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two likely targets for the anti-cancer effect of indole derivatives from cruciferous vegetables: pi3k/akt/mtor signalling pathway and the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.	diets containing high quantities of plant foods are linked with a decreased likelihood of incidence of cancer. several common plant-based dietary components exert effects on dna methylation levels, and can positively influence genome stability and the transcription of tumor suppressors and oncogenes. indole-3-carbinol (i3c) is a substance present in vegetables of the brassicaeae family, especially broccoli, white cabbage, brussels sprouts and cauliflower. the in vivo biological effects of i3c ar ...	0	28596013
tas2r38 and ca6 genetic polymorphisms, frequency of bitter food intake, and blood biomarkers among elderly woman.	taste sensitivity is one of the most important biological determinants of food choice. three snps of the tas2r38 gene (rs713598, rs1726866, and rs10246939) give rise to two common haplotypes: pav and avi. these haplotypes, as well as an snp within the ca6 gene (rs2274333) that encodes carbonic anhydrase vi (ca6), correlate with bitterness perception. the extent of consumption of bitter food may influence some health outcomes. the aim of this study is thus to investigate the impact of the tas2r38 ...	0	28455260
red cabbage microgreens lower circulating low-density lipoprotein (ldl), liver cholesterol, and inflammatory cytokines in mice fed a high-fat diet.	cardiovascular disease (cvd) is the leading cause of death in the united states, and hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor. population studies, as well as animal and intervention studies, support the consumption of a variety of vegetables as a means to reduce cvd risk through modulation of hypercholesterolemia. microgreens of a variety of vegetables and herbs have been reported to be more nutrient dense compared to their mature counterparts. however, little is known about the effectiveness ...	0	27933986
screening of the anthocyanin profile and in vitro pancreatic lipase inhibition by anthocyanin-containing extracts of fruits, vegetables, legumes and cereals.	the phytotherapic treatment of overweight and/or moderate obesity is growing widely, thus there is a great interest towards the phenolic compounds of fruits and vegetables which may inhibit pancreatic lipase enzyme. in this study, we report the chemical composition and in vitro pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity of 13 freeze-dried anthocyanin-containing extracts of different mediterranean plants: fruits (blood orange, pomegranate, blackberry, mulberry and sumac), citrus by-products (blood ora ...	0	26970531
the brassica epithionitrile 1-cyano-2,3-epithiopropane triggers cell death in human liver cancer cells in vitro.	glucosinolates are secondary metabolites present in brassica vegetables. alkenyl glucosinolates are enzymatically degraded forming nitriles or isothiocyanates, but in the presence of epithiospecifier protein, epithionitriles are released. however, studies on the occurrence of epithionitriles in brassica food and knowledge about their biological effects are scarce.	0	26251050
practices and health perception of preparation of brassica vegetables: translating survey data to technological and nutritional implications.	food preparation practices are known to have large nutritional implications on the final product. this article describes survey data on preparation practices of brassica vegetables and the translation of these data into technological and nutritional implications using knowledge on the mechanisms of changes in the content of phytochemicals. the survey on preparation practices was performed with food service establishments (n = 123) and households (n = 477) in semarang, indonesia, and assessed the ...	0	26171631
how accurate are adolescents in portion-size estimation using the computer tool young adolescents' nutrition assessment on computer (yana-c)?	computer-administered questionnaires have received increased attention for large-scale population research on nutrition. in belgium-flanders, young adolescents' nutrition assessment on computer (yana-c) has been developed. in this tool, standardised photographs are available to assist in portion-size estimation. the purpose of the present study is to assess how accurate adolescents are in estimating portion sizes of food using yana-c. a convenience sample, aged 11-17 years, estimated the amounts ...	0	20128939
lupeol, a novel anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer dietary triterpene.	in the western world, an average of 250 mg per day of triterpenes (member of phytosterol family), largely derived from vegetable oils, cereals, fruits and vegetables is consumed by humans. during the last decade, there has been an unprecedented escalation of interest in triterpenes due to their cholesterol-lowering properties and evidence of this phenomenon include at least 25 clinical studies, 20 patents and at least 10 major commercially triterpene-based products currently being sold all aroun ...	0	19464787
photocontrol of anthocyanin formation in turnip and red cabbage seedlings.		1957	16655018
[effect of dehydrated white cabbage juice on peptic ulcer and chronic gastritis].		1964	14302226
[studies concerning relations between thiocyanogen formation and goiter-forming property of foodstuffs, v. comparison of the effect of white cabbage and thiocyanate on the thyroid gland of rats].		1964	14124984
[on the anthocyanins in red cabbage. ii. on the composition of sinapinic acid ester in rubrobrassin].		1965	14287714
[on the anthocyanins in red cabbage. ii. the distribution of glucose molecules in rubrobrassin chloride].		1965	14287713
[therapeutic use of white cabbage juice].		1966	6001245
the action of cabbage-leaf phospholipase d upon lysolecithin.	1. the action of the water-soluble phospholipase d from savoy cabbage leaves upon an aqueous solution of lysolecithin has been studied. 2. optimum conditions required the presence of ca(2+) ions and ph5.8. 3. equivalence was found between the amounts of lysolecithin hydrolysed and free choline released. the reaction was not accompanied by deacylation. 4. as the enzymic degradation proceeded, an opalescence developed, owing to the insolubility of the reaction product in the presence of ca(2+) ion ...	1967	6030285
the chemical nature of the products obtained by the action of cabbage-leaf phospholipase d on lysolecithin: the structure of lysolecithin.	1. lysolecithin, prepared by the action of snake-venom phospholipase a on ovolecithin, when incubated with savoy-cabbage phospholipase d, in the presence of ca(2+) ions, gave two degradation products (designated a and b) in the form of their calcium salts. 2. these calcium salts were separated quantitatively by solvent fractionation and converted into the corresponding sodium salts. 3. substance b proved to be a lysophosphatidic acid of conventional structure (1-monoacyl-l-3-glycerophosphoric ac ...	1967	4291559
[distrubution and metabolism of endrin-(14c) in white cabbage].		1968	5684056
effects of freezing and hardening on the sulfhydryl groups of protein fractions from cabbage leaves.	disc electrophoresis was used to separate water soluble proteins from hardy, non-hardy, and frost killed cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata) leaves. amidoschwarz staining failed to reveal any new bands as a result of hardening although the relative amounts of proteins in individual bands changed. sulfhydryl groups in the protein bands were stained with 2,2-dihydroxy-6,6-dinaphthyl disulfide and labeled with (14)c p-chloromercuribenzoate. significant decreases in the sulfhydryl content of t ...	1969	16657040
[contributions to biological chemistry. xxvi. transformation and residue retention of aldrin-14c and dieldrin-14c in white cabbage, spinach and carrots].		1970	5435925
n-carbamoyl-2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)glycine from leaves of broad bean (vicia faba l.).	1. dl-2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)glycine was resolved through the bromocamphorsulphonate to give its d-isomer. the n-carbamoyl derivatives of these amino acids were synthesized. circular-dichroism studies on these and related compounds, reported in a deposited annex, helped to establish the optical configuration. 2. n-carbamoyl-dl-2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)glycine was isolated from broad-bean leaves. it amounted to about 0.1% of the leaf dry matter. racemization may or may not have occurred during the isolatio ...	1971	5119777
[the pharmacological effects of extract of brassica oleracea var. capitata (red cabbage)].		1971	5169696
ethylene, light, and anthocyanin synthesis.	ethylene control of anthocyanin formation functions only through light-initiated synthesis pathways of the rapid synthesis phase. treatment with ethylene in the dark had no effect on dark anthocyanin synthesis in red cabbage (brassica oleracea l.). pretreatment of both red cabbage and sorghum (sorghum vulgare l.) with ethylene for 24 hours in the dark did increase the rate of synthesis when the tissue was placed in the light. light-initiated anthocyanin synthesis is inhibited by ethylene when th ...	1973	16658347
[on phenolic acids of vegetables. i. hydroxycinnamic acids and hydroxybenzoic acids of brassica-species and leaves of other cruciferae (author's transl)].	the contents of phenolic acids in vegetables of the species brassica almost totally consist of hydroxycinnamic acid compounds. in contrary to other species of vegetables sinapic acid is dominant. leaves of radish (rhaphanus sativus var. sativus and var. niger) mainly contain compounds of caffeic and p-coumaric acid; leaves of horse radish show only traces of hydroxycinnamic acids. in the group of hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives traces of salicylic and gentistic acid could be determined in almost ...	1975	1229722
efficacy of oxamyl against heterodera schachtii on cabbage.	the efficacy of oxamyl in controlling heterodera schachtii on cabbage was determined by applying various contbinations of soil drenches at 6.7 kg (a.i.)/ha and foliar sprays at 0.04 kg (a.i.)/100 liters of water to cabbage seedlings. pretransplant drenches provided some control of h. schachtii over a 13-week period. a single foliar spray of oxamyl 1 week before transplanting apparently prevented penetration of h. schachtii larvae; post-transplant sprays were relatively ineffective. a pretranspla ...	1976	19308194
pollen protein synthesis and control of incompatibility in brassica.	excised but otherwise intact cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata) stigmas release a watersoluble substance which selectively inhibits germination of self-but not cross-pollen. the inhibitory effect on self-pollen germination is dependent on both the concentration of stigma extract and on the time of addition. low concentrations of stigma extract inhibit when present from the start (zero time additions) of pollen imbibition, whereas high concentrations do not. high concentrations inhibit whe ...	1976	24413797
photocontrol of anthocyanin synthesis: v. further evidence against the involvement of photosynthesis in high irradiance reaction anthocyanin synthesis of young seedlings.	streptomycin and chloramphenicol inhibit the development of the photosynthetic apparatus and enhance anthocyanin synthesis in tomato (lycopersican esculentum, cv. beefsteak) and red cabbage (brassica oleracea, cv. red acre) seedlings. the two antibiotics do not affect the basic features of light-dependent anthocyanin formation: the relative effectiveness of different irradiance levels and of different spectral regions and the red-far red reversibility of the response are essentially the same in ...	1976	16659650
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
enzymic assay for lecithin in amniotic fluid.	we describe an enzymic method for determining lecithin in amniotic fluid. phospholipase d from savoy cabbage is used to liberate choline from lecithin, and the liberated choline is oxidized to betaine and hydrogen peroxide by choline oxidase from arthrobacter globiformis. the hydrogen peroxide forms a colored complex with phenol and 4-aminoantipyrene in the presence of horseradish peroxidase, and this color is measured spectrophotometrically. the method is relatively easy, precise, and accurate, ...	1979	761344
inhibition of anthocyanin formation in seedlings and flowers by the enantiomers of α-aminooxy-β-phenylpropionic acid and their n-benzyloxycarbonyl derivatives.	both enantiomers of α-aminooxy-β-phenylpropionic acid (aopp), potent inhibitors of l-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, and their n-benzyloxycarbonyl (n-boc) derivatives inhibit anthocyanin formation in developing flowers of ipomoea tricolor cav. and catharanthus roseus don. as well as in seedlings of brassica oleracea var. caulo-rapa dc (kohlrabi) and b. oleracea var. capitata l. (red cabbage) with little interference with their normal development. kohlrabi seedlings tolerate up to 0.3 mm l-aopp and ...	1979	24407328
phospholipase d from savoy cabbage: purification and preliminary kinetic characterization.	phospholipase d has been purified 680-fold from an acetone powder of savoy cabbage in an overall yield of 30%. the purification involves solubilization of the acetone powder in a ca2+-containing buffer and subsequent ammonium sulfate fractionation. gel filtration on sephadex g-200 and hydrophobic affinity chromatography using a gamma-aminopropane-agarose gel complete the purification. the two chromatographic steps were conducted in buffers containing 50% ethylene glycol, which was necessary in o ...	1979	518840
the fungal and bacterial flora of stored white cabbage.		1979	438106
distribution of s-alleles and breeding structure of cape broccoli (brassica oleracea var.'italica').	182 plants representing 7 cultivars of cape broccoli were tested for their s-alleles using the standard brassica s-allele collection. in all but 12 plants both s-alleles were identified. a total of 20 different s-alleles were found, 9 of which occurred in the autumn types but not in the spring, 5 of which occurred in the spring types and not the autumn, and 6 of which were common to both. most of the s-alleles detected in cape broccoli were also found in brussels sprouts or kales, but of the thr ...	1980	24301211
isolation of a plant glycoprotein involved with control of intercellular recognition.	a recognition molecule was isolated from stigmas of s-allele genotype s(2)s(2) of brassica oleracea var. capitata l. after sephadex chromatography, it eluted as a single symmetrical peak during diethylaminoethane-cellulose chromatography. a high degree of purity was affirmed by: sedimentation as a single peak during ultracentrifugation through 5 to 20% sucrose gradients; elution as a single peak from sephadex g-100; visualization as a single band which stains with coomassie blue and periodic aci ...	1981	16661660
[orienting residue test of post-harvest treated white cabbage heads for benomoyl/carbendazim].		1982	7164498
the ultrastructure of anthocyanoplasts in red-cabbage.	a study of the ultrastructure of anthocyanoplasts from the seedling hypocotyl and leaves from the heart of red-cabbage plants has been made. evidence is presented that the anthocyanoplast does not represent a hydrophobic droplet but is bounded by a single tripartite membrane approximately 10 nm in thickness. the results provide further support for the view that the anthocyanoplast is an intracellular compartment containing at least the later enzymes of anthocyanin biosynthesis, which are thereby ...	1982	24275967
leaf color used by cabbage root flies to distinguish among host plants.	in experiments in which spectrophotometric reflectance patterns of real leaves were mimicked with mixtures of artists' pigments, leaf color was shown to be a character used by cabbage root flies, before landing on leaves, to discriminate among the host plant cultivars radish, green cabbage, and red cabbage. it may be possible to take advantage of factors that affect leaf color, such as epicuticular bloom, pubescence, and masking of chlorophyll by other pigments, to decrease the attraction of cer ...	1983	17769217
[lead and cadmium contamination of foods and feeds from selected areas of the erfurt district. 4. lead in vegetables grown in culture centers of the erfurt region].	for the purpose of determining the effect of heavy metal emissions of a great town on the lead and cadmium levels of vegetables that are of relevance to food supply, we analyzed 193 samples of vegetables from the important vegetable-growing centre of erfurt during a 3-year period. with regard to the main wind direction and the infrastructure of the town, the samples were collected at four different areas under vegetable. apart from a single exception, the lead and cadmium contents were inferior ...	1983	6633634
partial purification and characterization of cystine lyase from cabbage (brassica oleracea var capitata).	cabbage (brassica oleracea var capitata) leaves were used as a source of cystine lyase. diethylaminoethyl-cellulose chromatography resolved two peaks of activity, designated i and ii.cystine lyase i (molecular weight 145,000) and o-acetylserine sulfhydrylase (molecular weight 70,000) were resolved by bio-gel a-0.5m chromatography. this isozyme catalyzed an alpha,beta-elimination reaction with cystine, cysteine, o-acetylserine, and several s-substituted cysteines. the substrate specificity was si ...	1983	16663061
[distribution of free carboxyl groups in native pectins from fruits and vegetables].	pectins from 18 kinds of fruit and vegetable are extracted with ammonium oxalate from the alcohol-insoluble substance and fractioned on deae-sephacell. all the fruit pectins as well as tomato and sunflower pectin have in their distribution of the esterification degree a concentration maximum in the highly esterified range, that is above an esterification degree of 60%. with lower esterification degrees the concentration decreased continuously. vegetable pectins from cucumbers, celery, and tomato ...	1985	4022106
[a food-borne infection caused by campylobacter jejuni serotype lauwers 19].	report on a outbreak due to contaminated food involving 556 schoolchildren who got their lunch from a school kitchen. the outbreak occurred abruptly without any secondary infectious. examinations for salmonellae, shigellae, enteritis-coli, yersiniae and rotaviruses were negative. however, campylobacter jejuni were isolated from 105 specimens of faeces in rostock. sixty of these strains and another 2 that had been isolated at the same time but had no relation to the outbreak in rostock, were furt ...	1986	3107256
primary structure of cu-zn superoxide dismutase of brassica oleracea proves homology with corresponding enzymes of animals, fungi and prokaryotes.	the complete amino-acid sequence of cu-zn superoxide dismutase from white cabbage (brassica oleracea) is reported. the polypeptide chain consists of 151 amino acids and has a molecular mass of 15,604 da. the primary structure of the reduced and s-carboxymethylated protein was determined by automated solid phase sequence analysis of tryptic fragments and peptides obtained by digestion with staphylococcus aureus proteinase v8. the protein shows a free amino terminus as was found for all non-mammal ...	1986	3790249
differential induction of mixed-function oxidase (mfo) activity in rat liver and intestine by diets containing processed cabbage: correlation with cabbage levels of glucosinolates and glucosinolate hydrolysis products.	both white and savoy-type cabbage added to a semi-purified diet at 25% dry weight and fed to rats ad lib. for 5 days significantly induced ethoxyresorufin (err) deethylation in the small and large intestine. savoy cabbage also induced hepatic activity and, in general, exhibited a greater inducing effect than white cabbage. these enzyme-inducing effects were altered when the cabbage had been processed. the content of intact glucosinolate was greater in savoy than in white cabbage. the indole gluc ...	1987	3609976
an investigation of the intracellular site of anthocyanoplasts using isolated protoplasts and vacuoles.	microscopic observations made during preparation of protoplasts and vacuoles from red radish seedling hypocotyl (raphanus sativus l.) show that anthocyanoplasts, the strongly pigmented bodies present in the pigmented cells of the hypodermis, begin as apparently membranous vesicles in the cytoplasm made visible by the deposition and accumulation of anthocyanins, but only rarely appear in the isolated vacuole. isolation of protoplasts and vacuoles was also achieved from mung bean seedling hypocoty ...	1988	24240251
assessing three methods for identification of desirable genotypes in white cabbage (brassica oleracea l. var. capitata).	a desirable genotype is a genotype performing well in a chosen set of environments. three methods for identification of desirable genotypes were assessed in two cabbage data sets: regression analysis, multidimensional scaling of dissimilarity matrices, and biplot of deviation matrices. using the regression approach is not recommended mainly for two reasons: (1) it is difficult to identify the desirable genotypes since one has to unify three parameters into one decision; (2) the regression method ...	1989	24232891
comparison of photomorphogenic responses to uv light in red and white cabbage (brassica oleracea l.).	photoinhibition of hypocotyl growth in white cabbage (brassica oleracea l., cv "bianco brunswick") is controlled by uv absorbing receptor(s) and the phytochrome system, while in red cabbage (cv "rosso olandese tardivo invernale") phytochrome can act without any requirement for the action of a specific uv receptor. similar results have been obtained for the photoregulation of anthocyanin production. twenty-four hour preirradiations with uv light or 692 nanometers light lead to the same increase i ...	1989	16666761
[determination of the dietary fiber content of some foods using a biological method].	the evaluation of a biological method for dietary fibre determination in food was the main purpose of this study. three-week old wistar rats were used in this experiments. the rats were administered during two weeks a diet containing 1% of crude fibre from bread, grits, green beans, white cabbage and carrot. it was found that the biological method gave results similar to those obtained by the enzymatic one.	1989	2561577
[antimutagenic activity of vegetable and fruit extracts against in-vitro benzo(a)pyrene].	about 80% of the juices from twenty vegetables and fruits showed antimutagenic activity when tested in the presence of the mutagen and carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene using the ames' salmonella/microsome assay. in a standardized test system juices from raw celeriac, broccoli, red cabbage, carrots, green, peppers, lettuce, asparagus, apricots, red-currants, gooseberries, raspberries, and pineapple showed more than 50% inhibition. leek, kohlrabi, cucumber, zucchini, french beans, fennel leaves, rhubarb, ...	1990	2336853
studies on the activity of phospholipase d with alkyl phosphorylcholines.	the activity of phospholipase d from the savoy cabbage on alkyl phosphorylcholines containing alkyl groups of c14 to c22 was examined. apparent km and maximal velocity values in the presence of diethyl ester were 3.6-8.3 mm and 0.14-0.29 mumol/(min.mg protein), respectively. the maximal velocities for alkyl phosphorylcholine homologues were lower than the value for pig phosphatidylcholines, but higher than those for lysophosphatidylcholines and synthetic phosphatidylcholine with saturated acyl c ...	1990	2350499
toxicity tests of soil contaminated by recycling of scrap plastics.	the present investigation studied the toxicity of soil contaminated by untreated discharge from a factory that recycles used plastics. the nearby agricultural areas and freshwater fish ponds were polluted with high concentrations of cu, ni, and mn. water extracts from the contaminated soil retarded root growth of brassica chinensis (chinese white cabbage) and cynodon dactylon (bermuda grass) where their seeds were obtained commercially. the contaminated populations of c. dactylon, panicum repen ...	1990	2331327
allene oxide cyclase: a new enzyme in plant lipid metabolism.	the mechanism of the biosynthesis of 12-oxo-10,15(z)-phytodienoic acid (12-oxo-pda) from 13(s)-hydroperoxy-9(z),11(e),15(z)-octadecatrienoic acid in preparations of corn (zea mays l.) was studied. in the initial reaction the hydroperoxide was converted into an unstable allene oxide, 12,13(s)-epoxy-9(z),11,15(z)-octadecatrienoic acid, by action of a particle-bound hydroperoxide dehydrase. a new enzyme, allene oxide cyclase, catalyzed subsequent cyclization of allene oxide into 9(s),13(s)-12-oxo-p ...	1990	2306110
isolation and characterization of a udpglucose: flavonol o-glucosyltransferase from illuminated red cabbage (brassica oleracea cv red danish) seedlings.	a udpglc:flavonol o(3)-glucosyltransferase (ec 2.4.1.91) that catalyzes the formation of quercetin and kaempferol o(3)-glucosides has been purified about 1450-fold from illuminated red cabbage (brassica oleracea cv red danish) seedlings with a 3.3% yield. purification of the enzyme was achieved by (nh(4))(2)so(4)-precipitation, gel-filtration, ion-exchange chromatography on deae-bio-gel and q-sepharose, chromatofocusing, and electrophoresis in nondenaturing polyacrylamide (10%) gels. the enzyme ...	1991	16668021
transformation of rapid cycling cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata) with agrobacterium rhizogenes.	genetically transformed cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata) roots were obtained after inoculation with two engineered agrobacterium rhizogenes strains, each harbouring a plant selectable marker gene in their t-dna. axenic root clones resistant to kanamycin or hygromycin b were established, most of which did not exhibit the phenotypic characteristics of ri-transformed roots. shoot regeneration was induced from roots after treatment with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-d). the resulting ...	1992	24201433
[comparison of some enzymatic methods for dietary fiber determination in foods].	comparison of three different enzymatic techniques for dietary fibre determination (hellendoorn, asp, aoac)) in five kinds of food (white bread, rye rolls, white cabbage, carrot and red beet) was the main purpose of this study. it was found that our results obtained by hellendoorn's method are overestimated and therefore are somewhat doubtful. for this reason the aoac method can be recommended as more accurate.	1992	1335163
[effect of the fermentation process on levels of nitrates and nitrites in selected vegetables].	the aim of this study was to follow the changes in the levels of nitrates and nitrites throughout the process of fermentation of sauerkraut from white and red cabbage and red beets. the nitrate and nitrite levels were determined in raw and fermentation as well as in red beets and "beet acid" after a week of souring. nitrate were determined by the brucine method, while nitrates by the griess colorimetric method. mean reduction of nitrates in sauerkraut (in relation to raw cabbage) was ca. 55.5% a ...	1992	1308742
[an attempt to investigate the effect of magnesium ion supplements on changes in levels of nitrates and nitrites in selected pickled vegetables].	the aim of this study was to examine the effect of magnesium ions on some changes in the nitrate reductase activity in the white headed cabbage as well as a practical application of the results obtained in vegetable souring. as experimental material were used: white and red headed cabbage, red beets and the same vegetable in the soured form. vegetable souring was performed using a traditional method as well as a modified one, considering a supplement of magnesium chloride at various levels durin ...	1993	7973399
[staining for helicobacter pylori on gastric mucosa with dye from red cabbage during endoscopy].	helicobacter pylori has a high urease activity and produces ammonia from urea, resulting in elevation of mucosal ph. based on this characteristics of h. pylori, we have developed a method for staining h. pylori under endoscopy using dye from red cabbage (san-red rc, san-ei chemical ind., osaka), a ph indicator, safe for clinical use. after administration of a proton-pump inhibitor and an h2-receptor antagonist, the dye solution, mixed with 2% urea, was sprayed over the mucosa by endoscope. chang ...	1993	8283630
conductimetric assays for the hydrolase and transferase activities of phospholipase d enzymes.	measurement of solution electrical conductance (conductimetry) is a simple direct assay method for the protogenic, hydrolytic reactions catalyzed by all phospholipase enzymes. the technique is especially suitable for assay of phospholipase d (pld) enzymes where cleavage of zwitterionic substrates reinforces the ph dependent conductance change and allows the method to be used over a much wider ph range than the equivalent titrimetric assay. the ability to detect zwitterion cleavage enables the me ...	1994	8074295
genetic constitution of germ cells in intervarietal and interspecific chimeras of brassica induced by in-vitro grafting.	the characteristics of intervarietal and interspecific chimeras synthesized by the graft-culture method were determined by morphology, anthocyanin pigmentation pattern, and crossing. in an intervarietal chimera between 'yr-ranpou' (green cabbage) and 'ruby ball' (red cabbage) in brassica oleracea, a segregation phenomenon was noted in which seeds giving rise to purple and green plants were both produced in a single capsule in f1 progeny from crosses of chimeras with yr ranpou, the anthocyanin-fr ...	1994	24177836
[preparation and characterization of low protein, cell structural material. ii. materials with cellular structure from carrot and white cabbage].	the molecular parameters and functional properties of low-protein materials with a cellular structure are determined by both the conditions of preparation and the kind of raw material used. compared to alcohol-insoluble substance, the conditions of preparation were modified. when an alkaline extraction and a favorable combination of processing steps is used, materials with special low protein and high pectin contents result. in addition, such functional properties as water binding capacity and c ...	1994	7975914
structure-activity relationship of isolated avenanthramide alkaloids and synthesized related compounds as oviposition deterrents for pieris brassicae.	the structure-activity relationship was investigated of compounds isolated from the eggs of pieris brassicae, the large white cabbage butterfly, and eight synthesized related compounds as oviposition deterrents for this insect. the activity of all compounds was tested in a dual-choice bioassay. the two most active oviposition deterrents for p. brassicae were trans-2- [3-(4-hydroxyphenylpropenoyl)amino]-3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid [8] and trans-2-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenylpropenoyl)amino]-3,5-dihydrox ...	1994	7964796
resource concentration hypothesis: effect of host plant patch size on density of herbivorous insects.	the resource concentration hypothesis (root 1973) predicts that specialist herbivorous insects should be more abundant in large patches of host plants, because the insects are more likely to find and stay longer in those patches. between august 1989 and january 1990 we experimentally tested root's hypothesis by analyzing the numerical response of four species of herbivorous insects associated with patches of 4, 16, 64 and 225 cabbage plants, brassica oleracea var. capitata. in addition, we studi ...	1995	28306995
modifying actions of solvent extracts from fruit and vegetable residues on 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (iq) and 2-amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (meiqx) induced mutagenesis in salmonella typhimurium ta 98.	the edible parts of 13 fruits--apples, apricots, bananas, blackberries, sweet cherries, red currants, white grapes, oranges, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries, and strawberries--and of 12 vegetables--asparagus, green beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, red and white cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, onions, green peppers, spinach, and tomatoes--were squeezed in order to separate juices and residues. the residues were washed, lyophilized, and extracted sequentially with n-hexane, dichloromethane, ac ...	1995	7531289
[composition, physico-chemical properties and molecular superstructure of dietary fiber preparations of the cellan type].	dietary fiber preparations of "cellan" type were prepared from apples, white cabbage, sugar beet pulp, soy hulls and wheat bran by treatment with amylolytic and proteolytic enzymes as well as by chemical extractions. scanning electron microscopic examinations show different morphological structures of the preparations and a high maintenance of native biomolecular superstructure. the content of pectin, protein, polysaccharide-hexoses and -pentoses and the composition of monosaccharides (also afte ...	1995	7571866
genotoxic effects of crude juices from brassica vegetables and juices and extracts from phytopharmaceutical preparations and spices of cruciferous plants origin in bacterial and mammalian cells.	crude juices of eight brassica vegetables as well as juices and extracts of spices and phytopharmaceutical preparations from cruciferous vegetables were tested for induction of point mutations in salmonella ta98 and ta100, repairable dna damage in e.coli k-12 cells and clastogenic effects in mammalian cells. in bacterial assays, all juices caused genotoxic effects in the absence of metabolic activation, the ranking order being: brussels sprouts > white cabbage > cauliflower > green cabbage > koh ...	1996	8827059
determination of ready-to-eat vegetable salad shelf-life.	the shelf-life of ready-to-eat vegetable salads established by manufacturers is usually 7-14 days depending on the type of vegetable, and is determined by loss in organoleptic qualities. a more objective method to predict shelf-life and spoilage would be desirable. the present study monitored the evolution of spoilage organisms in a mixed salad of red cabbage, lettuce and carrot stored at 4 degrees c, 10 degrees c and 15 degrees c. changes in carbon dioxide and oxygen concentrations and ph were ...	1997	9168312
[spectrophotometric determination of scandium,gallium and vanadium in white cabbage leaves].	scandium, gallium and vanadium contents in plants is on the ppm level, although plants from industrial areas can show higher concentrations of these elements. in department of analytical chemistry of silesian university there have been elaborated new, sensitive, spectrophotometric methods of determination of scandium, gallium and vanadium using chrome azurol s (cas) and sterinol (st). the aim of this study was the application of these methods in analysis of cultivated plants from polluted region ...	1997	9562804
high-performance liquid phase separation of glycosides. 5. determination of individual glucosinolates in cabbage and rapeseed by laser-induced fluorescene capillary electrophoresis via the enzymatically released isothiocyanate aglycon.	a capillary electrophoresis (ce) method was developed for the profiling and determination of individual glucosinolates (gss) via their isothiocyanate degradation products upon myrosinase digestion. the resulting isothiocyanates, the structures of which are reflective of the parent gs's, were then converted to their corresponding amines via base hydrolysis or reaction with 1, 2-benzenedithiol. subsequently, the amines were fluorescently labeled to allow their sensitive detection by laser-induced ...	1999	10552800
[food preferences of 10- to 14-year-old boys and girls].	to assess their food preferences a list of 114 foods and 14 beverages was submitted to a sample of 696 boys and 537 girls aged 10 to 14 years. for each item subjects had to rare by means of a five-point facial scale how much they liked or disliked it. items with highest preference ratings were foods like pizza, ice cream, spaghetti, french fries, hamburgers, pudding, corn flakes, potato chips and popcorn, but also included the most common types of fruit. disliked to a high degree were liver, can ...	1999	10081073
high-performance liquid-phase separation of glycosides. iii. determination of total glucosinolates in cabbage and rapeseed by capillary electrophoresis via the enzymatically released glucose.	a selective and sensitive method for the determination of total glucosinolates (gss) in plant extracts by capillary electrophoresis-laser-induced fluorescence (lif) detection was developed. it was based on the enzymatically released glucose from glucosinolates in the presence of the hydrolyzing enzyme myrosinase. the released glucose was converted to gluconic acid (ga) by the action of glucose oxidase. the resulting ga was then labeled selectively with the fluorescent tag 7-aminonaphthalene-1, 3 ...	1999	9918659
investigations on the intestinal availability of native thiamin in selected foods and feedstuffs.	the aim of the present study was to investigate the precaecal digestibility as a quantitative measure for the intestinal availability of naturally occurring thiamin from selected foods and feedstuffs. therefore, three experiments were conducted to examine the following foods and feedstuffs: eggs, bananas, white cabbage, corn, milk, fish, barley, soybeans, rice, wheat bran, brewer's yeast, rye and soybean meal. the foods and food processing procedures were made with regard to their relevance in h ...	1999	10654161
the in vivo effect of a brassica oleracea var. capitata extract on ehrlich ascites tumors of mus musculus balb/c mice.	an extract of brassica oleracea var. capitata juice was prepared using petroleum ether, ether, ethanol and an al2o3 column. the healing and tumor protecting effects of this extract were tested on ehrlich ascites (ea) solid tumors of mus musculus balb/c mice. complete disappearance of the tumors was observed in 54.5% of the animals in the experimental group (n = 22) which received 20 mg/day of the extract i.p. for 28 days. regression of the tumors (27%), fixation of tumor size (4%) and an increas ...	1999	10707127
surface disinfestation of resting spores of plasmodiophora brassicae used to infect hairy roots of brassica spp.	abstract resting spores of plasmodiophora brassicae were surface-disinfested by treatment with 2% chloramine-t for 20 min and then with an antibiotic solution (1,000 ppm of colistin sulfate, 1,000 ppm of vancomycin hydrochloride, and 6,000 ppm of cefotaxime sodium) for 1 day. the disinfested resting spores were used to inoculate hairy roots of cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata cv. fuji wase), chinese cabbage (b. pekinensis cv. musou hakusai), turnip (b. rapa var. rapifera cv. wase okabu), ...	1999	18944777
molecular cloning and functional expression of a phospholipase d from cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata).	we cloned and expressed a full-length cdna encoding a phospholipase d of type alpha (pldalpha) from cabbage. analysis of the cdna predicted an 812-amino-acid protein of 92.0 kda. the deduced amino acid sequence of cabbage pld has 83% and 80% identity with arabidopsis pldalpha and castor bean pld, respectively. expression of this cdna clone in e. coli shows a functional pld activity similar to that of the natural pld.	1999	10101274
nitrate and nitrite in vegetables on the danish market: content and intake.	the contents of nitrate and nitrite in lettuce, leek, potato, beetroot, chinese cabbage and white cabbage on the danish market were determined for 3 years in the period 1993-1997 as part of the danish food monitoring programme. these vegetables are supposed to provide the major contribution to the intake of nitrate from the diet. results for nitrate and nitrite in fresh and frozen spinach are also shown. the highest content of nitrate was found in lettuce followed by beetroot, chinese cabbage, f ...	1999	10656054
effects on the growth of carrots (daucus carota l.), cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata l.) and onion (allium cepa l.) of restricting the ability of the plants to intercept resources.	the objective of this paper is to assess the size and penetration of edge effects in carrot, cabbage and onion field crops and the extent to which these edge effects are modified by the presence of aerial or soil competition between the crop rows. in all three crops, large weight differences developed between the plants in the edge rows and those in the central rows. there was no indication of plant weight fluctuating between large and small values with each successive row in from the edge, as s ...	2000	10938817
niche distribution of paratrichodorus minor and belonolaimus longicaudatus following fumigation on potato and cabbage.	an experiment was conducted to determine population changes and niche variation in the soil at two depths (0 to 20 cm and 20 to 40 cm) of paratrichodorus minor and belonolaimus longicaudatus populations following fumigation. eight plots each of potato (solanum tuberosum) and cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata), fumigated with 1, 3-dichloropropene or nonfumigated, were established. eight plots of sorghum-sudangrass hybrid (sorghum bicolor x s. arundinaceum var. sudanense) were also used to ...	2000	19270987
antioxidant content of whole grain breakfast cereals, fruits and vegetables.	considerable scientific evidence suggests that whole grains, as commonly consumed in the united states and europe, reduce risk for chronic disease including cancer and heart disease. whole grains provide a wide range of nutrients and phytochemicals that may work synergistically to optimize human health. fruits and vegetables provide protection against age related diseases. it is believed their high content of antioxidant compounds is key to such protection.	2000	10875603
preventive effects of dietary cabbage acylated anthocyanins on paraquat-induced oxidative stress in rats.	the preventive effects of acylated anthocyanins from red cabbage on paraquat-induced oxidative stress were determined in rats. decreased food intake and body weight gain, and increased lung weight and atherogenic index by feeding the rats on a diet containing paraquat were clearly suppressed by supplementing acylated anthocynins to the paraquat diet. paraquat feeding increased the concentration of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (tbars) in liver lipids, and decreased the liver triacylgly ...	2000	10993144
content of glucosinolates in cruciferous vegetables grown at the same site for two years under different climatic conditions.	individual glucosinolates (gls) were determined in vegetables of three cruciferae species: brassica oleracea l. (white cabbage, red cabbage, savoy cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi), brassica rapa l. (turnip), and raphanus sativus l. (red radish, black radish, and white radish) produced in two years. the cultivars were compared for the contents of total-, indole-, and aliphatic gls. in both years, the total content of gls was highest in black radish, and all examined r. sati ...	2000	10898637
rapd analysis of seed purity in a commercial hybrid cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata) cultivar.	the use of random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) markers for evaluating seed purity in a commercial f1-hybrid cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata) cultivar is demonstrated. genomic dna isolated from single ungerminated seed was found to be suitable for rapd analysis. dna from f1-hybrid and its parental lines was subjected to rapd screening with 36 random decamer arbitrary primers. a total of 241 scorable products were observed with 54 (22%) being polymorphic. the rapd data showed that the ...	2000	10791820
host selection, development, survival, and reproduction of turnip aphid (homoptera: aphididae) on green and red cabbage varieties.	host selection, development, survival, and reproduction of the turnip aphid, lipaphis erysimi (kaltenbach), on selected green and red cabbage varieties, brassicae oleracea l. variety capitata, were studied in the laboratory. although numbers of alate l. erysimi on different varieties varied generally, more alate adults and nymphs were observed on green than on red varieties on day 3; whereas, these differences were not so significant on day 15. there were no significant differences in alate adul ...	2000	10985047
hydrolytic and transphosphatidylation activities of phospholipase d from savoy cabbage towards lysophosphatidylcholine.	the hydrolysis and transphosphatidylation of lysophosphatidylcholine (lpc), with a partially purified preparation of phospholipase d (pl d) from savoy cabbage, was investigated. these reactions were about 20 times slower than the hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine (pc) in a micellar system. for the transfer reaction, 2 m glycerol was included in the media, which suppressed the hydrolytic reaction. both reactions presented similar v(max) values, suggesting that the formation of the phosphatidyl-en ...	2000	10878234
supercritical fluid chromatography as basis for identification and quantitative determination of indol-3-ylmethyl oligomers and ascorbigens.	indol-3-ylmethylglucosinolate (glucobrassicin) occurs in most plants of the brassicaceae family together with hydroxy and methoxy derivatives of glucobrassicin. these compounds and products produced therefrom have been the subject of considerable research interest due to their potential anticarcinogenic effects, and thereby a need for techniques to work with the individual compounds. a method using normal-phase supercritical fluid chromatography (sfc) with methanol as modifier has been developed ...	2000	10869675
compilation of a provisional uk database for the phylloquinone (vitamin k1) content of foods.	this paper reports the compilation of a food composition database for phylloquinone (vitamin k1) derived from the direct analysis of foods, recipe calculation and the assignment of values based on food similarities. all the basic and other food items used in these calculations had been analysed by hplc and about 170 of the items had been obtained and assayed in the uk. recipe calculations took account of the cooking method and changes in water and fat content. currently, approximately 1501 food ...	2000	10858697
cs(2) blinds in brassica crops: false positive results in the dithiocarbamate residue analysis by the acid digestion method.	various members of the brassicaceae family (cauliflower, savoy cabbage, red cabbage, turnip-rooted cabbage) grown without any application of pesticides were analyzed according to the acid digestion method commonly used for the determination of dithiocarbamate fungicide residues. depending on postharvest treatments, high non-anthropogenic cs(2) values up to 4 mg/kg were found in some cases, especially in frozen raw cabbage samples, exceeding maximum residue limits. to explore phytogenic cs(2) occ ...	2000	10725151
separation and purification of anthocyanins by high-speed countercurrent chromatography and screening for antioxidant activity.	the all-liquid chromatographic technique of high-speed countercurrent chromatography (hsccc) has been applied for separations of anthocyanins. the biphasic mixture of tert-butyl methyl ether/n-butanol/acetonitrile/water (2:2:1:5) acidified with trifluoroacetic acid was found to be a suitable solvent system for anthocyanin separation. in some cases, enrichment of the pigments on amberlite xad-7 resin prior to hsccc has been carried out. the anthocyanin mixtures from red cabbage, black currant, bl ...	2000	10691638
product and redox potential analysis of sauerkraut fermentation.	the relationships between the redox potential of the brine, during fermentation of white cabbage into sauerkraut of two early and two late fermentation processes, and the changes in the amount of sugars, organic acids, the redox potential of the brine and of the ascorbic acid redox couple, and ph are described. the trend in the change of the redox potential of the brine is the same for all four fermentation processes studied. in the first phase a sharp decrease in redox potential is followed by ...	2000	10691605
food poisoning due to methamidophos-contaminated vegetables.	organophosphate poisoning is well known for its characteristic symptoms and signs, but food poisoning caused by pesticide-contaminated food is seldom reported.	2001	11527224
color stability of commercial anthocyanin-based extracts in relation to the phenolic composition. protective effects by intra- and intermolecular copigmentation.	anthocyanin extracts are increasingly used as food ingredients. a current challenge is to maintain their color properties. the stability of some colorants has been studied in sugar and non-sugar drink models at three ph values (3, 4, and 5) under thermal and light conditions simulating rapid food aging. at a given ph, color stability mainly depends on the structures of anthocyanins and of colorless phenolic compounds. colorants rich in acylated anthocyanins (purple carrot, red radish, and red ca ...	2001	11170573
survival of poliovirus on soft fruit and salad vegetables.	a series of studies were performed, using poliovirus, to ascertain the potential for enteric pathogenic viruses to survive on various foodstuffs. the extraction protocols, which could be performed in just a few hours, were developed for use with quantities of food that would normally constitute a portion for consumption. the protocols were based on elution of viruses from food surfaces, followed by differential centrifugation to remove food debris and concentrate viruses. the studies were mostly ...	2001	11348005
cloning and expression pattern of a gene encoding an alpha-xylosidase active against xyloglucan oligosaccharides from arabidopsis.	an alpha-xylosidase active against xyloglucan oligosaccharides was purified from cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata) leaves. two peptide sequences were obtained from this protein, the n-terminal and an internal one, and these were used to identify an arabidopsis gene coding for an alpha-xylosidase that we propose to call atxyl1. it has been mapped to a region of chromosome i between markers at 100.44 and 107.48 cm. atxyl1 comprised three exons and encoded a peptide that was 915 amino acids ...	2001	11402218
evaluation of a polymerase chain reaction-based system for detection of salmonella enteritidis, escherichia coli o157:h7, listeria spp., and listeria monocytogenes on fresh fruits and vegetables.	a polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based detection system, bax, was evaluated for its sensitivity in detecting salmonella enteritidis, escherichia coli o157:h7, listeria sp., and listeria monocytogenes on fresh produce. fifteen different types of produce (alfalfa sprouts, green peppers, parsley, white cabbage, radishes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, leaf lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries, cantaloupe, mango, apples, and oranges) were inoculated, in separate studies, with salmonella enteritidis, e. col ...	2001	11403127
optimum timing of insecticide applications against diamondback moth plutella xylostella in cole crops using threshold catches in sex pheromone traps.	field trials were conducted in cabbage (brassica oleracea var capitata), cauliflower (b oleracea var botrytis) and knol khol (b oleracea gongylodes) crops at two different locations in karnataka state (india) to optimize the timing of insecticide applications to control the diamondback moth, plutella xylostella, using sex pheromone traps. our results indicate that applications of cartap hydrochloride as insecticide during a 12-24 h period after the pheromone traps had caught on average 8, 12 and ...	2001	11455637
effects of cruciferous vegetables and their constituents on drug metabolizing enzymes involved in the bioactivation of dna-reactive dietary carcinogens.	epidemiological studies give evidence that cruciferous vegetables (cf) protect humans against cancer, and also results from animal experiments show that they reduce chemically induced tumor formation. these properties have been attributed to alterations in the metabolism of carcinogens by breakdown products of glucosinolates, which are constituents of cf. the present article gives an overview on the present state of knowledge on the impact of cf and their constituents on enzymes that are involve ...	2001	11506821
prevention by natural food anthocyanins, purple sweet potato color and red cabbage color, of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (phip)-associated colorectal carcinogenesis in rats initiated with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine.	the potential of purple sweet potato color (pspc) and red cabbage color (rcc), natural anthocyanin food colors, to modify colorectal carcinogenesis was investigated in male f344/ducrj rats, initially treated with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (dmh) and receiving 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (phip) in the diet. after dmh initiation, pspc and rcc were given at a dietary level of 5.0% in combination with 0.02% phip until week 36. no pspc or rcc-treatment-related changes in clinical signs ...	2002	11915369
availability of vitamin b6 from different food sources.	the present study was conducted to investigate the precaecal digestibility of vitamin b6 from selected food sources including eggs, bananas, white cabbage, corn, milk powder, fish, barley, soybeans, brown rice, wheat bran, brewer's yeast, rye and soybean meal. these foods were chosen for their relevance in human and animal nutrition and prepared as they are usually eaten by humans. as confirmed by further investigations the precaecal digestibility is a valuable measure for determining the availa ...	2002	11939111
the antioxidant activity of regularly consumed fruit and vegetables reflects their phenolic and vitamin c composition.	recent studies are emphasising the importance and putative modes of action of specific flavonoids as bioactive components of the diet in in vivo and in vitro models. thus, it is important to have a clear idea of the major phenolic families of which fruit and vegetables are comprised and the levels contained therein. regularly consumed fruit and vegetables of mixed varieties available on the uk market were analysed for the composition of the major individual phenolic components. the total phenoli ...	2002	11999391
effect of cabbage cultivars with varying levels of resistance to aphids on the performance of the parasitoid, aphidius colemani (hymenoptera: braconidae).	the effect of aphid resistance in plant cultivars on parasitism of myzus persicae (sulzer) and brevicoryne brassicae (linnaeus) by aphidius colemani viereck was investigated under laboratory conditions using three cultivars of common cabbage, brassica oleracea var. capitata. significantly greater aphid populations were found on cv. derby day (green-leaved, susceptible to both aphid species), regardless of the presence or absence of parasitoids, compared with cv. minicole (green-leaved, partially ...	2002	12020362
identification of phospholipase d from cabbage as n-terminally acetylated pld2.	recently, the genes of two isoenzymes of phospholipase d from white cabbage (pld1 and pld2) with molecular masses of 91.7 and 91.9 kda, respectively, have been sequenced and expressed in escherichia coli [schäffner, i., rücknagel, k.-p., mansfeld, j., and ulbrich-hofmann, r. (2002). eur. j. lipid sci. technol. 104: 79-87]. both enzymes are highly homologous (91% identity) and behave very similarly. phospholipase d purified from white cabbage leaves (pldcab) is compared with the two recombinant e ...	2002	12492151
[transformation of bt-cpti fusion protein gene to cabbage (brassica oleracea var. capitata) mediated by agrobacterium tumefaciens and particle bombardment].	bt-cpti fusion protein gene was transferred to the explants of hypocotyl, cotyledon with petiole and shoot apex of cabbage (brassica oleracea l. var. capitata) variety "zhonggan no 8" via agrobacterium tumefaciens and particle bombardment, and 13 kanamycin-resistant plants were obtained. pcr and southern blotting hybridization verified that all these plants of the kanr plants of type i regenerated from hypocotyl and cotyledon with petiole mediated by a. tumefaciens were transgenic plants, 2 karr ...	2002	15344329