| bioaccessible mineral content of malted finger millet (eleusine coracana), wheat (triticum aestivum), and barley (hordeum vulgare). | malted grains are extensively used in weaning and geriatric foods. malting generally improves the nutrient content and digestibility of foods. the present investigation examined the influence of malting of finger millet, wheat, and barley on the bioaccessibility of iron, zinc, calcium, copper, and manganese. malting increased the bioaccessibility of iron by >3-fold from the two varieties of finger millet and by >2-fold from wheat, whereas such a beneficial influence was not seen in barley. the b ... | 2010 | 20560601 |
| selective expression of a probable amylase/protease inhibitor in barley aleurone cells: comparison to the barley amylase/subtilisin inhibitor. | we have cloned and sequenced a 650-nucleotide cdna from barley (hordeum vulgare l.) aleurone layers encoding a protein that is closely related to a known α-amylase inhibitor from indian finger millet (eleusine coracana gaertn.), and that has homologies to certain plant trypsin inhibitors. mrna for this probable amylase/protease inhibitor (papi) is expressed primarily in aleurone tissue during late development of the grain, as compared to that for the amylase/subtilisin inhibitor, which is expres ... | 1986 | 24232429 |
| 2'-o-methyl-1-methyl adenosine: a new modified nucleoside in ragi (eleusine coracana) trna. | a new modified nucleoside 2'-o-methyl-l-methyl adenosine has been found to be present in the trna of eleusine coracana ( ragi ) seedlings. the sequence of the dinucleotide of which this modified nucleoside is a part suggests its presence in phenylalanine-trna. the structural implications of the presence of this new modification are discussed. | 1984 | 6547340 |
| age-related changes in catalase and peroxidase activities in the excised leaves of eleusine coracana gaertin. cv pr 202 during senescence. | changes in the activities of the enzymes catalase and peroxidase were studied in the excised leaves of ragi (eleusine coracana gaertn. cv pr 202) plants belonging to different ages. catalase exhibited a positive and peroxidase a negative correlation with the changes in chlorophyll. catalase and peroxidase were negatively correlated with each other. peroxidase exhibited an age-related drift in its activity. kinetin could maintain the levels of chlorophyll and catalase, and also caused an increase ... | 1983 | 6321215 |
| effect of insecticides, oxydementon-methyl & dimethoate, on chlorophyll retention & hydrogen peroxide utilization in ragi (eleusine coracana gaertn.cv pr 202) leaves during senescence. | | 1982 | 7183525 |
| natural plant enzyme inhibitors. characterization of an unusual alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitor from ragi (eleusine coracana geartn.). | an inhibitor i-1, capable of acting on both alpha-amylase and trypsin, was purified to homogeneity from ragi (finger-millet) grains. the factor was found to be stable to heat treatment at 100 degrees c for 1 h in the presence of nacl and also was stable over the wide ph range 1-10. pepsin and pronase treatment of inhibitor i-1 resulted in gradual loss of both the inhibitory activities. formation of trypsin-inhibitor i-1 complex, amylase-inhibitor i-1 complex and trypsin-inhibitor i-1-amylase tri ... | 1981 | 6796040 |
| repetitive dna in three gramineae species with low dna content. | the genomes of three gramineae species, namely finger millet (eleusine coracana), pearl millet (pennisetum americanum) and rice (oryza sativa) are characterized by studying their dna denaturation-reassociation properties. the reassociation kinetics measurement of the sonicated dna (500--700 nucleotide pairs) indicate the presence of a heterogeneous, repetitive dna fraction accounting for 49--54% of the total dna in all three species. from the cot 1/2 value of the slow reassociating dna, the geno ... | 1980 | 7409756 |
| proteinase inhibitors of finger millet (eleusine coracana gaertn.). | | 1978 | 661229 |
| evaluation of the nutritional characteristics of a finger millet based complementary food. | finger millet (eleusine coracana), kidney beans (phaseolus vulgaris), peanuts (arachis hypogoea), and mango (mangifera indica) were processed separately and then combined, on the basis of their amino acid scores and energy content, into a complementary food for children of weaning age. the finger millet and kidney beans were processed by germination, autoclaving, and lactic acid fermentation. a mixture containing, on a dry matter basis, 65.2, 19.1, 8.0, and 7.7% of the processed finger millet, k ... | 2002 | 11982437 |
| evaluation of the antioxidant properties of free and bound phenolic acids from native and malted finger millet (ragi, eleusine coracana indaf-15). | free and bound phenolic acids were isolated from native and malted finger millet (ragi, eleusine coracana indaf-15), and their antioxidant properties were evaluated. protocatechuic, gallic, and caffeic acids were found to be the major free phenolic acids. a 3-fold decrease was observed in protocatechuic acid content, whereas the decrease was marginal in the case of caffeic acid upon 96 h of malting. however, the contents of other free phenolic acids such as gallic, vanillic, coumaric, and feruli ... | 2002 | 11829663 |
| amino acid profiles after sprouting, autoclaving, and lactic acid fermentation of finger millet (eleusine coracan) and kidney beans (phaseolus vulgaris l.). | seeds of finger millet (eleucine coracan (l.) gaertner) and kidney beans (phaseolus vulgaris l.) were sprouted, autoclaved, and fermented during the processing of a weaning (complementary) food for children. relative changes in individual amino acids with processing were evaluated. finger millet and kidney beans both showed a good percentage of essential to total amino acids, with 44. 2-44.9% in finger millet and 44.2-45.1% in kidney beans, when compared to 33.9% for the fao/who reference protei ... | 2000 | 10956072 |
| effects of supplementing ragi (eleusine coracana) diets with lysine or leaf protein on the growth and nitrogen metabolism of children. | | 1969 | 5357042 |
| the metabolism of nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus in undernourished children. v. the effect of partial or complete replacement of rice in poor vegetarian diets by ragi (eleusine coracana) on the metabolism on nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus. | | 1959 | 13662551 |
| effects of partial replacement of rice, wheat or ragi (eleusine coracana) by tuber flours on the nutritive value of poor vegetarian diets. | | 1954 | 13140823 |
| the dicarboxylic acid-nitrogen of proteins: with a note on the alcohol-soluble protein from ragi (eleusine coracana). | | 1931 | 16744782 |
| evaluation of the nutritional quality and acceptability of fingermillet-based tempe as potential weaning foods in tanzania. | six types of fingermillet (eleusine coracana)-based tempe were developed by incorporating either commonbeans, groundnuts, cowpeas, mungbeans, chickpeas, sesame and/or their mixtures and fermented by rhizopus oligosporus. the proximate and mineral composition was not changed significantly by fermentation. the protein content of tempe ranged from 13.3 to 15.7%; the total energy, 374.1 to 434.3 kcal/100 g; the protein energy, 13.0 to 15.6%; the net dietary protein energy, 7.2 to 8.7%; and the chemi ... | 1999 | 10719573 |
| structure of the bifunctional inhibitor of trypsin and alpha-amylase from ragi seeds at 2.2 a resolution. | the crystal structure of a bifunctional inhibitor of alpha-amylase and trypsin (rati) from ragi seeds (indian finger millet, eleusine coracana gaertneri) has been determined by x-ray diffraction at 2.2 a resolution. the inhibitor consists of 122 amino acids, with five disulfide bridges, and belongs to the plant alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitor family. the crystals were grown by the microdialysis method using ammonium sulfate as a precipitating agent. the structure was determined by the molecular- ... | 2000 | 10713515 |
| three alpha-amylases from malted finger millet (ragi, eleusine coracana, indaf-15)--purification and partial characterization. | three alpha-amylases (e.c. 3.2.1.1) were purified to apparent homogeneity from 72 h finger millet malt by three step purification via fractional acetone precipitation, deae-sephacel ion exchange and sephacryl s-200 gel permeation chromatographies with a recovery of 6.5, 2.9, 9.6% and fold purification of 26, 17 and 31, respectively. alpha-nature of these amylases was identified by their ability to rapidly reduce the viscosity of starch solution and also in liberating oligosaccharides of higher d ... | 2003 | 12475615 |
| enzymatic treatment and use of starters for the nutrient enhancement in fermented flour of red and white varieties of finger millet (eleusine coracana). | two varieties of finger millet (eleusine coracana)-a tannin-containing red variety, co13, and nontannin white variety, co9-processed by treatment with enzymes (cellulase and hemicellulase) and fermentation with starters (from previously fermented finger millet batter), achieved the desirable goals of reduced fermentation time (12 h), increased acidity (2.2 to 2.4%), enhanced in vitro protein digestibility (ivpd) (14 to 26%), and mineral availability compared to 48 h uncontrolled natural fermenta ... | 1999 | 10552488 |
| genetic variability and diversity for protein and calcium contents in finger millet (eleusine coracana (l.) gaertn) in relation to grain color. | analysis of 36 genotypes of finger millet (eleusine coracana (l.) gaertn) with varying seed colors revealed a wide range of protein and calcium contents. white seeded genotypes had higher protein contents, while brown seeded types had a wide range of values. the brown seeded genotype ge 2500 had the highest protein content. although protein content had significant negative association with calcium content, white seeded types had moderate levels of calcium. the genotypic coefficients of variabili ... | 1998 | 10426122 |
| structure of the bifunctional inhibitor of trypsin and alpha-amylase from ragi seeds at 2.9 a resolution. | the crystal structure of a bifunctional inhibitor of alpha-amylase and trypsin from the seeds of ragi (indian finger millet, eleusine coracana gaertneri) has been determined by an x-ray diffraction method. the inhibitor consists of 122 amino acids with five disulfide bridges and belongs to the plant alpha-amylase/trypsin-inhibitor family. this is the first crystal structure determination of a member of this family. the protein, purified from the seeds of ragi, has a molecular mass of 13300 da wi ... | 1999 | 10089391 |
| transcriptome analysis of salinity responsiveness in contrasting genotypes of finger millet (eleusine coracana l.) through rna-sequencing. | finger millet (eleusine coracana l.) is a hardy cereal known for its superior level of tolerance against drought, salinity, diseases and its nutritional properties. in this study, attempts were made to unravel the physiological and molecular basis of salinity tolerance in two contrasting finger millet genotypes viz., co 12 and trichy 1. physiological studies revealed that the tolerant genotype trichy 1 had lower na(+) to k(+) ratio in leaves and shoots, higher growth rate (osmotic tolerance) and ... | 2014 | 24838653 |
| assessment of genome origins and genetic diversity in the genus eleusine with dna markers. | finger millet (eleusine coracana), an allotetraploid cereal, is widely cultivated in the arid and semiarid regions of the world. three dna marker techniques, restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp), randomly amplified polymorphic dna (rapd), and inter simple sequence repeat amplification (issr), were employed to analyze 22 accessions belonging to 5 species of eleusine. an 8 probe--3 enzyme rflp combination, 18 rapd primers, and 6 issr primers, respectively, revealed 14, 10, and 26% polym ... | 1995 | 7672607 |
| determination of the three-dimensional structure of the bifunctional alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitor from ragi seeds by nmr spectroscopy. | the three-dimensional structure of the bifunctional alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitor (rbi) from seeds of ragi (eleusine coracana gaertneri) has been determined in solution using multidimensional 1h and 15n nmr spectroscopy. the inhibitor consists of 122 amino acids, with 5 disulfide bridges, and belongs to the plant alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitor family for which no three-dimensional structures have yet been available. the structure of the inhibitor was determined on the basis of 1131 interresid ... | 1995 | 7599120 |
| effect of traditional fermentation and malting on phytic acid and mineral availability from sorghum (sorghum bicolor) and finger millet (eleusine coracana) grain varieties grown in kenya. | sorghum and finger millet grains are traditional staple foods in kenya. however, they have naturally occurring anti-nutritional factors, such as phytic acid, that decrease their dietary availability. this work determined the effect of fermentation and malting on the phytic acid content of, and mineral availability in five varieties of sorghum and four varieties of finger millet grain grown in kenya. phytic acid ranged from 875.1 to 2,211.9 mg/100 g in sorghum. the levels in finger millet ranged ... | 2002 | 12362804 |
| evolution of finger millet: evidence from random amplified polymorphic dna. | finger millet (eleusine coracana ssp. coracana) is an annual tetraploid member of a predominantly african genus. the crop is believed to have been domesticated from the tetraploid e. coracana ssp. africana. cytogenetic and isozyme data point to the allopolyploid nature of the species and molecular information has shown e. indica to be one of the genomic donors. a recent isozyme study questioned the proposed phylogenetic relationship between finger millet and its direct ancestor subspecies africa ... | 1995 | 7774797 |
| stability and kinetics of a bifunctional amylase/trypsin inhibitor. | the stability of the bifunctional amylase/trypsin inhibitor from ragi (indian finger millet, eleusine coracana) has been studied by methods of circular dichroism, uv absorption and intrinsic fluorescence. the inhibitor is stable in 8 m urea and 6 m guanidine-hcl. in 150 mm nacl, thermal denaturation does not occur up to 90 degrees c. however, it is irreversibly denatured in 5 mm nacl if heated over 73 degrees c. the acidic denaturation is reversible in both high and low salt conditions, but it s ... | 1993 | 7692971 |
| glycaemic index of some commonly consumed foods in western india. | glycaemic index (gi) was determined in 36 non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (niddm) patients. the subjects were fed 50g carbohydrate portions of six foods consumed widely in india including varagu (plaspalum scorbiculatum) alone and in combination with whole and dehusked greengram (phaseolus aureus roxb), bajra (penniseteum typhoideum), jowar (sorghum vulgare) and ragi (eleusine coracana). the gi of varagu alone, varagu in combination with whole greengram and bajra was significantly lower ... | 1993 | 24352140 |
| host genotype dependency and growth enhancing ability of va-mycorrhizal fungi for eleusine coracana (finger millet). | inoculation of finger millet (eleusine coracana gaertn.) plants with one of six different vesicular, arbuscular, mycorrhizal (vam) fungi increased plant biomass, height, leaf area and absolute growth rate; however, effectiveness of the various vam fungi varied significantly. maximum root colonization and mycorrhizal efficacy was observed with plants inoculated with glomus caledonicum. among five host genotypes tested for mycorrhizal dependency against g. caledonicum, genotype hr-374 gave the hig ... | 1993 | 24419945 |
| the 'a' genome donor of eleusine coracana (l.) gaertn. (gramineae). | in an attempt to discover 'a' and 'b' genome donor(s) to finger millet, eleusine coracana, or its progenitor species, e. africana (both allotetraploid 2n=4x=36), five diploid species, e. indica, e. floccifolia, e. multiflora, e. tristachya and e. intermedia, were crossed to finger millet and its progenitor taxon. crosses were successful only with e. coracana. three combinations of triploid hybrids e. coracana x e. indica, e. coracana x e. floccifolia, and e. coracana x e. multiflora were obtaine ... | 1992 | 24201369 |
| aspartate aminotransferase from eleusine coracana, a c4 plant: purification, characterization, and preparation of antibody. | aspartate aminotransferase (aspat) isozymes from eleusine coracana (an nad-malic enzyme type c4 plant) were examined. three groups of isoenzymes were identified (aspat-1, aspat-2, and aspat-3). aspat-1 (localized in the mesophyll cells) and aspat-3 (localized in the bundle sheath cells), both of which are considered to function in the c4 acid pathway, were purified and their kinetic and physical properties studied. both isoenzymes had a molecular mass of 80 kda and were shown to consist of two i ... | 1990 | 2241160 |
| high frequency embryoid and plantlet formation from tissue cultures of the finger millet-eleusine coracana (l.) gaertn. | compact nodulated embryogenic callus differentiated from cultured seeds of eleusine coracana (finger millet) on murashige and skoog (1962) basal medium with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (1.0, 3.0 mg (l)). this embryogenic callus was maintained on a medium with a lower level of 2,4 - dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. at every subculture the embryogenic callus had some preexisting embryoids in it. with this method of subculture the callus has retained its morphogenic potential for four years. followin ... | 1990 | 24226438 |
| purification and characterization of nad malic enzyme from leaves of eleusine coracana and panicum dichotomiflorum. | nad malic enzyme (ec 1.1.1.39), which is involved in c(4) photosynthesis, was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity from leaves of eleusine coracana and to near homogeneity from leaves of panicum dichotomiflorum. the enzyme from each c(4) species was found to have only one type of subunit by sds polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. the m(r) of subunits of the enzme from e. coracana and p. dichotommiflorum was 63 and 61 kilodaltons, respectively. the native mr of the enzyme from each species was ... | 1989 | 16666533 |
| comparative evaluation of genetic diversity using rapd, ssr and cytochrome p450 gene based markers with respect to calcium content in finger millet (eleusine coracana l. gaertn.). | genetic relationships among 52 eleusine coracana (finger millet) genotypes collected from different districts of uttarakhand were investigated by using randomly amplified polymorphic dna (rapd), simple sequence repeat (ssr) and cytochrome p450 gene based markers. a total of 18 rapd primers, 10 ssr primers, and 10 pairs of cytochrome p450 gene based markers, respectively, revealed 49.4%, 50.2% and 58.7% polymorphism in 52 genotypes of e. coracana. mean polymorphic information content (pic) for ea ... | 2010 | 20861563 |
| finger millet (eleusine coracana) - an economically viable source for antihypercholesterolemic metabolites production by monascus purpureus. | rice, parboiled rice, finger millet, germinated finger millet, broken wheat, njavara (medicinal rice), sorghum and maize were used as substrates for solid state fermentation of monascus purpureus at 28°c for 7 days using 2% seed medium as inoculum for the production of its metabolites. the fungus exhibited good growth in all the substrates. the fermented substrates were dried at 45°c and analysed for antihypercholesterolemic metabolite statins by standardized hplc method and dietary sterol conte ... | 2010 | 23572664 |
| in vitro availability of iron and zinc in white and coloured ragi (eleusine coracana): role of tannin and phytate. | white and brown ragi (eleusine coracana) varieties were analysed for tannin, phytate phosphorus, total phosphorus, iron, ionisable iron, zinc and soluble zinc content. white ragi had no detectable tannin while in brown varieties it ranged from 351 to 2392 mg per 100 g. germination brought about a progressive decrease in tannin and phytate phosphorus and an increase in ionisable iron and soluble zinc content of grain ragi. both in raw and germinated grain, ionizable iron was significantly higher ... | 1988 | 3231591 |
| photorespiratory metabolism in eleusine coracana, a c-4 plant. | | 1974 | 4468932 |
| induced interchanges in finger millet (eleusine coracana gaert). | | 1974 | 4824618 |
| biophysical characterization of mesophyll and bundle sheath chloroplasts isolated from the leaves of eleusine coracana, an aspartate-type c-4 plant : part i. light absorbing photosynthetic pigment composition. | | 1975 | 1218880 |