The relationships between rooting potential with endogenous phenolic compounds, nitrogen and soluble carbohydrates of cuttings for five olive cultivars (‘Rowghani’, ‘Dusti’, ‘Tokhmekabki’, ‘Konservalia’ and ‘Amigdalolia’) were investigated. Extracts of the leaves and the base of the cuttings were used for analysis of biochemical compounds. Results showed that there were significant differences ...

An increasing interest in organic agriculture for food production is seen throughout the world and one key reason for this interest is the assumption that organic food consumption is beneficial to public health. The present paper focuses on the background of organic agriculture, important public health related compounds from crop food and variations in the amount of health related compounds in ...

To answer critical questions regarding the interactions between green plants and air quality, two three-year projects are underway to investigate emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from selected plant species. These biogenic VOC (BVOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) can react in the lower atmosphere in the presence of sunlight to form ozone and secondary particulate matter, the principa...

X-ray crystallography is an important method for determination of the arrangement of atoms within a crystal of compound in which a beam of X-rays strikes a crystal and causes the beam of light to spread into many specific directions. From electron density, in the molecule the mean positions of the atoms in the crystal can be determined, as well as their chemical bonds and various other informat...

In this review we discuss the degradation of chlorinated hydrocarbons by microorganisms, emphasizing the physiological, biochemical, and genetic basis of the biodegradation of aliphatic, aromatic, and polycyclic compounds. Many environmentally important xenobiotics are halogenated, especially chlorinated. These compounds are manufactured and used as pesticides, plasticizers, paint and printing-...

Maryam Sadat Ghasemzadeh was born in Ghaen/ Southern Khorasan, Iran. She received her B.Sc. in Pure Chemistry from Imam Khomeini International University and M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Birjand University under the supervision of Professor Sara Sobhani. She is currently studying her Ph.D. in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad under the supervision of Professor Batool Akhlaghinia. Her current re...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to measure the concentration of volatile organic compound (VOC)s originated from the chemicals used and/or derived from the original parental chemicals in the photolithography processes of semiconductor manufacturing factories. METHODS A total of four photolithography processes in 4 Fabs at three different semiconductor manufacturing factories in Korea...

The present study was designed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of leaf of Pithecellobium dulce against twenty pathogenic microorganisms. Leaf extracts of P. dulce were prepared in distilled water and organic solvents, viz., benzene, chloroform, acetone and methanol in increasing and decreasing order of solvent polarity. Agar well diffusion technique was used to assess the antimicrobial a...

The contribution of fungi and bacteria to the decomposition of alder leaves was examined at two reference and two polluted sites in the Ave River (northwestern Portugal). Leaf mass loss, microbial production from incorporation rates of radiolabeled compounds into biomolecules, fungal biomass from ergosterol concentration, sporulation rates, and diversity of aquatic hyphomycetes associated with ...