The locus RTM1 is necessary for restriction of long-distance movement of tobacco etch virus in Arabidopsis thaliana without causing a hypersensitive response or inducing systemic acquired resistance. The RTM1 gene was isolated by map-based cloning. The deduced gene product is similar to the alpha-chain of the Artocarpus integrifolia lectin, jacalin, and to several proteins that contain multiple...

Two new manoyl oxide-alpha-arabinopyranoside diterpenoids, 15-hydroxy-13-epi-manoyl oxide-14-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (tarapacol-14-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside) (1) and 15-acetoxy-13-epi-manoyl oxide-14-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (tarapacol-15-acetate-14-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside) (2), as well as a new grindelic acid derivative, 19-hydroxygrindelic acid (3), together with five known diter...

Kombucha has been well-known as functional food in Asia. Regular kombucha is produced using Camellia sinensis tea leaves. However, can also be from other substrates. This study aim to investigated characteristic of various herbal by determine flavonoid content, phenolic antioxidant content and sensory. was conducted Randomized Block Design with one factor two duplicates each treatment. Based on...

Cardiovascular disease incurs a greater economical constraint than any other illness especially in the developing countries. It is the most common cause of death by the year 2020. The risk factors for heart disease are family history, sex, increased lipid levels, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity and cigarette smoking. There is overwhelming evidence indicating hypercholesterolemia and ot...

The combining region of Artocarpus integrifolia lectin has been studied by using the ligand-induced changes in the fluorescence of the lectin. The saccharide binding properties of the lectin show that C-1, C-2, C-4, and C-6 hydroxyl groups of D-galactose are important loci for sugar binding. The alpha-anomer of galactose binds more strongly than its beta-counterpart. Inversion in the configurat...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS There is good evidence for deciduous trees that competition for carbohydrates from shoot growth accentuates early fruit abscission and reduces yield but the effect for evergreen trees is not well defined. Here, whole-tree tip-pruning at anthesis is used to examine the effect of post-pruning shoot development on fruit abscission in the evergreen subtropical tree macadamia (Ma...

Background and Aim: Tessaria integrifolia Ruiz Pav. (also known as “Pájaro bobo”) is for its medicinal properties, including antiulcer, antiasthmatic, leishmanicidal, antipyretic, antispasmodic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hepatoprotective effects. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate nephroprotective effects using a rat model of diclofenac-induced toxicity. Materials Methods: We adminis...