introduction safflower (carthamus tinctorius l.) is an important oilseed crop grown throughout the semiarid regions in many parts of the world. it has been cultivated for its oil and flowers and as a meal. alkaline stress is caused by alkaline salts such as na2co3 or nahco3 in the soil. alkaline stress, is widespread environmental constraint affecting crop productivity ,which can inhibit absorp...

The aim of this study was to assess the effects pectin coating alone (PE) or combined with chemical dips containing potassium sorbate (PS) sodium benzoate (SB) as antimicrobials, and N-acetyl cysteine (N-AC) ascorbic acid (AA) + citric (CA) antibrowning agents, on weight loss, color values, browning index, firmness, titratable acidity, soluble solids content, total phenolic antioxidant activity...

the effect of different concentration of salicylic acid (0, 1 and 2 mmoll-1) and chitosan (0, 0.5 and 1 percent) on postharvest life and quality of selva strawberry fruit during storage at 2.5±0.5°c with 85-95% rh for 7 and 14 days was studied. decay incidence, marketability, total soluble solids, total acidity, vitamin c content and total antioxidant activity were evaluated during storage. chi...

Multiple sclerosis: needs for biomarkers of neuronal injury Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the CNS, representing the leading cause of neuro­ logical disability in young adults. Focal inflam­ matory and demyelinating lesions disseminated in the cerebral white matter have been considered for several decades to be the main feature of MS. However, recent histological studies have a...

objective: in recent decades, β-glucans have been used as important complementary and alternative medicines for numerous immunocompromised individuals and those with end stage of cancer terminal. the most active form of β-glucans is β(1,3)d-glucan and its  most common source is cell wall of candida albicans. recently it has been introduced as a nano particle design to be used as a carrier for d...

Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss] is one of the most important oilseed crops worldwide yet drought and salinity stress significantly reduced its growth yield. The research was carried out in order to test effect on osmoprotectants (total soluble sugars, proline), antioxidant molecules (ascorbate, ?-tocopherol) ionic content from dry sample leaves introgression lines varieti...

The turnover of rat liver lysosomal proteins was studied by a double isotope-labeling technique. The cellular fractions investigated included soluble lysosomal proteins, lysosomal membrane proteins, highly purified lysosomal beta-glucuronidase, and for comparison, microsomal proteins and soluble cytoplasmic proteins. Both "normal" lysosomes and Triton WR-1339-filled lysosomes (tritosomes) were ...