A cyclohexanecarboxamide derivative, N-phenyl-N-[1-(piperidine-1-carbonyl)cyclohexyl] benzamide (MNRC-5), was evaluated for its inhibitory effects on Schistosoma mansoni cercarial serine protease activity and cercarial penetration. MNRC-5 exerted an inhibitory effect on S. mansoni cercarial serine protease at serial concentrations of the specific chromogenic substrate Boc-Val-Leu-Gly-Arg-PNA fo...

Eleven samples containing various amounts of simmondsin (S), simmondsin ferulate (SF), demethyl simmondsins (DMS) and didemethyl simmondsins (DDMS) were analyzed by five different laboratories. The samples were made from chromatographically pure simmondsin, animal feed formulations containing jojoba meal, defatted jojoba meal, water extracts of jojoba meal and combinations of these ingredients....

Stearoyl-ACP' desaturase (EC 1.14.99.6) converts stearoyl[ 18:0]-ACP to oleoyl[ 18:1(9)]-ACP in the unsaturated fatty acid synthesis of plants and plays a role in the regulation of fatty acid composition of plant membranes and seed oils (1). Several cDNA clones ofmRNAs encoding plant stearoylACP desaturase have now been described (2-4). The coding sequences for the mature enzyme are highly homo...

To detect genetic variations among different Simmondsia chinensis genotypes, two gene targeted markers, start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphism and CAAT box-derived polymorphism (CBDP) were employed in terms of their informativeness and efficiency in analyzing genetic relationships among different genotypes. A total of 15 SCoT and 17 CBDP primers detected genetic polymorphism among 39 Jojoba g...

After crop losses of 5 to 60% were noted on two 500-acre Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) plantings in a desert area of southern California, a study was conducted to identify the animals responsible. Various population census and pestidentification techniques were utilized. Four native rodents of the Heteromyid family, not previously known to be pests of Jojoba, were found to be present in suffici...

In this study, the fuel characteristics of biodiesel produced from jojoba [Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider] oil and obtained procured under laboratory conditions were compared. For purpose, seed endosperm oil, which was attained calli via soxhlet extraction, obtained. Biodiesel transesterification method. It determined that biodiesels seeds close to each other, it observed other features ...

BACKGROUND Jojoba butter is cyanogenic and has gained attention among herbal supplement consumers due to claims that it may aid in weight loss. Jojoba butter is extracted from the seeds of jojoba shrubs found in the Sonoran Desert. The seeds have long been recognized as inedible, however clinical symptoms following ingestion are not well documented. CASE REPORT This report describes a patient...

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis L.) is a perennial shrub adapted to dry and hot climates. It produces high-quality seed oil that widely used in the industrial, cosmetic, pharmaceutical sectors. Soil salinity often constraint plants grown under desert conditions. Thus, present study, we aim select establish salt tolerant-jojoba cultivars using vitro culture. seeds were sown on germination media sup...