“Polylactic Acid”: GreenPla Derived from Plant Resources

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES Testcross Performance of Semiexotic Inbred Lines Derived from Latin American Maize Accessions

from Oh43 (Darrah and Zuber, 1986). Smith (1988) reported that a small number of lines, including B73, Tropical maize (Zea mays L.) represents the most diverse readily A632, Mo17, and Oh43, were the major contributors to available source of germplasm to broaden the limited genetic base of commercial U.S. maize hybrids. Subsequently, Smith et temperate maize in the USA. One objective of this stu...

Plant-derived compounds in treatment of leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis is a neglected public health problem caused by the protozoan species belonging to the genus Leishmania affecting mostly the poor populations of developing countries. The causative organism is transmitted by female sandflies. Cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral clinical manifestations are the most frequent forms of leishmaniasis. Chemotherapy still relies on the use of pentavale...

Potential Pharmacological Resources: Natural Bioactive Compounds from Marine-Derived Fungi

In recent years, a considerable number of structurally unique metabolites with biological and pharmacological activities have been isolated from the marine-derived fungi, such as polyketides, alkaloids, peptides, lactones, terpenoids and steroids. Some of these compounds have anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibiotic and cytotoxic properties. T...

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES Aluminum Tolerance Associated with Quantitative Trait Loci Derived from Soybean PI 416937 in Hydroponics

tivity of problem soils. The acid soils of the Brazilian Cerrados (Spehar, 1995; Carter et al., 1999) and those Acid soils with high levels of Al impede root growth, causing of the more temperate southeastern USA (Reich et al., increased crop sensitivity to drought and decreased nutrient acquisition. Development of Al-tolerant cultivars may be a cost effective 1981), for example, pose serious p...

Cryopreservation of Plant Genetic Resources