In plants, amino acid catabolism is especially relevant in metabolic stress situations (e.g. limited carbohydrate availability during extended darkness). Under these conditions, amino acids are used as alternative substrates ...

Different techniques were compared for their effectiveness in the disruption of the rigid cell walls of Basidiomycetes, Grinding under liquid nitrogen, stirred glass bead milling and enzymatic cell lysis were applied to ...

The anti-inflammatory activity of four total extracts, their fractions and two main constituents (α-bisabolol β-D-fucopyranoside and luteolin 7-O-glucoside) of Carthamus lanatus L. aerial parts, were assessed in vitro by ...

For the first time, quercetin-3-β-ᴅ-glucuronide, quercetin-3-β-ᴅ-glucoside, quercetin-3-(O-malonyl) -β-ᴅ-glucoside and luteolin-7-/9-ᴅ-glucuronide were isolated from lettuce and kaempferol-3-β-D-glucuronide and ...

The aerial parts of Carthamus lanatus (Asteraceae) afforded four new oxygenated bisabolane fucosides, 10-hydroperoxy-bisabola-2,11-diene 7-O-β-D-fucopyranoside, 11-hydroperoxy-bisabola-2,9-diene 7-O-β-D-fucopyranoside, ...

Buried explosive material, e.g., landmines, represent a severe issue for human safety all over the world. Most explosives consist of environmentally hazardous chemicals like 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), carcinogenic ...

The fungus Venturia inaequalis clone No. 36 isolated from Malus domestica cv. Gloster excretes a melanoprotein of 36 kDa in relatively high amounts during growth in liquid culture. The protein was isolated from the culture ...