Growth and development of silk worm Bombyx mori L. and cocoon crop are greatly influenced by yield and nutritional quality of mulberry leaf used as feed. The nutritional status of different mulberry varieties is ascertained by its biochemical constituents. Mulberry is rich sources of protein, carbohydrate, carotenoids, lipids, ascorbic acid, anthocyanins etc Hence, five mulberry varieties viz.,...

The effect of tannery wastewater on the biochemical constituents of fresh water bivalve, Lamellidens marginalis was studied. The acute toxicity study was carried out to determine lethal concentration. Bivalves were exposed to different sublethal concentrations of tannery wastewater for 10 and 20 days. The biochemical changes in the protein, glycogen, lactic acid and cholesterol, in the tissues ...

Static bioassays were carried out to find LC50 96hr value of cadmium to the fresh water fish. Cyprinus carpio. It was found to be 1.0 % .After the determination of LC50 96hr values, groups of 10 fishes were exposed to different sublethal concentrations of the metal for 30days to evaluate chronic toxicity. Liver was used to determine various biochemical constitutions such as total carbohydrates,...

HYDRATION STATES OF METEORITE CONSTITUENTS. L. V. Moroz , M. Schmidt, U. Schade, T. Hiroi and M. A. Ivanova, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherford Str. 2, D12489, Berlin, Germany, [email protected], BESSY GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Str.15, Berlin, D-12489, Berlin, Germany, Department of Geosciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA, Vernadsky Institut...

Cartilage is a tissue with only limited reparative capacities. A small part of its volume is composed of cells, the remaining part being the hydrated extracellular matrix (ECM) with collagens and proteoglycans as its main constituents. The functioning of cartilage depends heavily on its ECM. Although it is known that the various (fibro)cartilaginous tissues (articular cartilage, annulus fibrosu...

Neuronal vacuolation (spongiosis), neuronal death, and pronounced glial reactions are the hallmarks of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or prion diseases. A wealth of physical, biochemical, and immunological evidence indicates that the TSE agent, termed prion, does not contain agent-specific nucleic acid encoding its own constituents, as is the case for all other infectious pat...

1. Abstract 2. Introduction 2.1. Clinical need for vascular tissue engineering 2.1.1.Cardiovascular disease 2.1.2. End stage renal disease 3.1.3. Need for a new graft material 2.2. Current issues in vascular tissue engineering 2.2.1. Cell source 2.2.2. Scaffolds 2.2.3. Mechanical stimulation 2.2.4. Biochemical stimulation 3. Cellular constituents for vascular tissue engineering 3.1. Terminally ...

Discoloration in fruits and vegetables is reviewed in relation to the chemical and biochemical causes of black, brown, red, yellow, and green discolorations. In raw materials, only a limited understanding has so far been achieved of the internal black and brown discolorations. The biochemical signaling pathways triggered by wounding or chilling-storage, the nature of the enzymes and reactive ox...

Natural medicines are attractive sources of leading compounds that can be used as interventions for neurodegenerative disorders. The complexity of their chemical components and undetermined bio-metabolism have greatly hindered both the use of natural medicines and the identification of their active constituents. Here, we report a systematic strategy for evaluating the bioactive candidates in na...

Facial eczema, a disease of sheep and, to a lesser extent, of cattle, has long been known in the North Island, New Zealand. The disease is contracted by grazing in pastures infected with the fungus Pithomyces chartarum (Commonwealth Mycological Institute Herbarium no. 74473). Synge & White (1959) isolated from cultures of this fungus a metabolic product which they named sporidesmin. Crystalline...