A new HPLC-ELSD method to quantify indican in Polygonum tinctorium L. and to evaluate beta-glucosidase hydrolysis of indican for indigo production. [PDF]
A method to quantify the indigo precursor indican (indoxyl-beta-D-glucoside) in Polygonum tinctorium L. has been developed. Plant material was extracted in deionized water, and indican was identified and quantified using high performance liquid ...
Angelini, LG +5 more
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Atypical Myrosinase as a Mediator of Glucosinolate Functions in Plants
Glucosinolates (GLSs) are a well-known class of specialized plant metabolites, distributed mostly in the order Brassicales. A vast research field in basic and applied sciences has grown up around GLSs owing to their presence in important agricultural ...
Ryosuke Sugiyama, Masami Y. Hirai
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Quality of soil cultivated with strawberry under conventional and organic tillage
The maintenance of soil functions in agroecosystems is among the main challenges for the scientific community, nowadays. Thus, this study aimed at evaluating the physical, chemical and biological soil quality indicators of three commercial strawberry ...
Jales Viana Falcão +4 more
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Identification and Localization of β-D-Glucosidase from Two Typical Oenococcus oeni Strains [PDF]
β-D-glucosidase (βG) gene from Oenococcus oeni SD-2a and 31MBR was cloned, sequenced and analyzed, also intracellular βG of the two strains was further localized. The results showed that βG gene of the two strains was in high homology
Yahui Li +3 more
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Genomic Inference of the Metabolism and Evolution of the Archaeal Phylum Aigarchaeota [PDF]
Microbes of the phylum Aigarchaeota are widely distributed in geothermal environments, but their physiological and ecological roles are poorly understood.
Castelle, Cindy J. +14 more
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Fungal Beta-Glucosidases: A Bottleneck in Industrial Use of Lignocellulosic Materials
Profitable biomass conversion processes are highly dependent on the use of efficient enzymes for lignocellulose degradation. Among the cellulose degrading enzymes, beta-glucosidases are essential for efficient hydrolysis of cellulosic biomass as they ...
Peter S. Lübeck +3 more
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Propriedades biológicas em agregados de um Latossolo Vermelho-Escuro sob plantio convencional e direto no Cerrado [PDF]
As distribuições do carbono da biomassa microbiana (CBM), da atividade enzimática e do C mineralizável foram avaliadas em agregados, coletados na profundidade de 0-0,05 m, de um Latossolo Vermelho-Escuro argiloso, sob vegetação nativa de Cerrado e sob ...
I. C. Mendes +3 more
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Background A complete saccharification of plant polymers is the critical step in the efficient production of bio-alcohols. Beta-glucosidases acting in the degradation of intermediate gluco-oligosaccharides produced by cellulases limit the yield of the ...
Del Pozo Mercedes V +14 more
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The production of aromatic compounds by microbial production is a promising and sustainable approach for producing biomolecules for various applications.
Naoki Sato +4 more
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Biochemical properties of digestive carbohydrases from the sugar beet weevil, Lixus incanescens (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
The sugar beet weevil, Lixus incanescens B., is one of the most important pests of sugar beet plant in Iran. The petioles and leaves of sugar beet are attacked by larvae and adults of the sugar beet weevil.
Seyed Mohammad Ahsaei +2 more
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