Publications
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| comparison of dry, wet and microwave digestion methods for the multi element determination in some dried fruit samples by icp-oes. | the aim of this study was used to investigate the level of trace metals (ba, pb, cd, mn, cr, co, ni, cu, mn, zn, sr and fe) in some dried fruits (prunus domestica l., ficus carica l., morus alba l., vitis vinifera l., prunus armeniaca l., and malus domestica) samples from turkey. trace elements were determined by icp-oes after dry, wet and microwave digestion methods in dried fruit samples. validation of the proposed method was carried out by using a nist-srm 1515-apple leaves certified referenc ... | 2011 | 21843582 |
| multiple causes of seedling rarity in scrub plum, prunus geniculata (rosaceae), an endangered shrub of the florida scrub. | conservation of an imperiled plant often requires an understanding of its reproductive ecology. scrub plum (prunus geniculata) is an endangered florida shrub endemic to pyrogenic xeric uplands. although plants are long-lived and may flower profusely, particularly after burning, fruit yield is sparse and seedlings are rare. we investigated potential causes of seedling rarity in scrub plum by studying its floral sex and breeding systems, fruit development, and germination ecology. we also develope ... | 2010 | 21622375 |
| postharvest behaviour of five sardinian prune varieties as affected by immersion in heated sodium bicarbonate solution. | storage behaviour of 'core', 'core columbu', 'fradis' and 'meloni' white prunes, and a black one ('sighera') of sardinian germplasm were evaluated following immersion for 0 (control), 15, 30, 45 or 60 sec in water at 20, 50, 55 or 60 degrees c with or without 2% (w/v) nahco3 (sbc). as international varieties, fruit from one white plum ('shiro') and one black prune ('stanly') were subjected to the same treatments. fruit was harvested at commercial maturity, treated and then stored for 1 month at ... | 2010 | 21534487 |
| use of prunes as a control of hypertension. | fruits and vegetables are shown to reduce blood pressure. it is not merely the antioxidants contained in fruits and vegetables that have health benefits such as lowered systolic and diastolic blood pressures. this study was undertaken to see the cardiovascular protective effects of prunes. | 2010 | 21409897 |
| simple and efficient biolistic procedure for the plant transfection with cdna clones of rna viruses. | simple, fast, low-cost, and efficient procedure for dna delivery to the cell nuclei of whole plants was developed. the procedure was optimized for the plum pox virus (ppv) and its host nicotiana benthamiana. it is based on the leaf bombardment with tungsten microparticles with bound dna using common air gun. the procedure did not require special equipment and source of driving gas. the transfection efficiency obtained by the newly developed procedure was close to 100%, but this level dropped wit ... | 2010 | 21175255 |
| an analysis of the 1978 african swine fever outbreak in brazil and its eradication. | the aim of this paper is to evaluate the african swine fever (asf) outbreak that began in 1978 in paracambi municipality, rio de janeiro state, brazil, and the steps taken by the brazilian authorities to eradicate the disease. the presence of asf in the country was confirmed by isolating the virus, and its pathogenicity was certified by the laboratory of the plum island disease center, new york, united states. even before the laboratory results became available, the brazilian agriculture ministr ... | 2010 | 21309454 |
| interaction of plum pox virus with specific colloidal gold-labeled antibodies and development of immunochromatographic assay of the virus. | two monoclonal antibodies (mabs) raised against plum pox virus (ppv) were shown to recognize its d, m, and c strains. conjugates of the antibodies with colloidal gold (cg) nanoparticles averaging 26 nm in diameter were synthesized. the binding constants of ppv with both the native and conjugated mabs were determined using a biacore x device. the complexes between the cg-mab conjugates and plum pox virions were examined by means of transmission electron and atomic force microscopy. using the conj ... | 2010 | 21314608 |
| frozen fruit skin prick test for the diagnosis of fruit allergy. | diagnosis of fruit sensitisation by skin prick test (spt) is fast and easy to perform. nevertheless, some fruit is not available throughout the year. freezing aliquots of these fresh fruits to be defrosted would be a good solution to perform spt at any time. | 2010 | 21337912 |
| pre-harvest application of putrescine influences japanese plum fruit ripening and quality. | to investigate the role of pre-harvest application of putrescine (put) in regulating fruit ripening and quality of early-, mid- and late-season maturing japanese plum fruit, whole trees were sprayed with an aqueous solution containing put (0, 0.1, 1.0 and 2.0 mm) one week before anticipated commercial harvest for each cultivar separately. the put (2.0 mm) treatment reduced the respiration rate and ethylene production more than untreated fruit during fruit ripening at ambient temperature (20 ± 1 ... | 2010 | 21339121 |
| molecular variability analyses of apple chlorotic leaf spot virus capsid protein. | the complete sequences of the coat protein (cp) gene of 26 isolates of apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (aclsv) from india were determined. the isolates were obtained from various pome (apple, pear and quince) and stone (plum, peach, apricot, almond and wild himalayan cherry) fruit trees. other previously characterized aclsv isolates and trichoviruses were used for comparative analysis. indian aclsv isolates among themselves and with isolates from elsewhere in the world shared 91-100% and 70-98% ... | 2010 | 21289443 |
| inactivation of salmonella spp. on tomatoes by plant molecules. | the efficacy of carvacrol (car), trans-cinnamaldehyde (tc), eugenol (eug) and β-resorcylic acid (br) as a wash treatment for reducing salmonella spp. on tomatoes was investigated. plum tomatoes inoculated with a six-serotype mixture of salmonella (10⁸cfu) were subjected to washing in sterile deionized water (control) or deionized water containing chlorine (100 ppm), car (0.25 and 0.75%), tc (0.5 and 0.75%), eug (0.25 and 0.75%), or br (0.75 and 1.0%) for 15 sec, 1 min, and 3 min. the plant molec ... | 2010 | 21122935 |
| effectiveness of different solid-phase microextraction fibres for differentiation of selected madeira island fruits based on their volatile metabolite profile--identification of novel compounds. | a headspace solid-phase microextraction (hs-spme) procedure based on five commercialised fibres (85 μm polyacrylate - pa, 100 μm polydimethylsiloxane - pdms, 65 μm polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene - pdms/dvb, 70 μm carbowax/divinylbenzene - cw/dvb and 85 μm carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane - car/pdms) is presented for the characterization of the volatile metabolite profile of four selected madeira island fruit species, lemon (citrus limon), kiwi (actinidia deliciosa), papaya (carica papaya l.) a ... | 2010 | 21147335 |
| diversity in destinations, routes and timing of small adult and sub-adult striped bass morone saxatilis on their southward autumn migration. | almost three-quarters of the 46 young adult and sub-adult striped bass morone saxatilis that were acoustically tagged in plum island estuary, massachusetts, u.s.a., in the summer of 2006 were detected in one or more southern coastal arrays during their autumn migration. on the basis of the trajectories along which these m. saxatilis moved from feeding to overwintering areas, three migratory groups emerged. after leaving plum island estuary, about half of the fish were detected only in a mid-lati ... | 2010 | 21155786 |
| [relationship between ige antibodies to recombinant allergens rbet v 1 and rbet v 2 and food causing oral allergy syndrome in cases of birch-pollen allergy]. | persons allergic to birch pollen often report oral and pharyngeal hypersensitivity to fruit and vegetables, such as apples and peaches due to immunological cross-reactivity, or oral allergy syndrome (oas) sometimes accompanied by systemic reaction. such cross-reactive antigen reactions involve bet v 1, the main birch-pollen allergen, and bet v 2, birch-pollen profilin. we evaluated the food/antigen relationship. | 2010 | 20845708 |
| plum curculio (coleoptera: curculionidae) adult mortality and associated fruit injury after exposure to field-aged insecticides on tart cherry branches. | plum curculio, conotrachelus nenuphar (herbst) (coleoptera: curculionidae), adults were exposed to field-aged residues of thiamethoxam, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, indoxacarb, or azinphos-methyl on tart cherry, prunus cerasus l. variety montmorency. at 1, 3, 7, and 14 d postapplication, fruit were sampled for chemical residues, and bioassays were used to assess beetle mortality and plant tissue injury. azinphos-methyl had lethal activity within 1 d of exposure at all postapplication intervals and ... | 2010 | 20857728 |
| content of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity in fruits of apricot genotypes. | research on natural compounds is increasingly focused on their effects on human health. in this study, we were interested in the evaluation of nutritional value expressed as content of total phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of new apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) genotypes resistant against plum pox virus (ppv) cultivated on department of fruit growing of mendel university in brno. fruits of twenty one apricot genotypes were collected at the onset of consumption ripeness. antioxidant cap ... | 2010 | 20877223 |
| report: prunes and liver function: a clinical trial. | prunes are used by folks as a remedy of various diseases including hepatitis. a clinical trial was designed to see the effects of prunes (prunus domestica) on liver function. 166 healthy volunteers were divided into three groups randomly. either three (about 11.43g) or six (23g approx.) prunes were soaked in a glass of water (250ml) overnight. each subject from two test groups was asked to drink prune juice & eat whole fruit(single or double dose of prunes) as well, early in the morning, daily f ... | 2010 | 20884464 |
| [observation on therapeutic effect of plum-blossom needle combined with medicated thread moxibustion of traditional zhuang nationality medicine on postherpetic neuralgia]. | to search for a better therapy for postherpetic neuralgia (phn) on the trunk. | 2010 | 20886801 |
| silencing of plum pox virus 5'utr/p1 sequence confers resistance to a wide range of ppv strains. | an effective disease-control strategy should protect the host from the major economically important and geographically widespread variants of a pathogen. plum pox virus (ppv) is the causal agent of sharka, the most devastating viral disease of prunus species. we have shown previously that the hairpin rna expression driven by h-utr/p1, h-p1/hcpro, h-hcpro and h-hcpro/p3 constructs, derived from the ppv-m ispave44 isolate, confers resistance to the homologous virus in nicotiana benthamiana plants. ... | 2010 | 20963442 |
| cornelian cherry (cornus mas l.) juices as a source of minerals in human diet. | the aim of this study was to determine the mineral content of cornelian cherry (cornus mas l.), as this fruit and its preservatives may be considered as important nutritional supplements. potassium (k), calcium (ca), sodium (na), iron (fe), zinc (zn), manganese (mn), and copper (cu) were present in cornelian cherry juice as measured by atomic absorption. compared to other juices obtained from plum, pear, and apple, cornelian cherry juice contained high levels of ca, reaching 10-fold higher (323 ... | 2010 | 20706938 |
| fruits and vegetables protect against the genotoxicity of heterocyclic aromatic amines activated by human xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes expressed in immortal mammalian cells. | heterocyclic aromatic amines (haas) can be formed during the cooking of meat and fish at elevated temperatures and are associated with an increased risk for cancer. on the other hand, epidemiological findings suggest that foods rich in fruits and vegetables can protect against cancer. in the present study three teas, two wines, and the juices of 15 fruits and 11 vegetables were investigated for their protective effect against the genotoxic effects of 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (iq) ... | 2010 | 20713174 |
| wild plum: novel particles of improved optical brightness and fluorescence. | a novel compound named wild plum fluoresces blue, and has been synthesized to camouflage skin imperfections, addressing the market demand for an anti-aging product. wild plum imparts optical brightness and fluorescence and can be used as an ingredient in cosmetic formulations. skin appearance before and after application of wild plum compounds demonstrated an improved appearance of skin including a decreased number of wrinkles. when added to makeup, lotions, creams, and powders, wild plum convey ... | 2010 | 20716436 |
| effects of using plum puree on some properties of low fat beef patties. | the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of using different amounts of plum puree (5%, 10% or 15%) on some properties of low fat beef patties. plum puree (pp) was used as an extender in beef patties. moisture content decreased with increasing concentration of plum puree. increasing amounts of pp decreased beef patty ph. the highest cooking yield and moisture retention were found in 5% pp samples. diameter reduction increased and thickness reduction decreased with increasing amounts ... | 2010 | 20732751 |
| dietary dried plum increases bone mass in adult and aged male mice. | bone is progressively lost with advancing age. therapies are limited and the only effective proanabolic regimen presently available to restore bone is intermittent treatment with teriparatide (parathyroid hormone 1-34). recent evidence suggests that dietary supplementation with dried plum (dp) can prevent bone loss due to estrogen deficiency. to determine whether dietary dp supplementation can prevent the loss of bone with aging and whether bone that has already been lost can be restored, adult ... | 2010 | 20739449 |
| snack selection influences nutrient intake, triglycerides, and bowel habits of adult women: a pilot study. | because appropriate snacking can promote a healthy body weight and serve as an important contributor to a healthy diet for women, identification of suitable foods for incorporation between meals is essential. we investigated the influence of short-term (2 weeks) incorporation of 100-kcal servings of snacks of dried plums vs low-fat cookies twice daily on total energy and nutrient intake, biochemical parameters, and bowel habits in a randomized crossover design of two 2-week trials separated by a ... | 2010 | 20800123 |
| fred plum (1924-2010) and the founding of the annals of neurology. | 2010 | 20818781 | |
| active carbons prepared by chemical activation of plum stones and their application in removal of no2. | a technology of obtaining active carbon from plum stones by chemical activation with koh is described. the effect of carbonisation temperature as well as activation procedure on the textural parameters, acid-base character of the surface and sorption properties of active carbons has been checked. the sorption properties of the activated carbons obtained were characterised by determination of nitrogen dioxide adsorption in dry and wet conditions. the final products were microporous activated carb ... | 2010 | 20576355 |
| polarographic assay based on hydrogen peroxide scavenging in determination of antioxidant activity of strong alcohol beverages. | total antioxidant (ao) activity of strong alcohol beverages such as wine and plum brandies, whiskeys, herbal and sweet fruit liqueurs have been assessed using a polarographic assay based on hydrogen peroxide scavenging (hps). rank of order of total ao activity, expressed as percentage of decrease of anodic oxidation current of hydrogen peroxide, was found analogous with total phenolic content estimated by folin-ciocalteau (fc) assay and radical scavenging capacity against the stable free radical ... | 2010 | 20604507 |
| fruit and vegetable consumption among older adults by tooth loss and socio-economic status. | the aim of this study was to examine consumption of fruit and vegetables in relation to tooth loss and income. | 2010 | 20604755 |
| constraints to virus infection in nicotiana benthamiana plants transformed with a potyvirus amplicon. | plant genomes have been transformed with full-length cdna copies of viral genomes, giving rise to what has been called 'amplicon' systems, trying to combine the genetic stability of transgenic plants with the elevated replication rate of plant viruses. however, amplicons' performance has been very variable regardless of the virus on which they are based. this has boosted further interest in understanding the underlying mechanisms that cause this behavior differences, and in developing strategies ... | 2010 | 20604920 |
| analysis of expressed sequence tags from prunus mume flower and fruit and development of simple sequence repeat markers. | expressed sequence tag (est) has been a cost-effective tool in molecular biology and represents an abundant valuable resource for genome annotation, gene expression, and comparative genomics in plants. | 2010 | 20626882 |
| o-antigen diversity and lateral transfer of the wbe region among vibrio splendidus isolates. | the o-antigen is a highly diverse structure expressed on the outer surface of gram-negative bacteria. the products responsible for o-antigen synthesis are encoded in the wbe region, which exhibits extensive genetic diversity. while heterogeneous o-antigens are observed within vibrio species, characterization of these structures has been devoted almost exclusively to pathogens. here, we investigate o-antigen diversity among coastal marine vibrio splendidus-like isolates. the wbe region was first ... | 2010 | 20629700 |
| plum-branch-like carbon nanofibers decorated with sno2 nanocrystals. | novel plum-branch-like carbon nanofibers (cnfs) decorated with sno2 nanocrystals have been synthesized by electrospinning and subsequent thermal treatment in an ar/h2o atmosphere. the morphologies of the as-synthesized sno2/cnf composites and the contents of carbon and sno2 can be controlled by adjusting the heat treatment temperature. it is proposed that the growth of sno2/cnf composites follows the outward diffusion of tin composites from the as-spun tin composite/polyacrylonitrile (pan) nanof ... | 2010 | 20648300 |
| benzothiadiazole and l-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid reduce the severity of sharka symptoms in pea leaves: effect on antioxidative metabolism at the subcellular level. | the effect of treatment with benzothiadiazole (bth) or l-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (otc), and their interaction with plum pox virus (ppv) infection, on antioxidative metabolism of pea plants was studied at the subcellular level. ppv infection produced a 20% reduction in plant growth. pre-treatment of pea plants with otc or bth afforded partial protection against ppv infection, measured as the percentage of leaves showing symptoms, but neither bth nor otc significantly reduced the virus ... | 2010 | 20653891 |
| coniochaeta (lecythophora), collophora gen. nov. and phaeomoniella species associated with wood necroses of prunus trees. | species of the genus coniochaeta (anamorph: lecythophora) are known as pathogens of woody hosts, but can also cause opportunistic human infections. several fungi with conidial stages resembling lecythophora were isolated from necrotic wood samples of prunus trees in south africa. in order to reveal their phylogenetic relationships, these fungi were studied on a morphological and molecular (5.8s nrdna, its-1, its-2, gapdh, ef-1alpha, 28s nrdna, 18s nrdna) basis. some of the isolates were identifi ... | 2010 | 20664761 |
| structural determination of prunusins a and b, new c-alkylated flavonoids from prunus domestica, by 1d and 2d nmr spectroscopy. | prunusins a (1) and b (2), the new c-alkylated flavonoids, have been isolated from the seed kernels of prunus domestica. their structures were assigned from (1)h and (13)c nuclear magnetic resonating spectra, dept and by correlation spectroscopy, hmqc and hmbc experiments. 3, 5, 7, 4'-tetrahydroxyflavone (3) and 3, 5, 7-trihydroxy-8, 4'-dimethoxyflavone (4) have also been reported from this species. both compounds (1) and (2) showed significant antifungal activity against pathogenic fungus trich ... | 2010 | 19918802 |
| compositional changes in cell wall polysaccharides from japanese plum ( prunus salicina lindl.) during growth and on-tree ripening. | climacteric japanese plums were harvested at six developmental stages with no intermediate storage period, and cell wall compositional changes were analyzed. arabinose proved to be the principal neutral monosaccharide constituent in cell walls during growth and the most dynamic neutral sugar in pectic fractions. arabinose loss from tightly bound pectins was found to be a relatively early feature in the sequence of cell wall biochemical modifications, thus suggesting a softening-related role duri ... | 2010 | 20099830 |
| total folate: diversity within fruit varieties commonly consumed in india. | folate concentrations in selected fruits were measured using the trienzyme extraction and microbiological assay with lactobacillus casei (subsp. rhamnosus) as an assay organism. fruits were purchased from different retail outlets at coimbatore, tamilnadu, india and were analyzed for total folate content. the folate content in all fruits varied considerably on a fresh weight basis from 10 to 328 microg/100 g, with tropical fruits ranging between 10 and 211 microg/100 g, temperate fruits from 11 t ... | 2010 | 20128636 |
| combining fructooligosaccharide and dried plum has the greatest effect on restoring bone mineral density among select functional foods and bioactive compounds. | functional foods and/or their bioactive compounds playing a role in improving skeletal health have received considerable attention. the objective of the present study was to determine the extent to which certain functional foods as (1) whole, e.g., dried plum (dp), figs, dates, raisin, and blueberry, (2) fractionated, e.g., dp puree, dp juice, and dp pulp/skin, or (3) isolated, e.g., dp polyphenols, fructooligosaccharides (fos), and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, forms reverse bone loss in an ... | 2010 | 20132045 |
| purunusides a-c, alpha-glucosidase inhibitory homoisoflavone glucosides from prunus domestica. | purunusides a-c (1-3), new homoisoflavone glucosides together with the known compounds beta-sitosterol (4) and 6,7-methylenedioxy-8-methoxycoumarin (5) have been isolated from n-butanol and ethyl acetate soluble fractions of prunus domestica. their structures were assigned on the basis of spectral studies. the compounds 1-3 showed potent inhibitory activity against the enzyme alpha-glucosidase. | 2010 | 20162398 |
| prebiotic effect of fruit and vegetable shots containing jerusalem artichoke inulin: a human intervention study. | the present study aimed to determine the prebiotic effect of fruit and vegetable shots containing inulin derived from jerusalem artichoke (ja). a three-arm parallel, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was carried out with sixty-six healthy human volunteers (thirty-three men and thirty-three women, age range: 18-50 years). subjects were randomised into three groups (n 22) assigned to consume either the test shots, pear-carrot-sea buckthorn (pcs) or plum-pear-beetroot (ppb), containing ja inul ... | 2010 | 20187995 |
| reduction of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli in poultry skin by fruit extracts. | campylobacter spp. are a major cause of foodborne bacterial gastroenteritis in humans, and current methods to control campylobacter contamination in foods are not completely successful. plants are a promising source of antimicrobial agents, particularly given the growing interest in "all natural" foods. in this study, the antimicrobial activity of extracts from 28 edible plants against campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli was evaluated in vitro and in a poultry skin model. nine of 28 extr ... | 2010 | 20202332 |
| regulation of two germin-like protein genes during plum fruit development. | germin-like proteins (glps) have several proposed roles in plant development and defence. two novel genes (ps-glp1 and 2) encoding germin-like protein were isolated from plum (prunus salicina). their regulation was studied throughout fruit development and during ripening of early and late cultivars. these two genes exhibited similar expression patterns throughout the various stages of fruit development excluding two important stages, pit hardening (s2) and fruit ripening (s4). during fruit devel ... | 2010 | 20202999 |
| type of snack influences satiety responses in adult women. | the effect of different snack foods on satiety and plasma glucose and hormone responses was assessed. nineteen fasted adult women (mean age: 39.2 + or - 0.7 years, mean bmi: 26.1 + or - 0.8 kg/m(2)) consumed test foods including dried plums, low-fat cookies, white bread and water only on separate days. the test foods (with the exception of water) provided 238 kcal and were similar in total carbohydrate, fat and protein content but differed in fiber and sugar content. subjects rated their feeling ... | 2010 | 20206217 |
| putative recombination events and evolutionary history of five economically important viruses of fruit trees based on coat protein-encoding gene sequence analysis. | to enhance the knowledge of recombination as an evolutionary process, 267 accessions retrieved from genbank were investigated, all belonging to five economically important viruses infecting fruit crops (plum pox, apple chlorotic leaf spot, apple mosaic, prune dwarf, and prunus necrotic ringspot viruses). putative recombinational events were detected in the coat protein (cp)-encoding gene using recco and rdp version 3.31beta algorithms. based on recco results, all five viruses were shown to conta ... | 2010 | 20035376 |
| influence of indigenous yeasts on the fermentation and volatile profile of plum brandies. | the aim of this study was to determine the influence of different yeasts isolated from fresh blue plum fruits (aureobasidium sp.) and spontaneously fermenting plum musts (kloeckera apiculata and saccharomyces cerevisiae), as well as commercial wine and distillery strains, on the fermentation and chemical composition of plum brandies. gas chromatography methods were used to detect major volatile components. the most rapid fermentation occurred in musts inoculated with s. cerevisiae. however, the ... | 2010 | 20227608 |
| domain-growth kinetic origin of nonhorizontal phase coexistence plateaux in langmuir monolayers: compression rigidity of a raft-like lipid distribution. | the present work addresses the question of a nonhorizontal coexistence plateau found in the liquid-expanded (le) to liquid-condensed (lc) transition of langmuir monolayers of lipid amphiphiles, which is apparently incongruent with the first-order character of this main le/lc phase transition. this pathology is understood in a mechanical context as a resistance of the monolayer against compression giving rise to a nonzero rigidity in the coexistence region. surface rheology has allowed for a quan ... | 2010 | 20235509 |
| correlation between the composition of multivalent antibody conjugates with colloidal gold nanoparticles and their affinity. | interactions between multivalent preparations of antibodies (conjugated with colloidal gold nanoparticles (gnp) as a carrier system) and a multivalent ligand were investigated. the aim of the present study was to reveal the relationship between the affinity of the conjugate and its composition (i.e., the valency). surface plasmon resonance was applied to study the affinity and the kinetics of the interaction of multivalent conjugates and multivalent virus (on the example of the plum pox virus (p ... | 2010 | 20347832 |
| sensory, chemical, and electronic tongue assessment of micro-oxygenated wines and oak chip maceration: assessing the commonality of analytical techniques. | micro-oxygenation (mox) was conducted in the presence and absence of oak chips at rates to mimic oxygen ingress during barrel maturation of red wine. following mox, wines were analyzed for chemical attributes pertaining to phenolic composition and assessed by a trained sensory panel. an electronic tongue (et) was also used to assess the wines. variations in chemical attributes were found to be mostly influenced by vintage, followed by oak chip maceration accounting for 48% and 16% of variation w ... | 2010 | 20356080 |
| development and validation of an algorithm to establish a total antioxidant capacity database of the us diet. | estimation of total antioxidant intake is the first step to investigate the protective effects of antioxidants on oxidative stress-mediated disease. the present study was designed to develop an algorithm to estimate total antioxidant capacity (tac) of the us diet. tac of individual antioxidants and 50 popular antioxidant-rich food items in the us diet were determined by 2,2'-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (abts) assay and the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (dpph) assay. theoreti ... | 2010 | 20377495 |
| analysis of wolbachia strains associated with conotrachelus nenuphar (coleoptera: curculionidae) in the eastern united states. | we studied the distribution patterns of wolbachia infection associated with plum curculio strains in eight states of the eastern united states. the presence of the wolbachia-specific gene wsp identified infections of this endosymbiont in 97.8% of the 93 samples tested. three distinct wolbachia strains were identified. the strains wcne1 (593 bp) and wcne2 (593 bp) were 97% identical, and their sequences were both 84% identical with wcne3 (590 bp). blastn searches through genbank showed strong sim ... | 2010 | 20388268 |
| rna-dependent rna polymerase 1 from nicotiana tabacum suppresses rna silencing and enhances viral infection in nicotiana benthamiana. | endogenous eukaryotic rna-dependent rna polymerases (rdrs) produce double-stranded rna intermediates in diverse processes of small rna synthesis in rna silencing pathways. rdr6 is required in plants for posttranscriptional gene silencing induced by sense transgenes (s-ptgs) and has an important role in amplification of antiviral silencing. whereas rdr1 is also involved in antiviral defense in plants, this does not necessarily proceed through triggering silencing. in this study, we show that nico ... | 2010 | 20400679 |
| a single amino acid mutation alters the capsid protein electrophoretic double-band phenotype of the plum pox virus strain ppv-rec. | plum pox virus (ppv) isolates differ by their capsid protein (cp) mobility in sds-page. these electrophoretic phenotypes are likely to result from post-translational modifications of the cp. we demonstrated that the cp mobility was solely determined by the cp n-terminal region. sequence comparison pinpointed a possible role of mutations at position 66 in determining the cp phenotype of ppv-rec isolates. site-directed mutagenesis of a chimeric clone demonstrated that gly(66) in the cp resulted in ... | 2010 | 20422234 |
| identification and molecular characterization of a new potyvirus from panax notoginseng. | a potyvirus causing distortion and mosaic symptoms in the herbal plant sanqi (panax notoginseng) was isolated from yunnan province, china, and the complete nucleotide sequence of one isolate and the partial sequences of two other isolates were determined. the viral rna genome comprised 9,750 nt excluding the 3'-terminal poly(a) tail, with the capacity to encode a single polyprotein of 3,089 amino acids. phylogenetic analysis with other completely sequenced potyviruses revealed that the virus in ... | 2010 | 20446003 |
| the need for culture collections to support plant pathogen diagnostic networks. | plant-pathogenic microorganisms, by virtue of their size, similarity in disease symptoms and closely related morphologies, are notoriously difficult to diagnose and detect. diagnosis gives proof as to the causal agent of disease and is important for developing appropriate control measures. detection shows the presence of a microorganism and is of importance for safeguarding national and international trade. live reference collections are required to characterize the taxonomy and function of micr ... | 2010 | 20457251 |
| adsorption of copper onto agriculture waste materials. | mining activities generate large amounts of wastewater, which contain heavy metals of elevated concentration according to legislative threshold values. therefore, treatment is necessary, and there has been a recent focus on more environmentally friendly methods. one of these is biosorption, where heavy metals are adsorbed from the wastewater via materials of biological origin. in this work copper sorption capacity, kinetics and isotherms of different low-cost residual agricultural materials was ... | 2010 | 20462688 |
| development and validation of a multiresidue method for the determination of neonicotinoid and macrocyclic lactone pesticide residues in milk, fruits, and vegetables by ultra-performance liquid chromatography/ms/ms. | a multiresidue method was developed and validated for the determination of 13 neonicotinoid pesticides and metabolites, and nine macrocyclic lactone pesticides and veterinary drugs using spe and ultra-performance liquid chromatography/ms/ms. the method was validated in milk, orange, spinach, apple, plum, watermelon, green bean, zucchini, broccoli, strawberry, grape, and tomato by analyzing replicates of residue-free control samples fortified with a mixture of 22 target analytes at three concentr ... | 2010 | 20480883 |
| genetic variation among date plum (diospyros lotus) genotypes in turkey. | turkey is one of the most important genetic resources of the date plum, diospyros lotus, especially in the northeastern part of the country. authenticating the identity of germplasm resources of d. lotus would be of great value for breeding. we examined the genetic variability of 11 d. lotus genotypes sampled from coruh valley in turkey. one hundred and twenty-eight dna markers were generated by 12 random primers. the highest polymorphism ratio was observed with the primer opa-01 (71%) while the ... | 2010 | 20506085 |
| [clinical observation on plum-blossom needle on governor vessel and point jiaji (ex-b 2) for treatment of cerebral palsy of involuntary movement]. | to probe into an effective therapy for treatment of cerebral palsy of involuntary movement. | 2010 | 20518168 |
| harmonic radar: assessing the impact of tag weight on walking activity of colorado potato beetle, plum curculio, and western corn rootworm. | the impact of electronic dipole tags on the walking activity of three insects was determined using video tracking software. results varied within and between the three species studied. the heaviest tag mounted on the pronotum of the colorado potato beetle, leptinotarsa decemlineata (say), reduced its mean horizontal speed slightly but significantly. the mean horizontal speed of plum curculio, conotrachelus nenuphar (herbst), was significantly reduced by a light tag but not by heavier tags. the m ... | 2010 | 20214369 |
| field evaluation of traps and lures for monitoring plum curculio (coleoptera: curculionidae) in alabama peaches. | the plum curculio, conotrachelus nenuphar (herbst) (coleoptera: curculionidae), is a key pest of peaches, prunus persica (l.) batsch, in north america. we evaluated the effectiveness of two widely used trap types (pyramid versus circle traps) and commercially available synthetic lures for monitoring the pest in two peach orchards in alabama during 2008 and 2009. the lures evaluated alone or in combinations included benzaldehyde (bz) (a component of fruit odor), plum essence (pe) (a mixture of fr ... | 2010 | 20568620 |
| monitoring of the entomological diversity in a pesticide free orchard: investigation of the gembloux agricultural university conservatory. | in orchards, the fruit production is currently oriented to integrated pest management. in order to develop efficient pest control strategy by using entomophagous beneficial and lowering the application of pesticides, sufficient knowledge of entomological populations is needed. here, a systematic monitoring of insect diversity and abundance in a conservatory orchard of gembloux was performed. combining yellow traps and visual observations, 19 pest and 34 beneficial families were identified among ... | 2009 | 20222593 |
| qualitative effects of fresh and dried plum ingredients on vacuum-packaged, sliced hams. | boneless ham muscles (semimembranosus+adductor) were injected (20% w/w) with a curing brine containing no plum ingredient (control), fresh plum juice concentrate (fp), dried plum juice concentrate (dp), or spray dried plum powder (pp) at 2.5% or 5%. hams were cooked, vacuum-packaged, stored at<4 degrees c and evaluated at 2-week intervals over 10 week. evaluations were performed on sliced product to determine cook loss, vacuum-package purge, allo-kramer shear force, 2-thiobarbituric acid-reactiv ... | 2009 | 20416628 |
| cultivated grapevines represent a symptomless reservoir for the transmission of hop stunt viroid to hop crops: 15 years of evolutionary analysis. | hop stunt was a mysterious disorder that first emerged in the 1940s in commercial hops in japan. to investigate the origin of this disorder, we infected hops with natural hop stunt viroid (hpsvd) isolates derived from four host species (hop, grapevine, plum and citrus), which except for hop represent possible sources of the ancestral viroid. these plants were maintained for 15 years, then analyzed the hpsvd variants present. here we show that the variant originally found in cultivated grapevines ... | 2009 | 20041179 |
| application of feces extracts and synthetic analogues of the host marking pheromone of anastrepha ludens significantly reduces fruit infestation by a. obliqua in tropical plum and mango backyard orchards. | we determined the efficacy of three potential oviposition deterrents in reducing fruit infestation by anastrepha obliqua in tropical plum and mango orchards. these were: (1) extracts of feces of mexican fruit fly, anastrepha ludens, known to contain the a. ludens host marking pheromone (hmp) and (2) two fully synthetic simplified analogues of the naturally occurring compound, which we have named desmethyl a. ludens hmp (dm-hmp) and anastrephamide. two applications of feces extracts 2 or 3 wk bef ... | 2009 | 20069857 |
| [a meta analysis on randomized controlled trials of acupuncture treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome]. | to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (cfs). | 2009 | 20209981 |
| siadenovirus infection in two psittacine bird species. | consensus polymerase chain reaction was used to identify a novel adenovirus from two psittacine birds: a plum-headed parakeet (psittacula cyanocephala) with lethargy, weight loss, and marked leukocytosis; and an umbrella cockatoo (cacatua alba) with lethargy, weight loss, and feather abnormalities. phylogenetic and comparative sequence analysis suggested that this virus is a member of the genus siadenovirus, and is here termed psittacine adenovirus 2. this extends the characterized adenoviruses ... | 2009 | 19937528 |
| [observation on therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture at jiaji (ex-b 2) combined with blood-letting and cupping on herpes zoster]. | to compare the therapeutic effect differences between electroacupuncture at jiaji (ex-b 2) combined with blood-letting plus cupping and western medicine therapy. | 2009 | 19994687 |
| redesigning a large-scale clinical trial in response to negative external trial results: the camus study of phytotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia. | benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph), a common condition among older men, confers its morbidity through potentially bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms. treatments for bph include drugs such as alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, minimally invasive therapies that use heat to damage or destroy prostate tissue, and surgery including transurethral resection of the prostate. complementary and alternative medicines are gaining popularity in the us. two phytotherapie ... | 2009 | 20007408 |
| attraction of anoplophora glabripennis to male-produced pheromone and plant volatiles. | the male-produced pheromone of anoplophora glabripennis (motschulsky) (coleoptera: cerambycidae), which is an equal blend of 4-(n-heptyloxy)butan-1-ol and 4-(n-heptyloxy)butanal, was used in laboratory bioassays and in the greenhouse to determine its potential for attracting a. glabripennis adults. in modified "walking wind tunnels," virgin females were most attracted to the alcohol component, and virgin males were repelled by the pheromone blend at the lowest and highest amounts offered. y-tube ... | 2009 | 20021771 |
| differentiation of plum pox virus isolates by single-strand conformation polymorphism and low-stringency single specific primer pcr analysis of hc-pro genome region. | single-strand conformation polymorphism (sscp) and low-stringency single specific primer (lssp)-pcr were assessed for suitability and reliability in genotyping of plum pox virus (ppv) isolates. examined ppv isolates included 16 ppv-d, 12 ppv-m, and 14 ppv-rec isolates collected in czech republic. the analysis was performed on the helper component protease (hc-pro) region of the ppv genome. sscp and lssp-pcr allowed the differentiation of ppv strain, but sscp was not able to distinguish isolates ... | 2009 | 19301952 |
| partial molecular characterization of an unusual, recombinant plum pox virus isolate from bulgaria. | 2009 | 19301955 | |
| international multidimensional authenticity specification (imas) algorithm for detection of commercial pomegranate juice adulteration. | the pomegranate fruit ( punica granatum ) has become an international high-value crop for the production of commercial pomegranate juice (pj). the perceived consumer value of pj is due in large part to its potential health benefits based on a significant body of medical research conducted with authentic pj. to establish criteria for authenticating pj, a new international multidimensional authenticity specifications (imas) algorithm was developed through consideration of existing databases and co ... | 2009 | 19249817 |
| viewpoint: dried plum, an emerging functional food that may effectively improve bone health. | osteoporosis is a debilitating disorder that affects both female and male, albeit to a greater extent in women than men. as the demographic shift to a more aged population continues, a growing number of men and women will be afflicted with osteoporosis and a search for potential non-pharmacological alternative therapies for osteoporosis is of prime interest. aside from existing drug therapies, certain lifestyle and nutritional factors are known to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. among nutrition ... | 2009 | 19274852 |
| clinical, anamnestic and serological features of peach allergy in portugal. | peach is a common food allergen source throughout europe. the aim of this study was to characterize peach allergy in a portuguese patient population. | 2009 | 19033734 |
| is a plum a memory problem? longitudinal study of the reversal of concreteness effect in a patient with semantic dementia. | the concreteness effect, which refers to the typically superior performance for concrete concepts compared to abstract ones, is a robust phenomenon that has been observed in normal and brain-damaged subjects in a number of cognitive domains. reversal of this effect was also reported in a few neuropsychological studies, mainly in patients with semantic dementia (sd). in this article, we report the first longitudinal single-case study of a patient with sd, sc, who performed better for abstract tha ... | 2009 | 18973766 |
| characterization of a natural plum pox virus isolate bearing a truncated coat protein. | plum pox virus (ppv) isolates were collected in hungary from plum varieties. pcr targeting the 3' genomic region resulted in a shorter pcr product in the case of the b1298 isolate bearing a 135-nucleotide deletion in frame in the n-terminal part of the coat protein (cp). the isolate was aphid-transmissible and the virion diameter was reduced compared to ppv-sk68. detectability of this isolate by western blot varied according to the antibody used. integration of the deleted cp gene into an infect ... | 2009 | 19082685 |
| plum juice, but not dried plum powder, is effective in mitigating cognitive deficits in aged rats. | normal aging in animals and humans is accompanied by a decline in cognitive performance that is thought to be due to the long-term effects of oxidative stress and inflammation on neurologic processes. previous findings have suggested that protection against age-related cognitive declines may be achieved by increasing the dietary intake of fruits and vegetables, especially those that are high in antioxidant activity, such as blueberries and strawberries. the objective of this study was to investi ... | 2009 | 19097856 |
| compromised virus-induced gene silencing in rdr6-deficient plants. | rna silencing in plants serves as a potent antiviral defense mechanism through the action of small interfering rnas (sirnas), which direct rna degradation. sirnas can be derived directly from the viral genome or via the action of host-encoded rna-dependent rna polymerases (rdrs). plant genomes encode multiple rdrs, and it has been demonstrated that plants defective for rdr6 hyperaccumulate several classes of virus. in this study, we compared the effectiveness of virus-induced gene silencing (vig ... | 2009 | 19129420 |
| phenolic compounds in rosaceae fruits from ecuador. | rp-hplc-dad was used to study the content of phenolic compounds in four ecuadorian fruits (strawberry, andean blackberry, plum, and capuli cherry). compounds were identified using spectral characteristics of representative standards and reference samples. further, lc-ms with ms/ms was used to confirm molecular assignments in previously unstudied capuli cherry. gallic acid was detected in andean blackberry, and galloyl esters were detected in strawberries. both these berries contained ellagic aci ... | 2009 | 19143537 |
| development and testing of the gait assessment and intervention tool (g.a.i.t.): a measure of coordinated gait components. | recent neuroscience methods have provided the basis upon which to develop effective gait training methods for recovery of the coordinated components of gait after neural injury. we determined that there was not an existing observational measure that was, at once, adequately comprehensive, scored in an objectively-based manner, and capable of assessing incremental improvements in the coordinated components of gait. therefore, the purpose of this work was to use content valid procedures in order t ... | 2009 | 19146879 |
| effect of different formulations on tebuconazole residues in stone fruits. | the correlation between pesticide residue levels and formulation of an active substance is often not considered, even if it is reasonable to expect some differences arising from behaviour during dilution and spraying, from adhesion to plant and from degradation. an experimental study to investigate the magnitude of tebuconazole residues as a function of different tebuconazole formulated products was carried out in italy. the fungicide was applied as wettable powder (wp) and water-dispersible gra ... | 2009 | 19165745 |
| synteny of prunus and other model plant species. | fragmentary conservation of synteny has been reported between map-anchored prunus sequences and arabidopsis. with the availability of genome sequence for fellow rosid i members populus and medicago, we analyzed the synteny between prunus and the three model genomes. eight prunus bac sequences and map-anchored prunus sequences were used in the comparison. | 2009 | 19208249 |
| molecular characterization of seven genes encoding ethylene-responsive transcriptional factors during plum fruit development and ripening. | seven erf cdnas were cloned from two japanese plum (prunus salicina l.) cultivars, 'early golden' (eg) and 'shiro' (sh). based on the sequence characterization, these ps-erfs could be classified into three of the four known erf families. their predicted amino acid sequences exhibited similarities to erfs from other plant species. functional nuclear localization signal analyses of two ps-erf proteins (ps-erf1a and -1b) were carried out using confocal microscopy. expression analyses of ps-erf mrna ... | 2009 | 19213809 |
| new facility to advance study of foreign animal disease. kansas site recommended for national bio and agro-defense facility to replace plum island. | 2009 | 19226691 | |
| analyzing a liquid-solid phase countercurrent two- and three-stage adsorption process with the freundlich equation. | adsorbent consumption advantages of a countercurrent two- and three-stage process are described. the freundlich equation and equilibrium-stage were used to deduce these adsorption processes; it was proved that large adsorbent savings were obtained from operations of these systems in most cases. microporous activated carbon was prepared from plum kernels with koh chemical activation. isotherm equilibrium adsorptions of three dyes (bb1, mb, and ab74) and three phenols (phenol, 4-cp, and 2,4-dcp) w ... | 2009 | 18556116 |
| molecular markers reveal strong geographic, but not host associated, genetic differentiation in aphidius transcaspicus, a parasitoid of the aphid genus hyalopterus. | host plant associated genetic differentiation is a common phenomenon in phytophagous insects, but the degree to which such associations sequentially drive diversification at higher trophic levels is not as well understood. a recent study examining neutral molecular markers in hyalopterus aphids revealed that genetic structure in this genus is strongly determined by primary host plant use (prunus spp.). in this paper, we take a similar approach to determine whether this host plant specificity has ... | 2009 | 18662432 |
| aperitif effects on gastric emptying: a crossover study using continuous real-time 13c breath test (breathid system). | the aim of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between aperitif and gastric emptying. ten healthy male volunteers participated in this randomized, two-way crossover study. under two conditions (after drinking an aperitif versus not), the (13)c breath test was performed for 4 h with a liquid meal (200 kcal/200 ml) containing 100 mg (13)c acetate. we used 50 ml of umeshu as the aperitif. this is a traditional japanese plum liqueur, and contains 7 ml alcohol (14%). in the ape ... | 2009 | 18688714 |
| non-carcinogenic carbon sorbents for respiratory protection. | activated carbons impregnated with compounds of chromium, copper and silver (cr-cu-ag) are widely used for removing toxic substances from air, mainly in respiratory protection for industrial and military applications. toxicological and epidemiological studies have shown chromium (especially hexavalent cr) to have carcinogenic properties. hence, research has been launched to develop a new adsorption-catalytic complex without chromium, which is intended to replace the activated carbon-catalyst (cr ... | 2009 | 18752891 |
| dried plums (prunes) reduce atherosclerosis lesion area in apolipoprotein e-deficient mice. | dried plums are a fruit high in pectin with substantial antioxidant activity. previous studies in rats and man indicate that dried plums or plum fibre lower liver and plasma cholesterol, respectively. the apoe-deficient mouse, which develops atherosclerotic lesions rapidly when fed cholesterol, was used to determine the ability of dried plums to reduce atherosclerosis. diets containing 0.15% cholesterol and either 0 (b+c), 4.75% (lo dp) or 9.5% (hi dp) dried plum powder were fed for 5 months. an ... | 2009 | 18761779 |
| a temperature-controlled amplicon system derived from plum pox potyvirus. | the control of replication can facilitate a viral amplicon to reach high expression levels by enabling the virus to escape host defence mechanisms and reducing the deleterious effects of viral infection. we have developed a novel system to regulate amplicon expression by controlling the temperature of plant growth. nicotiana benthamiana plants were transformed at two different temperatures with a cdna copy of the plum pox potyvirus genome harbouring the open reading frame 2 of porcine circovirus ... | 2009 | 18801011 |
| expression analysis of a plum pathogenesis related 10 (pr10) protein during brown rot infection. | plant pr10 is one of the pathogenesis related proteins, induced upon exposure to different stress conditions including fungal infection. pr10 proteins have been implicated in fungal disease resistance in some species; however its transcriptional regulation is not well understood. in the present work we cloned a pr10 gene from european plums (prunus domestica l.) and monitored the quantitative changes in its transcript levels as a result of fungal infection in two varieties. we also studied the p ... | 2009 | 18815787 |
| [anaphylaxis due to peach with negative immunocap result to peach allergens, including rpru p 1, rpru p 3, and rpru p 4: a report of two cases]. | we report two cases of anaphylactic reactions to peach with negative result of immunocap to peach. case 1 is a 35-year-old man, who felt an itch in his oral cavity immediately after ingesting a whole fresh peach. he rapidly developed generalized urticaria, dyspnea, vomiting, and loss of consciousness. he recovered after treatment at a local hospital, thereafter he was referred to our hospital because immunocap conducted for screening allergens revealed a negative test result to peach and the cau ... | 2009 | 19329877 |
| native electrophoresis and western blot analysis: method and applications. | native electrophoresis and western blot analysis (neweb) has been developed for the study of plant virus characteristics, among others, virus particle-protein interactions, electrophorotype formation, and strain separation. the method is based on the property of electrophoretic mobility of virus particles (vp) and proteins and combines the analytical capacity of electrophoresis with the specificity of western blot. one of its advantages is that it deals with entire vp that can be studied in caus ... | 2009 | 19378066 |
| cell-to-cell transport through plasmodesmata in tree callus cultures. | one factor that contributes to a successful fruit tree grafting is the establishment of symplasmic contacts in the graft interface to facilitate the transfer of compounds between scion and stock. using novel experimental and theoretical approaches we investigated whether the localized incompatibility, experienced in some prunus grafts, could be related to insufficient plasmodesmal coupling at an early stage of development within one of the partners. dye-coupling analysis using fluorescent tracer ... | 2009 | 19398772 |
| quantitative trait loci meta-analysis of plum pox virus resistance in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.): new insights on the organization and the identification of genomic resistance factors. | plum pox virus (ppv) is responsible for sharka disease, one of the most detrimental stone fruit diseases affecting prunus trees worldwide. only a few apricot cultivars have been described as resistant, most originating from north american breeding programmes. several ppv resistance quantitative trait loci (qtls) have been mapped in various progenies, consistently highlighting the contribution to the resistance of the upper part of linkage group 1 (lg1). however, to date, no consensus has been re ... | 2009 | 19400838 |
| specific detection and quantification of the phytopathogenic agent 'candidatus phytoplasma prunorum'. | 'candidatus phytoplasma prunorum' is a wall-less bacterium associated with european stone fruit yellows (esfy), a severe disease of prunus spp. (mainly apricot and japanese plum trees). it can be spread by one insect vector, cacopsylla pruni, and by the trade of infected material. the availability of pcr-based methods allowing a sensitive and specific detection of 'ca. p. prunorum' is crucial for this phytoplasma because, at present, it is uncultured and cannot be detected serologically. we deve ... | 2009 | 19401232 |
| sensitive and rapid detection of peach latent mosaic viroid by the reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification. | a reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (rt-lamp) method for the detection of peach latent mosaic viroid (plmvd) was developed. four primer sets (old, old1, new, and fukuta's) were designed originally. based on initial experiments the set old1 was selected for further evaluation. simple and accelerated rt-lamp was preformed using degenerate and no degenerate forward-loop (f-loop) and backward-loop (b-loop) primers. degenerate primers were selected, and after determination ... | 2009 | 19409419 |
| inhibitory effect of immature plum on pma-induced mmp-9 expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma. | the goal of this study was to evaluate the anticancer effect of prunus salicina lindl. cv. soldam at three maturity stages (immature, midmature and mature). in search for anticancer effects of immature plum extract (ipe), we have found its antimigrative property in (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate) pma-induced hepg2 cells, and this effect is associated with inhibition of mmp-9 activity. ipe appeared to have a strong inhibitory effect on the pma-induced mmp-9 secretion through suppression of the ... | 2009 | 19418353 |
| identification of the constituents of balsam of peru in tomatoes. | studies show that balsam-restricted diets result in significant improvement of systemic contact dermatitis in patients with contact allergy to balsam of peru (bop). while tomatoes have been implicated as a frequent cause of bop-related dermatitis, the presence of bop in tomatoes has never been confirmed. | 2009 | 19426616 |