... solution ofthe HPLC-purified compound, and then
incubating for 20 min at 50 °C. The product was then par-
titioned against petroleum ether ⁄ diethyl ether 1 : 4 (v ⁄ v).
The identification ofthe oxime ... following the protocol of Prado-Cabrero et al.
[41]. The accumulation ofthe C
17
dialdehyde in the
lycopene assays confirmed the cleavage at the
C9–C10 ⁄ C7¢–C8¢ double bonds. However, the activities
determined ... preference of OsCCD1 for the
C5¢–C6¢ and C7¢–C8¢ double bonds depends on the
nature ofthe substrate.
The cleavage of a sole double bond in the cyclic moi-
ety of 3-OH-c-carotene and of monocyclic b-apocarote-
nals...
... so the concentration ofthe elements is
smallest near the portion ofthe roots where uptake into the
plant is occurring, and is greater away from theplant roots.
Because there is more ofthe ... Setler and G. Carlton
The Structure and Development ofthe Cereal Plant 25
Description ofthe Wheat Plant 26
The grain 26
The leaf 27
Tillers 28
The roots 28
The stem 28
The ear 29
The floret 29
Glossary ... L3
2/10
=.2
4/10
=.4
7/10
=.7
10/10
FULL
LEAF
L1
L1
L1
L2
L2
L2
at their bases, so the oldest parts of a leaf are the tip of the
blade and the top ofthe sheath. Where the blade and
sheath join, there are structures called the ligule and the
auricles...
... by the end ofthe study. In all
three groups and sub-groups, none ofthe normal
scores were abnormal by the end ofthe study. Thus, it
was our conclusion that the absence of changes in the ...
about the validity ofthe two expected change refer-
ence groups to which changes in BMD in the three
Plans were compared. Furthermore, the reported in-
crease, instead of slowing, of BMD attributable ...
range of studies on the efficacy of vitamin D and cal-
cium supplementation. These increases occurred
without adverse side effects. While the study also
provides evidence ofthe benefit of adding...
... of one hypha. In the middle ofthe hypha the concentration
gradient ofthe vesicles is zero; at its tip their concentration is zero, due to rapid
uptake of vesicles by the wall ofthe apex.
The ... element: the length of the
main hypha (L
e
), the total length of all the hyphae (L
t
), the number of tips (n)
and the length of a hyphal growth unit (L
hgu
). The L
hgu
is defined as L
t
/n.
3.2
The ... drastic change in themorphologyof a sur-
face culture of Neurospora crassa, probably because of in vivo accumulation
of glucose-6-P. Furthermore, the change in the affinity ofthe enzyme for its
substrate...
... became
tame and as important in the diets ofthe fi rst farmers as they had been
for the foragers they supplanted. According to the archeological records of
the third and second millennia
BCE
, ...
reached the foothills ofthe Indus Valley and from
there it moved into South and East Asia.
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CHAPTER
3
PROMISCUOUS PLANTS
OF THE NORTHERN
FERTILE CRESCENT
When tillage begins, other arts ... constructing the temple ofthe moon god near Ur in southern
Iraq. The Sumerians and the Babylonians made this palm their sacred
tree and initiated the date palm breeding that has resulted in the more...
... information on the heme pocket
structure. As shown in Table 2, the hyperfine splitting
constants of the
15
N nucleus ofthe distal NO and of
the
14
N nucleus ofthe proximal His ofthe GmHO-1
complex ... against
the concentration of azide of each solution. The intersection
point corresponding to the mole fraction of 0.5 of the
respective forms gives the amount of azide necessary to
attain the equilibrium, ... characteristics
of the heme pocket of GmHO-1 might be associated
with the smaller values of K
azide
for GmHO-1 and
SynHO-1, and with the ferric character ofthe heme.
The K
imidazole
values ofthe three...
... discrepancy
between the rather high GC c ontent o f p roteobacterial
KatGs a nd the GC content ofthe whole o rganism
(Table 2), s upporting the hypothesis on the direction of
the lateral gene transfer. ... though the C-domains ofthe catalase–peroxid-
ases had lost the ability to bind the prosthetic heme group,
the structural elements remained conserved. In addition, in
the N-domains ofthe catalase-peroxidases, ... catalase-peroxidases, there is a large,
Fig. 1. Multiple sequence alignment of 50 selected representatives ofthe superfamily of bacterial, f ungal and plant heme peroxidases: r egion on the
distal side of the...
... on the other hand involving
the C-terminal part ofthe polypeptide chain (Fig. 7). In the
latter, differences in the conformation ofthe loop between
Fig. 6. Stereo picture ofthe model of the
a-carbanion/enamine ... catalytic residues
The active site cavity in IPDC extends from the thiazolium
ring ofthe cofactor to the surface ofthe protein. The
entrance ofthe active site cleft is covered by the C-terminal
helix ... However, the packing
of the two dimers in the tetramer is different from that of the
PDCs of known structure, best described as a 20° rotation
of one dimer towards the other when compared to the
Z....
... linked to the suitability
of the land or the nature ofthe project and there was no study ofthe distribution of income in the local area.
2.5 Lack of participation by affected people
The granting ... it
is one ofthe ten top export commodities of Thailand. The area of rubber production has
expanded from the South to the Eastern region, the Northeast and the North. In the
Northeast, rubber ... investment of 12.8 million US dollars. Since then, the planting
of commercial trees and other industrial cash crops in Laos has expanded.
The policy of change ofthe economic policy ofthe Lao...