Publications
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| solanoflavone, a new biflavonol glycoside from solanum melongena: seeking for anti-inflammatory components. | a new biflavonol glycoside named as solanoflavone (1) was isolated from aerial part of solanum melongena. the chemical structure was elucidated as isorhamnetin-3-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside-(4'-->o-->4''')-galangin-3''-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside on the basis of physicochemical and spectroscopic methods, including 2d nmr spectral techniques. | 2005 | 16042073 |
| development, survivorship and reproduction of eretmocerus sp. nr furuhashii (hymenoptera: aphelinidae) parasitizing bemisia tabaci (hemiptera: aleyrodidae) on glabrous and non-glabrous host plants. | the developmental, survivorship and reproductive biology of eretmocerus sp. nr furuhashii rose & zolnerowich parasitizing bemisia tabaci (gennadius) biotype b on tomato, cucumber, eggplant and collard at 26+/-0.5 degrees c was studied. the mean longevity ranged from 6.5 days on tomato to 8.1 days on collard. the mean lifetime fecundities on tomato, cucumber, eggplant and collard were 35.4, 37.3, 41.4 and 46.4 eggs, whereas the mean lifetime fertility was 20.2, 22.7, 28.3 and 33.6 offspring, resp ... | 2005 | 16048679 |
| antiangiogenic activity of nasunin, an antioxidant anthocyanin, in eggplant peels. | nasunin, delphinidin-3-(p-coumaroylrutinoside)-5-glucoside, an antioxidant anthocyanin isolated from eggplant peels, was demonstrated as an angiogenesis inhibitor. nasunin at higher 10 microm suppressed microvessel outgrowth in an ex vivo angiogenesis assay using a rat aortic ring. the effect of nasunin was examined in various in vitro angiogenesis models using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (huvecs). nasunin suppressed huvec proliferation in a dose-dependent manner (50-200 microm); howe ... | 2005 | 16076105 |
| autoinducer-2-like activity on vegetable produce and its potential involvement in bacterial biofilm formation on tomatoes. | quorum sensing employing autoinducer molecules is a strategy used by bacterial populations to coordinately modulate their response to environmental stresses and host defense mechanisms. the objectives of this study were to determine the levels of autoinducer-2 (ai-2)-like activity on selected vegetable produce and determine whether ai-2-like molecules can promote e. coli o157:h7 biofilm formation on tomatoes. twelve different fruit and vegetable produce samples were screened for ai-2-like activi ... | 2005 | 16156705 |
| utilization of tomato microarrays for comparative gene expression analysis in the solanaceae. | transcriptional profiling allows for the assessment and comparison of cross-species gene activity and function on a comprehensive scale. the solanaceae is a large, diverse dicot family, with well-established genetic relationships between major crop species (tomato, potato, pepper, eggplant, and tobacco). although arabidopsis thaliana is often the model of choice for anchoring comparative studies, certain biological processes are better examined in other plants. the ripening of fleshy fruits is n ... | 2005 | 16216847 |
| nasunin from eggplant consists of cis-trans isomers of delphinidin 3-[4-(p-coumaroyl)-l-rhamnosyl (1-->6)glucopyranoside]-5-glucopyranoside. | two major anthocyanins were isolated from the acidified methanolic extract of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) by column chromatography and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography. these anthocyanins were interconvertible under room light illumination condition. by means of tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, their structures were identified and elucidated as delphinidin 3-[4-(cis-p-coumaroyl)-l-rhamnosyl(1-->6)glucopyranoside]-5-glucopy ... | 2005 | 16302764 |
| influence of sample preparation on assay of phenolic acids from eggplant. | sample preparation is often overlooked and is frequently considered as "a means to an end". this systematic study with a phenolic-enriched substrate, eggplant (solanum melongena l.), was undertaken to evaluate the substantial variations in the extraction techniques, solvents, and parameters as described in the published literature. direct comparison of over 10 extraction procedures or conditions was performed to show the importance and influence of sample preparation on the assay of phenolic com ... | 2006 | 16390175 |
| dissipation of ethion on brinjal (solanum melongena l.) under subtropical conditions at ludhiana, punjab, india. | 2005 | 16402297 | |
| latex-vegetable syndrome due to custard apple and aubergine: new variations of the hevein symphony. | an increasing number of vegetables with crossreactions to latex are being described in patients with latex-vegetable syndrome. we present two of these vegetables, custard apple linked in two previous cases with latex sensitisation, and aubergine, that had not been described up to now in patients with latex sensitisation. the diagnosis of both cases was based on the clinical history, positive skin prick test (spt) and specific ige to the offending vegetables, as well as to positive spt and specif ... | 2005 | 16433216 |
| evaluation of antioxidant activity and inhibitory effect on nitric oxide production of some common vegetables. | the objectives of this study were to study the antioxidant activities and nitric oxide (no) scavenging effects of vegetables in vitro systems and to study the inhibitory effects of vegetables on the no production and no-induced dna damage in raw 264.7 macrophage. the results indicated that water extracts from indian lotus, jew's ear, shiitake, eggplant, and winter mushroom showed stronger antioxidant activity and free-radical-scavenging ability than that of other vegetable extracts. the scavengi ... | 2006 | 16506819 |
| pervasive purifying selection characterizes the evolution of i2 homologs. | we sampled 384 sequences related to the solanum pimpinellifolium (=lycopersicon pimpinellifolium) disease resistance (r) gene 12 from six species, potato, s. demissum, tomato, eggplant, pepper, and tobacco. these species represent increasing phylogenetic distance from potato to tobacco, within the family solanaceae. using sequence data from the nucleotide binding site (nbs) region of this gene, we tested models of gene family evolution and inferred patterns of selection acting on the nbs gene re ... | 2006 | 16570659 |
| genome-wide analysis of mrnas regulated by drosha and argonaute proteins in drosophila melanogaster. | rna silencing pathways are conserved gene regulation mechanisms that elicit decay and/or translational repression of mrnas complementary to short interfering rnas and micrornas (mirnas). the fraction of the transcriptome regulated by these pathways is not known, but it is thought that each mirna may have hundreds of targets. to identify transcripts regulated by silencing pathways at the genomic level, we examined mrna expression profiles in drosophila melanogaster cells depleted of four argonaut ... | 2006 | 16581772 |
| the effect of cooking method upon the titratable acidity of a popular vegetarian dish--scope for reducing its erosive potential? | the purpose of this in vitro study was to determine the effect of cooking method on the erosive potential of ratatouille. two cooking methods, stewing and oven roasting, were applied to standardised ingredients taken from the same fruits and vegetables. the resultant dishes were liquidised and diluted with 100 mls of distilled water. five 25 ml samples of each group were titrated to ph 7.0 against 0.1 molar sodium hydroxide. in order to ascertain the relative contribution of each ingredient each ... | 2006 | 16599095 |
| heterologous expression of the mi-1.2 gene from tomato confers resistance against nematodes but not aphids in eggplant. | the mi-1.2 gene in tomato (solanum lycopersicum) is a member of the nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (nblrr) class of plant resistance genes, and confers resistance against root-knot nematodes (meloidogyne spp.), the potato aphid (macrosiphum euphorbiae), and the sweet potato whitefly (bemisia tabaci). mi-1.2 mediates a rapid local defensive response at the site of infection, although the signaling and defensive pathways required for resistance are largely unknown. in this study, eggplant ... | 2006 | 16610741 |
| rnai is an antiviral immune response against a dsrna virus in drosophila melanogaster. | drosophila melanogaster has a robust and efficient innate immune system, which reacts to infections ranging from bacteria to fungi and, as discovered recently, viruses as well. the known drosophila immune responses rely on humoral and cellular activities, similar to those found in the innate immune system of other animals. recently, rnai or 'rna silencing' has arisen as a possible means by which drosophila can react to a specific pathogens, transposons and retroviral elements, in a fashion simil ... | 2006 | 16611236 |
| comparative analysis of induction pattern of programmed cell death and defense-related responses during hypersensitive cell death and development of bacterial necrotic leaf spots in eggplant. | pseudomonas cichorii causes necrotic leaf spots (nls), while pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci induces a hypersensitive response (hr) in eggplant. p. cichorii induced cell death at 9 h after inoculation (hai), reaching a maximum of around 24-30 hai. on the other hand, cell death was induced 6 hai with p. syringae pv. tabaci, reaching a maximum of around 12-18 hai. superoxide generation was observed in eggplant inoculated with both bacteria. dna fragmentation, cytochrome c release into the cytosol ... | 2006 | 16614819 |
| soil arsenic availability and the transfer of soil arsenic to crops in suburban areas in fujian province, southeast china. | the bioavailability, soil-to-plant transfer and associated health risks of arsenic in soils collected from paddy rice fields and vegetable fields in suburban areas of some major cities of fujian province were investigated. the total soil concentrations of arsenic ranged from 1.29 to 25.28 mg kg(-)(1) with a mean of 6.09 mg kg(-)(1). available (nah(2)po(4)-extractable) arsenic content accounted for 0.7-38.2% of total soil arsenic and was significantly correlated with total soil arsenic content. f ... | 2006 | 16624379 |
| comparative study on biological parameters of bemisia tabaci (genn.) collected on four host plants from varamin-iran. | during 2003 biological parameters of sweetpotato whitefly, b. tabaci (genn.) (horn. aleyrodidae) as a major pest of field crops, vegetables and ornamentals were studied. in this study, the infested leaves of cucumber (cucumis sativus l.) zucchini (cucurbita pepo l.) eggplant (solanum melongena l.) and cotton (gossypium hirsutum l.) with whitefly nymphs and pupae were collected from varamin-iran, and were transferred to the laboratory. the newly emerged males and females of each population were r ... | 2005 | 16628901 |
| vegetative compatibility and pathogenecity of verticillium dahliae kleb. isolates from olive in iran. | verticillium wilt caused by verticillium dahliae is a serious problem of olive trees leading to significant reduction in yield. verticillium wilt of olive trees was first recorded in iran 1996 and confirm as due to verticillium dahliae kleb. 101 isolates of v. dahliae from olive trees at deferent locations in north provinces of iran were assigned to vegetative compatibility groups (vcgs), using nitrate non-utilizing (nit) mutants. a higher frequency of nit 1/nit 3 mutants (93%) was obtained comp ... | 2005 | 16637195 |
| description of the life-cycle of the pearl millet rust fungus--puccinia substriata var. penicillariae with a proposal of reducing var. indica to a synonym. | pearl millet (pennisetum glaucum) is a major staple food crop in the drier parts of the old world, like africa and india. recently, its cultivation became more widespread in no-tillage crop farming systems in central brazil, but it is also being used for cultivation during the dry season in other areas in brazil. an emerging problem for the wider adoption of this crop in brazil is the damage caused by the rust puccinia substriata. this fungal disease is among the worst limitations for this crop ... | 2006 | 16649083 |
| a novel enolic beta-ketoaldehyde phytotoxin produced by stemphylium botryosum f. sp. lycopersici : partial chemical and biological characterization. | a new phytotoxin, stemphyloxin i, c(21)h(32)o(5), was isolated from cultures of the pathogenic fungus stemphylium botryosum f. sp. lycopersici. the toxin is a tricyclic compound possessing a most unusual beta-ketoaldehyde group. injection of stemphyloxin i into a tomato leaflet caused unlimited necrotic spots and a loss of turgor, which at higher toxin concentration wilted the whole compound leaf. visible symptoms could be observed at a toxin concentration as low as 2.7 micromolar. stemphyloxin ... | 1982 | 16662165 |
| biosynthesis of jasmonic acid by several plant species. | six plant species metabolized (18)o-labeled 12-oxo-cis,cis-10,15-phytodienoic acid (12-oxo-pda) to short chain cyclic fatty acids. the plant species were corn (zea mays l.), eggplant (solanum melongena l.), flax (linum usitatissimum l.), oat (avena sativa l.), sunflower (helianthus annuus l.), and wheat (triticum aestivum l.). among the products was jasmonic acid, a natural plant constituent with growth-regulating properties. the pathway is the same as the one recently reported by us for jasmoni ... | 1984 | 16663643 |
| effect of altered sink: source ratio on photosynthetic metabolism of source leaves. | when seven crop species were grown under identical environmental conditions, decreased sink:source ratio led to a decreased photosynthetic rate within 1 to 3 days in cucumis sativus l., gossypium hirsutum l., and raphanus sativus l., but not in capsicum annuum l., solanum melongena l., phaseolus vulgaris l., or ricinus communis l. the decrease was not associated with stomatal closure. in cotton and cucumber, sink removal led to an increase in starch and sugar content, in glucose 6-phosphate and ... | 1987 | 16665777 |
| elicitation of diacetylenic compounds in suspension cultured cells of eggplant. | induction of stress metabolites in the suspension cultured cells of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) was examined. when autoclaved rnase a or nigeran, both of which are nonspecific phytoalexin elicitors in bean cells, were added to the cell culture of eggplant, greatly enhanced levels of three compounds were observed. one of them was cis-pentadeca-6-ene-1,3-diyne-5,15-diol, a novel diacetylenic compound. this compound has considerable fungitoxic activity. also identified was falcarindiol, another ... | 1988 | 16665862 |
| acclimation of photosynthesis to elevated co(2) in five c(3) species. | the effect of long-term (weeks to months) co(2) enhancement on (a) the gas-exchange characteristics, (b) the content and activation state of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (rubisco), and (c) leaf nitrogen, chlorophyll, and dry weight per area were studied in five c(3) species (chenopodium album, phaseolus vulgaris, solanum tuberosum, solanum melongena, and brassica oleracea) grown at co(2) partial pressures of 300 or 900 to 1000 microbars. long-term exposure to elevated co(2) affected the ... | 1989 | 16666587 |
| [responses of grafted eggplant seedling roots to low temperature stress]. | the study on the changes of physiological and biochemical properties of grafted eggplant seedling roots under low temperature stress and the relationships between these changes and cold tolerance showed that at the initial stage of treating with 10 degrees c (daytime) /3 degrees c (night), eggplant seedling roots were most impressible to low temperature, with the mda content, chilling injury index, pod activity, proline content and soluble protein content increased significantly, and root respir ... | 2006 | 16724729 |
| residual behavior and risk assessment of spiromesifen (oberon 240 sc) on eggplant (solanum melonongena l) in india: a multilocational study. | 2006 | 16786445 | |
| use of experimental design methodology to prepare maillard reaction products from glucose and cysteine inhibitors of polyphenol oxidase from eggplant (solanum melongena). | polyphenol oxidase (ppo) from eggplant was extracted and partially purified by a two-step fractionation-precipitation using ammonium sulfate and phenylsepharose hydrophobic interaction chromatography. the eggplant ppo extract was characterized concerning its kinetic properties. optimal conditions to obtain maillard reaction products (mrps) with a maximal inhibitory potency (ip) toward ppo activity were determined using the surface response methodology and a four-factor and five-level experimenta ... | 2006 | 16819925 |
| gastrointestinal uptake of nasunin, acylated anthocyanin in eggplant. | we previously showed that nasunin, acylated anthocyanins in eggplant peel, comprises two isomers, cis-nasunin and trans-nasunin. in this study, gastrointestinal absorption of cis- and trans-nasunins was studied in rats. orally administered nasunins were quickly absorbed in their original acylated forms and maximally appeared in blood plasma after 15 min. when the maximum plasma concentration and area under the plasma concentration curve were normalized by orally administered dose (micromoles per ... | 2006 | 16848510 |
| interception of residual nitrate from a calcareous alluvial soil profile on the north china plain by deep-rooted crops: a 15n tracer study. | 15n-labeled nitrate was injected into different depths of an alluvial calcareous soil profile on the north china plain. subsequent movement of no3- -n and its recovery by deep-rooted maize (zea mays l.) and shallow-rooted eggplant (solanum melongena l.) were studied. under conventional water and nutrient management the mean recoveries of 15n-labeled nitrate from k(15)no3 injected at depths 15, 45, and 75 cm were 22.4, 13.8, and 7.8% by maize and 7.9, 4.9, and 2.7% by eggplant. the recovery rate ... | 2007 | 16979272 |
| eggplant (solanum melongena l.). | eggplant is an economically important vegetable crop in asia and africa, and although it is grown in europe and the united states, it does not account for a significant percentage of agricultural production. it is susceptible to a number of pathogens and insects, with bacterial and fungal wilts being the most devastating. attempts to improve resistance through introgression of traits from wild relatives have had limited success owing to sexual incompatibilities. therefore, a crop improvement app ... | 2006 | 16988366 |
| anthocyanins, colour and antioxidant properties of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) and violet pepper (capsicum annuum l.) peel extracts. | acetone extracts from eggplant (solanum melongena l.) and violet pepper (capsicum annuum l.) peels both belonging to the solanaceae plant family were characterized with respect to their anthocyanin profiles, colour qualities and antioxidant capacities. according to hplc-dad-ms3 analyses the major anthocyanin in eggplant was delphinidin-3-rutinoside, while the predominant pigment in violet pepper was assigned to delphinidin-3-trans-coumaroylrutinoside-5-glucoside. since virtually all anthocyanins ... | 2009 | 16989312 |
| [effect of tobacco mosaic virus strains on the ultrastructure of parenchymal tobacco leaf cells]. | it is shown that considerable amount of virus particles accumulates in the parenchymal cells infected with any of strains of tobacco mosaic virus (tmv) isolated from affected plants of papper (tmv-p), tomato (tmv-t), eggplant (tmv-e). along with normal, abnormal (swolled and "thin") virions were found that testifies to their destruction. in reply to infection, activation of the lysosomal compartment was observed in the cells that expressed in the formation of cytoplasmic vacuoles, dyctiosomes, s ... | 2006 | 17022484 |
| effects of the trinucleotide preceding the self-cleavage site on eggplant latent viroid hammerheads: differences in co- and post-transcriptional self-cleavage may explain the lack of trinucleotide auc in most natural hammerheads. | eggplant latent viroid (elvd) can form stable hammerhead structures in its (+) and (-) strands. these ribozymes have the longest helices i reported in natural hammerheads, with that of the elvd (+) hammerhead being particularly stable (5/7 bp are g-c). moreover, the trinucleotide preceding the self-cleavage site of this hammerhead is aua, which together with gua also found in some natural hammerheads, deviate from the guc present in most natural hammerheads including the elvd (-) hammerhead. whe ... | 2006 | 17028097 |
| ethnomedicines used in trinidad and tobago for urinary problems and diabetes mellitus. | this paper is based on ethnobotanical interviews conducted from 1996-2000 in trinidad and tobago with thirty male and female respondents. | 2006 | 17040567 |
| purification of a peroxidase from solanum melongena fruit juice. | solanum melongena fruit juice contains peroxidase activity of the order of 0.125 iu/ml. a method for the 11-fold purification of the enzyme was developed. the km values of the peroxidase for the substrates guaiacol and hydrogen peroxide were 6.5 mm and 0.33 mm, respectively. the ph and temperature optima were 5.5 and 84 degrees c, respectively using guaiacol as the substrate. sodium azide and phenyl hydrazine inhibited the enzyme competitively. | 2006 | 17133768 |
| vulnerability assessment of new jersey's food supply to invasive species: the new jersey import project. | the united states' environment and economy have been severely impacted by unintentionally introduced biological organisms for the last 100 years. our ecosystems and biological reserves of conservation importance are regularly invaded by non-indigenous species. to help prevent future invaders from entering the ports, this project undertaken at the port of elizabeth proposed to: 1. catalog the different vegetable and fruit crops entering this country; 2. evaluate the potential risk to new jersey c ... | 2006 | 17145643 |
| [effects of two kinds of allelochemicals on photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of solanum melongena l. seedlings]. | in a culture experiment, the effects of different concentration 2,6-bis (1, 1-dimethylethyl) phenol and 1,2-benzodicarboxylic dimethyl ester on the photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of eggplant seedlings were studied, and the results showed that these two allelochemicals were the barriers of chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate (pn), and stomatal conductance (gs). the intercellular co2 concentration (ci) decreased in the former period, and then increased. the al ... | 2006 | 17147170 |
| the solanaceae: foods and poisons. | the plant family solanaceae contains important foodstuffs such as the potato, tomato and aubergine, together with powerful poisons including mandrake, henbane and deadly nightshade. in the first article in this short series on the family, the history and importance of the potato are described. it was first cultivated by the inca people in the altiplano of the andes in prehistoric times. then it was translocated to europe by the spanish invaders. originally reviled as'peasant food', it was regard ... | 2006 | 17153152 |
| spectrophotometric determination with a chromogenic reagent of lead in vegetables. | a method was developed for the simple, selective, and sensitive spectrophotometric determination of lead in vegetables with synthesized chromogenic reagent 3-[(2,6-dibromo-4-methylphenyl)diazenyl]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[(2,4,6-tribromophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2,7-disulfonic acid (dbmtba; 1). in 0.25 m phosphoric acid medium, which greatly increases the selectivity, lead reacts with dbmtba to form a 1:2 blue complex, which shows maximum absorption at 646 nm. under optimal conditions, beer's law is o ... | 2005 | 17191987 |
| differential response related to genotoxicity between eggplant (solanum melanogena) skin aqueous extract and its main purified anthocyanin (delphinidin) in vivo. | anthocyanins are the largest group of water-soluble pigments in the plant kingdom. a number of studies have demonstrated that anthocyanins present antioxidant capacity and show inhibitory effects on the growth of some cancer cells. thus, the goal of this study was to evaluate both the antimutagenicity/antigenotoxicity and mutagenicity/genotoxicity of aqueous extract obtained from the solanum melanogena, a possible novel source of anthocyanin, and its main purified anthocyanin extract (delphinidi ... | 2007 | 17194516 |
| the rna interference proteins and vasa locus are involved in the silencing of retrotransposons in the female germline of drosophila melanogaster. | rna interference (rnai) is considered as a defense against expansion of transposable elements. the proteins related to rna helicase and argonaute families are involved in rnai process in different organisms. it was shown that argonaute aubergine and putative rna helicase spindle-e proteins were essential for rnai in drosophila. here, we describe the role of aubergine (aub) and spindle-e (spn-e) genes in the control of ltr retrotransposon copia and nonltr telomeric het-a and i retrotransposons in ... | 2004 | 17194939 |
| drosophila rasirna pathway mutations disrupt embryonic axis specification through activation of an atr/chk2 dna damage response. | small repeat-associated sirnas (rasirnas) mediate silencing of retrotransposons and the stellate locus. mutations in the drosophila rasirna pathway genes armitage and aubergine disrupt embryonic axis specification, triggering defects in microtubule polarization as well as asymmetric localization of mrna and protein determinants in the developing oocyte. mutations in the atr/chk2 dna damage signal transduction pathway dramatically suppress these axis specification defects, but do not restore retr ... | 2007 | 17199040 |
| the genetics of anthocyanin coloration in eggplant (solanum melongena l.). | 1968 | 17248419 | |
| effect of grafting on solasodine content in solanum viarum. | solasodine--a steroid present in the mucilaginous exotesta of the seed in solanum viarum dunal (syn. s. khasianum var. chatterjeeanum) is a major source of steroidal raw material. evidence for the site of solasodine synthesis was sought through reciprocal grafts involving steroid-bearing s. viarum (both diploid and autotetraploid) and steroid-free, edible solanum melongena l. (brinjal). the results indicate that the synthesis of solasodine is scion-specific. | 1996 | 17252470 |
| conservation and divergence of both phosphate- and mycorrhiza-regulated physiological responses and expression patterns of phosphate transporters in solanaceous species. | here, orthologous genes of six phosphate transporter (pit) genes, which are members of the pht1 and pht2 families in tomato and potato, have been cloned from the solanaceous species pepper, eggplant and tobacco. overall, expressions of these genes in pepper, eggplant and tobacco showed similar patterns to those in tomato and potato: p-starvation enhancement in both leaves and roots for pht1;1, p-depletion induction exclusively in roots for pht1;2, mycorrhizal enhancement for pht1;3, and mycorrhi ... | 2007 | 17286830 |
| isolation and characterisation of ralstonia solanacearum strains from solanaceae crops in ethiopia. | eighty one isolates of ralstonia solanacearum -like bacteria on triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (ttc) medium were collected from different solanaceae crops (i.e. potato, tomato and pepper plants and potato tubers) at various sites in ethiopia. of these, 62 strains were identified as r. solanacearum based on their cultural characteristics on ttc medium, tomato pathogenicity bioassay, carbon source utilisation patterns and a specific pcr-based assay. by hayward's classification method, based on car ... | 2007 | 17304617 |
| a slicer-mediated mechanism for repeat-associated sirna 5' end formation in drosophila. | in drosophila, repeat-associated small interfering rnas (rasirnas) are produced in the germ line by a dicer-independent pathway and function through the piwi subfamily of argonautes to ensure silencing of retrotransposons. we sequenced small rnas associated with the piwi subfamily member ago3. although other members of piwi, aubergine (aub) and piwi, associated with rasirnas derived mainly from the antisense strand of retrotransposons, ago3-associated rasirnas arose mainly from the sense strand. ... | 2007 | 17322028 |
| discrete small rna-generating loci as master regulators of transposon activity in drosophila. | drosophila piwi-family proteins have been implicated in transposon control. here, we examine piwi-interacting rnas (pirnas) associated with each drosophila piwi protein and find that piwi and aubergine bind rnas that are predominantly antisense to transposons, whereas ago3 complexes contain predominantly sense pirnas. as in mammals, the majority of drosophila pirnas are derived from discrete genomic loci. these loci comprise mainly defective transposon sequences, and some have previously been id ... | 2007 | 17346786 |
| composition of arthropod species assemblages in bt-expressing and near isogenic eggplants in experimental fields. | the environmental impact of genetically modified (gm) plants in experimental fields has been examined in several ways, in particular with respect to the dynamics of specific nontarget organisms. the approach of sampling for biodiversity in agroecosystems to compare complex patterns could also be useful in studying potential disruptions caused by gm crops. in this study, we set up replicated field plots of bt-expressing eggplants and near isogenic untransformed eggplants as a control. we monitore ... | 2007 | 17349136 |
| cutoff and aubergine mutations result in retrotransposon upregulation and checkpoint activation in drosophila. | gametogenesis is a highly regulated process in all organisms. in drosophila, a meiotic checkpoint which monitors double-stranded dna breaks and involves drosophila atr and chk2 coordinates the meiotic cell cycle with signaling events that establish the axis of the egg and embryo. checkpoint activity regulates translation of the transforming growth-factor-alpha-like gurken signaling molecule which induces dorsal cell fates in the follicle cells [1-3]. we found that mutations in the drosophila gen ... | 2007 | 17363252 |
| rasirnas, dna damage, and embryonic axis specification. | drosophila repeat-associated small interfering rnas (rasirnas) have been implicated in retrotransposon and stellate locus silencing. however, mutations in the rasirna pathway genes armitage, spindle-e, and aubergine disrupt embryonic axis specification, triggering defects in microtubule organization and localization of osk and grk mrnas during oogenesis. we show that mutations in mei-41 and mnk, which encode atr and chk2 kinases that function in dna damage signal transduction, dramatically suppr ... | 2006 | 17381294 |
| effect of some diets on macrolophus pygmaeus rambur (hemiptera: miridae) fitness under laboratory conditions. | fitness parameters of omnivore predatory bug macrolophus pygmaeus were studied on various diets consisting of green peach aphid myzus persicae + eggplant leaf disc, eggs of ephestia kuehniella + eggplant leafdisc, pollen + eggplant leaf disc, eggs of e. kuehniella + pollen + eggplant leaf disc. the experiments were began from 1- day nymphs until 32-day adults. the tests were done at 25 degress c, 65+/-5% rh, 16l: 8d h photoperiod. the results showed that adding floral material to the animal prey ... | 2006 | 17385505 |
| detection by rapd-pcr of polymorphism in populations of bemisia tabaci (genn.) collected on four host plants from iran. | the sweetpotato whitefly, bernisia tabaci (genn.) (hom: aleyrodidae) is a major pest of field crops, vegetables and ornamentals in iran. in this study, the infested leaves of cucumber (cucurnis sativus l.) zucchini (cucurbita pepo l.) eggplant (solanum melongena l.) and cotton (gossypium hirsutum l.) with whitefly nymphs and pupae were collected from iran, and were transferred to the laboratory. the newly emerged males and females of each population were released separately into a large cage set ... | 2006 | 17385530 |
| [heat stress characteristics of photosystem ii in eggplant]. | with lower-and higher heat-resistant varieties of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) heibei i and heibei ii as test materials, and by using plant efficiency analyzer (pea) from hansatech, this paper measured the fast chlorophyll a fluorescence transient and its parameters. the results showed that ps ii construction became more sensitive to heat stress when ambient temperature was higher than 40 degrees c. the f0 went up slowly, and fv/fm and deltaf/fm' came down dramatically. heibei ii had a longer ... | 2007 | 17396501 |
| unique germ-line organelle, nuage, functions to repress selfish genetic elements in drosophila melanogaster. | the nuage is an electron-dense perinuclear structure that is known to be a hallmark of animal germ-line cells. although the conservation of the nuage throughout evolution accentuates its essentiality, its role(s) and the exact mechanism(s) by which it functions in the germ line still remain unknown. here, we report a nuage component, krimper (krimp), in drosophila melanogaster and show that it ensures the repression of the selfish genetic elements in the female germ line. the krimp loss-of-funct ... | 2007 | 17428915 |
| dissipation and residues of spinosad in eggplant and soil. | 2007 | 17437051 | |
| detection of some safe plant-derived foods for ltp-allergic patients. | lipid transfer protein (ltp) is a widely cross-reacting plant pan-allergen. adverse reactions to rosaceae, tree nuts, peanut, beer, maize, mustard, asparagus, grapes, mulberry, cabbage, dates, orange, fig, kiwi, lupine, fennel, celery, tomato, eggplant, lettuce, chestnut and pineapple have been recorded. | 2007 | 17505138 |
| production and characterization of arboreous and fertile solanum melongena + solanum marginatum somatic hybrid plants. | in crop plants the shift from being annuals to perennials may allow future agricultural systems requiring less energy inputs. the practicability of this was tested for solanum melongena. leaf protoplasts of s. melongena (2n = 2x = 24) and one of the related arborescent species solanum marginatum (2n = 2x = 24) were electrofused and fertile somatic hybrids with arborescent habit regenerated. the magnetic cell sorter (macs) technique was used for the selection of heterokaryons. the hybrid nature o ... | 2007 | 17520277 |
| assessing effects of transgenic crops on soil microbial communities. | deleterious effects of transgenic plants on soils represent an often expressed concern, which has catalyzed numerous studies in the recent past. in this literature review, studies addressing this question have been compiled. a total of 60 studies has been found, and their findings as well as their analytical approaches are summarized. these studies analyzed the effects of seven different types of genetically engineered traits, i.e., herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, virus resistance, prote ... | 2007 | 17522827 |
| zucchini and squash encode two putative nucleases required for rasirna production in the drosophila germline. | rnai is a widespread mechanism by which organisms regulate gene expression and defend their genomes against viruses and transposable elements. here we report the identification of drosophila zucchini (zuc) and squash (squ), which function in germline rnai processes. zuc and squ contain domains with homologies to nucleases. mutant females are sterile and show dorsoventral patterning defects during oogenesis. in addition, oskar protein is ectopically expressed in early oocytes, where it is normall ... | 2007 | 17543859 |
| [effects of nacl stress on the growth, antioxidant enzyme activities and reactive oxygen metabolism of grafted eggplant]. | by the method of hydroponics and with the salt-tolerant eggplant cultivar 'torvum vigor' (solanum torvum) from japan as rootstock and the cultivar 'suqiqie' (solanum melongena l. ) as scion, this paper studied the differences between grafted and own-root seedlings in their photosynthetic characteristics, antioxidant enzyme activities, and reactive oxygen metabolism under 80 mmol x l(-1) nacl stress. the results showed that under nacl stress, the dry mass, chlorophyll content and photosynthetic r ... | 2007 | 17552189 |
| cytotype regulation by telomeric p elements in drosophila melanogaster: evidence for involvement of an rna interference gene. | p elements inserted at the left telomere of the x chromosome evoke the p cytotype, a maternally inherited condition that regulates the p-element family in the drosophila germline. this regulation is completely disrupted in stocks heterozygous for mutations in aubergine, a gene whose protein product is involved in rna interference. however, cytotype is not disrupted in stocks heterozygous for mutations in two other rnai genes, piwi and homeless (spindle-e), or in a stock heterozygous for a mutati ... | 2007 | 17603126 |
| dietary risk assessment of spinosad in china. | spinosad is an insect control agent that is derived from a naturally occurring soil bacterium, and is effective on several classes of insects, especially lepidoptera larvae. spinosad consists mainly of a mixture of spinosyns a and d and is registered for uses on a variety of crops in many countries including china. in order to understand the residue behavior of spinosad and to evaluate the dietary risk of spinosad residue in food in china, a number of residue studies were conducted on cotton, ch ... | 2007 | 17628261 |
| in vitro studies of eggplant (solanum melongena) phenolics as inhibitors of key enzymes relevant for type 2 diabetes and hypertension. | national diabetes education program of nih, mayo clinic and american diabetes association recommend eggplant-based diet as a choice for management of type 2 diabetes. the rationale for this suggestion is the high fiber and low soluble carbohydrate content of eggplant. we propose that a more physiologically relevant explanation lies in the phenolic-linked antioxidant activity and alpha-glucosidase inhibitory potential of eggplant which could reduce hyperglycemia-induced pathogenesis. results from ... | 2008 | 17706416 |
| ralstonia solanacearum strains from martinique (french west indies) exhibiting a new pathogenic potential. | we investigated a destructive pathogenic variant of the plant pathogen ralstonia solanacearum that was consistently isolated in martinique (french west indies). since the 1960s, bacterial wilt of solanaceous crops in martinique has been caused primarily by strains of r. solanacearum that belong to either phylotype i or phylotype ii. since 1999, anthurium shade houses have been dramatically affected by uncharacterized phylotype ii strains that also affected a wide range of species, such as helico ... | 2007 | 17720825 |
| evaluation of the weibull and log normal distribution functions as survival models of escherichia coli under isothermal and non isothermal conditions. | published survival curves of escherichia coli in two growth media, with and without the presence of salt, at various temperatures and in a greek eggplant salad having various levels of essential oil, all had a characteristic downward concavity when plotted on semi logarithmic coordinates. some also exhibited what appeared as a 'shoulder' of considerable length. regardless of whether a shoulder was noticed, the survival pattern could be considered as a manifestation of an underlying unimodal dist ... | 2007 | 17869362 |
| gene silencing mechanisms mediated by aubergine pirna complexes in drosophila male gonad. | genetic studies have shown that aubergine (aub), one of the piwi subfamily of argonautes in drosophila, is essential for germ cell formation and maintaining fertility. aub mutations lead to the accumulation of retrotransposons in ovaries and testes, and stellate transcripts in testes. aub in ovaries associates with a variety of piwi-interacting rnas (pirnas) derived from repetitive intergenic elements including retrotransposons. here we found that aub in testes also associates with various kinds ... | 2007 | 17872506 |
| total phenolics and antioxidant capacity of indigenous vegetables in the southeast united states: alabama collaboration for cardiovascular equality project. | collard greens, mustard greens, kale, okra, green onion, butter beans, butter peas, purple hull peas, rutabagas, and eggplant are frequently consumed by african americans in the southeast united states. sweet potato greens and purslane are two novel vegetables in this region. the objective of this study was to analyze total phenolics and antioxidant capacity in these indigenous vegetables. the total phenolic content was analyzed using the folin-ciocalteu method and ranged from 7.4 to 53.5 mg gal ... | 2007 | 17886092 |
| potential of plant polyphenol oxidases in the decolorization and removal of textile and non-textile dyes. | in this study an effort has been made to use plant polyphenol oxidases; potato (solanum tuberosum) and brinjal (solanum melongena), for the treatment of various important dyes used in textile and other industries. the ammonium sulphate fractionated enzyme preparations were used to treat a number of dyes under various experimental conditions. majority of the treated dyes were maximally decolorized at ph 3.0. some of the dyes were quickly decolorized whereas others were marginally decolorized. the ... | 2007 | 17915700 |
| strategy for allergenicity assessment of 'natural novel foods': clinical and molecular investigation of exotic vegetables (water spinach, hyacinth bean and ethiopian eggplant). | foods not commonly consumed in the european union must be proven safe before being brought to market, including an assessment of allergenicity. we present a three-stepwise strategy for allergenicity assessment of natural novel foods using three novel vegetables, namely, water spinach, hyacinth bean, ethiopian eggplant. | 2007 | 17919138 |
| telomeric trans-silencing: an epigenetic repression combining rna silencing and heterochromatin formation. | the study of p-element repression in drosophila melanogaster led to the discovery of the telomeric trans-silencing effect (tse), a repression mechanism by which a transposon or a transgene inserted in subtelomeric heterochromatin (telomeric associated sequence or tas) has the capacity to repress in trans in the female germline, a homologous transposon, or transgene located in euchromatin. tse shows variegation among egg chambers in ovaries when silencing is incomplete. here, we report that tse d ... | 2007 | 17941712 |
| an ecological study of lactic acid bacteria from almagro eggplant fermentation brines. | identification of the predominant lactic acid bacteria (lab) involved in spontaneous fermentations of almagro eggplants, and evaluation of the biodiversity by molecular typing. | 2007 | 17953566 |
| metabolism of conjugated sterols in eggplant. part 2. phospholipid : steryl glucoside acyltransferase. | a membrane-bound phospholipid : steryl glucoside acyltransferase from solanum melongena leaves was partially purified and its specificity and molecular as well as kinetic properties were defined. among the steryl glycosides tested (e.g. typical plant steryl glucosides, steryl galactosides and cholesteryl xyloside) the highest activity was found with cholesteryl glucoside, but some structurally related compounds such as sito- and stigmasteryl glucoside or galactoside as well as cholesteryl galact ... | 2008 | 18196183 |
| metabolism of conjugated sterols in eggplant. part 1. udp-glucose : sterol glucosyltransferase. | a membrane-bound udp-glucose : sterol glucosyltransferase from solanum melongena (eggplant) leaves was partially purified and its specificity as well as molecular and kinetic properties were defined. among a wide spectrum of 3-oh steroids (i.e. typical plant sterols, androstane, pregnane and cholestane derivatives, steroidal alkaloids and sapogenins) and triterpenic alcohols, the highest activity was found with 22-oxycholesterol. udp-glucose appeared to be the best sugar donor. the enzyme prepar ... | 2008 | 18196184 |
| issr and isozyme characterization of androgenetic dihaploids reveals tetrasomic inheritance in tetraploid somatic hybrids between solanum melongena and solanum aethiopicum group gilo. | gene exchanges between solanum melongena and its allied relative solanum aethiopicum are a crucial prerequisite for introgression of useful traits from the allied species into the cultivated eggplant. in order to evaluate the extent of genetic recombination between the 2 species, biochemical and molecular markers were employed. a dihaploid population obtained through anther culture of the corresponding tetraploid somatic hybrids was genetically analyzed. the extent of disomic/tetrasomic inherita ... | 2008 | 18245797 |
| increment of iodine content in vegetable plants by applying iodized fertilizer and the residual characteristics of iodine in soil. | as a new attempt to control iodine deficiency disorder (idd), we explored a method of iodine supplementation by raising the iodine content in vegetables. when grown in the soil supplemented with iodized fertilizer, the three experimental plant species (cucumber, aubergine, and radish) show increasing iodine levels in both leaf and fruit/rhizome tissues as the iodine content added in soil increases. excessive iodine added to soil can be toxic to plants, whereas the tolerance limit to excessive io ... | 2008 | 18265951 |
| evidence of local evolution of tomato-infecting begomovirus species in west africa: characterization of tomato leaf curl mali virus and tomato yellow leaf crumple virus from mali. | tomato yellow leaf curl (tylc) and tomato leaf curl (tolc) diseases are serious constraints to tomato production in mali and other countries in west africa. in 2003 and 2004, samples of tomato showing virus-like symptoms were collected during a survey of tomato virus diseases in mali. three predominant symptom phenotypes were observed: (1) tylc/tolc (stunted upright growth and upcurled leaves with interveinal yellowing and vein purpling), (2) yellow leaf crumple and (3) broccoli or bonsai (sever ... | 2008 | 18278427 |
| [study on content and intake status of vegetable fiber in rural residents in china]. | to study the distribution and intake of vegetable fiber of chinese rural residents. | 2007 | 18303630 |
| development of a real-time pcr method for the differential detection and quantification of four solanaceae in gmo analysis: potato (solanum tuberosum), tomato (solanum lycopersicum), eggplant (solanum melongena), and pepper (capsicum annuum). | the labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms (gmo) is linked to their quantification since a threshold for the presence of fortuitous gmos in food has been established. this threshold is calculated from a combination of two absolute quantification values: one for the specific gmo target and the second for an endogenous reference gene specific to the taxon. thus, the development of reliable methods to quantify gmos using endogenous reference genes in complex matrixes such as ... | 2008 | 18303841 |
| [cloning and expression analysis of drought-tolerant and wa-ter-saving related gene pmmyb in broomcorn millet]. | exploring novel genes and gene combinations are of primary importance in plant drought-tolerance and water-saving research. based on the est sequence of myb gene obtained in the research on molecular basis of drought-tolerance and water-saving in broomcorn millet (panicum miliaceum l.), a 1 739 bp genomic sequence of myb gene, designated pmmyb, was amplified using primers based on this est sequence and that of rice myb18. sequence analysis indicated that pmmyb consisted of 2 introns, 121 bp (347 ... | 2008 | 18332009 |
| potential use of solanum melongena in agricultural areas with high mercury background concentrations. | solanum melongena l. (eggplant) is a native culture from india, found throughout the world, and is one of the most popular vegetables in the mediterranean area. this work evaluates the potential use of eggplant as an economic alternative in an area with high mercury background concentrations. this implies the study of several factors such as the mercury absorption capacity of eggplant and the capacity of the soil for agricultural use. the research work has been carried out using soil from the me ... | 2008 | 18359138 |
| allergy to eggplant (solanum melongena) caused by a putative secondary metabolite. | we describe a case of allergy caused by ingestion of eggplant in an atopic subject. symptoms included urticaria, itching of the throat, and hoarseness. skin prick test (spt) was positive with 4 varieties of eggplant; however, allergen-specific immunoglobulin e was not detected. spt with fractions of green long eggplant extract obtained by dialysis and ultrafiltration suggested the allergen to be less than 10 kd. spt following acetone precipitation of eggplant extract revealed that the allergen w ... | 2008 | 18361104 |
| aubergine gene overexpression in somatic tissues of aubergine(sting) mutants interferes with the rnai pathway of a yellow hairpin dsrna in drosophila melanogaster. | aubergine (aub) is a member of the ppd family of proteins. these proteins are implicated in rna interference. in this article we demonstrate that the expression of the aub gene and protein increase in aub(sting) mutants. we used a genetic method to test whether aub(sting) overexpression could interfere with proper functioning of the process of rna interference in somatic tissues of drosophila melanogaster. this method is based on a transgenic line bearing a construct in which a fragment of the y ... | 2008 | 18385112 |
| extraction of condensed tannins from mexican plant sources. | contents of total polyphenols, condensed tannins and proanthocyanidins, and their stability to various ph values and temperatures were studied in mexican blueberry, cuautecomate fruit, garambullo fruit, aubergine, coffee pulp and residues of black grapes. several aqueous extracts, obtained through a one-pass-extraction process, were analyzed using liquid chromatography in order to quantify the condensed tannin (proanthocyanidin) content responsible for their antioxidant activity and colour. all ... | 2011 | 18386482 |
| agricultural reuse of reclaimed water and uptake of organic compounds: pilot study at mutah university wastewater treatment plant, jordan. | the residues of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs), polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs), chlorinated benzenes (cbs) and phenols were investigated for soil, wastewater, groundwater and plants. the uptake concentration of these compounds was comparatively determined using various plant types: zea mays l., helianthus annus l., capsicum annum l., abelmoschus esculentus l., solanum melongena l. and lycopersicon esculentum l. which were grown in a pilot site established at mutah university wastewat ... | 2008 | 18471853 |
| non-chromatographic speciation of toxic arsenic in vegetables by hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry after ultrasound-assisted extraction. | a non-chromatographic, sensitive and simple analytical method has been developed for the determination of toxic arsenic species in vegetable samples by hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry (hg-afs). as(iii), as(v), dimethylarsinic acid (dma) and monomethylarsonic acid (mma) were determined by hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry using a series of proportional equations. the method is based on a single extraction of the arsenic species considered from vegetables thro ... | 2008 | 18585151 |
| isolation of new polar granule components in drosophila reveals p body and er associated proteins. | germ plasm, a specialized cytoplasm present at the posterior of the early drosophila embryo, is necessary and sufficient for germ cell formation. germ plasm is rich in mitochondria and contains electron dense structures called polar granules. to identify novel polar granule components we isolated proteins that associate in early embryos with vasa (vas) and tudor (tud), two known polar granule associated molecules. we identified maternal expression at 31b (me31b), eif4a, aubergine (aub) and trans ... | 2017 | 18590813 |
| does rna interference influence meiotic crossing over in drosophila melanogaster? | mutations in the rna interference (rnai) genes aubergine (aub), homeless and piwi were tested for effects on the frequency, distribution and coincidence of meiotic crossovers in the long arm of the x chromosome. some increases in crossover frequency were seen in these tests, but they may have been due to a maternal effect of the balancer chromosomes that were used to maintain the rnai mutations in stocks rather than to the rnai mutations themselves. these same balancers produced strong zygotic i ... | 2008 | 18593512 |
| host plant choice experiments of colorado potato beetle (coleoptera: chrysomelidae) in virginia. | field and laboratory-choice experiments were conducted to understand aspects of host plant orientation by the colorado potato beetle, leptinotarsa decemlineata say (coleoptera: chrysomelidae), in virginia. in laboratory bioassays, l. decemlineata oriented to volatiles emitted by potato, solanum tuberosum l., foliage over both tomato, lycopersicon esculentum l., and eggplant, solanum melongena l., foliage, and eggplant over tomato foliage, all of which had been mechanically damaged. field choice ... | 2008 | 18613587 |
| dietary intake of carotenoid isomers in israel. | controversy exists regarding the possible protective role of carotenoids against cancer. evidence is mainly against all-e-beta-carotene, while there is no evidence against other carotenoids or against mixtures of beta-carotene stereoisomers. carotenoid isomers could account for the variability in study results but are rarely estimated, and reference to the degree of their consumption is lacking. the aim of our study was to create a comprehensive database of carotenoid isomers content in food ite ... | 2007 | 18622950 |
| the semipermeability of simple spherical virus capsids. | hydrogen-ion titration curves are reported for tomato bushy stunt virus, two strains of cowpea chlorotic mottle virus, and turnip crinkle virus, with particular attention to the hysteresis loops associated with the swelling and contraction of virions. there appears to be an archetypal shape of hysteresis loops, which is shared by viruses in several groups, suggestive of many intermediate states in the swelling of any one particle. in contrast, eggplant mosaic virus behaves as if its protein caps ... | 1984 | 18639804 |
| bioaccumulation of heavy metals and two organochlorine pesticides (ddt and bhc) in crops irrigated with secondary treated waste water. | four crop plants oryza sativa (rice), solanum melongena (brinjal), spinacea oleracea (spinach) and raphanus sativus (radish) were grown to study the impact of secondary treated municipal waste water irrigation. these plants were grown in three plots each of 0.5 ha, and irrigated with secondary treated waste water from a sewage treatment plant. sludge from the same sewage treatment plant was applied as manure. cultivated plants were analyzed for accumulation of heavy metals and pesticides. result ... | 2009 | 18654831 |
| heavy metal mobility in runoff water and absorption by eggplant fruits from sludge treated soil. | sewage sludge addition to agricultural lands requires judicious management to avoid environmental risks arising from heavy metal and nitrate contamination of surface water and accumulation in edible plants. a field study was conducted on a silty-loam soil of 10% slope at kentucky state university research farm. eighteen plots of 22 x 3.7 m each were separated using metal borders and the soil in six plots was mixed with sewage sludge and yard waste compost mix (ss-yw) at 15 t acre(-1), six plots ... | 2008 | 18665990 |
| gene-based microsatellite development for mapping and phylogeny studies in eggplant. | eggplant (solanum melongena l.) is a member of the solanaceae family. in spite of its widespread cultivation and nutritional and economic importance, its genome has not as yet been extensively investigated. few analyses have been carried out to determine the genetic diversity of eggplant at the dna level, and linkage relationships have not been well characterised. as for the other solanaceae crop species (potato, tomato and pepper), the level of intra-specific polymorphism appears to be rather l ... | 2008 | 18667065 |
| a cross-sectional study on the prevalence of food allergy to eggplant (solanum melongena l.) reveals female predominance. | only a few case reports of allergy to eggplant (solanum melongena) have been reported. a relatively large number of individuals appear to experience food-related symptoms to eggplant in india. | 2008 | 18681854 |
| development of srap, srap-rga, rapd and scar markers linked with a fusarium wilt resistance gene in eggplant. | fusarium wilt (fusarium oxysporum schlecht. f. sp. melongenae) is a vascular disease of eggplant (solanum melongena l.). the objectives of this work were (1) to confirm the monogenic inheritance of fusarium wilt resistance in eggplant, (2) to identify molecular markers linked to this resistance, and (3) to develop scar markers from most informative markers. we report the tagging of the gene for resistance to fusarium wilt (fom) in eggplant using srap, rga, srap-rga and rapd markers. analysis of ... | 2008 | 18712340 |
| air and groundwater pollution in an agricultural region of the turkish mediterranean coast. | air pollution and groundwater pollution in conjunction with agricultural activity were investigated in antayla province on the turkish mediterranean coast. the air pollution was investigated in terms of gas-phase nitric acid (hno3), sulfur dioxide (so2), ammonia (nh3), and particulate matter for a 6-month period in the atmosphere using a "filter pack" system, which was developed and optimized in our laboratory. ozone was measured by using an automated analyzer. among all of the gas-phase polluta ... | 2008 | 18817117 |
| ancient chinese literature reveals pathways of eggplant domestication. | changes in key traits occurring during the processes of plant domestication have long been subjects of debate. only in the case of genetic analysis or with extensive plant remains can specific sets of changes be documented. historical details of the plant domestication processes are rare and other evidence of morphological change can be difficult to obtain, especially for those vegetables that lack a substantial body of archaeological data. botanical records chronicled in the ancient literature ... | 2008 | 18819950 |
| structures and antioxidant activity of anthocyanins in many accessions of eggplant and its related species. | anthocyanins were detected in extracts from the peels of 123 accessions of eggplant (solanum melongena) and its related species. their anthocyanin profiles were classified into four types, including known japanese eggplant type (type 1) and non-japanese eggplant type (type 2). although most of the eggplant accessions had one of the two known profiles, one accession had a novel profile (type 3). two accessions of related species showed another novel profile (type 4). the major anthocyanins were i ... | 2008 | 18831559 |