background: the water-soluble extract of ganoderma lucidum (reishi) has been used as an immunomodulator to stimulate spleen cells proliferation and cytokine expression. objective: to investigate the effect of ganoderma lucidum (g. lucidum) on cytokine production by mice peritoneal macrophages. methods: mice peritoneal macrophages were prepared by intra-peritoneal injection of 5 ml cold pbs. per...

Background: The water-soluble extract of Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) has been used as an immunomodulator to stimulate spleen cells proliferation and cytokine expression. Objective: To investigate the effect of Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) on cytokine production by mice peritoneal macrophages. Methods: Mice peritoneal macrophages were prepared by intra-peritoneal injection of 5 ml cold PBS. Per...

With the advancement in nanotechnology, use of nanoparticles has been enhanced dramatically biomedical, agriculture, and industrial processes. However, combined effect bacteria on plant growth heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb)-contaminated wastewater is greatly limited. Therefore, recent work was designed to determine synergistic impact green synthesized zinc oxide (ZnO-NPs) (5-10 mg/L) Bacillus spp...

To investigate the changes of main ingredients in black garlic (BG) during fermentation, contents moisture, total acids and reducing sugars were determined. Allicin, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), phenols also determined as bioactive substances. DPPH scavenging capacity was to indicate antioxidant activity BG. The hardness color detected well. results showed that moisture content decreased fr...

Borage is an important medicinal plant which must be cultivated commercially in order to meet the ever-increasing demand for pharmaceutical industry. This study was done under hydroponics condition. Seeds of Borage were obtained from Neka Research Center (North of Iran). After applying Benomyl fungicide, the seeds were rinsed with distilled water and planted in vermiculite. After germination an...

seedlings of five canola genotypes (hyola308, hyola401, hyola60, optlon50, and rgs003), were grown in hoagland nutrient solution containing s1=0, s2=100, s3=200 and s4=300 mm nacl in controlled environment. such antioxidant activities as catalase (cat), ascobrate peroxidase (apx) and guaiacol peroxidase (gpx), as well as osmolyte concentration (proline), chlorophyll fluorescence and some enzyme...