The development of a solid-phase fermentation system for the production of pharmaceutically useful secondary metabolites in fungi [PDF]
A Phoma species, producing a squalestatin (Si) was grown on agar media derived from wheat, oats, oil seed rape and malt extract over a range of water availability values corresponding to water activity (aa) levels of. 0.998,0.995,0.990,0.980 and 0.960.
Aldred, David
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Synergism of Neem and Karanja Oils against Colorado Potato Beetle Larvae in Field Conditions
The increasing scarcity of active substances approved for use in plant protection is reflected in the growing effort to find suitable plant protection alternatives. Products based on plant oils could provide a promising environmentally friendly solution.
Kateřina Kovaříková +4 more
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Sustainable Hues: Exploring the Molecular Palette of Biowaste Dyes through LC-MS Metabolomics
Underutilized biowaste materials are investigated for their potential as sustainable textile colorants through an approach based on mass spectrometry, bioinformatics, and chemometrics.
Ralph John Emerson J. Molino +3 more
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The incidence rate of malaria and the ensuing mortality prompts the development of novel antimalarial drugs. In this work, the activity of twenty-eight Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (1–28) belonging to seven different structural types was assessed, as well as
Kateřina Hradiská Breiterová +12 more
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Profiling soil microbial communities with next-generation sequencing: the influence of DNA kit selection and technician technical expertise [PDF]
Structure and diversity of microbial communities are an important research topic in biology, since microbes play essential roles in the ecology of various environments.
Taha Soliman +3 more
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Plant Secondary Metabolites: The Weapons for Biotic Stress Management
The rise in global temperature also favors the multiplication of pests and pathogens, which calls into question global food security. Plants have developed special coping mechanisms since they are sessile and lack an immune system. These mechanisms use a
J. M. Al-Khayri +11 more
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Kawal: A fermented food as a source of Bacillus strain producing antimicrobial peptides
: Kawal is a fermented food condiment obtained by spontaneous fermentation of Senna obtusifolia leaves. Fermentative microbiota's consists of microorganisms producing a diversity of bioactive molecules.
Blaise Waongo +7 more
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Several environmental stresses, including biotic and abiotic factors, adversely affect the growth and development of crops, thereby lowering their yield.
Uzma Salam +7 more
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Environmental Factors Regulate Plant Secondary Metabolites
Abiotic environmental stresses can alter plant metabolism, leading to inhibition or promotion of secondary metabolites. Although the crucial roles of these compounds in plant acclimation and defense are well known, their response to climate change is ...
M. Qaderi +2 more
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Production of secondary metabolites using tissue culture-based biotechnological applications
Plants are the sources of many bioactive secondary metabolites which are present in plant organs including leaves, stems, roots, and flowers. Although they provide advantages to the plants in many cases, they are not necessary for metabolisms related to ...
I. I. Ozyigit +7 more
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