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| oviposition-altering and ovicidal potentials of five essential oils against female adults of the dengue vector, aedes aegypti l. | the oviposition deterrence and ovicidal potential of five different essential oils, peppermint oil (mentha piperita), basil oil (ocimum basilicum), rosemary oil (rosemarinus officinalis), citronella oil (cymbopogon nardus), and celery seed oil (apium graveolens), were assessed against female adults of the dengue vector, aedes aegypti l. multiple concentration tests were carried out where cups containing 1 ml of different concentrations (100%, 10%, 1%, 0.1%) of the oils and 199 ml of water were u ... | 2011 | 21445613 |
| nondestructive raman analysis of polyacetylenes in apiaceae vegetables. | food plants from the apiaceae family have been found to demonstrate health-promoting properties. polyacetylenes are bioactive compounds that are considered to contribute substantially to the beneficial properties of apiaceae plants. this study applied a raman mapping technique in the investigation of polyacetylene spatial distribution in fresh roots of some apiaceae species. fresh root sections were measured directly without any preliminary preparation. for three apiaceae species, that is, parsn ... | 2011 | 21682272 |
| sensitization prevalence, antibody cross-reactivity and immunogenic peptide profile of api g 2, the non-specific lipid transfer protein 1 of celery. | celery (apium graveolens) represents a relevant allergen source that can elicit severe reactions in the adult population. to investigate the sensitization prevalence and cross-reactivity of api g 2 from celery stalks in a mediterranean population and in a mouse model. | 2011 | 21897872 |
| bioaccumulation and translocation of cadmium in cole (brassica campestris l.) and celery (apium graveolens) grown in the polluted oasis soil, northwest of china. | a pot experiment was conducted to study the bioaccumulation and translocation of cadmium (cd) in cole (brassica campestris l.) and celery (apium graveolens) grown in the cd-polluted oasis soil, northwest of china. the results showed that cd in the unpolluted oasis soil was mainly bound to carbonate fraction (f2) and fe-mn oxide fraction (f3). however, marked change of cd fractions was observed with increasing soil cd concentrations, in which the concentration of cd in fl (exchangeable fraction), ... | 2011 | 22128545 |
| directed evolution toward improved production of l-ribose from ribitol. | improvement of the one-step production of l-ribose from ribitol using a recombinant escherichia coli is described. the gene encoding the enzyme mannitol-1-dehydrogenase (mdh) from apium graveolens has previously been codon-optimized, cloned into the constitutive pzuc10 vector, and expressed in e. coli. this mdh catalyzes the nad-dependent conversion of mannitol to d-mannose and has the ability to convert several polyols to their l-sugar counterparts, including ribitol to l-ribose. here, three ro ... | 2010 | 20156148 |
| identification of ige binding to api g 1-derived peptides. | celery is a frequent cause of food allergy in pollen-sensitized patients and can induce severe allergic reactions. clinical symptoms cannot be predicted by skin prick tests (spts) or by determining allergen-specific immunoglobulin e (ige). our aim was to identify specific ige binding peptides by using an array technique. for our study, the sera of 21 patients with positive double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (dbpcfc) to celery, as well as the sera of 17 healthy patients were used. ad ... | 2010 | 20872390 |
| quality characterization of celery (apium graveolens l.) by plant zones and two harvest dates. | the aim of this study was to characterize the quality of celery petioles (apium graveolens l. cv golden clause) from the external, middle, and internal zones of each plant. harvest dates were 93 (hd1) and 124 (hd2) days after transplantation. total weight (tw), total length (tl), total leaves number (ln), and petiole length of leaves (pl) for the 3 zones were measured. physicochemical (color, b* and h; texture; total soluble solids, tss; titratable acidity, ta; water content, wc), nutraceutical ... | 2010 | 20722956 |
| ms14, an iranian herbal-marine compound for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. | ms14 is a natural herbal-marine drug, which has shown to slow down or halt the progression of multiple sclerosis (ms). this drug consists of 90% penaeus latisculatus, 5% apium graveolens, and 5% hypericum perforatum l. preclinically, the effects of ms14 have mostly been examined in an animal model of multiple sclerosis called experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (eae). clinical studies of the effects of ms14 in ms patients also showed that it could improve the patients' quality of life. ms14 ... | 2010 | 20694784 |
| differentiating cross-reacting allergens in the immunological analysis of celery (apium graveolens) by mass spectrometry. | celery is acknowledged as a major food allergen in europe, and mandatory labeling for preprocessed foods has been implemented. however, no methods for the specific detection of celery protein in foods have been published. in the present study, a sandwich celery elisa using polyclonal anticelery antibodies for capture and detection was developed and validated. the method has an lod of 0.5 mg/kg in buffer; however, it is applicable only for the screening of food products because of extensive cross ... | 2010 | 20480890 |
| data-independent liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (lc/ms(e)) detection and quantification of the secreted apium graveolens pathogen defense protein mannitol dehydrogenase. | plant cells secrete a wide variety of defense-related proteins into the extracellular space or apoplast in response to pathogen attack. one of these, mannitol dehydrogenase (mtd), is normally a cytoplasmic enzyme whose primary role is the regulation of intracellular levels of the sugar alcohol mannitol in plants. recent immunological and biochemical evidence, however, suggests that mtd is also secreted into the apoplast in response to pathogen attack, despite lacking a known peptide signal seque ... | 2010 | 20213632 |
| differential nuclear envelope assembly at the end of mitosis in suspension-cultured apium graveolens cells. | nmcp1 is a plant protein that has a long coiled-coil domain within the molecule. newly identified nmcp2 of daucus carota and apium graveolens showed similar peripheral localization in the interphase nucleus, and the sequence spanning the coiled-coil domain exhibited significant similarity with the corresponding region of nmcp1. to better understand disassembly and assembly of the nuclear envelope (ne) during mitosis, subcellular distribution of nmcp1 and nmcp2 was examined using a. graveolens ce ... | 2010 | 19997923 |
| dl-3-n-butylphthalide prevents oxidative damage and reduces mitochondrial dysfunction in an mpp(+)-induced cellular model of parkinson's disease. | the aim of the present study was to explore the neuroprotective effects and mechanisms of action of dl-3-n-butylphthalide (nbp) in a 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridiniumion (mpp(+))-induced cellular model of parkinson's disease (pd). nbp was extracted from seeds of apium graveolens linn. (chinese celery). mpp(+) treatment of pc12 cells caused reduced viability, formation of reactive oxygen, and disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential. our results indicated that nbp reduced the cytotoxicity of mpp( ... | 2010 | 20347933 |
| l-3-n-butylphthalide improves cognitive impairment and reduces amyloid-beta in a transgenic model of alzheimer's disease. | alzheimer's disease (ad) is an age-related, progressive neurodegenerative disorder that occurs gradually and results in memory, behavior, and personality changes. l-3-n-butylphthalide (l-nbp), an extract from seeds of apium graveolens linn (chinese celery), has been demonstrated to have neuroprotective effects on ischemic, vascular dementia, and amyloid-beta (abeta)-infused animal models. in the current study, we examined the effects of l-nbp on learning and memory in a triple-transgenic ad mous ... | 2010 | 20554868 |
| gastric antiulcer, antisecretory and cytoprotective properties of celery (apium graveolens) in rats. | in the present investigation, an ethanol extract of celery [apium graveolens l. (apiaceae/umbelliferae)], at doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight, was evaluated for antigastric ulcer activity using various experimental gastric ulcer models in rats. ulcers were induced by indomethacin, cytodestructive agents (80% ethanol, 0.2 m naoh and 25% nacl) and cold restraint stress. gastric secretory studies were undertaken by using pylorus ligation (shay rat model). in addition to gastric wall mucus (gw ... | 2010 | 20645778 |
| effects of foliar surfactants on host plant selection behavior of liriomyza huidobrensis (diptera: agromyzidae). | the pea leafminer, liriomyza huidobrensis (diptera: agromyzidae), is a highly polyphagous insect pest of global distribution. l. huidobrensis feeds and lays its eggs on leaf tissue and reduces crop marketability because of stippling and mining damage. in field insecticide trials, it was observed that stippling was reduced on plants treated with surfactant alone. the objectives of this study were to determine the effect of surfactants on host selection behaviors of female l. huidobrensis and to a ... | 2009 | 19825293 |
| triterpenoids and flavonoids from celery (apium graveolens). | three new triterpenoids, 11,21-dioxo-2beta,3beta,15alpha-trihydroxyurs-12-ene-2-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside (1), 11,21-dioxo-3beta,15alpha,24-trihydroxyurs-12-ene-24-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside (2), and 11,21-dioxo-3beta,15alpha,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene-24-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside (3), and two new flavonoids, apigenin-7-o-[2''-o-(5'''-o-feruloyl)-beta-d-apiofuranosyl]-beta-d-glucopyranoside (4) and chrysoeriol-7-o-[2''-o-(5'''-o-feruloyl)-beta-d-apiofuranosyl]-beta-d-glucopyranoside (5), were isolate ... | 2009 | 19778086 |
| [chemical constituents of fresh celery]. | to study the chemical constituents of the whole plant of fresh celery (apium graveolens). | 2009 | 19777835 |
| metabolism of sulphonated anthraquinones in rhubarb, maize and celery: the role of cytochromes p450 and peroxidases. | sulphonated anthraquinones are precursors of many synthetic dyes and pigments, recalcitrant to biodegradation, and thus contaminating many industrial effluents and rivers. in the development of a phytotreatment to remove sulphonated aromatic compounds, rhubarb (rheum rhaponticum), a plant producing natural anthraquinones, as well as maize (zea mays) and celery (apium graveolens), plants not producing anthraquinones, were tested for their ability to metabolise these xenobiotics. plants were culti ... | 2009 | 19768461 |
| botanical origin of indian celery seed (fruit). | in the course of our study on the traditional medicines and foodstuffs used in pakistan, we investigated the origin of indian celery by using the analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (its) sequence of nuclear rdna and a phytochemical approach. we found that the source plant of the indian celery containing coumarin derivatives such as seselin (1), bergapten (2) and isopimpinellin (3) was not common celery, apium graveolens. our results suggest the source plant is seseli diffusum even thoug ... | 2009 | 19214654 |
| occurrence and distribution of potato virus y strain n (pvy(n)) on celery in iran. | celery (apium graveolens) is an important crop grown in many countries. different types of diseases present a major constraint to celery production and can lead to significant reductions in yield potato virus y, the type member of the genus potyvirus(family potyviridae) is one of the causal agents of viral diseases in crops. in the present study, pvy occurring in celery fields was determined as the causal agent of mosaic disease of celery (apium graveolens). the virus is naturally transmitted by ... | 2009 | 20222571 |
| the insecticidal activity of four medicinal plants against the blowfly lucilia sericata (diptera: calliphoridae). | the larvae of lucilia sericata induce myiasis and transmit mycobacterial infections to humans and animals. consequently, the blowfly should be controlled for human welfare and economic reasons. | 2009 | 19416380 |
| a novel compound from celery seed with a bactericidal effect against helicobacter pylori. | the aim was to purify and characterise an antimicrobial component from celery (apium graveolens) seeds, which have been used for centuries as a herbal medicine with reported antibacterial effects. | 2009 | 19703351 |
| field evaluation of g10, a celery (apium graveolens)-based topical repellent, against mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in chiang mai province, northern thailand. | the potential of g10, a celery (apium graveolens)-based topical product, as a repellent against natural mosquito populations was evaluated in comparison to commercial (insect block 28) and standard (25% deet) repellents in chiang mai province, northern thailand. these repellent products afforded encouragingly excellent personal protection against a broad range of mosquito species belonging to various genera, including aedes, anopheles, armigeres, culex, and mansonia. no mosquito bite was observe ... | 2009 | 18853188 |
| isolation and functional characterization of cyp71aj4 encoding for the first p450 monooxygenase of angular furanocoumarin biosynthesis. | the biosynthesis of linear and angular furanocoumarins is still poorly understood at the molecular level, with only psoralen synthase (cyp71aj1) identified from ammi majus. using cdna probes inferred from cyp71aj1, three orthologs were isolated from apium graveolens (cyp71aj2) and pastinaca sativa (cyp71aj3 and -4) and functionally expressed in yeast cells. cyp71aj2 and cyp71aj3 displayed psoralen synthase activity, whereas cyp71aj4 only catalyzed the conversion of (+)-columbianetin to angelicin ... | 2009 | 19098286 |
| characterization of a member of a new potyvirus species infecting arracacha in brazil. | an arracacha (arracacia xanthorrhiza) plant collected in brazil was found to be infected by a new virus. this viral isolate (named c17) systemically infected nicotiana benthamiana and apium graveolens. a polyclonal antibody was raised, and analysis of our arracacha germplasm collection showed a high infection rate of c17-like viruses (93% infection). sequencing of the ca. 1.7 kb 3'-terminal genomic region revealed a typical potyvirus genome organization. it shared less than 70% nucleotide identi ... | 2009 | 19109690 |
| efficient production of l-ribose with a recombinant escherichia coli biocatalyst. | a new synthetic platform with potential for the production of several rare sugars, with l-ribose as the model target, is described. the gene encoding the unique nad-dependent mannitol-1-dehydrogenase (mdh) from apium graveolens (garden celery) was synthetically constructed for optimal expression in escherichia coli. this mdh enzyme catalyzes the interconversion of several polyols and their l-sugar counterparts, including the conversion of ribitol to l-ribose. expression of recombinant mdh in the ... | 2008 | 18344327 |
| role of recombination in the evolution of the model plant pathogen pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato dc3000, a very atypical tomato strain. | pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato strain dc3000 (ptodc3000) is one of the most intensively studied bacterial plant pathogens today. here we report a thorough investigation into ptodc3000 and close relatives isolated from antirrhinum majus (snapdragon), apium graveolens (celery), and solanaceae and brassicaceae species. multilocus sequence typing (mlst) was used to resolve the precise phylogenetic relationship between isolates and to determine the importance of recombination in their evolution. mls ... | 2008 | 18378665 |
| celery-based topical repellents as a potential natural alternative for personal protection against mosquitoes. | celery-based products were investigated for chemical composition, skin irritation, and mosquito repellency in comparison to commercial repellents and the standard chemical, n,n-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (deet), with a goal to develop a natural alternative to synthetic repellents for protection against mosquitoes. chemical identification by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry discovered that the major constituents of apium graveolens hexane extract (ahe) were 3-n-butyl-tetrahydropht ... | 2008 | 18766378 |
| combined hplc-cuprac (cupric ion reducing antioxidant capacity) assay of parsley, celery leaves, and nettle. | this study aims to identify the essential antioxidant compounds present in parsley (petroselinum sativum) and celery (apium graveolens) leaves belonging to the umbelliferae (apiaceae) family, and in stinging nettle (urtica dioica) belonging to urticaceae family, to measure the total antioxidant capacity (tac) of these compounds with cuprac (cupric ion reducing antioxidant capacity) and abts spectrophotometric methods, and to correlate the tac with high performance liquid chromatography (hplc) fi ... | 2008 | 18804638 |
| major cytogenetic landmarks and karyotype analysis indaucus carota and other apiaceae. | karyotype analysis provides insights into genome organization at the chromosome level and into chromosome evolution. chromosomes were marked for comparative karyotype analysis using fish localization of rdna genes for the first time in apioideae species including taxa of economic importance and several wild daucus relatives. interestingly, daucus species did not vary in number of rdna loci despite variation in chromosome number (2n = 18, 20, 22, and 44) and previous publications suggesting multi ... | 2008 | 21632405 |
| subcellular concentrations of sugar alcohols and sugars in relation to phloem translocation in plantago major, plantago maritima, prunus persica, and apium graveolens. | sugar and sugar alcohol concentrations were analyzed in subcellular compartments of mesophyll cells, in the apoplast, and in the phloem sap of leaves of plantago major (common plantain), plantago maritima (sea plantain), prunus persica (peach) and apium graveolens (celery). in addition to sucrose, common plantain, sea plantain, and peach also translocated substantial amounts of sorbitol, whereas celery translocated mannitol as well. sucrose was always present in vacuole and cytosol of mesophyll ... | 2008 | 18188589 |
| aromatic plant-derived essential oil: an alternative larvicide for mosquito control. | five aromatic plants, carum carvi (caraway), apium graveolens (celery), foeniculum vulgare (fennel), zanthoxylum limonella (mullilam) and curcuma zedoaria (zedoary) were selected for investigating larvicidal potential against mosquito vectors. two laboratory-reared mosquito species, anopheles dirus, the major malaria vector in thailand, and aedes aegypti, the main vector of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever in urban areas, were used. all of the volatile oils exerted significant larvicidal acti ... | 2007 | 17337133 |
| self-anointing behavior in free-ranging spider monkeys (ateles geoffroyi) in mexico. | during 250 h of observation, a total of 20 episodes of self-anointing, that is, the application of scent-bearing material onto the body, were recorded in a group of free-ranging mexican spider monkeys (ateles geoffroyi). the animals used the leaves of three species of plants (brongniartia alamosana, fabaceae; cecropia obtusifolia, cecropiaceae; and apium graveolens, umbelliferae) two of which have not been reported so far in this context in any new world primate species. the findings that only t ... | 2007 | 17103123 |
| apium graveolens modulates sodium valproate-induced reproductive toxicity in rats. | sodium valproate (vpa), a common treatment of epilepsy and other diseases, is known to have severe toxic effects on testis both in experimental animals and in humans. the present study was designed to investigate the protective effect of apium graveolens (ag) against the vpa-induced testis injury. testicular toxicity was induced by the administration of vpa (500 mg/kg/day) once daily for 7 consecutive days. protective group received daily doses (200 mg/kg/day) of ag crude extract for 23 days pri ... | 2007 | 17351917 |
| identification and characterization of a new virus in the genus potyvirus from wild populations of angelica lucida l. and a. genuflexa nutt., family apiaceae. | a novel potyvirus was discovered in angelica lucida l. (wild celery) and a. genuflexa nutt. (kneeling angelica) (family apiaceae) in the matanuska- susitna valley, alaska. the experimental plant host range of the virus included species in three families: chenopodiaceae (chenopodium amaranticolor coste et reyn and chenopodium quinoa willd.), solanaceae (nicotiana benthamiana domin, and n. clevlandii gray.), and apiaceae (anethum graveolens l., apium graveolens l. var. dulce (miller)), daucus caro ... | 2007 | 17558540 |
| biostimulation of pah degradation with plants containing high concentrations of linoleic acid. | many plant species enhance the biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs), but there is little understanding of the mechanisms by which this occurs. this research identified phytochemicals that stimulate pyrene degradation using crushed roottissues from 43 plants that were screened in soil spiked with 100 ppm pyrene. among the plants tested, root tissues from apium graveolens (celery), raphanus sativus (radish), solanum tuberosum (potato), and daucus carota (carrot) were most effe ... | 2007 | 17626440 |
| characterization of agmat2, a plasma membrane mannitol transporter from celery, expressed in phloem cells, including phloem parenchyma cells. | a second mannitol transporter, agmat2, was identified in celery (apium graveolens l. var. dulce), a species that synthesizes and transports mannitol. this transporter was successfully expressed in two different heterologous expression systems: baker's yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae) cells and tobacco (nicotiana tabacum) plants (a non-mannitol-producing species). data indicated that agmat2 works as an h(+)/mannitol cotransporter with a weak selectivity toward other polyol molecules. when express ... | 2007 | 17631523 |
| an extract of apium graveolens var. dulce leaves: structure of the major constituent, apiin, and its anti-inflammatory properties. | flavonoids, natural compounds widely distributed in the plant kingdom, are reported to affect the inflammatory process and to possess anti-inflammatory as well as immunomodulatory activity in-vitro and in-vivo. since nitric oxide (no) produced by inducible nitric oxide synthase (inos) is one of the inflammatory mediators, the effects of the ethanol/water (1:1) extract of the leaves of apium graveolens var. dulce (celery) on inos expression and no production in the j774.a1 macrophage cell line st ... | 2007 | 17637182 |
| the detection of antibacterial actions of whole herb tinctures using luminescent escherichia coli. | two whole cell escherichia coli luminescent biosensors were used to determine the antibacterial actions of 16 herbal tinctures. these bioassays can detect genotoxic (strain dpd2794) and general oxidative stress (de135) events when challenged with antibacterial substances. many of the herbal tinctures were active against these gram-negative bacteria, affecting their metabolism without, in some cases, arresting cell growth or causing cell death. antibacterial activity ranged from undetectable for ... | 2007 | 17661335 |
| mannitol-enhanced, fluid-phase endocytosis in storage parenchyma cells of celery (apium graveolens; apiaceae) petioles. | we recently demonstrated the occurrence of a sucrose-enhanced, fluid-phase endocytic (fpe) mechanism of nutrient uptake in heterotrophic cells. in the present work, the possible enhancement/induction of fpe by photoassimilates other than sucrose was investigated by measuring the incorporation of the fluorescent endocytosis marker d-tr (dextran-texas red, 3000 mw) into celery (apium graveolens) petiole storage parenchyma (csp), a tissue that transports and accumulates mannitol. mannitol uptake in ... | 2007 | 21636473 |
| [effects of dmpp-compound fertilizer on greenhouse celery growth and nutritional quality]. | a field study with greenhouse celery (apium graveolens l. ) showed that compared with basal application of ordinary compound fertilizer, one-time basal application of dmpp-compound fertilizer ( entec , 12-12-17) at the rates of 67. 5 kg n x hm(-2) and 54. 0 kg n x hm(-2) increased the yield by 5. 78% and 10. 14% , respectively. the application of entec also improved the nutritional quality of edible parts, e. g. , the vc, amino acid, soluble sugar, n and p contents increased, while nitrate conte ... | 2007 | 17450744 |
| detection and quantification of glycosylated flavonoid malonates in celery, chinese celery, and celery seed by lc-dad-esi/ms. | a screening method using lc-dad-esi/ms was applied to the analysis of flavonoids in celery, chinese celery, and celery seeds (apium graveolens l. and varieties). fifteen flavonoid glycosides were detected in the three celery materials. they were identified as luteolin 7-o-apiosylglucoside, luteolin 7-o-glucoside, apigenin 7-o-apiosylglucoside, chrysoeriol 7-o-apiosylglucoside, chrysoeriol 7-o-glucoside, and more than 10 malonyl derivatives of these glycosides. the identification of the malonyl d ... | 2007 | 17253711 |
| involvement of the xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolases encoded by celery xth1 and arabidopsis xth33 in the phloem response to aphids. | during infestation, phloem-feeding insects induce transcriptional reprogramming in plants that may lead to protection. transcripts of the celery xth1 gene, encoding a xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolase (xth), were previously found to accumulate systemically in celery (apium graveolens) phloem, following infestation with the generalist aphid myzus persicae. xth1 induction was specific to the phloem but was not correlated with an increase in xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (xet) activity in ... | 2007 | 17238910 |
| the effect of abiotic stresses on carbohydrate status of olive shoots (olea europaea l.) under in vitro conditions. | olive plants produce both sucrose and mannitol as major photosynthetic products. contrary to previously studied celery [vítová et al., mannitol utilisation by celery (apium graveolens) plants grown under different conditions in vitro. plant sci 2002; 163: 907-16], in vitro these carbohydrates were found to be able to sustain growth of olive shoots roughly to the same extent at all tested concentrations (1-9% w/v). we studied the involvement of the particular components of the endogenous carbohyd ... | 2007 | 16436306 |
| effect of celery (apium graveolens) extracts on some biochemical parameters of oxidative stress in mice treated with carbon tetrachloride. | extracts of celery leaves and roots in ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water were evaporated to dryness and dissolved in 50% ethanol to make 10% (w[sol ]v) solutions. the potential protective action of the extracts was assessed by the corresponding in vitro and in vivo tests. in the in vitro experiments crude methanol extracts were tested as potential scavengers of free oh* and dpph* radicals, as well as inhibitors of liposomal peroxidation (lpx). analogous experiments were also ... | 2006 | 16685681 |
| essential oils as potential adulticides against two populations of aedes aegypti, the laboratory and natural field strains, in chiang mai province, northern thailand. | essential oils derived from five plant species, celery (apium graveolens), caraway (carum carvi), zedoary (curcuma zedoaria), long pepper (piper longum), and chinese star anise (illicium verum), were subjected to investigation of adulticidal activity against mosquito vectors. two populations of aedes aegypti, the laboratory and natural field strains, collected in chiang mai province, northern thailand were tested in pyrethroid-susceptibility bioassays. the results revealed that the natural field ... | 2006 | 16738885 |
| ethnomedicines used in trinidad and tobago for urinary problems and diabetes mellitus. | this paper is based on ethnobotanical interviews conducted from 1996-2000 in trinidad and tobago with thirty male and female respondents. | 2006 | 17040567 |
| repellent properties of celery, apium graveolens l., compared with commercial repellents, against mosquitoes under laboratory and field conditions. | in our search for new bioactive products against mosquito vectors, we reported the slightly larvicidal and adulticidal potency, but remarkable repellency of apium graveolens both in laboratory and field conditions. repellency of the ethanolic preparation of hexane-extracted a. graveolens was, therefore, investigated and compared with those of 15 commercial mosquito repellents including the most widely used, deet. hexane-extracted a. graveolens showed a significant degree of repellency in a dose- ... | 2005 | 16262746 |
| inhibitory effect of celery seeds extract on chemically induced hepatocarcinogenesis: modulation of cell proliferation, metabolism and altered hepatic foci development. | the chemopreventive activity of methanolic extract of apium graveolens seeds (celery seeds) has been investigated against solt farber protocol of hepatocarcinogenesis, oxidative stress and induction of positive foci of gamma-gt in the liver of wistar rats. the prophylactic treatment of celery seeds extract protected dose dependently against diethylnitrosoamine (den)+2-acetylaminofluorine (aaf)+partial hepatectomy (ph) induced hepatocarcinogenesis and other related events such as induction of gam ... | 2005 | 15797622 |
| tissue-dependent distribution and accumulation of chlorobenzenes by vegetables in urban area. | five seasonal vegetables from three growing sites in hangzhou city, zhejiang province, were studied for the levels of four chlorobenzenes(cbs): o-dichlorobenzene (o-dcb), p-dichlorobenzene (p-dcb), m-dichlorobenzene (m-dcb), and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-tcb). samples of each vegetable from each site were subdivided into leaves, stems, and roots, and these subsamples were analyzed separately for the levels of accumulated cbs. relations between the levels of cbs in vegetables with the total o ... | 2005 | 16002141 |
| distinct species exist within the cercospora apii morphotype. | abstract the genus cercospora is one of the largest genera of hyphomycetes. cercospora apii sensu lato is the oldest name for a large complex of morphologically indistinguishable cercospora spp. occurring on a wide host range. there are currently 659 recognized cercospora spp., and names of another 281 morphologically identical species are included in the synonymy of c. apii sensu lato. two of the species that belong to the c. apii complex, c. apii and c. beticola, cause cercospora leaf spot on ... | 2005 | 18944418 |
| molecular evolution of flavonoid dioxygenases in the family apiaceae. | plant species of the family apiaceae are known to accumulate flavonoids mainly in the form of flavones and flavonols. three 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases, flavone synthase or flavanone 3 beta-hydroxylase and flavonol synthase are involved in the biosynthesis of these secondary metabolites. the corresponding genes were cloned recently from parsley (petroselinum crispum) leaves. flavone synthase i appears to be confined to the apiaceae, and the unique occurrence as well as its high sequenc ... | 2005 | 15913674 |
| molecular cloning and characterization of a cdna encoding endonuclease from potato (solanum tuberosum). | a cdna, sten1, encoding a potato (solanum tuberosum) endonuclease was cloned and sequenced. the nucleotide sequence of this clone contains an open reading frame of 906 nucleotides encoding a protein of 302 amino acids, and with a calculated molecular mass of 34.4kda and a pi of 5.6. the deduced sten1 protein contains a putative signal sequence of 25 amino acid residues. the sten1 encoded protein shows substantial homology to both plant and fungal endonucleases isolated and cloned from other sour ... | 2005 | 16323278 |
| systemic response to aphid infestation by myzus persicae in the phloem of apium graveolens. | little is known about the molecular processes involved in the phloem response to aphid feeding. we investigated molecular responses to aphid feeding on celery (apium graveolenscv. dulce) plants infested with the aphid myzus persicae, as a means of identifying changes in phloem function. we used celery as our model species as it is easy to separate the phloem from the surrounding tissues in the petioles of mature leaves of this species. we generated a total of 1187 expressed sequence tags (ests), ... | 2005 | 15821978 |
| some biochemical properties of polyphenol oxidase from celery. | polyphenol oxidase (ppo, ec 1.14.18.1) was extracted from celery roots (apium graveolens l.) with 0.1 m phosphate buffer, ph 7.0. the ppo was partially purified by (nh4)2so4 and dialysis. substrate specificity experiments were carried out with catechol, pyrogallol, l-dopa, p-cresol, resorcinol, and tyrosine. the km for pyrogallol, catechol, and l-dopa were 4.5, 8.3, and 6.2mm, respectively, at 25 degrees c. data for vmax/km values, which represent catalytic efficiency, show that pyrogallol has t ... | 2004 | 15553907 |
| selecting iodine-enriched vegetables and the residual effect of iodate application to soil. | a greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to select vegetables for iodine uptake. the residual effect of iodate fertilization on the growth of and iodine uptake by spinach plants were also investigated. six vegetables, including leafy vegetables (pakchoi [brassica chinensis l.], spinach [spinacia oleracea l.]), tuber vegetables (onion [allium cepa l.]), shoot vegetables (water spinach [ipomoea aquatica forsk.], celery [apium graveolens l.]), and root vegetables (carrot [daucus carota var. sativa ... | 2004 | 15564656 |
| [pesticide detection in costarican vegetables based on the inhibition of serum and erythrocytic human cholinesterases]. | a simple and low cost method able to detect the presence of pesticides, organophosphates and carbamates based on the inhibition of serum and erythrocytic cholinesterases, was used in lettuce (lactuca sativa), cilantro (coriandum santivum) and celery (apium graveolens) obtained from the ferias del agricultor from valle central of costa rica. the percentage inhibition of cholinesterases is related to the presence of plaguicide in the vegetable. thirteen percent of the analyzed samples were positiv ... | 2004 | 15969271 |
| mosquito repellency of the seeds of celery (apium graveolens l.). | when the mosquito repellencies of four fractions of apium graveolens seeds (one hexane, two dichloromethane and one methanolic) were investigated in the laboratory, all four were found to offer human volunteers some protection against female, adult aedes aegypti. the hexane fraction, however, was found to exhibit the highest repellency in the laboratory, with median effective doses (ed50) and ed95 of 0.41 and 2.93 mg/cm2 skin, respectively. only this fraction, which was also found to provide pro ... | 2004 | 15228722 |
| biotransformation of isoprenoids and shikimic acid derivatives by a vegetable enzymatic system. | in biotransformations carried out under similar conditions enzymatic systems from carrot (daucus carota l.), celeriac (apium graveolens l. var. rapaceum) and horse-radish (armoracia lapathifolia gilib.) hydrolyzed the ester bonds of acetates of phenols or alicyclic alcohols. nevertheless, methyl esters of aromatic acids did not undergo hydrolysis. alcohols were oxidized to ketones in a reversible reaction. | 2004 | 15241926 |
| antimicrobial evaluation of some medicinal plants for their anti-enteric potential against multi-drug resistant salmonella typhi. | screening was done of some plants of importance in the ayurvedic system of traditional medicine used in india to treat enteric diseases. fifty four plant extracts (methanol and aqueous) were assayed for their activity against multi-drug resistant salmonella typhi. strong antibacterial activity was shown by the methanol extracts of aegle marmelos, salmalia malabarica, punica granatum, myristica fragrans, holarrhena antidysenterica, terminalia arjuna and triphal (mixture of emblica of fi cinalis, ... | 2004 | 15476301 |
| arabidopsis polyol transporter5, a new member of the monosaccharide transporter-like superfamily, mediates h+-symport of numerous substrates, including myo-inositol, glycerol, and ribose. | six genes of the arabidopsis thaliana monosaccharide transporter-like (mst-like) superfamily share significant homology with polyol transporter genes previously identified in plants translocating polyols (mannitol or sorbitol) in their phloem (celery [apium graveolens], common plantain [plantago major], or sour cherry [prunus cerasus]). the physiological role and the functional properties of this group of proteins were unclear in arabidopsis, which translocates sucrose and small amounts of raffi ... | 2004 | 15598803 |
| potential of crude seed extract of celery, apium graveolens l., against the mosquito aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae). | crude seed extract of celery, apium graveolens, was investigated for anti-mosquito potential, including larvicidal, adulticidal, and repellent activities against aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue haemorrhagic fever. the ethanol-extracted a. graveolens possessed larvicidal activity against fourth instar larvae of ae. aegypti with ld50 and ld95 values of 81.0 and 176.8 mg/l, respectively. the abnormal movement observed in treated larvae indicated that the toxic effect of a. graveolens extract wa ... | 2004 | 15707293 |
| mutational epitope analysis of pru av 1 and api g 1, the major allergens of cherry (prunus avium) and celery (apium graveolens): correlating ige reactivity with three-dimensional structure. | birch pollinosis is often accompanied by adverse reactions to food due to pollen-allergen specific ige cross-reacting with homologous food allergens. the tertiary structure of pru av 1, the major cherry (prunus avium) allergen, for example, is nearly identical with bet v 1, the major birch (betula verrucosa) pollen allergen. in order to define cross-reactive ige epitopes, we generated and analysed mutants of pru av 1 and api g 1.0101, the major celery (apium graveolens) allergen, by immunoblotti ... | 2003 | 12943529 |
| synthesis of l-ascorbic acid in the phloem. | although plants are the main source of vitamin c in the human diet, we still have a limited understanding of how plants synthesise l-ascorbic acid (asa) and what regulates its concentration in different plant tissues. in particular, the enormous variability in the vitamin c content of storage organs from different plants remains unexplained. possible sources of asa in plant storage organs include in situ synthesis and long-distance transport of asa synthesised in other tissues via the phloem. in ... | 2003 | 14633288 |
| new and remarkable records of microfungi from turkey. | during a botanical excursion of the university of essen in the year 2002 to north-, central- and south-anatolia we have collected representatives of about 100 genera of microfungi as parasites or saprophytes on crops and wild plants. some of them are new for turkey: passalora dubia on atriplex hortensis, pseudocercospora ligustri on ligustrum ovalifolium, passalora smilacis on smilax aspera, uromyces limonii on limonium spec., puccinia jasmini on jasminim spec., sawadea bicornis on acer negundo, ... | 2003 | 15151298 |
| diversity of the superfamily of phloem lectins (phloem protein 2) in angiosperms. | phloem protein 2 (pp2) is one of the most abundant and enigmatic proteins in the phloem sap. although thought to be associated with structural p-protein, pp2 is translocated in the assimilate stream where its lectin activity or rna-binding properties can exert effects over long distances. analyzing the diversity of these proteins in vascular plants led to the identification of pp2-like genes in species from 17 angiosperm and gymnosperm genera. this wide distribution of pp2 genes in the plant kin ... | 2003 | 12529520 |
| correlating ige reactivity with three-dimensional structure. | this commentary discusses the work of neudecker et al. in this issue of the biochemical journal in which site-directed mutagenesis and nmr spectroscopy have been used to analyse in detail the ige-binding capacity of two cross-reactive allergens: apg1.0101 from celery ( apium graveolens ) and pru av 1 from cherry ( prunus avium ), which are both members of the pathogenesis-related allergen family. the study, showing that the ige-binding epitopes are highly patient specific, will have a profound i ... | 2003 | 14602045 |
| polar constituents of celery seed. | from the water-soluble portion of the methanol extract of celery seed (fruit of apium graveolens l.) five sesquiterpenoid glucosides (celerioside a-e) and three phthalide glycosides (celephtalide a-c) were isolated together with six aromatic compound glucosides, two norcarotenoid glucosides and a lignan glucoside. their structures were determined by spectral investigations. | 2003 | 14561518 |
| towards deciphering phloem: a transcriptome analysis of the phloem of apium graveolens. | events occurring in the phloem tissue are key to understanding a wide range of developmental and physiological processes in vascular plants. while a considerable amount of molecular information on phloem proteins has emerged in the past decade, a unified picture of the molecular mechanisms involved in phloem differentiation and function is still lacking. new models to increase our understanding of this complex tissue can be created by the development of global approaches such as genomic analysis ... | 2003 | 12974812 |
| the calcium-binding activity of a vacuole-associated, dehydrin-like protein is regulated by phosphorylation. | a vacuole membrane-associated calcium-binding protein with an apparent mass of 45 kd was purified from celery (apium graveolens). this protein, vcab45, is enriched in highly vacuolate tissues and is located within the lumen of vacuoles. antigenically related proteins are present in many dicotyledonous plants. vcab45 contains significant amino acid identity with the dehydrin family signature motif, is antigenically related to dehydrins, and has a variety of biochemical properties similar to dehyd ... | 2002 | 12376635 |
| celery (apium graveolens) parenchyma cell walls: cell walls with minimal xyloglucan. | the primary walls of celery (apium graveolens l.) parenchyma cells were isolated and their polysaccharide components characterized by glycosyl linkage analysis, cross-polarization magic-angle spinning solid-state 13c nuclear magnetic resonance (cp/mas 13c nmr) and x-ray diffraction. glycosyl linkage analysis showed that the cell walls consisted of mainly cellulose (43 mol%) and pectic polysaccharides (51 mol%), comprising rhamnogalacturonan (28 mol%), arabinan (12 mol%) and galactan (11 mol%). t ... | 2002 | 12354192 |
| the effect of celery and parsley juices on pharmacodynamic activity of drugs involving cytochrome p450 in their metabolism. | celery (apium graveolens) and parsley (petroselinum sativum), plants used worldwide in human nutrition, are the natural sources of methoxsalen. in this study we investigated the effect of mice pretreatment with juices of this plants on the hypnotic action of pentobarbital and analgesic action of paracetamol and aminopyrine, the drugs involving cytochrome p450 superfamily in their metabolism. in mice pretreated with celery and parsley juices a prolonged action of pentobarbital with respect to con ... | 2002 | 12365194 |
| anthelminthic efficacy of traditional herbs on ascaris lumbricoides. | the ascaricidal efficacy of six commonly used traditional herbs. artemesia santonica, inula helenium, cassia abutnsifolla, albizzia lebbek, acacia auriculoformis and oil of apium graveolens, was tested in vitro against the eggs and larvae of ascaris lumbricoides. aqueous extracts of 1% artemesia and 5% of albizzia and inula were effective in killing both the infective larvae ill less than 40 days and eggs in 20 days. the results showed that artemesia, albizzia and to less extent inula were promi ... | 2002 | 12512821 |
| hepatoprotective activity of two plants belonging to the apiaceae and the euphorbiaceae family. | the different extracts of apium graveolens linn. (apiaceae) and croton oblongifolius roxb. (euphorbiaceae) were tested for their hepatoprotective activity against ccl(4) induced hepatotoxicity in albino rats. the degree of protection was measured by using biochemical parameters like serum transaminases (sgot and sgpt), alkaline phosphatase, total protein and albumin. the methanolic extracts showed the most significant hepatoprotective activity comparable with standard drug silymarin. other extra ... | 2002 | 11849834 |
| base-catalyzed derivatization methodology for fa analysis. application to milk fat and celery seed lipid tag. | in this paper, an alternative base-catalyzed methodology for the facile derivatization in mild conditions of lipid tag prior to fa analysis is proposed. reagents were prepared by proton exchange between potassium tert-butoxide and either ethanol, n-propanol, n-butanol, or 2-methoxyethanol and used for the synthesis, at 40 degrees c for 15 min, of the corresponding derivatives, which were directly analyzed by gc. this methodology can be used on a routine basis and has been applied to standard and ... | 2002 | 12056597 |
| antioxidant, cyclooxygenase and topoisomerase inhibitory compounds from apium graveolens linn. seeds. | cyclooxygenase inhibitory and antioxidant bioassay-directed extraction and purification of celery seeds yielded sedanolide (1), senkyunolide-n (2), senkyunolide-j (3), 3-hydroxymethyl-6-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1h-indol-2-ol (4), l-tryptophan (6), and 7-[3-(3,4-dihydroxy-4-hydroxymethyl-tetrahydro-furan-2-yloxy)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yloxy]-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-chromen-4-one (7). the structures of compounds 1-7 were determined using spectroscopic methods ... | 2002 | 12120812 |
| identification of a mannitol transporter, agmat1, in celery phloem. | a celery petiole phloem cdna library was constructed and used to identify a cdna that gives saccharomyces cerevisiae cells the ability to grow on mannitol and transport radiolabeled mannitol in a manner consistent with a proton symport mechanism. this cdna was named agmat1 (apium graveolens mannitol transporter 1). the expression profile in source leaves and phloem was in agreement with a role for mannitol in phloem loading in celery. the identification in eukaryotes of a mannitol transporter is ... | 2001 | 11251106 |
| mosquitocidal, nematicidal, and antifungal compounds from apium graveolens l. seeds. | the methanolic extract of apium graveolens seeds was investigated for bioactive compounds and resulted in the isolation and characterization of mosquitocidal, nematicidal, and antifungal compounds sedanolide (1), senkyunolide-n (2), and senkyunolide-j (3). their structures were determined by 1h and 13c nmr spectral methods. compounds 1-3 gave 100% mortality at 25, 100, and 100 microg ml(-1), respectively, on the nematode, panagrellus redivivus. compound 1 showed 100% mortality at 50 microg ml(-1 ... | 2001 | 11305251 |
| alpha-tocopherol content in 62 edible tropical plants. | vitamin e was determined by the high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc) method. all the plants tested showed differences in their alpha-tocopherol content and the differences were significant (p < 0.05). the highest alpha-tocopherol content was in sauropus androgynus leaves (426.8 mg/kg edible portion), followed by citrus hystrix leaves (398.3 mg/kg), calamus scipronum (193.8 mg/kg), starfruit leaves averrhoa belimbi (168.3 mg/kg), red pepper capsicum annum (155.4 mg/kg), local celery apiu ... | 2001 | 11410015 |
| analysis of celery (apium graveolens) mannitol dehydrogenase (mtd) promoter regulation in arabidopsis suggests roles for mtd in key environmental and metabolic responses. | of the growing list of promising genes for plant improvement, some of the most versatile appear to be those involved in sugar alcohol metabolism. mannitol, one of the best characterized sugar alcohols, is a significant photosynthetic product in many higher plants. the roles of mannitol as both a metabolite and an osmoprotectant in celery (apium graveolens) are well documented. however, there is growing evidence that 'metabolites' can also have key roles in other environmental and developmental r ... | 2001 | 11725947 |
| mapping peroxidase in plant tissues by scanning electrochemical microscopy. | scanning electrochemical microscopy has been firstly used to map the enzymatic activity in natural plant tissues. the peroxidase (pod) was maintained in its original state in the celery (apium graveolens l.) tissues and electrochemically visualized under its native environment. ferrocenemethanol (fma) was selected as a mediator to probe the pod in celery tissues based on the fact that pod catalyzed the oxidation of fma by h(2)o(2) to increase fma(+) concentration. two-dimensional reduction curre ... | 2001 | 11694396 |
| celery (apium graveolens l.) parenchyma cell walls examined by atomic force microscopy: effect of dehydration on cellulose microfibrils. | atomic force microscopy (afm) was used to image celery (apium graveolens l.) parenchyma cell walls in situ. cellulose microfibrils could clearly be distinguished in topographic images of the cell wall. the microfibrils of the hydrated walls appeared smaller, more uniformly distributed, and less enmeshed than those of dried peels. in material that was kept hydrated at all times and imaged under water, the microfibril diameter was mainly in the range 6-25 nm. the cellulose microfibril diameters we ... | 2000 | 11219580 |
| nadph supply and mannitol biosynthesis. characterization, cloning, and regulation of the non-reversible glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in celery leaves. | mannitol, a sugar alcohol, is a major primary photosynthetic product in celery (apium graveolens l. cv giant pascal). we report here on purification, characterization, and cdna cloning of cytosolic non-reversible glyceraldehyde-3-p dehydrogenase (nr-g3pdh, ec 1.2.1. 9), the apparent key contributor of the nadph required for mannitol biosynthesis in celery leaves. as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, purified nr-g3pdh showed a molecular mass of 53 kd. a 1,73 ... | 2000 | 10982446 |
| the sucrose transporter of celery. identification and expression during salt stress. | in celery (apium graveolens l.), long-distance transport of reduced carbon occurs both in the form of sucrose (suc) and mannitol. the presence of mannitol has been related to the resistance of celery to salt stress. to investigate the transport events occurring during salt stress, we have cloned the h(+)/suc transporter of celery agsut1 (a. graveolens suc uptake transport 1) from a mature leaf cdna library. the function of the encoded protein was confirmed by expression in yeast. agsut1 is a h(+ ... | 2000 | 10759540 |
| cloning of the minor allergen api g 4 profilin from celery (apium graveolens) and its cross-reactivity with birch pollen profilin bet v 2. | profilin is a panallergen that is recognized by ige from about 20% of birch pollen- and plant food-allergic patients. a subgroup of celery-allergic patients shows ige-reactivity with this minor allergen. to investigate the ige-binding potential and cross-reactivity of celery profilin at the molecular level, this study was aimed at the cloning and immunological characterization of this allergen. | 2000 | 10848918 |
| bioactive compounds and 1,3-di[(cis)-9-octadecenoyl]-2-[(cis,cis)-9, 12-octadecadienoyl]glycerol from apium graveolens l. seeds. | bioassay-directed isolation and purification of the hexane extract of apium graveolens l. seeds led to the characterization of three compounds: beta-selinene (1), 3-n-butyl-4,5-dihydrophthalide (2) and 5-allyl-2-methoxyphenol (3). the structures of these compounds were established by using (1)h and (13)c nmr spectral methods. compounds, 1-3 demonstrated 100% mortality on fourth-instar aedes aegyptii larvae at 50, 25, and 200 microg ml(-)(1), respectively, in 24 h. also, 2 inhibited the growth of ... | 2000 | 10995271 |
| modulation of phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in celery by exogenous fatty acids. | the effects of c16 and c18 fatty acids on the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine were studied in apium graveolens cell suspension cultures and postmitochondrial supernatants. when cells were exposed to exogenous oleic acid, the rate of phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis increased 1.4-fold within 5 min of the addition of the fatty acid to the culture medium. the sensitivity of microsomal ctp:cholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase (ec 2.7.7.15) to saturated and unsaturated fatty acids was monitored thr ... | 1999 | 9891932 |
| assembly and disassembly of the peripheral architecture of the plant cell nucleus during mitosis | the architecture of the nuclei of higher plants includes a structure similar to the nuclear lamina of vertebrates. changes in this structure were monitored during mitosis in carrot (daucus carota l.) and celery (apium graveolens l.) cells by immunofluorescence microscopy using an antibody that recognized the nuclear-matrix protein nmcp1. this protein has been shown to be localized exclusively at the periphery of the nucleus (k. masuda et al. 1997, exp cell res 232: 173-187). immunofluorescence w ... | 1999 | 10592045 |
| survey of crop losses in response to phytoparasitic nematodes in the united states for 1994. | previous reports of crop losses to plant-parasitic nematodes have relied on published results of survey data based on certain commodities, including tobacco, peanuts, cotton, and soybean. reports on crop-loss assessment by land-grant universities and many commodity groups generally are no longer available, with the exception of the university of georgia, the beltwide cotton conference, and selected groups concerned with soybean. the society of nematologists extension committee contacted extensio ... | 1999 | 19270925 |
| effect of different drying methods on concentrations of several phytochemicals in herbal preparation of 8 medicinal plants leaves. | the effect of oven drying at 50ᵒc ± 1ᵒc for 9 hour, 70ᵒc ± 1ᵒc for 5 hour and freeze drying on retention of chlorophyll, riboflavin, niacin, ascorbic acid and carotenoids in herbal preparation consisting of 8 medicinal plants was evaluated. the medicinal plants selected were leaves of apium graveolens (saderi), averrhoa bilimbi (belimbing buluh), centella asiatica (pegaga), mentha arvensis (pudina), psidium guajava (jambu batu), sauropus androgynous (cekor manis), solanum nigrum (terung meranti) ... | 1999 | 22692357 |
| assessment of the transfer of 137cs in three types of vegetables consumed in hong kong. | a dynamic food chain model has been built for the modeling of the transfer of 137cs in three types of vegetables consumed in hong kong, namely, white flowering cabbage (brassica chinensis), head lettuce (lactuca sativa) and celery (apium graveolens). some parameters have been estimated from the experimental data obtained in this work. the experimental data include the transfer factors of 137cs from soil to the different vegetable species which are determined through high resolution gamma spectro ... | 1998 | 9745700 |
| anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of some jordanian medicinal plant extracts. | the anti-nociceptive effect of ethanolic extract of 11 traditionally used jordanian plants was studied by using the acetic acid-induced writhing and hot-plate test in mice. the anti-inflammatory effect of these plants was determined by xylene-induced ear oedema in mice and cotton pellet granuloma test in rats. mentha piperita, cinnamomum zeylanicum, apium graveolens, eucalyptus camaldulentis, and ruta graveolens possess an anti-nociceptive effect against both acetic acid-induced writhing and hot ... | 1998 | 9582001 |
| molecular cloning of mannose-6-phosphate reductase and its developmental expression in celery. | compared with other primary photosynthetic products (e.g. sucrose and starch), little is known about sugar alcohol metabolism, its regulation, and the manner in which it is integrated with other pathways. mannose-6-phosphate reductase (m6pr) is a key enzyme that is involved in mannitol biosynthesis in celery (apium graveolens l.). the m6pr gene was cloned from a leaf cdna library, and clonal authenticity was established by assays of m6pr activity, western blots, and comparisons of the deduced am ... | 1997 | 9112783 |
| subcellular localization of celery mannitol dehydrogenase. a cytosolic metabolic enzyme in nuclei. | mannitol dehydrogenase (mtd) is the first enzyme in mannitol catabolism in celery (apium graveolens l. var dulce [mill] pers. cv florida 638). mannitol is an important photoassimilate, as well as providing plants with resistance to salt and osmotic stress. previous work has shown that expression of the celery mtd gene is regulated by many factors, such as hexose sugars, salt and osmotic stress, and salicylic acid. furthermore, mtd is present in cells of sink organs, phloem cells, and mannitol-gr ... | 1997 | 9414553 |
| sugar repression of mannitol dehydrogenase activity in celery cells. | we present evidence that the activity of the mannitol-catabolizing enzyme mannitol dehydrogenase (mtd) is repressed by sugars in cultured celery (apium graveolens l.) cells. furthermore, this sugar repression appears to be mediated by hexokinases (hks) in a manner comparable to the reported sugar repression of photosynthetic genes. glucose (glc)-grown cell cultures expressed little mtd activity during active growth, but underwent a marked increase in mtd activity, protein, and rna upon glc starv ... | 1997 | 12223706 |
| isolation and characterization of soluble boron complexes in higher plants. the mechanism of phloem mobility of boron. | boron (b) polyol complexes have been isolated and characterized from the phloem sap of celery (apium graveolens l.) and the extrafloral nectar of peach (prunus persica l.). in celery the direct analysis of untreated phloem sap by matrix-assisted laser desorption-fourier transform mass spectrometry, with verification by high-performance liquid chromagraphy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, revealed that b is present in the phloem as the mannitol-b-mannitol complex. molecular modeling furt ... | 1997 | 9046600 |
| estimation of polymer rigidity in cell walls of growing and nongrowing celery collenchyma by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance in vivo. | when the growth of a plant cell ceases, its walls become more rigid and lose the capacity to extend. nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation methods were used to determine the molecular mobility of cell wall polymers in growing and nongrowing live celery (apium graveolens l.) collenchyma. to our knowledge, this is the first time this approach has been used in vivo. decreased polymer mobility in nongrowing cell walls was detected through the 13c-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum by decreases in t ... | 1997 | 12223826 |
| immunolocalization of mannitol dehydrogenase in celery plants and cells. | immunolocalization of mannitol dehydrogenase (mtd) in celery (apium graveolens l.) suspension cells and plants showed that mtd is a cytoplasmic enzyme. mtd was found in the meristems of celery root apices, in young expanding leaves, in the vascular cambium, and in the phloem, including sieve-element/companion cell complexes, parenchyma, and in the exuding phloem sap of cut petioles. suspension cells that were grown in medium with mannitol as the sole carbon source showed a high anti-mtd cross-re ... | 1996 | 8938403 |
| hepatoprotective activity of apium graveolens and hygrophila auriculata against paracetamol and thioacetamide intoxication in rats. | seeds of apium graveolens l. (apiaceae) and hygrophila auriculata (k. schum.) heine (syn. astercantha auriculata nees, acanthaceae) are used in indian systems of medicine for the treatment of liver ailments. the antihepatotoxic effect of methanolic extracts of the seeds of these two plants was studied on rat liver damage induced by a single dose of paracetamol (3 g/kg p.o.) or thioacetamide (100 mg/kg, s.c.) by monitoring several liver function tests, viz. serum transaminases (sgot and sgpt), al ... | 1995 | 8824736 |
| molecular characterization of api g 1, the major allergen of celery (apium graveolens), and its immunological and structural relationships to a group of 17-kda tree pollen allergens. | individuals suffering from immediate hypersensitivity (type-i allergy) to a particular pollen frequently display intolerance to several foods of plant origin. in this respect, individuals sensitized to birch pollen and/or mugwort pollen frequently display type-i allergic symptoms after ingestion of celery. in this study, we expressed the major allergenic protein of celery, api g 1, which is responsible for the birch-celery syndrome, in the form of a non-fusion protein. the open reading frame of ... | 1995 | 7588792 |