Publications
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| the gh51 α-l-arabinofuranosidase from paenibacillus sp. ths1 is multifunctional, hydrolyzing main-chain and side-chain glycosidic bonds in heteroxylans. | conceptually, multi-functional enzymes are attractive because in the case of complex polymer hydrolysis having two or more activities defined by a single enzyme offers the possibility of synergy and reduced enzyme cocktail complexity. nevertheless, multi-functional enzymes are quite rare and are generally multi-domain assemblies with each activity being defined by a separate protein module. however, a recent report described a gh51 arabinofuranosidase from alicyclobacillus sp. a4 that displays b ... | 2016 | 27398094 |
| effects of in vitro fermentation of barley β-glucan and sugar beet pectin using human fecal inocula on cytokine expression by dendritic cells. | this study simulates the fermentation process of barley β-glucan and sugar beet pectin in the human colon and monitors the degradation products formed. additionally, immune effects of the degradation products were investigated. | 2017 | 27396291 |
| stability and oil migration of oil-in-water emulsions emulsified by phase-separating biopolymer mixtures. | oil-in-water (o/w) emulsions with varying concentration of oil phase, medium-chain triglyceride (mct), were prepared using phase-separating gum arabic (ga)/sugar beet pectin (sbp) mixture as an emulsifier. stability of the emulsions including emulsion phase separation, droplet size change, and oil migration were investigated by means of visual observation, droplet size analysis, oil partition analysis, backscattering of light, and interfacial tension measurement. it was found that in the emulsio ... | 2016 | 27384744 |
| apolipoprotein b mrna editing in the liver and small intestine of rats fed on beet fiber, soy protein, and fish oil. | apolipoprotein b mrna editing was investigated in the liver and small intestine of rats fed on beet fiber, soy protein, or fish oil as plasma cholesterol-reducing agents. the diets had no influence on the editing in both the liver and intestine, despite their cholesterol-lowering action. the results suggest that apo b mrna editing is not involved in the cholesterol-lowering effect of these diets. | 1999 | 27380239 |
| fermentable soluble fibres spare amino acids in healthy dogs fed a low-protein diet. | research in cats has shown that increased fermentation-derived propionic acid and its metabolites can be used as alternative substrates for gluconeogenesis, thus sparing amino acids for other purposes. this amino acid sparing effect could be of particular interest in patients with kidney or liver disease, where this could reduce the kidneys'/liver's burden of n-waste removal. since dogs are known to have a different metabolism than the obligatory carnivorous cat, the main objective of this study ... | 2016 | 27353524 |
| cytotoxicity and apoptotic effects of polyphenols from sugar beet molasses on colon carcinoma cells in vitro. | three polyphenols were isolated and purified from sugar beet molasses by ultrasonic-aid extraction and various chromatographic techniques, and their structures were elucidated by spectral analysis. cytotoxicity and the molecular mechanism were measured by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (mtt) assay, flow cytometry, caspase-3 activity assay and western blot assay. the results showed that gallic acid, cyanidin-3-o-glucoside chloride and epicatechin have cytotoxicity to the human colon, hepatocellular ... | 2016 | 27347927 |
| penicillium purpurogenum produces a highly stable endo-β-(1,4)-galactanase. | the polysaccharides of galactose present in the pectin of the plant cell wall are degraded by endo-β-1,4-galactanases. the filamentous fungus penicillium purpurogenum, which grows on a number of natural carbon sources, among them sugar beet pulp which contains pectin, has a gene (ppgal1) coding an endo-β-1,4-galactanase (ppgal1). this enzyme was expressed heterologously in pichia pastoris. it has a molecular mass of 38 kda, a ph optimum of 4-4.5, and an optimal temperature of 60 °c. it is 100 % ... | 2016 | 27339187 |
| egg hatch and survival and development of beet webworm (lepidoptera: crambidae) larvae at different combinations of temperature and relative humidity. | to understand the role that temperature and humidity play in the population dynamics of the beet webworm, loxostege sticticalis l. (lepidoptera: crambidae), egg hatch, survival of first-fifth instars, survival of the full larval stage, survival curves, and larval development rates were investigated at combinations of four temperatures (18, 22, 26, and 30°c) and five relative humidities (rh; 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%). we found that greatest egg hatch rate, survival rates of the first and seco ... | 2016 | 27329620 |
| digestive physiology and nutritional responses of autographa gamma (l.) (lepidoptera: noctuidae) on different sugar beet cultivars. | digestive enzymatic activity and nutritional responses of autographa gamma (l.) (lepidoptera: noctuidae), an important insect pest of sugar beet, on nine sugar beet cultivars (peritra, karolina, paolita, lenzier, tiller, ardabili, persia, rozier, and dorothea) were studied. the highest proteolytic activity of fourth and fifth instar of a. gamma was in larvae fed on cultivar persia. the highest amylolytic activity of fourth and fifth instar was observed in larvae fed on cultivars rozier and dorot ... | 2016 | 27324581 |
| a shotgun proteomic approach reveals that fe deficiency causes marked changes in the protein profiles of plasma membrane and detergent-resistant microdomain preparations from beta vulgaris roots. | in the present study we have used label-free shotgun proteomic analysis to examine the effects of fe deficiency on the protein profiles of highly pure sugar beet root plasma membrane (pm) preparations and detergent-resistant membranes (drms), the latter as an approach to study microdomains. altogether, 545 proteins were detected, with 52 and 68 of them changing significantly with fe deficiency in pm and drm, respectively. functional categorization of these proteins showed that signaling and gene ... | 2016 | 27321140 |
| protein synthesis is the most sensitive process when potassium is substituted by sodium in the nutrition of sugar beet (beta vulgaris). | potassium ions (k(+)) and sodium ions (na(+)) share many physical and chemical similarities. however, their interchangeability in plant nutrition is restricted. substitution studies showed that k(+) can be replaced by na(+) to a large extent in the nutrition of beta vulgaris l. however, the extent of substitution without negative impacts is not unlimited. the aim of the present study was to identify the process which is most sensitive during the substitution of k(+) by na(+) in nutrition of youn ... | 2016 | 27317909 |
| environmental impacts of different crop rotations in terms of soil compaction. | avoiding soil compaction caused by agricultural management is a key aim of sustainable land management, and the soil compaction risk should be considered when assessing the environmental impacts of land use systems. therefore this project compares different crop rotations in terms of soil structure and the soil compaction risk. it is based on a field trial in germany, in which the crop rotations (i) silage maize (sm) monoculture, (ii) catch crop mustard (mu)_sugar beet (sb)-winter wheat (ww)-ww, ... | 2016 | 27315601 |
| a snare-like superfamily protein sbslsp from the halophyte salicornia brachiata confers salt and drought tolerance by maintaining membrane stability, k(+)/na(+) ratio, and antioxidant machinery. | about 1000 salt-responsive ests were identified from an extreme halophyte salicornia brachiata. among these, a novel salt-inducible gene sbslsp (salicornia brachiata snare-like superfamily protein), showed up-regulation upon salinity and dehydration stress. the presence of cis-regulatory motifs related to abiotic stress in the putative promoter region supports our finding that sbslsp gene is inducible by abiotic stress. the sbslsp protein showed a high sequence identity to hypothetical/uncharact ... | 2016 | 27313584 |
| surfactin variants mediate species-specific biofilm formation and root colonization in bacillus. | cyclic lipopeptides (clp) and especially surfactins produced by bacillus spp. trigger biofilm formation and root colonization and are crucial for biocontrol activity and systemic resistance in plants. bacillus atrophaeus 176s isolated from the moss tortella tortuosa produces the clp fengycins, iturins and surfactins, possesses antifungal activities and can protect tomato, lettuce and sugar beet against rhizoctonia solani infection. in b. atrophaeus we identified for the first time the variant su ... | 2016 | 27306252 |
| [medications deprescribing in elderly nursing home residents]. | polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug reactions are frequent and important among elderly nursing home residents. few clinical trials have evaluated systematic withdrawal of medications in nursing homes. | 2016 | 27305746 |
| arabidopsis mir827 mediates post-transcriptional gene silencing of its ubiquitin e3 ligase target gene in the syncytium of the cyst nematode heterodera schachtii to enhance susceptibility. | micrornas (mirnas) are a major class of small non-coding rnas with emerging functions in biotic and abiotic interactions. here, we report on a new functional role of arabidopsis mir827 and its nitrogen limitation adaptation (nla) target gene in mediating plant susceptibility to the beet cyst nematode heterodera schachtii. cyst nematodes are sedentary endoparasites that induce the formation of multinucleated feeding structures termed syncytia in the roots of host plants. using promoter:gus fusion ... | 2016 | 27304416 |
| pantoea agglomerans: a mysterious bacterium of evil and good. part iii. deleterious effects: infections of humans, animals and plants. | pantoea agglomerans, a bacterium associated with plants, is not an obligate infectious agent in humans. however, it could be a cause of opportunistic human infections, mostly by wound infection with plant material, or as a hospital-acquired infection, mostly in immunocompromised individuals. wound infection with p. agglomerans usually follow piercing or laceration of skin with a plant thorn, wooden splinter or other plant material and subsequent inoculation of the plant-residing bacteria, mostly ... | 2016 | 27294620 |
| sugar beet pulp as leuconostoc mesenteroides t3 support for enhanced dextransucrase production on molasses. | sugar beet pulp (sbp) and molasses, as an agro industrial waste material, are produced in large amounts annually. thus, a major challenge nowadays is to develop procedures that could increase the value of the generated waste. in this study, sbp as a support for cell immobilization and molasses as a source of nutrients were used for a dextransucrase (ds) production by leuconostoc mesenteroides t3. the influence of sbp in native form (sbp-n) and after treatment with naoh (sbp-naoh) on ds productio ... | 2016 | 27287996 |
| including dietary fiber and resistant starch to increase satiety and reduce aggression in gestating sows. | aggression during mixing of pregnant sows impacts sow welfare and productivity. the aim of this study was to increase satiety and reduce aggression by including dietary fiber and fermentable carbohydrates. sows were housed in individual stalls 7 to 14 d after breeding (moving day was considered d 0 of treatment) and were fed (at 0700 h) with a control (corn-soybean meal based with no additional fiber sources), rstarch (10.8% resistant starch), beetpulp (27.2% sugar beet pulp), soyhulls (19.1% so ... | 2016 | 27285708 |
| mold pectinase modified with dialdehyde derivatives of dextran and cellulose. | chemical modification of mold pectinase with dextran- and cellulose-dialdehydes was examined to improve the enzyme characteristics. the modified pectinase with dextran-dialdehyde retained about 50% of the original activity, and more than 80% of the total amino groups were modified. hplc gel filtration analysis showed an increase in molecular weight of the reaction product. reaction with cellulose-dialdehyde provided an immobilized form of pectinase. the immobilized pectinase was resistant to bot ... | 1996 | 27281140 |
| formation of ent-isophleichrome by cladosporium herbarum isolated from sugar beet. | an isolate of cladosporium herbarum obtained from leaves of sugar beet produced a phytotoxic red pigment which was identified as ent-isophleichrome (1). production of the pigment was dependent on composition of the culture medium. the toxicity of ent-isophleichrome to sugar beet was strongly influenced by light. the polyketide biosynthetic origin of ent-isophleichrome in c. herbarum was demonstrated by (13)c acetate labelling/(13)c nmr studies. | 1992 | 27280820 |
| arabidopsis rna polymerases iv and v are required to establish h3k9 methylation, but not cytosine methylation, on geminivirus chromatin. | in plants, rna-directed dna methylation (rddm) employs small rnas to target enzymes that methylate cytosine residues. cytosine methylation and dimethylation of histone 3 lysine 9 (h3k9me2) are often linked. together they condition an epigenetic defense that results in chromatin compaction and transcriptional silencing of transposons and viral chromatin. canonical rddm (pol iv-rddm), involving rna polymerases iv and v (pol iv and pol v), was believed to be necessary to establish cytosine methylat ... | 2016 | 27279611 |
| improvement of hypertension, endothelial function and systemic inflammation following short-term supplementation with red beet (beta vulgaris l.) juice: a randomized crossover pilot study. | hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and has a prevalence of about one billion people worldwide. it has been shown that adherence to a diet rich in fruits and vegetables helps in decreasing blood pressure (bp). this study aimed to investigate the effect of raw beet juice (rbj) and cooked beet (cb) on bp of hypertensive subjects. in this randomized crossover study, 24 hypertensive subjects aged 25-68 years old were divided into two groups. one group took rbj for 2 weeks ... | 2016 | 27278926 |
| effects of different forage sources as a free-choice provision on the performance, nutrient digestibility, selected blood metabolites and structural growth of holstein dairy calves. | the objective of this study was to determine the effects of different forage sources on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility and blood metabolites of dairy calves. individually housed calves (n = 40; body weight = 41.2 ± 3.5 kg) were randomly allocated (n = 10 calves per treatment: five males and five females) to one of the following four treatments: (i) starter without forage provision (con), (ii) starter plus chopped alfalfa hay (ah), (iii) starter plus chopped wheat straw (ws) and 4 ... | 2017 | 27277573 |
| development of a new analytical method for the determination of red beetroot betalains using dispersive solid-phase extraction. | the objective of this study was to develop a method for the determination of red beetroot betalains based on the dispersive solid-phase extraction and modified quechers methods followed by micro-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with a mass spectrometer that was equipped with a quadrupole and time-of-flight detector. currently, new techniques for the extraction of the pigments are necessary and in this study, an extraction of beetroot betalains based on the quechers method was devel ... | 2016 | 27273972 |
| seasonal population dynamics of three potato pests in washington state. | pest phenology models allow producers to anticipate pest outbreaks and deploy integrated pest management (ipm) strategies. phenology models are particularly useful for cropping systems with multiple economically damaging pests throughout a season. potato (solanum tuberosum l.) crops of washington state, usa, are attacked by many insect pests including the potato tuberworm (phthorimaea operculella zeller), the beet leafhopper (circulifer tenellus baker), and the green peach aphid (myzus persicae ... | 2016 | 27271946 |
| home-processed red beetroot (beta vulgaris l.) products: changes in antioxidant properties and bioaccessibility. | in this study, the effects of home-processing on the antioxidant properties and in vitro bioaccessibility of red beetroot bioactives were investigated. for this purpose, fresh red beetroot and six different home-processed red beetroot products-including boiled, oven-dried, pickled, pureed, juice-processed, and jam-processed-were analyzed and compared for their total phenolic (tp) and total flavonoid (tf) contents, total antioxidant capacities (tac), and individual anthocyanin contents. in additi ... | 2016 | 27258265 |
| where's the "label" for beet juice: the value of the food and drug administration. | 2016 | 27256746 | |
| unsaturated amino acids derived from isoleucine trigger early membrane effects on plant cells. | unsaturated amino acids (unsaa) have been shown to affect the activity of various biological processes. however, their mode of action has been investigated poorly thus far. we show in this work that 2-amino-3-methyl-4-pentenoic acid (c2) and 2-amino-3-methyl-4-pentynoic acid (c3) structurally derived from isoleucine (ile) exhibited a multisite action on plant cells. for one, c2 and c3 induced early modifications at the plasma membrane level, as shown by the hyperpolarization monitored by microel ... | 2016 | 27254795 |
| review of anthraquinone applications for pest management and agricultural crop protection. | we have reviewed published anthraquinone applications for international pest management and agricultural crop protection from 1943 to 2016. anthraquinone (aq) is commonly found in dyes, pigments and many plants and organisms. avian repellent research with aq began in the 1940s. in the context of pest management, aq is currently used as a chemical repellent, perch deterrent, insecticide and feeding deterrent in many wild birds, and in some mammals, insects and fishes. criteria for evaluation of e ... | 2016 | 27252044 |
| establishing a crispr-cas-like immune system conferring dna virus resistance in plants. | crispr-cas (clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-crispr-associated proteins) is an adaptive immune system in many archaea and bacteria that cleaves foreign dna on the basis of sequence complementarity. here, using the geminivirus, beet severe curly top virus (bsctv), transient assays performed in nicotiana benthamiana demonstrate that the sgrna-cas9 constructs inhibit virus accumulation and introduce mutations at the target sequences. further, transgenic arabidopsis and n. ... | 2015 | 27251395 |
| identification of the transporter responsible for sucrose accumulation in sugar beet taproots. | sugar beet provides around one third of the sugar consumed worldwide and serves as a significant source of bioenergy in the form of ethanol. sucrose accounts for up to 18% of plant fresh weight in sugar beet. most of the sucrose is concentrated in the taproot, where it accumulates in the vacuoles. despite 30 years of intensive research, the transporter that facilitates taproot sucrose accumulation has escaped identification. here, we combine proteomic analyses of the taproot vacuolar membrane, t ... | 2015 | 27246048 |
| quantitative proteomics and phosphoproteomics of sugar beet monosomic addition line m14 in response to salt stress. | salinity is a major abiotic stress affecting plant growth, development and agriculture productivity. understanding the molecular mechanisms of salt stress tolerance will provide valuable information for effective crop engineering and breeding. sugar beet monosomic addition line m14 obtained from the intercross between beta vulgaris l. and beta corolliflora zoss exhibits tolerance to salt stress. in this study, the changes in the m14 proteome and phosphoproteome induced by salt stress were analyz ... | 2016 | 27233743 |
| repeat composition of cenh3-chromatin and h3k9me2-marked heterochromatin in sugar beet (beta vulgaris). | sugar beet (beta vulgaris) is an important crop of temperate climate zones, which provides nearly 30 % of the world's annual sugar needs. from the total genome size of 758 mb, only 567 mb were incorporated in the recently published genome sequence, due to the fact that regions with high repetitive dna contents (e.g. satellite dnas) are only partially included. therefore, to fill these gaps and to gain information about the repeat composition of centromeres and heterochromatic regions, we perform ... | 2016 | 27230558 |
| segsto, a novel glutathione s-transferase from the beet armyworm (spodoptera exigua), involved in detoxification and oxidative stress. | members of the glutathione s-transferase superfamily can protect organisms against oxidative stress. in this study, we characterized an omega glutathione s-transferase from spodoptera exigua (segsto). the segsto gene contains an open reading frame (orf) of 744 nucleotides encoding a 248-amino acid polypeptide. the predicted molecular mass and isoelectric point of segsto are 29007 da and 7.74, respectively. multiple amino acid sequence alignment analysis shows that the segsto sequence is closely ... | 2016 | 27230212 |
| herbal medicine use and linked suspected adverse drug reactions in a prospective cohort of ugandan inpatients. | clinical history-taking can be employed as a standardized approach to elucidate the use of herbal medicines and their linked suspected adverse drug reactions (adrs) among hospitalized patients. we sought to identify herbal medicines nominated by ugandan inpatients; compare nomination rates by ward and gender; confirm the herbs' known pharmacological properties from published literature; and identify adrs linked to pre-admission use of herbal medicines. | 2016 | 27229463 |
| [physiological responses of sugar beet (beta vulgaris) to drought stress during vegetative development period under drip irrigation]. | sugar beet (beta vulgaris cv. beta 356) was subjected to drought stress during vegetative development by maintaining the soil water content in the 0-40 cm soil depth at 70%, 50% or 30% of field capacity to study the physiological traits of the leaves. results showed that the compensation index was the highest in the 50% field capacity treatment. malonaldehyde (mda) content, relative conductivity, catalase (cat) activity, and soluble sugar content began to increase 24 h after rehydration. proline ... | 2016 | 27228610 |
| the effect of host plants on genotype variability in fitness and honeydew composition of aphis fabae. | aphid species can be polyphagous, feeding on multiple host plants across genera. as host plant species can have large variation in their phloem composition, this can affect aphid fitness and honeydew composition. previous research showed significant intraspecific genotype variation in the composition of the honeydew carbohydrates of the black bean aphid aphis fabae, with the ant attractant trisaccharide melezitose showing especially large variation across different genotypes. in this study, we t ... | 2016 | 27226343 |
| free maillard reaction products in milk reflect nutritional intake of glycated proteins and can be used to distinguish "organic" and "conventionally" produced milk. | using lc-ms/ms and isotopically labeled standard substances, quantitation of free maillard reaction products (mrps), namely, n(ε)-(carboxymethyl)lysine (cml), 5-(hydroxymethyl)-1h-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde (pyrraline, pyr), n(δ)-(5-hydro-5-methyl-4-imidazolon-2-yl)-ornithine (mg-h), and n(ε)-fructosyllysine (fl), in bovine milk was achieved. considerable variations in the amounts of the individual mrps were found, most likely as a consequence of the nutritional uptake of glycated proteins. when com ... | 2016 | 27213835 |
| beta vulgaris subspecies cicla var. flavescens (swiss chard): flavonoids, hepatoprotective and hypolipidemic activities. | the novel flavonoids, 2",2"'-di-o-α-rhamnopyranosyl-vicenin ii, a di-c-glycosyl flavone, and herbacetin 3-o-β-xylopyranosyl- (1"' --> 2")-o-β-glucopyranoside, were isolated from the leaves of beta vulgaris subspecies cicla l. var. flavescens, an edible plant which is consumed in the mediterranean areas, additional to the known flavonoids, 6-c-glucosyl isoscutellarein, vitexin-(1"' --> 2")-o-β-xylopyranosyl, vitexin-(1'" --> 2")-o-α-rhamnopyranosyi and vitexin. all metabolites were established by ... | 2016 | 27209705 |
| bioaccessibility and arsenic speciation in carrots, beets and quinoa from a contaminated area of chile. | consumption of vegetables grown in arsenic (as)-contaminated soils is an important exposure route to the element for humans. the present study is focused on locally-grown, frequently-consumed vegetables, such as carrots (daucus carota), beets (beta vulgaris) and quinoa (chenopodium) from the as-polluted chiu chiu area in northern chile. the latter region is affected both by as discharge from copper mining activity and natural as contamination, leading to a high as content in local food and water ... | 2016 | 27196992 |
| beet western yellows virus infects the carnivorous plant nepenthes mirabilis. | although poleroviruses are known to infect a broad range of higher plants, carnivorous plants have not yet been reported as hosts. here, we describe the first polerovirus naturally infecting the pitcher plant nepenthes mirabilis. the virus was identified through bioinformatic analysis of ngs transcriptome data. the complete viral genome sequence was assembled from overlapping pcr fragments and shown to share 91.1 % nucleotide sequence identity with the us isolate of beet western yellows virus (b ... | 2016 | 27180098 |
| chemical composition and protein enrichment of orange peels and sugar beet pulp after fermentation by two trichoderma species. | the present experiment aimed at increasing orange peel and sugar beet pulp protein content through solid-state fermentation by trichoderma reesei and trichoderma viride. in vitro digestibility and changes in the chemical composition of the fermented products were determined after seven days of fungal cultivation using gas production tests. the cultivation of t. reesei and t. viride on orange peels decreased neutral detergent soluble content (p<0.01) and increased cellulose, hemicellulose and lig ... | 2015 | 27175146 |
| effects of pectin supplementation on the fermentation patterns of different structural carbohydrates in rats. | we aimed to investigate and compare the effects of four types of pectins on dietary fiber (df) fermentation, microbiota composition, and short chain fatty acid (scfa) production throughout the large intestine in rats. | 2016 | 27174558 |
| heterologous production and characterization of a chlorogenic acid esterase from ustilago maydis with a potential use in baking. | ustilago maydis, an edible mushroom growing on maize (zea mays), is consumed as the food delicacy huitlacoche in mexico. a chlorogenic acid esterase from this basidiomycete was expressed in good yields cultivating the heterologous host pichia pastoris on the 5l bioreactor scale (reumchle; 45.9ul(-1)). in contrast to previously described chlorogenic acid esterases, the reumchle was also active towards feruloylated saccharides. the enzyme preferred substrates with the ferulic acid esterified to th ... | 2016 | 27173527 |
| optimised biogas production from microalgae through co-digestion with carbon-rich co-substrates. | microalgae can be used to upgrade biogas to biomethane and subsequently be digested for biogas production. however, the low c:n ratio of species such as arthrospira platensis may cause ammonia inhibition and low process stability during anaerobic digestion. this study investigates co-fermentation of a. platensis with carbon-rich co-substrates (barley straw, beet silage and brown seaweed) at a c:n ratio of 25 to enhance biomass conversion. no synergistic effects on biomethane potential could be p ... | 2016 | 27152773 |
| spinachdb: a well-characterized genomic database for gene family classification and snp information of spinach. | spinach (spinacia oleracea l.), which originated in central and western asia, belongs to the family amaranthaceae. spinach is one of most important leafy vegetables with a high nutritional value as well as being a perfect research material for plant sex chromosome models. as the completion of genome assembly and gene prediction of spinach, we developed spinachdb (http://222.73.98.124/spinachdb) to store, annotate, mine and analyze genomics and genetics datasets efficiently. in this study, all of ... | 2016 | 27148975 |
| cold temperature delays wound healing in postharvest sugarbeet roots. | storage temperature affects the rate and extent of wound-healing in a number of root and tuber crops. the effect of storage temperature on wound-healing in sugarbeet (beta vulgaris l.) roots, however, is largely unknown. wound-healing of sugarbeet roots was investigated using surface-abraded roots stored at 6 and 12°c for 28 days. surface abrasions are common injuries of stored roots, and the storage temperatures used are typical of freshly harvested or rapidly cooled roots. transpiration rate f ... | 2016 | 27148322 |
| potato tuber herbivory increases resistance to aboveground lepidopteran herbivores. | plants mediate interactions between aboveground and belowground herbivores. although effects of root herbivory on foliar herbivores have been documented in several plant species, interactions between tuber-feeding herbivores and foliar herbivores are rarely investigated. we report that localized tuber damage by tecia solanivora (guatemalan tuber moth) larvae reduced aboveground spodoptera exigua (beet armyworm) and spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) performance on solanum tuberosum (potato). ... | 2016 | 27147449 |
| effect of sugar beet variety and nonhost plant on rhizoctonia solani ag2-2iiib soil inoculum potential measured in soil dna extracts. | a direct soil dna extraction method from soil samples (250 g) was applied for detection of the soilborne sugar-beet-infecting pathogen rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group (ag) 2-2iiib using a newly developed real-time polymerase chain reaction assay that showed specificity to ag2-2iiib when tested against various r. solani ag. the assay showed a good relation between cycle threshold and amount of ag2-2iiib sclerotia detected in three spiked field soils and was also able to detect the pathogen i ... | 2016 | 27143412 |
| new bnyvv p25 variants in belgium. | rhizomania is a widespread viral plant disease of major importance in sugar beet cropping and breeding. it is caused by the beet necrotic yellow vein virus (bnyvv), a benyvirus transmitted by the soil inhabiting plasmodiophorid polymyxa betae. this vector also transmits other sugar beet virus such as beet virus q (bvq) and beet soil-borne virus (bsbv). despite identification of resistance genes, bnyvv remains a major constraint because of resistance-breaking events as well as its ability to surv ... | 2015 | 27141738 |
| dna damage and apoptosis in blood neutrophils of inflammatory bowel disease patients and in caco-2 cells in vitro exposed to betanin. | inflammatory bowel diseases (ibd) are chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, and continuing colonic inflammation is considered an important risk factor in the development of colorectal cancer. our previous studies showed that beetroot (beta vulgaris var. rubra) products and their major component betanin modulate the reactive oxygen species (ros) production and dna damage in 12-o-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (tpa) stimulated human polymorphonuclear neutrophil ... | 2016 | 27117102 |
| effect of ensiling process of total mixed ration on fermentation profile, nutrient loss and in situ ruminal degradation characteristics of diet. | this experiment aimed to determine the changes in chemical composition, fermentation profile, in situ disappearance characteristics, and nutrient losses of ensiled total mixed ration (tmr) containing steam-flaked corn or brown rice (br) during storage. tmrs for dairy cows, containing either steam-flaked corn or br at 31.9% with 15.2% rye silage, 40.5% alfalfa silage, 5.0% beet pulp and 7.0% soybean meal, were prepared (dry matter (dm) basis). each tmr was placed in a plastic drum silo, stored at ... | 2017 | 27113019 |
| rna-sequencing of cercospora beticola dmi-sensitive and -resistant isolates after treatment with tetraconazole identifies common and contrasting pathway induction. | cercospora beticola causes cercospora leaf spot of sugar beet. cercospora leaf spot management measures often include application of the sterol demethylation inhibitor (dmi) class of fungicides. the reliance on dmis and the consequent selection pressures imposed by their widespread use has led to the emergence of resistance in c. beticola populations. insight into the molecular basis of tetraconazole resistance may lead to molecular tools to identify dmi-resistant strains for fungicide resistanc ... | 2016 | 27112724 |
| augmenting sulfur metabolism and herbivore defense in arabidopsis by bacterial volatile signaling. | sulfur is an element necessary for the life cycle of higher plants. its assimilation and reduction into essential biomolecules are pivotal factors determining a plant's growth and vigor as well as resistance to environmental stress. while certain soil microbes can enhance ion solubility via chelating agents or oxidation, microbial regulation of plant-sulfur assimilation has not been reported. with an increasing understanding that soil microbes can activate growth and stress tolerance in plants v ... | 2016 | 27092166 |
| interaction between a tannin-containing legume and endophyte-infected tall fescue seed on lambs' feeding behavior and physiology. | it was hypothesized that a tannin-rich legume such as sainfoin attenuates the negative postingestive effects of ergot alkaloids in tall fescue. thirty-two 4-mo-old lambs were individually penned and randomly assigned to a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with 2 legume species, sainfoin (san; 2.9% condensed tannins) or cicer milkvetch (cic; without tannins) and a mixed ration containing tall fescue seed (50:30:20 seed:beet pulp:alfalfa) with 2 levels of endophyte infection (endophyte-infected tall fes ... | 2016 | 27065155 |
| effect of starchy or fibrous carbohydrate supplementation of orchardgrass on ruminal fermentation and methane output in continuous culture. | a 4-unit dual-flow continuous culture fermentor system was used to assess the effects of supplementing orchardgrass (dactylis glomerata l.) with 2 levels [5 and 10% of total dry matter (dm) fed] of starchy (barley grain, bar) or fibrous (beet pulp, bp) carbohydrate sources on nutrient digestibility, volatile fatty acid (vfa) production, bacterial protein synthesis, and ch4 output. treatments were randomly assigned to fermentors in a 4×4 latin square design with a 2×2 factorial arrangement using ... | 2016 | 27060824 |
| ingestion of a nitric oxide enhancing supplement improves resistance exercise performance. | mosher, sl, sparks, sa, williams, el, bentley, dj, and mc naughton, lr. ingestion of a nitric oxide enhancing supplement improves resistance exercise performance. j strength cond res 30 (12): 3520-3524, 2016-studies have established that supplementation of nitrate increases nitric oxide which in turn improves exercise performance. the current study aimed to investigate the effects of nitrate ingestion on performance of bench press resistance exercise until failure. twelve recreationally active ( ... | 2016 | 27050244 |
| staining of platyhelminthes by herbal dyes: an eco-friendly technique for the taxonomist. | an environment compatible technique to stain platyhelminthes, fasciola gigantica, gastrothylax crumenifer, taenia solium, and moniezia expansa using aqueous and alcoholic extract of sugar beet (beta vulgaris), china rose (hibiscus rosa-sinensis), and red rose (rosa hybrida) were described to minimized the deleterious effects of the synthetic dyes. | 2015 | 27047037 |
| effect of sugar beet tubers as a partial replacer to green fodder on production performance and economics of lactating surti buffaloes in lean period. | the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of sugar beet tubers as a replacer to green fodder on production performance and economics of lactating surti buffaloes. | 2015 | 27046988 |
| digestive sensitivity varies according to size of dogs: a review. | field observations on food tolerance have repeatedly shown that when fed an identical diet, large breed (>25 kg) dogs present softer and moister faeces than small breed ones (<15 kg). the purpose of this review is to highlight the findings of four phd theses, carried out between 1998 and 2013, whose objectives were to investigate the anatomical and physiological peculiarities that would explain, at least in part, this observation, as well as their nutritional implication. this work showed that l ... | 2017 | 27045769 |
| crop responses to elevated co2 and interactions with h2o, n, and temperature. | about twenty-seven years ago, free-air co2 enrichment (face) technology was developed that enabled the air above open-field plots to be enriched with co2 for entire growing seasons. since then, face experiments have been conducted on cotton, wheat, ryegrass, clover, potato, grape, rice, barley, sugar beet, soybean, cassava, rape, mustard, coffee (c3 crops), and sorghum and maize (c4 crops). elevated co2 (550ppm from an ambient concentration of about 353ppm in 1990) decreased evapotranspiration a ... | 2016 | 27043481 |
| cotton leaf curl multan betasatellite dna as a tool to deliver and express the human b-cell lymphoma 2 (bcl-2) gene in plants. | the betasatellite dna associated with cotton leaf curl multan virus (clcumb) contains a single complementary-sense orf, βc1, which is a pathogenicity determinant. clcumb was able to replicate in plants in the presence of diverse helper geminiviruses, including tomato leaf curl virus-australia (tlcv-au), iranian isolate of tomato yellow leaf curl virus (tylcv-[ab]), and beet curly top virus (bctv-svr), and can be used as a plant gene delivery vector. to test the hypothesis that clcumb has the pot ... | 2016 | 27041273 |
| sntox1, a parastagonospora nodorum necrotrophic effector, is a dual-function protein that facilitates infection while protecting from wheat-produced chitinases. | sntox1 induces programmed cell death and the up-regulation of pathogenesis-related genes including chitinases. additionally, sntox1 has structural homology to several plant chitin-binding proteins. therefore, we evaluated sntox1 for chitin binding and localization. we transformed an avirulent strain of parastagonospora nodorum as well as three nonpathogens of wheat (triticum aestivum), including a necrotrophic pathogen of barley, a hemibiotrophic pathogen of sugar beet and a saprotroph, to evalu ... | 2016 | 27041151 |
| evolutionary and biogeographic insights on the macaronesian beta-patellifolia species (amaranthaceae) from a time-scaled molecular phylogeny. | the western mediterranean region and macaronesian islands are one of the top biodiversity hotspots of europe, containing a significant native genetic diversity of global value among the crop wild relatives (cwr). sugar beet is the primary crop of the genus beta (subfamily betoideae, amaranthaceae) and despite the great economic importance of this genus, and of the close relative patellifolia species, a reconstruction of their evolutionary history is still lacking. we analyzed nrdna (its) and cpd ... | 2016 | 27031338 |
| [sanitary-hygienic assurance of the production of the sugar manufacture]. | bactericidal preparations currently used in the beet sugar manufacture, fail to provide the required microbiological purity of the finished product. experimentally there was proved the feasibility of an application of the new preparation on the base of dichloroisocyanuric acid at initial stages of the production. there is proposed a combined physical-chemical method of the process water purification with the use of impulse magnetic treatment and various sorbents. | 2015 | 27029172 |
| to be-et, or not to be-et, that is the question: the role(s) of nitrate and nitrite in health and illness. | this manuscript addresses the multilevel role of dietary nitrate and nitrite in health and diseases because of increased interest in dietary supplementation. | 2016 | 27028972 |
| an ecological approach to measuring the evolutionary consequences of gene flow from crops to wild or weedy relatives. | agricultural practices routinely create opportunities for crops to hybridize with wild relatives, leading to crop gene introgression into wild genomes. conservationists typically worry this introgression could lead to genetic homogenization of wild populations, over and above the central concern of transgene escape. alternatively, viewing introgression as analogous to species invasion, we suggest that increased genetic diversity may likewise be an undesirable outcome. | 2016 | 27011898 |
| temporal sampling helps unravel the genetic structure of naturally occurring populations of a phytoparasitic nematode. 1. insights from the estimation of effective population sizes. | the sustainability of modern agriculture relies on strategies that can control the ability of pathogens to overcome chemicals or genetic resistances through natural selection. this evolutionary potential, which depends partly on effective population size (n e ), is greatly influenced by human activities. in this context, wild pathogen populations can provide valuable information for assessing the long-term risk associated with crop pests. in this study, we estimated the effective population size ... | 2016 | 26989440 |
| genome analysis of the sugar beet pathogen rhizoctonia solani ag2-2iiib revealed high numbers in secreted proteins and cell wall degrading enzymes. | sugar beet (beta vulgaris) is a crop cultivated for its high content in sugar, but it is vulnerable to many soil-borne pathogens. one of them is the basidiomycete rhizoctonia solani. this fungal species has a compatibility system regulating hyphal fusions (anastomosis). consequently, r. solani species are categorized in anastomosis groups (ags). ag2-2iiib isolates are most aggressive on sugar beet. in the present study, we report on the draft genome of r. solani ag2-2iiib using the illumina tech ... | 2016 | 26988094 |
| prevalence, distribution and intraspecific variation of heterodera schachtii populations from semiarid environment. | a two-year survey study was carried-out to identify and determine the distribution, community characteristics and intraspecific variation of the sugar beet cyst nematode, heterodera schachtii populations collected from the six major sugar beet-producing governorates in syria, west asia. a total of 178 composite rhizosphere soil samples were collected from the six governorates during 2009 and 2010 growing seasons as follows: aleppo (26), ar raqqah (17), dayr az zawr (33), idlib (34), hamah (41) a ... | 2016 | 26981013 |
| rapid gene identification in sugar beet using deep sequencing of dna from phenotypic pools selected from breeding panels. | the combination of bulk segregant analysis (bsa) and next generation sequencing (ngs), also known as mapping by sequencing (mbs), has been shown to significantly accelerate the identification of causal mutations for species with a reference genome sequence. the usual approach is to cross homozygous parents that differ for the monogenic trait to address, to perform deep sequencing of dna from f2 plants pooled according to their phenotype, and subsequently to analyze the allele frequency distribut ... | 2016 | 26980001 |
| selective fractionation of sugar beet pulp for release of fermentation and chemical feedstocks; optimisation of thermo-chemical pre-treatment. | the effect of time and pressure on the selective extraction of sugar beet pectin using steam pre-treatment on unprocessed sugar beet pulp was evaluated using a design of experiments approach. this process gave the highest solubilisation of pectin oligomers at a relatively low pressure and longer time (5bar, 24min), whilst leaving the majority of the cellulose fraction intact. this method of steam pre-treatment fits into the concept of a sugar beet biorefinery as it valorises an existing waste st ... | 2016 | 26978325 |
| effect of level of fiber of the rearing phase diets on egg production, digestive tract traits, and body measurements of brown egg-laying hens fed diets differing in energy concentration. | this research studied the effects of additional fiber in the rearing phase diets on egg production, gastrointestinal tract (git) traits, and body measurements of brown egg-laying hens fed diets varying in energy concentration from 17 to 46 wk of age. the experiment was completely randomized with 10 treatments arranged as a 5 × 2 factorial with 5 rearing phase diets and 2 laying phase diets. during the rearing phase, treatments consisted of a control diet based on cereals and soybean meal and 4 a ... | 2016 | 26976899 |
| effect of dietary sugar concentration and sunflower seed supplementation on lactation performance, ruminal fermentation, milk fatty acid profile, and blood metabolites of dairy cows. | previous research has shown that both sunflower seed (sf) and sucrose (sc) supplementation can result in variation in milk fat concentration and composition, possibly due to altered fermentation patterns and biohydrogenation of fatty acids in the rumen. the objective of this study was to determine the effects of different sugar concentrations with or without sf supplementation on lactation performance, ruminal fermentation, and milk fatty acid profile in lactating dairy cows. eight multiparous h ... | 2016 | 26971160 |
| membrane proteins involved in transport, vesicle traffic and ca(2+) signaling increase in beetroots grown in saline soils. | by separating plasma membrane proteins according to their hydropathy from beetroots grown in saline soils, several proteins probably involved in salt tolerance were identified by mass spectrometry. beetroots, as a salt-tolerant crop, have developed mechanisms to cope with stresses associated with saline soils. to observe which plasma membrane (pm) proteins were more abundant in beet roots grown in saline soils, beet root plants were irrigated with water or 0.2 m nacl. pm-enriched membrane prepar ... | 2016 | 26969021 |
| enhancing l-lysine production of beet molasses by engineered escherichia coli using an in situ pretreatment method. | reducing the viscosity of molasses environmentally and selectively removing the harmful ingredients for microbes are the keys to promoting the bioavailability of molasses. a simple and environmental in situ pretreatment method integrating surfactants and alkali was developed to reduce the viscosity of molasses prior to l-lysine production using escherichia coli zy0217. adding activated carbon and modified orange peel based on the in situ pretreatment process effectively removed pigments and exce ... | 2016 | 26961187 |
| versatile synthesis of phmb-stabilized silver nanoparticles and their significant stimulating effect on fodder beet (beta vulgaris l.). | silver nanoparticles (agnps) are well-known bactericidal agents. however, information about the influence of agnps on the morphometric parameters and biochemical status of most important agricultural crops is limited. the present study reports the influence of agnps stabilized with cationic polymer polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride (phmb) on growth, development, and biochemical status of fodder beet beta vulgaris l. under laboratory and greenhouse conditions. phmb-stabilized agnps were o ... | 2016 | 26952409 |
| recovery of protein from green leaves: overview of crucial steps for utilisation. | plant leaves are a major potential source of novel food proteins. till now, leaf protein extraction methods mainly focus on the extraction of soluble proteins, like rubisco protein, leaving more than half of all protein unextracted. here, we report on the total protein extraction from sugar beet leaves (beta vulgaris l.) by a traditional thermal extraction method consisting of mechanical pressing, heating to 50 °c and centrifugation. the resulting streams (i.e. supernatant, green-protein pellet ... | 2016 | 26948631 |
| sugar beet molasses as an ingredient to enhance the nutritional and functional properties of gluten-free cookies. | sugar beet molasses is a raw material with high potential to be a functional ingredient in baked goods. this paper investigated the nutritional and functional properties of gluten-free cookies enriched with sugar beet molasses. at all enrichment levels and forms tested (liquid and dry), the addition of beet molasses improved the micronutrient pattern and antioxidative status of gluten-free cookies. the cookies prepared with molasses were significantly higher in potassium, magnesium, calcium, iro ... | 2016 | 26947667 |
| an efficient arabinoxylan-debranching α-l-arabinofuranosidase of family gh62 from aspergillus nidulans contains a secondary carbohydrate binding site. | an α-l-arabinofuranosidase of gh62 from aspergillus nidulans fgsc a4 (anabf62a-m2,3) has an unusually high activity towards wheat arabinoxylan (wax) (67 u/mg; k cat = 178/s, k m = 4.90 mg/ml) and arabinoxylooligosaccharides (axos) with degrees of polymerisation (dp) 3-5 (37-80 u/mg), but about 50 times lower activity for sugar beet arabinan and 4-nitrophenyl-α-l-arabinofuranoside. α-1,2- and α-1,3-linked arabinofuranoses are released from monosubstituted, but not from disubstituted, xylose in wa ... | 2016 | 26946172 |
| multi-residue methods for the determination of over four hundred pesticides in solid and liquid high sucrose content matrices by tandem mass spectrometry coupled with gas and liquid chromatograph. | for the first time three methods: matrix solid phase dispersion (mspd), original and modified quechers, with and without clean up step were studied in order to evaluate the extraction efficiency of various classes of pesticides from solid and liquid high sucrose content matrices. determinations over four hundred pesticides were performed by gas and liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (gc/lc/ms/ms) using multiple reaction monitoring. the proposed methods were validated ... | 2016 | 26946009 |
| effect of beta vulgaris linn. leaves extract on anxiety- and depressive-like behavior and oxidative stress in mice after acute restraint stress. | stress plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression. beta vulgaris is commonly known as "beet root" possessing antioxidant, anticancer, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, wound healing, and anti-inflammatory properties. | 2017 | 26941529 |
| antioxidant and physicochemical properties of hydrogen peroxide-treated sugar beet dietary fibre. | the aim of the present work was to examine if hydrogen peroxide treatment of sugar beet fibre that aimed at improving its physicochemical properties would impair its antioxidant potential. three different sugar beet fibres were obtained from sugar beet - non-treated fibre (ntf) from sugar beet cossettes extracted with sulphurous acid, treated fibre (tf) from ntf treated with hydrogen peroxide in alkaline solution and commercially available fibrex(®) . the antioxidant activity of extractable and ... | 2016 | 26929014 |
| susceptibility of five sugar beet cultivars to the black bean aphid, aphis fabae scopoli (hemiptera: aphididae). | the black bean aphid, aphis fabae scopoli (hemiptera: aphididae), is one of the important pests of sugar beet. the relative impact of resistance, including antibiosis and antixenosis of five sugar beet cultivars (doroti, perimer, pershia, rozier and 006) on a. fabae was studied under laboratory conditions using clip cages. the antibiosis test was based on life table parameters. significant differences on developmental time, mean number of nymphs/aphid/day, fecundity, and adult longevity of a. fa ... | 2016 | 26927334 |
| structural confirmation of novel oligosaccharides isolated from sugar beet molasses. | eleven oligosaccharides were isolated from sugar beet molasses using carbon-celite column chromatography and hplc. the constituent sugars and linkage positions were determined using methylation analysis, maldi-tof-ms, and nmr measurements. the configurations of isolated oligosaccharides were confirmed based on detailed nmr analysis. based on our results, three of the 11 oligosaccharides were novel. | 2016 | 26920296 |
| structural analysis of novel kestose isomers isolated from sugar beet molasses. | eight kestose isomers were isolated from sugar beet molasses by carbon-celite column chromatography and hplc. gc-fid and gc-ms analyses of methyl derivatives, mald-tof-ms measurements and nmr spectra were used to confirm the structural characteristics of the isomers. the (1)h and (13)c nmr signals of each isomer saccharide were assigned using cosy, e-hsqc, hsqc-tocsy, hmbc and h2bc techniques. these kestose isomers were identified as α-d-fructofuranosyl-(2- > 2)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 < ->2)-β-d- ... | 2016 | 26918514 |
| it is rocket science - why dietary nitrate is hard to 'beet'! part ii: further mechanisms and therapeutic potential of the nitrate-nitrite-no pathway. | dietary nitrate (found in green leafy vegetables such as rocket and in beetroot) is now recognized to be an important source of nitric oxide, via the nitrate-nitrite-no pathway. dietary nitrate confers several cardiovascular beneficial effects on blood pressure, platelets, endothelial function, mitochondrial efficiency and exercise. having described key twists and turns in the elucidation of the pathway and the underlying mechanisms in part i, we explore the more recent developments which have s ... | 2017 | 26914827 |
| [detection of syrup adulterants in prepackaged pure pineapple juice by fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and chemometric analysis]. | this study was performed to establish a method that can quickly and accurately identify adulterated syrup in the pure pineapple juice. a attenuated total internal refraction-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to collect the range of 900 -1 500 cm(-1) infrared spectra of 234 samples pure pineapple juice and adulterated syrup by beet syrup, rice syrup and cassava syrup. by using linear discriminant analysis and support vector machine for the identification model, comparing the full s ... | 2015 | 26904809 |
| sexual crossing of thermophilic fungus myceliophthora heterothallica improved enzymatic degradation of sugar beet pulp. | enzymatic degradation of plant biomass requires a complex mixture of many different enzymes. like most fungi, thermophilic myceliophthora species therefore have a large set of enzymes targeting different linkages in plant polysaccharides. the majority of these enzymes have not been functionally characterized, and their role in plant biomass degradation is unknown. the biotechnological challenge is to select the right set of enzymes to efficiently degrade a particular biomass. this study describe ... | 2016 | 26900400 |
| it is rocket science - why dietary nitrate is hard to 'beet'! part i: twists and turns in the realization of the nitrate-nitrite-no pathway. | dietary nitrate (found in green leafy vegetables, such as rocket, and in beetroot) is now recognized to be an important source of nitric oxide (no), via the nitrate-nitrite-no pathway. dietary nitrate confers several cardiovascular beneficial effects on blood pressure, platelets, endothelial function, mitochondrial efficiency and exercise. while this pathway may now seem obvious, its realization followed a rather tortuous course over two decades. early steps included the discovery that nitrite w ... | 2017 | 26896747 |
| tyrosine hydroxylation in betalain pigment biosynthesis is performed by cytochrome p450 enzymes in beets (beta vulgaris). | yellow and red-violet betalain plant pigments are restricted to several families in the order caryophyllales, where betacyanins play analogous biological roles to anthocyanins. the initial step in betalain biosynthesis is the hydroxylation of tyrosine to form l-dopa. using gene expression experiments in beets, yeast, and arabidopsis, along with hplc/ms analysis, the present study shows that two novel cytochrome p450 (cyp450) enzymes, cyp76ad6 and cyp76ad5, and the previously described cyp76ad1 c ... | 2016 | 26890886 |
| identification of leonurus sibiricus as a weed reservoir for three pepper-infecting viruses. | in plant virus ecology, weeds are regarded as wild reservoirs of viruses and as potential sources for insect-mediated transmission of viruses. during field surveys in 2013-2014, three leonurus sibiricus plants showing virus-like symptoms were collected from pepper fields in daegu, seosan, and danyang in korea. molecular diagnosis assays showed that the collected l. sibiricus samples were infected with either tomato spotted wilt virus (tswv), pepper mild mottle virus (pmmov), or beet western yell ... | 2016 | 26889117 |
| the plasma bioavailability of nitrate and betanin from beta vulgaris rubra in humans. | to evaluate the plasma bioavailability of betanin and nitric oxide (nox) after consuming beetroot juice (btj) and whole beetroot (bf). btj and bf were also analysed for antioxidant capacity, polyphenol content (tpc) and betalain content. | 2017 | 26873098 |
| proteomic changes induced by potassium deficiency and potassium substitution by sodium in sugar beet. | in this study, sugar beets (beta vulgaris l.) were grown at different k(+)/na(+) concentrations: mmol/l, 3/0 (control); 0.03/2.97 (k-na replacement group; t(rep)); 0.03/0 (k deficiency group; t(def)) in order to investigate the effects of k(+) deficiency and replacement of k(+) by na(+) on plant proteomics, and to explore the physiological processes influenced by na(+) to compensate for a lack of k(+). after 22 days, fresh and dry weight as well as the na(+) and k(+) concentration were measured ... | 2016 | 26860314 |
| effects of prebiotic oligosaccharides consumption on the growth and expression profile of cell surface-associated proteins of a potential probiotic lactobacillus rhamnosus fsmm15. | to investigate carbohydrate preference of a potential probiotic, lactobacillus rhamnosus fsmm15, six prebiotics, including two milk-derived prebiotics, galactooligosaccharides and lacto-n-biose i, and four plant-origin prebiotics, beet oligosaccharide syrup, difructose anhydride iii, fructooligosaccharides, and raffinose, were examined. the strain utilized the milk-derived prebiotics at similar levels to glucose but did not utilize the plant-origin ones in the same manner, reflecting their genet ... | 2016 | 26858929 |
| morphological and morphometrical analysis of heterodera spp. populations in jordan. | phenotypic diversity of five jordanian populations of cyst nematodes, heterodera spp. collected from five regions from jordan (ar-ramtha, madaba, dana, al-karak, and jerash) was investigated. soil samples were collected from one representative field in each region. morphological and morphometrical characteristics revealed that heterodera latipons is dominated in cereal fields at ar-ramtha, madaba, dana and al-karak regions and heterodera schachtii in jerash. cysts populations from all cereal fie ... | 2016 | 26858546 |
| effects of dietary nitrogen levels and carbohydrate sources on apparent ruminal synthesis of some b vitamins in dairy cows. | effects of nitrogen level and carbohydrate source on apparent ruminal synthesis (ars) of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin b6, folates, and vitamin b12 were evaluated using 4 lactating holstein cows distributed in a 4 × 4 latin square design with treatments following a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. cows were fitted with cannulas in the rumen and proximal duodenum. the treatments were 2 n levels and 2 carbohydrate sources. the diet with the high n level provided 14% crude protein, calculated to ... | 2016 | 26851844 |
| draft genome sequence of the sugar beet pathogen rhizoctonia solani ag2-2iiib strain bba69670. | rhizoctonia solani is a widespread plant pathogenic fungus featuring a broad host range including several economically important crops. accordingly, genome analyses of r. solani isolates are important to uncover their pathogenic potential. draft genome sequences for four r. solani isolates representing three of the 14 r. solani anastomosis groups (ags) are available. here, we present the first draft genome sequence for an r. solani ag2-2iiib isolate that is pathogenic on sugar beet. the fungal g ... | 2016 | 26851388 |
| effect of interfacial composition and crumbliness on aroma release in soy protein/sugar beet pectin mixed emulsion gels. | in this study, soy protein isolate/sugar beet pectin (spi/sbp) emulsion gels were prepared through an enzymatic gelation process. the effects of emulsifier (sbp, spi or spi/sbp complex) and emulsification process on the microstructure, texture, breakdown properties and aroma release behavior of resulting emulsion gels were investigated. | 2016 | 26841309 |