Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) are DNA sequences that are 100% identical (no base substitutions, insertions, or deletions) and located in syntenic positions in at least two genomes. Although hundreds of UCEs have been found in animal genomes, little is known about the incidence of ultraconservation in plant genomes. Using an alignment-free information-retrieval approach, we have comprehensively...

The synthesis and characterisation of two novel tetranuclear and thermally-stable lithium arylcuprates, [Cu(2)Li(2)Mes(4)] and [Cu(3)LiMes(4)], are reported and [Cu(3)LiMes(4)] is shown to be a highly active promoter for the 1,4-addition of organolithiums to enones.

Lime [Citrus aurantifolia (Cristm.) Swingle] is a Citrus species that is a popular ingredient in many cuisines. Some citrus plants are known to originate in the area ranging from northeastern India to southwestern China. In the current study, we characterized and compared limes grown in Bhutan (n = 5 accessions) and Indonesia (n = 3 accessions). The limes were separated into two groups based on...

Sucrose breakdown in mature acidic ;Persian' limes (Citrus aurantifolia [Christm.] Swing.) occurred at a rate of 30.6 picomoles per milliliter per day during 9 weeks storage at 15 degrees C. Neither enzyme of sucrose catabolism (sucrose synthase or acid/alkaline invertase) was present in extracts of mature storage tissue. The average vacuolar pH, estimated by direct measurement of sap from isol...

Britta Rabold, Egon Schallmayer, Andreas Thiel, Der Limes. Die Deutsche Limes-Straße vom Rhein bis zur Donau. Hrsg. Verein Limes-Straße, Stuttgart (Theiss) 2000. 160 S., ca. 200 Abb.

In order to develop a database for flavanones, the dominant flavonoid class in the genus citrus, the relevant scientific literature on flavonoids in grapefruit, lemons, and limes was searched, abstracted, documented, standardized by taxons and units (mg/100 g) and examined for quality. Values for eight flavanones (didymin, eriocitrin, hesperidin, naringin, narirutin, neoeriocitrin, neohesperidi...

In this paper we consider the process of defining natural functions by the operation of infinite limit: F (x̄) = limy→∞,y∈A f(x̄, y) (also limes inferior and limes superior are taken into account). But two restrictions are assumed: the given natural function f has a graph belonging to some stage of an arithmetical hierarchy, the index of a limit runs only through a given arithmetical subset A of ...

Composite edible coatings were formulated with candelilla wax alone, and candelilla wax blended with beeswax, white mineral oil and oleic acid (2:1 ratios) as the lipid phase, and mesquite gum as the structural material and their corrected water vapor permeability (WVPc) were determined. The coatings were applied to Persian limes and their effect upon physiological weight loss, color and chemic...