Publications
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| [accumulation of lead in spodoptera exigua (hübner) and its impact on the population]. | the heavy metals pollution is one of the ecological problems which have been paid close attention to spodoptera exigua hübner, one of the key pests on vegetables and cotton in the yangtze river and its southern area in china, has broken out more frequently in recent years. in this study, accumulation of pb2+ in s. exigua and its excretion were detected when fed with artificial diets with different pb2+ concentrations (0.3, 1.2, 4.8, 19.2 and 76.8 mg x kg(-1), respectively). life table was constr ... | 2014 | 25011311 |
| assessment of the physiological responses to drought in different sugar beet genotypes in connection with their genetic distance. | drought affects many physiological processes, which influences plant productivity. the aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of genotypic diversity in drought tolerance of sugar beet genotypes (beta vulgaris l.) in connection with their genetic distance. three hybrid genotypes produced by crossing double haploid genotype (p-pollinator) with cytoplasmic male-sterile female part (ms), as well as with two parent lines, were examined. drought conditions were imposed by the cessation of wateri ... | 2014 | 25014257 |
| the effect of dietary carbohydrate composition on apparent total tract digestibility, feed mean retention time, nitrogen and water balance in horses. | a total of four diets with different carbohydrate composition were investigated in a 4×4 latin square design experiment with four norwegian coldblooded trotter horses. the objective of the present study was to increase the fermentable fibre content and reduce the starch intake of the total ration obtained by partly substituting mature hay and barley with sugar beet pulp (sbp), a soluble fibre source. the diets investigated were hay only (hay), hay (85% of dry matter intake (dmi)) and molassed sb ... | 2014 | 25018093 |
| novel phthalamides containing sulfiliminyl moieties and derivatives as potential ryanodine receptor modulators. | to tackle the serious challenge of insect resistance and stricter environmental regulations, innovating a new eco-friendly insecticide is urgently required. a series of new phthalamides containing sulfiliminyl and sulfoximinyl moieties were designed and synthesized. in total, 30 new structures were characterized by 1h nmr spectra and hrms. the bioassay results indicated that some title compounds exhibited excellent insecticidal activities against oriental armyworm (pseudaletia separata walker) a ... | 2014 | 25026986 |
| the beet cyst nematode heterodera schachtii modulates the expression of wrky transcription factors in syncytia to favour its development in arabidopsis roots. | cyst nematodes invade the roots of their host plants as second stage juveniles and induce a syncytium which is the only source of nutrients throughout their life. a recent transcriptome analysis of syncytia induced by the beet cyst nematode heterodera schachtii in arabidopsis roots has shown that thousands of genes are up-regulated or down-regulated in syncytia as compared to root segments from uninfected plants. among the down-regulated genes are many which code for wrky transcription factors. ... | 2014 | 25033038 |
| ethylene is differentially regulated during sugar beet germination and affects early root growth in a dose-dependent manner. | by integrating molecular, biochemical, and physiological data, ethylene biosynthesis in sugar beet was shown to be differentially regulated, affecting root elongation in a concentration-dependent manner. there is a close relation between ethylene production and seedling growth of sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.), yet the exact function of ethylene during this early developmental stage is still unclear. while ethylene is mostly considered to be a root growth inhibitor, we found that external 1-amino ... | 2014 | 25034827 |
| improved ethanol production from cheese whey, whey powder, and sugar beet molasses by "vitreoscilla hemoglobin expressing" escherichia coli. | this work investigated the improvement of ethanol production by engineered ethanologenic escherichia coli to express the hemoglobin from the bacterium vitreoscilla (vhb). ethanologenic e. coli strain fbr5 and fbr5 transformed with the vhb gene in two constructs (strains ts3 and ts4) were grown in cheese whey (cw) medium at small and large scales, at both high and low aeration, or with whey powder (wp) or sugar beet molasses hydrolysate (sbmh) media at large scale and low aeration. culture ph, ce ... | 2014 | 25036968 |
| detection of adulteration in mulberry pekmez samples added various sugar syrups with ¹³c/¹²c isotope ratio analysis method. | mulberry pekmez can be adulterated in different ways either during the production process or after production is completed. to identify these adulterations, stable carbon isotope ratio analysis (scira) was performed on the model examples prepared by adding saccharose syrup (ss), glucose syrup (gs) and high fructose corn syrup (hfcs) into two different pure mulberry pekmez samples in the ratios of 0%, 10%, 30% and 50%. the δ(13)c ratio of the pure mulberry pekmez was determined as -26.60‰ on aver ... | 2014 | 25038711 |
| the impact of domestication on resistance to two generalist herbivores across 29 independent domestication events. | the domestication of crops is among the most important innovations in human history. here, we test the hypothesis that cultivation and artificial selection for increased productivity of crops reduced plant defenses against herbivores. we compared the performance of two economically important generalist herbivores - the leaf-chewing beet armyworm (spodoptera exigua) and the phloem-feeding green peach aphid (myzus persicae) - across 29 crop species and their closely related wild relatives. we also ... | 2014 | 25039644 |
| impacts of dietary fat level and saturation when feeding distillers grains to high producing dairy cows. | this experiment was conducted to determine whether increasing the net energy (nel ) of a total mixed ration (tmr) with mainly unsaturated fat from corn distillers dried grains with solubles (ddgs) vs. rumen inert (ri)-saturated fat has similar impacts on animal performance. the experiment was an incomplete youden square with three treatments and four 28-days periods, completed on a large commercial dairy using three early lactation pens each with approximately 380 multiparity cows. the tmr for a ... | 2015 | 25040565 |
| microbiology of sugar-rich environments: diversity, ecology and system constraints. | microbial habitats that contain an excess of carbohydrate in the form of sugar are widespread in the microbial biosphere. depending on the type of sugar, prevailing water activity and other substances present, sugar-rich environments can be highly dynamic or relatively stable, osmotically stressful, and/or destabilizing for macromolecular systems, and can thereby strongly impact the microbial ecology. here, we review the microbiology of different high-sugar habitats, including their microbial di ... | 2015 | 25041632 |
| application of two-spotted spider mite tetranychus urticae for plant-pest interaction studies. | the two-spotted spider mite, tetranychus urticae, is a ubiquitous polyphagous arthropod herbivore that feeds on a remarkably broad array of species, with more than 150 of economic value. it is a major pest of greenhouse crops, especially in solanaceae and cucurbitaceae (e.g., tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini) and greenhouse ornamentals (e.g., roses, chrysanthemum, carnations), annual field crops (such as maize, cotton, soybean, and sugar beet), and in perennial cultures (alfalfa ... | 2014 | 25046103 |
| fermentable non-starch polysaccharides increases the abundance of bacteroides-prevotella-porphyromonas in ileal microbial community of growing pigs. | most plant-origin fiber sources used in pig production contains a mixture of soluble and insoluble non-starch polysaccharides (nsp). the knowledge about effects of these sources of nsp on the gut microbiota and its fermentation products is still scarce. the aim of this study was to investigate effects of feeding diets with native sources of nsp on the ileal and fecal microbial composition and the dietary impact on the concentration of short-chain fatty acids (scfa) and lactic acid. the experimen ... | 2014 | 25046106 |
| potential water retention capacity as a factor in silage effluent control: experiments with high moisture by-product feedstuffs. | the role of moisture absorptive capacity of pre-silage material and its relationship with silage effluent in high moisture by-product feedstuffs (hmbf) is assessed. the term water retention capacity which is sometimes used in explaining the rate of effluent control in ensilage may be inadequate, since it accounts exclusively for the capacity of an absorbent incorporated into a pre-silage material prior to ensiling, without consideration to how much the pre-silage material can release. a new term ... | 2012 | 25049587 |
| biochemical mechanisms for metaflumizone resistance in beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua. | the metaflumizone, which belongs to the class of voltage-dependent sodium channel blockers, was registered to control spodoptera exigua on vegetables in china in 2009. the present study revealed s. exigua has developed high resistance to this novel chemistry insecticide shortly after 2-3 years application in guangdong province of china. the metabolic mechanisms for metaflumizone resistance in this insect were analysed. the inhibitor of esterases greatly potentiates the toxicity of this chemical ... | 2014 | 25052521 |
| genome-enabled predictions for binomial traits in sugar beet populations. | genomic information can be used to predict not only continuous but also categorical (e.g. binomial) traits. several traits of interest in human medicine and agriculture present a discrete distribution of phenotypes (e.g. disease status). root vigor in sugar beet (b. vulgaris) is an example of binomial trait of agronomic importance. in this paper, a panel of 192 snps (single nucleotide polymorphisms) was used to genotype 124 sugar beet individual plants from 18 lines, and to classify them as show ... | 2014 | 25053450 |
| omega-3 and omega-6 content of medicinal foods for depressed patients: implications from the iranian traditional medicine. | considering the increasing prevalence of depression in modern societies and the positive effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on depression, this study aims to investigate the omega-3 and omega-6 content of various foodstuffs, prescribed or prohibited by iranian traditional medicine (itm). | 2014 | 25068136 |
| highly oxygenated limonoids and lignans from phyllanthus flexuosus. | two new highly oxygenated limonoids, flexuosoids a (1) and b (2), and three new arylnaphthalene lignan glycosides, phyllanthusmins d-f (3-5), were isolated from the roots of phyllanthus flexuosus, in addition to three known lignans, phyllanthusmin c, arabelline, and (+)-diasyringaresinol. their structures were elucidated on the basis of detailed spectroscopic analysis and chemical methods. compounds 1 and 2, two new decaoxygenated limonoids with a c-19/29 lactol bridge and heptaoxygenated substi ... | 2014 | 25089242 |
| a novel pectin-degrading enzyme complex from aspergillus sojae atcc 20235 mutants. | in the food industry, the use of pectinase preparations with high pectin esterase (pe) activity leads to the release of methanol, which is strictly regulated in food products. herein, a pectin-degrading enzyme (pde) complex exhibiting low pe activity of three aspergillus sojae atcc 20235 mutants (m3, dh56 and guserbiot 2.230) was investigated. production of exo-/endo-polygalacturonase (pg), exo-polymethylgalacturonase (pmg) and pectin lyase (pl) by mutant m3 and a. sojae using two different carb ... | 2015 | 25103563 |
| remediation of sediment and water contaminated by copper in small-scaled constructed wetlands: effect of bioaugmentation and phytoextraction. | the use of plants and microorganisms to mitigate sediment contaminated by copper was studied in microcosms that mimic the functioning of a stormwater basin (swb) connected to vineyard watershed. the impact of phytoremediation and bioaugmentation with siderophore-producing bacteria on the fate of cu was studied in two contrasted (batch vs. semi-continuous) hydraulic regimes. the fate of copper was characterised following its discharge at the outlet of the microcosms, its pore water concentration ... | 2015 | 25106519 |
| new species of hypoaspis canestrini and coleolaelaps berlese (mesostigmata: laelapidae) associated with polyphylla olivieri castelnau (coleoptera: scarabaeidae) in iran . | white grubs, including polyphylla olivieri castelnau, are among the most economically important pests of orchard trees and other crops such as potato and sugar beet. the larvae feed on the roots of the host plants and their adults feed on the leaves. several types of organisms are parasitic or phoretic on this pest, including three species of mites from iran. two new species of mites, namely hypoaspis (hypoaspis) surii n. sp. and coleolaelaps massoumii n. sp. are described here from the adults o ... | 2013 | 25113362 |
| sensory differences between beet and cane sugar sources. | research concerning the sensory properties of beet and cane sugars is lacking in the scientific literature. therefore, the objectives of this research were to determine whether a sensory difference was perceivable between beet and cane sugar sources in regard to their (1) aroma-only, (2) aroma and taste without nose clips, and (3) taste-only with nose clips, and to characterize the difference between the sugar sources using descriptive analysis. one hundred panelists evaluated sugar samples usin ... | 2014 | 25124655 |
| determination of sucrose content in sugar beet by portable visible and near-infrared spectroscopy. | visible and near-infrared spectra in interactance mode were acquired for intact and sliced beet samples, using two portable spectrometers for the spectral regions of 400-1100 nm and 900-1600 nm, respectively. sucrose prediction models for intact and sliced beets were developed and then validated. the spectrometer for 400-1100 nm was able to predict the sucrose content with correlations of prediction (rp) of 0.80 and 0.88 and standard errors of prediction (seps) of 0.89% and 0.70%, for intact bee ... | 2015 | 25148988 |
| transposon-mediated mutation of cyp76ad3 affects betalain synthesis and produces variegated flowers in four o'clock (mirabilis jalapa). | the variegated flower colors of many plant species have been shown to result from the insertion or excision of transposable elements into genes that encode enzymes involved in anthocyanin synthesis. to date, however, it has not been established whether this phenomenon is responsible for the variegation produced by other pigments such as betalains. during betalain synthesis in red beet, the enzyme cyp76ad1 catalyzes the conversion of l-dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa) to cyclo-dopa. rna sequencing ( ... | 2014 | 25151127 |
| effects of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation and feeding level on dairy performance, milk fatty acid composition, and body fat changes in mid-lactation goats. | the objective of this trial was to study the interaction between the supplementation of lipid-encapsulated conjugated linoleic acid (cla; 4.5 g of cis-9,trans-11 c18:2 and 4.5 g of trans-10,cis-12 c18:2) and feeding level to test if milk performance or milk fatty acid (fa) profile are affected by the interaction between cla and feeding level. twenty-four dairy goats were used in an 8-wk trial with a 3-wk adaptation to the experimental ration that contained corn silage, beet pulp, barley, and a c ... | 2014 | 25151882 |
| free radical scavenging and antioxidant activity of betanin: electron spin resonance spectroscopy studies and studies in cultured cells. | betanin is a red pigment present in red beetroot. recently, potential health benefits of betanin-rich beetroot have been suggested. however, little is known regarding the free radical scavenging and antioxidant activity of betanin. electron spin resonance spectroscopy (esr) and spin trapping techniques were applied to evaluate the ability of betanin to scavenge hydroxyl, superoxide, 2,2 diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (dpph), and galvinoxyl free radicals. in addition, we tested in cultured cells the a ... | 2014 | 25152328 |
| culinary preparation of beetroot (beta vulgaris l.): the impact on sensory quality and appropriateness. | beetroot is a diverse vegetable available in different shapes and colours. the objectives of this study were to evaluate sensory qualities, and sugar and dry matter content of five beetroot varieties in relationship to the appropriateness for raw, boiled and pan-fried preparation. | 2015 | 25156135 |
| properties and extraction of pectin-enriched materials from sugar beet pulp by ultrasonic-assisted treatment combined with subcritical water. | pectin-enriched material (pem) was extracted from sugar beet pulp using subcritical water combined with ultrasonic-assisted treatment. optimisation of the reaction parameters for maximum extraction yield of pem was carried out using response surface methodology. optimum modification conditions were as follows: liquid/solid ratio 44.03, extraction temperature 120.72°c, extraction time 30.49min and extraction pressure 10.70mpa. under optimal conditions, the maximum yield of pem was 24.63%. the com ... | 2015 | 25172714 |
| anti-inflammatory activity of betalain-rich dye of beta vulgaris: effect on edema, leukocyte recruitment, superoxide anion and cytokine production. | we have recently developed betalain-rich beetroot (beta vulgaris) dye (betalain) to be used in food products. betalain (30-300 mg/kg) intraperitoneal (i.p.) treatment diminished carrageenan (100 µg/paw)-induced paw edema and neutrophil migration to the paw skin tissue. betalain (100 mg/kg) treatment by subcutaneous or per oral routes also inhibited the carrageenan-induced paw edema. importantly, the post-treatment with betalain (100 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly inhibited carrageenan- and complete ... | 2015 | 25173360 |
| growth and cadmium phytoextraction by swiss chard, maize, rice, noccaea caerulescens, and alyssum murale in ph adjusted biosolids amended soils. | past applications of biosolids to soils at some locations added higher cd levels than presently permitted. cadmium phytoextraction would alleviate current land use constraints. unamended farm soil, and biosolids amended farm and mine soils were obtained from a fulton co., il biosolids management facility. soils contained 0.16, 22.8, 45.3 mg cd kg(-1) and 43.1, 482, 812 mg zn kg(-1) respectively with initial ph 6.0, 6.1, 6.4. in greenhouse studies, swiss chard (beta vulgaris var. cicla), a cd-acc ... | 2015 | 25174422 |
| betanin--a food colorant with biological activity. | betalains are water-soluble nitrogen-containing pigments that are subdivided in red-violet betacyanins and yellow-orange betaxanthins. due to glycosylation and acylation betalains exhibit a huge structural diversity. betanin (betanidin-5-o-β-glucoside) is the most common betacyanin in the plant kingdom. according to the regulation on food additives betanin is permitted quantum satis as a natural red food colorant (e162). moreover, betanin is used as colorant in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. rec ... | 2015 | 25178819 |
| biochemical and molecular studies on the possible influence of the brassica oleracea and beta vulgaris extracts to mitigate the effect of food preservatives and food chemical colorants on albino rats. | this study aimed to investigate the biochemical influence of broccoli and beet extracts on selected individual additives nano2 or sunset yellow treated rats, in addition to the gene expression of some antioxidant enzymes. forty-two male rats were assigned to seven groups of six rats in each group. the control group was fed a diet without an additive for four weeks. group (2) received nano2, groups (3) received nano2 co-administered with broccoli extract (4) nano2 co-administered with beet extrac ... | 2014 | 25183945 |
| development of extruded ready-to-eat (rte) snacks using corn, black gram, roots and tuber flour blends. | extruded rte snacks were prepared from flour blends made with corn flour, bengal gram flour, roots and tuber flours in a proportion of 60-80: 20: 20 respectively and moisture was adjusted to 17-20 %. the roots and tubers flours were developed from potato (solanum tuberosum), yam (dioscorea spp.), sweet potato (ipomoea batatas l.), taro (colocassia esculenta) and beet root (beta vulgaris). different formulations were extruded at 80 ± 5 °c (heater i) and 95-105 °c (heater ii) temperature, 300-350 ... | 2014 | 25190848 |
| effects of different encapsulation agents and drying process on stability of betalains extract. | red beet plants are rich in betalains that can be used as food natural colorants. betalains were extracted from red beet and encapsulated with different carrier agents and freeze or spray dried. effect of different encapsulating agents as maltodextrin, guar gum, gum arabic, pectin and xanthan gum with different concentration (as encapsulating agents) were studied on the betalain stability. encapsulated betalains with xanthan gum with maltodextrin showed about 65 % more recovery than the control. ... | 2014 | 25190886 |
| effects of a beetroot juice with high neobetanin content on the early-phase insulin response in healthy volunteers. | produce rich in phytochemicals may alter postprandial glucose and insulin responses by interacting with the pathways that regulate glucose uptake and insulin secretion in humans. the aims of the present study were to assess the phytochemical constituents of red beetroot juice and to measure the postprandial glucose and insulin responses elicited by either 225 ml beetroot juice (beet), a control beverage matched for macronutrient content (mcon) or a glucose beverage in healthy adults. beetroot ju ... | 2014 | 25191617 |
| roles of peroxinectin in pge2-mediated cellular immunity in spodoptera exigua. | prostaglandins (pgs) mediate insect immune responses to infections and invasions. although the presence of pgs has been confirmed in several insect species, their biosynthesis in insects remains a conundrum because orthologs of the mammalian cyclooxygenases (coxs) have not been found in the known insect genomes. pg-mediated immune reactions have been documented in the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua. the purpose of this research is to identify the source of pgs in s. exigua. | 2014 | 25191834 |
| evaluation of etoxazole against insects and acari in vegetables in china. | etoxazole, 2-(2,6-difluorophenyl-4-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxy-phenyl]-4,5-dihydrooxazole, an organofluorine chitin synthesis inhibitor, was assayed for its bioactivities against several major insect and acarus pests and compared to several other pesticides: two chitin synthesis inhibitors, hexaflumuron and chlorfluazuron; a pyrethroid, permethrin; an organophosphate, acephate; a carboximide, hexythiazox; and a tetrazine, clofentezine. the lc50 of etoxazole was calculated using probit analys ... | 2014 | 25199415 |
| effects of self-superparasitism and host age on fitness-correlated traits in the solitary endoparasitoid wasp meteorus pulchricornis. | the domed fitness functions are suggested to describe developmental patterns of progeny parasitoids in relation to host age at oviposition in solitary koinobint parasitoids that are engaged in single parasitism, but few studies have investigated the applicability of the functions as related to superparasitism. the present study was designed to compare fitness functions between single parasitism and superparasitism by examining developmental patterns of meteorus pulchricornis (wesmael) (hymneopte ... | 2014 | 25201512 |
| differences between the rhizosphere microbiome of beta vulgaris ssp. maritima-ancestor of all beet crops-and modern sugar beets. | the structure and function of the plant microbiome is driven by plant species and prevailing environmental conditions. effectuated by breeding efforts, modern crops diverge genetically and phenotypically from their wild relatives but little is known about consequences for the associated microbiota. therefore, we studied bacterial rhizosphere communities associated with the wild beet b. vulgaris ssp. maritima grown in their natural habitat soil from coastal drift lines (cs) and modern sugar beets ... | 2014 | 25206350 |
| characterization of fusarium secorum, a new species causing fusarium yellowing decline of sugar beet in north central usa. | this study characterized a novel sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) pathogen from the red river valley in north central usa, which was formally named fusarium secorum. molecular phylogenetic analyses of three loci (translation elongation factor1α, calmodulin, mitochondrial small subunit) and phenotypic data strongly supported the inclusion of f. secorum in the fusarium fujikuroi species complex (ffsc). phylogenetic analyses identified f. secorum as a sister taxon of f. acutatum and a member of the af ... | 2014 | 25209635 |
| genetic analysis of bolting after winter in sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.). | this study reveals for the first time a major qtl for post-winter bolting resistance in sugar beet ( beta vulgaris l.). the knowledge of this qtl is a major contribution towards the development of a winter sugar beet with controlled bolting behavior. in cool temperate climates, sugar beets are currently grown as a spring crop. they are sown in spring and harvested in autumn. growing sugar beet as a winter crop with an extended vegetation period fails due to bolting after winter. bolting after wi ... | 2014 | 25212110 |
| characterization of the rumen lipidome and microbiome of steers fed a diet supplemented with flax and echium oil. | developing novel strategies for improving the fatty acid composition of ruminant products relies upon increasing our understanding of rumen bacterial lipid metabolism. this study investigated whether flax or echium oil supplementation of steer diets could alter the rumen fatty acids and change the microbiome. six hereford × friesian steers were offered grass silage/sugar beet pulp only (gs), or gs supplemented either with flax oil (gsf) or echium oil (gse) at 3% kg(-1) silage dry matter in a 3 × ... | 2014 | 25223749 |
| choline but not its derivative betaine blocks slow vacuolar channels in the halophyte chenopodium quinoa: implications for salinity stress responses. | activity of tonoplast slow vacuolar (sv, or tpc1) channels has to be under a tight control, to avoid undesirable leak of cations stored in the vacuole. this is particularly important for salt-grown plants, to ensure efficient vacuolar na(+) sequestration. in this study we show that choline, a cationic precursor of glycine betaine, efficiently blocks sv channels in leaf and root vacuoles of the two chenopods, chenopodium quinoa (halophyte) and beta vulgaris (glycophyte). at the same time, betaine ... | 2014 | 25240200 |
| larval development sites of the main culicoides species (diptera: ceratopogonidae) in northern europe and distribution of coprophilic species larvae in belgian pastures. | some culicoides species of biting midges (diptera: ceratopogonidae) are biological virus vectors worldwide and have indeed been associated with outbreaks of important epizoonoses in recent years, such as bluetongue and schmallenberg disease in northern europe. these diseases, which affect domestic and wild ruminants, have caused considerable economic losses. knowledge of substrates suitable for culicoides larval development is important, particularly for the main vector temperate species. this s ... | 2014 | 25241330 |
| evaluation of lower-starch diets for lactating holstein dairy cows. | the objective of this experiment was to measure ruminal and lactational responses of holstein dairy cows fed diets containing 3 different starch levels: 17.7 (low; ls), 21.0 (medium; ms), or 24.6% (high; hs). twelve multiparous cows (118 ± 5 d in milk) were assigned randomly to dietary treatment sequence in a replicated 3 × 3 latin square design with 3-wk periods. all diets were fed as total mixed rations and contained approximately 30.2% corn silage, 18.5% grass silage, and 5.0% chopped alfalfa ... | 2014 | 25242424 |
| genome-wide identification and characterisation of r2r3-myb genes in sugar beet (beta vulgaris). | the r2r3-myb genes comprise one of the largest transcription factor gene families in plants, playing regulatory roles in plant-specific developmental processes, metabolite accumulation and defense responses. although genome-wide analysis of this gene family has been carried out in some species, the r2r3-myb genes in beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris (sugar beet) as the first sequenced member of the order caryophyllales, have not been analysed heretofore. | 2014 | 25249410 |
| upper esophageal and pharyngeal cancers. | the following, from the 12th oeso world conference: cancers of the esophagus, includes commentaries on laryngopharyngeal reflux as a risk factor for laryngeal cancer; the role of pepsin in laryngopharyngeal neoplasia; natural fruit and vegetable compounds for the prevention and treatment of pharyngeal and esophageal cancers; and evaluation of cranberry constituents as inhibitors of esophageal adenocarcinoma utilizing in vitro assay and in vivo models. | 2014 | 25266014 |
| accumulation of 5-hydroxynorvaline in maize (zea mays) leaves is induced by insect feeding and abiotic stress. | plants produce a wide variety of defensive metabolites to protect themselves against herbivores and pathogens. non-protein amino acids, which are present in many plant species, can have a defensive function through their mis-incorporation during protein synthesis and/or inhibition of biosynthetic pathways in primary metabolism. 5-hydroxynorvaline was identified in a targeted search for previously unknown non-protein amino acids in the leaves of maize (zea mays) inbred line b73. accumulation of t ... | 2014 | 25271262 |
| belowground plant development measured with magnetic resonance imaging (mri): exploiting the potential for non-invasive trait quantification using sugar beet as a proxy. | both structural and functional properties of belowground plant organs are critical for the development and yield of plants but, compared to the shoot, much more difficult to observe due to soil opacity. many processes concerning the belowground plant performance are not fully understood, in particular spatial and temporal dynamics and their interrelation with environmental factors. we used magnetic resonance imaging (mri) as a noninvasive method to evaluate which traits can be measured when a co ... | 2014 | 25278947 |
| development of a single-replicon minibyv vector for co-expression of heterologous proteins. | in planta production of recombinant proteins, including vaccine antigens and monoclonal antibodies, continues gaining acceptance. with the broadening range of target proteins, the need for vectors with higher performance is increasing. here, we have developed a single-replicon vector based on beet yellows virus (byv) that enables co-delivery of two target genes into the same host cell, resulting in transient expression of each target. this byv vector maintained genetic stability during systemic ... | 2015 | 25280556 |
| flexible biogas production for demand-driven energy supply--feeding strategies and types of substrates. | purpose of this work was the evaluation of demand driven biogas production. in laboratory-scale experiments it could be demonstrated that with diurnal flexible feeding and specific combination of substrates with different degradation kinetics biogas can be produced highly flexible in cstr systems. corresponding to the feedings the diurnal variation leads to alternations of the methane, carbon dioxide and acid concentrations as well as the ph-value. the long-time process stability was not negativ ... | 2015 | 25280601 |
| phylogenetic relationships and the occurrence of interspecific recombination between beet chlorosis virus (bchv) and beet mild yellowing virus (bmyv). | samples containing two viruses belonging to the genus polerovirus, beet chlorosis virus (bchv) and beet mild yellowing virus (bmyv), were collected from french and polish sugar beet fields. the molecular properties of 24 isolates of bchv and bmyv were investigated, and their genetic diversity was examined in the coat protein (cp)- and p0-encoding genes. for the first time, we have demonstrated that beet polerovirus populations include recombinants between bchv and bmyv containing breakpoints wit ... | 2015 | 25283610 |
| transcriptomic analysis of a psammophyte food crop, sand rice (agriophyllum squarrosum) and identification of candidate genes essential for sand dune adaptation. | sand rice (agriophyllum squarrosum) is an annual desert plant adapted to mobile sand dunes in arid and semi-arid regions of central asia. the sand rice seeds have excellent nutrition value and have been historically consumed by local populations in the desert regions of northwest china. sand rice is a potential food crop resilient to ongoing climate change; however, partly due to the scarcity of genetic information, this species has undergone only little agronomic modifications through classical ... | 2014 | 25287394 |
| molecular mapping of restorer-of-fertility 2 gene identified from a sugar beet (beta vulgaris l. ssp. vulgaris) homozygous for the non-restoring restorer-of-fertility 1 allele. | by genetically eliminating the major restorer - of - fertility gene ( rf ), a weak rf gene was unveiled. it is an allele of z , long known as an elusive rf gene in sugar beet. in the hybrid breeding of sugar beet, maintainer-genotype selection is a laborious process because of the dependence on test crossing, despite the very low occurrence of this genotype. marker-assisted selection (mas) of the maintainer genotype is highly desired by sugar beet breeders. the major restorer-of-fertility gene ( ... | 2014 | 25287614 |
| highly specific detection of five exotic quarantine plant viruses using rt-pcr. | to detect five plant viruses (beet black scorch virus, beet necrotic yellow vein virus, eggplant mottled dwarf virus, pelargonium zonate spot virus, and rice yellow mottle virus) for quarantine purposes, we designed 15 rt-pcr primer sets. primer design was based on the nucleotide sequence of the coat protein gene, which is highly conserved within species. all but one primer set successfully amplified the targets, and gradient pcrs indicated that the optimal temperature for the 14 useful primer s ... | 2013 | 25288934 |
| arabidopsis thaliana remorins interact with snrk1 and play a role in susceptibility to beet curly top virus and beet severe curly top virus. | remorins, a family of plant-specific proteins containing a variable n-terminal region and conserved c-terminal domain, play a role in various biotic and abiotic stresses, including host-microbe interactions. however, their functions remain to be completely elucidated, especially for the arabidopsis thaliana remorin group 4 (atrem4). to elucidate the role of remorins in arabidopsis, we first showed that atrem4s have typical molecular characteristics of the remorins, such as induction by various t ... | 2014 | 25289013 |
| sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.). | creating transgenic plants is invaluable for the genetic analysis of sugar beet and will be increasingly important as sugar beet genomic technologies progress. a protocol for agrobacterium-mediated transformation of sugar beet is described in this chapter. our protocol is optimized for a sugar beet genotype that performs exceptionally well in tissue culture, including the steps of dedifferentiation, callus proliferation, and regeneration. because of the infrequent occurrence of such a genotype i ... | 2015 | 25300853 |
| reliable in silico identification of sequence polymorphisms and their application for extending the genetic map of sugar beet (beta vulgaris). | molecular markers are a highly valuable tool for creating genetic maps. like in many other crops, sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) breeding is increasingly supported by the application of such genetic markers. single nucleotide polymorphism (snp) based markers have a high potential for automated analysis and high-throughput genotyping. we developed a bioinformatics workflow that uses sanger and 2nd-generation sequence data for detection, evaluation and verification of new transcript-associated snps ... | 2014 | 25302600 |
| high production of plant type levan in sugar beet transformed with timothy (phleum pratense) 6-sft genes. | levan, a type of fructan, is an oligomer or polymer with mainly a β(2,6)-linked fructose chain attached to sucrose. we introduced two timothy genes, ppft1 and ppft2, coding for two homologous sucrose:fructan 6-fructosyltransferases into sugar beet. sugar beet produces a high concentration of sucrose, a starting substrate in fructan synthesis, in the root. among transgenic t1 lines, we obtained sugar beet transformants that accumulated large amounts of β(2,6)-linked levans (about 20 to 75mgg(-1) ... | 2014 | 25305472 |
| does information about sugar source influence consumer liking of products made with beet and cane sugars? | beet sugar contains an off-aroma, which was hypothesized to generate expectations on the acceptability of a product made with beet sugar. thus, the objective of this study was to assess the impact of information about the sugar source (beet vs. cane) on the overall liking of an orange-flavored beverage. one hundred panelists evaluated an orange-flavored powdered beverage mix and beverage made with beet and cane sugars using a 5-phase testing protocol involving a tetrad test and hedonic ratings p ... | 2014 | 25308071 |
| sensory differences between product matrices made with beet and cane sugar sources. | although beet and cane sugar sources have nearly identical chemical compositions, the sugars differ in their volatile profiles, thermal behaviors, and minor chemical components. scientific evidence characterizing the impact of these differences on product quality is lacking. the objective of this research was to determine whether panelists could identify a sensory difference between product matrices made with beet and cane sugar sources. sixty-two panelists used the r-index by ranking method to ... | 2014 | 25308166 |
| long-term assessment of glucosuria in captive okapi (okapia johnstoni) after a dietary change. | glucosuria in okapis (okapia johnstoni) was first documented in 1980, yet the etiology remains unclear. in august 2006, an attempt to lower glucosuria in captive okapi by diet modification (omitting all fruit and adding unmolassed beet pulp) was started at the antwerp zoo. to study the possible relationship between glucosuria and diet, stress, and/or pregnancy, four okapis were monitored over a period of 4.5 yr. one animal, born in 2006, became glucosuric near the age of three. three okapis were ... | 2014 | 25314831 |
| the sequencing of the complete genome of a tomato black ring virus (tbrv) and of the rna2 of three grapevine chrome mosaic virus (gcmv) isolates from grapevine reveals the possible recombinant origin of gcmv. | the complete genome of a tomato black ring virus isolate (tbrv-mirs) (rna1, 7,366 nt and rna2, 4,640 nt) and the rna2 sequences (4,437; 4,445; and 4,442 nts) of three grapevine chrome mosaic virus isolates (gcmv-h6, -h15, and -h27) were determined. all rnas contained a single open reading frame encoding polyproteins of 254 kda (p1) and 149 kda (p2) for tbrv-mirs rna1 and rna2, respectively, and 146 kda for gcmv rna2. p1 of tbrv-mirs showed the highest identity with tbrv-mj (94 %), beet ringspot ... | 2015 | 25315631 |
| biological activities of the antiviral protein be27 from sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.). | the ribosome inactivating protein be27 displays several biological activities in vitro that could result in a broad action against several types of pathogens. beetin 27 (be27), a ribosome-inactivating protein (rip) from sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) leaves, is an antiviral protein induced by virus and signaling compounds such as hydrogen peroxide and salicylic acid. its role as a defense protein has been attributed to its rna polynucleotide:adenosine glycosidase activity. here we tested other pu ... | 2015 | 25326773 |
| degradation of colour in beetroot (beta vulgaris l.): a kinetics study. | the kinetics of colour (measured as hunter 'a/b' value) degradation in beetroot puree (beta vulgaris l.) was studied over a temperature range of 50-120 °c (isothermal process), and also during normal open pan cooking, pressure-cooking and a newly developed and patented fuel-efficient 'ecocooker' (non-isothermal heating process). the degradation of visual colour as measured as hunter 'a/b' value was found to follow a first order kinetics, where the rate constant increased with an increase in the ... | 2014 | 25328211 |
| modulation of colitis-associated colon tumorigenesis by baicalein and betaine. | in this review, we will summarize the current understanding of modulation of colitis-associated colon tumorigenesis by two natural products, baicalein and betaine, which have anti-inflammatory activities. baicalein and betaine have been shown to provide various health benefits to organism in many ways. baicalein is a phenolic flavonoid derived originally from the root of scutellaria baicalensis georgi. from ancient times, baicalein has widely been used in oriental medicines as an anti-inflammato ... | 2014 | 25337584 |
| identification and molecular characterization of a chitin-binding protein from the beet webworm, loxostege sticticalis l. | as the first crucial barrier in the midgut of insects, the peritrophic membrane (pm) plays an important role in preventing external invasion. pm proteins, as the major components of the pm, determine the structure and function of this membrane. a new pm protein, named lsticbp, from the pm of loxostege sticticalis larvae was identified using cdna library screening. the full cdna of lsticbp is 2606 bp in length and contains a 2403 bp orf that encodes an 808-amino acid preprotein with a 15-amino ac ... | 2014 | 25340980 |
| evaluation of multi-locus models for genome-wide association studies: a case study in sugar beet. | association mapping has become a widely applied genomic approach to dissect the genetic architecture of complex traits. a major issue for association mapping is the need to control for the confounding effects of population structure, which is commonly done by mixed models incorporating kinship information. in this case study, we employed experimental data from a large sugar beet population to evaluate multi-locus models for association mapping. as in linkage mapping, markers are selected as cofa ... | 2015 | 25351864 |
| genome sequence of a recombinant brassica yellows virus infecting chinese cabbage. | rna from a chinese cabbage plant (brassica campestris ssp. pekinensis) showing leaf malformation and mottling was labeled and hybridized to a dna chip capable of detecting plant viruses and viroids. probes specific for beet mild yellowing virus (bmyv) and beet western yellows virus (bwyv) yielded positive results, suggesting that the plant was infected by a polerovirus. primers designed from the sequences of the positive probes were used to amplify and sequence one portion of the viral genome. t ... | 2015 | 25352211 |
| optimization of l-tryptophan biosynthesis from l-serine of processed iranian beet and cane molasses and indole by induced escherichia coli atcc 11303 cells. | l-tryptophan is an important ingredient in medicines, especially in neuromedicines such as antidepressants. many commercial processes employ various microorganisms with high tryptophan synthase activity to produce l-tryptophan from indole and l-serine, but these processes are very costly due to the costs of precursors, especially l-serine. | 2014 | 25371801 |
| structure-specificity relationships in abp, a gh27 β-l-arabinopyranosidase from geobacillus stearothermophilus t6. | l-arabinose sugar residues are relatively abundant in plants and are found mainly in arabinan polysaccharides and in other arabinose-containing polysaccharides such as arabinoxylans and pectic arabinogalactans. the majority of the arabinose units in plants are present in the furanose form and only a small fraction of them are present in the pyranose form. the l-arabinan-utilization system in geobacillus stearothermophilus t6, a gram-positive thermophilic soil bacterium, has recently been charact ... | 2014 | 25372689 |
| effects of self-superparasitism and host age on fitness-correlated traits in the solitary endoparasitoid wasp meteorus pulchricornis. | the domed fitness functions are suggested to describe developmental patterns of progeny parasitoids in relation to host age at oviposition in solitary koinobint parasitoids that are engaged in single parasitism, but few studies have investigated the applicability of the functions as related to superparasitism. the present study was designed to compare fitness functions between single parasitism and superparasitism by examining developmental patterns of meteorus pulchricornis (wesmael) (hymneopte ... | 2014 | 25373229 |
| evaluation of etoxazole against insects and acari in vegetables in china. | etoxazole, 2-(2,6-difluorophenyl-4-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxy-phenyl]-4,5-dihydrooxazole, an organofluorine chitin synthesis inhibitor, was assayed for its bioactivities against several major insect and acarus pests and compared to several other pesticides: two chitin synthesis inhibitors, hexaflumuron and chlorfluazuron; a pyrethroid, permethrin; an organophosphate, acephate; a carboximide, hexythiazox; and a tetrazine, clofentezine. the lc50 of etoxazole was calculated using probit analys ... | 2014 | 25373230 |
| high impact biowastes from south european agro-industries as feedstock for second-generation biorefineries. | availability of bio-based chemicals, materials and energy at reasonable cost will be one of the forthcoming issues for the eu economy. in particular, the development of technologies making use of alternative resources to fossil fuels is encouraged by the current european research and innovation strategy to face the societal challenge of natural resource scarcity, fossil resource dependence and sustainable economic growth. in this respect, second- generation biorefineries, i.e. biorefineries fed ... | 2016 | 25373788 |
| effects of tetraethyl orthosilicate (teos) on the light and temperature stability of a pigment from beta vulgaris and its potential food industry applications. | a novel, simple and inexpensive modification method using teos to increase the uv light, ph and temperature stability of a red-beet-pigment extracted from beta vulgaris has been proposed. the effects on the molecular structure of betalains were studied by ftir spectroscopy. the presence of betacyanin was verified by uv-vis spectroscopy and its degradation in modified red-beet-pigment was evaluated and compared to the unmodified red-beet-pigment; performance improvements of 88.33%, 16.84% and 20. ... | 2014 | 25379639 |
| antihypertensive potential of combined extracts of olive leaf, green coffee bean and beetroot: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial. | extracts of olive leaf, green coffee bean and beetroot may deliver cardiovascular benefits. this study sought to evaluate the effects of regularly consuming a combination of these extracts on blood pressure (bp), arterial compliance, blood lipids, blood glucose and insulin sensitivity. a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial was conducted in adults with untreated high normal or borderline elevated bp. they were randomised to take an active supplement, comprising 500 mg olive ... | 2014 | 25379688 |
| interspecific and host-related gene expression patterns in nematode-trapping fungi. | nematode-trapping fungi are soil-living fungi that capture and kill nematodes using special hyphal structures called traps. they display a large diversity of trapping mechanisms and differ in their host preferences. to provide insights into the genetic basis for this variation, we compared the transcriptome expressed by three species of nematode-trapping fungi (arthrobotrys oligospora, monacrosporium cionopagum and arthrobotrys dactyloides, which use adhesive nets, adhesive branches or constrict ... | 2014 | 25384908 |
| beetroot (beta vulgaris l.) extract ameliorates gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity associated oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in rodent model. | the present investigation was designed to investigate the protective effect of (beta vulgaris l.) beat root ethanolic extract (bvee) on gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity and to elucidate the potential mechanism. serum specific kidney function parameters (urea, uric acid, total protein, creatinine, and histopathology of kidney tissue) were evaluated to access gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity. the oxidative/nitrosative stress (lipid peroxidation, mda, np-sh, catalase, and nitric oxide levels) was ... | 2014 | 25400335 |
| in vitro fermentation characteristics of novel fibers, coconut endosperm fiber and chicory pulp, using canine fecal inoculum. | the objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of in vitro fermentation of coconut endosperm fiber (cef), chicory pulp (chp), and selective blends of these substrates on scfa production and changes in microbiota using canine fecal inocula. a total of 6 individual substrates, including short-chain fructooligosaccharide (scfos; a well-established prebiotic source), pectin (pec; used as a positive control), pelletized cellulose (pc; used as a negative control), beet pulp (bp; conside ... | 2015 | 25403197 |
| effect of different ph-values on process parameters in two-phase anaerobic digestion of high-solid substrates. | in many publications, primary fermentation is described as a limiting step in the anaerobic digestion of fibre-rich biomass [eastman ja, ferguson jf. solubilization of particulacte carbon during the anaerobic digeston. j wpcf. 1981;53:352-366; noike t, endo g, chang j, yaguchi j, matsumoto j. characteristics of carbohydrate degradation and the rate-limiting step in anaerobic digestion. biotechnol bioeng. 1985;27:1482-1489; arntz hj, stoppok e, buchholz k. anaerobic hydroysis of beet pulp-discont ... | 2014 | 25413114 |
| assessing the potential of wild yeasts for bioethanol production. | bioethanol fermentations expose yeasts to a new, complex and challenging fermentation medium with specific inhibitors and sugar mixtures depending on the type of carbon source. it is, therefore, suggested that the natural diversity of yeasts should be further exploited in order to find yeasts with good ethanol yield in stressed fermentation media. in this study, we screened more than 50 yeast isolates of which we selected five isolates with promising features. the species candida bombi, wickerha ... | 2015 | 25413210 |
| novel arabinan and galactan oligosaccharides from dicotyledonous plants. | arabinans and galactans are neutral pectic side chains and an important part of the cell walls of dicotyledonous plants. to get a detailed insight into their fine structure, various oligosaccharides were isolated from quinoa, potato galactan, and sugar beet pulp after enzymatic treatment. lc-ms(2) and one- and two-dimensional nmr spectroscopy were used for unambiguous structural characterization. it was demonstrated that arabinans contain β-(1→3)-linked arabinobiose as a side chain in quinoa see ... | 2014 | 25426490 |
| in vitro characterization of the impact of different substrates on metabolite production, energy extraction and composition of gut microbiota from lean and obese subjects. | the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of galacto-oligosaccharides, lactulose, apple fiber and sugar beet pectin on the composition and activity of human colonic microbiota of lean and obese healthy subjects using an in vitro model of the proximal colon: tim-2. substrate fermentation was assessed by measuring the production of short-chain and branched-chain fatty acids, lactate and ammonia and by studying the composition of the bacterial communities over time. the results suggest th ... | 2014 | 25426858 |
| heavy metal contamination of vegetables irrigated by urban stormwater: a matter of time? | urban stormwater is a crucial resource at a time when climate change and population growth threaten freshwater supplies; but there are health risks from contaminants, such as toxic metals. it is vitally important to understand how to use this resource safely and responsibly. our study investigated the extent of metal contamination in vegetable crops irrigated with stormwater under short- and long-term conditions. we created artificially aged gardens by adding metal-contaminated sediment to soil, ... | 2014 | 25426946 |
| a new gh43 α-arabinofuranosidase from humicola insolens y1: biochemical characterization and synergistic action with a xylanase on xylan degradation. | a new α-arabinofuranosidase gene (hiabf43) was cloned from humicola insolens y1 and successfully expressed in pichia pastoris gs115. deduced hiabf43 contained a putative signal peptide and a catalytic domain of glycoside hydrolase (gh) family 43. purified recombinant hiabf43 showed optimal activity at ph 5.0 and 50 °c, and was active over a broad ph range. the enzyme was specific for the cleavage of α-1,3-linkage and showed high activity against 4-nitrophenyl α-l-arabinofuranoside, debranched ar ... | 2015 | 25432346 |
| synergistic action modes of arabinan degradation by exo- and endo-arabinosyl hydrolases. | two recombinant arabinosyl hydrolases, α-l-arabinofuranosidase from geobacillus sp. kctc 3012 (gafase) and endo-(1,5)-α-l-arabinanase from bacillus licheniformis dsm13 (blabnase), were overexpressed in escherichia coli, and their synergistic modes of action against sugar beet (branched) arabinan were investigated. whereas gafase hydrolyzed 35.9% of l-arabinose residues from sugar beet (branched) arabinan, endo-action of blabnase released only 0.5% of l-arabinose owing to its extremely low access ... | 2015 | 25433551 |
| effect of incorporating sugar beet pulp in the finisher diet on performance of geese. | the aim of this work was to study the effects of incorporating sugar beet pulp (sbp) into the diet on the development of the crop and performance of geese. a total of 480 1-day-old ganders were divided into three groups differing in the composition and mode of distribution of the diet offered from day 56 to 89. the following two diets were used: a standard diet (nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy, amen 11.44 mj/kg; 160 g/kg cp) or a diet containing 10% of sbp (sbp diet; amen 11.47 ... | 2015 | 25434525 |
| thermostability enhancement of an endo-1,4-β-galactanase from talaromyces stipitatus by site-directed mutagenesis. | enzymatic conversion of pectinaceous biomasses such as potato and sugar beet pulp at high temperatures is advantageous as it gives rise to lower substrate viscosity, easier mixing, and increased substrate solubility and lowers the risk of contamination. such high-temperature processing requires development of thermostable enzymes. talaromyces stipitatus was found to secrete endo-1,4-β-galactanase when grown on sugar beet pectin as sole carbon source. the mature protein contained 353 aa and the m ... | 2015 | 25434812 |
| the beet y locus encodes an anthocyanin myb-like protein that activates the betalain red pigment pathway. | nearly all flowering plants produce red/violet anthocyanin pigments. caryophyllales is the only order containing families that replace anthocyanins with unrelated red and yellow betalain pigments. close biological correlation of pigmentation patterns suggested that betalains might be regulated by a conserved anthocyanin-regulating transcription factor complex consisting of a myb, a bhlh and a wd repeat-containing protein (the mbw complex). here we show that a previously uncharacterized anthocyan ... | 2015 | 25436858 |
| mode of action of bacillus licheniformis pectin methylesterase on highly methylesterified and acetylated pectins. | a gene encoding a putative pectinesterase from bacillus licheniformis dsm13 was cloned and expressed in escherichia coli. the resulting recombinant enzyme (blipme) was purified and characterized as a pectin methylesterase. the enzyme showed maximum activity at ph 8.0 and 50°c. blipme is able to release up to 100% of the methylesters from lime pectin (dm 34-76→dm 0) and up to 73% of all methylesters from sbps (dm 30-73→dm 14). blipme efficiently de-methylesterifies lemon pectins and sbps in a blo ... | 2015 | 25439930 |
| optimisation of ultrasonic-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds, antioxidants, and anthocyanins from sugar beet molasses. | response surface methodology was used to optimise experimental conditions for ultrasonic-assisted extraction (uae) of functional components from sugar beet molasses. the central composite design (ccd) was used for the optimisation of extraction parameters in terms of total phenolic contents, antioxidant activities and anthocyanins. result suggested the optimal conditions obtained by rsm for uae from sugar beet molasses were as follows: hcl concentration 1.55-1.72 mol/l, ethanol concentration 57- ... | 2015 | 25442590 |
| effects of beet pulp supplementation on growth performance, fecal moisture, serum hormones and litter performance in lactating sows. | this study was conducted to evaluate effects of beet pulp supplementation on growth performance, fecal moisture, serum hormones and litter performance in lactating sows. ninety primiparous sows (landrace × yorkshire) were randomly allotted to one of three dietary treatments in a 21-day trial starting 3 days before parturition. the three dietary treatments were supplemented with 0, 10 and 20% beet pulp, respectively. backfat loss and fecal moisture content were increased (p < 0.05), where cortiso ... | 2015 | 25442711 |
| on the interaction and localization of the beet necrotic yellow vein virus replicase. | beet necrotic yellow vein virus (bnyvv) is a multipartite positive-strand rna virus. bnyvv rna-1 encodes a non-structural p237 polyprotein processed in two proteins (p150 and p66) by a cis-acting protease activity. bnyvv non-structural proteins are closely related to replication proteins of positive strand rna viruses such as hepeviruses rather to other plant virus replicases. the p237 and dsrna have been localized by tem in er structures of infected leaf cells whereas dsrna was immunolabeled in ... | 2015 | 25445349 |
| foam formation in biogas plants caused by anaerobic digestion of sugar beet. | the use of sugar beet in anaerobic digestion (ad) during biogas production can lead to process upsets such as excessive foaming in fermenters. in the present study, foam formation in sugar beet-fed digestates was studied in foaming tests. the increasing disintegration grade of sugar beet was observed to have a promoting effect on foaming in the digestate but did not affect the biogas yield. chemical analysis of foam and digestate from sugar beet silage ad showed high concentrations of pectin, ot ... | 2015 | 25446785 |
| structural advantage of sugar beet α-glucosidase to stabilize the michaelis complex with long-chain substrate. | the α-glucosidase from sugar beet (sbg) is an exo-type glycosidase. the enzyme has a pocket-shaped active site, but efficiently hydrolyzes longer maltooligosaccharides and soluble starch due to lower km and higher kcat/km for such substrates. to obtain structural insights into the mechanism governing its unique substrate specificity, a series of acarviosyl-maltooligosaccharides was employed for steady-state kinetic and structural analyses. the acarviosyl-maltooligosaccharides have a longer malto ... | 2015 | 25451917 |
| [role of polyteny and chromosome-membrane interactions in plant genetic processes]. | existing data in the literature on polyteny in plants and in eukaryotes in general, data on the structure of interphase chromosomes and their association with the nuclear membrane are analyzed in the paper. in light of these data, the results of our studies on the ratios of phenotypic classes of marker enzymes in agamospermy (apomictic) progeny of sugar beet are considered. the given data allow to state that chromosome polyteny and their association with nuclear membrane provide not only heredit ... | 2013 | 25474878 |
| new perspectives into jasmonate roles in maize. | it is well-known from the model dicotyledonous plants, arabidopsis and tomato, that jasmonates (jas) act as defense hormones in planta due to their potent ability to mediate defensive responses against insect/pathogen attacks or harsh environmental conditions. ja is also required for various developmental processes such as male fertility, seed maturation, root extension, and leaf senescence. in our recently published plant cell paper, the multiple roles of ja in the monocotyledonous agro-economi ... | 2014 | 25482807 |
| the defense substance allicin from garlic permeabilizes membranes of beta vulgaris, rhoeo discolor, chara corallina and artificial lipid bilayers. | allicin (diallylthiosulfinate) is the major volatile- and antimicrobial substance produced by garlic cells upon wounding. we tested the hypothesis that allicin affects membrane function and investigated 1) betanine pigment leakage from beetroot (beta vulgaris) tissue, 2) the semipermeability of the vacuolar membrane of rhoeo discolor cells, 3) the electrophysiology of plasmalemma and tonoplast of chara corallina and 4) electrical conductivity of artificial lipid bilayers. | 2015 | 25484312 |
| identification and distribution of cellobiose 2-epimerase genes by a pcr-based metagenomic approach. | cellobiose 2-epimerase (ce) catalyzes the reversible epimerization of cellobiose to 4-o-β-d-glucopyranosyl-d-mannose. by using a pcr-based metagenomic approach, 71 ce-like gene fragments were obtained from wide-ranging environmental samples such as sheep rumen, soils, sugar beet extracts, and anaerobic sewage sludge. the frequency of isolation of the fragments similar to known sequences varied depending on the nature of the samples used. the ce-like genes appeared to be widely distributed in env ... | 2015 | 25487892 |
| comparing salt tolerance of beet cultivars and their halophytic ancestor: consequences of domestication and breeding programmes. | salt tolerance of higher plants is determined by a complex set of traits, the timing and rate of evolution of which are largely unknown. we compared the salt tolerance of cultivars of sugar beet and their ancestor, sea beet, in hydroponic studies and evaluated whether traditional domestication and more recent breeding have changed salt tolerance of the cultivars relative to their ancestor. our comparison of salt tolerance of crop cultivars is based on values of the relative growth rate (rgr) of ... | 2014 | 25492122 |