The present study has been carried out to investigate the effect of aqueous extract of shallot (Allium ascalonicum) and garlic (Allium satium) on the fasting insulin resistance index (FIRI) and intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) of fructose-induced insulin resistance rats. Male albino Wistar rats were fed either normal or high-fructose diet for a period of eight weeks. Fasting blood...

damping-off is an important disease of safflower in iran, that caused by pythium ultimum. because of its importance, fungi isolates were sampled from infected plants grown in research farm of the college of agriculture, gorgan university of agricultural sciences and natural resources, in 2006. also it has been proved that the disease caused by pythium ultimum. evaluation of seventeen safflower ...

The lipophilic character of quercetin suggests that it can cross enterocyte membranes via simple diffusion. Therefore, it should be more bioavailable than its glucosides, which require preliminary hydrolysis or active transport for absorption. However, the published human studies show that quercetin is less bioavailable than its glucosides. Assuming that low bioavailability of quercetin aglycon...

The term 'shallot' in Croatia denotes three genetically and morphologically different, vegetatively reproduced relatives of the common onion, Allium cepa L., which are mainly traditionally cultivated for consumption and as a spice: A. cepa Aggregatum group, (2n = 2x = 16), A. × proliferum (Moench) Schrad. (2n = 2x = 16) and A. × cornutum Clementi ex Vis. (2n = 3x = 24). This paper reviews the r...

Since there have been no published molecular studies of Pneumocystis jirovecii isolates from Iranian patients, we investigated the genotypes of such isolates recovered from HIV-infected patients, those undergoing cancer chemotherapy and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). P. jirovecii typing, based on ITS1 and ITS2 sequence analysis, was performed on 34 isolates from Ira...

BACKGROUND Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) has been recognized as a major cause of cervical cancer. Distribution of HPV genotypes may differ according to the geographic region and the severity of the cervical lesion. Determining HPV genotypes' specific distribution is useful for HPV surveillance and control programs. However, little is known about the distribution...

Shallot production has many challenges, including the anthracnose disease caused by pathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz. Disease characteristics include severe twisting of leaves, neck elongation, and necrosis leaves. This can cause yield loss up to 100 percent. In addition chemical control practices, resistant shallot varieties will be very useful in decreasing losses. However, inform...

The plant Gossypium Hirsutum genotypes were grown in Qwshtapa district, Grdmala village, which is 30 kilometres from the centre of Erbil, Iraq. cotton there included Coker 310, Lachata (Iraqi genotypes), Cafko, Dunn 1047, Montana, Stone Ville (USA Bakhtegon, Khdorda, and Vanamin (Iranian genotypes). anatomical investigation demonstrates distinct petioles, midribs, laminas, margin outline shapes...