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A study on adsorptive properties of activated carbons produced from rice-straw
Activated carbons from rice-straw can be used as an adsorbents for the purification of water were prepared and evaluated. The adsorptive capacities of activated carbons were measured by iodine, potassium perma...
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Comparative study of extraction techniques for determination of garlic flavor components by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Several sampling techniques based on steam distillation (SD), simultaneous distillation and solvent extraction (SDE), solid-phase trap** solvent extraction (SPTE), and headspace solid-phase microextraction (...
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Genetic characterization and fine map** of a novel thermo-sensitive genic male-sterile gene tms6 in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
The application of genetic male sterility in hybrid rice production has great potential to revolutionize hybrid seed production methodology. The two-line breeding system by using thermo-sensitive genic male st...
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Use of herbicide-resistant genic male sterility in hybrid rice seed production
One of the difficult problems in hybrid rice seed production is the low outcrossing frequency and requirement for much labor to produce hybrid seeds. In order to simplify the process of hybrid rice seed produc...
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Structural insights into the evolutionary paths of oxylipin biosynthetic enzymes
The oxylipin pathway generates not only prostaglandin-like jasmonates but also green leaf volatiles (GLVs), which confer characteristic aromas to fruits and vegetables. Although allene oxide synthase (AOS) and...
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The coffee diterpene kahweol induces apoptosis in human leukemia U937 cells through down-regulation of Akt phosphorylation and activation of JNK
Kahweol, the coffee-specific diterpene, has been reported for its tumor cell growth inhibitory activity and anti-carcinogenic activity. The mechanism by which kahweol initiates apoptosis remains poorly underst...
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Purification, characterization, and biochemical properties of α-amylase from potato
Purification, characterization and biochemical properties of α-amylase from post harvest Bangladeshi Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) were investigated. The α-amylase was purified by successive chromatography on DEA...
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Effect of gas tightness-controlled compartment system on quality kee** of fresh produce stored in household refrigerator
Refrigerator chill compartments with volumes of 22-L were fabricated, which had different gas tightness properties to gas or water vapor, ranging from 1,770 to 107,000 mL/hr·m2·atm in CO2 permeance at 25°C. Those...
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Expression profiling of cultivar-related genes in Satsuma mandarins, Miyagawa wase and Ueno wase
Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) is characterized by its tender peel and seedless nature. The representative cultivar of Satsuma mandarin is Miyagawa wase. Another cultivar, Ueno wase was developed from the...
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Comparative phenotypic and physiological characteristics of spotted Leaf 6 (spl6) and brown leaf Spot2 (bl2) Lesion Mimic Mutants (LMM) in rice
Spontaneous necrotic lesions were found in a lesion mimic mutant brown leaf spot 2 (bl2) without pathogenic infection. Small spots in the seedlings appeared at the four leaves stage and gradually grew into a larg...
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Production conditions for bruceanol b, an antibiotic that generates oxygen radical
Strain DS4, a soil microorganism producing an oxygen radical-generating antibacterial substance, bruceanol B, was isolated, and cultural conditions for the antibiotic production were optimized. Bruceanol B was...
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Anti-bacterial and anti-viral activity of extracts from Paeonia lactiflora roots
Methanol extracts of Paeonia lactiflora roots (Radix Paeaniae Lactiflora) had antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis. These extracts generated superoxide radicals in the B. subtilis lysate. However, the...
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Trafficking inhibition of bruceanol B as a radical-producing antibiotic
Bruceanol B, isolated from a soil microbe strain DS4, generated oxygen radicals in Bacillus subtilis lysates. Bruceanol B inhibited the trafficking of viral glycoprotein in virus-infected baby hamster kidney (BHK...
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Anti-bacterial and anti-viral activities of extracts from Terminalia chebula barks
Effects of methanol extract of Terminalia chebula on antibacterial activity and the generation of superoxide radical in Bacillus subtilis, as well as on syncytium formation and cytopathic activity in virus-infect...
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Agrobacterium-mediated transformation using embryogenic calli in Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) cv. Miyagawa wase
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) cv. Miyagawa wase was achieved with reasonable transformation efficiency of about 22%, which was the percentage of transgenic plantl...
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Effect of Nisin’s Controlled Release on Microbial Growth as Modeled for Micrococcus luteus
The need for safe food products has motivated food scientists and industry to find novel technologies for antimicrobial delivery for improving food safety and quality. Controlled release packaging is a novel t...
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Screening of Phellinus linteus, a medicinal mushroom, for anti-viral activity
Harmful viruses, including dengue virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and hepatitis B virus are known to be extremely sensitive to glucosidase inhibition. Phellinus linteus, an edible medicinal mushroom, was scr...
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Erratum to: Trafficking inhibition of bruceanol B as a radical-producing antibiotic
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A profile of expressed sequence tags in newly develo** leaves of Aralia elata seem
A cDNA library was constructed from the newly developed young leaves of Aralia elata Seem, and a total of 2,755 cDNAs were partially sequenced. Sequences with high quality greater than 150 bp after trimming vecto...
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Effect of plant growth regulator combination and culture period on in vitro regeneration of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)
The objective of this study was to develop an efficient system for the regeneration of spinach plants (Spinacia oleracea L.) by investigating the factors influencing callus and shoot induction. All plant growth r...
