Transferring foreign genes into mushroom mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a standard technique in genetic engineering. Recombinant human insulin has been greatly used in the treatment of type I diabetes. The production of edible mushroom derived insulin should facilitate oral delivery. In this study we used the Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation method for the transfer an...

Multi-tissue trace elements (TEs), C, N concentrations and stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N) of chick carcasses eggs Adélie Emperor penguins were studied to i) provide reference data before the recent institution Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (Antarctica), ii) conversion factors that allow estimating N, δ13C δ15N in edible tissues from non-edible ones, thus improving use contamination trophic trans...

Selenium is an essential micronutrient for humans, and seafood is one of the major selenium sources, as well as red meat, grains, eggs, chicken, liver and garlic. A substantial proportion of the total amount of selenium is present as selenium containing imidazole compound, selenoneine, in the muscles of ocean fish. In order to characterize the selenium content in seafood, the total selenium lev...

The purpose of this work was 2-fold; first, a molecular/evolutionary characterization of three sucrose synthase genes from citrus, and second, an analysis of their differential expression related to potential physiological function. Three non-allelic genes (CitSUS1, CitSUSA and CitSUS2) encoding sucrose synthase were isolated from citrus fruit (Citrus unshiu Marc.). Phylogenetic analysis from t...

There is a dearth of information on the percentage of waste during preparation of food by the average woman. Such figures would be of value in dietary surveys, since some food tables give analyses for raw foods only 'as purchased', so that edible portions on dietary records must often be converted to 'as purchased' amounts before conversion to calories and nutrients. During two long-term dietar...

Bell pepper fruits coated with edible coatings such as chitosan and Aloe vera gel along with packaging was experimented to study their quality parameters and storage life. Chitosan and Aloe vera gel coatings with bell pepper creates a semi permeable barrier that controls gases exchange, reduce water loss and there by maintain tissue firmness, reducing microbial decay and delays oxidative browni...

The increased health consciousness of consumers, diminished food preparation times, and increased purchasing power have recently combined to increase the demand for minimally processed fruits and vegetables. Minimal or light processing of fruits and vegetables describes processing steps such as trimming, peeling, sectioning, slicing, and coring. According to some reports, 25% to 80% of harveste...

Glioma is one of the most common cancer worldwide and most patients present with metastasis disease at diagnosis time. Therefore, metastasis management is of great importance to the clinical therapeutics. Metastasis is a complex process, such as loss of cellular adhesion, increased invasiveness, entried to circulation, colonized into new tissue, and developed to metastasis site by cell adhesion...

Plant periclinal chimeras are genotypic mosaics arranged concentrically. Trials to produce them to combine different species have been done, but pratical results have not been achieved. We report for the second time the development of a very productive interspecific periclinal chimera in cassava. It has very large edible roots up to 14 kg per plant at one year old compared to 2-3 kg in common v...