Isolation of RNA from plants rich in secondary metabolites using commercial kits often results in contaminated preparations which are not suitable for downstream applications. Although many specific protocols appropriate for plants with a high content of phenolics, anthocyanins and polysaccharides have been developed, these are often expensive, time consuming and not applicable to different typ...

The pollution emitted into the air from mining-metallurgical complex negatively affects the environment. Plants have the ability to accumulate pollutants in their tissues. The concentration of heavy metals Ni, Zn, Mn and Cu, as well as sulphur, were determined in the edible parts of fruits. The fruits of apple, pear, peach and apricot trees were sampled in rural areas in the vicinity of the ind...

The current study was conducted in the animal house of Faculty Education for Girls / University Kufa, and aimed to know effect nano-extract (zinc oxide) seeds Prunus persica armeniaca on histological structure lungs male white rats with ages ranging (6-10) weeks weights (200-250 g). Which were divided into ten groups, each group included 5 rats. first is control second that treated P.persica pl...