In-vitro methods were developed to test fungi for production of metabolites affecting nematode egg hatch and mobility of second-stage juveniles. Separate assays were developed for two nematodes: root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) and soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines). For egg hatch to be successfully assayed, eggs must first be surface-disinfested to avoid the confounding effe...

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) has emerged as one of the most economical and nutritious foods. Kunitz Soybean Trypsin Inhibitor (KSTI) and Bowman -Birk Inhibitor (BBI) are the two major trypsin inhibitors in soybeans. The ingested soybean trypsin inhibitors cause growth depression as demonstrated in different animal species and human. The main part of the present study was devoted to isolatio...

BACKGROUND O. stamineus is a medicinal herb with remarkable pharmacological properties. However, poor solubility of the active principles limits its medicinal value. This study sought to prepare nano liposomes of OS ethanolic extract in unpurified soybean phospholipids in order to improve its solubility and permeability. OS liposomes were prepared by the conventional film method, and were chara...

Soybean Fusarium wilt and root rot disease caused by a necrotrophic ascomycete pathogen, F. oxysporum, triggered severe damage to the plant tissues organs impacted heavy losses. Biocontrol agents, Bacillus subtilis, were commonly used produce broad spectrum of antifungal substances gradually in biocontrol studies for management. Investigation determination inhibiting mechanism substance produce...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the carotenoidic saponified extract of Physalis alkekengi sepals (PA) towards the lipoxygenase (LOX) oxidation of linoleic acid. Lipoxygenase activity in the presence of carotenoids, standard and from extract, was followed by its kinetic behaviour determining the changes in absorption at 234 nm. The standard carotenoids used were β-carotene (β...

search for novel antimicrobial agents from microorganisms, an actinomycete strain Streptomyces sp. isolated from a soil sample collected in Taejon, Korea, was found to produce a new antibacterial 16-methyloxazolomycin (1). In this paper, we describe the production, isolation, structural elucidation and biological activities of 1. The strain was cultured in the seed mediumconsisting of glucose 2...

The methanolic extract of Flemingia macrophylla roots exhibited significant estrogenic activity in the transgenic plant assay system which was comparable to the activity of soybean extract. Utilizing estrogenic activity-guided fractionation, one new compound, fleminigin, together with 23 known compounds were isolated from F. macrophylla roots' methanolic extract. The structure of the new compou...