Major nutritional and agronomical issues relating to maize (Zea mays) grains depend on the vitreousness/hardness of its endosperm. To identify the corresponding molecular and cellular mechanisms, most studies have been conducted on opaque/floury mutants, and recently on Quality Protein Maize, a reversion of an opaque2 mutation by modifier genes. These mutant lines are far from conventional maiz...

The wide-spread occurrence of ergothioneine in animals (l-3) suggests that the compound is either synthesized by several animal species or is present in common foodstuffs. However, data in the literature on this point are equivocal and contradictory. Eagles and Vars (4) suggested that the corn protein, zein, contains 2-thiolhistidine which serves as a dietary precursor of ergothioneine. Repeate...

This study was carried out in order to develop homozygous lines that differ grain quality from the local maize population. Twelve different landraces were used as donor materials study. These populations subjected induction crossing under greenhouse conditions September 2020 with ADAIL-I inducer line. In 2021, a total of twelve haploid grown conditions. Some plant traits and some characteristic...

Many independent nations with strong tourism economies have colonial pasts. In parts of Africa and Asia, former colonial powers have left post-colonial legacies of language, buildings, trade and diplomatic links, and government bureaucratic structures (Ashcroft, Griffiths, & Tiffin, 2007; Sharp, 2009; Zein-Alabdin, 2009). There are also strong postcolonial influences on tourism (Carrigan, 2011;...

The effects of protein deficiency on the metabolism of ribonucleic acid in the liver have already been described (Munro, Naismith & Wikramanayake, 1953; Clark, Naismith & Munro, 1957). The amount of ribonucleic acid in the liver falls rapidly during the first day of protein depletion and then becomes adjusted at a lower level. During the initial phase of reduction, uptake of 32p and of [14C]gly...

Understanding epistatic interactions between transgenes and native genes is critical for predicting the response of transgenes to different genetic backgrounds and environments. Our objective was to determine if predicted epistatic interactions occur between maize (Zea mays L.) transgenes carrying zein promoters and opaque2, a transcriptional regulator of zein genes. Expression of the transgene...

Zein prolamine nanocapsules encapsulating polyphenolic compounds extracted from Biloxi blueberries were produced by means of the electrospraying technique and characterized. Nanocapsules prepared with different ratios zein:extract 10: 1, 5: 3.3: 2: using glycerol as an adjuvant. The SEM analysis showed homogeneity in morphology nanocapsules, being not completely spherical, a smooth surface, wit...

In this study, ?-carotene loaded oil-in-water emulsions were stabilized by complex interfaces composed of propylene glycol alginate (PGA), rhamnolipids (Rha), and zein colloidal particles (ZCPs).