| fusarium wilt of prunus armeniaca seedlings. | fusarium solani (mart.) sacc. was found to be the causal pathogen of fusarium wilt of prunus armeniaca seedlings. the fungus pathogenicity could be correlated with the increase in its mycelial growth and conidial germination under the influence of the host root exudates, volatile and gaseous exudates of either germinating seeds or roots, and the content of the host seedlings. chromatographic and biological detection for indol derivatives in host root exudates indicated the presence of beta-indol ... | 1977 | 878711 |
| [antimutagenic substances in the armeniacae semen and persicae semen]. | using the ames/salmonella/microsome assay, we examined the antimutagenic effect of the hexane extract of armeniacae semen (apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) seed), persicae semen (peach (p. persica bat.) seed), and seeds of cherry (p. avium l.), plum (p. salicina lindle) and almond (p. dulcis mill). hexane extracts of armeniacae semen and persicae semen inhibited the mutagenicity of benzo[a]pyrene (b[a]p), but those of seeds of cherry, plum and almond did not. the mutagenicities of 3-amino-1,4-dimet ... | 1992 | 1294719 |
| parasitism and pathogenic activity of cytospora cincta sacc. on prunus armeniaca l. and on prunus persica l. batsch. | | 1970 | 5457493 |
| microbial degradation of amygdalin of bitter apricot seeds (prunus armeniaca). | amygdalin is a cyanogenic glycoside occurring among others in almonds and bitter apricot seeds with interesting levels of dietary protein. utilization of seeds for human or animal nutrition requires adequate detoxification. in the present paper, selected filamentous fungi (mucor circinelloides, penicillium nalgiovense) and yeasts (hanseniaspora valbyensis, endomyces fibuliger) were tested for their in-situ ability to decompose amygdalin. the latter (endomyces fibuliger) was best able to grow on ... | 1995 | 7710917 |
| safety evaluation of wild apricot oil. | wild apricot, a variety of prunus armeniaca, grows in the hilly regions of india. the seeds yield 27% of kernels. the potential availability of the kernels is 40,000 tons/year and these yield 47% of oil. the oil has 94% unsaturated fatty acids, rich in oleic and linoleic acids. systemic effects and nutritional quality of wild apricot oil (wao) were assessed in a 13-wk feeding study in weanling albino rats using a diet containing 10% wao as the sole source of dietary fat. a similar diet containin ... | 1997 | 9225016 |
| relationship between concentration of plum pox virus and content of pigments in virus-infected symptomatic apricot leaves. | besides other factors, occurrence of plum pox virus (ppv)-caused spots and mosaic symptoms on leaves of stone fruits are known to influence important physiological functions including production of assimilates. apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) seedlings were used as a test material for typical manifestation of symptoms of the disease on the foliage. the relations of the abovementioned visual symptoms to the virus and pigments concentrations in leaves have so far not been known sufficiently. we dete ... | 1998 | 10073220 |
| response of antioxidative enzymes to plum pox virus in two apricot cultivars. | recent evidence has indicated that activated oxygen species (aos) may function as molecular signals in the induction of defence genes. in the present work, the response of antioxidative enzymes to the plum pox virus (ppv) was examined in two apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) cultivars, which behaved differently against ppv infection. in the inoculated resistant cultivar (goldrich), a decrease in catalase (cat) as well as an increase in total superoxide dismutase (sod) and dehydroascorbate reductase ... | 2001 | 11240915 |
| pesticide applications of copper on perennial crops in california, 1993 to 1998. | inorganic copper is used as a broad-spectrum fungicide and bacteriocide on a variety of agricultural crops. after application, the copper residue typically accumulates in the upper 15 cm of soil. data from the california pesticide use reports were used to estimate the augmentation of copper in the soil that resulted from pesticide applications for the six years from 1993 to 1998 on 12 crops that are grown without rotation. the estimated mean mg cu kg(-1) soil added to the upper 15 cm during the ... | 2001 | 11577894 |
| [stable carbon isotope characteristics of some woody plants in warm temperate zone]. | it was found that the delta 13c values of the foliar, trunk, flower, and fruit of some woody plants in broad-leaved forest in warm temperate zone were affected by many factors, and showed a great interspecific difference and temporal and spatial heterogeneity. the intraspecific variation of delta 13c values was also great, with the order of vitex negundo var. heterophylla 6.549@1000(-22.226@1000(-)-28.775@1000), fraxinus rhynchophylla 5.706@1000(-23.687@1000(-)-29.393@1000), jugans mandshurica 5 ... | 2000 | 11767664 |
| genetic linkage maps of two apricot cultivars ( prunus armeniaca l.), and mapping of ppv (sharka) resistance. | genetic linkage maps for two apricot cultivars have been constructed using aflp, rapd, rflp and ssr markers in 81 f1 individuals from the cross 'goldrich' x 'valenciano'. this family segregated for resistance to 'plum pox virus' (ppv), the most-important virus affecting prunus species. of the 160 rapd arbitrary primers screened a total of 44 were selected. sixty one polymorphic rapd markers were scored on the mapping population: 30 heterozygous in 'goldrich', 19 heterozygous in 'valenciano', seg ... | 2002 | 12582518 |
| genetic diversity in apricot revealed by aflp markers: species and cultivar comparisons. | the genetic diversity of apricot ( prunus armeniaca; 2n = 16) was studied using aflp markers. forty seven apricot cultivars were selected from the following geographic regions: europe, north america, north africa, turkey, iran and china. five ecori- msei aflp primer combinations revealed 416 legible bands, of which 379 were polymorphic markers. a similarity matrix was prepared using the simple matching coefficient of similarity. a upgma dendrogram demonstrated a gradient of decreasing genetic di ... | 2002 | 12582532 |
| development of microsatellite markers in peach [ prunus persica (l.) batsch] and their use in genetic diversity analysis in peach and sweet cherry ( prunus avium l.). | we report the sequence of 41 primer pairs of microsatellites from a ct-enriched genomic library of the peach cultivar 'merrill o'henry'. ten microsatellite-containing clones had sequences similar to plant coding sequences in databases and could be used as markers for known functions. for microsatellites segregating at least in one of the two prunus f(2) progenies analyzed, it was possible to demonstrate mendelian inheritance. microsatellite polymorphism was evaluated in 27 peach and 21 sweet che ... | 2002 | 12582570 |
| the great wall of china: a physical barrier to gene flow? | one population from each of six plant species along both sides of the juyong-guan great wall, together with one population from each of five species along both sides of a path on a mountain top near juyong-guan, were selected to study the effect of the great wall as a barrier on genetic differentiation between two subpopulations using rapd markers. significant genetic differentiation was found between the subpopulations on both sides of the great wall. a wind-pollinated woody species, ulmus pumi ... | 2003 | 12634804 |
| an apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) f2 progeny linkage map based on ssr and aflp markers, mapping plum pox virus resistance and self-incompatibility traits. | a genetic linkage map of apricot ( prunus armeniaca l.) was constructed using aflp and ssr markers. the map is based on an f(2) population (76 individuals) derived from self-pollination of an f(1) individual ('lito') originated from a cross between 'stark early orange' and 'tyrinthos'. this family, designated as 'lito' x 'lito', segregated for two important agronomical traits: plum pox virus resistance (ppv) and self-incompatibility. a total of 211 markers (180 aflps, 29 ssrs and two agronomic t ... | 2003 | 12845439 |
| a new azoxyalkene from a strain of an actinomadura-like fungus. | a new proximal alpha,beta-( cis)-unsaturated azoxyalkene (1) was produced by a fungal strain named a7, identified as actinomadura sp., isolated from apricot (prunus armeniaca) roots. compound 1 was isolated together with the polyene macrolide fungichromine, and its structure and geometry were established mainly by uv, ms and 1h- and 13c-nmr mono-dimensional and two-dimensional experiments. compound 1 showed a weak antibiotic activity against rhodotorula sp. | 2003 | 12865985 |
| native and introduced host plants of anastrepha fraterculus and ceratitis capitata (diptera: tephritidae) in northwestern argentina. | wild or commercially grown, native and exotic fruit were collected in 30 localities in the tucumán province (nw argentina) from january 1990 to december 1995 to determine their status as hosts of anastrepha fraterculus (wiedemann) and/or ceratitis capitata (wiedemann), the only two fruit fly species of economic and quarantine importance in argentina. a total of 84,094 fruit (3,466.1 kg) representing 33 species (7 native and 26 exotic) in 15 plant families were sampled. we determined the followin ... | 2003 | 14503581 |
| identification of genes expressed in response to phytoplasma infection in leaves of prunus armeniaca by messenger rna differential display. | the messenger rna (mrna) differential display technique was applied to the identification and isolation of genes whose transcription was altered in leaves of prunus armeniaca infected by european stone fruit yellows (esfy) phytoplasma belonging to ribosomal subgroup 16srx-b. four genes whose steady-state levels of expression significantly changed in response to phytoplasma infection were isolated and identified. the results obtained show that two group of genes are affected by phytoplasma infect ... | 2004 | 15145051 |
| armeniacae semen extract suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced expressions of cyclooxygenase [correction of cycloosygenase]-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase in mouse bv2 microglial cells. | armeniacae semen is the seed of prunus armeniaca l. var. ansu maxim which is classified into rosaceae. in traditional oriental medicine, armeniacae semen has been used for the treatment of pain and inflammatory diseases. in this study, the effect of armeniacae semen extract on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation was investigated using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (mtt) assay, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr), western blot, prostaglandin ... | 2005 | 15744067 |
| application of gfp-tagged plum pox virus to study prunus-ppv interactions at the whole plant and cellular levels. | the sharka disease caused by the potyvirus plum pox virus (ppv) is one of the most serious viral diseases affecting stone fruit trees. the study of ppv/prunus interaction under greenhouse controlled conditions is space, time, labor consuming. while the ppv/prunus interactions are now quite well known at the whole plant level, few data however are available on the interactions between the virus and the prunus host plants at the cellular level. using a green fluorescent protein (gfp)-tagged m type ... | 2005 | 15993953 |
| influence of selected fruit tree pollen on life history of euseius stipulatus (acari: phytoseiidae). | euseius stipulatus (athias-henriot) is a predatory mite widespread in the mediterranean region considered to be important for the biological control of spider mites in citrus orchards. development, survival and reproduction of this phytoseiid mite feeding on seven commercially obtained pollen were studied under constant laboratory conditions (20 +/- 1 degrees c, rh 65 +/- 5%, photoperiod 16l: 8d h). mites were kept individually at rearing units with ample quantity of almond (prunus amygdalus bat ... | 2005 | 16082919 |
| plum pox virus induces differential gene expression in the partially resistant stone fruit tree prunus armeniaca cv. goldrich. | we investigated the changes in the expression profiles of the partially resistant apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) cultivar goldrich following inoculation with plum pox virus (ppv) using cdna-amplification fragment length polymorphism (aflp). altered expression patterns were detected and twenty-one differentially expressed cdna had homologies with genes in databases coding for proteins involved in metabolism, signal transduction, defense, stress and intra/intercellular connections. seven of the mod ... | 2006 | 16564142 |
| the occurrence of nitrate reductase in leaves of prunus species. | nitrate reductase was found in leaves of apricot prunus armeniaca, sour cherry p. cerasus, sweet cherry p. avium, and plum p. domestica, but not in peach p. persica, from trees grown in sand culture receiving a nitrate containing nutrient solution. nitrate was found in the leaves of all species. nitrate and nitrate reductase were found in leaves of field-grown apricot, sour cherry, and plum trees. the enzyme-extracting medium contained insoluble polyvinylpyrrolidone, and including dithiothreitol ... | 1972 | 16658037 |
| identification of gibberellins a(1), a(5), a(29), and a(32) from immature seeds of apricot (prunus armeniaca l.). | gibberellins (gas) a(1), a(5), and a(29) were identified, and also ga(32) was confirmed, as endogenous gas of immature seeds (3-4 weeks after anthesis, 0.25-0.5 gram fresh weight) of apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) based on capillary gas chromatography (gc), retention time (rt), and selected ion monitoring (sim), in comparison with authentic standards. fractions subjected to gc-sim were purified and separated using sequential solvent partitioning --> paper chromatography --> reverse phase c(18) hi ... | 1985 | 16664256 |
| metabolism of [h]gibberellin a(5) by immature seeds of apricot (prunus armeniaca l.). | immature seeds of apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) were fed the native gibberellin a(5) (ga(5)) as 1- and 1,2-[(3)h]ga(5) (5.3 curies per millimole to 16 millicuries per millimole) at doses (42 nanograms to 10.6 micrograms per seed) 2 to 530 times the expected endogenous level. after 4 days of incubation, seeds were extracted and free [(3)h]ga-like metabolites were separated from the highly h(2)o-soluble [(3)h]metabolites. for high specific activity feeds the retention times (rts) of radioactive pe ... | 1987 | 16665189 |
| [determination of glycyrrhizic acid in different decoctions of sanaotang by hplc and comparison with antifugal effects in vitro]. | to investigate the contents of glycyrrhizic acid in hejian decoction (mixed the traditional chinese herbs together, then boiling them with water) and the fenjian decoction (boiling the single traditional chinese herb with water separately, then mixed the abstracts) of sanaotang (composed of ephedra sinica, prunus armeniaca and glycyrrhiza uralensis) and to compare with their anti-bacterial activities in vitro. | 2007 | 17672335 |
| differential induction of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene expression in response to in vitro callus unions of prunus spp. | phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (pal) is a key enzyme in the synthesis of phenolic compounds, which play a prominent role in graft union formation, including the marked effects of their accumulation in incompatibility response. the purpose of this study was to assess changes in the abundance of pal mrna during graft union development. partial cdna clones encoding the enzyme were isolated from in vitro callus tissue in the apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) cultivar moniqui and the plum rootstock marianna ... | 2008 | 17910896 |
| population genetic structure in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) cultivars revealed by fluorescent-aflp markers in southern xinjiang, china. | population-wide genetic structure was studied using fluorescent-aflp markers on 85 apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) cultivars collected from kuche, kashi, hetian in the tarim basin, southern xinjiang uygur autonomous region of china. the purpose of this study was to determine the genetic structure and genotypic diversity among the different eco-geographical populations. based on the results from this study, 8 pairs of fluorescent-aflp primers showed clear electrophoregram and high polymorphism amon ... | 2007 | 18037141 |
| agrobacterium-mediated transformation of apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) leaf explants. | a protocol for agrobacterium-mediated stable transformation for scored, whole leaf explants of the apricot (prunus armeniaca) cultivar helena was developed. regenerated shoots were selected using a two-step increased concentrations of paromomycin sulphate. different factors affecting survival of transformed buds, including possible toxicity of green fluorescent protein (gfp) and time of exposure to high cytokine concentration in the regeneration medium, were examined. transformation efficiency, ... | 2008 | 18449544 |
| application of reflectance colorimeter measurements and infrared spectroscopy methods to rapid and nondestructive evaluation of carotenoids content in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.). | the importance of carotenoid content in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) is recognized not only because of the color that they impart but also because of their protective activity against human diseases. current methods to assess carotenoid content are time-consuming, expensive, and destructive. in this work, the application of rapid and nondestructive methods such as colorimeter measurements and infrared spectroscopy has been evaluated for carotenoid determination in apricot. forty apricot genotyp ... | 2008 | 18557619 |
| antinociceptive effect of amygdalin isolated from prunus armeniaca on formalin-induced pain in rats. | amygdalin is a plant glucoside isolated from the stones of rosaceous fruits, such as apricots, peaches, almond, cherries, and plums. to investigate the pain-relieving activity of amygdalin, we induced pain in rats through intraplantar injection of formalin, and evaluated the antinociceptive effect of amygdalin at doses of 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and 10.0 mg/kg-body weight by observing nociceptive behavior such as licking, biting and shaking, the number of fos-immunoreactive neurons in the spinal cord, an ... | 2008 | 18670089 |
| antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of bitter and sweet apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) kernels. | the present study describes the in vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of methanol and water extracts of sweet and bitter apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) kernels. the antioxidant properties of apricot kernels were evaluated by determining radical scavenging power, lipid peroxidation inhibition activity and total phenol content measured with a dpph test, the thiocyanate method and the folin method, respectively. in contrast to extracts of the bitter kernels, both the water and methanol ext ... | 2009 | 19330262 |
| cell-to-cell transport through plasmodesmata in tree callus cultures. | one factor that contributes to a successful fruit tree grafting is the establishment of symplasmic contacts in the graft interface to facilitate the transfer of compounds between scion and stock. using novel experimental and theoretical approaches we investigated whether the localized incompatibility, experienced in some prunus grafts, could be related to insufficient plasmodesmal coupling at an early stage of development within one of the partners. dye-coupling analysis using fluorescent tracer ... | 2009 | 19398772 |
| quantitative trait loci meta-analysis of plum pox virus resistance in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.): new insights on the organization and the identification of genomic resistance factors. | plum pox virus (ppv) is responsible for sharka disease, one of the most detrimental stone fruit diseases affecting prunus trees worldwide. only a few apricot cultivars have been described as resistant, most originating from north american breeding programmes. several ppv resistance quantitative trait loci (qtls) have been mapped in various progenies, consistently highlighting the contribution to the resistance of the upper part of linkage group 1 (lg1). however, to date, no consensus has been re ... | 2009 | 19400838 |
| [effects of vegetation restoration on soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in hilly areas of loess plateau]. | aimed to explore the effects of different vegetations and of the years of vegetation restoration on soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen, a comparative study was conducted, with the 5 year old robinia pseudoacacia, hippophae reamnoide and prunus armeniaca plantations and the 5, 15 and 25 years old r. pseudoacacia plantation in the yangjuangou catchment of yanan city of shaanxi province, a typical hilly area of the loess plateau, as test objects. the results showed that among the three 5-ye ... | 2009 | 19449564 |
| mechanisms of inhibiting proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells by serum of rats treated with dahuang zhechong pill. | dahuang zhechong pill (dhzcp), a famous and classical chinese herbal prescription, consists of twelve traditional chinese drugs: eupolyphaga sinensis walker., rheum officinale baill., scutellaria baicalensis georgi., glycyrrhiza uralensis fisch., prunus persica batsch., prunus armeniaca l., paeonia lactiflora pall., rehmannia glutinosa libosch., toxicodendron vernicifluum f.a. barkl., tabanus bivittatus mats., hirudo nipponica whitman. and holotrichia diomphalia bates., and is clinically used to ... | 2009 | 19527826 |
| protective effect of apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) on hepatic steatosis and damage induced by carbon tetrachloride in wistar rats. | the present study was planned to investigate the protective effect of 10 % and 20 % apricot-containing feed on carbon tetrachloride (ccl4)-induced hepatic steatosis and damage. adult male wistar rats (n 42) were divided into six groups of seven each, as follows: control group; ccl4 group; ccl4+10 % apricot group; ccl4+20 % apricot group; 10 % apricot group; 20 % apricot group. all apricot groups were fed with 10 % or 20 % apricot-containing feed for 5 months. ccl4 injections were applied to the ... | 2009 | 19822030 |
| sh21b, an anti-obesity herbal composition, inhibits fat accumulation in 3t3-l1 adipocytes and high fat diet-induced obese mice through the modulation of the adipogenesis pathway. | sh21b is an anti-obesity composition composed of seven herbs: scutellaria baicalensis georgi, prunus armeniaca maxim, ephedra sinica stapf, acorus gramineus soland, typha orientalis presl, polygala tenuifolia willd and nelumbo nucifera gaertner. it has been used for the treatment of obesity in traditional medical clinics in korea, but its anti-obesity effects and mechanism of action have not been studied until now. | 2010 | 19963057 |
| ssr-based molecular analysis of economically important turkish apricot cultivars. | turkey is not only the main apricot (prunus armeniaca) producer and exporter in the world, but it also has a wide variety of apricot germplasms, owing to its close proximity to the centers of apricot origin. however, there is little or no genetic information on many apricot cultivars that are extensively cultivated in turkey. we examined the genetic relatedness of 25 turkish and four exotic apricot cultivars using ssr (simple sequence repeat) markers that were either previously developed for apr ... | 2010 | 20198588 |
| prunus armeniaca l (apricot) protects rat testes from detrimental effects of low-dose x-rays. | exposure to low x-ray doses damages the spermatozoa, mainly by late-onset (ie, after 3 months) oxidative stress. antioxidants ameliorate oxidation and prevent tissue damage. prunus armeniaca l (apricot), rich in carotenoids and vitamins, is a potent natural antioxidant. we hypothesized that an apricot-rich diet might ameliorate the detrimental effects of low-dose x-rays on testis tissue. a 20% apricot diet was composed isoenergetically to the regular rodent diet. the total phenolic content, redu ... | 2010 | 20417881 |
| novel phaeoacremonium species associated with necrotic wood of prunus trees. | the genus phaeoacremonium is associated with opportunistic human infections, as well as stunted growth and die-back of various woody hosts, especially grapevines. in this study, phaeoacremonium species were isolated from necrotic woody tissue of prunus spp. (plum, peach, nectarine and apricot) from different stone fruit growing areas in south africa. morphological and cultural characteristics as well as dna sequence data (5.8s rdna, its1, its2, beta-tubulin, actin and 18s rdna) were used to iden ... | 2008 | 20467488 |
| content of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity in fruits of apricot genotypes. | research on natural compounds is increasingly focused on their effects on human health. in this study, we were interested in the evaluation of nutritional value expressed as content of total phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of new apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) genotypes resistant against plum pox virus (ppv) cultivated on department of fruit growing of mendel university in brno. fruits of twenty one apricot genotypes were collected at the onset of consumption ripeness. antioxidant cap ... | 2010 | 20877223 |
| hepatoprotective effect and antioxidant role of sun, sulphited-dried apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) and its kernel against ethanol-induced oxidative stress in rats. | the present study was carried to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect and antioxidant role of sun, sulphited-dried apricot and its kernel against ethanol-induced oxidative stress. the hepatopreventive and antioxidant potential of the plant's supplementations were evaluated by measuring level of serum liver damage marker enzymes (ast, alt, ggt and ldh), antioxidant defense systems (gsh, gr, sod, gst and gpx) and mda content in various tissues of rats. eight experimental groups: i (control), ii (2 ... | 2010 | 21115094 |
| differentiation in seed hoarding among three sympatric rodent species in a warm temperate forest. | although seed hoarding by rodents has been extensively studied, differentiation in seed-hoarding behaviors among sympatric rodent species has not been well investigated. using semi-natural enclosures, we demonstrated that three sympatric rodent species showed clear differentiation in food selection, scatter versus larder hoarding behaviors and eating behaviors when offered seeds of four plant species from a warm temperate forest in northern china. the large field mouse apodemus peninsulae prefer ... | 2008 | 21396061 |
| screening of traditional chinese medicinal plants for quorum-sensing inhibitors activity. | the misuse of antibiotics has contributed to widespread development of antimicrobial resistance among clinically significant bacterial species. alternative approaches other than those using antibiotics are needed in the fight against infectious diseases. quorum sensing (qs) is an intercellular signaling and gene regulatory mechanism, which is used by a number of opportunistic pathogenic bacteria in determining virulence gene expression. the study of qs may yield another strategy for disease cont ... | 2011 | 21439518 |
| narrowing down the apricot plum pox virus resistance locus and comparative analysis with the peach genome syntenic region. | sharka disease, caused by the plum pox virus (ppv), is one of the main limiting factors for stone fruit crops worldwide. only a few resistance sources have been found in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.), and most studies have located a major ppv resistance locus (ppvres) on linkage group 1 (lg1). however, the mapping accuracy was not sufficiently reliable and ppvres was predicted within a low confidence interval. in this study, we have constructed two high-density simple sequence repeat (ssr) impro ... | 2011 | 21722293 |
| comparison of dry, wet and microwave digestion methods for the multi element determination in some dried fruit samples by icp-oes. | the aim of this study was used to investigate the level of trace metals (ba, pb, cd, mn, cr, co, ni, cu, mn, zn, sr and fe) in some dried fruits (prunus domestica l., ficus carica l., morus alba l., vitis vinifera l., prunus armeniaca l., and malus domestica) samples from turkey. trace elements were determined by icp-oes after dry, wet and microwave digestion methods in dried fruit samples. validation of the proposed method was carried out by using a nist-srm 1515-apple leaves certified referenc ... | 2011 | 21843582 |
| mathematical evaluation of the amino acid and polyphenol content and antioxidant activities of fruits from different apricot cultivars. | functional foods are of interest because of their significant effects on human health, which can be connected with the presence of some biologically important compounds. in this study, we carried out complex analysis of 239 apricot cultivars (prunus armeniaca l.) cultivated in lednice (climatic area t4), south moravia, czech republic. almost all previously published studies have focused only on analysis of certain parameters. however, we focused on detection both primary and secondary metabolite ... | 2011 | 21886093 |
| Dietary agents in the prevention of alcohol-induced hepatotoxicty: preclinical observations. | Long term alcohol consumption is one of the important causes for liver failure and death. To complicate the existing problem there are no dependable hepatoprotective drugs and a large number of patients prefer using complementary and alternative medicines for treating and managing hepatic complications. Almost 25 centuries ago, Hippocrates, the father of medicine, proclaimed "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Exploring the association between diet and health continues even toda ... | 2011 | 22119904 |
| effect of several different pollens on the bio-ecological parameters of the predatory mite typhlodromus athenas swirski and ragusa (acari: phytoseiidae). | the development, survivorship, and reproduction of the predacious mite typhlodromus athenas swirski and ragusa were studied in the laboratory by rearing the predator on nine different plant pollens [almond(prunus amygdalis batsch), apple (malus domestica borkh.), apricot (prunus armeniaca l.), cherry (prunus avium l.), pear (pyrus communis l.), plum (prunus domestica l.), walnut (juglans regia l.), olive (olea europaea l.), typha sp.], and pollen collected from bee hives. all experiments were c ... | 2011 | 22251637 |
| regeneration of transgenic plants of prunus armeniaca containing the coat protein gene of plum pox virus. | a system was developed which allows the transfer of foreign genes into apricot cultivars. we report the transformation and regeneration of prunus armeniaca plants with agrobacterium tumefaciens strain lba 4404 containing various binary plasmids, pbingusint, carrying the marker gene ß-glucuronidase (gus) and pbinppvm, carrying the coat protein gene of plum pox virus (ppv). the marker gene gus was used for optical evaluation of the efficiency of the transformation system. the coat protein gene of ... | 1992 | 24213032 |
| anti-dermatophyte efficacy and environmental safety of some essential oils commercial and in vitro extracted pure and combined against four keratinophilic pathogenic fungi. | establish new biocontrol practices with low persistence in the environment against dermatophyte causing mycosis. | 2015 | 25953414 |
| new insights into the history of domesticated and wild apricots and its contribution to plum pox virus resistance. | studying domesticated species and their wild relatives allows understanding of the mechanisms of population divergence and adaptation, and identifying valuable genetic resources. apricot is an important fruit in the northern hemisphere, where it is threatened by the plum pox virus (ppv), causing the sharka disease. the histories of apricot domestication and of its resistance to sharka are however still poorly understood. we used 18 microsatellite markers to genotype a collection of 230 wild tree ... | 2016 | 27480465 |
| gene expression analysis of plum pox virus (sharka) susceptibility/resistance in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.). | rna-seq has proven to be a very powerful tool in the analysis of the plum pox virus (ppv, sharka disease)/prunus interaction. this technique is an important complementary tool to other means of studying genomics. in this work an analysis of gene expression of resistance/susceptibility to ppv in apricot is performed. rna-seq has been applied to analyse the gene expression changes induced by ppv infection in leaves from two full-sib apricot genotypes, "rojo pasión" and "z506-7", resistant and susc ... | 2015 | 26658051 |
| genome-wide association links candidate genes to resistance to plum pox virus in apricot (prunus armeniaca). | in fruit tree species, many important traits have been characterized genetically by using single-family descent mapping in progenies segregating for the traits. however, most mapped loci have not been sufficiently resolved to the individual genes due to insufficient progeny sizes for high resolution mapping and the previous lack of whole-genome sequence resources of the study species. to address this problem for plum pox virus (ppv) candidate resistance gene identification in prunus species, we ... | 2016 | 26356603 |
| genomic analysis reveals math gene(s) as candidate(s) for plum pox virus (ppv) resistance in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.). | sharka disease, caused by plum pox virus (ppv), is the most important viral disease affecting prunus species. a major ppv resistance locus (ppvres) has been mapped to the upper part of apricot (prunus armeniaca) linkage group 1. in this study, a physical map of the ppvres locus in the ppv-resistant cultivar 'goldrich' was constructed. bacterial artificial chromosome (bac) clones belonging to the resistant haplotype contig were sequenced using 454/gs-flx titanium technology. concurrently, the who ... | 2013 | 23672686 |
| chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of apricot seed. | in traditional oriental medicine, apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) seed has been used to treat skin diseases such as furuncle, acne vulgaris and dandruff, as well as coughing, asthma and constipation. this study describes the phytochemical profile and antimicrobial potential of the essential oil obtained from apricot seeds (armeniacae semen). the essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation was analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy. benzaldehyde (90.6%), mandelonitrile (5.2%) and benzoic ... | 2014 | 25219371 |
| a novel pathogenesis-related class 10 protein gly m 4l, increases resistance upon phytophthora sojae infection in soybean (glycine max [l.] merr.). | phytophthora root and stem rot of soybean, caused by phytophthora sojae (p. sojae), is a destructive disease in many soybean planting regions worldwide. in a previous study, an expressed sequence tag (est) homolog of the major allergen pru ar 1 in apricot (prunus armeniaca) was identified up-regulated in the highly resistant soybean 'suinong 10' infected with p. sojae. here, the full length of the est was isolated using rapid amplification of cdna ends (race). it showed the highest homology of 5 ... | 2015 | 26474489 |
| [seasonal variations of wild apricot seed dispersal and hoarding by rodents in rehabilitated land]. | rodents feed with and disperse plant seeds, which may thereby affect the seed spatiotemporal distribution, germination, and seedling establishment, and eventually play an important role in the restoration of deforested area. taking the state-owned yugong forest farm in jiyuan of henan, china as study site, the tagged seeds of wild apricot (prunus armeniaca) were artificially released in rehabilitated land in the spring, summer, and autumn 2008, aimed to investigate their dispersal and hoarding b ... | 2010 | 20707107 |
| transition from two to one integument in prunus species: expression pattern of inner no outer (ino), aberrant testa shape (ats) and ettin (ett). | while gymnosperm ovules have one integument, in most angiosperms two integuments surround the ovules. unitegmic ovules have arisen independently several times during the evolution of angiosperms, but the ultimate genetic cause of the presence of a single integument remains elusive. we compared species of the genus prunus that have different numbers of integuments: bitegmic species, such as prunus armeniaca (apricot) and prunus persica (peach), and unitegmic species, such as prunus incisa, analyz ... | 2015 | 25991552 |
| isolation and characterization of a terminal flower 1 homolog from prunus serotina ehrh. | flowering control is one of the several strategies for gene containment of transgenic plants. terminal flower 1 (tfl1) is known to be involved in the transcriptional repression of genes for inflorescence development. two tfl1 transcripts with different 3' utr were cloned from black cherry (prunus serotina ehrh.) using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) and rapid amplification of cdna ends (race). corresponding to the two tfl1 transcripts, two pstfl1 gene sequences, 1248 bp ... | 2013 | 23956129 |
| herbal medicines for fatty liver diseases. | fatty liver disease is potentially a reversible condition that may lead to end-stage liver disease. since herbal medicines such as crataegus pinnatifida and salvia miltiorrhiza have increasingly been used in the management of fatty liver disease, a systematic review on herbal medicine for fatty liver disease is needed. | 2013 | 23975682 |
| plant cuticles are polyelectrolytes with isoelectric points around three. | the isoelectric points of isolated cuticles from citrus aurantium l. (3.15), prunus armeniaca l. (3.45), and pyrus communis l. (2.90) leaves were determined from membrane potentials. at ph values below the isoelectric point, cuticular membranes carry a net positive charge and are permselective to anions (determined using (82)br(-)). above the isoelectric point, they carry a net negative charge and are permselective to cations (determined using (24)na(+)). there are no gradients of fixed charges ... | 1977 | 16659804 |
| [distribution of fine root biomass of main planting tree species in loess plateau, china]. | the distribution of fine roots of pinus tabuliformis, populus tomentosa, prunus armeniaca, robinia pseudoacacia, hippophae rhamnoides, and caragana korshinskii was investigated by using soil core method and the fine root was defined as root with diameter less than 2 mm. the soil moisture and soil properties were measured. the results showed that in the horizontal direction, the distribution of fine root biomass of p. tabuliformis presented a conic curve, and the fine root biomass of the other sp ... | 2014 | 25345038 |
| effect of host plants on developmental time and life table parameters of carposina sasakii (lepidoptera: carposinidae) under laboratory conditions. | studies were designed to examine the effects of host plants (apricot, prunus armeniaca l.; plum, prunus salicina l.; peach, prunus persica l.; jujube, zizyphus jujuba will.; apple, malus domestica mill.; and pear, pyrus sorotina will) on the development and life table parameters of the peach fruit moth, carposina sasakii matsumura (lepidoptera: carposinidae) under laboratory conditions. peach fruit moth developed faster (12.48 d) and had the highest preimaginal survival rate (50.54%) on plum com ... | 2012 | 22507008 |
| [eco-physiological investigations on wild and cultivated plants in the negev desert : iii. daily courses of net photosynthesis and transpiration at the end of the dry period]. | the daily course of net photosynthesis and transpiration was measured with temperature and humidity controlled cuvettes at the end of the dry summer season in the negev desert. species studied included: dominant species of the natural vegetation, cultivated plants in the run-off farm avdat and permanently irrigated plants. an analysis of the influence of single climatic factors on gas exchange was given in part ii of this publication. the reactions of the plants to complex changes in all the env ... | 1972 | 28313070 |
| [eco-physiological investigations on wild and cultivated plants in the negev desert : ii. the influence of climatic factors on carbon dioxide exchange and transpiration at the end of the dry period]. | the influence of climatic factors on net photosynthesis, dark respiration and transpiration was investigated in the negev desert at the end of the dry summer period when plant water stress was at a maximum. species studied included: dominant species of the natural vegetation (artemisia herba-alba, hammada scoparia, noaea mucronata, reaumuria negevensis, salsola inermis, zygophyllum dumosum), cultivated plants receiving rainfall and run-off water during the winter season in the run-off farm avdat ... | 1972 | 28311256 |
| citrus and prunuscopia-like retrotransposons. | many of the world's most important citrus cultivars ("washington navel", satsumas, clementines) have arisen through somatic mutation. this phenomenon occurs fairly often in the various species and varieties of the genus.the presence of copia-like retrotransposons has been investigated in fruit trees, especially citrus, by using a pcr assay designed to detect copia-like reverse transcriptase (rt) sequences. amplification products from a genotype of each the following species citrus sinensis, citr ... | 1999 | 22665184 |
| hplc-dad-ms(n) characterisation of carotenoids from apricots and pumpkins for the evaluation of fruit product authenticity. | carotenoids including carotenoid esters from six apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) cultivars and from eight cultivars from three pumpkin species (cucurbita maxima duch., cucurbita pepo l., and cucurbita moschata duch.) were extracted without saponification, separated on a c-30 reversed-phase column and characterised by high-performance liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation-mass spectrometry (lc-ms). the predominant free carotenoids were quantified by hplc with diode array de ... | 2008 | 26049248 |
| accelerated solvent extraction of carotenoids from: tunisian kaki (diospyros kaki l.), peach (prunus persica l.) and apricot (prunus armeniaca l.). | extraction of carotenoids from biological matrices and quantifications remains a difficult task. accelerated solvent extraction was used as an efficient extraction process for carotenoids extraction from three fruits cultivated in tunisia: kaki (diospyros kaki l.), peach (prunus persica l.) and apricot (prunus armeniaca l.). based on a design of experiment (doe) approach, and using a binary solvent consisting of methanol and tetrahydrofuran, we could identify the best extraction conditions as be ... | 2015 | 25872435 |
| analysis of genomic dnas from nine rosaceae species using surface-enhanced raman scattering. | surface-enhanced raman scattering (sers) of genomic dna was used to determine genetic relationships and species identification of nine plants from three subfamilies of rosaceae. genomic dna was extracted, and the sers spectra were obtained by using a nanosilver collosol at an excitation wavelength of 785 nm. adenine and ribodesose were the active sites of genomic dnas in the silver surface-enhanced raman spectra. the strong peak at 714 cm(-1) was assigned to the stretching vibration of adenine, ... | 2015 | 26555541 |
| evaluation of dietary status with respect to trace element intake from dry fruits consumed in pakistan: a study using instrumental neutron activation analysis. | instrumental neutron activation analysis has been utilized for the quantification of 24 major, minor and trace elements in dried apricots (prunus armeniaca), dates (phoenix dectylifera), figs (ficus carica) and raisins (vitis vinifera) using a low-power reactor as the neutron source. the weekly intakes of aluminium, arsenic, boron, calcium, chlorine, cobalt, chromium, iron, mercury, potassium, sodium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, antimony, selenium and zinc have been calculated and compared ... | 2009 | 19306223 |
| physical mapping of a pollen modifier locus controlling self-incompatibility in apricot and synteny analysis within the rosaceae. | s-locus products (s-rnase and f-box proteins) are essential for the gametophytic self-incompatibility (gsi) specific recognition in prunus. however, accumulated genetic evidence suggests that other s-locus unlinked factors are also required for gsi. for instance, gsi breakdown was associated with a pollen-part mutation unlinked to the s-locus in the apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) cv. 'canino'. fine-mapping of this mutated modifier gene (m-locus) and the synteny analysis of the m-locus within the ... | 2012 | 22481163 |
| antioxidant potential of thuja (thuja occidentalis) cones and peach (prunus persia) seeds in raw chicken ground meat during refrigerated (4 ± 1 °c) storage. | the antioxidant activity of thuja (thuja occidentalis) cones extract (tce) and peach (prunus armeniaca) seeds extract (pse) were estimated by dpph free radical scavenging activity method. total phenolics, total flavonoids and reducing power were also estimated in these extracts. antioxidant potential of these by products was also evaluated in raw chicken ground meat (gm) during refrigerated (4 ± 1 °c) storage. total phenolics in tce and pse were 7.80 ± 0.04 and 1.92 ± 0.04 mg tae/gdw respectivel ... | 2014 | 25114346 |
| eriophyoid mites (acari: trombidiformes: eriophyoidea) of rosales trees in iran: two new species and three new records. | this paper describes two new species of eriophyoidea associated with trees belonging to the order rosales in the south-western portion of east azerbaijan province, iran, collected during a survey in 2011: aceria lobolinguae n. sp. on elaeagnus angustifolia l. (elaeagnaceae) and rhinophytoptus nemalobos n. sp. on prunus domestica l. (rosaceae). additionally, phyllocoptes abaenus keifer on prunus armeniaca l. (rosaceae), aculus fockeui (nalepa & trouessart) on prunus amygdalus stokes and malus dom ... | 2014 | 25283393 |
| comparative transcriptome profiling and morphology provide insights into endocarp cleaving of apricot cultivar (prunus armeniaca l.). | a complete and hardened endocarp is a typical trait of drupe fruits. however, the 'liehe' (le) apricot cultivar has a thin, soft, cleavable endocarp that represents 60.39% and 63.76% of the thickness and lignin content, respectively, of the 'jinxihong' (jg) apricot (with normal hardened-endocarp). to understand the molecular mechanisms behind the le apricot phenotype, comparative transcriptomes of prunus armeniaca l. were sequenced using illumina hiseq™ 2500. | 0 | 28399812 |
| sterols and squalene in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) kernel oils: the variety as a key factor. | the profile of sterols and squalene content in oils recovered from the kernels of 15 apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) varieties were investigated. nine sterols (campesterol, β-sitosterol, δ5-avenasterol, 24-methylene-cycloartanol, cholesterol, gramisterol, δ7-stigmasterol, δ7-avenasterol and citrostadienol) were identified in apricot kernel oils. the β-sitosterol was the predominant sterol in each cultivar and consisted of 76-86% of the total detected sterols. the content of total sterols and squal ... | 0 | 26745662 |
| [analysis of leave ftir of nine kinds of plants from rosaceae with genetic relationship]. | leaves of nine kinds of plants from three subfamily of rosaceae were used as materials. genetic relationship was analyzed and species were identified through studying ftir of nine kinds of plants. leaves mainly contain large amounts of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids and other substances. the peaks of carbohydrates are mainly between 1440 and 775 cm(-1). the vibration peaks of the cellulose and lignin are between 1440 and 1337 cm(-1). the peaks between 1000 and 775 cm(-1) are stre ... | 2014 | 24822398 |
| can phenological models predict tree phenology accurately in the future? the unrevealed hurdle of endodormancy break. | the onset of the growing season of trees has been earlier by 2.3 days per decade during the last 40 years in temperate europe because of global warming. the effect of temperature on plant phenology is, however, not linear because temperature has a dual effect on bud development. on one hand, low temperatures are necessary to break bud endodormancy, and, on the other hand, higher temperatures are necessary to promote bud cell growth afterward. different process-based models have been developed in ... | 2016 | 27272707 |
| pathogen-induced leaf chlorosis: products of chlorophyll breakdown found in degreened leaves of phytoplasma-infected apple (malus × domestica borkh.) and apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) trees relate to the pheophorbide a oxygenase/phyllobilin pathway. | phytoplasmoses such as apple proliferation (ap) and european stone fruit yellows (esfy) cause severe economic losses in fruit production. a common symptom of both phytoplasma diseases is early yellowing or leaf chlorosis. even though chlorosis is a well-studied symptom of biotic and abiotic stresses, its biochemical pathways are hardly known. in particular, in this context, a potential role of the senescence-related pheophorbide a oxygenase/phyllobilin (pao/pb) pathway is elusive, which degrades ... | 2017 | 28267924 |
| characterization and partial purification of aldose-6-phosphate reductase (alditol-6-phosphate:nadp 1-oxidoreductase) from apple leaves. | aldose-6-phosphate reductase (alditol 6-phosphate:nadp 1-oxidoreductase) was isolated and characterized from mature apple leaves (malus domestica cv. starkrimson). the enzyme was purified 79-fold. the enzyme catalyzed the following reversible reaction: d-glucose 6-phosphate + nadph + h(+) right arrow over left arrow d-sorbitol 6-phosphate + nadp(+). no activity was detected when nad(+) was substituted for nadp(+) or when nadh was substituted for nadph. the enzyme reduced d-galactose 6-phosphate ... | 1981 | 16661614 |
| between china and south asia: a middle asian corridor of crop dispersal and agricultural innovation in the bronze age. | the period from the late third millennium bc to the start of the first millennium ad witnesses the first steps towards food globalization in which a significant number of important crops and animals, independently domesticated within china, india, africa and west asia, traversed central asia greatly increasing eurasian agricultural diversity. this paper utilizes an archaeobotanical database (ascad), to explore evidence for these crop translocations along southern and northern routes of interacti ... | 2016 | 27942165 |
| resistance to plum pox virus (ppv) in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) is associated with down-regulation of two mathd genes. | plum pox virus (ppv), causing sharka disease, is one of the main limiting factors for prunus production worldwide. in apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) the major ppv resistance locus (ppvres), comprising ~ 196 kb, has been mapped to the upper part of linkage group 1. within the ppvres, 68 genomic variants linked in coupling to ppv resistance were identified within 23 predicted transcripts according to peach genome annotation. taking into account the predicted functions inferred from sequence homolog ... | 2018 | 29374454 |
| identification of auxin response factor gene family from prunus sibirica and its expression analysis during mesocarp and kernel development. | auxin response factors (arfs) in auxin signaling pathway are an important component that can regulate the transcription of auxin-responsive genes involved in almost all aspects of plant growth and development. to our knowledge, the comprehensive and systematic characterization of arf genes has never been reported in prunus sibirica, a novel woody biodiesel feedstock in china. | 2018 | 29368590 |
| phylogeography study of the siberian apricot (prunus sibirica l.) in northern china assessed by chloroplast microsatellite and dna makers. | there is evidence that a band of dry climate separated plants in east asia into distinct northern and southern groups. however, few studies have focused on the arid belt in this region, especially with regard to plants. we analyzed genetic variation in 22 populations of siberian apricot (prunus sibirica l.), a temperate deciduous species distributed in this arid belt, using two chloroplast dna (cpdna) sequences, seven chloroplast microsatellite loci (cpssrs), and 31 nuclear microsatellite loci ( ... | 2017 | 29209348 |
| phenolic compounds, flavonoids, lipids and antioxidant potential of apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) pomace fermented by two filamentous fungal strains in solid state system. | the use of agricultural and food by-products is an economical solution to industrial biotechnology. the apricot press residues are abounding by-products from juice industry which can be used as substrates in solid state fermentation process (ssf), thus allowing a liberation and increase of content from various biomolecules with high added value. | 2017 | 29086904 |
| a disulfide bond a-like oxidoreductase is a strong candidate gene for self-incompatibility in apricot (prunus armeniaca) pollen. | s-rnase based gametophytic self-incompatibility (si) is a widespread prezygotic reproductive barrier in flowering plants. in the solanaceae, plantaginaceae and rosaceae gametophytic si is controlled by the pistil-specific s-rnases and the pollen s-locus f-box proteins but non-s-specific factors, namely modifiers, are also required. in apricot, prunus armeniaca (rosaceae), we previously mapped two pollen-part mutations that confer self-compatibility in cultivars canino and katy at the distal end ... | 2017 | 29036710 |
| effect of prunus armeniaca seed extract on health, survivability, antioxidant, blood biochemical and immune status of broiler chickens at high altitude cold desert. | extreme climatic conditions and hypobaric hypoxia at high altitude hinders the growth and productivity of chickens. the present study was carried out to examine the effect of aqueous extract of prunus armeniaca seeds on health, survivability, antioxidants, plasma biochemical parameters, and immune status of broiler chickens at high altitude. phytochemical analysis of extract revealed the presence of high phenolics, flavonoids, and carotenoids contents. before the in vivo study, in vitro efficacy ... | 2017 | 28948048 |
| efficient removal of priority, hazardous priority and emerging pollutants with prunus armeniaca functionalized biochar from aqueous wastes: experimental optimization and modeling. | this paper investigates the ability of the phosphoric acid functionalized prunus armeniaca stones biochar (aspha) prepared by thermochemical activation to remove lead (pb2+), cadmium (cd2+), nickel (ni2+), naproxen and chlorophenols from aqueous wastes. the engineered biochar was characterized using the scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and brunauer, emmett and teller technique. the batch studies were performed by varying ... | 2018 | 28938216 |
| infrared-assisted extraction and hplc-analysis of prunus armeniaca l. pomace and detoxified-kernel and their antidiabetic effects. | prunus armeniaca l. (p. armeniaca) is one of the medicinal plants with a high safety-profile. | 2017 | 28895235 |
| proteomic analysis of sweet algerian apricot kernels (prunus armeniaca l.) by combinatorial peptide ligand libraries and lc-ms/ms. | an investigation on the proteome of the sweet kernel of apricot, based on equalisation with combinatorial peptide ligand libraries (cplls), sds-page, nlc-esi-ms/ms, and database search, permitted identifying 175 proteins. gene ontology analysis indicated that their main molecular functions are in nucleotide binding (20.9%), hydrolase activities (10.6%), kinase activities (7%), and catalytic activity (5.6%). a protein-protein association network analysis using string software permitted to build a ... | 2018 | 28873655 |
| kinetics of carotenoids degradation and furosine formation in dried apricots (prunus armeniaca l.). | the kinetics of carotenoid and color degradation, as well as furosine formation, were investigated in apricot fruits during convective heating at 50, 60 and 70°c. degradation of carotenoids and color, expressed as total color difference (tcd), followed a first and zero order kinetic, respectively. the activation energy (ea) for carotenoids degradation ranged from 73.7kj/mol for 13-cis-β-carotene to 120.7kj/mol for lutein, being about 91kj/mol for all-trans-β-carotene. violaxanthin and anteraxant ... | 2017 | 28847423 |
| purification and characterization of latent polyphenol oxidase from apricot (prunus armeniaca l.). | polyphenol oxidase from apricot (prunus armeniaca) (pappo) was purified in its latent form (l-pappo), and the molecular weight was determined to be 63 kda by sds-page. l-pappo was activated in the presence of substrate at low ph. the activity was enhanced by cuso4 and low concentrations (≤ 2 mm) of sds. pappo has its ph and temperature optimum at ph 4.5 and 45 °c for catechol as substrate. it showed diphenolase activity and highest affinity toward 4-methylcatechol (km = 2.0 mm) and chlorogenic a ... | 2017 | 28812349 |
| [rational use apricot gum (gummi armeniacae) in republic of armenia]. | till nowadays the sources of gums of armenian flora are remaining unutilized because of absence of resoursological and phytochemical research as well as standards corresponding. amongst the camed-bearing trees of the flora of armenia (apricot, peach, plum, almond) and the other families representatives (eleagnus, tragakant) the apricot trees (armeniaca vulgaris lam.) became an object of our great interests, considering its being as the most important cultivating fruit-bearing trees in armenia an ... | 2017 | 28574393 |
| self-(in)compatibility in apricot germplasm is controlled by two major loci, s and m. | apricot (prunus armeniaca l.) exhibits a gametophytic self-incompatibility (gsi) system and it is mostly considered as a self-incompatible species though numerous self-compatible exceptions occur. these are mainly linked to the mutated s c-haplotype carrying an insertion in the s-locus f-box gene that leads to a truncated protein. however, two s-locus unlinked pollen-part mutations (ppms) termed m and m' have also been reported to confer self-compatibility (sc) in the apricot cultivars 'canino' ... | 2017 | 28441955 |
| effects of calcium treatment and low temperature storage on cell wall polysaccharide nanostructures and quality of postharvest apricot (prunus armeniaca). | cell wall polysaccharides play an important role in postharvest fruit texture softening. effects of calcium treatment combined with cold storage on the physical properties, polysaccharide content and nanostructure of apricots were investigated. apricots were immersed in distilled water, 1% or 3% w/v calcium chloride, then stored at 5°c or 10°c. storage at 5°c significantly improved apricot quality and shelf life. significant changes in the concentration and nanostructure of cell wall pectins and ... | 2017 | 28193437 |
| evaluation of some phenological and biochemical characteristics of selected new late flowering dried apricot cultivars. | in this study, promising candidates of six apricot genotypes were compared with our local and major cultivar (hacıhaliloğlu) based on their phenological, pomological, and biochemical characteristics. fruit weight, stone weight, flesh firmness, flesh fruit/stone ratio, tss (total soluble solids), glucose, fructose, sucrose, total phenols, total antioxidant activity (frap and abts assays) and bud break, first bloom, full bloom, and harvesting date of apricot cultivar candidates were compared with ... | 2017 | 28188445 |
| dilute solution properties of prunus armeniaca gum exudates: influence of temperature, salt, and sugar. | the aim of the current paper was to investigate the effect of different temperatures, salts and sugars on dilute solution properties of prunus armeniaca gum exudates (page) as a starting point to evaluate the potential utilization of this novel source of hydrocolloids in food and pharmaceutical systems. berry number and the slope of master curve indicated that page samples in all evaluated conditions were in dilute domain without coil overlapping and entanglement. furthermore, the slope power la ... | 2017 | 27988291 |
| integrated mrna and mirna transcriptome reveal a cross-talk between developing response and hormone signaling for the seed kernels of siberian apricot. | recently, our transcriptomic analysis has identified some functional genes responsible for oil biosynthesis in developing sask, yet mirna-mediated regulation for sask development and oil accumulation is poorly understood. here, 3 representative periods of 10, 30 and 60 daf were selected for srna sequencing based on the dynamic patterns of growth tendency and oil content of developing sask. by mirna transcriptomic analysis, we characterized 296 known and 44 novel mirnas in developing sask, among ... | 2016 | 27762296 |
| improving the sun drying of apricots (prunus armeniaca) with photo-selective dryer cabinet materials. | photo-selective materials have been studied for their effects on the preharvest quality of horticultural crops, but little work has been done on potential postharvest processing effects. the aim of this work was to characterize the effects of 5 different photo-selective acrylic materials (used as the lid to a single-layer sun drying cabinet) on the drying rate and quality of apricots (prunus armeniaca). photo-selective cabinet materials that transmit light in the visible portion of the solar spe ... | 2016 | 27648527 |
| profiling of hydroxycinnamoylquinic acids in plant extracts using in-source cid fragmentation. | hydroxycinnamoylquinic acids (hcqas) are a major class of phenolic plant secondary metabolites, belonging to the chlorogenic acid family. various health-beneficial properties of hcqas have been shown, which has drawn interest for hcqa profiling in plants of human consumption. however, this task remains challenging, because several isomeric hcqas can be present in the sample with identical molecular formulae and the limited availability of reference standards poses additional challenges to their ... | 2016 | 27591562 |