Publications
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| aerobiologic and immunochemical studies on borassus flabellifer pollen: evidence for a 90-kd allergen. | the pollen grains of arecaceae have been proved to be a very common aeroallergen in india. except for the pollen grains of cocos nucifera, detailed information about the allergenicity of other dominant indian palm pollen is not available. | 1998 | 9564980 |
| histopathological and lipid changes in experimental colon cancer: effect of coconut kernal (cocos nucifera linn.) and (capsicum annum linn.) red chilli powder. | influence of coconut kernal and red chilli on the metabolism of lipids was studied in animals given 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (dmh). the average weight gain by the animals in the coconut kernal group was more than dmh and chilli treated groups. the concentration of cholesterol showed a decrease and phospholipids an increase in most of the tissues studied, of the kernal groups. the cholesterol-phospholipid ratio was found to be increased in most of the tissues of all experimental groups, when compare ... | 1997 | 9475077 |
| the ecosystem study on rongelap atoll. | during the 1950's and 1960's, the laboratory of radiation biology at the university of washington carried out an intensive study of this atoll, which was contaminated with radioactive fallout from the "bravo shot" in 1954. this study involved many aspects of the environment and the plant and animal life: soils, land plants, marine life, birds, geology and hydrology, and human diets as well. in much of the research, the fortuitiously present radioactive isotopes, especially 137cs and 90sr, were t ... | 1997 | 9199232 |
| effect of coconut palm wine (toddy) on carbohydrate metabolism in pregnant rats and fetuses. | the objective of this study was to determine the effects of an alcoholic beverage (toddy) and the equivalent quantity of ethanol on carbohydrate metabolism in utero. female rats were exposed to toddy from coconut palm (24.5 ml/kg body weight/day) and ethanol (0.52 ml/kg body weight/day) for 15 days before conception and throughout gestation. on the 19th day of gestation, hypoglycemia was seen in both the treated groups, but it was more in the toddy-treated group. synthesis of glycogen was elevat ... | 1997 | 9198117 |
| immune responses following cocktails of inactivated measles vaccine and arachis hypogaea l. (groundnut) or cocos nucifera l. (coconut) oils adjuvant. | haemagglutination inhibition (hai), geometric mean titre (gmt) and lymphocyte transformation test (ltt) were measured following inoculation of erythrocebus patas with inactivated measles vaccine (imv) and oils of arachis hypogaea l (go), cocos nucifera l (co), freund's complete and incomplete adjuvants (fca, fia). the gmt of hai were: go + imv = 8.50 +/- 4.15: co + imv = 8.08 +/- 4.03; fca + imv = 7.67 +/- 4.08. fia + imv = 7.08 +/- 4.08 compared with controls of live measles vaccine (lmv) = 7.3 ... | 1996 | 9032902 |
| cloning of a coconut endosperm cdna encoding a 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase that accepts medium-chain-length substrates. | immature coconut (cocos nucifera) endosperm contains a 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (lpaat) activity that shows a preference for medium-chain-length fatty acyl-coenzyme a substrates (h.m. davies, d.j. hawkins, j.s. nelsen [1995] phytochemistry 39:989-996). beginning with solubilized membrane preparations, we have used chromatographic separations to identify a polypeptide with an apparent molecular mass of 29 kd, whose presence in various column fractions correlates with the acy ... | 1995 | 8552723 |
| in vivo magnetic resonance study of the histochemistry of coconut (cocos nucifera). | magnetic resonance imaging (mri) and localized proton mr spectroscopy (mrs) techniques have been applied for studying different maturation processes in the histochemistry of coconut (cocos nucifera). images of the tender and mature coconut are characterized by protons of the aqueous solution present in the cavity and from the surrounding pulp, whereas the image of the dry coconut is from the protons of the fat present in the pulp. localized proton mr spectra of the water present in the cavity fr ... | 1995 | 8544660 |
| rna virus-like particles in pathogenic plant trypanosomatids. | a double-stranded rna (ds rna) with an approximate size of 4.7 kb was found in 6 phytomonas isolates specifically associated with plant pathogenicity in coconut trees ("hartrot" disease) and oil palm ("marchitez sorpressiva" disease). this ds rna was not detected in 10 non-pathogenic phytomonas isolates from different lactiferous plants or in the insect trypanosomatids crithidia and herpetomonas. analysis by electron microscopy of a sucrose gradient fraction containing this ds rna revealed virus ... | 1993 | 8433717 |
| placebo-controlled immunotherapy with cocos nucifera pollen extract. | the effectiveness of cocos nucifera pollen extract immunotherapy (cpe-it) was studied in 96 patients allergic to c. nucifera pollen. a placebo-controlled study was performed at random for a period of 6-12 months. the clinical status of the patients measured by the symptom-medication scores demonstrated that c. nucifera pollen-allergic patients had significant (p < 0.005) clinical improvement after cpe-it in comparison to placebo treatment. serological study resulted a significant reduction (p < ... | 1994 | 8292907 |
| the local view on the role of plant protection in sustainable agriculture in india. | indiscriminate use of chemical insecticides has affected humans and their environment and contributed significantly to reduced productivity of crops. with the increasing realization of the importance of sustainable agriculture, the concept of integrated pest management (ipm) for sustainable agriculture has emerged. in the recent past entomologists and the farmers have identified methods of pest management that are ecologically non-disruptive and stable. concurrently indigenous crop varieties wit ... | 1993 | 8149820 |
| acholeplasma brassicae sp. nov. and acholeplasma palmae sp. nov., two non-sterol-requiring mollicutes from plant surfaces. | two mollicutes (strains 0502t [t = type strain] and j233t), which were isolated from the surfaces of broccoli (brassica oleracea var. italica) plants or the crown tissues of the coconut palm (cocos nucifera), were capable of sustained growth in serum-free (or cholesterol-free) mycoplasma broth media. examination by electron and dark-field microscopic techniques revealed that the cells of each strain were small, nonhelical, nonmotile, pleomorphic, and coccoid and that each cell was surrounded by ... | 1994 | 7981098 |
| cocos nucifera pollen inducing allergy: sensitivity test and immunological study. | among the heterogeneous population (n = 975) in greater calutta, sensitization to cocos nucifera pollen accounts to be 2.65% and for atopic patients (n = 204) 47.06%. out of 24 patients who had c. nucifera pollen sensitivity and suffered from asthma and allergic rhinitis, 16 showed sensitivity also to other allergens. all were skin test positive and 19 of them were phadezym rast positive to c. nucifera pollen extract. bronchial provocation test appeared to be positive in 7 out of 8 patients incl ... | 1995 | 7590957 |
| isolation, in vitro culture, ultrastructure study, and characterization by lectin-agglutination tests of phytomonas isolated from tomatoes (lycopersicon esculentum) and cherimoyas (anona cherimolia) in southeastern spain. | plants of lycopersicon esculentum (grown in greenhouses) and anona cherimolia cultivated in southeastern spain were examined for the presence of trypanosomatid flagellates. kinetoplastid protozoa were found in the fruits but not in the phloem or other plant tissues. parasites were detected from the onset of fruiting. isolates were detected from the onset of fruiting. isolates were adapted to in vitro culturing in monophase media. the form and the structural organization was studied by scanning a ... | 1995 | 7479649 |
| antifungal activity of the alcoholic extract of coconut shell - cocos nucifera linn. | 1980 | 7412336 | |
| the role of industry in the development of a product for control of mycoplasmal plant diseases. | a number of mycoplasmal or mycoplasma-like diseases of plants have been treated with an oxytetracycline-based product. remission of symptoms has generally resulted, and in some instances the local use of this product under temporary governmental registrations has been approved. the use of oxytetracycline for control of many such diseases is not commercially feasible because the potential market is relatively small and the costs of development are relatively high. however, oxytetracycline product ... | 1982 | 7123054 |
| injuries due to falling coconuts. | falling coconuts can cause injury to the head, back, and shoulders. a 4-year review of trauma admissions to the provincial hospital, alotau, milne bay province, papua new guinea, revealed that 2.5% of such admissions were due to being struck by falling coconuts. since mature coconut palms may have a height of 24 up to 35 meters and an unhusked coconut may weigh 1 to 4 kg, blows to the head of a force exceeding 1 metric ton are possible. four patients with head injuries due to falling coconuts ar ... | 1984 | 6502774 |
| falls from trees and tree associated injuries in rural melanesians. | falls from trees and other tree related injuries are the most common cause of trauma in some parts of rural melanesia. a four year review of all admissions for trauma to the provincial hospital at alotau, milne bay province, papua new guinea, showed that 27% were due to falls from trees, and a further 10% were due to related injuries, such as being struck by a falling branch or a coconut. a questionnaire distributed to rural health centres showed that during the study period at least 28 villager ... | 1984 | 6440619 |
| crystalline inclusions in chloroplasts of the coconut palm. | 1966 | 5930353 | |
| decarboxylases in the immature solid endosperm of the coconut (cocos nucifera). | 1965 | 5862216 | |
| metabolic conversion of thymine-2-c-14 and its incorporation into nuclear rna of endosperm nuclei of cocos nucifera linn. | 1964 | 5836561 | |
| aspartate aminotransferase in the immature solid endosperm of the coconut (cocos nucifera). | 1967 | 5621943 | |
| [fatty acid patterns of organic lipids in the growing pig following additional feeding with coconut-palm oil, soybean oil and rapeseed oil for 5 weeks]. | 1972 | 5065163 | |
| the epizootiology of two pathogens of the coconut palm rhinoceros beetle. | 1974 | 4854820 | |
| phytoferritin accumulations in leaves of diseased coconut palms. | 1973 | 4756410 | |
| structures of the galactomannans from seeds of annona muricata, arenga saccharifera, cocos nucifera, convolvulus tricolor, and sophora japonica. | 1971 | 4339945 | |
| [the hospital: place of integration or of exclusion. a modern version of the "coconut tree"?]. | 1988 | 3199778 | |
| cadang-cadang disease of coconut palm. | cadang-cadang disease has caused the death of over 30 million coconut palms, and no control measures are known. the causal viroid is the smallest known pathogen. field diagnostic tests will soon be developed to allow mapping of the distribution and spread of the viroid and this should lead to the identification of appropriate control measures. | 1988 | 3079213 |
| immunochemical characterization of cocos nucifera pollen. | the cocos nucifera pollen, as one of the sources of allergen responsible for immediate hypersensitivity reaction, was confirmed by skin prick test, bronchial provocation test, and rast. the whole pollen extract (wpe) of c. nucifera was fractionated by combination of gel filtration and ion-exchange columns with fast protein liquid chromatography (pharmacia, uppsala, sweden). three protein peaks designated cocos ii, cocos vi, and cocos vii exhibited allergenic properties, as tested by skin prick t ... | 1989 | 2778244 |
| coconut foliar decay virus particles are 20-nm icosahedra. | a small single-stranded circular dna has previously been reported to be associated with foliar decay disease of coconut palm in vanuatu. here we describe the isolation of unusual 20-nm icosahedral particles which copurify with foliar decay disease dna and which we consider to be the coconut foliar decay virus. this virus seems to represent a novel group of plant viruses. | 1989 | 2753656 |
| bilateral shoulder arthropathy and extensive occupational dermatosis in a coconut tree climber. | 1989 | 2534394 | |
| viroids: molecular infectious agents. | in 1971, unique small rna molecules, the viroids, were found to cause specific infectious diseases of plants. they are the smallest and simplest contagious agents known. until now, 14 viroids have been described and 12 diseases of potatoes, tomatoes, citruses, chrysanthemums, cucumbers, hops, coconut palms avocado trees and burdock are known to be caused by viroids. the common symptoms of these diseases are: stunting of plants. discoloration of veins, epinasty, curling and distortions of leaves, ... | 1987 | 2449812 |
| evolution in oryctes baculovirus: rate and types of genomic change. | three cloned strains of oryctes baculovirus were released into a previously unexposed population of the host insect, the coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, oryctes rhinoceros. the experiment was conducted on meemu atoll in the maldive islands. viruses were isolated from the beetle population at 1 year, 1.75 years, and 4 years after release. no changes in genotype were observed in viruses isolated after 1 and 1.75 years. after 4 years, however, three types of genomic change had occurred. a recombina ... | 1990 | 2403706 |
| the lessons of laughter. | in this article, the author explains that the use of humor and analogies can be instrumental in teaching about health at the grassroots level. when the author, who is president of the international institute of rural reconstruction (iirr), began trying to educate rural communities in the philippines, he found that a format relying on lectures and technical information often proved ineffective. so to make it easier to transmit the information, he began using analogies between health processes and ... | 1990 | 2092688 |
| nonhypercholesterolemic effects of a palm-oil diet in malaysian volunteers. | the effects on serum lipids of diets prepared with palm olein, corn oil, and coconut oil supplying approximately 75% of the fat calories were compared in three matched groups of healthy volunteers (61 males, 22 females, aged 20-34 y). group i received a coconut-palm-coconut dietary sequence; group ii, coconut-corn-coconut; and group iii, coconut oil during all three 5-wk dietary periods. compared with entry-level values, coconut oil raised the serum total cholesterol concentration greater than 1 ... | 1991 | 2012009 |
| young coconut water for home rehydration in children with mild gastroenteritis. | coconut water was evaluated as a home glucose electrolyte solution for well-nourished children with mild diarrhoea. we describe the chemical composition of coconut water by type and age of coconut (cocos nucifera). our results suggest that young coconut water can be used, together with early refeeding, as a home glucose electrolyte oral rehydration solution in the early stages of mild diarrhoeal disease, despite not having a balanced electrolyte composition. however, it should not be used in pat ... | 1992 | 1496708 |
| occupational dermatosis in coconut palm climbers. | 1992 | 1386015 | |
| the effect of potassium on the uptake of 137cs in food crops grown on coral soils: coconut at bikini atoll. | the soils of bikini atoll (11 degrees 35'n, 165 degrees 25'e) were contaminated by fallout from a thermonuclear explosion in 1954. today, in the absence of any treatment, intake of 137cs via the terrestrial food chain could account for 70% of the radiological dose received by a returning population. therefore, we examined the effectiveness of potassium applications, alone and combined with nitrogen and phosphorus, in reducing 137cs uptake by coconut (cocos nucifera l.), a major food crop. mean p ... | 1992 | 1321096 |
| [coconut (cocos nucifera l.) and the preparation of a milk substitute]. | coconut (cocos nucifera, l.) is an abundant product in brazil. the authors studied the use of the protein fraction to prepare "milk-substitute" beverages. the analyses were made on albumen, copra and cake. protein coconut extraction was tried with water; nacl solutions in different concentrations; hcl and naoh solutions in different concentrations; hcl and naoh solutions at different ph values. the extracted proteins were analysed for aminoacid composition and chemical score. the best results of ... | 1975 | 1243987 |
| distributional patterns of mesophilous and thermophilous microfungi in two bahamian soils. | this study focuses on the characteristics displayed by mesophilous and thermophilous microfungal populations occurring in two tropical monodominant plant communities, a cocos nucifera grove and a casuarina equisetifolia forest, that provide distinctly different edaphic conditions. the mesophilous population sampled at 25 degrees c by the dilution plate method and the thermophilous population that developed on soil plates incubated at 45 degrees c consisted of 1693 isolates representing 60 specie ... | 1975 | 1214847 |
| yeasts of the coconut palm wine of sri lanka. | 1978 | 750744 | |
| in vitro growth of embryos and callus of coconut palm. | a medium for optimal growth of embryos of jamaican tall and green malayan dwarf varieties of coconut palm was developed. the liquid basal murashige and skoog medium was supplemented with coconut milk, iaa and 2ip. activated charcoal improved embryo growth on agar medium. a single callus line was initiated from solid endosperm and subcultured on basal schenk and hildebrandt medium supplemented with 2 mg per 1 naa. attempts at inducing organogenesis in the callus were unsuccessful. no vascular tis ... | 1978 | 669731 |