Proteinase inhibitor genes are expressed in solanaceous and leguminous plants following wounding of the foliage by mechanical methods. Previous studies have shown that a cloned proteinase inhibitor I1-chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (pin2-CAT) chimeric gene is regulated in a wound-inducible manner in transgenic plants. In this study, we analyzed transgenic plant tissues for expression of the...

depressive disorders are more common among persons with chronic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and anti-inflammatory effect of some antidepressants such as amitriptyline has been reported. acetic acid colitis was induced in both reserpinised (depressed) and non-reserpinised (normal) rats. reserpinised groups received reserpine (6 mg/kg, i.p.) one hour prior to colitis induction. th...

the acorn is an edible nut of oak trees (quercus spp.) that had been used for human nutrition for a long time. besides nutritious components, acorn contains considerable amounts of phenolic substances. at present study, two different varieties of iranian oak acorns, namely, q. branti var. persica (qb) and qcastaneifolia var. castaneifolia (qc) were used. the total polyphenol content measured in...

Previously, we have described the selection of a plant-bacterium pair that is efficient in rhizoremediating naphthalene pollution in microcosm studies. After repeated selection for efficient root tip colonization upon inoculation of seeds of grass cv. Barmultra and for stable and efficient growth on naphthalene, Pseudomonas putida PCL1444 was selected as the most efficient colonizer of Barmultr...

introduction: otorrhea and granulation tissue in canal wall down mastoidectomy (cwd) is the common problem in cholesteatoma removal and leads to many discomfort for both the patient and the physician. the main objective in cwd is creating the dry cavity, so the topical antibiotic and acetic acid in variable saturations are used for this purpose. in this study we evaluate the effectiveness of to...

Somatic embryogenesis has been accomplished from tender leaf base explant of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.). Three to five mm long tender leaf base explants derived from the meristamatic region of 2-3 year old offshoots of date palm cv. Kheneizi were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented with 10, 50, 100 and 150 mg l 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) and incub...

A simple and efficient protocol for in vitro shoot and callus induction was established from three different explants of Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC. an economically important legume. The explants viz., shoot buds, nodes, internodes were cultured in MS medium supplemented with various concentration and combination of (PGRs) Plant growth regulators 6-benzyl amino purine (BAP) (0.5mg/L – 1.5mg/...