The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effect of turnip leaves against oxidative stress induced by high cholesterol diet in adult rats. Five groups of rats were used for 4 weeks, group (1) fed on basal diet (negative group), group (2) fed high cholesterol-diet (positive group), groups (3), (4) and (5) were fed high cholesterol-diets with addition of turnip leaves at thre...

Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Lso) is bacterium transmitted by psyllids to Solanaceae and Apiaceae plants. So far, Lso is found in Europe affecting Apiaceae. In the Mediterranean region, Bactericera trigonica is the only known vector of Lso, but the leek-onion psyllid Bactericera tremblayi is another widespread psyllid and potential vector of Lso. Commonly, carrot, leek and potato are c...

OBJECTIVE To assess the role of Dau c 1 in three patients with carrot induced asthma. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patient 1 had asthma when handling raw carrots. Sensitization to pollens wasn't detected. Patient 2 had rhinoconjunctivitis due to grass and olive pollen allergy. She had asthma when handling raw carrots. Patient 3 was diagnosed of rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma due to allergic sensitiza...

The object of this study is a production technique meat chopped semi-finished products with the addition dried product based on Jerusalem artichoke and zucchini. high degree readiness (Jerusalem zucchini) has been improved. manufactured by low-temperature drying in an IR field at temperature 45...60 °C to final solids content 12...15 %. adsorption properties were determined it was established t...

The reduction of chemical inputs due to fertilizer and pesticide applications is a target shared both by farmers consumers in order minimize the side effects for human environmental health. Among possible strategies, use biostimulants has become increasingly important as demonstrated fast growth their global market increased rate registration new products. In this work, we assessed five bacteri...

The calcineurin B-like protein (CBL)-CBL-interacting protein kinase (CIPK) complex has been identified as a primary component in calcium sensors that perceives various stress signals. Turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa) has been widely cultivated in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for a century as a food crop of worldwide economic significance. These CBL-CIPK complexes have been demonstrated to play cru...

AIM The aim of this clinical study is to provide scientific evidence for supporting traditional Chinese application and usage to the patients. For this purpose, we tested the ability if Panax ginseng extract to lower oxidative damage to nuclear DNA in human lymphocytes by comparing the effect of cooked Chinese turnip on this effect. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven healthy subjects (4 males and 3 ...

BACKGROUND High prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular disease is attributable to sedentary lifestyle and eating diets high in fat and refined carbohydrate while eating diets low in fruit and vegetables. Epidemiological studies have confirmed a strong association between eating diets rich in fruits and vegetables and cardiovascular health. The aim of this pilot study was to determine whether ...

Cultivated carrot and its wild ancestor co-occur in most temperate regions of the world and can easily hybridize. The genetic basis of the process of domestication in carrot is not well understood. Recent results of an investigation on genetic diversity structure of cultivated and wild carrot and signatures for domestication using Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) allowed identification of pol...

Salinity is one of the major factors that limits geographical distribution of plants and adversely affects crop productivity and quality. We report here high-level expression of betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) in cultured cells, roots, and leaves of carrot (Daucus carota) via plastid genetic engineering. Homoplasmic transgenic plants exhibiting high levels of salt tolerance were regenerat...