Objectives: The objective of this research was to investigate the chemical composition and antibacterial activities of the fatty acids and essential oil from various parts of Ligularia persica Boiss (L. persica) growing wild in north of Iran. Materials and Methods: Essential oils were extracted by using Clevenger-type apparatus. Antibacterial activity was tested on two Gram-positive and two Gra...

The effect of adding 0.05% natural herb extracts obtained from rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), thyme (Thymbra spicata), and basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) on mackerel balls during 10 months frozen storage (-18oC) were investigated concerning sensory (raw cooked), biochemical (PV- peroxide value, FFA- free fatty acids, TVB-N -total volatile basic nitrogen, TBA- thiobarbituric acid pH) microbiolo...

The research work comprising genetic studies for oil, fatty acid profile, seed cotton yield and lint percentage in eight parental lines (SLH-284, CIM-446, CIM-473, CIM-496, CIM-499, CIM-506, CIM-554, CIM-707) and their F3 populations was carried out during 2011 and 2012 at The University of Agriculture, Peshawar and Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture, Peshawar Pakistan. The genetic pote...

Soybean oil contains 14 fatty acids and five of them, C16:0, C18:0, C18:1, C18:2, and C18:3, are considered essential fatty acids for proper human nutrition. Increasing the oil content and improving the ratio of the various fatty acids in soybeans is a goal for many breeding programs. The objective of this research was to evaluate the relationship between grain yield, oil content, and fatty aci...

Selasih (Ocimum basilicum) and chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.) are plant-based sources that have a unique characteristic of being able to form gel when hydrated because they poly-saccharide layer can bind water. The purpose this study was characterize selasih seed, Indo-nesian indigenous basil compared seeds which been widely studied. characteri-zation leads functional properties for health the...

With its high seed oil content, the mustard family plant Camelina sativa has gained attention as a potential biofuel source. As a bioenergy crop, camelina has many advantages. It grows on marginal land with low demand for water and fertilizer, has a relatively short life cycle, and is stress tolerant. As most other crop seed oils, camelina seed triacylglycerols (TAGs) consist of mostly long, un...

The present study aims to assess the effect of Thiobacillus and sulfur on morphological and biochemical properties of medicinal pumpkinproperties under deficit irrigation based on a split-plot design. For this purpose, water stress was applied as a main factor in three levels (control, no irrigation in flowering stage, no irrigation in fruiting), and Thiobacillus and sulfur fertilizers as sub-p...

The amino acid and fatty acid composition of polypeptide k and oil isolated from the seeds of Momordica charantia was analysed. The analysis revealed polypeptide k contained 9 out of 11 essential amino acids, among a total of 18 types of amino acids. Glutamic acid, aspartic acid, arginine and glycine were the most abundant (17.08%, 9.71%, 9.50% and 8.90% of total amino acids, respectively). Fat...