SFB, a candidate gene for the pollen S gene, has been identified in several species of Prunus (Rosaceae). We isolated 5 new SFB alleles from 6 Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) lines using a specific Prunus SFB primer pair (SFB-C1F and Pm-Vb), which was designed from conserved regions of Prunus SFB. The nucleotide sequences of these SFB genes were submitted to the GenBank database. The 5 new SFB a...

Hydroxynitrile lyases (HNLs) from Prunus amygdalus (PaHNL), Sorghum bicolor (SbHNL), Manihot esculenta (MeHNL) and Hevea brasiliensis (HbHNL) are excellent biocatalysts for the preparation of optically active cyanohydrins. (R)as well as (S)-cyanohydrins are obtained in high optical and chemical yields. The synthetic potential of the now easily available optically pure cyanohydrins is demonstrat...

Objectives: The purpose of this work was development, formulation and testing of new herbal ointment for the treatment of mild to severe atopic dermatitis in infants and children (4 to 56 months old) as possible alternative therapy to standard corticosteroids and immunomodulants. Patients and methods: 50 patients were treated 8 weeks (every four hours) with the ointment containing the following...

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