To obtain information on differences between the metabolic pathways of the herbicide glufosinate (trade names: BASTA, LIBERTY) in non-transgenic, glufosinate-sensitive plants and in transgenic, glufosinate-resistant plants, the metabolism of 14C-labeled glufosinate and its enantiomers L- and D-glufosinate was studied using cell cultures of oilseed rape and corn. Transformation of glufosinate in...

Daptomycin is a lipopeptide antibiotic that binds to and depolarizes bacterial cell membranes. Its antibacterial activity requires calcium and correlates with the content of phosphatidylglycerol in the target membrane. Daptomycin has been shown to form oligomers on liposome membranes. We here use perylene excimer fluorescence to further characterize the membrane-associated oligomer. To this end...

Glutamine synthetase (GS) utilizes various substituted glutamic acids as substrates. We have used this information to design herbicidal alpha- and gamma-substituted analogs of phosphinothricin (l-2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butanoic acid, PPT), a naturally occurring GS inhibitor and a potent herbicide. The substituted phosphinothricins inhibit cytosolic sorghum GS(1) and chloroplastic GS...

Article describes the synthesis of fifteen β-hydroxy-β-arylalkanoic acids by Reformatsky reaction using the 1-ethoxyethyl-2-bromoalkanoates, aromatic or cycloalkyl ketones or aromatic aldehydes. The short survey of previously reported synthetic procedures for title compounds, is given. The majority of obtained compounds exert antiproliferative activity in vitro toward human: HeLa, Fem-X cells, ...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate potential application buffalo milk in production Quark-like cheese enriched with probiotic cultures Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus. Compositional, physicochemical, textural, aromatic, sensory attributes samples prepared using different ratios cow were investigated. results revealed significant differences among analy...

The induction of somatic embryo development in cell cultures of alfalfa (Medicago sativa), celery (Apium graveolens), and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) was compared for 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid (2,4-D) and various phenoxy acid growth regulators. Tests using a series of straight chain extensions to the phenoxy acid side chain indicate that phenoxybutanoic acid is active, whereas the phenoxypro...

This study evaluated the impact of pig manure acidification on anaerobic treatment and composition of the fecal microbial community. According to the different chemical oxygen demand (COD) in the anaerobic treatment processes, pig manure was diluted 4 times (x4), 16 times (x16), or 64 times (x64) and subjected to acidification. During the acidification process, pH, soluble chemical oxygen deman...