Pilot-scale digesters (850 L) were used to quantify CH4 and H2S production when using forage radish cover crops as a co-digestion feedstock in dairy manure-based digesters. During two trials, triplicate mixed digesters were operated in batch mode with manure-only or radish+manure (27% and 13% radish by wet weight in Trial 1 and 2, respectively). Co-digestion increased CH4 production by 11% and ...

As reported in the previous paper, dihydrothiamine (DHT), does not seem to be oxidized in biological systems by pyridine nucleotide enzymes or flavin enzymes in view of a high redox-potential of DHT (1). Its possible mecha nism, therefore, is assumed to be oxidation of DHT by a coupled oxidation at a terminal step of the respiratory system by a specific oxidase. Uehara's observation of the oxid...

If two previously isolated taxa mutually assimilate through hybridization and subsequent biparental introgression, and if their introgressed descendants have the same or higher fitness than their parents, then gene flow should result in the local extinction of parental taxa via replacement by hybrid derivatives. These dramatic events may occur rapidly, even in a few generations. Given the speed...

Arsenic (As) contaminated food chains have emerged as a serious public concern for humans and animals are known to affect the cultivation of edible crops throughout world. Therefore, present study was designed investigate individual well combined effects exogenous silicon (Si) sodium nitroprusside (SNP), nitric oxide (NO) donor, on plant growth, metabolites, antioxidant defense systems radish (...

In this study, combining the nanoparticle embedded sensors with lateral flow assays, a novel strategy for ensuring the quality of signalling in lateral flow assays (LFAs) was developed. A LFA for reactive oxygen species (ROS) is reported that is based on horse radish peroxidase (HRP) which is co-entrapped with Texas Red dextran inside porous polyacrylamide nanoparticles. In this system, enzymes...

The aim of this study is to covalently immobilize horse radish peroxidase (HRP) onto new hybrid membranes synthesized by the sol-gel method based on silica precursors, dendrimers and cellulose derivatives. This new system will be used for designing biosensor. For investigation of the properties of membranes, HRP was used as a modeling enzyme. Kinetic parameters, pH and temperature optimum were ...

The present study was conducted to assess the physiological and biochemical responses of winter vegetable radish (Raphanus sativus L.) to salinity stress. Salt stress markedly reduced biomass production of both radish varieties. Shoot fresh and dry weights were significantly reduced under salt stress, higher reduction was found at 120 mM NaCl as compared. Salt stress significantly reduced chlor...

Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is one of the most important vegetable crops worldwide. Taproot thickening represents a critical developmental period that determines yield and quality in radish life cycle. To isolate differentially expressed genes (DGEs) involved in radish taproot thickening process and explore the molecular mechanism underlying taproot development, three cDNA libraries from radis...

Abstract The main advantages of the dried enzymes are lower cost storage and longer time preservation for industrial applications. In this study, spouted bed dryer was utilized drying garden radish ( Raphanus sativus L.) root extract as a cost-effective source peroxidase enzyme. response surface methodology (RSM) used to evaluate individual interactive effects parameters (the inlet air temperat...