... solution ofthe HPLC-purified compound, and thenincubating for 20 min at 50 °C. The product was then par-titioned against petroleum ether ⁄ diethyl ether 1 : 4 (v ⁄ v). The identification ofthe oxime ... following the protocol of Prado-Cabrero et al.[41]. The accumulation ofthe C17dialdehyde in the lycopene assays confirmed the cleavage at the C9–C10 ⁄ C7¢–C8¢ double bonds. However, the activitiesdetermined ... preference of OsCCD1 for the C5¢–C6¢ and C7¢–C8¢ double bonds depends on the nature ofthe substrate. The cleavage of a sole double bond in the cyclic moi-ety of 3-OH-c-carotene and of monocyclic b-apocarote-nals...
... so the concentration ofthe elements issmallest near the portion ofthe roots where uptake into the plant is occurring, and is greater away from theplant roots.Because there is more ofthe ... Setler and G. Carlton The Structure and Development ofthe Cereal Plant 25Description ofthe Wheat Plant 26 The grain 26 The leaf 27Tillers 28 The roots 28 The stem 28 The ear 29 The floret 29Glossary ... L32/10=.24/10=.47/10=.710/10FULLLEAFL1L1L1L2L2L2at their bases, so the oldest parts of a leaf are the tip of the blade and the top ofthe sheath. Where the blade andsheath join, there are structures called the ligule and the auricles...
... by the end ofthe study. In all three groups and sub-groups, none ofthe normal scores were abnormal by the end ofthe study. Thus, it was our conclusion that the absence of changes in the ... about the validity ofthe two expected change refer-ence groups to which changes in BMD in the three Plans were compared. Furthermore, the reported in-crease, instead of slowing, of BMD attributable ... range of studies on the efficacy of vitamin D and cal-cium supplementation. These increases occurred without adverse side effects. While the study also provides evidence ofthe benefit of adding...
... of one hypha. In the middle ofthe hypha the concentrationgradient ofthe vesicles is zero; at its tip their concentration is zero, due to rapiduptake of vesicles by the wall ofthe apex. The ... element: the length of the main hypha (Le), the total length of all the hyphae (Lt), the number of tips (n)and the length of a hyphal growth unit (Lhgu). The Lhguis defined as Lt/n.3.2 The ... drastic change in themorphologyof a sur-face culture of Neurospora crassa, probably because of in vivo accumulation of glucose-6-P. Furthermore, the change in the affinity ofthe enzyme for itssubstrate...
... became tame and as important in the diets ofthe fi rst farmers as they had been for the foragers they supplanted. According to the archeological records of the third and second millenniaBCE, ... reached the foothills ofthe Indus Valley and from there it moved into South and East Asia. 1225CHAPTER3PROMISCUOUS PLANTS OF THE NORTHERN FERTILE CRESCENT When tillage begins, other arts ... constructing the temple ofthe moon god near Ur in southern Iraq. The Sumerians and the Babylonians made this palm their sacred tree and initiated the date palm breeding that has resulted in the more...
... information on the heme pocketstructure. As shown in Table 2, the hyperfine splittingconstants of the 15N nucleus ofthe distal NO and of the 14N nucleus ofthe proximal His ofthe GmHO-1complex ... against the concentration of azide of each solution. The intersectionpoint corresponding to the mole fraction of 0.5 of the respective forms gives the amount of azide necessary toattain the equilibrium, ... characteristics of the heme pocket of GmHO-1 might be associatedwith the smaller values of Kazidefor GmHO-1 andSynHO-1, and with the ferric character ofthe heme. The Kimidazolevalues ofthe three...
... discrepancybetween the rather high GC c ontent o f p roteobacterialKatGs a nd the GC content ofthe whole o rganism(Table 2), s upporting the hypothesis on the direction of the lateral gene transfer. ... though the C-domains ofthe catalase–peroxid-ases had lost the ability to bind the prosthetic heme group, the structural elements remained conserved. In addition, in the N-domains ofthe catalase-peroxidases, ... catalase-peroxidases, there is a large,Fig. 1. Multiple sequence alignment of 50 selected representatives ofthe superfamily of bacterial, f ungal and plant heme peroxidases: r egion on the distal side of the...
... on the other hand involving the C-terminal part ofthe polypeptide chain (Fig. 7). In the latter, differences in the conformation ofthe loop betweenFig. 6. Stereo picture ofthe model of the a-carbanion/enamine ... catalytic residues The active site cavity in IPDC extends from the thiazoliumring ofthe cofactor to the surface ofthe protein. The entrance ofthe active site cleft is covered by the C-terminalhelix ... However, the packing of the two dimers in the tetramer is different from that of the PDCs of known structure, best described as a 20° rotation of one dimer towards the other when compared to the Z....
... linked to the suitability of the land or the nature ofthe project and there was no study ofthe distribution of income in the local area. 2.5 Lack of participation by affected people The granting ... it is one ofthe ten top export commodities of Thailand. The area of rubber production has expanded from the South to the Eastern region, the Northeast and the North. In the Northeast, rubber ... investment of 12.8 million US dollars. Since then, the planting of commercial trees and other industrial cash crops in Laos has expanded. The policy of change ofthe economic policy ofthe Lao...