Heavy metals are elements that mainly have a 5-22 gr.cm-3 specific gravity. Some of these essential micronutrients for plant growth (Such as Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Manganese (Mn), Nickel (Ni) and Cobalt (Co)). other heavy metals, high toxicity properties such Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd) Mercury (Hg). In order to investigate the potential watercress (Nasturtium officinale) in uptake from nutrient s...

Background: Edible flowers, Tropaeolum majus has been used as a disinfectant and an antibiotic, and for wound healing, but the anti-obesity effects of this plant have not been reported previously Objective: We investigated the anti-adipogenic effects of T. majus ethanol extract (TME) on 3T3-L1 cells. Design: 3T3-L1 cells were differentiated in the presence of different concentrations of TME. Li...

Aging in leaves is characterized by a decrease in chlorophyll content and an accompanying loss of protein and ribonucleic acid. It is well known that these symptoms of senescence occur at an accelerated rate in excised mature leaves and in leaf discs floated on water. In recent years it has been established that several chemical substances retard the senescence of leaves. Among the compounds wh...

The effects of water blanching, freezing, and frozen storage during 400 days at three different temperaress (N ntent l on colo l value. es in co degrad and hu cessfull kept c tures ( 7, 15 and 30 C), on waterc chlorophyll degradation, vitamin C co blanching induced significant changes activity was reduced 85% from its initia however, promoted significant differenc age, ascorbic acid (AA) and PO...