Publications
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| dehydrin from citrus, which confers in vitro dehydration and freezing protection activity, is constitutive and highly expressed in the flavedo of fruit but responsive to cold and water stress in leaves. | a cdna encoding a dehydrin was isolated from the flavedo of the chilling-sensitive fortune mandarin fruit (citrus clementina hort. ex tanaka x citrus reticulata blanco) and designed as crcor15. the predicted crcor15 protein is a k2s member of a closely related dehydrin family from citrus, since it contains two tandem repeats of the unusual citrus k-segment and one s-segment (serine cluster) at an unusual c-terminal position. crcor15 mrna is consistently and highly expressed in the flavedo during ... | 2004 | 15053535 |
| the effect of mycoplasmosis on carotenoid plumage coloration in male house finches. | parasites are widely assumed to cause reduced expression of ornamental plumage coloration, but few experimental studies have tested this hypothesis. we captured young male house finches carpodacus mexicanus in alabama before fall molt and randomly divided them into two groups. one group was infected with the bacterial pathogen mycoplasma gallicepticum (mg) and the other group was maintained free of mg infection. all birds were maintained through molt on a diet of seeds with tangerine juice added ... | 2004 | 15143143 |
| [phosphorus translocation and distribution in intercropping systems of soybean (glycine max) and citrus (citrus poonensis)]. | a field mini-plot experiment was conducted on clay loamy oxisol using 32p trace technique when p fertilizer was applied in three depth soil (15, 35 and 55 cm soil layer) to compare p absorption, distribution and translocation in plant organ and soil profile under soybean and citrus monoculture and intercropping at taoyuan experimental station of agroecosystem research of chinese academy of science. total p uptake (pt) and p accumulation in different parts (pa) of soybean were remarkably decrease ... | 2004 | 15146626 |
| interaction between endophytic bacteria from citrus plants and the phytopathogenic bacteria xylella fastidiosa, causal agent of citrus-variegated chlorosis. | to isolate endophytic bacteria and xylella fastidiosa and also to evaluate whether the bacterial endophyte community contributes to citrus-variegated chlorosis (cvc) status in sweet orange (citrus sinensis [l.] osbeck cv. pera). | 2004 | 15189288 |
| characteristic odor components of citrus reticulata blanco (ponkan) cold-pressed oil. | citrus reticulata blanco (ponkan) cold-pressed oil and its oxygenated fraction were studied by analytical (gc and gc/ms) and sensory analyses. the monoterpene group was predominant, accounting for more than 89.6% (w/w), of which limonene was the most abundant (80.3%). among the oxygenated compounds, octanal and decanal were the major ones among 12 aldehydes accounting for >1.5%; six alcohols were identified with a total concentration of >0.7%, while oxides, ketones and esters did not quantitativ ... | 2004 | 15322352 |
| whole-genome expression profiling through fragment display and combinatorial gene identification. | there is a growing demand for highly parallel gene expression analysis with whole genome coverage, high sensitivity and high accuracy. open systems such as differential display are capable of analyzing most of the expressed genome but are not quantitative and generally require manual identification of differentially expressed genes by sequencing. closed systems such as microarrays use gene-specific probes and are, therefore, limited to studying specific genes in well-characterized species. here, ... | 2004 | 15356287 |
| 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 |
| convenient training method for aortic cannulation: glove- and-peel method. | aortic cannulation is a difficult technique for young cardiovascular surgeons. a convenient training method for this procedure is introduced in this paper. after two gloves are worn on a hand, they are removed together, then a piece of mandarin-orange peel is inserted between the gloves. the inner glove is filled with water and the mouth of the inflated gloves is securely tied with a strong ligature. then this "glove balloon" is set inside a container to stabilize it. purse-string stitches are p ... | 2004 | 15609650 |
| [study on the anticancer activities (in vivo) of the extract from citrus reticulata blanco and its influence on sarcoma-180 cells cycle]. | to study the anticancer activity of the extract from citrus reticulata in vivo. | 2003 | 15617503 |
| aluminum-induced decrease in co2 assimilation in citrus seedlings is unaccompanied by decreased activities of key enzymes involved in co2 assimilation. | 'cleopatra' tangerine (citrus reshni hort. ex tanaka) seedlings were irrigated daily for 8 weeks with 1/4 strength hoagland's nutrient solution containing 0 (control) or 2 mm aluminum (al). leaves from al-treated plants had decreased co2 assimilation and stomatal conductance, but increased intercellular co2 concentrations compared with control leaves. on a leaf area basis, 2 mm al increased activities of key enzymes in the calvin cycle, including ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase ( ... | 2005 | 15631980 |
| citri reticulatae viride pericarpium extract induced apoptosis in snu-c4, human colon cancer cells. | citri reticulatae viride pericarpium (cr) has been used traditionally in korea to promote the liver qi activity and the function of digestive system. we investigated whether the immature peels of citrus reticulata blanco (rutaceae) induced cell-death on snu-c4, human colon cancer cells. cytotoxicity of cr was assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (mtt) assay. the cell death was identified as apoptosis using 4,6-diamidineo-2-phenylindole (dapi) staining and term ... | 2005 | 15707758 |
| citrus reticulata blanco induces apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells snu-668. | citrus fruits have been known to reduce the proliferation of many cancer cells. the antiproliferative effects of citrus reticulata blanco (cr) extract, the immature tangerine peel, on human gastric cancer cell line snu-668 were evaluated using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, 4,6-diamidineo-2-phenylindole staining, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dutp nick end labeling assay, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction expressions of bcl-2, b ... | 2005 | 15749633 |
| in vitro anti-helicobacter pylori action of 30 chinese herbal medicines used to treat ulcer diseases. | infection by helicobacter pylori has been ascertained to be an important etiologic impetus leading usually to chronic active gastritis and gastric ulcer with growing incidences worldwide. utilizing as the test pathogen a standard and five clinic strains of helicobacter pylori, the antibacterial action was assessed in vitro with ethanol extracts of 30 chinese herbal medicines which have been frequently prescribed since ancient times for treating gastritis-like disorders. among the 30 tested mater ... | 2005 | 15814268 |
| effects of aluminum on light energy utilization and photoprotective systems in citrus leaves. | * | 2005 | 15829508 |
| aromatic constituents from fruit peels of citrus reticulata. | the methanolic extract of fruit peels of citrus reticulata, purchased from the local market, afforded a new derivative of benzaldehyde, a new coumarin and two known coumarins. the structures of all the isolated compounds were elucidated with the help of the nmr and mass techniques. | 2005 | 16010832 |
| [creation and hybrid identification of the sexual progenies using citrus somatic hybrid as pollen parent]. | 110 plantlets were obtained from the cross between citrus allotetraploid somatic hybrid [hamlin sweet orange (citrus sinensis osback) + rough lemon (c. jambhiri luss)] (as the pollen parent) and mono-embryonic diploid type iben no.4 [huanongbendizao tangerine (c. reticulata blanco) x ichang papeda (c. ichangensis swingle)] by the means of young embryo culture in vitro, and there were 93 triploids and 17 diploids through chromosome counting and the ploidy analyser identification. rapd analyses sh ... | 2005 | 16044915 |
| identification of mammalian proteins cross-linked to dna by ionizing radiation. | ionizing radiation (ir) is an important environmental risk factor for various cancers and also a major therapeutic agent for cancer treatment. exposure of mammalian cells to ir induces several types of damage to dna, including double- and single-strand breaks, base and sugar damage, as well as dna-dna and dna-protein cross-links (dpcs). little is known regarding the biological consequences of dpcs. identifying the proteins that become cross-linked to dna by ir would be an important first step in ... | 2005 | 16093242 |
| dietary habits and stomach cancer risk in the jacc study. | despite a declining incidence, stomach cancer is still a dominant cancer in japan. the association between dietary habits and stomach cancer risk was investigated in a large prospective study in japan. | 2005 | 16127240 |
| preparative isolation and purification of polymethoxylated flavones from tangerine peel using high-speed counter-current chromatography. | several polymethoxylated flavones including nobiletin, 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'-heptamethoxyflavone, tangeretin and 5-hydroxy-6,7,8,3',4'-pentamethoxyflavone were separated from tangerine peel (juhong in chinese) by high-speed counter-current chromatography (hsccc) with a two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (1:0.8:1:1, v/v). then, 26 mg of nobiletin, 6 mg of 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'-heptamethoxyflavone, 35 mg of tangeretin and 11 mg of 5-hydroxy-6,7,8,3',4'-pentamethoxyflavo ... | 2005 | 16196149 |
| [study of hplc chromatographic fingerprint of citrus reticulata blanco cv. dahongan]. | to establish hplc chromatographic fingerprint of citrus reticulata blanco cv. dahongan. | 2005 | 16252730 |
| [thulium laser resection of prostate-tangerine technique in treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia]. | to evaluate the safety and efficacy of thulium laser resection of prostate-tangerine technique (tmlrp) in treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (bph). | 2005 | 16405847 |
| efficacy of citrus reticulata and mirazid in treatment of schistosoma mansoni. | this work has been carried out to investigate the effect of schistosoma mansoni infection on mice livers after treatment with the ethanolic extract of citrus reticulata root or the oleo-resin extract from myrrh of commiphora molmol tree (mirazid), as a new antishistosomal drug. marker enzymes for different cell organelles were measured; succinate dehydrogenase (sdh); lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) and its isoenzymes; glucose-6-phosphatase (g-6-pase); acid phosphatase (ap) and 5'- nucleotidase. live ... | 2006 | 16410968 |
| [chemical composition and bioactive compounds of flour of orange (citrus sinensis), tangerine (citrus reticulata) and grapefruit (citrus paradisi) peels cultivated in venezuela]. | the purpose of this research was to evaluate the chemical composition and some bioactive compounds in the peel's flour of some of the most consumed citrus fruits cultivated in venezuela. chemical composition as well as some trace elements, ascorbic acid, carotenoids dietary fiber, total polyphenols and their antiradical efficiency, using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhidracyl (dpph) were assessed in the dried peels of orange (citrus sinensis), tangerine (citrus reticulata) and white grapefruit (citru ... | 2005 | 16454058 |
| arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi influence growth, osmotic adjustment and photosynthesis of citrus under well-watered and water stress conditions. | the influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal (am) fungus glomus versiforme on plant growth, osmotic adjustment and photosynthesis of tangerine (citrus tangerine) were studied in potted culture under well-watered and water stress conditions. seven-day-old seedlings of tangerine were transferred to pots containing glomus versiforme or non-amf. after 97 days, half of the seedlings were subject to water stress and the rest were well-watered for 80 days. am colonization significantly stimulated plant grow ... | 2006 | 16455355 |
| [genetic diversity of citrus succosa hort. ex tanaka from seven provinces as revealed by aflp analysis]. | using 28 selected primer combinations, 12 accessions of bendizao tangerine from seven provinces were investigated by aflp analysis. a total of 882 genetic sites were detected, among which 192 were polymorphic. using huangyan bendizao as contrast, the polymorphic sites of the other 11 accessions from seven provinces are not very high (3.5%-10.54%), and the number of different sites between accessions from other provinces is higher than that from zhejiang province, which indicates that the ecologi ... | 2006 | 16551591 |
| use of ponkan mandarin peels as biosorbent for toxic metals uptake from aqueous solutions. | waste ponkan mandarin (citrus reticulata) peel was used as biosorbent to extract ni(ii), co(ii) and cu(ii) from aqueous solutions at room temperature. to achieve the best adsorption conditions the influence of ph and contact time were investigated. the isotherms of adsorption were fitted to the langmuir equation. based on the capacity of adsorption of the natural biosorbent to interact with the metallic ions, the following results were obtained 1.92, 1.37 and 1.31 mmol g(-1) for ni(ii), co(ii) a ... | 2006 | 16621250 |
| involvement of ethylene in chlorophyll degradation in peel of citrus fruits. | the effect of ethylene on chlorophyll degradation in the peel of robinson tangerine (x citrus reticulata blanco) and calamondin (x citrofortunellamitis [blanco] ingram and moore) fruits was studied. the chlorophyll degrading system in the peel of these two citrus species was not self-sustaining but required ethylene to function. chlorophyll degradation ceased immediately when fruit were removed from ethylene and held in ethylene-free air at 0.2 atmospheric pressure. however, at atmospheric press ... | 1981 | 16662012 |
| host-specific effects of toxin from the rough lemon pathotype of alternaria alternata on mitochondria. | host-specific toxin from the rough lemon (citrus jambhiri lush) pathotype of alternaria alternata (acr toxin) was tested for effects on mitochondria isolated from several citrus species. the toxin caused uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation and changes in membrane potential in mitochondria from leaves of the susceptible host (rough lemon); the effects differed from those of carbonylcyanide-m-chlorophenylhydrazone, a typical protonophore. acr toxin also inhibited malate oxidation, apparently b ... | 1989 | 16666643 |
| gibberellins and parthenocarpic ability in developing ovaries of seedless mandarins. | satsuma (citrus unshiu [mak] marc.) and clementine (citrus reticulata [hort.] ex. tanaka, cv oroval) are two species of seedless mandarins differing in their tendency to develop parthenocarpic fruits. satsuma is a male-sterile cultivar that shows a high degree of natural parthenocarpy and a high fruit set. seedless clementine varieties are self-incompatible, and in the absence of cross-pollination show a very low ability to set fruit. the gibberellins (gas) ga53, putative 17-oh-ga(53), ga(44), g ... | 1992 | 16669076 |
| [evaluation of green tangerine peel processed with vinegar using hplc fingerprint technique]. | to develop an hplc method for determination of fingerprints and evaluate green tangerine peel (gtp) processed with vinegar. | 2006 | 16722371 |
| residues of the quinone outside inhibitor fungicide trifloxystrobin after postharvest dip treatments to control penicillium spp. on citrus fruit. | the effectiveness of postharvest dip treatment with trifloxystrobin (tfx) or imazalil (imz) was compared for controlling green and blue mold (caused by penicillium digitatum and penicillium italicum, respectively) of citrus fruit. residues retained by fruit were determined as a function of treatment time, dip temperature, and storage conditions. trials on 'avana apireno' mandarin oranges artificially inoculated with p. digitatum or p. italicum revealed that treatments with 200 to 600 mg/liter ac ... | 2006 | 16865899 |
| approaches for sampling the twospotted spider mite (acari: tetranychidae) on clementines in spain. | tetranychus urticae koch (acari: tetranychidae) is an important pest of clementine mandarins, citrus reticulata blanco, in spain. as a first step toward the development of an integrated crop management program for clementines, dispersion patterns of t. urticae females were determined for different types of leaves and fruit. the study was carried out between 2001 and 2003 in different commercial clementine orchards in the provinces of castelló and tarragona (northeastern spain). we found that sym ... | 2006 | 16937708 |
| effects of mixing low amounts of orange peel (citrus reticulata) with hydrocarbon-contaminated soil in solid culture to promote remediation. | the effect of mixing low amounts of orange peel (citrus reticulata) with a soil contaminated with hydrocarbons (58,000 mg kg(-1) soil) for promoting the soil remediation in solid culture was studied. the experimental design was established in solid culture at soil/orange (citrus reticulata) peel ratios of 100:0, 98:2, 96:4, 94:6 and 92:8, at 30% humidity and a c:n:p ratio of 100:10:1, for 15, 60 and 90 days, respectively. the total petroleum hydrocarbons (tphs) decreased significantly (69%) afte ... | 2006 | 17018419 |
| degradation of mikan (japanese mandarin orange) peel by a novel penicillium species with cellulolytic and pectinolytic activity. | the mikan, or japanese mandarin orange, is a popular fruit in japan, but its peel is one of the major agricultural wastes. the aims of this study were to screen, isolate, and characterize a mikan peel-degrading microbe. | 2006 | 17040241 |
| attractiveness of various combinations of colors and shapes to females and males of bactrocera minax (diptera: tephritidae) in a commercial mandarin grove in bhutan. | bactrocera minax (enderlein) (diptera: tephritidae) is a major pest of citrus fruit in the region from nepal through to southwestern china. in tests on wild adult populations of b. minax in a mandarin, citrus reticulata blanco, orchard in western bhutan, both males and females were more attracted to 50-mm-diameter spheres than to 50-mm discs of the same color. furthermore, they were more attracted to spheres colored with orange or green-yellow mixtures than to similar spheres colored red, yellow ... | 2006 | 17066795 |
| determination of polymethoxylated flavones in peels of selected jamaican and mexican citrus (citrus spp.) cultivars by high-performance liquid chromatography. | the concentrations of the polymethoxylated flavones (pmfs) in peels of selected citrus cultivars grown in jamaica and mexico were determined. the pmfs were extracted from sun-dried citrus peels with reagent-grade methanol. analyses were carried out by reverse-phase hplc and uv detection. the column used was a c(18) 5 microm (150 x 4.6 mm) discovery column. elution was in the gradient mode, using a ternary mobile phase. the results showed that all the citrus cultivars used contained at least thre ... | 2007 | 17080505 |
| seasonal phenology of bactrocera minax (diptera: tephritidae) in western bhutan. | the chinese citrus fruit fly, bactrocera (tetradacus) minax (enderlein), is one of the major citrus pests in bhutan and can cause >50% mandarin (citrus reticulata blanco) fruit drop. as part of the development of a management strategy for the fly in mandarin orchards, population monitoring and experimental manipulations were carried out to determine: (i) adult emergence period; (ii) adult phenology patterns; (iii) period of crop susceptibility; and (iv) period from fruit drop to pupation. in wes ... | 2006 | 17092364 |
| diversity of flies (diptera: tephritidae and lonchaeidae) in organic citrus orchards in the vale do rio caí, rio grande do sul, southern brazil. | this study was carried out in the counties of montenegro and pareci novo located in the region of the vale do rio cai, rio grande do sul, southern brazil, aiming to determine the fruit fly species of tephritidae and lonchaeidae that occur in organic orchards of sweet orange [citrus sinensis (l.) osb.] cultivar céu, and murcott tangor (citrus reticulata blanco x c. sinensis), during the fruit ripening stages in 2003 and 2004. eight mcphail traps baited with integral grape juice diluted to 25% wer ... | 2006 | 17144140 |
| [effects of citrus reticulata blanco extract on fibroblasts from human hypertrophic scar in vitro]. | to investigate the effects of citrus reticulata blanco extract on the proliferation and collagen metabolism of fibroblasts from human hypertrophic scar. | 2006 | 17175642 |
| carotenoid absorption in humans consuming tomato sauces obtained from tangerine or high-beta-carotene varieties of tomatoes. | tomato sauces were produced from unique tomato varieties to study carotenoid absorption in humans. tangerine tomatoes, high in cis-lycopene, especially prolycopene (7z,9z,7'z,9'z), and high-beta-carotene tomatoes as an alternative dietary source of beta-carotene were grown and processed. sauces were served after 2 week washout periods and overnight fasting for breakfast to healthy subjects (n = 12, 6m/6f) in a randomized crossover design. the serving size was 150 g (containing 15 g of corn oil), ... | 2007 | 17243700 |
| inheritance of carotenoid differences in the tomato hybrid yellow x tangerine. | 1953 | 17247426 | |
| carotenoids of the apricot tomato and its hybrids with yellow and tangerine. | 1955 | 17247583 | |
| karyotype diversity and the origin of grapefruit. | grapefruit is a group of citrus of recent origin, probably resulting from a cross between pummelo and sweet-orange. aiming to investigate this putative origin and the genetic variability among grapefruit cultivars, the karyotype of six grapefruits, two pummelos, and one tangelo cultivar (grapefruit x tangerine) were analyzed using sequential cma/dapi double staining and fish with rdna probes. the karyotypes of grapefruit 'duncan' and 'foster' differ from those of 'flame', 'henderson', 'marsh' an ... | 2007 | 17295131 |
| induced parthenogenesis in mandarin for haploid production: induction procedures and genetic analysis of plantlets. | this study focused on haploid induction in mandarin through in situ gynogenesis by pollination with irradiated pollen of 'meyer' lemon. pollination was carried out for three genotypes of mandarin with four levels of gamma-ray-irradiated pollen (150, 300, 600, and 900 gy). the resulting seeds were characterised by a small size. embryos were rescued in vitro and the ploidy level of the plantlets was determined by flow cytometry analysis. haploid, diploid, triploid plantlets were obtained. the hapl ... | 2007 | 17318461 |
| identification of polymethoxylated flavones from green tangerine peel (pericarpium citri reticulatae viride) by chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques. | polymethoxylated flavones (pmfs) were extracted from pericarpium citri reticulatae viride using a procedure that obtained a consistent mixture of pmfs both in identity and proportion. the mixture consisted of isosinensetin (0.2%) (1), sinensetin (1.7%) (4), tetramethyl-o-isoscutellarein (0.3%) (5), nobiletin (40.5%) (6), tetramethyl-o-scutellarein (1.2%) (7), tangeretin (45.6%) (10), 5-demethylnobiletin (8.7%) (12), 5-demethyl tangeretin (0.8%) (14) and other flavonoids including heptamethoxyfla ... | 2007 | 17367982 |
| feasibility of using intraoperatively-acquired quantitative kinematic measures to monitor development of laparoscopic skill. | the objective of this paper is to present the initial results of a study aimed at showing the feasibility of using kinematic measures to distinguish skill levels in manipulating surgical tools. through a simulated surgical task (dissection of a mandarin orange), we acquired motor performance data from three sets of subjects representing different stages of surgical training. we computed the average lateral, axial and vertical tooltip velocities for each of the two main subtasks ('peel skin' and ... | 2007 | 17377240 |
| suppressive effects of nitric oxide (no) production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (inos) expression by citrus reticulata extract in raw 264.7 macrophage cells. | immature peels of citrus reticulata extract (cr) are widely used as traditional herbal medicine in korea. we studied its effects on nitric oxide (no) production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (inos) expression in raw 264.7 macrophage cells. no production was assessed by nitrite assay and inos expression was identified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr), real-time pcr and western blot. the promoter activity of inos gene was also determined by luciferase reporter gene ... | 2007 | 17418925 |
| anaphylaxis from mandarin (citrus reticulata): identification of potential responsible allergens. | we report on a patient with anaphylaxis from mandarin. temporal relationship between consumption of the fruit, the presence of positive specific ige, the positive skin test and the basophil activation test for mandarin strongly supported the diagnosis of an ige-mediated allergy from mandarin. the lipid transfer protein allergen from mandarin fruit was isolated and characterized. specific ige levels and ige immunodetection data indicated the patient's sensitization to orange (cit s 3) and mandari ... | 2007 | 17496425 |
| effect of orange and tangerine juice on cyclosporine levels in renal transplant recipients. | cyclosporine neoral is a major immunosuppressive agent widely used in organ transplant populations. its pharmacokinetics are influenced by various factors. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of orange or tangerine juice on the pharmacokinetic pattern of cyclosporine neoral among renal transplanted patients. | 2007 | 17524940 |
| analysis of alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether on flavedo and albedo tissues of tangerines (citrus reticulata) with symptoms of alternaria brown spot. | a method was developed for the quantification of alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether on tangerines with and without symptoms of alternaria brown spot disease. the method employs solid-phase extraction for cleanup, followed by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (hplc-ms/ms) for detection. this method was validated on flavedo (exocarp or epicarp, exterior yellow peel) and on albedo tissue (mesocarp, interior white peel). an excellent linearity ove ... | 2007 | 17536830 |
| effect of temperature on development and survival of the parasitoid pnigalio pectinicornis (hymenoptera: eulophidae) reared on phyllocnistis citrella (lepidoptera: gracillariidae). | laboratory studies were conducted to assess the effect of temperature on the development and survival of the indigenous parasitoid pnigalio pectinicornis l. on the citrus leaf miner phyllocnistis citrella stainton as host, fed on leaves of citrus sinensis l. osbck cultivar washington navel and citrus reticulata blanco cultivar clementine. experiments were conducted at five constant temperatures ranging from 15 to 32.5 degrees c, with 60 +/- 10% rh and a photoperiod of 14:10 (l:d) h. the relation ... | 2007 | 17540056 |
| thulium laser versus standard transurethral resection of the prostate: a randomized prospective trial. | thulium laser resection of the prostate-tangerine technique (tmlrp-tt) is a transurethral procedure that uses thulium laser fiber to dissect whole prostatic lobes off the surgical capsule, similar to peeling a tangerine. to our knowledge we report the first prospective, randomized study comparing tmlrp-tt and standard turp for symptomatic bph. | 2008 | 17566639 |
| [seasonal variation of food intake in food frequency questionnaire among workers in a nuclear power plant]. | this study was conducted to investigate the systematic error, such as seasonal change or inadequate food items, in a food frequency questionnaire administered to workers in a nuclear power plant, korea. | 2007 | 17577080 |
| ultrasound-assisted extraction of hesperidin from penggan (citrus reticulata) peel. | hesperidin, an abundant and inexpensive bioflavonoid in penggan (citrus reticulata) peel, has been reported to possess a wide range of pharmacological properties. ultrasonic extraction is an effective technique for the isolation of bioactive compounds from vegetable materials. in this study, the application of ultrasonic method was shown to be more efficient in extracting hesperidin from penggan (c. reticulata) peel than the classical method. the effects of main ultrasonic-assisted extraction co ... | 2008 | 17584518 |
| rapd-based genetic analysis of offsprings from the sexual cross using allotetraploid citrus somatic hybrid as pollen parent. | thirty-one polymorphic decamer primers were selected to genotype 92 progenies from the cross between yiben no.4, a monoembryonic diploid f1 hybrid of citrus reticulata blanco cv huanongbendizao tangerine and c. ichangensis swingle, and [hamlin sweet orange + rough lemon], an allotetraploid somatic hybrid of citrus sinensis osbeck cv. hamlin and c. jambhiri lush cv. rough lemon. chi2 (chi-square) analysis of rapd markers in the progenies indicated they were randomly transmitted from the four dono ... | 2007 | 17609894 |
| [effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on reactive oxygen metabolism of citrus tangerine leaves under water stress]. | in a pot experiment, this paper studied the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal (am) fungus glomus versiforme (karsten) berch inoculation on the reactive oxygen metabolism of citrus tangerine hort. ex tanaka leaves under water stress. the results showed that water stress decreased the colonization of g. versiforme on c. tangerine roots significantly, with a decrement of 33%. under normal water supply and water stress, g. versiforme inoculation increased the leaf p content by 45% and 27%, and decre ... | 2007 | 17615879 |
| short-term supplementation with plant extracts rich in flavonoids protect nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons in a rat model of parkinson's disease. | antioxidants from plants were known to reduce the oxidative stress by scavenging free radicals, chelating metal ions and reducing inflammation. as increased oxidative stress was implicated in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic neuronal loss in parkinson's disease (pd), we have assessed whether the plant extracts protects the nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons in the animal model of pd. | 2007 | 17906186 |
| protein changes in the albedo of citrus fruits on postharvesting storage. | in this work, major protein changes in the albedo of the fruit peel of murcott tangor (tangerine x sweet orange) during postharvest ageing were studied through 2d page. protein content in matured on-tree fruits and in fruits stored in nonstressing [99% relative humidity (rh) and 25 degrees c], cold (99% rh and 4 degrees c), and drought (60% rh and 25 degrees c) conditions was initially determined. protein identification through ms/ms determinations revealed in all samples analyzed the occurrence ... | 2007 | 17910511 |
| purification and properties of an extracellular pectin lyase produced by the strain of penicillium oxalicum in solid-state fermentation. | a pectin lyase (pnl, ec 4.2.2.10) produced extracellularly by the strain of penicillium oxalicum in solid-state fermentation medium containing deoiled mandarin orange peel meal was purified to apparent homogeneity by a protocol that included ammonium sulfate precipitation, deae-sephadex a-50 and sephadex g-100 chromatography. the enzyme had molecular mass of 50 kd, as determined by sds- page and showed optimum ph and temperature at 8.0 and 50 degrees c respectively. it had an isoelectric point ( ... | 2007 | 17970283 |
| distribution of organophosphate insecticides in a thai biomass-water system. | sorption and leaching of the organophosphate (op) pesticides chlorpyrifos, profenofos, methyl parathion and malathion were investigated with four different types of biomass: coconut husk, rice husk, peat moss and peanut shell. organic carbon contents of the biomass were in the range of 35.4-45.4%. sorption studies were carried out by the batch (equilibrium) method at 4 different op spike concentrations and at ph 3-7. sorption isotherms conformed to a linear freundlich equation and the freundlich ... | 2007 | 17978954 |
| processing tangerine tomatoes: effects on lycopene-isomer concentrations and profile. | because lycopene is a powerful biological antioxidant, its delivery to humans is of major concern. cis-lycopene isomers are more bioavailable than the all-trans isomers and thus more efficiently absorbed. tangerine tomatoes, whose lycopene isomeric content is almost all tetra-cis, provide a useful food source for comparing cis- and trans-isomer absorption. tangerine tomatoes were processed into sauce in the univ. of california, davis pilot plant for subsequent use in a human feeding study descri ... | 2007 | 17995670 |
| effect of tangerine juice on cyclosporine levels in renal transplant children. | the aim of our study was to investigate the effect of tangerine juice on the pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine a (csa), in children who had received a renal transplant. this placebo-controlled study was done on ten kidney transplant recipients with stable cyclosporine trough levels who received either tangerine (unshio satsuma) juice or water. patients were given their morning doses of csa and then 250 ml water or the juice, and 12 h, investigations of the pharmacokinetics (pk) were performed. th ... | 2008 | 18030500 |
| structure and composition of the assemblage of parasitoids associated to phyllocnistis citrella pupae stainton (lepidoptera: gracillariidae) in citrus orchards in southern brazil. | the structure and composition of the assemblage of pupal parasitoids of phyllocnistis citrella stainton, the citrus leafminer, were studied in two citrus orchards (citrus deliciosa tenore cv. montenegrina and citrus sinensis (l.) osbeck x citrus reticulata blanco hybrid murcott), in montenegro county (29 degrees 68's and 51 degrees 46'w), southern brazil. at fortnightly samplings, from july 2001 to june 2003, all the new shoots from 24 randomly selected trees were inspected. the species richness ... | 2007 | 18060301 |
| fast fluorescent staining of protein in sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels by palmatine. | a fast and sensitive protein fluorescent detection method in sds-page using the natural product palmatine is described. palmatine is an alkaloid found in various plants exhibiting a broad spectrum of antibiotic activity in humans. the sensitivity of palmatine staining is similar to those of the sypro red, sypro tangerine, and sypro orange protein gel stains - about 4 ng per protein band. this detection sensitivity is comparable to colloidal cbb staining. since proteins stained with palmatine do ... | 2008 | 18081205 |
| lipolysis induced by segment wall extract from satsuma mandarin orange (citrus unshu mark). | the lipolysis induced by satsuma mandarin orange (citrus unshu mark) was investigated using rat fat cells. peel or segment wall extract from satsuma mandarin orange induced the lipolysis in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas juice sac extract did not induce the lipolysis. high concentration of synephrine, which is an adrenergic amine, was detected in the peel or segment wall extract, whereas it was not detected in the juice sac extract. the segment wall extracts from iyokan and orange had ... | 2007 | 18202545 |
| [spiders and predatory mites in the canopies of organically managed montenegrina tangerine trees, in montenegro county, rs]. | a survey was conducted to study the spider and predatory mite fauna occurring in the canopies of tangerine trees (citrus deliciosa tenore, cultivar montenegrina) of an organically managed orchard, at montenegro county, rs. during a year, fortnightly, 24 randomly trees were selected and sampled in two canopies areas, by using a sheet of white cloth (1 m(2)). a total of 3,129 arachnids were collected, being 2,559 spiders and 570 mites. based on the adults, 53 species of araneae were recognized, be ... | 2007 | 18246270 |
| rapid determination of carbamate pesticides in food using dual counter-current chromatography directly interfaced with mass spectrometry. | dual counter-current chromatography (dual ccc)-tandem mass spectrometry (ms/ms) was successfully performed with a newly designed spiral column for dual ccc. the small column capacity required for directly coupling with electrospray ms/ms was accomplished by forming a rectangular spiral groove on a plastic disk and sealing it with a ptfe sheet. this novel dual ccc-ms/ms technique was successfully applied for the rapid determination of methomyl, fenobucarb and carbaryl pesticides in food. a two-ph ... | 2008 | 18295222 |
| flavonoid glycosides and limonoids from citrus molasses. | molasses of tangerine orange (citrus unshiu markovich) is obtained as a waste product in the course of tangerine orange juice production. this molasses is expected to be a useful source of organic compounds such as flavonoids and limonoids. to elucidate a use for this molasses waste, we isolated and identified its organic constituents. two new flavanonol glycosides were isolated from tangerine orange molasses, along with several flavonoids such as hesperidine, narirutin, eriodictyol, 3',4',5,6,7 ... | 2008 | 18404354 |
| spatial distribution of phyllocnistis citrella stainton (lepidoptera: gracillariidae) larvae in three scales. | the spatial distribution of larvae of phyllocnistis citrella stainton (lepidoptera: gracillariidae), the citrus leaf miner, in leaves, shoots, and tree crowns of montenegrina tangerine (citrus deliciosa tenore) and murcott tangor (citrus sinensis l. osbeck x citrus reticulata blanco) was determined. fortnightly samplings from july/2001 to june/2003, in orchards located in montenegro (29 degrees 68' s and 51 degrees 46' w), rs, brazil, were carried out. at each sampling occasion eighth shoots ran ... | 2008 | 18470399 |
| tangerine tomatoes increase total and tetra-cis-lycopene isomer concentrations more than red tomatoes in healthy adult humans. | lycopene, or the foods that contain it, may prevent prostate cancer. studies suggest that some cis-lycopene isomers are more bioavailable than the trans-lycopene isomer. we hypothesized that tangerine tomatoes, which predominantly contain the tetra-cis isomer, should be a good source of bioavailable lycopene. we fed lunches containing 300 g tangerine or red tomato sauce per day to 21 healthy adults in a double-blind crossover design. we collected blood at baseline and after each treatment and wa ... | 2008 | 18608554 |
| in vitro evaluation of the effect of natural orange juices on dentin morphology. | the patient's diet has been considered an important etiological factor of dentin hypersensitivity. the frequent ingestion of acidic substances can promote the loss of dental structure or remove the smear layer. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree of smear layer removal and dentinal tubules exposure by different natural orange juices. extracted human teeth were submitted to manual scaling in order to develop the smear layer. seventy dentin samples were obtained and distributed in ... | 2008 | 18622489 |
| investigation of heat treating conditions for enhancing the anti-inflammatory activity of citrus fruit (citrus reticulata) peels. | in traditional chinese medicine, dried citrus fruit peels are widely used as remedies to alleviate coughs and reduce phlegm in the respiratory tract. induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase (inos) in inflammatory cells and increased airway production of nitric oxide (no) are well recognized as key events in inflammation-related respiratory tract diseases. despite the fact that the enhancing effect of heat treatment on the antioxidant activity of citrus fruit peels has been well documented, ... | 2008 | 18683945 |
| endophytic population of pantoea agglomerans in citrus plants and development of a cloning vector for endophytes. | harmless bacteria inhabiting inner plant tissues are termed endophytes. population fluctuations in the endophytic bacterium pantoea agglomerans associated with two species of field cultured citrus plants were monitored over a two-year period. the results demonstrated that populations of p. agglomerans fluctuated in citrus reticulata but not c. sinensis. a cryptic plasmid ppa3.0 (2.9 kb) was identified in 35 out of 44 endophytic isolates of p. agglomerans and was subsequently sequenced. the origi ... | 2008 | 18759238 |
| cancer prevention by carotenoids. | various natural carotenoids seem to be valuable for cancer prevention, and these carotenoids may be more suitable in combinational use, rather than in single use. in fact, we have proven that combinational use of natural carotenoids resulted in significant suppression of liver cancer. patients of viral hepatitis with cirrhosis were administered with beta-cryptoxanthin-enriched mandarin orange juice, in addition to capsules of carotenoids mixture. cumulative incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma ... | 2009 | 18848517 |
| worldwide phylogeography of the citrus brown spot pathogen, alternaria alternata. | abstract sixty-five isolates of alternaria alternata were sampled from brown spot lesions on tangerines and mandarins (citrus reticulata) and tangerine x grapefruit (c. reticulata x c. paradisi) hybrids in the united states, colombia, australia, turkey, south africa, and israel to investigate the worldwide phylogeography of the fungus. genetic variation was scored at 15 putative random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) loci and 465 bp of an endo-polygalacturonase (endo-pg) gene was sequenced for ... | 2002 | 18943277 |
| protection of citrus rootstocks against phytophthora spp. with a hypovirulent isolate of phytophthora nicotianae. | abstract phytophthora root rot of citrus in florida is caused by phytophthora nicotianae and p. palmivora. a naturally occurring isolate of p. nicotianae (pn117) was characterized as hypovirulent on citrus roots. pn117 infected and colonized fibrous roots, but caused significantly less disease than the virulent isolates p. nicotianae pn198 and p. palmivora pp99. coincident inoculation of rootstock seedlings of cleopatra mandarin (citrus reticulata) or swingle citrumelo (c. paradisi x poncirus tr ... | 2007 | 18943635 |
| distribution and characterization of akt homologs in the tangerine pathotype of alternaria alternata. | abstract the tangerine pathotype of alternaria alternata produces a host-selective toxin (hst), known as act-toxin, and causes alternaria brown spot disease of citrus. the structure of act-toxin is closely related to ak- and af-toxins, which are hsts produced by the japanese pear and strawberry pathotypes of a. alternata, respectively. ac-, ak-, and af-toxins are chemically similar and share a 9,10-epoxy-8-hydroxy-9-methyl-decatrienoic acid moiety. two genes controlling ak-toxin biosynthesis (ak ... | 2000 | 18944496 |
| genetic differentiation and host specificity among populations of alternaria spp. causing brown spot of grapefruit and tangerine x grapefruit hybrids in florida. | abstract alternaria spp. were sampled from brown spot lesions in several geographically separated citrus groves and different grapefruit and tangerine x grapefruit hybrid cultivars in florida and screened for variation at 16 putative random amplified polymorphic dna loci. populations of the pathogen on two hybrids, minneola and orlando, in five locations throughout florida were moderately differentiated (nei's coefficient of gene differentiation [g(st)] = 0.12) among locations. the hypothesis th ... | 2000 | 18944592 |
| functional analysis of a multicopy host-selective act-toxin biosynthesis gene in the tangerine pathotype of alternaria alternata using rna silencing. | alternaria brown spot, caused by the tangerine pathotype of alternaria alternata, is a serious disease of commercially important tangerines and their hybrids. the pathogen produces host-selective act toxin, and several genes (named actt) responsible for act-toxin biosynthesis have been identified. these genes have many paralogs, which are clustered on a small, conditionally dispensable chromosome, making it difficult to disrupt entire functional copies of actt genes using homologous recombinatio ... | 2008 | 18986255 |
| effect of ultrasonic treatment on the total phenolic and antioxidant activity of extracts from citrus peel. | application of ultrasound to extract a variety of biologically active compounds from plant materials has been widely investigated. however, there are few reports on the local effect of ultrasonic irradiation on the yields of these compounds. in the present article, the local effect of ultrasonic treatment on total phenolic content (tpc) and antioxidant activities (att) of extracts from citrus peels was investigated. to optimize the extraction process, a response surface methodology (rsm) was use ... | 2008 | 19019132 |
| anaphylaxis caused by tangerine seeds but not tangerine fruit. | 2008 | 19055214 | |
| [nondestructive measurement of vitamin c in nanfeng tangerine by visible/near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy]. | the present paper reports the study on visible/near-infrared (vis/nir) diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for nondestructive measurement of vitamin c in tangerine (nanfeng, jiangxi). in the wavelength range of 350-1800 nm, principal component analysis (pca) and partial least squares (pls) were used to build mathematic models with respect to pre-processing spectra. the principal components (pcs) and wavelength selection for calibration model were determined based on full cross validation and regres ... | 2008 | 19123397 |
| [effect of hepcidin on the development of alcoholic liver disease in rats]. | to establish an alcoholic liver disease model in rats to study the effect of hepcidin on the development of alcoholic liver disease. | 2008 | 19253830 |
| contents of phytosterols in vegetables and fruits commonly consumed in china. | to quantify five specific dietary phytosterols and phytostanols in vegetables and fruits commonly consumed in china. | 2008 | 19263798 |
| greenhouse studies on the effect of marigolds (tagetes spp.) on four meloidogyne species. | the effects of preplanted marigold on tomato root galling and multiplication of meloidogyne incognita, m. javanica, m. arenaria, and m. hapla were studied. marigold cultivars of tagetes patula, t. erecta, t. signata, and a tagetes hybrid all reduced galling and numbers of second-stage juveniles in subsequent tomato compared to the tomato-tomato control. all four meloidogyne spp. reproduced on t. signata 'tangerine gem'. several cultivars of t. patula and t. erecta suppressed galling and reproduc ... | 1999 | 19270876 |
| effect of temperature on suppression of meloidogyne incognita by tagetes cultivars. | the suppression of meloidogyne incognita by marigolds differed among six marigold cultivars and five soil temperatures. tagetes signata (syn. t. tenuifolia) cv. tangerine gem and the tagetes hybrid polynema allowed reproduction and root galling when grown at 30 degrees c, and should not be used for control of m. incognita at temperatures close to 30 degrees c. tagetes patula cultivars single gold and tangerine and t. erecta flor de muerto, when grown within a 20-30 degrees c soil temperature ran ... | 1999 | 19270940 |
| function of genes encoding acyl-coa synthetase and enoyl-coa hydratase for host-selective act-toxin biosynthesis in the tangerine pathotype of alternaria alternata. | the tangerine pathotype of alternaria alternata produces host-selective act-toxin and causes alternaria brown spot disease. sequence analysis of a genomic cosmid clone identified a part of the actt gene cluster and implicated two genes, actt5 encoding an acyl-coa synthetase and actt6 encoding an enoyl-coa hydratase, in the biosynthesis of act-toxin. genomic southern blots demonstrated that both genes were present in tangerine pathotype isolates producing act-toxin and also in japanese pear patho ... | 2009 | 19271978 |
| analysis of constituents of metal elements and amino acids in new cultivar citrus reticulata blanco cv. ougan fruit from china. | the aim of this research is to establish a new kind of simple and rapid method to determine amino acids and metal elements in citrus reticulata blanco cv. ougan fruit. the high-performance liquid chromatography pre-column derivation method was used to test the contents of amino acids found in the cv. fruit. the results showed that there were 17 kinds of amino acids in the fruits of two different mature periods. they could be separated easily within 30 min. the correlation coefficients between th ... | 2009 | 19274595 |
| leaching soluble salts increases population densities of tylenchulus semipenetrans. | the effect of salinity on population densities of tylenchulus semipenetrans was measured on 3-month-old salt-tolerant rangpur lime growing on either loamy sand, sand, or organic mix and on 4-month-old salt-sensitive sweet lime in organic mix. salinity treatments were initiated by watering daily with 25 mol/m(3) nacl + 3.3 mol/m(3) cacl for 3 days and every other day with 50 mol/m(3) nac1 + 6.6 mol/m(3) cac1 for one week, with no salt (ns) treatments as controls. salinity was discontinued in one ... | 1992 | 19283210 |
| influence of the sting nematode, belonolaimus longicaudalus, on young citrus trees. | the sting nematode, belonolaimus longicaudatus, was associated with poor growth of citrus in a central florida nursery. foliage of trees was sparse and chlorotic. affected rootstocks included changsha and cleopatra mandarin orange; flying dragon, rubidoux, and jacobsen trifoliate orange; macrophylla and milam lemon; palestine sweet lime; sour orange; and the hybrids - carrizo, morton, and rusk citrange and swingle citrumelo. root symptoms included apical swelling, development of swollen terminal ... | 1985 | 19294118 |
| radical scavenging activity of orange and tangerine varieties cultivated in brazil. | four citrus fruit varieties cultivated in brazil (two kinds of sweet orange and two kinds of tangerine) were analyzed for physicochemical characteristics contents of total phenolics, total carotenoids and ascorbic acid, and antioxidant activities. the antioxidant activities of aqueous, methanolic, and acetone extracts of the citrus fruit juices were assessed on the basis of their ability to scavenge 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (dpph( )). the cravo tangerine has the highest content of citric ac ... | 2009 | 19381992 |
| two-micron (thulium) laser resection of the prostate-tangerine technique: a new method for bph treatment. | two-micron (thulium) laser resection of the prostate-tangerine technique (tmlrp-tt) is a transurethral procedure that uses a thulium laser fiber to dissect whole prostatic lobes off the surgical capsule, similar to peeling a tangerine. we recently reported the primary results. here we introduce this procedure in detail. a 70-w, 2-microm (thulium) laser was used in continuous-wave mode. we joined the incision by making a transverse cut from the level of the verumontanum to the bladder neck, makin ... | 2009 | 19398957 |
| antifungal activity of thyme oil against geotrichum citri-aurantii in vitro and in vivo. | to investigate antifungal effect of thyme oil on geotrichum citri-aurantii arthroconidia germination and germ tube elongation, to reveal effects of thyme oil on morphological structures on fungal hyphae and arthroconidia and to assess potential bio-control capacities of thyme oil against disease suppression in vivo conditions. | 2009 | 19426269 |
| construction and characterization of two citrus bac libraries and identification of clones containing the phytoene synthase gene. | two deep-coverage bacterial artificial chromosome (bac) libraries of citrus sinensis (l.) osbeck 'cara cara' navel orange and citrus reticulata (l.) blanco 'egan no. 1' ponkan mandarin, which belong to the two most important species of the citrus genus, have been constructed and characterized to facilitate gene cloning and to analyze variety-specific genome composition. the c. sinensis bac library consists of 36 000 clones with negligible false-positive clones and an estimated average insert siz ... | 2009 | 19448728 |
| [reparative isolation and purification of flavones from pericarpium citri reticulatae by high-speed counter-current chromatography]. | three flavones were prepared, isolated and purified from pericarpium citri reticulatae by high-speed counter-current chromatography (hsccc). a two-phase solvent system composed of light petroleum-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (2:4:3:3, v/v/v/v) was used. within 6 hours, 10.1 mg of heseridin, 49.8 mg of 5,6,7,8,4'-pentamethoxyflavone and 50.6 mg of 5-hydroxy-6,7,8,3',4'-pentamethoxyflavone with their purities over 97.0% were obtained from 4.0 g of the crude extract of pericarpium citri reticulatae ... | 2009 | 19626859 |
| [determination of hesperidin in tangerine leaf by near-infrared spectroscopy with spxy algorithm for sample subset partitioning and monte carlo cross validation]. | it is very crucial that a representative training set can be extracted from a pool of real samples. moreover, it is difficult to determine the adapted number of latent variables in pls regression. for comparison, pls models were constructed by spxy, as well as by using the random sampling, duplex and kennard-stone methods for selecting a representative subset during the measurement of tangerine leaf. in order to choose correctly the dimension of calibration model, two methods were applied, one o ... | 2009 | 19626882 |
| inhibitory effects of citrus extracts on the experimental pulmonary fibrosis. | a chinese herbal formula, hu-qi-yin possessed an anti-pulmonary fibrosis effect. pericarp of citrus reticulata, one of the herbal drugs contained in this formula showed the most potent inhibitory activity on the proliferation of human embryonic lung fibroblasts (helf). the present study was designed to clarify the active principles responsible for the activity and further explore the anti-pulmonary fibrosis effect in vivo. | 2009 | 19643175 |
| a fragmentation study of dihydroquercetin using triple quadrupole mass spectrometry and its application for identification of dihydroflavonols in citrus juices. | a mass spectrometric method using electrospray ionization with triple quadrupole and quadrupole time-of-flight hybrid (q-tof) mass spectrometry has been applied to the structural characterization of dihydroflavonols. this family of compounds has been studied by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (lc/ms/ms) for the first time in this work. a comprehensive study of the product ion ms spectra of the [m+h](+) ion of a commercially available standard has been performed. the most useful fr ... | 2009 | 19653204 |
| pinellia ternata, citrus reticulata, and their combinational prescription inhibit eosinophil infiltration and airway hyperresponsiveness by suppressing ccr3+ and th2 cytokines production in the ovalbumin-induced asthma model. | this study was aimed to analyse the curative effects of pinellia ternata, citrus reticulata, and their combination on airway hyperresponsiveness (ahr) to inhaled methacholine, pulmonary eosinophilic infiltration, th2 cytokine production, and ige and histamine production in a murine model of asthma. | 2009 | 19657453 |
| fingerprinting alterations of secondary metabolites of tangerine peels during growth by hplc-dad and chemometric methods. | tangerine peels are herbal materials of two coupled traditional chinese medicines, pericarpium citri reticulatae (pcr) and pericarpium citri reticulatae viride (pcrv). in this paper, high-performance liquid chromatographic fingerprints of tangerine peels during growth were firstly measured for deliberately collected 34 samples from three species (citrus reticulata 'chachi', citrus reticulata 'dahongpao' and citrus erythrosa tanaka). after sixteen characteristic components which have similar chan ... | 2009 | 19664461 |