We report ripening of metal particles anchored on pyramid-shaped heterostructure nanocrystals. The 'intra-particle' ripening results in a large metal tip at one corner with the other three tips vanishing. Investigation reveals that the ripening and core/shell formation affects photocatalytic activities via the Fermi level change.

Ethylene regulates a myriad physiological and biochemical processes in ripening fruits and is accepted as the ripening hormone for the climacteric fruits. However, its effects on metabolome and resulting fruit quality are not yet fully understood, particularly when some of the ripening-associated biochemical changes are independent of ethylene action. We have generated a homozygous transgenic t...

Expansins are plant proteins that have the capacity to induce extension in isolated cell walls and are thought to mediate pH-dependent cell expansion. J.K.C. Rose, H.H. Lee, and A.B. Bennett ([1997] Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 94: 5955-5960) reported the identification of an expansin gene (LeExp1) that is specifically expressed in ripening tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruit where cell wall disas...

The aim of 3-year experiment was to evaluate quality and chemical composition of blue honeysuckle berries cultivar ‘Czarna’ and non-specified seedling “N” as dependent on time of ripening. The results obtained showed that berries harvested later were bigger but less firm. Furthermore, an increase of soluble solids content was observed in fruit of both cultigens at the end of harvest (for seedli...

Protein extracts were obtained from climacteric fruits (pear, tomato) and nonclimacteric fruits (blueberry) during various stages of ripening. The use of a gel electrophoresis technique revealed a consistent reinforcement in indoleacetic acid oxidase but not in peroxidase isozymes during ripening. The significance of the results is discussed in relation to the resistance of fruits to ripening a...

Predicting cheese quality as early possible after ripening is important for control in the industry. The main aim of this study was to investigate potential metabolites predictive models Cheddar quality. Metabolites aqueous extracts were identified by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. used measure kinetics up 450 days cheese. proton ratios citrulline and arginine relative overall content extract are ...

In this research, 25 species from the gene pool of plant genetic resources Rice Research Institute based on characteristics varieties and 9 high-quality yields that can be grown in different highly saline conditions, regionalized were selected. Obviously, seed germination, seedling thickness pre-harvest storage performance those studied. Further development rice efficient use natural other reso...