The effect of nitrogen status on phosphorous uptake and translocation was examined in 6-day-old dark-grown decapitated maize seedlings exposed to 25 micromolar phosphorous. Transfer to complete solutions containing 1 millimolar ammonium resulted in an increase in phosphorous uptake rate after 6 to 8 hours. The stimulus remained effective for at least 5.5 hours upon subsequent transfer to nitrog...

With the advent of our ability to clone and express a foreign gene in the heterologous host, came a remarkable capability to make almost any protein in abundant quantity to be used as therapeutic or diagnostic agents. It quickly led to the realization that proteins made in different hosts are different in many ways, particularly in their post-translation modifications. In this review a variety ...

Starting from readily available 2-substituted-4-methylthiazole-5-carboxylic acid hydrazide (1), The title compounds were prepared. The reaction of compound 1 (R=CH3) with formic acid yielded 1-(formyl)-2-(2,4-dimethylthiazole-5-carboxyl) hydrazine (2). Refluxing the latter with phosphorous pentasulfide in xylene afforded compound 3, the reaction of compound 2 with phosphorous pen...

Field experiments were conducted during 2002-2003 on clay loam, sandy loam and red loam soil at Sivapuri, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, to evaluate the efficacy of vermicompost on the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of the soils and on the yield and nutrient content of blackgram Vigna mungo, in comparison to inorganic fertilizers nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium. Vermicompost had inc...

study of soil and plant relationships is nessesery for ecological- based and appropriate management. the objective of this study is to determine the influence of edaphic properties on haloxylon persicum growth and also, indentifing growth limiting soil properties for saxaul. the study was performed through the stratified random sampling and 3 sites were selected as follow: planted strong saxaul...

BACKGROUND There is scant data available on the pathogenetic mechanisms of varied clinical presentation of bone disease in patients with excess fluoride ingestion in the Indian subcontinent. The present study is comprehensive and state of the art, incorporating all essential elements of bone mineral metabolism in patients with excess fluoride ingestion. METHODS We studied 24 patients (age 31 ...

Development of cost-effective amendments for treating dairy slurry has become a critical problem as the number of cows on farms continues to grow and the acreage available for manure spreading continues to shrink. To determine effectiveness and optimal rates of addition of either alum or zeolite to dairy slurry, we measured ammonia emissions and resulting chemical changes in the slurry in respo...

The mechanism of FGF23 action in calcium/phosphorus metabolism of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) was studied using a mathematical model and clinical data in a public domain. We have previously built a physiological model that describes interactions of PTH, calcitriol, and FGF23 in mineral metabolism encompassing organs such as bone, intestine, kidney, and parathyroid glands. Since a...