| [lupine seed meal (lupinus albus cult. astra) as a protein source in swine rations for growth and fattening]. | | 1979 | 116448 |
| [nutritive value of lupine and its potential as human food]. | the chemical composition and some indices of protein quality were measured in two species of sweet lupine lupinus albus and lupinus luteus grown at the experimental station in gorbea, chile: both samples showed a high protein content (39.5 and 44.6%). the protein efficiency ratio (per) was measured in the rat and found to be 0.48 and 0.71, respectively, as compared to 2.57 for casein. supplementation with 0.3% dl-methionine increased significantly those values, thus indicating that lupine protei ... | 1979 | 550741 |
| [lupine, a contribution to the human food supply. 4. acceptability of lupinus alba flour]. | 48 different dishes enriched with lupinus albus flour have been tested by 20 persons. the test duration has been 4 weeks. meals and products with lupine admixtures have been judged equally with concern to corresponding conventional dishes. farinaceous products had the best test results. therefore, it is recommended for peru to add lupine flour when producing bread, biscuits, sauces, soups, and noodles (maccaronis etc.). the test time had no influence to the test results. | 1976 | 1020375 |
| [lupine, a contribution to the human food supply. 3. nutritional physiological study with lupine (lupinus albus) flour]. | lupinus albus flour doses of 58.9 +/- 9.6 g have been given to 20 persons. this sweet lupine flour has been digestible without complications in all cases. there have been no significant changes of hemoglobine, hematocrite, total protein, urea, bilirubine, and sgot in the blood. so the lupine may be used for improvement of protein supply in men under the criteria that (1) the alkaloid content of the seed does not exceed 0.02%, (2) the seed itself contains no secondary fungi which may cause a lupi ... | 1976 | 1032959 |
| [the lupine, a contribution to nutrition in the andes. 2. the quality of proteins in lupinus mutabilis compared to lupinus albus, lupinus luteus and soja max]. | | 1975 | 1224691 |
| a calluna vulgaris extract 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor shows potent antiproliferative effects on human leukemia hl-60 cells. | a water-calluna vulgaris extract (water-cve) was found to be a relatively specific arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor and showed potent anti-proliferative effects on human leukemic hl60 cells. water-cve completely inhibited potato 5-lipoxygenase activity at 250 micrograms/ml, partially inhibited soybean 15-lipoxygenase at ph 7.4 and had no effect either on this 15-lipoxygenase at its optimal activity ph (ph 9) or on lupinus albus 5-, 8-, 15-lipoxygenase. in culture, the proliferation and dna ... | 1992 | 1419080 |
| in situ evaluation of the ruminal and intestinal degradability of extruded whole lupin seed nitrogen. | the effect of whole lupin seeds (lupinus albus cv lublanc) at 120, 150 and 195 degrees c on in situ nitrogen degradability (dg.n) was measured by the nylon bag technique using fistulated non-lactating holstein cows. the n degradation was evaluated in nylon bags suspended in the rumen; heating the seeds at 120, 150 and 195 degrees c decreased the dg.n value: 83.9, 72.9 and 53.0 respectively vs 95.3% (rumen outflow rate of 0.06/h). to estimate the total n disappearing in the digestive tract, bags ... | 1991 | 1768316 |
| [ruminal digestion and intestinal absorption of lupine proteins extruded in the lactating cow]. | four lactating cows fitted with permanent ruminal, duodenal and ileal cannulae were used to study the effect of extrusion of whole lupin seeds at 195 degrees c (lupinus albus cv lublanc) on organic matter (om) and nitrogen (n) degradation in the rumen and their flow to and absorption from the small intestine. raw whole lupin seeds (rwls) and extruded whole lupin seeds (ewls) were fed in diets containing 15.5% crude protein and composed of 22.6% whole lupin seeds, 56.5% corn silage, 10.2% corn gr ... | 1991 | 1777057 |
| nutritional quality of lupine (lupinus albus cv. multolupa) as affected by lactic acid fermentation. | the effects of selected nrrl strains of lactobacillus acidophilus, l. buchneri, l. cellobiosus and l. fermentum upon oligosaccharide, phytate and alkaloid contents, as well as on the nutritive value of lupine, were investigated. lupine was processed to a 12% total solids suspension, inoculated with 1% (v/v) cultures and fermented until a final desired ph of 4.5. l. acidophilus b-2092 and l. buchneri b-1837 growth was related to a significant sucrose breakdown and decreases of phytates, whereas l ... | 1991 | 1790104 |
| lupin as a protein supplement for growing lambs. | whole lupins (lupinus albus) were roasted with exit temperatures ranging from approximately 130 (moderate heat) to 175 degrees c (high heat). in situ n disappearance after 12 h of incubation in the rumen was 83% for raw lupins, 45% for lupins roasted at moderate temperatures, and 39% for lupins roasted at high temperatures. lambs fed lupins roasted at moderate temperatures retained more n (p less than .01) than those fed soybean meal (sbm). however, growth rate and feed efficiency were similar a ... | 1991 | 1894575 |
| evaluation of white lupines and triticale in calf starter diets. | one hundred fifty-two holstein calves were used to evaluate white lupines (lupinus albus cv. ultra) and triticale in starter diets. the basal diet contained corn, oats, minerals, and vitamins. starter components were 1) 14% soybean meal; 2) 10% soybean meal and 27% triticale; 3) 22% lupines; 4) 16% lupines and 24.5% triticale; 5) 11% lupines and 8% soybean meal; and 6) 7% lupines, 5% soybean meal, and 26.5% triticale. dietary cp was approximately 16% of dm. data collection began on d 4 after bir ... | 1989 | 2745803 |
| digestion of polysaccharides, protein and lipids by adult cockerels fed on diets containing a pectic cell-wall material from white lupin (lupinus albus l.) cotyledon. | 1. the cell-wall material of white lupin (lupinus albus l.) cotyledon is characterized by low contents of cellulose (47 g/kg) and lignin (17 g/kg) and a high content of pectic substances (710 g/kg). the digestion of lupin cell-wall material by adult cockerels was estimated using gas-liquid chromatographic analyses of alditol acetates derived from polysaccharide sugars. the analyses were performed in the destarched water-insoluble fractions of feed and excreta. digestibility measurements were car ... | 1985 | 2825761 |
| nutritional value of lupin (lupinus albus)-seed meal for growing pigs: availability of lysine, effect of autoclaving and net energy content. | 1. two experiments were conducted to assess the nutritional value of lupin (lupinus albus)-seed meal for growing pigs. in the first, the availability of lysine was assessed using slope-ratio analysis. in the second, the effects of autoclaving lupin seeds and formulating the diets on the basis of estimated digestible or net energy were assessed. 2. in the first experiment, the availability of lysine in three samples of lupin-seed meal was compared with that in meat-and-bone meal and soya-bean mea ... | 1986 | 3118937 |
| effects of white lupine in diets of growing turkeys. | in experiment 1, dehulling white lupine (wl) improved growth and feed efficiency of male large white turkey poults fed 40% wl during 4 to 21 days of age. in experiment 2, wl was included proportionally with soybean meal in corn-soy diets of female turkeys from 0 to 17 wk of age. soybean meal: wl ratios (s:wl) were 1:0 (control), 2:1, 1:1, and 6:1. at 17 wk of age hens on s:wl diets of 2:1 had body weights that were similar to those of birds fed the corn-soy control diets. growth of hens fed s:wl ... | 1988 | 3405936 |
| white lupin as a protein source for layers. | three feeding experiments were conducted with single comb white leghorn hens to determine the effects of lupinus albus cv. ultra on performance. raw, autoclaved, and extruded lupins were fed at 10 and 20% of the diet for 12 wk in experiment 1. in experiment 2 raw and extruded lupins were fed at 10, 15, 20, and 25% of the diet for 16 wk. raw lupin was fed for 32 wk at 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30% of the diet in experiment 3. average egg weight, egg production (percent hen-day basis), and feed consumpt ... | 1987 | 3447138 |
| properties of a beta-(1-4)-glucan hydrolase from aspergillus niger. | 1. a beta-(1-->4)-glucan hydrolase prepared from aspergillus niger, as described by clarke & stone (1965a), showed a ph optimum in the range 4.5-6 and k(m) 0.25% when acting on a cellulose dextrin sulphate substrate. 2. the hydrolase rapidly decreased the specific viscosity of carboxymethylcellulose with a small increase in the production of reducing sugars. the identity of the products of hydrolysis of cellotetraose, cellopentaose and their reduced analogues indicate a preferential cleavage of ... | 1965 | 5862418 |
| comparative pharmacological study of sparteine and its ketonic derivative lupanine from seeds of lupinus albus. | | 1984 | 6151710 |
| [effectiveness of symbiotic n2-fixation in leguminous plants, as affected by inoculation with rhizobia, by substrate, n-fertilizing, and 14c-sucrose application (author's transl)]. | cultivation experiments (mitscherlich-vessels, quartz sand, 15n-labelled soil, 15n-fertilizer) showed, that various strains of rhizobium lupini (white and yellow lupines) and of rhizobium leguminosarum (field beans and peas) induced a different n2-fixation of the inoculated plants, the most effective rhizobium strains being 367a, cz, t3, 271 (rh. lupini), and azotogen (rh, leguminosarum). yellow lupines and field bean plants were supplied with n2 from the air considerably better than white lupin ... | 1980 | 6252716 |
| safety evaluation of sweet lupine (lupinus albus cv. multolupa). ii. nine-month feeding and multigeneration study in rats. | sweet lupine lupinus albus cv. multolupa) flour containing 41.7% protein and 0.025% lupanine was fed for 9 months to two generations of rats (f1 and f2) at a level that provided 20% dietary protein. the diets were supplemented with 0.2% dl-methionine. the control diet provided the same dietary protein level from defatted soya-bean flour, fish meal and dried skimmed milk. the lupine diet had no effect on the general condition, mortality or behaviour of the animals. the growth rate of males fed sw ... | 1984 | 6537936 |
| chemical composition, nutritive value, and toxicological evaluation of two species of sweet lupine (lupinus albus and lupinus luteus). | | 1980 | 7391375 |
| immunotropic activity of lupin seeds extracts and fractions from lupinus angustifolius and lupinus albus. | the results demonstrated immunotropic activity of seeds extracts and fractions from lupinus angustifolius and lupinus albus. plaque forming cells (pfc) number to srbc (sheep red blood cells) were elevated by an extract from lupinus angustifolius and lowered by extracts from lupinus albus. all preparations obtained from lupinus angustifolius reduced the number of rosette forming cells (e-rfc). these preparations suppressed also the intensity of graft versus host reaction (gvhr) in case when the d ... | 1994 | 7503649 |
| effect of some environmental factors on rhizobium and bradyrhizobium strains. | effects of different abiotic factors (acidity, salinity, nitrate and temperature) on growth rate of root-nodule bacteria (rhizobium and bradyrhizobium) strains were investigated in vitro. strains isolated from vicia faba l., coronilla varia l. and lupinus albus l. exhibited a large variation in tolerance of the above-mentioned factors. these bacteria should be screened under stimulated conditions for enhanced survival before selection to be used for commercial inoculant production. linear correl ... | 1995 | 7620814 |
| binding of quinolizidine alkaloids to nicotinic and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. | fourteen quinolizidine alkaloids, isolated from lupinus albus, l. mutabilis, and anagyris foetida, were analyzed for their affinity for nicotinic and/or muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. of the compounds tested, the alpha-pyridones, n-methylcytisine and cytisine, showed the highest affinities at the nicotinic receptor, while several quinolizidine alkaloid types were especially active at the muscarinic receptor. | 1994 | 7798968 |
| lupins (lupinus albus) as a protein supplement for lactating holstein dairy cows. | three experiments were conducted to determine optimal substitution of lupin for soybean meal in dairy cattle diets; the effects of whole versus ground lupins and the effects of whole lupins versus whole soybeans on milk production were examined. in the first experiment, 57 cows were assigned randomly to treatments in blocks of five by calving order within parity. treatments began 22 d postpartum and continued through d 140. diets were isonitrogenously balanced using soybean meal as control: lupi ... | 1993 | 8227670 |
| the toxicity of seed extracts and their fractions from lupinus angustifolius l. and lupinus albus l. | seed extracts obtained from lupinus albus and lupinus angustifolius by treatment with 48% ethanol contained ca. 10% alkaloids (on a dry weight basis) and were non-toxic. their acute toxicity (ld50) in the mouse is > 4000 mg kg-1 body wt. after fractionation, the extract from l. angustifolius seeds afforded several fractions with differing toxicities (ld50 750-4000 mg kg-1 body wt.). none of the fractions tested in vitro were toxic. the results obtained showed that, in spite of the alkaloids, oth ... | 1993 | 8258632 |
| effect of enzyme supplementation on the nutritional value of raw, autoclaved, and dehulled lupins (lupinus albus) in chicken diets. | the effects of adding crude enzyme preparations to diets containing raw, autoclaved, and dehulled lupin seeds on the performance of broiler and leghorn chicks (7 to 21 days) were evaluated in five experiments. in the first experiment, enzyme addition (combination of energex-carbohydrase, bio-feed pro-protease, and novozyme-alpha-galactosidase) to a diet containing 70% raw lupins improved the weight gain and feed to gain ratio of broiler chicks by 18 and 10%, respectively. the relative intestinal ... | 1993 | 8309877 |
| lupinus albus l. pathogenesis-related proteins that show similarity to pr-10 proteins. | we describe a group of three acidic proteins, pathogenesis-related (pr)-p16.5a, pr-p16.5b, and pr-p16.5c, that accumulate in the leaves of lupinus albus l. cv rio maior plants when infected with the fungus colletotrichum gloeosporioides penz. these proteins co-migrate in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels as a single band of 16.5 kd, behaving as charge isomers, and are related to several members of the defense-related pr-10 protein family. localization of the proteins was investigated by ... | 1995 | 8539294 |
| root colonization of different plants by plant-growth-promoting rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii r39 studied with monospecific polyclonal antisera. | monospecific polyclonal antisera raised against rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii r39, a bacterium which was isolated originally from red clover nodules, were used to study the colonization of roots of leguminous and nonleguminous plants (pisum sativum, lupinus albus, triticúm aestivum, and zea mays) after inoculation. eight weeks after inoculation of soil-grown plants, between 0.1 and 1% of the total bacterial population in the rhizospheres of all inoculated plants were identified as r. legu ... | 1997 | 9143133 |
| effect of sweet, bitter and soaked micronised bitter lupins on broiler performance. | 1. the feeding value for broilers of sweet white lupins (lupinus albus variety hanti), bitter lupins (lupinus angustifolius) and soaked micronised bitter lupins was examined. 2. four isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets were formulated; one contained no lupins and the other 3 contained 400 g/kg sweet, bitter or soaked micronised bitter lupins. the 3 lupin diets were blended appropriately to produce 16 experimental diets containing 0, 50, 100, 200, 300 and 400 g/kg sweet, bitter and soaked microni ... | 1997 | 9158898 |
| analysis of lupin seed protein digestibility using gel electrophoresis and immunoblots. | proteins from the seeds of 12 cultivars of three lupin species were analyzed by gel electrophoresis. similarities between cultivars of the same species were noted. antibodies raised against the three major globular proteins, conglutin alpha, beta, and gamma, of lupinus albus cv. ultra were used to probe immunoblots of crude extracts. the immunoblots revealed variations between cultivars not previously resolved and identified which protein-subunits were derived from which conglutin. in vitro dige ... | 1997 | 9222852 |
| effect of enzyme supplementation of uk-grown lupinus albus on growth performance in broiler chickens. | | 1998 | 10188036 |
| traditional antihelmintic, antiparasitic and repellent uses of plants in central italy. | the uses of 51 plants of marche, abruzzo and latium, distributed in 28 families, are listed here. memories and news of continued use of the plants in these sectors were collected from farmers and shepherds in person (mostly old people). the plants most frequently used as antiparasitics and repellents are juglans regia, lupinus albus, ruta graveolens, fraxinus ornus, datura stramonium, artemisia absinthium, allium cepa, while r. graveolens, cucurbita maxima, a. absinthium, allium sativum are the ... | 1999 | 10624877 |
| inhibition of growth and aflatoxin biosynthesis of aspergillus flavus by extracts of some egyptian plants. | the effect of five different concentrations (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 mg ml-1) of an aqueous extracts of lupinus albus, ammi visnaga and xanthium pungens were tested on growth and aflatoxin production by aspergillus flavus in a chemically defined medium. all the plants inhibited mycelial growth and aflatoxin formation. the inhibitory effect was proportional with the applied concentration. growth and aflatoxin production appeared to be correlated processes. the nature of the plant extract also affected ... | 1999 | 10664975 |
| [risk of serious acute asthma due to lupine flour associated with peanut allergy]. | lupine flour (lupinus albus), recently authorized in france in human food, cross-reacts with peanuts. we report a case of acute asthma in a patient with allergy to peanuts. exegesis: this patient has a severe allergy to peanuts, presenting as acute asthma. skin prick-tests to raw and cooked lupine flour were positive. the level of specific-ige (allerbio, france) to lupine flour were high. oral challenge test induced acute asthma at a dose of 965 mg of lupine flour. this quantity may be included ... | 2000 | 10703077 |
| characterization of isoperoxidase-b2 inactivation in etiolated lupinus albus hypocotyls. | one basic peroxidase isoenzyme, with a pi of 8.8, is present in the intercellular washing fluid in the aerial part of 6-day-old lupinus albus hypocotyl seedlings. this isoenzyme, called lup-b2, is the principal soluble component secreted into the apoplastic space and it is a constitutive enzyme along the whole length of etiolated hypocotyl. the enzymatic inactivation process which this apoplastic peroxidase undergoes is described for the first time. the kinetic constants which describe its inact ... | 2000 | 10719177 |
| the lupinus albus class-iii chitinase gene, if3, is constitutively expressed in vegetative organs and developing seeds. | a cdna fragment encoding a lupinus albus. l. class-iii chitinase, if3, was isolated, using a cdna probe from cucumis sativus l., by in-situ plaque hybridization from a cdna library constructed in the uni-zap xr vector, with mrnas isolated from mature lupin leaves. the cdna had a coding sequence of 293 amino acids including a 27-residue n-terminal signal peptide. a class-iii chitinase gene was detected by southern analysis in the l. albus genome. western blotting experiments showed that the if3 p ... | 2000 | 10787047 |
| a new class of biflavonoids: 2'-hydroxygenistein dimers from the roots of white lupin. | two novel isoflavonoid dimers presumably originating from 2'-hydroxygenistein, 5,7,4'-trihydroxycoumaranochroman-4-one-(3-->5"')-5",7",2"'4"'- tetrahydroxyisoflavone (1, lupinalbisone a) and 5,7,4'-trihydroxycoumaranochroman-4-one-(3-6")-5",7",2"',4"'-te trahydroxyisoflavone (2, lupinalbisone b) were isolated from the roots of lupinus albus l., and their structures involving relative stereochemistry were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. using horse radish peroxidase and 2'-hydroxygenistein ( ... | 2000 | 10817204 |
| effect of food enzymes on utilisation of lupin carbohydrates by broilers. | 1. the effects of 3 commercial enzyme products on the nutritive value of 2 lupin species were investigated with the emphasis on changes in composition of non-starch polysaccharides (nsps) along the digestive tract. enzyme a contained primarily cellulase, beta-glucanase and xylanase activities, enzyme b primarily hemicellulase, pentosanase and xylanase activities, and enzyme c primarily hemicellulase, pectinase and beta-glucanase activities. 2. the enzymes were added to semi-purified diets based ... | 2000 | 10821527 |
| direct evidence for ribonucleolytic activity of a pr-10-like protein from white lupin roots. | an abundant 17 kda protein which was isolated and characterized from 10-day old healthy root tissue of white lupin (lupinus albus) proved to have a high sequence similarity to pathogenesis-related proteins found in other species. subsequently, a corresponding clone (lapr-10) was identified in a cdna library prepared from the same tissue that exhibited a high amino acid sequence similarity to a number of the pr-10 family proteins. the clone contains an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of ... | 2000 | 10890534 |
| characterization and expression analysis of the yellow lupin (lupinus luteus l.) gene coding for nodule specific proline-rich protein. | the llprp2 gene coding for a proline-rich protein shows a high level of similarity to, as well as significant differences from the family of enod2 nodule-specific genes. several sequence motifs with putative regulatory function were identified in the 5' and 3' noncoding regions of the llprp2 gene. northern blot analysis revealed that the expression of the llprp2 gene begins 9 days after inoculation of yellow lupin roots with bradyrhizobium sp. (lupinus); the expression is restricted to symbiotic ... | 2000 | 11051202 |
| variability in plant-microbe interaction between lupinus lines and bradyrhizobium strains. | even though lupin (lupinus albus l.) is known to potentially fix 150-200 kg/ha nitrogen for the use of a succeeding crop, precise information about lupinxbradyrhizobium strain interaction under the climatic conditions prevalent in the mid-atlantic region of the united states is unknown. we conducted two greenhouse experiments with the objective of characterizing this symbiotic relationship and to evaluate potential interaction between bradyrhizobium strains and lupin lines. in the first experime ... | 2000 | 11074278 |
| pathogenic infection and the oxidative defences in plant apoplast. | the structural and functional continuum of the plant apoplast is the first site of contact with a pathogen and plays a crucial role in initiation and coordination of many defence responses. in this paper, we present an overview of the involvement of the plant apoplast in plant-pathogen interactions. the process of infection of french bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.) plants by colletotrichum lindemuthianum is analysed. the ultrastructural features of plant defence responses to fungal infection are th ... | 2001 | 11732333 |
| the bioavailability and postprandial utilisation of sweet lupin (lupinus albus)-flour protein is similar to that of purified soyabean protein in human subjects: a study using intrinsically 15n-labelled proteins. | sweet lupin (lupinus albus), a protein-rich legume devoid of anti-nutritional factors, is considered to have a high potential for protein nutrition in man. results concerning the nutritional value of lupin protein are, however, conflicting in animals and very scarce in human subjects. furthermore, where fibre-rich protein sources are concerned, the long-term nutritional results are often obscured, particularly since fibre-promoted colonic fermentation may bias the energy supply and redistribute ... | 2002 | 12064341 |
| effects of a vegetable extract from lupinus albus (lu105) on the production of matrix metalloproteinases (mmp1, mmp2, mmp9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (timp1, timp2) by human gingival fibroblasts in culture. | this study examined the effects of a vegetable extract from lupinus albus (lu105) on mmps and timps secreted by human gingival fibroblasts in culture. lu105 was extracted from seeds of l. albus and is freely soluble in water. gelatin zymography showed that control human gingival fibroblasts maintained in culture for 48 h express pro-mmp2 (progelatinase a) in the culture medium while the active form of mmp2 (gelatinase a), the active form of mmp9 (gelatinase b), and pro-mmp9 (progelatinase b) are ... | 2003 | 12802622 |
| chemical composition and antibacterial activities of lupin seeds extracts. | determination of influence of lupin natural phenolic compounds on antibacterial properties of its seeds was carried out. raw material were seeds of lupinus albus, l. luteus, and l. angustifolius. the methods included the determination of the content of proteins, total phenolic compounds, free phenolic acids, and tannins as well as antibacterial properties with ethanol extracts. the content of total phenolic compounds was smaller in testas than in cotyledons and the highest levels are observed in ... | 2003 | 14609081 |
| proteins of white lupin seed, a naturally isoflavone-poor legume, reduce cholesterolemia in rats and increase ldl receptor activity in hepg2 cells. | white lupin (lupinus albus, l.), a widely cultivated crop that has been consumed for many years in western europe, may provide a useful alternative for individuals wishing to substitute animal with plant proteins for cardiovascular disease prevention. lupin seeds have a very low content of isoflavones, and lupin protein isolates are essentially isoflavone free. in rats fed a casein-based cholesterol + cholic acid diet, a relatively low daily intake (50 mg/d by gavage for 2 wk) of total lupin pro ... | 2004 | 14704287 |
| accumulating behaviour of lupinus albus l. growing in a normal and a decalcified calcic luvisol polluted with zn. | lupinus albus l. is a leguminous plant that is starting to generate interest for the phytoremediation soils showing intermediate metal pollution. among these metals, zn causes major phytotoxicity problems and is common in polluted soils of central spain. the purpose of this study was to explore the nutritional behaviour of this plant species towards increasing zn concentrations in two calcic luvisol soils: a normal basic soil and a decalcified acid soil. for this purpose the effects of different ... | 2003 | 14717438 |
| ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal uses of plants in the district of acquapendente (latium, central italy). | in the years 2002-2003 research was carried out concerning ethnomedicine in the acquapendente district (viterbo, latium, central italy), an area so far less frequently studied from the perspective of plant folk traditions. the district, from the ethnobotanical point of view, shows traces of the influences of the neighbouring regions. in this study 96 plant entities are described, belonging to 45 families, of which 64 are employed in human medicine, 15 in veterinary medicine, 22 in the feeding of ... | 2005 | 15619562 |
| traditional phytotherapy in central italy (marche, abruzzo, and latium). | in this study, the more significant results of extensive ethnopharmacobotanical research carried out by the author in the years 1977-2000 in 175 localities of three regions of central italy (marche, abruzzo, and latium) have been reported and compared. the usages of 80 species belonging to 36 families are described, of which 71 were used in human therapy and 29 in veterinary medicine. uses are suited with the number of localities in which they have been mentioned. among the wild plant mainly sti ... | 2005 | 15664457 |
| plant growth promotion abilities and microscale bacterial dynamics in the rhizosphere of lupin analysed by phytate utilization ability. | in the rhizosphere, phosphorus (p) levels are low because of p uptake into the roots. rhizobacteria live on carbon (c) exuded from roots, and may contribute to plant nutrition by liberating p from organic compounds such as phytates. we isolated over 300 phytate (na-inositol hexa-phosphate; na-ihp)-utilizing bacterial strains from the rhizosheath and the rhizoplane of lupinus albus (l.). almost all of the isolates were classified as burkholderia based on 16s rdna sequence analysis. rhizosheath is ... | 2005 | 15683400 |
| nodulation of lupinus albus by strains of ochrobactrum lupini sp. nov. | the nodulation of legumes has for more than a century been considered an exclusive capacity of a group of microorganisms commonly known as rhizobia and belonging to the alpha-proteobacteria. however, in the last 3 years four nonrhizobial species, belonging to alpha and beta subclasses of the proteobacteria, have been described as legume-nodulating bacteria. in the present study, two fast-growing strains, lup21 and lup23, were isolated from nodules of lupinus honoratus. the phylogenetic analysis ... | 2005 | 15746334 |
| raffinose family of oligosaccharides from lupin seeds as prebiotics: application in dairy products. | the raffinose family of oligosaccharides (rfos) isolated from lupin seeds (lupinus albus var. multolupa) was evaluated for bifidogenic effects during the manufacture of probiotic fermented milk. a mixed starter inoculum was composed of bifidobacterium lactis bb-12 and lactobacillus acidophilus (1:1). lupins are a rich source of rfos that can be used as functional food ingredients. the addition of rfos to milk increased b. lactis bb-12 and l. acidophilus populations at the final fermentation time ... | 2005 | 15954717 |
| characterization of bacterial community structure in rhizosphere soil of grain legumes. | molecular techniques were used to characterize bacterial community structure, diversity (16s rdna), and activity (16s rrna) in rhizospheres of three grain legumes: faba beans (vicia faba l., cv. scirocco), peas (pisum sativum l., cv. duel) and white lupin (lupinus albus l., cv. amiga). all plants were grown in the same soil under controlled conditions in a greenhouse and sampled after fruiting. amplified 16s rdna and rrna products (using universal bacterial primers) were resolved by denaturing g ... | 2005 | 16003473 |
| lupinus albus, a novel vegetable extract with metalloproteinase inhibitory properties: a potential periodontal therapy. | in this study we examine the properties of a vegetable extract from seeds of lupinus albus (lu 105). in previous works we demonstrated that lu 105 reduced the expression, by gingival fibroblasts, of both matrix metalloproteinase (mmp)-2 and mmp-9. we decided to study the impact of lu 105 on cell proliferation and morphology. using organ culture media we also studied the mmp and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (timp) expression and the cytokines secretion. | 2005 | 16101366 |
| transgenic proteoid roots of white lupin: a vehicle for characterizing and silencing root genes involved in adaptation to p stress. | white lupin (lupinus albus l.) has become an illuminating model for the study of plant adaptation to phosphorus (p) deficiency. it adapts to -p stress with a highly coordinated modification of root development and biochemistry resulting in short, densely clustered secondary roots called proteoid (or cluster) roots. in order to characterize genes involved in proteoid root formation and function in a homologous system, we have developed an agrobacterium rhizogenes-based transformation system for w ... | 2005 | 16297074 |
| genetic structure and symbiotic characteristics of a bradyrhizobium population recovered from a pasture soil. | we examined the genetic structure and symbiotic characteristics of bradyrhizobium isolates recovered from four legume species (lupinus albus [white lupine], lupinus angustifolius [blue lupine], ornithopus compressus [yellow serradella], and macroptilium atropurpureum [sirato]) grown in an oregon soil. we established that multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (mlee) can provide insights into the genetic relatedness among bradyrhizobium strains by showing a positive correlation (r = >/=0.90) between t ... | 1994 | 16349270 |
| iron stress and pyoverdin production by a fluorescent pseudomonad in the rhizosphere of white lupine (lupinus albus l.) and barley (hordeum vulgare l.). | induction of high-affinity iron transport during root colonization by pseudomonas fluorescens pf-5 (pvd-inaz) was examined in lupine and barley growing in microcosms. p. fluorescens pf-5 (pvd-inaz) contains a plasmid carrying pvd-inaz; thus, in this strain, ice nucleation activity is regulated by pyoverdin production. lupine or barley plants were grown for 18 or 8 days, respectively, in soil amended with 2% calcium carbonate and inoculated with p. fluorescens pf-5 (pvd-inaz) at a density of 4 x ... | 1997 | 16535491 |
| economy of photosynthate use in nitrogen-fixing legume nodules: observations on two contrasting symbioses. | the economy of c use by root nodules was examined in two symbioses, vigna unguiculata (l.) walp. (cv. caloona):rhizobium cb756 and lupinus albus l. (cv. ultra):rhizobium wu425 over a 2-week period in early vegetative growth. plants were grown in minus n water culture with cuvettes attached to the nodulated zone of their primary roots for collection of evolved co(2) and h(2). increments in total plant n and in c and n of nodules, and c:n weight ratios of xylem and phloem exudates were studied by ... | 1979 | 16661076 |
| effects of n(2) deficiency on transport and partitioning of c and n in a nodulated legume. | nodulated root systems of white lupin (lupinus albus l. cv ultra: rhizobium strain wu425) were exposed to ar:o(2) (80:20, v/v) or ar:n(2):o(2) (70:10:20, v/v/v) and c and n partitioning were examined over a 9- or 10-day period in comparison with control plants with nodulated roots retained in air. accumulation of n ceased in plants exposed to ar:o(2) or was much reduced in plants exposed to ar:n(2):o(2), but net c assimilation rates and profiles of c utilization remained similar to those of cont ... | 1984 | 16663823 |
| effects of short-term n(2) deficiency on n metabolism in legume nodules. | the study aimed to test the hypothesis that ammonia production by rhizobium bacteroids provides not only a source of nitrogen for growth but has a central regulatory role in maintaining the metabolic activity and functional integrity of the legume nodule. production of ammonia in intact, attached nodules was interrupted by short-term (up to 3 days) exposure of the nodulated root systems of cowpea (vigna unguiculata l. walp cv vita 3: rhizobium cb 756) and lupin (lupinus albus l. cv ultra: rhizob ... | 1984 | 16663910 |
| occurrence of h(2)-uptake hydrogenases in bradyrhizobium sp. (lupinus) and their expression in nodules of lupinus spp. and ornithopus compressus. | fifty-four strains of bradyrhizobium sp. (lupinus) from worldwide collections were screened by a colony hybridization method for the presence of dna sequences homologous to the structural genes of the bradyrhizobium japonicum hydrogenase. twelve strains exhibited strong colony hybridization signals, and subsequent southern blot hybridization experiments showed that they fell into two different groups on the basis of the pattern of ecori fragments containing the homology to the hup probe. all str ... | 1989 | 16666550 |
| leghemoglobin in lupin plants (lupinus albus cv multolupa). | leghemoglobin was localized by immunogold techniques in nodules of lupinus albus cv multolupa inoculated with bradyrhizobium sp. (lupinus) strain islu 16. the protein localization was performed in nodules embedded in spurr's and araldite epoxy resins and lowycryl k4m. a very good preservation of both the ultrastructure and antigenicity was obtained with the tissues embedded in araldite following glutaraldehyde fixation and unpostfixed in osmium tetroxide. lupin leghemoglobin is a stable and abun ... | 1989 | 16666792 |
| assessment of lupin allergenicity in the cholera toxin model: induction of ige response depends on the intrinsic properties of the conglutins and matrix effects. | the well-established murine model of ige-mediated food allergy, based on oral administration of antigen and cholera toxin (ct), has within the previous years been used to evaluate various food proteins. nonetheless, little knowledge on the factors that determine the allergenicity of food proteins is available so far. the use of proteins from the legume seed lupinus albus as food ingredients calls for an evaluation of their allergenic potential, and therefore, we applied the cited model to invest ... | 2006 | 16864993 |
| involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinases in the symbiosis bradyrhizobium-lupinus. | in plants, mitogen-activated protein kinases (mapks) are involved in signalling to hormones, cell cycle regulation, stresses, and plant defence responses. in this work, several mapks were detected by immunobloting in roots and nodules of lupinus albus produced by inoculation with bradyrhizobium sp. (lupinus). in vitro kinase assays showed that inoculation of seedling roots with b. sp. (lupinus) activates salt stress-inducible and stress-activated mapks after 5 min of incubation. by contrast, ino ... | 2006 | 16868044 |
| effects of extracts of lupine seed on blood glucose levels in glucose resistant mice: antihyperglycemic effects of lupinus albus (white lupine, egypt) and lupinus caudatus (tailcup lupine, mesa verde national park). | lupine is a medicinal food plant with potential value in the management of diabetes. in white mice, extracts of seeds of the white lupine [lupinus albus (l. termis l.)] were associated with increased tolerance to an oral glucose bolus. antihyperglycemic activity was present in extracts of the whole seed but not extracts of the seed coat, and was not detected when glucose was administered intraperitoneally rather than orally. however, in contrast to results seen with the prescription drug, acarbo ... | 2006 | 17317651 |
| conformation of cytoskeletal elements during the division of infected lupinus albus l. nodule cells. | lupin nodule cells maintain their ability to divide for several cycles after being infected by endosymbiotic rhizobia. the conformation of the cytoskeletal elements of nodule cells was studied by fluorescence labelling, immunocytochemistry, and laser confocal and transmission electron microscopy. the dividing infected cells showed the normal microtubule and actin patterns of dividing plant cells. the clustered symbiosomes were tethered to the spindle-pole regions and moved to the cell poles duri ... | 2007 | 17525079 |
| dietary lupin protein lowers triglyceride concentrations in liver and plasma in rats by reducing hepatic gene expression of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c. | recently, it has been shown that dietary lupin protein lowers plasma triglyceride concentrations in rats. in this study, we investigated the hypothesis that this effect is due to a downregulation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein (srebp)-1c, a transcription factor that regulates the expression of lipogenic enzymes in the livers of rats. | 2007 | 17785965 |
| cholesterol-lowering effects of dietary lupin (lupinus albus var multolupa) in chicken diets. | the present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of different concentrations of lupin seeds (0, 200, and 400 g/kg), with and without cholesterol added (10 g/kg), in chicken diets on performance, relative liver weight, liver fat, intestinal ph and viscosity, and different blood serum parameters (glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, total biliary salts, amylase, total protein and albumin, and globulin fractions). increasing the lupin content in the diet reduced weight gain and feed consu ... | 2007 | 18029810 |
| combined 2d electrophoretic approaches for the study of white lupin mature seed storage proteome. | seed proteome analysis by 2d ief/sds-page techniques is challenging for the intrinsic difficulties related to quantitative disparity of the seed proteins, i.e. storage and non-storage proteins, their polymorphic nature, the extensive post-translational modifications and the paucity of deposited primary structures available. conversely, 2d maps of seed proteomes can be extremely useful for a number of fundamental and applied investigations. in this work, we have used a combination of two experime ... | 2007 | 17320919 |
| identification and characterization of a bowman-birk inhibitor active towards trypsin but not chymotrypsin in lupinus albus seeds. | the paper describes the purification, structural characterization and inhibitory properties of a trypsin inhibitor from lupinus albus l., a leguminous plant believed to be devoid of any protease inhibitor. the protein has been isolated by a newly set-up procedure and characterized by direct amino acid sequencing, maldi-tof mass spectroscopy and circular dichroism. inhibitory properties toward bovine trypsin and chymotrypsin, as well as its thermal and ph stabilities, have been also assessed. the ... | 2008 | 18474386 |
| monoclonal antibodies against the candidate lupin allergens alpha-conglutin and beta-conglutin. | the ingestion of dietary products containing sweet lupin (such as lupinus albus or lupinus angustifolius) has been reported to cause ige-mediated allergic reactions. recent studies have indicated lupin globulins as important ige binding proteins. the aim of the present study was to generate and characterize monoclonal antibodies (mabs) against lupin seed proteins. | 2007 | 17192716 |
| suppression of phytophthora cinnamomi in potting mixes amended with uncomposted and composted animal manures. | abstract we examined the effects of fresh and composted animal manures on the development of root rot, dieback, and plant death caused by phytophthora cinnamomi. fresh chicken manure, or chicken manure composted for 5 weeks before incorporation into the potting mix (25%, vol/vol), significantly reduced pathogen survival and the development of symptoms on lupinus albus seedlings. chicken manure composted for 2 weeks was less suppressive. cow, sheep, and horse manure, whether fresh or composted, d ... | 2000 | 18944498 |
| sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for the detection of lupine residues in foods. | lupine has been increasingly used in food applications due to its high nutritional value and excellent functional properties. however, lupine provokes allergic reactions in susceptible individuals. the presence of undeclared lupine residues in foods can pose a serious health risk to lupine-allergic individuals. therefore, the objective of this research was to develop a sandwich-type elisa for the detection of lupine residues in foods. lupine flour derived from lupinus albus was used to immunize ... | 2008 | 19019135 |
| utilization of the chicken embryo model for assessment of biological activity of different oligosaccharides. | the effect of different oligosaccharides--alpha-galactoside preparations from lupinus albus seeds differing in sucrose content, raffinose and fructooligosaccharides on the growth of chicken intestine microflora and the hatchability and weight of the treated embryos were studied. the assessment of biological activity of these oligosaccharides was done in ovo on the chicken embryo model. the eggs of experimental groups containing twelve days old embryos were injected into the air cell with 0.2 ml ... | 2004 | 19058551 |
| understanding the nutritional chemistry of lupin (lupinus spp.) seed to improve livestock production efficiency. | in their raw, unprocessed form, lupins have many desirable characteristics for feeding both ruminants and single-stomached animals. an emphasis on these desirable characteristics when formulating diets, combined with an advanced knowledge of how components of lupins can influence nutritional value, will ensure they make a cost-effective contribution to livestock diets. the main lupin species used in livestock diets include lupinus albus, l. angustifolius and l. luteus. supplementation of ruminan ... | 1999 | 19087452 |
| the potential of oil-utilizing bacterial consortia associated with legume root nodules for cleaning oily soils. | the surfaces of root nodules of vicia faba and lupinus albus (legume crops), were colonized with bacterial consortia which utilized oil and fixed nitrogen. such combined activities apparently make those periphytic consortia efficient contributors to bioremediation of oily nitrogen-poor desert soils. this was confirmed experimentally in this study. thus, cultivating v. faba, l. albus and, for comparison, solanum melongena, a nonlegume crop, separately in oily sand samples resulted in more oil att ... | 2009 | 19103456 |
| a label-free internal standard method for the differential analysis of bioactive lupin proteins using nano hplc-chip coupled with ion trap mass spectrometry. | quantitative proteomics based on ms is useful for pointing out the differences in some food proteomes relevant to human nutrition. stable isotope label-free (sif) techniques are suitable for comparing an unlimited number of samples by the use of relatively simple experimental workflows. we have developed an internal standard label-free method based on the intensities of peptide precursor ions from ms/ms spectra, collected in data dependent runs, for the simultaneous qualitative characterization ... | 2009 | 19105171 |
| nutritive evaluation of legume seeds for ruminant feeding. | chemical composition, rumen degradability and the effect of particle losses, and intestinal digestibility of protein by using in situ-in vitro and in vitro techniques were stated for beans (vicia faba), lupin (lupinus albus), vetch (vicia sativa) and bitter vetch (vicia ervilia) and four diets including those legume seeds. in addition, the apparent digestibility of experimental diets was determined in goats. the legume seeds showed high protein content (206-319 g/kg dry matter). effective degrad ... | 2010 | 19138343 |
| lupin (lupinus albus) protein isolate (l-iso) has adequate nutritional value and reduces large intestinal weight in rats after restricted and ad libitum feeding. | a protein isolate from white lupin (lupinus albus; l-iso) has potential as a novel human food ingredient, but its nutritional effects are unknown. | 2006 | 17191026 |
| host status of selected crops to meloidogyne chitwoodi. | various crops were tested in greenhouse and field trials for their potential utility in the rotation sequence in the potato cropping system in meloidogyne chitwoodi-infested soils of the klamath basin in northeastern california and southern oregon. two solarium accessions from the international potato center in peru were potential sources of resistance to m. chitwoodi. cultivars of barley, oat, rye, wheat, and white lupine were maintenance hosts, supporting the nematode population at its current ... | 1993 | 19279852 |
| strains nodulating lupinus albus on different continents belong to several new chromosomal and symbiotic lineages within bradyrhizobium. | in this work we analysed different chromosomal and symbiotic markers in rhizobial strains nodulating lupinus albus (white lupin) in several continents. collectively the analysis of their rrs and atpd genes, and 16s-23s intergenic spacers (its), showed that they belong to at least four chromosomal lineages within the genus bradyrhizobium. most isolates from the canary islands (near to the african continent) grouped with some strains isolated on mainland spain and were identified as bradyrhizobium ... | 2010 | 20135225 |
| molecular analysis of scarecrow genes expressed in white lupin cluster roots. | the scarecrow (scr) transcription factor plays a crucial role in root cell radial patterning and is required for maintenance of the quiescent centre and differentiation of the endodermis. in response to phosphorus (p) deficiency, white lupin (lupinus albus l.) root surface area increases some 50-fold to 70-fold due to the development of cluster (proteoid) roots. previously it was reported that scr-like expressed sequence tags (ests) were expressed during early cluster root development. here the ... | 2010 | 20167612 |
| effect of feeding growing-fattening rabbits a diet supplemented with whole white lupin (lupinus albus cv. amiga) seeds on fatty acid composition and indexes related to human health in hind leg meat and perirenal fat. | a total of 20 weaned rabbits (33 days old) (10 per treatment) were fed one of two diets that included 150 g of sunflower meal (sf)/kg of diet or 120 g of whole white lupin (wl)/kg of diet for 42 days. the wl diet contained less saturated fatty acids (sfa) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufa) but more monounsaturated fatty acids (mufa) than the sf diet. the wl diet significantly decreased sfa and pufa content, as well as the pufa n-6/pufa n-3 ratio and saturation, atherogenic and thrombogenic i ... | 2010 | 20864262 |
| identification and characterisation of seed storage protein transcripts from lupinus angustifolius. | in legumes, seed storage proteins are important for the developing seedling and are an important source of protein for humans and animals. lupinus angustifolius (l.), also known as narrow-leaf lupin (nll) is a grain legume crop that is gaining recognition as a potential human health food as the grain is high in protein and dietary fibre, gluten-free and low in fat and starch. | 2011 | 21457583 |
| white lupin cluster root acclimation to phosphorus deficiency and root hair development involve unique glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterases. | white lupin (lupinus albus) is a legume that is very efficient in accessing unavailable phosphorus (pi). it develops short, densely clustered tertiary lateral roots (cluster/proteoid roots) in response to pi limitation. in this report, we characterize two glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase (gpx-pde) genes (gpx-pde1 and gpx-pde2) from white lupin and propose a role for these two gpx-pdes in root hair growth and development and in a pi stress-induced phospholipid degradation pathway in cluste ... | 2011 | 21464471 |
| bradyrhizobium canariense and bradyrhizobium japonicum are the two dominant rhizobium species in root nodules of lupin and serradella plants growing in europe. | forty three bradyrhizobium strains isolated in poland from root nodules of lupin species (lupinus albus, l. angustifolius and l. luteus), and pink serradella (ornithopus sativus) were examined based on phylogenetic analyses of three housekeeping (atpd, glnii and reca) and nodulation (noda) gene sequences. additionally, seven strains originating from root-nodules of yellow serradella (o. compressus) from asinara island (italy) were included in this study. phylogenetic trees revealed that 15 serra ... | 2011 | 21514760 |
| dehulled-micronised lupin (lupinus albus l. cv. multitalia) as the main protein source for broilers: influence on growth performance, carcass traits and meat fatty acid composition. | background: a study was carried out to compare the effect of diets containing micronised-dehulled lupin (lupinus albus l. cv. multitalia) on growth performance, carcass yields and meat fatty acid profile of broiler chickens. results: hubbard strain chicks receiving from 14 d to slaughtering age (49 d) a wheat middlings-based diet containing either deffatted soybean meal (195 g kg(-1) , control) or dehulled micromicronised lupins (240 g kg(-1) ) as the main protein source were used. the inclusion ... | 2011 | 21520452 |
| nutritional evaluation of protein, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium bioavailability from lupin (lupinus albus var. multolupa)-based diets in growing rats: effect of alpha-galactoside oligosaccharide extraction and phytase supplementation. | the nutritional composition of the legume lupinus albus var. multolupa, raw or after alpha-galactoside extraction, and its effect on the bioavailability of protein, p, ca, and mg by growing rats was evaluated using a balance technique. the protein and dietary fibre content of the lupin flours studied was high, and 89-94% of the dietary fibre was present as insoluble dietary fibre. the alpha-galactoside extraction process did not disrupt the nutritional quality of protein, and the digestive and m ... | 2006 | 16768832 |
| amino acid composition of seed proteins of lupinus albus. | | 2005 | 546959 |
| diversity of transcripts of nitrite reductase genes (nirk and nirs) in rhizospheres of grain legumes. | transcription of the nirk and nirs genes coding for dissimilatory bacterial nitrite reductases was analyzed by reverse transcription pcr (rt-pcr) of mrna isolated from rhizosphere samples of three economically important grain legumes at maturity: vicia faba, lupinus albus, and pisum sativum. the nirk gene and transcripts could be detected in all the rhizosphere samples. in contrast, nirs could not be detected. sampling variations were analyzed by comparing denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis ... | 2005 | 15812032 |
| alterations induced by glyphosate on lupin photosynthetic apparatus and nodule ultrastructure and some oxygen diffusion related proteins. | the effects of glyphosate on protein metabolism, mesophyll cell ultrastructure and nodule ultrastructure and functioning of lupinus albus cv. multolupa inoculated with bradyrhizobium sp. (lupinus) were investigated. young leaves and nodules were especially affected because these organs act as sinks of the herbicide. the alterations on nodular and chloroplast ultrastructure varied depending on herbicide concentration and time of exposure. after 3 days of 2.5 mm glyphosate application some toxic e ... | 2005 | 16324849 |
| nitrogen transfer from lupinus albus l., trifolium incarnatum l. and vicia sativa l. contribute differently to rapeseed (brassica napus l.) nitrogen nutrition. | nitrogen (n) transfer is well documented in legume-cereal intercropping but this is less often reported for legume-brassica intercrops even though brassica crops require higher levels of n fertilizers. the present study was carried out to quantify n transfer from legumes (lupinus albus l., trifolium incarnatum l. or vicia sativa l.) to rapeseed (brassica napus l.) using the split-root (15)n-labelling method. after three months we observed that legumes did not alter the growth of rapeseed. vetch ... | 2016 | 27656683 |
| phyllobacterium trifolii sp. nov., nodulating trifolium and lupinus in spanish soils. | bacterial strain petp02(t) was isolated from nodules of trifolium pratense growing in a spanish soil. phylogenetic analysis of the 16s rrna gene sequence showed that this strain represents a member of the genus phyllobacterium. however, divergence found with the 16s rrna gene sequence of the single recognized species of this genus, phyllobacterium myrsinacearum, indicated that strain petp02(t) belongs to a different species. the results of dna-dna hybridization, phenotypic tests and fatty acid a ... | 2005 | 16166699 |
| blad-containing oligomer fungicidal activity on human pathogenic yeasts. from the outside to the inside of the target cell. | blad polypeptide comprises residues 109-281 of lupinus albus β-conglutin precursor. it occurs naturally as a major subunit of an edible, 210 kda oligomer which accumulates to high levels, exclusively in the cotyledons of lupinus seedlings between the 4th and 14th day after the onset of germination. blad-containing oligomer (bco) exhibits a potent and broad spectrum fungicide activity toward plant pathogens and is now on sale in the us under the tradename fracture(tm). in this work we demonstrate ... | 2016 | 27933037 |
| the bacteriological safety and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria isolated from street-vended white lupin (lupinus albus) in bahir dar, ethiopia. | whereas street vended foods are readily available sources of meals for many people across the world, the microbial safety of such food is always uncertain. in developing countries the major sources of food-borne illnesses are street vended foods. the aim of this study was thus to assess the prevalence and antibiogram of bacteria from white lupin in bahir dar town. | 2013 | 23559834 |
| [aspartyladenylate analog--effective inhibitor of asparagine synthetase]. | a number of earlier unknown phosphonate analogues of aspartyl adenylate with anhydride oxygen substituted by --ch2--, and the carbonyl group substituted by --ch(oh)- or --ch(nh2)-groups were synthesized. these compounds were used to study the reaction mechanism of asparagine synthetases from white lupine and e. coli. the aspartyl adenylate analogues proved to be powerful competitive inhibitors (ki = 10(-7) m) of the bacterial enzyme. in the case of white lupine enzyme catalyzing the aspartate-in ... | 1988 | 2903747 |
| in vitro fermentation of lupin seeds (lupinus albus) and broad beans (vicia faba): dynamic modulation of the intestinal microbiota and metabolomic output. | broad beans (vicia faba) and lupin seeds (lupinus albus) are legumes rich in a wide range of compounds, which may represent a useful dietary approach for modulating the human gut microbiome. in this work, after in vitro digestion, legume samples were used as carbon sources in anaerobic batch cultures to evaluate their impact on the intestinal microbiota composition and on their metabolic products. the fermentations were monitored by a decrease in ph, generation of short chain fatty acids (scfa) ... | 2015 | 26252418 |
| performance of chickpea, lentil and lupin nodulated with indigenous or inoculated rhizobia micropartners under nitrogen, boron, cobalt and molybdenum fertilization schedules. | chickpea (cicer arietinum), lentil (lens esculenta) and lupin (lupinus albus) responded to inoculation with their respective symbiotants:rhizobium loti, rhizobium leguminosarum biovarviceae andbradyrhizobium sp. (lupinus) alone or with (nh4)2so4 at 30 ppm n. soil application of na2moo4.2h2o at 3 ppm mo, cocl2.6h2o at 2 ppm co(2+) or na2b4o7.10h2o at 1 ppm b with 0 and 30 ppm n increased nodule weight and plant dry weight and n-content 60 days after sowing and seed yield, seed size and the n and ... | 1992 | 24425609 |
| total growth and root-cluster production by legumes and proteas depends on rhizobacterial strain, host species and nitrogen level. | root clusters are bunches of hairy rootlets produced by >1800 species in nine families. the possible involvement of micro-organisms in root-cluster formation has produced conflicting results over the last 40 years. in addition, any effect of rhizobacteria on overall plant growth of root-cluster-bearing species remains unknown. | 2016 | 27288511 |
| soil to plant transfer of 238u, 226ra and 232th on a uranium mining-impacted soil from southeastern china. | both soil and plant samples of nine different plant species grown in soils from southeastern china contaminated with uranium mine tailings were analyzed for the plant uptake and translocation of 238u, 226ra and 232th. substantial differences were observed in the soil-plant transfer factor (tf) among these radionuclides and plant species. lupine (lupinus albus) exhibited the highest uptake of 238u (tf value of 3.7x10(-2)), while chinese mustard (brassica chinensis) had the least (0.5x10(-2)). how ... | 2005 | 15878419 |