Almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.), one of the most important nut crops, requires chilling during winter to develop fruiting buds. However, early spring chilling and late spring frost may damage the reproductive tissues leading to reduction in the rate of productivity. Despite the importance of transcriptional changes and regulation, little is known about the almond's transcriptome under the cold str...

The phytosterol and tocopherol contents of almond kernel oil were evaluated in three cultivars, including the Spanish cultivar ‘Marcona’ French cultivars ‘Ferragnès’ ‘Ferraduel’, grown under two different agro-climatic conditions, Zaragoza (Spain) Meknès (Morocco). analysis variance showed significant effects genotype on content, Δ5-Avenasterol, Δ7-Campesterol, Stigmasterol isomers. location ef...

The seeds of the almond tree [(Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb. (syn. Prunus amygdalus)] were collected in two different periods of maturity and were studied for their lipid content. The total lipids (TL) were extracted by the Bligh-Dyer method and the lipid classes have been isolated by chromatographic techniques and were analyzed by HPTLC coupled with a flame ionization detector (HPTLC/FID) ...

(1) Background: The oil stability of tree nuts during storage can be influenced by conditions such as temperature, humidity, and moisture concentration. However, few studies have assessed how the presence testa shell affects storage. We aimed to determine affect in almond canarium, particular, time nut-in-shell (NIS). (2) Methods: measured peroxide value (PV), free fatty acid (FFA) hexanal conc...

Chronic diseases are often accompanied by inflammatory and degenerative processes. Estrogens have repeatedly been found to be involved in these processes. Testosterone (T) is the main precursor of estrogen in the brain and T replacement in chronic diseases has become important in recent years, prompting research on new T-conjugated molecules. We recently synthesized three new molecules includin...

Vegetable oils are considered to be eco-friendly and offer good lubricant properties; however, their low thermo-oxidative stability makes use as a base challenging. In this research, sunflower, almond, rapeseed vegetable were added in volumes of 5, 10, 15, 20% machinery oil, the thermal properties resulting fluids studied. Sunflower, chosen considering fatty acid composition tocopherol content....