The amino acid sequence of Phaseolus aureus L. (mung-bean) cytochrome c has been determined. The molecule consists of a single polypeptide chain of 111 amino acid residues and is homologous with other mitochondrial cytochromes c. Comparison with the amino acid sequence of wheat-germ cytochrome c (Stevens, Glazer & Smith, 1967) shows 14 differences. On alignment with mammalian cytochromes c, mun...

BACKGROUND: Among the environmental stresses soil salinity is a widespread environmental problem that has been found to affect more than 77 million hectares or 5% of the cultivable land of the universe. Potassium has a positive role in plant growth under saline conditions, because this element plays an essential role in photosynthesis, osmo regulatory adaptations of plant to wa...

The effect of negative air ions on the reduction of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 inoculated onto mung bean sprout seed and whole or fresh-cut apple fruit was studied. Mung bean seeds, whole Gala apples, and Gala apple slices were inoculated with E. coli ATCC 25922 before being exposed to negative air ions for up to 18 h at room temperature (-23 degrees C). Results revealed a less than 0.5-log re...

Plant nonspecific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are thermal stable proteins that are capable of transferring lipid molecules between bilayers in vitro. This family of proteins, abundant in plants, is proposed to be involved in defense, pollination, and germination; the in vivo biological function remains, however, elusive. Here we report the purification and sequencing of an nsLTP1 from mung...

Purpose: Water saving practices are crucial for crop production in drought prone areas. This study was conducted Bugesera District, the Eastern Province of Rwanda. The objective to determine effect irrigation levels and mulching types on growth yields beans. 
 Methodology: A split plot experiment consisting three as main plots (no mulch, grass mulch plastic mulch) subplots, a Randomized Co...