Background: The sources of radioactivity in the environment have natural, terrestrial and extraterrestrial, and anthropogenic origins. Plants may get radioactive nuclides in two ways: (i) by the deposition of radioactive fallout, (ii) by absorption from the soil. Materials and Methods: The Concentrations of the natural radionuclides (226Ra, 228Ra, 40K) and the artificial radionuclide (...

Outbreaks of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with lettuce and other leaf crops have occurred with increasing frequency in recent years. Contaminated manure and polluted irrigation water are probable vehicles for the pathogen in many outbreaks. In this study, the occurrence and persistence of E. coli O157:H7 in soil fertilized with contaminated poultry or bovine ...

This study aimed to investigate the in vitro bioaccessibility of vitamin C from various fruits and vegetables. Vitamin 14 8 vegetables was examined under simulated gastrointestinal digestion method. values were analyzed by reverse-phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. The initial amounts ranged between 1.9 (yellow apple) 61.8 mg/100 g (strawberry) 3.8 (curly lettuce) 326.9 (purple cabba...

Implementation of a vector-enabled metagenomics approach resulted in the identification of various geminiviruses. We identified the genome sequences of Beet curly top Iran virus, Turnip curly top viruses, Oat dwarf viruses, the first from Iran, and Wheat dwarf virus from leafhoppers feeding on beet, parsley, pumpkin, and turnip plants.

Candida albicans merupakan flora normal didalam tubuh manusia. Mikroorganisme spesies jamur dari golongan deuteromycota ini pada kondisi tertentu dapat bersifat pathogen. Spesies adalah salah satu penyebab infeksi oportunistik kandidiasis kulit, mulut, organ kelamin. Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) tanaman aromatik berkhasiat obat. Kandungan senyawa flavanoid memiliki khasiat sebagai antifungi. ...

Enantioselective reduction of the carbonyl group of three phenylglyoxylic acid esters (methyl, ethyl, and n-propyl esters, 2-4) was conducted using blended plant materials (roots of carrot, beetroot, celeriac and parsley; apple). All used biocatalysts transformed these esters to the corresponding mandelic acid esters with high yield, preferably into the respective R-enantiomer. Butanedione addi...