Publications
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| physicochemical properties of bread dough and finished bread with added pectin fiber and phenolic antioxidants. | comparative studies were conducted in this paper to investigate the effects of added dietary fiber (df) and/or phenolic antioxidants on the properties of bread dough and finished bread. breads were developed in the absence (control bread), or presence of apple pectin and/or fruit phenolic extracts (treated breads), and subjected to quality evaluation (attributes including color, weight, and volume) and characterization of chemical and rheological properties. chemical analyses revealed that bread ... | 2011 | 21535837 |
| identification and characterization of flowering genes in kiwifruit: sequence conservation and role in kiwifruit flower development. | flower development in kiwifruit (actinidia spp.) is initiated in the first growing season, when undifferentiated primordia are established in latent shoot buds. these primordia can differentiate into flowers in the second growing season, after the winter dormancy period and upon accumulation of adequate winter chilling. kiwifruit is an important horticultural crop, yet little is known about the molecular regulation of flower development. | 2011 | 21521532 |
| weak static and extremely low frequency magnetic fields affect in vitro pollen germination. | this study concerns the effects of a weak static magnetic field (mf) at 10 µt oriented downward, combined with a 16-hz sinusoidal mf (10 µt), on in vitro pollen germination of kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa). extremely low frequency magnetic field (elf-mf) exposure was carried out by a signal generator unit connected to a copper wire solenoid, inside which samples where placed. two different kinds of treatment were performed: direct and indirect. in the direct treatment, pollen samples were dire ... | 2011 | 21516284 |
| biosynthesis and enantioselectivity in the production of the lilac compounds in actinidia arguta flowers. | biosynthesis of the lilac alcohols and alcohol epoxides from linalool in 'hortgem tahi' kiwifruit (actinidiaarguta) flowers was investigated by incubating flowers with rac-linalool, rac-[4,4,10,10,10-(2)h(5)]linalool, (r)-8-hydroxylinalool and (r)-8-oxolinalool. all substrates were incorporated into the lilac alcohols although the (r)-configured compounds are not normally present in flowers. biosynthesis of the lilac alcohol epoxides from rac-1,2-epoxy[4,4,10,10,10-(2)h(5)]linalool and rac-[4',4 ... | 2011 | 21377706 |
| kiwifruit act d 11 is the first member of the ripening-related protein family identified as an allergen. | kiwifruit is an important cause of food allergy. a high amount of a protein with a molecular mass compatible with that of bet v 1 was observed in the kiwifruit extract. | 2011 | 21309790 |
| dry matter content and fruit size affect flavour and texture of novel actinidia deliciosa genotypes. | previous studies with commercial kiwifruit cultivars have demonstrated that the taste of fruit with higher dry matter content (dm) is more liked by consumers. a unique replicated trial of kiwifruit genotypes (10 high/low dm × small/large-fruited genotypes) has provided an opportunity to consider how the genetic propensity for a kiwifruit to accumulate dm affects fruit flavour and texture. in the present study, eating-ripe fruit from each of the genotypes were assessed using a trained sensory pan ... | 2011 | 21302330 |
| sensitization profiles to purified plant food allergens among pediatric patients with allergy to banana. | banana fruit allergy is well known, but neither immunoglobulin e recognition patterns to purified plant food allergens nor true prevalences of putative banana allergens have been established. this study aimed to characterize β-1,3-glucanase and thaumatin-like protein (tlp) as banana allergens, testing them, together with other plant food allergens, in 51 children with allergic reactions after banana ingestion and both positive specific ige and skin prick test (spt) to banana. banana β-1,3-glucan ... | 2011 | 21284746 |
| cupressus arizonica pollen: a new pollen involved in the lipid transfer protein syndrome? | lipid transfer proteins (ltp) are responsible for systemic manifestations in food allergy. their relationship with pollinosis is not clear. in our area, many patients allergic to multiple ltp-containing foods present pollinosis due to cupressus arizonica. | 2011 | 22312935 |
| glycemia and peak incremental indices of six popular fruits in taiwan: healthy and type 2 diabetes subjects compared. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the glycemic index and peak incremental indices of six popular fruits in taiwan, comparing healthy subjects (n = 20) and patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 17). the six kinds of fruits tested were grapes, asian pears, guavas, golden kiwifruit, lychees and bananas. glycemic index values were tested according to the standard glycemic index testing protocol. the glycemic index and peak incremental indices were calculated according to published formulas. in type ... | 2011 | 22128219 |
| effect of celluclast 1.5l on the physicochemical characterization of gold kiwifruit pectin. | the effects of celluclast 1.5l concentration on the physicochemical characterization of gold kiwifruit pectin was evaluated. varying the enzyme concentration affected the pectin yield and pectin physicochemical properties. the viscosity of extracted pectin was largely dependent on the enzyme concentration. celluclast 1.5l with medium concentration exhibited the highest viscosity. varying the enzyme concentration also influenced the molecular weight distribution. high molecular weight (m(w)) pect ... | 2011 | 22072895 |
| the environmental endocrine disruptor, bisphenol a, affects germination, elicits stress response and alters steroid hormone production in kiwifruit pollen. | in vitro toxicity of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol a (bpa) to pollen, the male haploid generation of higher plants, was studied. bpa caused significant inhibition of both tube emergence and elongation of kiwifruit pollen in a dose-dependent manner, beginning at 10 mg · l(-1); morphological changes to tubes were also detected. despite strong inhibition of pollen tube production and growth, a large percentage of treated cells remained viable. immunoblotting experiments indicated that levels of ... | 2011 | 21143743 |
| differences in the allergenicity of 6 different kiwifruit cultivars analyzed by prick-to-prick testing, open food challenges, and elisa. | 2011 | 21094995 | |
| the performance of a component-based allergen microarray for the diagnosis of kiwifruit allergy. | allergy to kiwifruit is increasingly reported across europe. currently, the reliability of its diagnosis by the measurement of allergen-specific ige with extracts or by skin testing with fresh fruits is unsatisfying. | 2011 | 21083775 |
| a functional-structural kiwifruit vine model integrating architecture, carbon dynamics and effects of the environment. | functional-structural modelling can be used to increase our understanding of how different aspects of plant structure and function interact, identify knowledge gaps and guide priorities for future experimentation. by integrating existing knowledge of the different aspects of the kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) vine's architecture and physiology, our aim is to develop conceptual and mathematical hypotheses on several of the vine's features: (a) plasticity of the vine's architecture; (b) effects o ... | 2011 | 20855486 |
| gold kiwifruit consumed with an iron-fortified breakfast cereal meal improves iron status in women with low iron stores: a 16-week randomised controlled trial. | ascorbic acid, and more recently, the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin have been shown to enhance fe absorption. however, it is not clear whether fe status improves when foods high in ascorbic acid and carotenoids are consumed with fe-fortified meals. the present study aimed to investigate whether consuming high v. low ascorbic acid-, lutein- and zeaxanthin-rich fruit (gold kiwifruit v. banana) with fe-fortified breakfast cereal and milk improved fe status in women with low fe stores. healthy w ... | 2011 | 20727238 |
| metabolomic analysis reveals differences in urinary excretion of kiwifruit-derived metabolites in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease. | the interleukin-10-deficient (il-10(-/-)) mouse, a model of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd), develops intestinal inflammation unless raised in germ-free conditions. the metabolic effects of consuming extracts from the fruits of yellow (actinidia chinensis) or green-fleshed (a. deliciosa) kiwifruit that displayed in vitro anti-inflammatory activity were investigated in il-10(-/-) mice by metabolomic analysis of urine samples. kiwifruit-derived metabolites were detected at significantly higher le ... | 2011 | 21957058 |
| effect of lactic acid fermentation on antioxidant, texture, color and sensory properties of red and green smoothies. | weissella cibaria, lactobacillus plantarum, lactobacillus sp. and lactobacillus pentosus were variously identified from blackberries, prunes, kiwifruits, papaya and fennels by partial 16s rrna gene sequence. representative isolates from each plant species were screened based on the kinetics of growth on fruit juices. a protocol for processing and storage of red and green smoothies (rs and gs) was set up, which included fermentation by selected lactic acid bacteria starters and exo-polysaccharide ... | 2011 | 21569953 |
| supplementation of a western diet with golden kiwifruits (actinidia chinensis var.'hort 16a':) effects on biomarkers of oxidation damage and antioxidant protection. | abstract: background: the health positive effects of diets high in fruits and vegetables are generally not replicated in supplementation trials with isolated antioxidants and vitamins, and as a consequence the emphasis of chronic disease prevention has shifted to whole foods and whole food products. methods: we carried out a human intervention trial with the golden kiwifruit, actinidia chinensis, measuring markers of antioxidant status, dna stability, plasma lipids, and platelet aggregation. our ... | 2011 | 21586177 |
| kiwifruit extracts inhibit cytokine production by lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages, and intestinal epithelial cells isolated from il10 gene deficient mice. | inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is a chronic, inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract involving an inappropriate immune response to commensal microorganisms in a genetically susceptible host. this study examined the effects of aqueous and ethyl acetate extracts of gold kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis) or green kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) using in vitro models of ibd. these models comprised primary macrophages and intestinal epithelial cells isolated from c57bl/5j and interleukin- ... | 2011 | 21600571 |
| evaluation of the incidence of the g143a mutation and cytb intron presence in the cytochrome bc-1 gene conferring qoi resistance in botrytis cinerea populations from several hosts. | previous studies have shown that resistance of botrytis cinerea to qoi fungicides has been attributed to the g143a mutation in the cytochrome b (cytb) gene, while, in a part of the fungal population, an intron has been detected at codon 143 of the gene, preventing qoi resistance. during 2005-2009, 304 grey mould isolates were collected from strawberry, tomato, grape, kiwifruit, cucumber and apple in greece and screened for resistance to pyraclostrobin and for the presence of the cytb intron, usi ... | 2011 | 21702077 |
| effects of kiwifruit extracts on colonic gene and protein expression levels in il-10 gene-deficient mice. | inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is a collective term for conditions characterised by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract involving an inappropriate immune response to commensal micro-organisms in a genetically susceptible host. previously, aqueous and ethyl acetate extracts of gold kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis) or green kiwifruit (a. deliciosa) have demonstrated anti-inflammatory activity using in vitro models of ibd. the present study examined whether these kiwifruit extracts ... | 2011 | 22152591 |
| green kiwifruit modulates the colonic microbiota in growing pigs. | to investigate whether green kiwifruit modulates the composition of colonic microbiota in growing pigs. | 2011 | 21255058 |
| gold kiwifruit ( actinidia chinensis 'hort16a') for immune support. | kiwifruit is a good source of several vitamins and minerals and dietary fibre, and contains a number of phytochemicals; so kiwifruit potentially provides health benefits beyond basic nutrition. consumption of green kiwifruit can have positive effects on cardiovascular health through antioxidant activity, inhibition of platelet aggregation and lowered tag levels, and gut health through improving laxation, aiding digestion and promoting a healthy gut microflora. the importance of nutrition on immu ... | 2011 | 21349229 |
| characterisation of two alcohol acyltransferases from kiwifruit (actinidia spp.) reveals distinct substrate preferences. | volatile esters are key compounds of kiwifruit flavour and are formed by alcohol acyltransferases that belong to the bahd acyltransferase superfamily. quantitative rt-pcr was used to screen kiwifruit-derived expressed sequence tags with proposed acyltransferase function in order to select ripening-specific sequences and test their involvement in alcohol acylation. the screening criterion was for at least 10-fold increased transcript accumulation in ripe compared with unripe kiwifruit and in resp ... | 2011 | 21450321 |
| molecular diagnosis of fruit and vegetable allergy. | the purpose of this paper is to review and discuss studies on molecular diagnosis in fruit and vegetable allergy. | 2011 | 21460714 |
| antioxidant and 'natural protective' properties of kiwifruit. | kiwifruit are nutrient-dense fruit with a reputation for promoting good health. although this could be attributed to the high vitamin c content of kiwifruit, other phytochemicals could also provide health benefits. kiwifruit are commonly reported to be a good source of vitamin e and in addition contain phenolics and carotenoids. the antioxidant properties of kiwifruit have received attention as possible mechanisms for their health-promoting effects. in this review, the antioxidant capacity of ki ... | 2011 | 21506926 |
| botanical briefs: kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis). | 2011 | 21699120 | |
| hydraulic responses of whole vines and individual roots of kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis) following root severance. | whole vine (k(plant)) and individual root (k(root)) hydraulic conductances were measured in kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis planch. var. chinensis 'hort16a') vines to observe hydraulic responses following partial root system excision. heat dissipation and compensation heat pulse techniques were used to measure sap flow in trunks and individual roots, respectively. sap flux and measurements of xylem pressure potential (ψ) were used to calculate k(plant) and k(root) in vines with zero and ∼80% of r ... | 2011 | 21636692 |
| determining consumer purchase intentions: the importance of dry matter, size, and price of kiwifruit. | knowledge of the relative importance of food quality attributes in determining consumer purchase intention is critical for robust assessment of economic opportunities for industry growth. the aim of this study is to demonstrate how conjoint analysis methodology that incorporates tasting of fruit can be used to collect such information. three hundred japanese consumers took part in research designed to measure the importance of dry matter (dm), size, and price of kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa "h ... | 2011 | 21535857 |
| dissecting the role of climacteric ethylene in kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis) ripening using a 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase knockdown line. | during climacteric fruit ripening, autocatalytic (type ii) ethylene production initiates a transcriptional cascade that controls the production of many important fruit quality traits including flavour production and softening. the last step in ethylene biosynthesis is the conversion of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (acc) to ethylene by the enzyme acc oxidase (aco). ten independent kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis) lines were generated targeting suppression of fruit ripening-related aco gen ... | 2011 | 21511911 |
| identification and characterisation of f3gt1 and f3ggt1, two glycosyltransferases responsible for anthocyanin biosynthesis in red-fleshed kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis). | much of the diversity of anthocyanins is due to the action of glycosyltransferases, which add sugar moieties to anthocyanidins. we identified two glycosyltransferases, f3gt1 and f3ggt1, from red-fleshed kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis) that perform sequential glycosylation steps. red-fleshed genotypes of kiwifruit accumulate anthocyanins mainly in the form of cyanidin 3-o-xylo-galactoside. genes in the anthocyanin and flavonoid biosynthetic pathway were identified and shown to be expressed in fru ... | 2011 | 21175894 |
| ethylene-regulated (methylsulfanyl)alkanoate ester biosynthesis is likely to be modulated by precursor availability in actinidia chinensis genotypes. | the limiting steps of ethylene-dependent (methylsulfanyl)alkanoate ester biosynthesis have been investigated in this study, using closely related actinidia chinensis genotypes and the commercial cultivar 'hort16a'. quantification of methylsulfanyl-compounds from the headspace of ethylene-producing kiwifruits revealed little variation in their volatile composition but remarkable differences in the magnitude of the fruit volatile levels. to test whether the variations in fruit volatile levels can ... | 2011 | 21071110 |
| advances in understanding pectin methylesterase inhibitor in kiwi fruit: an immunological approach. | in order to gain insight into the in situ properties and localisation of kiwi pectin methylesterase inhibitor (pmei), a toolbox of monoclonal antibodies (ma) towards pmei was developed. out of a panel of ma generated towards kiwi pmei, three ma, i.e. ma-ki9a8, ma-ki15c12 and ma-ki15g7, were selected. thorough characterisation proved that these ma bind specifically to kiwi pmei and kiwi pmei in complex with plant pme and recognise a linear epitope on pmei. extract screening of green kiwi (actinid ... | 2011 | 21046145 |
| allergenic lipid transfer proteins from plant-derived foods do not immunologically and clinically behave homogeneously: the kiwifruit ltp as a model. | food allergy is increasingly common worldwide. tools for allergy diagnosis measuring ige improved much since allergenic molecules and microarrays started to be used. ige response toward allergens belonging to the same group of molecules has not been comprehensively explored using such approach yet. | 2011 | 22114713 |
| fruit development of the diploid kiwifruit, actinidia chinensis 'hort16a'. | with the advent of high throughput genomic tools, it is now possible to undertake detailed molecular studies of individual species outside traditional model organisms. combined with a good understanding of physiological processes, these tools allow researchers to explore natural diversity, giving a better understanding of biological mechanisms. here a detailed study of fruit development from anthesis through to fruit senescence is presented for a non-model organism, kiwifruit, actinidia chinensi ... | 2011 | 22204446 |
| modified carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase8 expression correlates with altered branching in kiwifruit (actinidia chinensis). | • carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (ccd) genes have been demonstrated to play an integral role in the control of branch development in model plants, including arabidopsis, pea (pisum sativum), petunia (petunia hybrida) and rice (oryza sativa). • actinidia chinensis is a woody perennial plant grown for commercial production of kiwifruit. ccd7 and ccd8 genes were isolated from a. chinensis and these genes are predominantly expressed in the roots of kiwifruit. acccd7 and acccd8 were able to compleme ... | 2010 | 20659299 |
| (methylsulfanyl)alkanoate ester biosynthesis in actinidia chinensis kiwifruit and changes during cold storage. | four 3-(methylsulfanyl)propionate esters, ethyl 3-(methylsulfanyl)prop-2-enoate, two 2-(methylsulfanyl)acetate esters and their possible precursors 2-(methylsulfanyl)ethanol, 3-(methylsulfanyl)propanol and 3-(methylsulfanyl)propanal were quantified from the headspace of actinidia chinensis 'hort 16a' kiwifruit pulp by gc-ms-tof analysis. the majority of these compounds were specific for eating-ripe fruit and their levels increased in parallel with the climacteric rise in ethylene, accumulating t ... | 2010 | 20189207 |
| evolution of plant pathogenesis in pseudomonas syringae: a genomics perspective. | the phytopathogenic bacterium pseudomonas syringae causes serious diseases in a wide range of important crop plants, with recent severe outbreaks on the new zealand kiwifruit crop and among british horse chestnut trees. next-generation genome sequencing of over 25 new strains has greatly broadened our understanding of how this species adapts to a diverse range of plant hosts. not unexpectedly, the genomes were found to be highly dynamic, and extensive polymorphism was found in the distribution o ... | 2010 | 21568703 |
| both base excision repair and nucleotide excision repair in humans are influenced by nutritional factors. | lack of reliable assays for dna repair has largely prevented measurements of dna repair from being included in human biomonitoring studies. using newly developed modifications of the comet assay we tested whether a fruit- and antioxidant-rich plant-based intervention could affect base excision repair (ber) and nucleotide excision repair (ner) in a group of 102 male volunteers. ber and ner repair capacities were measured in lymphocytes before and after a dietary intervention lasting 8 weeks. the ... | 2010 | 21264888 |
| quercetin, the active phenolic component in kiwifruit, prevents hydrogen peroxide-induced inhibition of gap-junction intercellular communication. | we evaluated the effects of the two main kiwifruit cultivars (gold kiwifruit (gok) and green kiwifruit (grk)) and their active phenolic compound, quercetin, on h2o2-induced inhibition of gap-junction intercellular communication (gjic) in wb-f344 rat liver epithelial cells. we found that both gok and grk protect wb-f344 cells from h2o2-induced inhibition of gjic. the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (erk1/2)-connexin 43 (cx43) signalling pathway is crucial for the regulation of g ... | 2010 | 20302682 |
| quantification of folate in fruits and vegetables: a fluorescence-based homogeneous assay. | a high-throughput, homogeneous, fluorescence polarization, and fluorescence intensity assay has been developed for the measurement of folate in fruits and vegetables. this assay is based on the competitive displacement of the fluorescent folate ligands alexa fluor (alexa) 594-folate and alexa 660-folate from bovine milk folate-binding protein by folates in fruit and vegetable extracts. these fluorescent ligands are employed because their excitation and emission maxima are in regions of the spect ... | 2010 | 20361923 |
| the effect of dressing with fresh kiwifruit on burn wound healing. | this study was designed to evaluate the wound healing effects of kiwifruit in the treatment of second-degree burn wounds in rats. | 2010 | 20381106 |
| multiple resistance of botrytis cinerea from kiwifruit to sdhis, qois and fungicides of other chemical groups. | botrytis cinerea pers.: fr. is a high-risk pathogen for fungicide resistance development that has caused resistance problems on many crops throughout the world. this study investigated the fungicide sensitivity profile of isolates from kiwifruits originating from three greek locations with different fungicide use histories. sensitivity was measured by in vitro fungitoxicity tests on artificial nutrient media. | 2010 | 20730988 |
| evaluation of penicillium expansum isolates for aggressiveness, growth and patulin accumulation in usual and less common fruit hosts. | experiments were carried out in vivo and in vitro with four isolates of penicillium expansum (i 1, e 11, c 28 and i 12) to evaluate their aggressiveness, growth and patulin accumulation in both usual (pears and apples) and less common hosts (apricots, peaches, strawberries and kiwifruits) of the pathogen. the 75% of isolates showed the ability to cause blue mould in all tested hosts. in particular, c 28 and i 1 were the most and the least aggressive isolates, respectively (52.9 and 10.6% infecti ... | 2010 | 20800918 |
| transformation of carotenoid biosynthetic genes using a micro-cross section method in kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa cv. hayward). | genetic transformation using a micro-cross section (mcs) technique was conducted to improve the carotenoid content in kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa cv. hayward). the introduced carotenoid biosynthetic genes include geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (ggps), phytoene desaturase (pds), ζ-carotene desaturase (zds), β-carotene hydroxylase (chx), and phytoene synthase (psy). the transformed explants were selected on half-strength ms medium containing 0.001 mg l(-1) of 2,4-d and 0.1 mg l(-1) of zeat ... | 2010 | 20842364 |
| blood cell gene expression associated with cellular stress defense is modulated by antioxidant-rich food in a randomised controlled clinical trial of male smokers. | plant-based diets rich in fruit and vegetables can prevent development of several chronic age-related diseases. however, the mechanisms behind this protective effect are not elucidated. we have tested the hypothesis that intake of antioxidant-rich foods can affect groups of genes associated with cellular stress defence in human blood cells. trial registration number: nct00520819 http://clinicaltrials.gov. | 2010 | 20846424 |
| dietary ascorbate intake affects steady state tissue concentrations in vitamin c-deficient mice: tissue deficiency after suboptimal intake and superior bioavailability from a food source (kiwifruit). | humans acquire vitamin c (ascorbate) from their diet, and optimal tissue concentrations are required to maintain its enzyme cofactor and antioxidant activities. how dietary intake affects tissue concentrations is difficult to monitor and has generally been based on the measurement of plasma concentrations. | 2010 | 21123463 |
| 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 |
| effects of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (pgpr) on rooting and root growth of kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) stem cuttings. | the effects of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (pgpr) on the rooting and root growth of semi-hardwood and hardwood kiwifruit stem cuttings were investigated. the pgpr used were bacillus rc23, paenibacillus polymyxa rc05, bacillus subtilis osu142, bacillus rc03, comamonas acidovorans rc41, bacillus megaterium rc01 and bacillus simplex rc19. all the bacteria showed indole-3-acetic acid (iaa) producing capacity. among the pgpr used, the highest rooting ratios were obtained at 47.50% for semi-h ... | 2010 | 21157636 |
| actinidia deliciosa (kiwifruit), a new drug for enzymatic debridement of acute burn wounds. | actinidia deliciosa (kiwifruit) is used as a meat tenderizer. it acts rapidly and efficiently to soften meat, liquefying it if allowed to work for more than a few hours. observing this effect and the lack of studies addressing this subject in the literature, the authors sought to investigate the use of this natural remedy in an animal model for eschar separation and debridement. | 2010 | 19616384 |
| a fraction of unripe kiwi fruit extract regulates adipocyte differentiation and function in 3t3-l1 cells. | adipocyte dysfunction is strongly associated with the development of insulin resistance and diabetes, and regulation of adipogenesis is important in prevention of diabetes. we prepared a 100% methanol fraction of methanolic extract from unripe kiwi fruit (actinidia deliciosa), designated kmf (kiwi fruit methanol fraction). when applied to 3t3-l1 preadipocyte cells, kmf promoted adipocyte differentiation, increased glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gpdh) activity, and increased triglyceride (tg ... | 2010 | 20087882 |
| expression of sweet potato cysteine protease spcp2 altered developmental characteristics and stress responses in transgenic arabidopsis plants. | in this report a full-length cdna, spcp2, which encoded a putative papain-like cysteine protease was isolated from senescent leaves of sweet potato (ipomoea batatas). spcp2 contained 1101 nucleotides (366 amino acids) in its open reading frame, and exhibited high amino acid sequence identities (ca. 68% to 83%) with plant cysteine proteases, including actinidia deliciosa, arabidopsis thaliana, brassica oleracea, phaseolus vulgaris, pisum sativa, vicia faba, vicia sativa and vigna mungo. rt-pcr an ... | 2010 | 20129700 |
| effect of urea on protein separation by ion-exchange chromatography. | ion-exchange chromatography (iec) is the most frequently used chromatographic technique for the separation of proteins and peptides. in this article, the effects of urea on iec separation of kiwifruit actinidin, egg white and urinary proteins were examined. the purity and relative amount of each protein in different conditions (in the presence or absence of urea) were compared with each other. the three parameters, including resolution, selectivity and efficiency of column in the presence of ure ... | 2010 | 20139060 |
| non-invasive lc-polscope imaging of biominerals and cell wall anisotropy changes. | the formation of defined shapes by cells is one of the challenging questions in biology. due to the anisotropy of cell walls and of certain biominerals, the lc-polscope represents a promising tool for tracking dynamic structural changes in vivo non-invasively and, to some extent, quantitatively. a complex three-dimensional biogenic system, the in vitro precipitation of calcium oxalate induced by cellulose stalks produced by dictyostelium discoideum, was analyzed. although the retardance values a ... | 2010 | 20232089 |
| dkmyb2 wound-induced transcription factor of persimmon (diospyros kaki thunb.), contributes to proanthocyanidin regulation. | proanthocyanidins (pas) are secondary metabolites that contribute to the protection of a plant against biotic and abiotic stresses. persimmon (diospyros kaki) accumulates abundant pas in each plant organ, and some potential myb-like transcription factors (myb-tfs) involved in the production of pas have been isolated. in this study, we aimed to molecularly characterize one of them, dkmyb2, which was placed in a subclade including a pa regulator of arabidopsis (arabidopsis thaliana), transparent t ... | 2010 | 20690029 |
| hapten synthesis and polyclonal antibody-based immunoassay development for the analysis of forchlorfenuron in kiwifruit. | high-affinity polyclonal antibodies directed against the synthetic cytokinin forchlorfenuron (cppu) were produced from three immunizing haptens with equivalent spacer arms located at different positions. a competitive immunoassay was developed with a limit of detection in buffer of 12.42 +/- 3.06 ng/l. in addition, the ability of the produced antibodies to recognize a set of synthetic cppu analogues was studied. it was evidenced that the linker position had a strong impact on the specificity of ... | 2010 | 20681638 |
| analysis of green kiwi fruit (actinidia deliciosa cv. hayward) proteinases by two-dimensional zymography and direct identification of zymographic spots by mass spectrometry. | proteinases present in kiwi fruits are potentially allergenic enzymes belonging to the papain family of cysteine proteinases. actinidin is a prominent kiwi enzyme. the study of kiwi proteinases is important for the follow-up of fruit maturation, a deeper insight in the allergenic properties of individual proteins, and the application of kiwi proteinases for meat tenderisation and other industrial purposes. | 2010 | 20672335 |
| floral sesquiterpenes and their synthesis in dioecious kiwifruit. | kiwifruit species are vigorously growing dioecious vines that rely on bees and other insects for pollen transfer between spatially separated male and female individuals. floral volatile terpene cues for insect pollinator attraction were characterized from flowers of the most widely grown and economically important kiwifruit cultivar actinidia deliciosa 'hayward' and its male pollinator 'chieftain'. the sesquiterpenes alpha-farnesene and germacrene d dominated in all floral tissues and the emissi ... | 2010 | 20592812 |
| ancient genome duplications during the evolution of kiwifruit (actinidia) and related ericales. | to assess the number and phylogenetic distribution of large-scale genome duplications in the ancestry of actinidia, publicly available expressed sequenced tags (ests) for members of the actinidiaceae and related ericales, including tea (camellia sinensis), were analysed. | 2010 | 20576738 |
| [study on fingerprints of the stems of actinidia deliciosa by hplc]. | to establish the fingerprint spectrum of the stems of actinidia deliciosa by hplc. | 2010 | 20518300 |
| kiwifruit eil and erf genes involved in regulating fruit ripening. | kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) is a climacteric fruit sensitive to low concentrations of ethylene. to investigate the transcriptional mechanisms underlying kiwifruit ethylene response, transcription factors encoding four ein3-like (eils) and 14 ethylene response factors (erfs) were cloned from kiwifruit. expression of these transcription factors was examined during fruit development. the expression of transcripts of most aderfs was higher during early fruit development, with the exception of ad ... | 2010 | 20457803 |
| extracellular matrix of plant callus tissue visualized by esem and sem. | actinidia deliciosa endosperm-derived callus culture is stable over a long period of culture. this system was used to investigate the ultrastructure of extracellular matrix occurring in morphogenic tissue. specimens were prepared by different biological techniques (chemical fixation, liquid nitrogen fixation, glycerol substitution, critical-point drying, lyophilization) and observed by scanning electron microscopy (sem). fresh and wet samples were analyzed with the use of environmental scanning ... | 2010 | 20424873 |
| effects of postharvest application of 1-mcp and postcutting dip treatment on the quality and nutritional properties of fresh-cut kiwifruit. | consumption of minimally processed fruit and vegetables has increased significantly in the past few years due to the consumers' life style. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of treatment with ascorbic acid or calcium chloride on the quality parameters of fresh-cut kiwifruit prepared from fruit previously stored for 3 months, either treated or not treated with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-mcp) before storage. harvested fruit were treated with 1 microl l(-1) 1-mcp for 20 h at room temper ... | 2010 | 20411941 |
| changes in vascular and transpiration flows affect the seasonal and daily growth of kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) berry. | the kiwifruit berry is characterized by an early stage of rapid growth, followed by a relatively long stage of slow increase in size. vascular and transpiration flows are the main processes through which water and carbon enter/exit the fruit, determining the daily and seasonal changes in fruit size. this work investigates the biophysical mechanisms underpinning the change in fruit growth rate during the season. | 2010 | 20382641 |
| polyamine biosynthesis and control of the development of functional pollen in kiwifruit. | the role of polyamines (pas) in plant reproduction, especially pollen development and germination has been demonstrated in several higher plants. the aim of the present research was to investigate pa involvement in pollen development and germination in dioecious kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa). differences in pa content, level and gene expression for pa biosynthetic enzymes, and the effect of pa biosynthetic inhibitors were found during pollen development (or abortion in female flowers). whereas ... | 2010 | 20359902 |
| an ftir study of the induction and release of kiwifruit buds from dormancy. | many deciduous, perennial fruit crops require winter chilling for adequate budbreak and flowering. recent research has shown that changes in sugar and amino acid profiles are associated with the release of buds from dormancy. this paper uses ftir spectrometry to provide an alternative mechanism for tracking metabolic changes in the meristems of kiwifruit buds during winter dormancy. the results suggest that the application of multivariate analysis to ftir spectra has the potential to be a reliab ... | 2010 | 20355149 |
| actinidin enhances protein digestion in the small intestine as assessed using an in vitro digestion model. | this paper describes an in vitro study that tests the proposition that actinidin from green kiwifruit influences the digestion of proteins in the small intestine. different food proteins, from sources including soy, meat, milk, and cereals, were incubated in the presence or absence of green kiwifruit extract (containing actinidin) using a two-stage in vitro digestion system consisting of an incubation with pepsin at stomach ph (simulating gastric digestion) and then with added pancreatin at smal ... | 2010 | 20232891 |
| actinidin enhances gastric protein digestion as assessed using an in vitro gastric digestion model. | consumption of kiwifruit has long been claimed anecdotally to assist in gastric digestion. this has generally been assumed to be due to the presence of the proteolytic enzyme actinidin; however, there is little published evidence supporting this assumption. this paper reports the findings of an in vitro study that examined the effect of kiwifruit proteases (actinidin) on the digestion of a range of common food proteins under simulated gastric conditions. an extract from green kiwifruit containin ... | 2010 | 20232890 |
| physico-chemical features of the environment affect the protein conformation and the immunoglobulin e reactivity of kiwellin (act d 5). | allergy diagnostic systems sometimes give false positive or negative results. in this respect, the influence of protein conformational changes on the allergen-ige interaction sites is worthy to be investigated. | 2010 | 20825426 |
| dietary factors in chronic inflammation: food tolerances and intolerances of a new zealand caucasian crohn's disease population. | diet is known to play a major role in the symptoms of the inflammatory bowel disease, crohn's disease (cd). although no single diet is appropriate to all individuals, most cd patients are aware of foods that provide adverse or beneficial effects. this study seeks to categorise foods in relation to their effects on symptoms of cd, in a new zealand caucasian population. four hundred and forty-six subjects from two different centres in new zealand were recruited into the study. an extensive dietary ... | 2010 | 20144628 |
| an mri receiver coil produced by inkjet printing directly on to a flexible substrate. | inkjet printing has been used to produce resonant radio frequency coils that are comparable to those produced by conventional printed circuit board (pcb) methods. the coils, which consist of a conductive loop and in-series capacitors, form part of a receiver circuit that is used for magnetic resonance imaging (mri). the resonant circuit is selective at the predetermined frequency of 400 mhz. the required electrical components (resistor, capacitor, and inductor) were produced by inkjet printing, ... | 2010 | 20129848 |
| antioxidant activity and chemical difference in fruit of different actinidia sp. | the present research aimed at evaluating the vitamin c, total phenolic content (tpc), phenolic compounds, carotenoids, and chlorophyll contents, as well as antioxidant activity (aac) of six actinidia species fruit. vitamin c, phenolic compounds, carotenoids and chlorophylls were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography. tpc was determined using the folin-ciocalteau reagent, and aac using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (dpph) assay. the highest concentrations of vitamin c and tpc wer ... | 2010 | 20113214 |
| the effect of gold kiwifruit consumed with an iron fortified breakfast cereal meal on iron status in women with low iron stores: a 16 week randomised controlled intervention study. | dietary treatment is often recommended as the first line of treatment for women with mild iron deficiency. although it is well established that ascorbic acid enhances iron absorption, it is less clear whether the consumption of ascorbic acid rich foods (such as kiwifruit) with meals fortified with iron improves iron status. the aim of this study is to investigate whether the consumption of zespri(r) gold kiwifruit (a fruit high in ascorbic acid and carotenoids) with an iron fortified breakfast c ... | 2010 | 20102633 |
| component-resolved diagnosis of kiwifruit allergy with purified natural and recombinant kiwifruit allergens. | kiwifruit is one of the most common causes of food allergic reactions. component-resolved diagnostics may enable significantly improved detection of sensitization to kiwifruit. | 2010 | 20061012 |
| characterization of activity of a potential food-grade leucine aminopeptidase from kiwifruit. | aminopeptidase (ap) activity in ripe but firm fruit of actinidia deliciosa was characterized using l-leucine-p-nitroanilide as a substrate. the enzyme activity was the highest under alkaline conditions and was thermolabile. edta, 1,10-phenanthroline, iodoacetamide, and zn(2+) had inhibitory effect while a low concentration of dithiothreitol (dtt) had stimulatory effect on kiwifruit ap activity. however, dtt was not essential for the enzyme activity. the results obtained indicated that the kiwifr ... | 2010 | 21076540 |
| monitoring of metabolic profiling and water status of hayward kiwifruits by nuclear magnetic resonance. | the metabolic profiling of kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa, hayward cultivar) aqueous extracts and the water status of entire kiwifruits were monitored over the season (june-december) using nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) methodologies. the metabolic profiling of aqueous kiwifruit extracts was investigated by means of high field nmr spectroscopy. a large number of water-soluble metabolites were assigned by means of 1d and 2d nmr experiments. the change in the metabolic profiles monitored over th ... | 2010 | 20875584 |
| ascorbate biosynthesis during early fruit development is the main reason for its accumulation in kiwi. | ascorbic acid (asa) is a unique antioxidant as well as an enzyme cofactor. although it has multiple roles in plants, it is unclear how its accumulation is controlled at the expression level, especially in sink tissues. kiwifruit (actinidia) is well-known for its high ascorbate content. our objective was to determine whether asa accumulates in the fruits primarily through biosynthesis or because it is imported from the foliage. | 2010 | 21151561 |
| kiwifruit improves bowel function in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. | irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a common functional disorder of the gastrointestinal system, and is characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhea (ibs/d), constipation (ibs/c), and alternating diarrhea and constipation (ibsc/a). the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a four week kiwifruit intervention on bowel function in patients diagnosed with ibs/c. fifty-four patients with ibs/c and 16 healthy adults participated in this study. all subjects participated in the 6 week, three pha ... | 2010 | 21147704 |
| temporal sensitivity of the wavelength calibration of a photodiode array spectrometer. | subtle differences in the relationship between wavelength and pixel on photodiode array spectrometers contribute to difficulties in transferring calibrations from one instrument to another and may even introduce errors on a single instrument over time. to quantify the level of drift that might be expected in photodiode instruments, we calibrated the wavelength scale of two zeiss mms-1 photodiode spectrometers weekly over a 12-month period. we found no evidence of drift in the wavelength calibrat ... | 2010 | 21144148 |
| artificial neural networks as an alternative to the traditional statistical methodology in plant research. | in this work, we compared the unique artificial neural networks (anns) technology with the usual statistical analysis to establish its utility as an alternative methodology in plant research. for this purpose, we selected a simple in vitro proliferation experiment with the aim of evaluating the effects of light intensity and sucrose concentration on the success of the explant proliferation and finally, of optimizing the process taking into account any influencing factors. after data analysis, th ... | 2010 | 19716625 |
| cysteine proteinase inhibitor act d 4 is a functional allergen contributing to the clinical symptoms of kiwifruit allergy. | kiwifruit has become a frequent cause of fruit allergy in the recent years. the molecular basis of type i hypersensitivity to kiwifruit is attributed to 11 iuis allergens, with act d 1, act d 2 and act d 5 characterized in extenso. evaluation of the allergenic properties of act d 4, a cysteine proteinase inhibitor from green kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) was performed in this study. identity of the purified glycoprotein was determined by edman degradation and by mass fingerprint whereby more t ... | 2010 | 19885843 |
| pd-nanoparticles cause increased toxicity to kiwifruit pollen compared to soluble pd(ii). | in the present study, endpoints including in vitro pollen performance (i.e., germination and tube growth) and lethality were used as assessments of nanotoxicity. pollen was treated with 5-10 nm-sized pd particles, similar to those released into the environment by catalytic car exhaust converters. results showed pd-nanoparticles altered kiwifruit pollen morphology and entered the grains more rapidly and to a greater extent than soluble pd(ii). at particulate pd concentrations well below those of ... | 2010 | 19815321 |
| the enantiomeric composition of linalool and linalool oxide in the flowers of kiwifruit (actinidia) species. | a survey of linalool enantiomers in kiwifruit (actinidia) flowers was conducted to determine their potential as sources of these valuable floral fragrances, and revealed a wide range of enantiomeric ratios. while flowers of a. polygama and a. chrysantha contained almost exclusively one enantiomer, most species contained significant amounts of both (r) and (s) isomers. in some species enantiomeric ratios of floral linalool differed between genotypes, full siblings, and in one case clones, and rat ... | 2010 | 19382237 |
| identification and assessment of antioxidant capacity of phytochemicals from kiwi fruits. | the kiwi fruit is the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine of several actinidia species. the most common commercially available, green-fleshed kiwi fruit is the cultivar 'hayward', which belongs to the actinidia deliciosa species. an antioxidative screening of kiwi fruit components (peel and pulp) crude extracts was carried out using specific assay media characterized for the presence of highly reactive species such as 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (dpph(•)), h(2)o(2), and ... | 2009 | 19358604 |
| vtc4 is a bifunctional enzyme that affects myoinositol and ascorbate biosynthesis in plants. | myoinositol synthesis and catabolism are crucial in many multiceullar eukaryotes for the production of phosphatidylinositol signaling molecules, glycerophosphoinositide membrane anchors, cell wall pectic noncellulosic polysaccharides, and several other molecules including ascorbate. myoinositol monophosphatase (imp) is a major enzyme required for the synthesis of myoinositol and the breakdown of myoinositol (1,4,5)trisphosphate, a potent second messenger involved in many biological activities. i ... | 2009 | 19339506 |
| lipoxygenase gene expression in ripening kiwifruit in relation to ethylene and aroma production. | during postharvest ripening of kiwifruit [ actinidia deliciosa (a. chev.) c.f. liang et a.r. ferguson var. deliciosa cv. bruno] at 20 degrees c, six lipoxygenase (lox) genes exhibited different expression patterns. adlox1 and adlox5 were up-regulated during ripening, and transcript accumulation was delayed by 1-methylcyclopropene (1-mcp), whereas adlox2, adlox3, adlox4, and adlox6 were down-regulated with ripening. levels of two volatiles arising from the lox pathway, that is, n-hexanal and (e)- ... | 2009 | 19334761 |
| the cell wall of kiwifruit pollen tubes is a target for chromium toxicity: alterations to morphology, callose pattern and arabinogalactan protein distribution. | trivalent chromium has previously been found to effectively inhibit kiwifruit pollen tube emergence and elongation in vitro. in the present study, a photometric measure of increases in tube wall production during germination showed that 25 and 50 mum crcl(3) treatment induced a substantial reduction in levels of polysaccharides in walls over those in controls. moreover, chromium-treated kiwifruit pollen tubes had irregular and indented cell walls. callose, the major tube wall polysaccharide, was ... | 2009 | 19228325 |
| pre-rigor infusion with kiwifruit juice improves lamb tenderness. | the ability of pre-rigor infusion of kiwifruit juice to improve the tenderness of lamb was investigated. lamb carcasses were infused (10% body weight) with fresh kiwifruit juice (ac), water (w) and a non-infusion control (c) treatment. infusion treatment had no effect on lamb hot carcass weight, cold carcass weight and chilling evaporative losses. the infused treatment carcasses of ac and w had lower (p<0.05) ph values than c carcasses during the initial 12h post-mortem. the ld muscles from ac c ... | 2009 | 20416722 |
| isolation and structural identification of the anthocyanin components of red kiwifruit. | the anthocyanins responsible for the red color of red kiwifruit were extracted in acidified ethanol and isolated by solid phase extraction (spe) followed by preparative hplc. five anthocyanins were obtained and subsequently identified as delphinidin 3-[2-(xylosyl)galactoside], delphinidin 3-galactoside, cyanidin 3-[2-(xylosyl)galactoside], cyanidin 3-galactoside, and cyanidin 3-glucoside by a combination of lc-ms/ms, gc-ms, and 2d nmr. delphinidin 3-[2-(xylosyl)galactoside] and delphinidin 3-gal ... | 2009 | 19203266 |
| anaphylaxis associated with the ingestion of gold kiwifruit. | 2009 | 19150037 | |
| gene expression studies in kiwifruit and gene over-expression in arabidopsis indicates that gdp-l-galactose guanyltransferase is a major control point of vitamin c biosynthesis. | vitamin c (l-ascorbic acid, asa) is an essential metabolite for plants and animals. kiwifruit (actinidia spp.) are a rich dietary source of asa for humans. to understand asa biosynthesis in kiwifruit, asa levels and the relative expression of genes putatively involved in asa biosynthesis, regeneration, and transport were correlated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction in leaves and during fruit development in four kiwifruit genotypes (three species; a. eriantha, a. chinensis, and a. delicio ... | 2009 | 19129165 |
| [study of simplification of prediction model for kiwifruit firmness using near infrared spectroscopy]. | to simplify the prediction model of kiwifruit firmness, snv was used to preprocess the near infrared (nir) spectra (1 000-2 500 nm)of kiwifruit. pls model simplification by optimizing spectral intervals and decreasing the number of factors through net analyte preprocessing (nap)was carried out. results showed that the performance of nap/pls model is the best. it was achieved with 5 factors in five wavenumber ranges(5 189-5 370, 4 549-4 620, 6 049-6 230, 6 999-7 730, and 6 249-6 614 cm(-1)). the ... | 2009 | 19798936 |
| characterization of kiwifruit xyloglucan. | structural characteristics of xyloglucan are constant in the pericarp cell walls of kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) throughout fruit enlargement and maturation. most of the xyloglucan (xg) persists in the cell walls of ripe kiwifruit. xg from the pericarp tissues of 36-h ethylene-treated kiwifruit was extracted as hemicellulose ii (hc-ii) with 4.28 m koh containing 0.02% nabh(4), and purified using iodine precipitation and subsequent anion-exchange chromatography. this purifying protocol increas ... | 2009 | 19778403 |
| an external heat pulse method for measurement of sap flow through fruit pedicels, leaf petioles and other small-diameter stems. | the external heat ratio method is described for measurement of low rates of sap flow in both directions through stems and other plant organs, including fruit pedicels, with diameters up to 5 mm and flows less than 2 g h(-1). calibration was empirical, with heat pulse velocity (v(h)) compared to gravimetric measurements of sap flow. in the four stem types tested (actinidia sp. fruit pedicels, schefflera arboricola petioles, pittosporum crassifolium stems and fagus sylvatica stems), v(h) was linea ... | 2009 | 19671100 |
| a rapid transcriptional activation is induced by the dormancy-breaking chemical hydrogen cyanamide in kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) buds. | budbreak in kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa) can be poor in locations that have warm winters with insufficient winter chilling. kiwifruit vines are often treated with the dormancy-breaking chemical hydrogen cyanamide (hc) to increase and synchronize budbreak. this treatment also offers a tool to understand the processes involved in budbreak. a genomics approach is presented here to increase our understanding of budbreak in kiwifruit. most genes identified following hc application appear to be ass ... | 2009 | 19651683 |
| the way the dioecious plant actinidia deliciosa attracts bees: critical role of volatile terpenes released from kiwifruit flowers of both genotypes. | 2009 | 19587061 | |
| characterization and quantification of anthocyanins in red kiwifruit ( actinidia spp.). | red-fleshed fruit occur in a small number of distantly related taxa in different sections of the genus actinidia (kiwifruit). we describe and identify the anthocyanin profile of fruit of several actinidia species. differences in the relative amounts of cyanidin- and delphinidin-based anthocyanins determine whether the fruit appear red or purple. cyanidin derivatives have been found in all actinidia species that contain anthocyanins, whereas delphinidin derivatives are limited to two taxa: a. mel ... | 2009 | 19572542 |
| kiwifruit-based polyphenols and related antioxidants for functional foods: kiwifruit extract-enhanced gluten-free bread. | the present study investigates the production of gluten-free bread enhanced with polyphenols and related antioxidants derived from a natural aqueous extract from green-fleshed kiwifruit (actinidia deliciosa). puree and four aqueous extracts, produced from ripe green kiwifruit in the absence of artificial preservatives, were subjected to storage stability trials at 4 degrees c, 20 degrees c and 38 degrees c, and were chemically characterized (phenolic, vitamin c and pectic polysaccharide contents ... | 2009 | 19548162 |
| structural characteristics of 'hayward' kiwifruits from elephantiasis-affected plants studied by drift, ft-raman, nmr, and sem techniques. | this is the first study on structural and ultrastructural changes taking place in actinidia deliciosa kiwifruits affected by "elephantiasis syndrome", by means of drift, ft-raman, nmr, and sem techniques. the fruits arising from elephantiasis-affected plants assume a round and smaller shape, limiting their marketing. despite etiological studies on this disease, so far no information is available on the structural and ultrastructural characteristics of the fruits. the sem and spectroscopic data s ... | 2009 | 19413311 |
| a rapid method of fruit cell isolation for cell size and shape measurements. | cell size is a structural component of fleshy fruit, contributing to important traits such as fruit size and texture. there are currently a number of methods for measuring cell size; most rely either on tissue sectioning or digestion of the tissue with cell wall degrading enzymes or chemicals to release single cells. neither of these approaches is ideal for assaying large fruit numbers as both require a considerable time to prepare the tissue, with current methods of cell wall digestions taking ... | 2009 | 19402911 |