the influence of vam fungi and bacterial biofertilizer (bbf) with 50% reduction in the recommended dose of (n and p) chemical fertilizers on leaf quality traits of mulberry variety (s-13) and its impact on silkworm (pm ? nb4d2) growth and cocoon characters were studied under semi-arid conditions. four different treatments were imposed i.e., t1: control (only 100% npk); t2: vam (50% cut in p); t...

This paper shows that silk fibers produced by cecropia (Hyalophora cecropia) have similar tensile properties but different amino acid composition than that of mulberry (Bombyx mori) silk. The cecropia fibers are also much finer and have better strength and modulus than tasar silk, the most common non-mulberry silk. Cecropia is one of the largest silk producing moths and has similar lifecycle to...

The antioxidant potential of silk protein sericin from the non-mulberry tropical tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta cocoon has been assessed and compared with that of the mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori. Skin fibroblast cell line (AH927) challenged with hydrogen peroxide served as the positive control for the experiment. Our results showed that the sericin obtained from tasar cocoons offers protec...

BACKGROUND Tangzhiqing fomula (TZQ-F), the mixture of Red Paeony root, Mulberry leaf, Lotus leaf, Danshen root and Hawthorn leaf, regulates the abnormal glucose and lipids in prediabetic patients. In this study, we focus on the mechanism of TZQ-F and its fractions on glucose metabolism. METHODS After orally administration of TZQ-F for 4 weeks in KK-Ay mice, we dissected out the liver and musc...

The purpose of this study was to characterize mulberry leaf instant tea (MLIT) powder prepared from the Longsang No. 1 (Morus abla L. cv. Longsang 1) mulberry leaves in Heilongjiang Province and assess its obesity-preventing/relieving effects. A total 174 compounds including quercetin, chlorogenic acid, 1-deoxyecomycin (1-DNJ) related antihyperlipidemia effects were iden...

Spices and herbal vegetables have long been traditionally used in habitual diets in tropical regions including Thailand. They contain not only essential nutrients but also are rich in various phytochemicals such as polyphenols, terpenes, alkaloids and phenolic acids, etc. The purified or crude extracts from some plants have been demonstrated to play a vital role in prevention and treatment of s...