Publications

[a case of a muskmelon like corneal change due to the wearing of a contact lens].		1969	5390928
experiments in biological and chemical control of fusarium wilt (f. oxysporum f. melonis (leach and currence) snyd. and hans.) of muskmelon.		1969	5344745
novel properties of satellite dna from muskmelon.	the purified dense satellite of muskmelon (cucumis melo l.) represents 30% of the total dna and forms a sharp, unimodal peak in both neutral and alkaline cscl gradients. spectrophotometric melting and dna reassociation analyses revealed that one-third of the satellite is high melting and has a complexity of about 2.5 x 10(5) daltons, while the remaining two-thirds of the satellite melts 8 degrees lower and has a complexity of about 5 x 10(8) daltons. the thermal stability of reassociated satelli ...	1974	4524654
identification of platelet inhibitor present in the melon (cucurbitacea cucumis melo).	an active fraction was isolated from an aqueous melon extract (cucurbitacea cucumis melo) and was shown that it inhibits human platelet aggregation induced by epinephrine, adp, collagen, thrombin, sodium arachidonate, prostaglandin endoperoxide analogue u-46619 and paf-acether. identification of the active substance as adenosine was indicated by tlc which gave identical rf value compared to adenosine, by the uv spectrum, because the inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation disappeared after the ...	1985	3931281
mitochondrial gene expression in cucurbitaceae: conserved and variable features.	we have examined mitochondrial dna (mtdna) sequence conservation, transcriptional patterns of mitochondrial genes, and mitochondrial translation products in four species of the plant family cucurbitaceae, in which there is a seven-fold range in mitochondrial genome size. a set of conserved mtdna sequences which we term "core" dna is present in all cucurbit genomes examined. in watermelon, only those mtdna restriction fragments which contain "core" dna hybridize with mtrna. similar numbers of pol ...	1985	3870928
the effects of fruit juices and fruits on the absorption of iron from a rice meal.	the effects of the chemical composition of fruit juices and fruit on the absorption of iron from a rice (oryza sativa) meal were measured in 234 parous indian women, using the erythrocyte utilization of radioactive fe method. the corrected geometric mean fe absorptions with different juices varied between 0.040 and 0.129, with the variation correlating closely with the ascorbic acid contents of the juices (rs 0.838, p less than 0.01). ascorbic acid was not the only organic acid responsible for t ...	1987	3593665
watermelon and ragweed share allergens.	a biotin-avidin amplified elisa was used to measure antigen-specific ige for ragweed, representative members of the gourd family (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, zucchini, and cucumber), and banana in the sera of 192 allergic patients, each with an ige greater than or equal to 180 microns/ml. sixty-three percent (120/192) of the sera contained antiragweed ige, and of these patients, 28% to 50% contained ige specific for any single gourd family member. in contrast, no greater than 11% of ...	1987	3584742
post-translational modifications in the large subunit of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase.	two adjacent n-terminal tryptic peptides of the large subunit of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase [3-phospho-d-glycerate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing), ec 4.1.1.39] from spinach, wheat, tobacco, and muskmelon were removed by limited tryptic proteolysis. characterization by peptide sequencing, amino acid composition, and tandem mass spectrometry revealed that the n-terminal residue from the large subunit of the enzyme from each plant species was acetylated proline. the sequence of the pen ...	1989	2928307
[characterization of xanthomonas campestris pv. cucurbitae, causal agent of the bacterial spot of squash].	bacterial leaf spot of squash was characterized for the first time in argentina. cultural, physiological, morphological and cross-infection tests on cucurbitaceae showed that the pathogen was xanthomonas campestris pv. cucurbitae (bryan) dye. the bacterium isolated from winter squash proved pathogenic for pumpkin, winter squash, cucumber and watermelon but no for muskmelon.	1989	2748850
species and genus specificity of the intergenic spacer (igs) in the ribosomal rna genes of cucurbitaceae.	the use of intergenic spacer (igs) fragments of plant ribosomal dna (rdna) for the differentiation between genera and species is tested by cross-hybridization experiments with different igs probes of two cucurbitaceae, cucurbita pepo (zucchini) and cucumis sativus (cucumber). hybridization with cloned fragments of different parts of the igs of ribosomal dna exhibit a different degree of conservation within and between the cucurbitaceae genera. in general, cucurbita species seem to be closer rela ...	2009	2631730
blood sugar lowering potentiality of selected cucurbitaceae plants of indian origin.	using five experimental models, the blood sugar lowering efficacy of eight plants of cucurbitaceae family has been assessed. the ethanolic extract of cucumis sativus linn, cucumis melo utilissimum roxb, cucumis melo linn, benincasa hispida thunb cogn and tricosanthes anguina nees, when administered in 250 mg/kg dose, orally to rats failed to lower blood sugar or to depress the peak value, after glucose load. however, ethanolic extract of momordica charantia linn plant and coccinia indica whit an ...	1989	2620957
species determination of eggs of opisthorchiid and heterophyid flukes using scanning electron microscopy.	eggs of opisthorchiid flukes have very characteristic muskmelon-like surface structure of their shells and can be differentiated using this mark from eggs of heterophyid flukes. surface structure and morphological details in operculum and abopercular end can be observed using scanning electron microscopy. eggs recorded very often in stool of laotians belong mostly to opisthorchis viverrini and sporadically to metagonimus yokogawai.	1990	2337251
toxicity of potassium cyanide added to fresh fruit and juice.	to investigate the toxicity of potassium cyanide in fresh fruit and juice, male and female wistar rats were orally dosed with fruit homogenates or juices containing 3 x ld50 of potassium cyanide. these were given in single doses at various intervals after spiking. the dosing solutions were analysed for cyanide using a cyanide test kit. there was a good correlation between the toxic signs in rats and the cyanide remaining in dosing solutions. the toxicity of spiked apple and honeydew melon dimini ...	1991	1959821
temperature-sensitive replication of cucumber mosaic virus in muskmelon (cucumis melo cv. iroquois), maps to rna 1 of a slow strain.	several strains of cucumber mosaic virus have been categorized as either 'fast' or 'slow', based on the time of appearance of symptoms after inoculation onto zucchini squash (curbita pepo cv. black beauty). these strains were examined for their ability to replicate in muskmelon (cucumis melo cv. iroquois) at elevated temperatures. all of the fast strains were able to replicate at 37 degrees c in muskmelon, whereas all of the slow strains were unable to replicate to detectable levels at 37 degree ...	1991	1856702
eggshell morphology of the small eggs of human trematodes in thailand.	light and scanning electron micrographs of opisthorchis viverrini, haplorchis taichui, h. pumilio, a phaneropsolus bonnei, and prosthodendrium molenkampi eggs were studied. under light microscopy. o. viverrini eggs had rough eggshells and prominent shoulders. h. taichui, h. pumilio were similar in shape and had smooth eggshells and prominent shoulders. h. pumilio eggs were bigger than h. taichui eggs. p. bonnei and p. molenkampi eggs had smooth eggshells and indistinct shoulders. p. bonnei eggs ...	1991	1820654
partial characterization of the translational inhibitor present in seeds of cucumis melo l.		1992	1486983
amino acid sequences of trypsin inhibitors from oriental pickling melon (cucumis melo l. var. conomon makino) seeds.	three inhibitors (cmcti-i, ii, and iii) were isolated from oriental pickling melon (cucumis melo l. var. conomon makino) seeds by acetone precipitation, gel filtration, and reversed phase chromatography. the amino acid sequences of these inhibitors were: [table; see text] the reactive sites (p1 and p1' sites) of these inhibitors are presumed to be the lys-ile indicated by an arrow, comparing them with other squash family inhibitors. all three inhibitors can inhibit lysyl endopeptidase and trypsi ...	1992	1368838
the complexity of satellite deoxyribonucleic acid in a higher plant.	purified satellite dna from melon (cucumis melo) was shown to contain at least two components from thermal-denaturation and renaturation studies. two components were separated after partial renaturation, a fast-renaturing fraction similar in complexity to mouse satellite dna, and one with 6000 times greater complexity. both components renatured very accurately, indicating a minimum of sequence divergence. centrifugation of the purified satellite dna in ag+/cs2so4 gradients resolved two major and ...	1975	1191264
modifications induced by benomyl and related compounds into chloroplasts spectral patterns, photosynthetic rates and chlorophyll contents of spinacia oleracea and cucumis melo.		1977	861396
[patulin in foods of vegetable origin. 2. several kinds of fruit and vegetables and fruit and vegetable products (author's transl)].	patulin was found in fruit with spontaneous brown rot (bananas, pineapples, grapes, peaches, apricots) as well as in moldy compots and in sallow-thorn juice. fruit, vegetables and fruit and vegetable product were artificially infected with penicillium expansum, p. urticae and byssochlamys nivea; patulin was subsequently found in peaches, apricots, greengages, bananas, strawberries, honeydew melons, tomatoes, red and green paprika, cucumbers and carrots; in several kinds of compot, in tomato juic ...	1977	857490
occurrence, isolation & characterisation of urease-inhibitor from melon (cucumis melo) seeds.		1978	748169
occurrence of patulin in fruit and vegetables.	in different varieties of apples and pears suffering from brown rot, patulin was found in about 50 p. 100 of samples investigated (about 120). patulin levels as high as 1 g/kg rotten material were found 2-3 days after the fruit was removed from the cold store where it had been stored for 5 months. a significant diffusion into the healthy plant tissue was not observed in apples, but in peaches, tomatoes and pears. vegetable products with natural patulin content: apples, pears, peaches, apricots, ...	1977	613910
a lectin from the exudate of the fruit of the vegetable marrow (cucurbita pepo) that has a specificity for beta-1,4-linked n-acetylglucosamine oligosaccharides.	lectins are present in the exudate (presumably from the phloem) of the fruits of three species of the cucurbitaceae, namely vegetable marrow (cucurbita pepo), melon (cucumis melo) and cucumber (cucumis sativus). they are all strongly inhibited in their activities by chitin oligosaccharides, but only weakly by n-acetylglucosamine. glycopeptides from soya-bean agglutinin and fetuin are also strong inhibitors of cucurbita pepo lectin, indicating that it interacts with internal n-acetylglucosamine r ...	1979	534476
isolation and characterization of a proteinase from the sarcocarp of melon fruit.	a proteinase from the sarcocarp of melon (cucumis melo l. var. prince) was purified by a three-step procedure involving batch-wise treatment with cm-cellulose fibers, column chromatography on cm-cellulose powder and gel filtration on sephadex g-75. the final enzyme preparation was homogeneous on acrylamide gel electrophoresis. its molecular weight was estimated by two different methods to be about 50,000. anlayses indicated tha presence of 475 amino acid residues and at least 7 moles of hexose. ...	1975	5423