Three Hungarian (no. 2, 4 and 9), and a Moldavian (K) plum pox virus isolates were compared with a characterized Spanish isolate (5.15) by RT-PCR, ELISA, dot-blot and Western blot analysis. Monoclonal antibodies prepared against the external, intermediate and internal sequences of the coat protein of the Spanish isolate were able to differentiate the four isolates. Hungarian isolate No. 2 prove...

introduction dragonhead (dracocephalum moldavica l.) is an annual herbaceous aromatic plant and belongs to lamiaceae family. it is native to south of siberia and himalayan hillsides. the essential oil content shows great variation due to plant origin. the main constituents of dragonhead essential oil have been reported as geranial, geranyl acetate, neral and geraniol. using organic manures and ...

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2G is caused by mutations in the telethonin (TCAP) gene in chromosome 17q11-12. This rare form of hereditary muscle disease was originally described in Brazilian patients and was recently identified in Chinese and Moldavian patients. We present the first Portuguese patient with a limb-girdle muscular dystrophy caused by a mutation in the TCAP gene. A Caucasian mal...