Publications
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| critical comparison of different model structures for the applied simulation of the anaerobic digestion of agricultural energy crops. | different model structures were compared to simulate the characteristic process variables of the anaerobic digestion of maize, sugar beet and grain silage. depending on the type and number of the required components, it can be shown that in comparison to the complex anaerobic digestion model no. 1 (adm1) different simplified model structures can describe the gas production rate, ammonia nitrogen and acetate concentration or ph value equally well. since the reduction of the predominantly fast kin ... | 2015 | 25497056 |
| effects of dry period length and dietary energy source on metabolic status and hepatic gene expression of dairy cows in early lactation. | in a prior study, we observed that cows with a 0-d dry period had greater energy balance and lower milk production compared with cows with a 30- or 60-d dry period in early lactation. the objective of the current study was to evaluate the influence of dry period length on metabolic status and hepatic gene expression in cows fed a lipogenic or glucogenic diet in early lactation. holstein-friesian dairy cows (n=167) were assigned randomly to 3×2 factorial design with 3 dry period lengths (n=56, 55 ... | 2015 | 25497794 |
| creep behavior of starch-based nanocomposite films with cellulose nanofibrils. | nanocomposite films were successfully prepared by incorporating cellulose nanofibrils (cnfs) from sugar beet pulp into plasticized starch (ps) at cnfs concentration of 5-20%. the storage (g') and loss (g″) moduli, creep and creep-recovery behavior of these films were studied. the creep behavior of these films at long time frame was studied using time-temperature superposition (tts). the cnfs were uniformly distributed within these films up to 15% of cnfs. the ps-only and the ps/cnfs nanocomposit ... | 2015 | 25498722 |
| apoplastic venom allergen-like proteins of cyst nematodes modulate the activation of basal plant innate immunity by cell surface receptors. | despite causing considerable damage to host tissue during the onset of parasitism, nematodes establish remarkably persistent infections in both animals and plants. it is thought that an elaborate repertoire of effector proteins in nematode secretions suppresses damage-triggered immune responses of the host. however, the nature and mode of action of most immunomodulatory compounds in nematode secretions are not well understood. here, we show that venom allergen-like proteins of plant-parasitic ne ... | 2014 | 25500833 |
| [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 | 25508657 |
| weed control changes and genetically modified herbicide tolerant crops in the usa 1996-2012. | crops that have been genetically modified (gm) to be tolerant to herbicides have been widely grown in the usa since 1996. the rapid and widespread adoption of this technology reflects the important economic and environmental benefits that farmers have derived from its use (equal to $21.7 billion additional farm income and a 225 million kg reduction in herbicide active ingredient use 1996-2012). during this time, weed control practices in these crops relative to the 'conventional alternative' hav ... | 2014 | 25523177 |
| aflatoxin control in maize by trametes versicolor. | aspergillus flavus is a well-known ubiquitous fungus able to contaminate both in pre- and postharvest period different feed and food commodities. during their growth, these fungi can synthesise aflatoxins, secondary metabolites highly hazardous for animal and human health. the requirement of products with low impact on the environment and on human health, able to control aflatoxin production, has increased. in this work the effect of the basidiomycete trametes versicolor on the aflatoxin product ... | 2014 | 25525683 |
| identification of micrornas by small rna deep sequencing for synthetic microrna mimics to control spodoptera exigua. | beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua, is a major pest of cotton around the world. with the increase of resistance to bacillus thuringiensis (bt) toxin in transgenic cotton plants, there is a need to develop an alternative control approach that can be used in combination with bt transgenic crops as part of resistance management strategies. micrornas (mirnas), a non-coding small rna family (18-25 nt), play crucial roles in various biological processes and over-expression of mirnas has been shown to in ... | 2015 | 25528266 |
| neutral pectin side chains of amaranth (amaranthus hypochondriacus) contain long, partially branched arabinans and short galactans, both with terminal arabinopyranoses. | amaranth is a pseudocereal of high nutritional value, including a high dietary fiber content. amaranth dietary fiber was suggested to contain large amounts of neutral rhamnogalacturonan i side chains. in this study, endo-arabinanase and endo-galactanase were used to liberate arabinan and galactan oligosaccharides from amaranth fiber. the liberated oligosaccharides were identified by high-performance anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (hpaec-pad) and hplc-ms(n) using ... | 2015 | 25529336 |
| acute dietary nitrate supplementation does not augment submaximal forearm exercise hyperemia in healthy young men. | despite the popularity of dietary nitrate supplementation and the growing evidence base of its potential ergogenic and vascular health benefits, there is no direct information about its effects on exercising limb blood flow in humans. we hypothesized that acute dietary nitrate supplementation from beetroot juice would augment the increases in forearm blood flow, as well as the progressive dilation of the brachial artery, during graded handgrip exercise in healthy young men. in a randomized, doub ... | 2015 | 25536008 |
| analysis of geminivirus al2 and l2 proteins reveals a novel al2 silencing suppressor activity. | both posttranscriptional and transcriptional gene silencing (ptgs and tgs, respectively) participate in defense against the dna-containing geminiviruses. as a countermeasure, members of the genus begomovirus (e.g., cabbage leaf curl virus) encode an al2 protein that is both a transcriptional activator and a silencing suppressor. the related l2 protein of beet curly top virus (genus curtovirus) lacks transcription activation activity. previous studies showed that both al2 and l2 suppress silencin ... | 2015 | 25552721 |
| industrial vitamin b12 production by pseudomonas denitrificans using maltose syrup and corn steep liquor as the cost-effective fermentation substrates. | the aerobic pseudomonas denitrificans is widely used for industrial and commercial vitamin b12 fermentation, due to its higher productivity compared to the anaerobic vitamin b12-producing microorganisms. this paper aimed to develop a cost-effective fermentation medium for industrial vitamin b12 production by p. denitrificans in 120,000-l fermenter. it was found that maltose syrup (a low-cost syrup from corn starch by means of enzymatic or acid hydrolysis) and corn steep liquor (csl, a by-product ... | 2015 | 25561346 |
| plantdario: web based quantitative and qualitative analysis of small rna-seq data in plants. | high-throughput sequencing techniques have made it possible to assay an organism's entire repertoire of small non-coding rnas (ncrnas) in an efficient and cost-effective manner. the moderate size of small rna-seq datasets makes it feasible to provide free web services to the research community that provide many basic features of a small rna-seq analysis, including quality control, read normalization, ncrna quantification, and the prediction of putative novel ncrnas. dario is one such system that ... | 2014 | 25566282 |
| populations of weedy crop-wild hybrid beets show contrasting variation in mating system and population genetic structure. | reproductive traits are key parameters for the evolution of invasiveness in weedy crop-wild hybrids. in beta vulgaris, cultivated beets hybridize with their wild relatives in the seed production areas, giving rise to crop-wild hybrid weed beets. we investigated the genetic structure, the variation in first-year flowering and the variation in mating system among weed beet populations occurring within sugar beet production fields. no spatial genetic structure was found for first-year populations c ... | 2010 | 25567926 |
| bioactive β-carbolines norharman and harman in traditional and novel raw materials for chicory coffee. | the β-carboline compounds norharman and harman exhibit neuroactive activity in the human body. chicory coffee has proved to be a source of β-carboline compounds. this study assessed the norharman and harman contents of traditional and novel raw materials for the production of chicory coffee, as well as in samples of chicory coffee with novel additives. the highest content of the β-carbolines among the traditional raw materials was recorded in roasted sugar beet (2.26 μg/g), while roasting the ch ... | 2015 | 25577081 |
| enhanced resistance to soybean cyst nematode heterodera glycines in transgenic soybean by silencing putative cle receptors. | cle peptides are small extracellular proteins important in regulating plant meristematic activity through the cle-receptor kinase-wox signalling module. stem cell pools in the sam (shoot apical meristem), ram (root apical meristem) and vascular cambium are controlled by cle signalling pathways. interestingly, plant-parasitic cyst nematodes secrete cle-like effector proteins, which act as ligand mimics of plant cle peptides and are required for successful parasitism. recently, we demonstrated tha ... | 2015 | 25581705 |
| biochemical characterization of a novel endo-1,5-α-l-arabinanase from rhizomucor miehei. | a novel gene (designated as rmarase) encoding endo-1,5-α-l-arabinanase from a thermophilic fungus rhizomucor miehei was cloned and expressed in escherichia coli. the gene had an open reading frame (orf) of 930 base pairs (bp) encoding 309 amino acids. the amino acid sequence shared highest identity (56%) with a glycoside hydrolase (gh) family 43 endo-1,5-α-l-arabinase from bacillus subtilis and low identity (35%) with the endo-1,5-α-l-arabinase from aspergillus niger. the recombinant endo-1,5-α- ... | 2015 | 25582414 |
| new solvent systems for gradient counter-current chromatography in separation of betanin and its derivatives from processed beta vulgaris l. juice. | betalains, natural plant pigments, are beneficial compounds due to their antioxidant and possible chemoprotective properties. a mixture of betalains: betanin/isobetanin, decarboxybetanins and neobetanin from processed red beet roots (beta vulgaris l.) juice was separated in food-grade, gradient solvent systems using high-performance counter-current chromatography (hpccc). the decarboxylated and dehydrogenated betanins were obtained by thermal degradation of betanin/isobetanin from processed b. v ... | 2015 | 25595533 |
| anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and sugar beet pulp lixiviation in batch reactors: effect of temperature. | the feasibility of anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge (ss) and sugar beet pulp lixiviation (sbpl) was assessed. mesophilic and thermophilic batch assays of five different ss/sbpl ratios were used to investigate the effect of temperature, providing basic data on methane yield and reduction in total volatiles. microbe concentrations (eubacteria and methanogenic archaea) were linked to traditional parameters, namely biogas production and removal of total volatile solids (tvs). the relationship ... | 2015 | 25600010 |
| productive performance of brown-egg laying pullets from hatching to 5 weeks of age as affected by fiber inclusion, feed form, and energy concentration of the diet. | the effects of fiber inclusion, feed form, and energy concentration of the diet on the growth performance of pullets from hatching to 5 wk age were studied in 2 experiments. in experiment 1, there was a control diet based on cereals and soybean meal, and 6 extra diets that included 2 or 4% of cereal straw, sugar beet pulp (sbp), or sunflower hulls (sfhs) at the expense (wt/wt) of the whole control diet. from hatching to 5 wk age fiber inclusion increased (p<0.05) adg and adfi, and improved (p<0. ... | 2015 | 25602026 |
| virulence of entomopathogenic fungi metarhizium anisopliae and paecilomyces fumosoroseus for the microbial control of spodoptera exigua. | the beet armyworm spodoptera exigua (lepidoptera: noctuidae) is difficult to control using chemical insecticides because of the development of insecticide resistance. several pest control agents are used to control the beet armyworm. entomopathogenic fungi are one of the candidates for eco-friendly pest control instead of chemical control agents. in this study, among various entomopathogenic fungal strains isolated from soil two isolates were selected as high virulence pathogens against larva of ... | 2014 | 25606011 |
| effect of enzymatic pretreatment on anaerobic co-digestion of sugar beet pulp silage and vinasse. | results of sugar beet pulp silage (sbps) and vinasse (mixed in weight ratios of 3:1, 1:1 and 1:3, respectively) co-fermentation, obtained in this study, provide evidence that addition of too high amount of vinasse into the sbps decreases biogas yields. the highest biogas productivity (598.1ml/g vs) was achieved at the sbps-vinasse ratio of 3:1 (w/w). biogas yields from separately fermented sbps and vinasse were by 13% and 28.6% lower, respectively. it was found that enzymatic pretreatment of sbp ... | 2015 | 25618496 |
| dietary fibre and the importance of the gut microbiota in feline nutrition: a review. | domestic cats are obligate carnivores and in this light hindgut fermentation has been considered unimportant in this species. however, a diverse microbiota has been found in the small and large intestines of domestic cats. additionally, in vitro and in vivo studies support the hypothesis that microbial fermentation is significant in felines with potential benefits to the host. results on microbiota composition and microbial counts in different regions of the feline gastrointestinal tract are com ... | 2014 | 25623083 |
| biochemical characterization of uronate dehydrogenases from three pseudomonads, chromohalobacter salixigens, and polaromonas naphthalenivorans. | enzyme catalysts will be vital in the development of synthetic biology approaches for converting pectinic monosaccharides from citrus and beet processing waste streams to value-added materials. we describe here the biophysical and mechanistic characterization of uronate dehydrogenases from a wide variety of bacterial sources that convert galacturonic acid, the predominate building block of pectin from these plant sources, and glucuronic acid to their corresponding dicarboxylic acids galactarate ... | 2015 | 25640726 |
| pectic oligosaccharides from agricultural by-products: production, characterization and health benefits. | pectin containing agricultural by-products are potential sources of a new class of prebiotics known as pectic oligosaccharides (pos). in general, pectin is made up of homogalacturonan (hg, α-1,4-linked galacturonic acid monomers) and rhamnogalacturonan (rg, alternate galacturonic acid and rhamnose backbone with neutral side chains). controlled hydrolysis of pectin containing agricultural by-products like sugar beet, apple, olive and citrus by chemical, enzymatic and hydrothermal can be used to p ... | 2016 | 25641325 |
| aqueous fraction of beta vulgaris ameliorates hyperglycemia in diabetic mice due to enhanced glucose stimulated insulin secretion, mediated by acetylcholine and glp-1, and elevated glucose uptake via increased membrane bound glut4 transporters. | the study was designed to investigate the probable mechanisms of anti-hyperglycemic activity of b. vulgaris. | 2015 | 25647228 |
| identification of novel isomeric pectic oligosaccharides using hydrophilic interaction chromatography coupled to traveling-wave ion mobility mass spectrometry. | separation and characterization of complex mixtures of pectic oligosaccharides still remains challenging and often requires the use of multiple analytical techniques, especially when isomeric structures are present. in this work, it is demonstrated that the coupling of hydrophilic interaction chromatography (hilic) to traveling-wave ion mobility mass spectrometry (twimms) enabled the simultaneous separation and characterization of complex mixtures of various isomeric pectic oligosaccharides. lab ... | 2015 | 25647688 |
| hyperart: non-invasive quantification of leaf traits using hyperspectral absorption-reflectance-transmittance imaging. | combined assessment of leaf reflectance and transmittance is currently limited to spot (point) measurements. this study introduces a tailor-made hyperspectral absorption-reflectance-transmittance imaging (hyperart) system, yielding a non-invasive determination of both reflectance and transmittance of the whole leaf. we addressed its applicability for analysing plant traits, i.e. assessing cercospora beticola disease severity or leaf chlorophyll content. to test the accuracy of the obtained data, ... | 2015 | 25649124 |
| aldehyde pegylation of laccase from trametes versicolor in route to increase its stability: effect on enzymatic activity. | laccase is a multicopper oxidase that catalyzes the oxidation of phenolic compounds. laccase can be used in bioremediation, beverage (wine, fruit juice, and beer) processing, ascorbic acid determination, sugar beet pectin gelation baking, and as a biosensor. recently, the antiproliferative activity of laccase toward tumor cells has been reported. because of the potential applications of this enzyme, the efforts for enhancing and stabilizing its activity have increased. thus, the pegylation of la ... | 2015 | 25652594 |
| an improved method for the production of fructooligosaccharides by immobilized β-fructofuranosidase from sclerotinia sclerotiorum. | this work is focused on the prebiotic synthesis by a purified immobilized β-fructofuranosidase (ffase) using a by-product molasses as a substrate. when cultivated on wheat bran, the fungus sclerotinia sclerotiorum produces ffase with interesting transfructosylating activity. the enzyme was purified by gel filtration and anion exchange chromatography to homogeneity. it showed a specific activity of 66.06 u/mg and a molecular mass of 50 kda. the ffase was immobilized covalently on alginate and chi ... | 2017 | 25656714 |
| efficient polygalacturonase production from agricultural and agro-industrial residues by solid-state culture of aspergillus sojae under optimized conditions. | previously identified fungal pectinase producers of the species aspergillus sojae were used for optimization of polygalacturonase production in solid-state fermentation applying design of experiment. the effects of media composition and several process parameters, like inoculum size, moisture level, incubation time and temperature on polygalacturonase activity were studied in screening and optimization investigations. utilization of agricultural and agro-industrial by-products provided the estab ... | 2014 | 25674471 |
| ttagg-repeat telomeres and characterization of telomerase in the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua (lepidoptera: noctuidae). | telomeres are maintained usually by telomerase, a specialized reverse transcriptase that adds this sequence to chromosome ends. in this study, telomerase activity was detected in the in different somatic tissues, such as midgut and fat bodies, by the telomeric repeat amplification protocol (trap) in spodoptera exigua. the structure of the telomeres of s. exigua was evaluated by sequence analysis of the trap products, revealing that the telomerase synthesized a (ttagg)n repeat. the presence of a ... | 2015 | 25689229 |
| the fingerprint of climate trends on european crop yields. | europe has experienced a stagnation of some crop yields since the early 1990s as well as statistically significant warming during the growing season. although it has been argued that these two are causally connected, no previous studies have formally attributed long-term yield trends to a changing climate. here, we present two statistical tests based on the distinctive spatial pattern of climate change impacts and adaptation, and explore their power under a range of parameter values. we show tha ... | 2015 | 25691735 |
| regulation of hemolymph trehalose level by an insulin-like peptide through diel feeding rhythm of the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua. | like vertebrate insulins, some insect insulin-like peptides (ilps) play crucial roles in controlling immature growth, adult lifespan, and hemolymph sugar level. an ilp gene (seilp1) was predicted from a transcriptome database of spodoptera exigua. seilp1 encodes 95 amino acid sequence and shares sequence homologies (33-83%) with other insect ilps, in which six conserved cysteine residues are found in the predicted b-a chains. seilp1 was expressed in all developmental stages of s. exigua. however ... | 2015 | 25703302 |
| multiple applications of ion chromatography oligosaccharide fingerprint profiles to solve a variety of sugar and sugar-biofuel industry problems. | sugar crops contain a broad variety of carbohydrates used for human consumption and the production of biofuels and bioproducts. ion chromatography with integrated pulsed amperometric detection (ic-ipad) can be used to simultaneously detect mono-, di-, and oligosaccharides, oligosaccharide isomers, mannitol, and ethanol in complex matrices from sugar crops. by utilizing a strong naoh/naoac gradient method over 45 min, oligosaccharides of at least 2-12 dp can be detected. fingerprint ic oligosacch ... | 2015 | 25708094 |
| dynamic variation of the microbial community structure during the long-time mono-fermentation of maize and sugar beet silage. | this study investigated the development of the microbial community during a long-term (337 days) anaerobic digestion of maize and sugar beet silage, two feedstocks that significantly differ in their chemical composition. for the characterization of the microbial dynamics, the community profiling method terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (trflp) in combination with a cloning-sequencing approach was applied. our results revealed a specific adaptation of the microbial community to th ... | 2015 | 25712194 |
| testing the joint effects hypothesis of elemental defense using spodoptera exigua. | metal hyperaccumulation may be an elemental defense, in which high concentrations of a metal in plant tissues decrease herbivore survival or growth rate. the joint effects hypothesis suggests that a combination of metals, or a combination of a metal with an organic compound, may have an enhanced defensive effect. the enhancement may be additive or synergistic: in either case the concentration of a particular metal necessary to provide a defensive benefit for the plant is lowered. we tested the j ... | 2015 | 25712748 |
| the cyst nematode effector protein 10a07 targets and recruits host posttranslational machinery to mediate its nuclear trafficking and to promote parasitism in arabidopsis. | plant-parasitic cyst nematodes synthesize and secrete effector proteins that are essential for parasitism. one such protein is the 10a07 effector from the sugar beet cyst nematode, heterodera schachtii, which is exclusively expressed in the nematode dorsal gland cell during all nematode parasitic stages. overexpression of h. schachtii 10a07 in arabidopsis thaliana produced a hypersusceptible phenotype in response to h. schachtii infection along with developmental changes reminiscent of auxin eff ... | 2015 | 25715285 |
| [effect of stress conditions on the activity and isozyme composition of peroxidase of vacuoles and tissue extract of red beet roots]. | changes in the enzymatic activity of phenol-dependent peroxidase (po) of vacuoles and tissue extract of red beet (beta vulgaris l.) roots in different phases of plant development and in hyperosmotic stress and pathogen infection were found. the highest activity was observed during root growth and the lowest po activity occurred in dormancy, respectively. activation of the enzyme was observed in infected roots. the isozyme composition of po was characterized by lability, and the number of cationi ... | 2016 | 25731036 |
| heterozygote deficits in cyst plant-parasitic nematodes: possible causes and consequences. | deviations of genotypic frequencies from hardy-weinberg equilibrium (hwe) expectations could reveal important aspects of the biology of populations. deviations from hwe due to heterozygote deficits have been recorded for three plant-parasitic nematode species. however, it has never been determined whether the observed deficits were due (i) to the presence of null alleles, (ii) to a high level of consanguinity and/or (iii) to a wahlund effect. the aim of the present work was, while taking into th ... | 2015 | 25735762 |
| [rapid determination of beet sugar content using near infrared spectroscopy]. | in order to classify and set different prices on basis of difference of beet sugar content in the acquisition process and promote the development of beet sugar industry healthily, a fast, nondestructive, accurate method to detect sugar content of beet was determined by applying near infrared spectroscopy technology. eight hundred twenty samples from 28 representative varieties of beet were collected as calibration set and 70 samples were chosen as prediction set. then near infrared spectra of ca ... | 2014 | 25739216 |
| [high-priority research directions in genetics, and the breeding of the sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) in the 21st century]. | high-priority research directions for the genetics and breeding of the sugar beet in the 21st century were developed with consideration of the available scientific achievements of domestic and foreign scholars. these directions unite the classical and molecular approaches to solving the problems of increasing the effectiveness of sugar beet breeding carried out on a genetic basis, and they correspond to the contemporary level of scientific research. seven such directions are proposed. | 2014 | 25739281 |
| metagenomic analysis of the bacterial community associated with the taproot of sugar beet. | we analyzed a metagenome of the bacterial community associated with the taproot of sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) in order to investigate the genes involved in plant growth-promoting traits (pgpts), namely 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (acc) deaminase, indole acetic acid (iaa), n2 fixation, phosphate solubilization, pyrroloquinoline quinone, siderophores, and plant disease suppression as well as methanol, sucrose, and betaine utilization. the most frequently detected gene among the pgpt c ... | 2015 | 25740621 |
| cadherin is involved in the action of bacillus thuringiensis toxins cry1ac and cry2aa in the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua. | bacillus thuringiensis (bt) insecticidal crystal (cry) proteins are effective against some insect pests in sprays and transgenic crops, although the evolution of resistance could threaten the long-term efficacy of such bt use. one strategy to delay resistance to bt crops is to "pyramid" two or more bt proteins that bind to distinct receptor proteins within the insect midgut. the most common bt pyramid in cotton (gossypium hirsutum l.) employs cry1ac with cry2ab to target several key lepidopteran ... | 2015 | 25754522 |
| sugar industry influence on the scientific agenda of the national institute of dental research's 1971 national caries program: a historical analysis of internal documents. | in 1966, the national institute of dental research (nidr) began planning a targeted research program to identify interventions for widespread application to eradicate dental caries (tooth decay) within a decade. in 1971, the nidr launched the national caries program (ncp). the objective of this paper is to explore the sugar industry's interaction with the nidr to alter the research priorities of the nidr ncp. | 2015 | 25756179 |
| the novel lipopeptide poaeamide of the endophyte pseudomonas poae re*1-1-14 is involved in pathogen suppression and root colonization. | endophytic pseudomonas poae strain re*1-1-14 was originally isolated from internal root tissue of sugar beet plants and shown to suppress growth of the fungal pathogen rhizoctonia solani both in vitro and in the field. to identify genes involved in its biocontrol activity, re*1-1-14 random mutagenesis and sequencing led to the identification of a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (nrps) gene cluster predicted to encode a lipopeptide (lp) with a 10-amino-acid peptide moiety. the two unlinked gene c ... | 2015 | 25761208 |
| electrostatic modulation and enzymatic cross-linking of interfacial layers impacts gastrointestinal fate of multilayer emulsions. | in this study, membrane properties were modulated using layer-by-layer electrostatic depositioning in combination with salt and/or enzyme treatment to control the gastrointestinal fate of emulsified oils. lipid droplets coated by a single-layer of biopolymers (gelatin) were prepared by high pressure homogenization. lipid droplets coated by a double-layer of biopolymers (gelatin-pectin) were prepared by electrostatically depositing sugar beet pectin on the gelatin-coated droplets. laccase was add ... | 2015 | 25766826 |
| multi-locus tree and species tree approaches toward resolving a complex clade of downy mildews (straminipila, oomycota), including pathogens of beet and spinach. | accurate species determination of plant pathogens is a prerequisite for their control and quarantine, and further for assessing their potential threat to crops. the family peronosporaceae (straminipila; oomycota) consists of obligate biotrophic pathogens that cause downy mildew disease on angiosperms, including a large number of cultivated plants. in the largest downy mildew genus peronospora, a phylogenetically complex clade includes the economically important downy mildew pathogens of spinach ... | 2015 | 25772799 |
| the leaf angle distribution of natural plant populations: assessing the canopy with a novel software tool. | three-dimensional canopies form complex architectures with temporally and spatially changing leaf orientations. variations in canopy structure are linked to canopy function and they occur within the scope of genetic variability as well as a reaction to environmental factors like light, water and nutrient supply, and stress. an important key measure to characterize these structural properties is the leaf angle distribution, which in turn requires knowledge on the 3-dimensional single leaf surface ... | 2015 | 25774205 |
| vermistabilization of sugar beet (beta vulgaris l) waste produced from sugar factory using earthworm eisenia fetida: genotoxic assessment by allium cepa test. | in the present study, sugar beet mud (sbm) and pulp (sbp) produced as a waste by-products of the sugar industry were mixed with cattle dung (cd) at different ratios on dry weight basis for vermicomposting with eisenia fetida. minimum mortality and highest population of worms were observed in 20:80 (sbm20) mixture of sbm and 10:90 (sbp10) ratios. however, increased percentages of wastes significantly affected the growth and fecundity of worms. nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, sodium, increase ... | 2015 | 25794577 |
| novel α-l-arabinofuranosidase from cellulomonas fimi atcc 484 and its substrate-specificity analysis with the aid of computer. | in the process of gene mining for novel α-l-arabinofuranosidases (afs), the gene celf_3321 from cellulomonas fimi atcc 484 encodes an af, termed as abfcelf, with potent activity, 19.4 u/mg under the optimum condition, ph 6.0 and 40 °c. abfcelf can hydrolyze α-1,5-linked oligosaccharides, sugar beet arabinan, linear 1,5-α-arabinan, and wheat flour arabinoxylan, which is partly different from some previously well-characterized gh 51 afs. the traditional substrate-specificity analysis for afs is la ... | 2015 | 25797391 |
| the roles of phosphorylation and shaggy-like protein kinases in geminivirus c4 protein induced hyperplasia. | even though plant cells are highly plastic, plants only develop hyperplasia under very specific abiotic and biotic stresses, such as when exposed to pathogens like beet curly top virus (bctv). the c4 protein of bctv is sufficient to induce hyperplasia and alter arabidopsis development. it was previously shown that c4 interacts with two arabidopsis shaggy-like protein kinases, atsk21 and 23, which are negative regulators of brassinosteroid (br) hormone signaling. here we show that the c4 protein ... | 2015 | 25815729 |
| effects of partial replacement of barley grain with beet pulp on performance, ruminal fermentation and plasma concentration of metabolites in transition dairy cows. | the objective of this study was to determine the effect of partial replacement of barley grain with beet pulp (bp) on dry matter intake (dmi), ruminal fermentation, plasma concentration of metabolites and milk yield of transition dairy cows. twenty-four multiparous holstein cows [735 ± 26 kg of body weights and 3.5 ± 0.05 of body condition score (bcs)] were used in a randomized complete block design. cows were assigned randomly on day 28 relative to expected parturition date to one of three trea ... | 2016 | 25816899 |
| morphogenesis of endoplasmic reticulum membrane-invaginated vesicles during beet black scorch virus infection: role of auxiliary replication protein and new implications of three-dimensional architecture. | all well-characterized positive-strand rna viruses[(+)rna viruses] induce the formation of host membrane-bound viral replication complexes (vrcs), yet the underlying mechanism and machinery for vrc formation remain elusive. we report here the biogenesis and topology of the beet black scorch virus (bbsv) replication complex. distinct cytopathological changes typical of endoplasmic reticulum (er) aggregation and vesiculation were observed in bbsv-infected nicotiana benthamiana cells. immunogold la ... | 2015 | 25833056 |
| developing precipitation modes for preventing the calcium-oxalate contamination of sugar beet pectins. | effects of precipitation modes on the co-precipitation of insoluble oxalates particles during the purification of sugar beet pectins (sbp) from the extract were investigated. it was observed that soluble oxalate ions formed insoluble oxalate salts with calcium and precipitated with pectins during ethanol precipitation as ph of the medium increased and the solvent changed from water to ethanol-water mixture. comparison among the employed precipitation methods revealed that both the dialysis-ethan ... | 2015 | 25842309 |
| pge2 mediates oenocytoid cell lysis via a sodium-potassium-chloride cotransporter. | prostaglandin e2 (pge2 ) mediates immune responses of the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua, including oenocytoid cell lysis (a class of lepidopteran hemocytes: ocl) via its specific membrane receptor to release inactive prophenoloxidase (ppo) into hemolymph. ppo is activated into phenoloxidase in the plasma to play crucial roles in the immune responses of s. exigua. the mechanism of ocl has not been elucidated, however we posed the hypothesis that a rapid accumulation of sodium ions within the o ... | 2015 | 25845372 |
| salt stress response of membrane proteome of sugar beet monosomic addition line m14. | understanding how plants respond to and tolerate salt stress is important for engineering and breeding effort to boost plant productivity and bioenergy in an ever challenging environment. sugar beet m14 line is a unique germplasm that contains genetic materials from beta vulgaris l. and beta corolliflora zoss, and it exhibits tolerance to salt stress. here we report the changes in membrane proteome of the m14 plants in response to salt stress (0, 200, 400mm nacl) using an itraq two-dimensional l ... | 2015 | 25845583 |
| investigation of the use of aerobic granules for the treatment of sugar beet processing wastewater. | the treatment of sugar beet processing wastewater in aerobic granular sequencing batch reactor (sbr) was examined in terms of chemical oxygen demand (cod) and nitrogen removal efficiency. the effect of sugar beet processing wastewater of high solid content, namely 2255 ± 250 mg/l total suspended solids (tss), on granular sludge was also investigated. aerobic granular sbr initially operated with the effluent of anaerobic digester treating sugar beet processing wastewater (part i) achieved average ... | 2015 | 25851439 |
| protein profile of beta vulgaris leaf apoplastic fluid and changes induced by fe deficiency and fe resupply. | the fluid collected by direct leaf centrifugation has been used to study the proteome of the sugar beet apoplastic fluid as well as the changes induced by fe deficiency and fe resupply to fe-deficient plants in the protein profile. plants were grown in fe-sufficient and fe-deficient conditions, and fe resupply was carried out with 45 μm fe(iii)-edta for 24 h. protein extracts of leaf apoplastic fluid were analyzed by two-dimensional isoelectric focusing-sds-page electrophoresis. gel image analys ... | 2015 | 25852707 |
| 3-fluoroazetidinecarboxylic acids and trans,trans-3,4-difluoroproline as peptide scaffolds: inhibition of pancreatic cancer cell growth by a fluoroazetidine iminosugar. | reverse aldol opening renders amides of 3-hydroxyazetidinecarboxylic acids (3-oh-aze) unstable above ph 8. aze, found in sugar beet, is mis-incorporated for proline in peptides in humans and is associated with multiple sclerosis and teratogenesis. aze-containing peptides may be oxygenated by prolyl hydroxylases resulting in potential damage of the protein by a reverse aldol of the hydroxyazetidine; this, rather than changes in conformation, may account for the deleterious effects of aze. this pa ... | 2015 | 25859886 |
| diversity and space-time dynamics of endophytic archaea from sugar beet in the north slope of tianshan mountain revealed by 454 pyrosequencing and t-rflp. | plants harbor complex and variable microbial communities. using molecular-based techniques targeting the 16s rrna gene, we studied the developmental stages and geographical location diversity of endophytic archaea in two locations (shihezi and changji) and four periods (the seedling growth, rosette formation, tuber growth and sucrose accumulation sampling periods) in the north slope of tianshan mountain, china. community structure of mixed sample from 60 sugar beet plants was examined using pcr- ... | 2015 | 25862354 |
| comparing the impact of high pressure high temperature and thermal sterilization on the volatile fingerprint of onion, potato, pumpkin and red beet. | 2014 | 25864329 | |
| magnetic resonance imaging of sugar beet taproots in soil reveals growth reduction and morphological changes during foliar cercospora beticola infestation. | cercospora leaf spot (cls) infection can cause severe yield loss in sugar beet. introduction of cercospora-resistant varieties in breeding programmes is important for plant protection to reduce both fungicide applications and the risk of the development of fungal resistance. however, in vivo monitoring of the sugar-containing taproots at early stages of foliar symptoms and the characterization of the temporal development of disease progression has proven difficult. non-invasive magnetic resonanc ... | 2015 | 25873673 |
| the potential benefits of red beetroot supplementation in health and disease. | in recent years there has been a growing interest in the biological activity of red beetroot (beta vulgaris rubra) and its potential utility as a health promoting and disease preventing functional food. as a source of nitrate, beetroot ingestion provides a natural means of increasing in vivo nitric oxide (no) availability and has emerged as a potential strategy to prevent and manage pathologies associated with diminished no bioavailability, notably hypertension and endothelial function. beetroot ... | 2015 | 25875121 |
| chard (beta vulgaris var. cicla) extract improved hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress and surfactant-associated protein alterations in rat lungs. | chard is used as an antidiabetic agent by the diabetic patients in turkey. | 2015 | 25880138 |
| of the importance of a leaf: the ethnobotany of sarma in turkey and the balkans. | sarma - cooked leaves rolled around a filling made from rice and/or minced meat, possibly vegetables and seasoning plants - represents one of the most widespread feasting dishes of the middle eastern and south-eastern european cuisines. although cabbage and grape vine sarma is well-known worldwide, the use of alternative plant leaves remains largely unexplored. the aim of this research was to document all of the botanical taxa whose leaves are used for preparing sarma in the folk cuisines of tur ... | 2015 | 25890379 |
| early transcriptional changes in beta vulgaris in response to low temperature. | major metabolic pathways and genes affected by low-temperature treatment were identified and a thorough picture of the early transcriptional changes in sugar beet plantlets upon cold stress was given. sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) is an important source of sugar and bioethanol production in temperate areas worldwide. in these areas, plantlet survival and sucrose yield of mature plants can be seriously limited by low temperatures, especially when plantlets are exposed to freezing temperatures (be ... | 2015 | 25893871 |
| accumulation of metals in soils, groundwater and edible parts of crops grown under long-term irrigation with sewage mixed industrial effluents. | farmers in developing countries irrigate crops using raw urban and industrial effluents with consequent risks from metal contamination. therefore, soils, crops and groundwater from an effluent irrigation use site were assessed for cd, cr, ni and pb. total and available contents of metals in soil followed the order pb>ni>cr>cd. crops accumulated more pb, followed by cd, ni and cr. pb exceeded the permissible limit with wastewater irrigation only, but cd exceeded the limit even with combined irrig ... | 2015 | 25894348 |
| enhanced l-lysine production from pretreated beet molasses by engineered escherichia coli in fed-batch fermentation. | faster sugar consumption rate and low-cost nitrogen source are required for the chemical biosynthesis using molasses. five pretreatment methods were applied to beet molasses prior to fermentation through engineered escherichia coli, respectively, and corn steep liquid was used as an organic nitrogen source to replace expensive yeast extract. furthermore, the effects of different feeding strategy in fed-batch fermentation on l-lysine production were investigated. the experimental results showed t ... | 2015 | 25899726 |
| the relationship between plasma and salivary nox. | several studies have shown that fasting plasma nitrite (no2(-)) is an indicator of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (nos) activity while plasma nitrate (no3(-)) or the sum of no2(-) and no3(-) (nox) does not reflect nos function. plasma no2(-) can also be elevated through dietary no3(-) where the no3(-) is partially reduced to no2(-) by oral bacteria and enters the plasma through the digestive system. no3(-) is taken up from plasma by salivary glands and the cycle repeats itself. thus, one may ... | 2015 | 25910583 |
| binding of arabinan or galactan during cellulose synthesis is extensive and reversible. | arabinans and galactans are major components of the side-chains of pectin in plant cell walls. in order to understand how pectin side-chains interact with cellulose, in this work we studied the interaction of de-branched arabinan (from sugar beet) and linear galactan (from potato) during the synthesis of cellulose by gluconacetobacter xylinus (atcc 53524) to mimic in muro assembly. the binding studies reveal that arabinan and galactan are able to bind extensively (>200mg/g of cellulose) during c ... | 2015 | 25933529 |
| biogas production within the bioethanol production chain: use of co-substrates for anaerobic digestion of sugar beet vinasse. | bioethanol production generates large amounts of vinasse, which is suitable for biogas production. in this study, the anaerobic digestion of sugar beet vinasse was optimised using continuous stirred-tank reactors (cstr) supplemented either with lime fertiliser or with 3% cow manure. in both reactors, the c/n ratio was adjusted by adding straw. the biochemical methane potential (bmp) of vinasse was 267.4±4.5lch4kgvs(-1). due to the low content of macro- and micronutrients and low c/n ratio of vin ... | 2015 | 25958146 |
| postruminal synthesis modifies the odd- and branched-chain fatty acid profile from the duodenum to milk. | milk odd- and branched-chain fatty acids (obcfa) have been suggested as potential biomarkers for rumen function. the potential of milk obcfa as a biomarker depends on whether their profile reflects the profile observed in the duodenum. the objective of this study was to evaluate whether the obcfa profile in duodenum samples is reflected in plasma and milk. for this, 2 dairy cattle experiments were used. in experiment 1, 4 holstein cows fitted with rumen and proximal duodenum cannulas were used i ... | 2015 | 25958291 |
| effects of feeding different levels of corn steep liquor on the performance of fattening lambs. | this study was conducted to assess the effect of feeding corn steep liquor (csl) on in vivo digestibility, ruminal ph, ammonia and hydrolytic enzyme activities, blood metabolites, feed intake (fi) and growth performance in fattening lambs. the csl is a by-product of wet milling process of maize starch industry. the crude protein (cp), rumen-degradable protein (rdp), lactic acid and metabolisable energy contents of this by-product were 420, 324, 200 g/kg dry matter (dm) and 12.6 mj/kg dm respecti ... | 2016 | 25958906 |
| increased fat and polyunsaturated fatty acid content in sow gestation diet has no effect on gene expression in progeny during the first 7 days of life. | the 'developmental origins of health and disease' hypothesis proposes not only that we are what we eat, but also that we could be what our parents ate. here, we aimed to improve health and performance of young piglets via maternal diets based on the hypothesis that maternal nutritional interventions change metabolic programming in piglets, reflected by differential gene expression early in life. therefore, sows were fed either a regular diet, based on barley, wheat and wheat by-products, sugar b ... | 2016 | 25962343 |
| efficient acetone-butanol-ethanol production by clostridium beijerinckii from sugar beet pulp. | sugar beet pulp (sbp) has been investigated as a promising feedstock for abe fermentation by clostridium beijerinckii. although lignin content in sbp is low, a pretreatment is needed to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation yields. autohydrolysis at ph 4 has been selected as the best pretreatment for sbp in terms of sugars release and acetone and butanol production. the best overall sugars release yields from raw sbp ranged from 66.2% to 70.6% for this pretreatment. the highest abe yield ... | 2015 | 25965949 |
| miscellaneous additives can enhance plant uptake and affect geochemical fractions of copper in a heavily polluted riparian grassland soil. | the problem of copper (cu) pollution in riverine ecosystems is world-wide and has significant environmental, eco-toxicological, and agricultural relevance. we assessed the suitability and effectiveness of application rate of 1% of activated charcoal, bentonite, biochar, cement kiln dust, chitosan, coal fly ash, limestone, nano-hydroxyapatite, organo-clay, sugar beet factory lime, and zeolite as soil amendments together with rapeseed as bioenergy crop as a possible remediation option for a heavil ... | 2015 | 25968602 |
| inter-block information: to recover or not to recover it? | comparing standard errors of treatment differences using fixed or random block effects with the approximation of kackar and harville helps in choosing the preferable assumption for blocks in the analysis of field experiments. blocked designs are common in plant breeding field trials. depending on the precision of variance estimates, recovery of inter-block information via random block effects may be worthwhile. a challenge in practice is to decide when recovery of information should be pursued. ... | 2015 | 25972114 |
| antifungal activity of the ribosome-inactivating protein be27 from sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) against the green mould penicillium digitatum. | the ribosome-inactivating protein be27 from sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) leaves is an apoplastic protein induced by signalling compounds, such as hydrogen peroxide and salicylic acid, which has been reported to be involved in defence against viruses. here, we report that, at a concentration much lower than that present in the apoplast, be27 displays antifungal activity against the green mould penicillium digitatum, a necrotrophic fungus that colonizes wounds and grows in the inter- and intracel ... | 2016 | 25976013 |
| consumer acceptance and stability of spray dried betanin in model juices. | spray dried beetroot powder was used to colour model juices, and the consumer acceptance of the juices and stability of the colour during storage at 60 °c, 20 °c, 4 °c, and -20 °c were studied. the majority of the consumers preferred the model juices coloured with anthocyanins or beetroot extract over model juices coloured with spray dried beetroot powder. the consumers preferred more intensely coloured samples over lighter samples. spray dried betanin samples were described as 'unnatural' and ' ... | 2015 | 25977043 |
| synthesis and insecticidal activity of spinosyns with c9-o-benzyl bioisosteres in place of the 2',3',4'-tri-o-methyl rhamnose. | the spinosyns are fermentation-derived natural products active against a wide range of insect pests. they are structurally complex, consisting of two sugars (forosamine and rhamnose) coupled to a macrocyclic tetracycle. removal of the rhamnose sugar results in a >100-fold reduction in insecticidal activity. c9-o-benzyl analogues of spinosyn d were synthesized to determine if the 2',3',4'-tri-o-methyl rhamnose moiety could be replaced with a simpler, synthetic bioisostere. insecticidal activity w ... | 2015 | 25993441 |
| [betaine-enriched beet suppresses hyperhomocysteinemia induced by choline deficiency in rats]. | to investigate the dose-dependent effects of beet powder supplementation on hyperhomocysteinemia induced by choline deprivation in rats. methods 48 rats of the wistar were fed 25% soybean protein diet (25s), choline deprivation in 25s diets (25scd) with different betaine levels (0. 05% and 0. 1%) and beet powder levels (4. 12% and 8. 24%) corresponds to betaine levels for 10 days, and they were killed by decapitation to obtain blood and livers was subject to analysis the concentration of homocys ... | 2015 | 25997234 |
| genetic diversity and population structure of beet necrotic yellow vein virus in china. | beet necrotic yellow vein virus (bnyvv) is a serious threat to the sugar beet industry worldwide. however, little information is available regarding the genetic diversity and population structure of bnyvv in china. here, we analyzed multiple sequences from four genomic regions (cp, rna3, rna4 and rna5) of a set of chinese isolates. sequence analyses revealed that several isolates were mixed infections of variants with different genotypes and/or different p25 tetrad motifs. in total, 12 distinct ... | 2015 | 25997927 |
| establishment and characterization of three embryonic cell lines of beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua (lepidoptera: noctuidae). | three cell lines (qau-se-e-1, -2 and -3, or se-1, -2 and -3 for short) were established from eggs of beet armyworm (spodoptera exigua) that have been passaged stably for more than 60 times in tnm-fh medium supplemented with 10 % fetal bovine serum. the cell lines consisted of round and spindle-shaped cells. the round cells accounted for 96.82, 84.34 and 83.16 % of the cells in the three cell lines, respectively, with cell diameters of 16.21 ± 0.72, 15.63 ± 0.58 and 13.06 ± 0.44 μm. random amplif ... | 2016 | 25999173 |
| noteworthy facts about a methane-producing microbial community processing acidic effluent from sugar beet molasses fermentation. | anaerobic digestion is a complex process involving hydrolysis, acidogenesis, acetogenesis and methanogenesis. the separation of the hydrogen-yielding (dark fermentation) and methane-yielding steps under controlled conditions permits the production of hydrogen and methane from biomass. the characterization of microbial communities developed in bioreactors is crucial for the understanding and optimization of fermentation processes. previously we developed an effective system for hydrogen productio ... | 2015 | 26000448 |
| effects of microbial phytase on apparent and standardized total tract digestibility of calcium in calcium supplements fed to growing pigs. | an experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that differences in the apparent total tract digestibility (attd) and standardized total tract digestibility (sttd) of ca exist among ca supplements and that inclusion of microbial phytase increases the attd and sttd of ca. one hundred and four growing barrows (average initial bw of 17.73 ± 2.53 kg) were allotted to a randomized complete block design with 13 dietary treatments and 8 pigs per treatment. a basal diet containing corn, cornstarch, p ... | 2015 | 26020322 |
| fungal invasion of the rhizosphere microbiome. | the rhizosphere is the infection court where soil-borne pathogens establish a parasitic relationship with the plant. to infect root tissue, pathogens have to compete with members of the rhizosphere microbiome for available nutrients and microsites. in disease-suppressive soils, pathogens are strongly restricted in growth by the activities of specific rhizosphere microorganisms. here, we sequenced metagenomic dna and rna of the rhizosphere microbiome of sugar beet seedlings grown in a soil suppre ... | 2016 | 26023875 |
| post-translational mechanisms are associated with fertility restoration of cytoplasmic male sterility in sugar beet (beta vulgaris). | genetic conflict between cytoplasmically inherited elements and nuclear genes arising from their different transmission patterns can be seen in cytoplasmic male sterility (cms), the mitochondrion-encoded inability to shed functional pollen. cms is associated with a mitochondrial open reading frame (orf) that is absent from non-sterility inducing mitochondria (s-orf). nuclear genes that suppress cms are called restorer-of-fertility (rf) genes. post-transcriptional and translational repression of ... | 2015 | 26031622 |
| combined effects of independent variables on yield and protein content of pectin extracted from sugar beet pulp by citric acid. | the extraction of pectin from sugar beet pulp by citric acid was carried out under different conditions using box-behnken design for four independent variables (ph, temperature, time and liquid to solid ratio). the yield of sugar beet pulp pectin ranged from 6.3% to 23.0%, and the content of protein from 1.5% to 4.5%. all independent variables significantly affected the yield, and all variables except liquid to solid ratio significantly affected the protein content. the yield increased as decrea ... | 2015 | 26050895 |
| outcrossing potential between 11 important genetically modified crops and the chilean vascular flora. | the potential impact of genetically modified (gm) crops on biodiversity is one of the main concerns in an environmental risk assessment (era). the likelihood of outcrossing and pollen-mediated gene flow from gm crops and non-gm crops are explained by the same principles and depend primarily on the biology of the species. we conducted a national-scale study of the likelihood of outcrossing between 11 gm crops and vascular plants in chile by use of a systematized database that included cultivated, ... | 2016 | 26052925 |
| enhanced heavy metal tolerance and accumulation by transgenic sugar beets expressing streptococcus thermophilus stgcs-gs in the presence of cd, zn and cu alone or in combination. | phytoremediation is a promising means of ameliorating heavy metal pollution through the use of transgenic plants as artificial hyperaccumulators. a novel streptococcus thermophilus γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase-glutathione synthetase (stgcs-gs) that synthesizes glutathione (gsh) with limited feedback inhibition was overexpressed in sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.), yielding three transgenic lines (s2, s4 and s5) with enhanced tolerance to different concentrations of cadmium, zinc and copper, as ind ... | 2015 | 26057126 |
| heterologous expression and characterization of α-l-arabinofuranosidase 4 from penicillium purpurogenum and comparison with the other isoenzymes produced by the fungus. | penicillium purpurogenum secretes at least four arabinofuranosidases. in this work, the gene of α-l-arabinofuranosidase 4 (abf4) has been sequenced and expressed in pichia pastoris. the gene is 1521 pb long, has no introns and codes for a protein of 506 amino acid residues including a signal peptide of 26 residues. mature protein has a calculated molecular mass of 55.4 kda, shows 77% identity with α-l-arabinofuranosidase 1 from p. purpurogenum and belongs to family 54 of the glycosyl hydrolases. ... | 2015 | 26058539 |
| roles of reversible and irreversible aggregation in sugar processing. | colloids (1-1000-nm particles) in sugarcane/beet juice originate from non-sucrose impurities (polyphenolic colorants, residual soil, polysaccharides) of the plant materials; additional colloids form during the high temperature processing. colloids are reactive toward aggregation, sorption, desorption, and redox/hydrolysis/thermal transformation reactions. both derjaguin-landau-verwey-overbeek (dlvo; van der waals and electrostatic forces) and non-dlvo (involving hydrophilic colloids) interaction ... | 2017 | 26065543 |
| tuneable stability of nanoemulsions fabricated using spontaneous emulsification by biopolymer electrostatic deposition. | nanoemulsions can be formed spontaneously from surfactant-oil-water systems using low energy methods. in this work, we showed that the droplets in oil-in-water nanoemulsions fabricated by spontaneous emulsification could be coated with an anionic biopolymer (beet pectin) using electrostatic deposition. nanoemulsions were formed by titrating oil (medium chain triglycerides) and surfactant (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate+lauric arginate) mixtures into an aqueous solution (10 mm citrate buff ... | 2015 | 26070187 |
| weed population in relation to crop rotation and nitrogen fertilisation. | in order to assess the impact of crop rotation and nitrogen fertilisation in an agro system, a long-term field experiment has been established in 2006 at the experimental farm of ghent university and university college ghent (bottelare-belgium). the trial comprises 11 different crop rotations in combination with four nitrogen fertilizer regimes. the different crop rotations are monoculture of grain- and silage maize, whether or not followed by italian ryegrass, permanent and temporary grass-clov ... | 2014 | 26084084 |
| use of green manure crops and sugar beet varieties to control heterodera betae. | although it is less studied than the white beet cyst nematode (heterodera schachtii), the yellow beet cyst nematode (h. betae) has been found in many countries in europe. for example in the netherlands, france and spain. h. betae causes yield losses on sandy soils. a high infestation can result in loss of complete plants. in the netherlands, this nematode is especially found in the south eastern and north eastern part, where it occurs on 18% and 5% of the fields, respectively. from a project of ... | 2014 | 26084110 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome of the beet webworm, spoladea recurvalis (lepidoptera: crambidae) and its phylogenetic implications. | the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the beet webworm, spoladea recurvalis has been sequenced. the circular genome is 15,273 bp in size, encoding 13 protein-coding genes (pcgs), two rrna genes, and 22 trna genes and containing a control region with gene order and orientation identical to that of other ditrysian lepidopteran mitogenomes. the nucleotide composition of the mitogenome shows a high a+t content of 80.9%, and the at skewness is slightly negative (-0.023). all pcgs start wi ... | 2015 | 26091291 |
| accumulation of heavy metals in the vegetables grown in wastewater irrigated areas of dehradun, india with reference to human health risk. | the present study on accumulation of heavy metals in the vegetables viz. beta vulgaris, phaseolus vulgaris, spinacea oleracea, and brassica oleracea var. botrytis grown in the wastewater-irrigated soil near the bindal river, dehradun, has shown the maximum accumulation of metals for pb (196.91 ± 8.13 mg/kg), cu (36.75 ± 6.19 mg/kg), zn (305.54 ± 14.30 mg/kg), ni (125.48 ± 5.97 mg/kg), cd (29.58 ± 4.26 mg/kg), and cr (93.06 ± 3.25 mg/kg) in agricultural soil irrigated with wastewater. the enrichm ... | 2015 | 26092239 |
| phosphorylation of beet black scorch virus coat protein by pka is required for assembly and stability of virus particles. | plant virus coat proteins (cps) play a fundamental role in protection of genomic rnas, virion assembly, and viral movement. although phosphorylation of several cps during virus infection have been reported, little information is available about cp phosphorylation of the spherical rna plant viruses. here, we demonstrate that the cp of beet black scorch virus (bbsv), a member of the genus necrovirus, can be phosphorylated at threonine-41 (t41) by camp-dependent protein kinase (pka)-like kinase in ... | 2015 | 26108567 |
| effect of type of fiber, site of fermentation, and method of analysis on digestibility of soluble and insoluble fiber in rabbits. | the effect of type of fiber, site of fermentation, method for quantifying insoluble and soluble dietary fiber, and their correction for intestinal mucin on fiber digestibility were examined in rabbits. three diets differing in soluble fiber were formulated (8.5% soluble fiber, on dm basis, in the low soluble fiber [lsf] diet; 10.2% in the medium soluble fiber [msf] diet; and 14.5% in the high soluble fiber [hsf] diet). they were obtained by replacing half of the dehydrated alfalfa in the msf die ... | 2015 | 26115273 |