quantified and identified by high-performance liquid chromatography, es(-)-ms, and (1)h nmr data. significant differences in their content and composition were e ... | 2003 | 12744682 |
| estimating photosynthetic radiation use efficiency using incident light and photosynthesis of individual leaves. | it has been theorized that photosynthetic radiation use efficiency (phrue) over the course of a day is constant for leaves throughout a canopy if leaf nitrogen content and photosynthetic properties are adapted to local light so that canopy photosynthesis over a day is optimized. to test this hypothesis, 'daily' photosynthesis of individual leaves of solanum melongena plants was calculated from instantaneous rates of photosynthesis integrated over the daylight hours. instantaneous photosynthesis ... | 2003 | 12770844 |
| agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) using root explants. | an efficient variety-independent method for producing transgenic eggplant (solanum melongena l.) via agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation was developed. root explants were transformed by co-cultivation with agrobacterium tumefaciens strain lba4404 harbouring a binary vector pbal2 carrying the reporter gene beta-glucuronidase intron (gus-int) and the marker gene neomycin phosphotransferase (nptii). transgenic calli were induced in media containing 0.1 mg l(-1) thidiazuron (td ... | 2003 | 12789429 |
| assessment of essential and toxic elements in some kinds of vegetables. | vegetables provide the human body with the essential bioavailable trace elements, and a constant supply of these various elements is necessary and highly recommended for daily life. minor elements such as ca, fe, k, mg, and na as well as trace elements such as cd, co, cu, mn, ni, pb, and zn were determined using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer in 12 different species of vegetables from saudi arabia (the al-taif district). these vegetables were cucumber, vegetable marrow, tomato, potato, g ... | 2003 | 12798758 |
| development of a toxic bait for control of eastern lubber grasshopper (orthoptera: acrididae). | this study assessed baits for eastern lubber grasshopper, romalea guttata (houttuyn). when offered a choice among several grain-based baits (rolled oats, wheat bran, oat bran, yeast, corn meal, cornflakes) and vegetable oils (canola, corn, peanut, soybean), eastern lubber grasshopper adults preferred bait consisting of wheat bran carrier with corn oil as an added phagostimulant. other carriers were accepted but consumed less frequently. discrimination by eastern lubber grasshoppers among oils wa ... | 2003 | 12852592 |
| acute poisoning of friesian heifers by solanum macrocarpon l. ssp dasyphyllum. | solanum macrocarpon (african eggplant) is a tropical plant widely cultivated as a delicious vegetable; the non-edible wild variety called solanum macrocarpon l. ssp dasyphyllum (the wild african eggplant) bears thorns or spikes on the stem and leaves. thirteen yearling heifers on a dairy farm in uganda suffered acute poisoning after eating berries of s. macrocarpon l. ssp dasyphyllum. there was sudden onset of anorexia, copious salivation, severe dysentery and passage of red urine. the animals a ... | 2003 | 12882498 |
| genetic studies on eggplant (solanum melongena l.) i. regression analysis of quantitative gene action. | 1953 | 13142319 | |
| genetic studies on eggplant (solanum melongena l.) il. the heritability of some quantitative characters and estimation of minimum number of genes. | 1953 | 13142320 | |
| atheromatous changes in cholesterol-fed rabbits treated with eggplant extract. | 1959 | 13652389 | |
| analysis of eggplant ( solanum melongena)-related germplasm: morphological and aflp data contribute to phylogenetic interpretations and germplasm utilization. | a total of 94 solanum accessions, including eggplants and related species, were morphologically characterized based on greenhouse observations, and molecularly analysed by the aflp technique. morphological parameters were helpful in assessing similarities or differences among accessions, and molecular data were used to support morphological conclusions. a dendrogram was computed based on the dice genetic distances using the neighbour-joining method. the analysis was efficient in the assignment o ... | 2004 | 14564389 |
| identification in eggplant of a variant of citrus exocortis viroid (cevd) with a 96 nucleotide duplication in the right terminal region of the rod-like secondary structure. | analysis of eggplants, kept for years under greenhouse conditions after having been mechanically inoculated with nucleic acid preparations from field-grown eggplants containing two viroids, eggplant latent viroid (elvd) and citrus exocortis viroid (cevd), revealed the presence of an additional larger viroid rna. molecular characterization of this rna showed that it is a stable 467-nt variant of cevd with a 96-nt duplication of the right terminal region (cevd-d96) that preserves the rod-like seco ... | 2003 | 14602207 |
| structure and expression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase kinase genes in solanaceae. a novel gene exhibits alternative splicing. | phosphorylation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (pepc; ec 4.1.1.31) plays an important role in the control of central metabolism in higher plants. two ppck (pepc kinase) genes have been identified in tomato (lycopersicon esculentum cv alicante), hereafter termed leppck1 and leppck2. the function of the gene products has been confirmed by transcription of full-length cdnas, translation, and in vitro assay of kinase activity. previously studied ppck genes contain a single intron. leppck2 also c ... | 2003 | 14630963 |
| effect of nitrogen application on flowering and yield of eggplant (solanum melongena l.). | effect of nitrogen application on number of flowers per plant, number of different types of flowers per plant, length of style, number of fruits per plant and fruit yield/ha of eggplant was investigated under controlled greenhouse conditions. nitrogen was supplied at 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 kg n/ha with one control (no nitrogen) treatment. nitrogen supplied at 200 kg n/ha gave best results and significantly produced the highest number of flowers per plant, fruits per plant and yield ( ... | 2003 | 14696232 |
| allergy to eggplant (solanum melongena). | 2004 | 14713925 | |
| heterochromatic silencing and hp1 localization in drosophila are dependent on the rnai machinery. | genes normally resident in euchromatic domains are silenced when packaged into heterochromatin, as exemplified in drosophila melanogaster by position effect variegation (pev). loss-of-function mutations resulting in suppression of pev have identified critical components of heterochromatin, including proteins hp1, hp2, and histone h3 lysine 9 methyltransferase. here, we demonstrate that this silencing is dependent on the rna interference machinery, using tandem mini-white arrays and white transge ... | 2004 | 14752161 |
| neem leaves as a source of fertilizer-cum-pesticide vermicompost. | vermicomposting of neem (azadirachta indica a. juss) was accomplished in "high-rate" reactors operated at the earthworm (eudrilus eugeniae) densities of 62.5 and 75 animals per litre of reactor volume. contrary to the fears that neem--a powerful nematicide--might not be palatable to the annelids, the earthworms fed voraciously on the neem compost, converting upto 7% of the feed into vermicompost per day. indeed the worms grew faster and reproduced more rapidly in the neem-fed vermireactors than ... | 2004 | 14766163 |
| hormone induced parthenocarpy in hibiscus esculentum and solanum melongena. | 1951 | 14822552 | |
| factors affecting mite herbivory on eggplants in brazil. | the objective of this study was to determine effects of total rainfall, mean temperature, predators, height of canopy, levels of nitrogen and potassium in leaves, and the density of leaf trichomes on the attack intensity of tetranychus evansi and t. urticae (acari: tetranychidae) and aculops lycopersici (acari: eriophyidae) in five plantations of the eggplant solanum melongena var. 'natu nobilis' in two regions of brazil. higher numbers of individuals of a. lycopersici, t. evansi and t. urticae/ ... | 2003 | 14974689 |
| bemisia tabaci (homoptera: aleyrodidae) biotypes in india. | host plant performance, esterase, and virus transmission tests revealed cassava-strain and sweetpotato-strain populations of whitefly bemisia tabaci (gennadius) biotypes in india. individuals from the sweetpotato-reared population did not breed on cassava, manihot esculenta crantz, and the cassava-strain-reared individuals failed to develop on sweetpotato, ipomoea batatus (l.) lam. eggplant, solanum melongena l., and tobacco, nicotiana tabacum l., were common hosts for both biotypes. the cassava ... | 2003 | 14994796 |
| occurrence and characterization of hypovirulence in the tan sclerotial isolate s10 of sclerotinia sclerotiorum. | spontaneously-occurring hypovirulence in the tan sclerotial isolate s10 of sclerotinia sclerotiorum from sunflower in canada was characterized and compared to another hypovirulent isolate ep-1pn of s. sclerotiorum from eggplant in china. hypovirulent isolates derived from s10 were purified by single hyphal tip isolations from colonies of s10 showing abnormal growth on potato dextrose agar (pda) and tested for pathogenicity on leaves of canola (brassica napus cv. 'westar'). these abnormal isolate ... | 2003 | 15000237 |
| cadmium, mercury and lead in medicinal herbs in brazil. | samples of herbal medicine used in brazil were analyzed, after nitric digestion, for the content of cadmium, mercury and lead, by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. fifteen samples of ginkgo biloba (ginkgo biloba), 13 of celastraceae (maytenus ilicifolia), 14 of cascara buckthorn (rhamnus purshiana), 13 of eggplant (solanum melongena), 15 of horse chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum), 13 of brazilian ginseng (pffafia glomerata), 17 of centella asiatic (hydrocotyle asiatica), 13 of guarana (paulli ... | 2004 | 15019183 |
| bayesian estimation of genomic distance. | we present a bayesian approach to the problem of inferring the number of inversions and translocations separating two species. the main reason for developing this method is that it will allow us to test hypotheses about the underlying mechanisms, such as the distribution of inversion track lengths or rate constancy among lineages. here, we apply these methods to comparative maps of eggplant and tomato, human and cat, and human and cattle with 170, 269, and 422 markers, respectively. in the first ... | 2004 | 15020449 |
| eggplant (solanum melongena) extract does not alter serum lipid levels. | to compare the effect of eggplant extract on serum lipid levels with that of lovastatin. | 2004 | 15073652 |
| qualitative and quantitative variation among volatile profiles induced by tetranychus urticae feeding on plants from various families. | many plant species are known to emit herbivore-induced volatiles in response to herbivory. the spider mite tetranychus urticae koch is a generalist that can feed on several hundreds of host plant species. volatiles emitted by t. urticae-infested plants of 11 species were compared: soybean (glycine max), golden chain (laburnum anagyroides), black locust (robinia pseudo-acacia), cowpea (vigna unguiculata), tobacco (nicotiana tabacum), eggplant (solanum melalonga), thorn apple (datura stramonium), ... | 2004 | 15074658 |
| live imaging of nuage and polar granules: evidence against a precursor-product relationship and a novel role for oskar in stabilization of polar granule components. | nuage, a germ line specific organelle, is remarkably conserved between species, suggesting that it has an important germline cell function. very little is known about the specific role of this organelle, but in drosophila three nuage components have been identified, the vasa, tudor and aubergine proteins. each of these components is also present in polar granules, structures that are assembled in the oocyte and specify the formation of embryonic germ cells. we used gfp-tagged versions of vasa an ... | 2004 | 15090597 |
| the defh9-iaam auxin-synthesizing gene increases plant fecundity and fruit production in strawberry and raspberry. | the defh9-iaam gene fusion which is expressed specifically in placenta/ovules and promotes auxin-synthesis confers parthenocarpic fruit development to eggplant, tomato and tobacco. transgenic defh9-iaam eggplants and tomatoes show increased fruit production due mainly to an improved fruit set. however, the weight of the fruits is also frequently increased. | 2004 | 15113427 |
| glycoalkaloids and metabolites inhibit the growth of human colon (ht29) and liver (hepg2) cancer cells. | as part of an effort to improve plant-derived foods such as potatoes, eggplants, and tomatoes, the antiproliferative activities against human colon (ht29) and liver (hepg2) cancer cells of a series of structurally related individual compounds were examined using a microculture tetrazolium (mtt) assay. the objective was to assess the roles of the carbohydrate side chain and aglycon part of solanum glycosides in influencing inhibitory activities of these compounds. evaluations were carried out wit ... | 2004 | 15137822 |
| effect of aphid-infested plants on the host location and learning behaviour of the parasitoid aphelinus abdominalis. | aphelinus abdominalis dalman (hymenoptera: aphelinidae) is a generalist parasitoid of cereal (e.g. sitobion avenae) and greenhouse aphids (e.g. macrosiphum euphorbiae). it differs from aphidius spp. (hymenoptera: braconidae) by its robust constitution, longevity and its habit to use aphids not only as hosts for its progeny but also as prey (host feeding). in addition, a. abdominalis does not evoke aphidius-characteristic defence responses by attacked aphids as this wasp approaches its hosts very ... | 2003 | 15149107 |
| pathogenicity of phytophthora infestans on solanaceous and asteraceous plant species in cameroon. | experiments were conducted to detect potential hosts of phytophthora infestans, causal agent of potato late blight. isolates of p. infestans recovered from garden huckleberry (solanum scabrum), potato (s. tuberosum) and tomato (lycopersicon esculentum) were inoculated on detached leaves of 12 solanaceous and 14 asteraceous plant species collected in and around potato fields in the western highlands of cameroon. the inoculated leaves were maintained in petri dishes in the laboratory for 7 days at ... | 2003 | 15151295 |
| validation of a rice specific gene, sucrose phosphate synthase, used as the endogenous reference gene for qualitative and real-time quantitative pcr detection of transgenes. | with the development of transgenic crops, many countries have issued regulations to label the genetically modified organisms (gmos) and their derived products. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) methods are thought to be reliable and useful techniques for qualitative and quantitative detection of gmos. these methods generally need to amplify the transgene and compare the amplified result with that of the corresponding reference gene to obtain reliable results. in this article, we reported the devel ... | 2004 | 15161200 |
| effect of the epicuticular waxes of fruits and vegetables on the photodegradation of rotenone. | the effect of epicuticular waxes extracted from fruits (apple, nectarine, pear, and plum) and vegetables (tomato and eggplant) on the photodegradation of rotenone was studied. the waxes affected the decay rate and the degradation pathway of this botanical insecticide. tomato, nectarine, and plum waxes decreased the photodegradation rate compared to controls, whereas apple and pear waxes increased it. rotenone irradiated under sunlight without waxes gave seven photoproducts; in contrast, in the p ... | 2004 | 15161214 |
| determination of endosulfan residues in eggplant (solanum melongena) by elisa. | eggplant samples were analyzed for endosulfan residues using elisa, a technique recognized as a promising tool for screening environmental contaminants. calibration curve for endosulfan was standardized using kits developed by cftri mysore. farm gate samples of eggplant from 12 different locations were analyzed. the matrix effect was removed by charcoal clean-up. the results were compared with gas chromatographic (gc) analysis. the residues in different samples were in the range of 5-226 ppb. co ... | 2004 | 15186030 |
| determination of cadmium and lead in vegetables by stripping chronopotentiometry. | a method for the determination of cadmium and lead in vegetables by stripping chronopotentiometric analysis, after digestion of the sample with concentrated sulphuric acid and dry-ashing, is described. metal ions were concentrated as their amalgams on a glassy carbon-working electrode previously coated with a thin mercury film and then stripped by a suitable oxidant. potential and time data were digitally derived and e was plotted versus dt/de(-1), thus increasing both the sensitivity of the met ... | 2004 | 15204545 |
| effects of eggplant (solanum melongena) on the atherogenesis and oxidative stress in ldl receptor knock out mice (ldlr(-/-)). | eggplant (solanum melongena) has been used as hypocholesterolemic agent in many countries. however, few controlled studies were addressed to this subject and atherogenesis. we have evaluated the effect of eggplant on cholesterol metabolism and atherogenesis in ldlr(-/-) mice. animals were fed on chow (n=17) or atherogenic (n=21) diet during 12 weeks receiving water (control) or eggplant extract. liver, serum and fecal lipids, together with serum lipoproteins were measured. oxidative stress was e ... | 2004 | 15207376 |
| differential effect of cadmium and mercury on growth and metabolism of solanum melongena l. seedlings. | the present investigation reports the results of the effect of cadmium and mercury individually on seed germination, seedling growth, number of lateral roots, fresh and dry weights and seedling metabolism in solanum melongena. effect of different concentrations of these two heavy metals (cadmium--50, 100, 300, 500, 700, 1000, 3000, 5000, 7000 and 9000 ppm and mercury--5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 ppm) and durations for 6, 12 and 24 h were employed for all seedling parameters of brinj ... | 2003 | 15248662 |
| dissection of a natural rna silencing process in the drosophila melanogaster germ line. | to date, few natural cases of rna-silencing-mediated regulation have been described. here, we analyzed repression of testis-expressed stellate genes by the homologous suppressors of stellate [su(ste)] repeats that produce sense and antisense short rnas. the stellate promoter is dispensable for suppression, but local disturbance of complementarity between the stellate transcript and the su(ste) repeats impairs silencing. using in situ rna hybridization, we found temporal control of the expression ... | 2004 | 15254241 |
| rhizoctonia wilt suppression of brinjal (solanum melongena l) and plant growth activity by bacillus bs2. | an antibiotic-producing and hydrogen-cyanide-producing rhizobacteria strain bacillus bs2 showed a wide range of antifungal activity against many fusarium sp. and brinjal wilt disease pathogen rhizoctonia solani. seed bacterization with the strain bs2 promoted seed germination and plant growth in leguminous plants phaseolus vulgaris and non-leguminous plants solanum melongena l, brassica oleracea var. capitata, b. oleraceae var. gongylodes and lycopersicon esculentum mill in terms of relative gro ... | 2003 | 15266911 |
| two new bacterial pathogens of colorado potato beetle coleoptera: chrysomelidae). | other than bacillus thuringiensis berliner, few bacteria are lethal to the colorado potato beetle (leptinotarsa decemlineata [say]), a major pest of potatoes and eggplant. expanded use of biologicals for the control of colorado potato beetle will improve resistance management, reduce pesticide use, and produce novel compounds for potential use in transgenic plants. using freeze-dried, rehydrated artificial diet in pellet form to screen bacteria lethal to other insects, we determined that strains ... | 2004 | 15279252 |
| genetic diversity (rapd-pcr) of lactobacilli isolated from "almagro" eggplant fermentations from two seasons. | genetic diversity of 323 strains of lactobacilli isolated from an almagro eggplant manufacturing plant was analyzed by using random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd). thirty-four distinct rapd patterns were obtained with 95% of isolates grouped into 18 main clusters. genetic diversity was higher in brines from season ii, lactobacillus plantarum and lactobacillus fermentum/cellobiosus being the species with the greatest number of genotypes. a single l. fermentum/cellobiosus genotype comprised isol ... | 2004 | 15336417 |
| aubergine mutations in drosophila melanogaster impair p cytotype determination by telomeric p elements inserted in heterochromatin. | transposable p elements inserted in the heterochromatic telomeric associated sequences on the x chromosome (1a site) of drosophila melanogaster have a very strong capacity to elicit the p cytotype, a maternally transmitted condition which represses p element transposition and p-induced hybrid dysgenesis. this repressive capacity has previously been shown to be sensitive to mutant alleles of the gene su(var)205, which encodes hp1 (heterochromatin protein 1), thus suggesting a role for chromatin s ... | 2004 | 15372228 |
| one-year routine application of a new method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to the analysis of 16 multiclass pesticides in vegetable samples. | an analytical procedure has been developed for determining a group of 16 multiclass pesticides most commonly used in crop protection. the extraction step is performed with a mixture of ethyl acetate and sodium sulphate, in the presence of 6.5 m naoh. after evaporation, a final extract containing 1 mg sample/ml extract, is obtained in methanol. analysis of the methanolic extract, without additional clean-up steps, is performed by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation-tandem mass spectrome ... | 2004 | 15378887 |
| macrolophus pygmaeus (hemiptera: miridae) population parameters and biological characteristics when feeding on eggplant and tomato without prey. | the population parameters and biological characteristics of the predator macrolophus pygmaeus rambur when feeding on eggplant, solanum melongena l., and tomato, lycopersicon esculentum (miller) (both solanaceae), without access to prey, were investigated at several temperatures. the experiments were conducted at 15, 20, 25, and 30 degrees c, 65 +/- 5% rh, and a photoperiod of 16:8 (l:d) h. females oviposited on both plant species at all temperatures, with the exception of tomato at 30 degrees c. ... | 2004 | 15384340 |
| [therapeutic effect of solanum melongena extract]. | 1949 | 15393145 | |
| spasmogenic effect of a solanummelongena leaf extract on guinea pig tracheal chains and its possible mechanism(s). | the methanol extract of fresh leaves of solanum melongena l. (solanaceae) was evaluated for its capacity to alter the tone of isolated, pre-contracted guinea pig tracheal chains, as well as for its possible mechanism(s) of action. using serial dilutions between 0.0025 and 2.5 mg/ml, the extract was found to cause a dose-dependent increase in the force of muscle contraction. the ec(50) value was 0.46 +/- 0.01 mg/ml. the concomitant use of acetylcholine 10(-5) m did not significantly affect the fo ... | 2004 | 15507356 |
| coupled-column liquid chromatography method with photochemically induced derivatization for the direct determination of benzoylureas in vegetables. | the coupled-column (lc-lc) system, consisting of a first column packed with internal surface reversed phase (isrp) (50 x 4.6mm id) and a chrompack c18 (100 x 4.6 mm id) as second column, allowed the simultaneous determination of five benzoylurea insecticides in dichloromethane (ch2cl2) extracts of vegetable samples without any clean-up step. this system was combined with a photochemically induced fluorescence (pif) post-column derivatization in order to provide strongly fluorescent photoproducts ... | 2004 | 15537073 |
| antioxidant activities of various fruits and vegetables produced in taiwan. | fruits and vegetables have been known to contain a variety of antioxidant components. it has been suggested that antioxidants may protect biomolecules from oxidative damage and therefore be associated with reduced risks of cardiovascular disease and certain cancer. the antioxidant abilities of various parts of eight common fruits and vegetables produced in taiwan were investigated, including tomato, guava, squash, tangerine, wax gourd, pineapple, chayote, and eggplant. squash, wax gourd, tomato, ... | 2004 | 15545051 |
| evaluation of various species demarcation criteria in attempts to classify ten new tombusvirus isolates. | the usefulness of various suggested species demarcation criteria was compared in attempts to determine the taxonomic status of ten new tombusvirus isolates. five of them (lim 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6) were obtained from different sources of commercially grown statice (limonium sinuatum), two (gyp 1 and 2) from different sources of commercially grown gypsophila paniculata and three from water samples, i.e. from a small river (schunter) in northern germany, from a brook (near dossenheim) in southern germa ... | 2004 | 15593416 |
| occurrence and significance of cryptococcus neoformans in vegetables and fruits. | cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from three of 437 (0.6%) samples of a wide variety of vegetables collected from a number of markets in delhi. the vegetables yielding c. neoformans were tomato, lycopersicon esculentum (1/70), 'vegetable sponge', luffa cylindrica (1/56) and brinjal, solanum melongena (1/55). only solitary samples of these three vegetables were found to be positive. in vitro studies at 25 degrees c revealed that a reference c. neoformans isolate readily colonized, as did candi ... | 2000 | 15597680 |
| vacuum infusion of plant or fungal pectinmethylesterase and calcium affects the texture and structure of eggplant. | the effect of vacuum infusion on eggplant quality of a commercial fungal (aspergillus niger) and citrus pectinmethylesterase (pme) with calcium chloride (4000 ppm) was investigated after processing and during storage. firmness of infused eggplants using fungal or citrus pme was significantly increased compared to controls (fresh noninfused and water-infused control) after processing and during storage for 7 days at 4 degrees c. activity of fungal pme-infused eggplant increased almost 32 times, w ... | 2004 | 15612820 |
| [from aubergine to statins: a trip between fiction and reality]. | 2004 | 15640893 | |
| [absence of hypolipidemic effect of solanum melongena l. (eggplant) on hyperlipidemic patients]. | in this study we investigated the hypolipidemic potential of dried powdered fruits of eggplant (solanum melongena), which has been commercialized in brazil to treat human hyperlipidemia. thus, a double-blind placebo-controlled study of the effectiveness of oral solanum melongena (sm) was conducted. the study consisted of 41 hyperlipidemic volunteers allocated to active treatment (n= 21) or placebo (n= 20). each volunteer received two capsules containing sm (450 mg) or placebo (450 mg) twice dail ... | 2004 | 15640898 |
| application of coupled-column liquid chromatography combined with post-column photochemically induced fluorimetry derivatization and fluorescence detection to the determination of pyrethroid insecticides in vegetable samples. | this study reports the first application of coupled-column liquid chromatography-photochemically induced fluorimetry-fluorescence detection (lc-lc-pif-fd), demonstrating its potential for the quantitative and selective detection of seven pyrethroids in vegetable samples such as cucumber, green bean, tomato and aubergine. an internal surface reversed-phase (isrp) column coupled to a c18 column for analyte clean-up and determination were used, respectively. in comparison with a c18 column, the isr ... | 2005 | 15702307 |
| [aubergine: what a terrible family history!]. | 2004 | 15761523 | |
| novel reference gene, high-mobility-group protein i/y, used in qualitative and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction detection of transgenic rapeseed cultivars. | with the development of transgenic crops, regulations to label the genetically modified organisms (gmos) and their derived products have been issued in many countries. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) methods are thought to be reliable and useful techniques for qualitative and quantitative detection of gmos. these methods are generally needed to amplify the transgene and compare the amplified results with that of a corresponding reference gene to get the reliable results. specific primers were de ... | 2005 | 15859086 |
| [effects of simulated acid rain on physiological and biochemical characters of eggplant, the host plant of tetranychus cinnabarinus]. | in a series of laboratory trials, this paper studied the responses of eggplant (solanum melongena), the host plant of carmine spider mite tetranychus cinnabarinus, to different ph values simulated acid rain. the results showed that with the increasing acidity of simulated acid rain, the cat activity and the contents of p and soluble protein in egg plant leaves increased significantly first, reaching the highest at ph 4.0 or 3.0, and then decreased; while the pod activity and soluble sugar conten ... | 2005 | 15943355 |
| identification of cis-elements for ethylene and circadian regulation of the solanum melongena gene encoding cysteine proteinase. | we have previously shown that the expression of smcp which encodes solanum melongena cysteine proteinase is ethylene-inducible and is under circadian control. to understand the regulation of smcp, a 1.34-kb smcp 5'-flanking region and its deletion derivatives were analyzed for cis-elements using gus and luc fusions and by in vitro binding assays. analysis of transgenic tobacco transformed with smcp promoter-gus constructs confirmed that the promoter region -415/+54 containing ethylene responsive ... | 2005 | 15988560 |
| the sol genomics network: a comparative resource for solanaceae biology and beyond. | the sol genomics network (sgn; http://sgn.cornell.edu) is a rapidly evolving comparative resource for the plants of the solanaceae family, which includes important crop and model plants such as potato (solanum tuberosum), eggplant (solanum melongena), pepper (capsicum annuum), and tomato (solanum lycopersicum). the aim of sgn is to relate these species to one another using a comparative genomics approach and to tie them to the other dicots through the fully sequenced genome of arabidopsis (arabi ... | 2005 | 16010005 |
| effect of vegetables on human phenolsulfotransferases in relation to their antioxidant activity and total phenolics. | epidemiology studies have shown that consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with the prevention of chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. induction of cellular phase ii detoxifying enzymes is associated with cancer preventive potential. phenolsulfotransferases (psts) are traditionally known as phase ii drug-metabolizing or detoxifying enzymes that facilitate the removal of drugs and other xenobiotic compounds. phenolic acids are known to increase the activities o ... | 2005 | 16036370 |