Publications

data on microsatellite markers in colletotrichum gloeosporioides s.l., polymorphism levels and diversity range.	colletotrichum gloeosporioides is a species complex of fungi belonging to the glomerellaceae family (ascomycota). it has a global worldwide occurrence and while sometimes described as a plant endophytic commensal, it also often demonstrates pathogenicity on crops and is responsible for anthracnose disease in many cultivated species. thirty-nine polymorphic microsatellites were isolated and their polymorphism levels were determined in 95 strains from guadeloupe (lesser antilles), mostly isolated ...	2017	28540357
retention of iron and zinc in yam flour and boiled yam processed from white yam (d. rotundata) varieties.	this study investigated the impact of processing on retention of iron and zinc in d. rotundata. fresh tubers were processed into boiled yam and yam flour and analyzed for zinc, iron, and physicochemical properties. percent true retention (%tr) was assessed using paired samples and a formula that compensated for loss or gain of moisture and soluble solids. the retention of iron ranged from 55.5% to 98.7% in boiled yam and 25.2% to 54.9% in yam flour; retention of zinc ranged from 49.3% to 97.5% i ...	2017	28572955
characterization of the dioscorin gene family in dioscorea alata reveals a role in tuber development and environmental response.	dioscorin is one of the major soluble proteins in yam tubers. unlike other well-known plant storage proteins, such as patatin and sporamin, dioscorin is argued for its function as storage proteins, and the molecular mechanisms underlying its expressional complexity are little understood. in this study, we isolated five dioscorin genes from dioscorea alata l., comprising three class a (da-dio1, -3 and -4) and two class b (da-dio2 and -5) isoforms. expressions of all dioscorin genes gradually decr ...	2017	28726732
taiwanese and japanese yam (dioscorea spp.) extracts attenuate doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in mice.	the present study was designed to explore whether yam could protect the heart from doxorubicin (dox)-induced oxidative stress leading to cardiotoxicity in vivo. in this study, the protective effects of water and ethanol extracts of three varieties of yam, including water extracts of dioscorea japonica thunb., ethanol extracts of d. japonica thunb., water extracts of dioscorea alata, ethanol extracts of d. alata, water extracts of dioscorea purpurea, and ethanol extracts of d. purpurea, against d ...	2017	28987364
characterizing genotypic variation in biochemical composition, anti-nutritional and mineral bioavailability of some nigerian yam (dioscorea spp.) land races.	the aim of this study was to characterize 43 genotypes from five yam species [dioscorea rotundata (poir), dioscorea alata (linn), dioscorea bulbifera (linn), dioscorea cayenensis (lam) and dioscorea dumetorum (kunith) pax] which are major land races in nigeria in terms of their chemical composition, nutritional, anti-nutritional and mineral bioavailability. findings showed that there was genotypic variation in terms of chemical composition, mineral profile and bioavailability of the minerals amo ...	2018	29358812