Species of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Alternaria are major contributors to fruit and vegetable decay and to mycotoxin production during various stages of pathogenesis. The mycotoxins most commonly associated with fruits and vegetables and their products are aflatoxins, patulin, ochratoxin A and Alternaria toxins. Naturally occurring aflatoxins are found in fruits of tropical and subtropical r...

We report the cases of two patients who experienced anaphylactic shock during Caesarean section over a five-year period in Guadeloupe (French West Indies). Outcome was good in both cases after adequate resuscitation and postevent analysis showed latex responsibility as causal agent. Consistently with others findings, these cases suggest a high incidence and severity of latex anaphylactic reacti...

The plant Pergularia daemia has been traditionally used as anthelmintic, laxative, antipyretic expectorant and also used to treat infantile diarrhea and malarial intermittent fevers. It is widely distributed in the tropical and sub tropical regions of the world. Various phytochemical including terpenoid, flavonoids, sterols and cardenolids have been isolated and identified from the various part...

Several North American broad-leaved tree species range from the northern United States at approximately 47 degrees N to moist tropical montane forests in Mexico and Central America at 15-20 degrees N. Along this gradient the average minimum temperatures of the coldest month (T (Jan)), which characterize annual variation in temperature, increase from -10 to 12 degrees C and tree phenology change...

Most tropical horticultural commodities are sensitive to chilling temperatures. Therefore, chilling injury (CI) is a serious problem in the postharvest handling of tropical horticultural commodities. From the standpoint of CI, we can classify all horticultural crops into three categories: A) chilling resistant; B) chilling sensitive; and C) slightly chilling sensitive. The storage life of commo...

Consumption of tropical fruits is growing around the world, not only due to their flavor and appearance but also for nutritional value. In addition content in macro micronutrients, contain substantial amounts bioactive compounds peels, seeds which constitute an underexploited source such as phenolic acid, polyphenols, carotenoids, vitamin C polysaccharides. Polysaccharides have attracted intere...