Soluble peroxidases (SP), and ionically (IBP) and covalently (CBP) bound peroxidases were extracted from leaves and edible part of artichoke heads (heart). The peroxidase (POD) forms showed a characteristic electrophoretic pattern; in particular SP and IBP forms showed nearly the same pattern, while CBP was quite different. Several basic and acid POD isoforms were present in SP and CBP forms, w...

Globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is an out-crossing, perennial, multi-use crop species that is grown worldwide and belongs to the Compositae, one of the most successful Angiosperm families. We describe the first genome sequence of globe artichoke. The assembly, comprising of 13,588 scaffolds covering 725 of the 1,084 Mb genome, was generated using ~133-fold Illumina sequencing...

Soluble (SP), ionically bound (IBP) and covalently bound (CBP) peroxidases (POD) from artichoke leaves and heads have been characterized for the main biochemical parameters. The three PODs, in both leaves and heads, showed the major apparent catalytic efficiency (vmax,app/Km,app) towards ferulic acid, even though, in some cases, they showed higher affinity (Km,app) for other substrates. In leav...

One third of the artichoke production is used in industrial processes, where up to 70% 85% of the initial raw material is transformed into solid wastes. For an adequate management of these wastes, it is necessary to know their water sorption properties, because physical, chemical and biological changes which occur during their storage depend on water-solid interactions. The objectives of this w...

The GLEAMS (Groundwater Loading Effects of Agricultural Management Systems, Version 2.10) model was linked with a Geographical Information System (GIS) to evaluate the risk of nitrate pollution in an area of 230 km2 near Valencia (Spain). Under Mediterranean conditions, GLEAMS was calibrated and validated using results from field experiments on citrus orchards and vegetables grown in that area....

objective: germination is one of the most important stages of plants growth that affected by environmental stresses, especially drought and salinity. methods: in order to study of artichoke germination under different levels of salinity and drought, two separate experiments were performed. the four levels of salinity by nacl (0, 50, 100, 150 mm) with three replications and five levels of drough...

The goal of the European Nitrate Directive 91/676/CEE is to mitigate or prevent water pollution associated with nitrogen (N) cascade. Vegetable crops have a high risk nitrate leaching during autumn and winter. Information about fate N from artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L. var. scolymus (L.)) residues reviewed then supplemented three-year study 15N-labelled in an artichoke-cauliflower (Brassica ...

The Ochrobactrum anthropi Mn1 strain, taxonomically identified using 16S ribosomal DNA sequence, was isolated from roots of Jerusalem artichoke. Its endophytic colonization was investigated microscopically using green fluorescent protein introduced by vector pHC60. The strain entered Jerusalem artichoke tissues through the root, and was localized in the roots and stems. The plant growth-promoti...

the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary artichoke supplementation on performance, carcass traits and some blood parameters of broiler chickens. a total of 300, one day old broiler chicks (ross-308) were randomly allocated to 1 of 4 dietary treatments including: basal diet (control), basal diet supplemented with 1.5 or 3 percent of artichoke powder and also with 300...

Purified mitochondria isolated from pea (Pisum sativum 1. cv Alaska) stems and Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus 1. cv 061) tubers were loaded with the acetoxymethyl ester of the fluorescent Caz+ indicator fura-2. This made possible the continuous monitoring of free [Ca”] in the matrix ([Ca”],) without affecting the apparent viability of the mitochondria. Pea stem mitochondria contained...