Agro-physiological and soil microbial responses to desalinated seawater irrigation in two crops
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2023 Jan 4;250:114507. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114507. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIrrigation with desalinated seawater (DSW) is a potential solution for addressing water scarcity in semiarid regions across the globe. However, this strategy may compromise the health of agricultural ecosystems due to the high content of phytotoxic elements (mainly boron, B) in this water. Here, a three-year experiment was carried to evaluate the response of the soil's physicochemical and microbiological properties, and plant physiology, to three irrigation water treatments (DSW; fresh water, FW; and their blend ...
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - January 6, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Alfonso Vera Jos é L Moreno Carlos Garc ía Emilio Nicol ás Felipe Bastida Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 269: Nomilin and Its Analogues in Citrus Fruits: A Review of Its Health Promotion Effects and Potential Application in Medicine
hengjie Fan
Nomilin is one of the major limonoids, which are plant secondary metabolites also known as tetranortriterpenoids. Nomilin is found mostly in common edible citrus fruits including lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits, mandarins, along with traditional Chinese medicines derived from citrus fruits, such as tangerine seed, tangerine peel, fructus aurantii immaturus, etc. A number of studies have demonstrated that nomilin and its analogues exhibit a variety of biological and pharmacological activities. These include anti-cancer, immune-modulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, anti-viral, anti-osteoclastogenic...
Source: Molecules - December 29, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Zhenyu Zhou Yingxuan Yan Hongli Li Yaru Feng Cheng Huang Shengjie Fan Tags: Review Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 27, Pages 8675: Distribution, Antioxidant Capacity, Bioavailability and Biological Properties of Anthocyanin Pigments in Blood Oranges and Other Citrus Species
Timpanaro
Anthocyanins are natural pigments that give a red, purple, and blue color to many plant, flower, fruit, and vegetable species. Their presence within the genus Citrus was first reported in 1916, and it is well-known that the red color of the flesh and rind of blood (red or pigmented) oranges (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) is due to the presence of anthocyanins. They are also present in the young shoots, flowers, and peel of lemon (Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.), citron (Citrus medica L.), and other citrus species. Since then, the scientific community has expressed increasing interest in studying their profile and di...
Source: Molecules - December 8, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Paolo Rapisarda Margherita Amenta Gabriele Ballistreri Simona Fabroni Nicolina Timpanaro Tags: Review Source Type: research
GSE218729 Metabolism of Eriocitrin in the Gut and its Regulation on Gut Microbiota in Mice
Contributors : Ping Li ; Xia Meng ; Hongchen Wu ; Jiayi Xiong ; Yongquan Li ; Lin Chen ; Qing GuSeries Type : OtherOrganism : Mus musculusEriocitrin, found in lemon fruit, has shown a wide range of biological properties. Herein, to evaluate the intestinal metabolic profile of eriocitrin in colon, the flavonoids in mice colon contents were identified by ultra performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS), and a total of 136 flavonoids were found, including eriocitrin and its six metabolites (eriodictyol, homoeriodictyol, hesperetin, eriodictyol-3'-O-glucoside, hes...
Source: GEO: Gene Expression Omnibus - November 30, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Other Mus musculus Source Type: research
Chemical Characterization, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Cytotoxicity and In-silico Studies of n-hexane Extract and Essential Oils from Citrus limon Leaves
Chem Biodivers. 2022 Nov 15. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202200537. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present study investigates the chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial bioactivities of essential oil and n-hexane extract from Citrus limon leaves. The isolation of essential oil was carried out using the Clevenger apparatus. The percentage yield of essential oil and n-hexane extract from Citrus limon leaves was 0.59 and 0.50%, respectively. 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging assay highlighted that Citrus limon leaves essential oil (CLEO) and n-hexane extract exhibited the significant antioxidant potential ...
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - November 15, 2022 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Muhammad Riaz Rahman Qadir Muhammad Tahir Akhtar Muhammad Misbah Ur Rehman Farooq Anwar Rida Eman Muhammad Fayyaz Ur Rehman Muhammad Safwan Akram Source Type: research
Citrus limon peroxidase-assisted biocatalytic approach for biodegradation of reactive 1847 colfax blue P3R and 621 colfax blue R dyes
Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 2022 Nov 1. doi: 10.1007/s00449-022-02802-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOne of the big environmental problems in today's world is dye-contaminated toxic waste. Peroxidase is known as highly efficient for the degradation of various pollutants, including dyes. Environmental contamination caused by the discharge of dyes into water bodies is an onerous challenge that poses both human and ecological hazards. In the current studies, biocatalysts used for enzyme decolorization (1847 Colafx Blue P3R and 621 Colafx Blue) are regarded as an eco-friendly method utilizing commonly available low-cost material...
Source: Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering - November 1, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Arjumand Riaz Umme Kalsoom Haq Nawaz Bhatti Teofil Jesionowski Muhammad Bilal Source Type: research
Citrus limon peroxidase-assisted biocatalytic approach for biodegradation of reactive 1847 colfax blue P3R and 621 colfax blue R dyes
Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 2022 Nov 1. doi: 10.1007/s00449-022-02802-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOne of the big environmental problems in today's world is dye-contaminated toxic waste. Peroxidase is known as highly efficient for the degradation of various pollutants, including dyes. Environmental contamination caused by the discharge of dyes into water bodies is an onerous challenge that poses both human and ecological hazards. In the current studies, biocatalysts used for enzyme decolorization (1847 Colafx Blue P3R and 621 Colafx Blue) are regarded as an eco-friendly method utilizing commonly available low-cost material...
Source: Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering - November 1, 2022 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Arjumand Riaz Umme Kalsoom Haq Nawaz Bhatti Teofil Jesionowski Muhammad Bilal Source Type: research
Too many lemons to make lemonade? Disentangling mental health during the third wave of COVID-19 infections in Spain
Curr Psychol. 2022 Oct 5:1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03638-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe study aimed to analyze the longitudinal change in mental health during the third wave of COVID-19 infections in Spain. Negative (e.g., emotional distress) and positive (e.g., positive functioning variables) outcomes were analyzed. Protective factors (e.g., resilience) as predictors of psychological adjustment (i.e., positive mental health, openness to the future, and low burden due to COVID-19) after ten months of the pandemic were also examined. The sample consisted of 164 participants, and self-reported questionnaires were a...
Source: Current Psychology - October 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marta Miragall Tamara Escriv á-Martínez Maja Wrzesien M ª Dolores Vara Roc ío Herrero Lorena Desdentado Rosa M ª Baños Source Type: research
Too many lemons to make lemonade? Disentangling mental health during the third wave of COVID-19 infections in Spain
Curr Psychol. 2022 Oct 5:1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03638-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe study aimed to analyze the longitudinal change in mental health during the third wave of COVID-19 infections in Spain. Negative (e.g., emotional distress) and positive (e.g., positive functioning variables) outcomes were analyzed. Protective factors (e.g., resilience) as predictors of psychological adjustment (i.e., positive mental health, openness to the future, and low burden due to COVID-19) after ten months of the pandemic were also examined. The sample consisted of 164 participants, and self-reported questionnaires were a...
Source: Current Psychology - October 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marta Miragall Tamara Escriv á-Martínez Maja Wrzesien M ª Dolores Vara Roc ío Herrero Lorena Desdentado Rosa M ª Baños Source Type: research
History of scurvy and use of vitamin C in critical illness: A narrative review
Nutr Clin Pract. 2022 Sep 25. doi: 10.1002/ncp.10914. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 1747, an important milestone in the history of clinical research was set, as the Scottish surgeon James Lind conducted the first randomized controlled trial. Lind was interested in scurvy, a severe vitamin C deficiency which caused the death of thousands of British seamen. He found that a dietary intervention with oranges and lemons, which are rich in vitamin C by nature, was effective to recover from scurvy. Because of its antioxidative properties and involvement in many biochemical processes, the essential micronutrient vitamin C plays...
Source: Nutrition in Clinical Practice - September 26, 2022 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ellen Dresen Zheng-Yii Lee Aileen Hill Quirin Notz Jayshil J Patel Christian Stoppe Source Type: research
History of scurvy and use of vitamin C in critical illness: A narrative review
Nutr Clin Pract. 2022 Sep 25. doi: 10.1002/ncp.10914. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 1747, an important milestone in the history of clinical research was set, as the Scottish surgeon James Lind conducted the first randomized controlled trial. Lind was interested in scurvy, a severe vitamin C deficiency which caused the death of thousands of British seamen. He found that a dietary intervention with oranges and lemons, which are rich in vitamin C by nature, was effective to recover from scurvy. Because of its antioxidative properties and involvement in many biochemical processes, the essential micronutrient vitamin C plays...
Source: Nutrition in Clinical Practice - September 26, 2022 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ellen Dresen Zheng-Yii Lee Aileen Hill Quirin Notz Jayshil J Patel Christian Stoppe Source Type: research
History of scurvy and use of vitamin C in critical illness: A narrative review
Nutr Clin Pract. 2022 Sep 25. doi: 10.1002/ncp.10914. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 1747, an important milestone in the history of clinical research was set, as the Scottish surgeon James Lind conducted the first randomized controlled trial. Lind was interested in scurvy, a severe vitamin C deficiency which caused the death of thousands of British seamen. He found that a dietary intervention with oranges and lemons, which are rich in vitamin C by nature, was effective to recover from scurvy. Because of its antioxidative properties and involvement in many biochemical processes, the essential micronutrient vitamin C plays...
Source: Nutrition in Clinical Practice - September 26, 2022 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ellen Dresen Zheng-Yii Lee Aileen Hill Quirin Notz Jayshil J Patel Christian Stoppe Source Type: research
Putting the Pieces Together: Student Thinking about Transformations of Energy and Matter
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2022 Dec;21(4):ar60. doi: 10.1187/cbe.20-11-0264.ABSTRACTResearch on student thinking facilitates the design of instructional materials that build on student ideas. The pieces framework views student knowledge as consisting of independent pieces that students assemble in fluctuating ways based on the context at hand. This perspective affords important insights about the reasons students think the way they do. We used the pieces framework to investigate student thinking about the concept transformations of energy and matter with a specific focus on metabolism. We conducted think-aloud interviews with unde...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - September 16, 2022 Category: Cytology Authors: Kush S Bhatia Austin Stack Cheryl A Sensibaugh Paula P Lemons Source Type: research
Learning Introductory Biology: Students' Concept-Building Approaches Predict Transfer on Biology Exams
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2022 Dec;21(4):ar65. doi: 10.1187/cbe.21-12-0335.ABSTRACTPrevious studies have found that students' concept-building approaches, identified a priori with a cognitive psychology laboratory task, are associated with student exam performances in chemistry classes. Abstraction learners (those who extract the principles underlying related examples) performed better than exemplar learners (those who focus on memorizing the training exemplars and responses) on transfer exam questions but not retention questions, after accounting for general ability. We extended these findings to introductory biology courses in ...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - September 16, 2022 Category: Cytology Authors: Mark A McDaniel Michael J Cahill Regina F Frey Lisa B Limeri Paula P Lemons Source Type: research
Putting the Pieces Together: Student Thinking about Transformations of Energy and Matter
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2022 Dec;21(4):ar60. doi: 10.1187/cbe.20-11-0264.ABSTRACTResearch on student thinking facilitates the design of instructional materials that build on student ideas. The pieces framework views student knowledge as consisting of independent pieces that students assemble in fluctuating ways based on the context at hand. This perspective affords important insights about the reasons students think the way they do. We used the pieces framework to investigate student thinking about the concept transformations of energy and matter with a specific focus on metabolism. We conducted think-aloud interviews with unde...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - September 16, 2022 Category: Cytology Authors: Kush S Bhatia Austin Stack Cheryl A Sensibaugh Paula P Lemons Source Type: research
