Biofortification of rice (Oryza sativa L.) with micronutrients is widely recognized as a sustainable strategy to alleviate human iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) deficiencies in developing countries where rice is the staple food. Constitutive overexpression of the rice nicotianamine synthase (OsNAS) genes has been successfully implemented to increase Fe and Zn concentrations in unpolished and polished r...

Background: The indigenous rice varieties of India are cultivated and utilized by tribal peoples as well people in the distant regions with traditional culture. main aim research work was to explore inherit beneficial characteristics cultivars over hybrid varieties. Methods: aimed investiagate physicochemical phytochemicals red (Mapillai Samba Karungkuruvai) white (IR 20 Improved White Ponni). ...

objective: methanol extract of bran and unpolished grain of two traditional aromatic rice genotypes viz. kalijira and chinigura were assayed for their activity on the growth and initiation of crown-gall tumors on potato disks. materials and methods: three agrobacterium tumefaciens (a. tumefaciens) strain atsl0105, atta0112, and atac0114 were used as the tumor forming agent. collected rice was s...

OBJECTIVE Methanol extract of bran and unpolished grain of two traditional aromatic rice genotypes viz. Kalijira and Chinigura were assayed for their activity on the growth and initiation of crown-gall tumors on potato disks. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three Agrobacterium tumefaciens (A. tumefaciens) strain AtSl0105, AtTa0112, and AtAc0114 were used as the tumor forming agent. Collected rice was s...

Objective: Methanol extract of bran and unpolished grain of two traditional aromatic rice genotypes viz. Kalijira and Chinigura were assayed for their activity on the growth and initiation of crown-gall tumors on potato disks. Materials and Methods: Three Agrobacterium tumefaciens (A. tumefaciens) strain AtSl0105, AtTa0112, and AtAc0114 were used as the tumor forming agent. Collected rice was s...

We report the largest market basket survey of arsenic (As) in U.S. rice to date. Our findings show differences in transitional-metal levels between polished and unpolished rice and geographical variation in As and selenium (Se) between rice processed in California and the South Central U.S. The mean and median As grain levels for the South Central U.S. were 0.30 and 0.27 mimcrog As g(-1), respe...

Abstract Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are two toxic elements found in rice ( Oryza sativa L.) grain that pose threats to human health. While attention has focused on major rice‐growing regions, been grown small‐scale farms the northeastern United States since approximately 2005, but As Cd levels were not previously reported. Unpolished from these have mean of 0.12 mg kg −1 0.007 , more than 40...

This study identified the role of milling and parboiling on arsenic (As) content its species in large numbers rice samples. Total As contents were 108 ± 33 μg/kg polished grains (PR), 159 46 unpolished (UR), 145 42 parboiled (PPR) 44 (PUR). The percentages inorganic (iAs) 66% 8% PR from 72% to 77% other grain categories. polishing process reduced grains, removing outer part UR with high amount ...

Thiamin diphosphate (ThDP), also known as vitamin B1, serves as an enzymatic cofactor in glucose metabolism, the Krebs cycle, and branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis in all living organisms. Unlike plants and microorganisms, humans are not able to synthesize ThDP de novo and must obtain it from their diet. Staple crops such as rice are poor sources of thiamin. Hence, populations that mainly ...

Pulse oximetry (Spo2) is a simple, noninvasive method that is widely used to determine oxygen saturation in patients undergoing surgical procedures. Artificial acrylic nails have recently become fashionable to strengthen and lengthen nails. This study investigates the effect of unpolished acrylic nails on the measurement of oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry. Data were collected during a 3-mon...