Tropical American plants. XIV

Protein from Tropical Plants

s of Workshop Papers Abstracts of Workshop Paperss of Workshop Papers TOBACCO LEAF PROTEIN Pilot-scale technology that extracts high-quality protein from young tobacco leaves has been developed. Soluble proteins extracted from tobacco plants might be added to foods as nutritional supplements or for functional properties (e.g., gelling, thickening). Although not fully tested, they might have a s...

Potential Antioxidants from Tropical Plants

Comisión Interamericana Del Atún Tropical Inter-american Tropical Tuna Commission

This paper presents overall scientific estimations on bycatch landings by species, or groups of species, carried out by the Spanish surface longline fleet targeting swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Pacific Ocean. The mean level of bycatch landed by the Spanish fleet from the beginning of the fishing activity in 1990 until the year 2005 accounted for 42.6% of the total weight landed (target sp...

Challenges in proteome analyses of tropical plants

Genome sequencing of various organisms allow global analysis of gene expression, providing numerous clues on the biological function and involvement in the biological processes studied. Proteomics is a branch of molecular biology and biotechnology that has undergone considerable development in the post-genomic era. Despite the recent significant advancements in proteomics techniques, still ther...

Inter - American Tropical Tuna Commission Scientific Meeting