Olive leaves are considered to have great potential as natural sources of antioxidants and phenolic compounds. In this study, dried olive were extracted using four different solvents (water, methanol, ethanol, 80:20(v/v) methanol-water) with ultrasonic-assisted extraction. The biochemical (total phenolics flavonoids, total protein, free amino acids, soluble, reducing sugars) antioxidant activit...

Osmotic adjustment was studied in cultured cells of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill cv VFNT-Cherry) adapted to different levels of external water potential ranging from -4 bar to -28 bar. The intracellular concentrations of reducing sugars, total free amino acids, proline, malate, citrate, quaternary ammonium compounds, K(+), NO(3) (-), Na(+), and Cl(-) increased with decreasing external w...

the postharvest vase life of cut roses was studied to determine the effects of various physiological factors that influence the vase life of cut flower. cut roses were obtained from commercial area of siliguri. to assess the effect of preservatives on the postharvest life of rose, cut flowers were treated with following preservative solutions: fixed amount of citric acid (ca) (300 mg/ml) and 8-...

Sugar accumulation is a common metabolic response under drought stress conditions. However, studies on the underlying molecular mechanisms of sugar accumulation under stress remain restricted. This study explores the role of sucrose metabolizing proteins in conferring tolerance to drought-induced hyperosmotic stress, and ultimately osmotic adjustment in sorghum. The effect of stress on sugar co...

This study was conducted on the interactive effects of Coating Methods (CM) and Storage Periods (SP) on Nantes carrot during ambient storage at temperature of 25°C and 65% relative humidity. Four CM [Carboxy Methyl Cellulose + Cellophane Film (CMC + CF), Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (CMC), Cellophane Film (CF) and No-Coating (NC)] and five SP (0, 4, 8, 11 and 14-days) were investigated for some qua...

in order to study the canopy temperature effect on protein and soluble sugar, oil percentage and yield of soybean in different planting dates, an experiment was conducted as factorial based on randomized complete block design with three replications in karaj and moghan areas during 2012-13. the studied treatments were included cultivar (‘williams’ and ‘l17’) and planting date (5th of may, 5th o...

rapidly disintegrating oral tablets that contain disintegrants, such as microcrystalline cellulose or low substituted hydroxypropylcellulose. However, the main disadvantage of these tablets is a rough feeling in the mouth, because they are water-insoluble. To solve this problem, we used water-soluble sugars as ingredients of rapidly disintegrating oral tablets and developed a preparation method...

BACKGROUND A major hindrance to the development of high yielding biofuel feedstocks is the ability to rapidly assess large populations for fermentable sugar yields. Whilst recent advances have outlined methods for the rapid assessment of biomass saccharification efficiency, none take into account the total biomass, or the soluble sugar fraction of the plant. Here we present a holistic high-thro...

Aluminium is well known to inhibit plant elongation, but the role in this inhibition played by water relations remains unclear. To investigate this, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) suspension-cultured cells (line SL) was used, treating them with aluminium (50 microM) in a medium containing calcium, sucrose, and MES (pH 5.0). Over an 18 h treatment period, aluminium inhibited the increase in fres...