Introduction and Aim: Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graceum) is extensively cultivated in several Asian nations. The leaves seeds of this plant are well recognized for their potential against diabetes, some cancers imparting immunity. They often employed as adhesives emulsifying agents. Polysaccharides can be found abundance fenugreek seeds. Galactomannan, a water-soluble polysaccharide, efficie...

For >1,000 years, Chinese officials have recorded the annual abundance of the oriental migratory locust Locusta migratoria manilensis, with the ultimate aim of predicting locust outbreaks. Linking these records with temperature and precipitation reconstructions for the period 957-1956, we show that decadal mean locust abundance is highest during cold and wet periods. These periods coincide with...

We introduce LocUsT, a tool to statically check whether a given resource usage complies with a local policy. LocUsT takes as input an abstraction of the behaviour of a program, called a usage. Usages are expressed in a simple process calculus, and over-approximate all the resource accesses of the program itself. As additional input, LocUsT takes a policy that defines the allowed resource access...

Medical Department, Rotes Kreuz Krankenhaus Kassel, 34121 Kassel, Germany Medical Department, AKH Wels, 4600 Wels, Austria GI Nutrition, Archet 2 Hospital, 06202 Nice, France Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Clinical Medicine, University ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy Department of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center,...

In earlier studies insects were proposed as suitable models for vertebrate blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability prediction and useful in early drug discovery. Here we provide transcriptome and functional data demonstrating the presence of a P-glycoprotein (Pgp) efflux transporter in the brain barrier of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria). In an in vivo study on the locust, we found an ...

Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) pod is a characteristic fruit from the Mediterranean regions. It composed by seeds, valuable part due to extraction of locust bean gum, and pulp, considered by-product processing industry. pulp mixture macro- micronutrients, such as carbohydrates, vitamins minerals, secondary metabolites with functional properties. In last few years, numerous studies on chemical bio...

The transglycosylation behavior and capacity of two clan GH-D α-galactosidases, BoGal36A from the gut bacterium Bacteroides ovatus Aga27A guar plant, was investigated compared. enzymes were screened for ability to use para-nitrophenyl-α-galactoside (pNP-Gal), raffinose locust bean gum (LBG) galactomannan as glycosyl donors with acceptors methanol, propanol, allyl alcohol, propargyl alcohol glyc...

Large numbers of the exotic bean plataspid, Megacopta cribraria (F.) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae). were first collected from several northeast Georgia counties beginning in October 2009 (Suiter and Ames 2009, Statewide Pest Alert). How this insect arrived in the United States and where it came from is still not known. The native range of M. cnbraria is reported to be throughout Asia and the Indian ...