Csn5 Is Required for the Conidiogenesis and Pathogenesis of the Alternaria alternata Tangerine Pathotype
Mingshuang Wang, Xiao Yang, Ruoxin Ruan, Huilan Fu, Hongye Li (Source: Frontiers in Microbiology)
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - March 20, 2018 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Potassium phosphite reduction of Candidatus Liberibacter spp. population on leaves of 'Ponkan' tangerines tree with huanglongbing
The objective of this work was to evaluate the population variation dynamics of Candidatus Liberibacter spp. under phosphite applications. The Ponkan tangerines (Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. Ponkan) with symptoms and a high degree of huanglongbing (HLB) severity were used for the test. Ponkan tangerine plants were treated with potassium phosphite leaf applications at a dose of 2.5 L ha-1. Ap... (Source: African Journal of Microbiology Research)
Source: African Journal of Microbiology Research - March 13, 2018 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Application of high voltage electrical discharge plasma for the inactivation of Escherichia coli ATCC 700891 in tangerine juice
Publication date: April 2018 Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 90 Author(s): Sudheer Kumar Yannam, Pooya Estifaee, Shane Rogers, Selma Mededovic Thagard A tangerine juice inoculated with Escherichia coli ATCC 700891 was treated using direct-in-liquid electrical discharge plasma. The reactor system used a point-plane electrode configuration with both a high voltage electrode and a grounded electrode submerged in the juice. The effectiveness of the treatment was assessed at different applied voltages (17–30 kV), discharge frequencies (20–80 Hz) and temperatures (15–35 °C). At optimum operati...
Source: LWT Food Science and Technology - December 18, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Levels, dietary intake, and health risk of potentially toxic metals in vegetables, fruits, and cereal crops in Pakistan.
Abstract
Food safety is a major concern worldwide and human beings are frequently exposed to potentially toxic metals (PTMs) through consumption of vegetables, fruits, and cereal crops grown in contaminated areas. The present study investigates the concentrations of PTMs such as chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) in the foodstuffs (fruits, vegetables, and cereals) collected from different markets of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Samples of fruits (banana, tangerine, apple, and guava), vegetables (tomato, onion, potato, pea, and lady finger), and cereals (rice, ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - December 8, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Nawab J, Farooqi S, Xiaoping W, Khan S, Khan A Tags: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Source Type: research
An Ode to Intern Year
One year ago, I was terrified. I was in the neonatal intensive care unit with 3 co-interns for a brief orientation on the day before we started the first rotation of our residency. I remember the envy I felt while meeting with the previous team of interns, from whom we received sign-out on our patients —our first-ever patients. One sat with feet up on the sofa in the workroom; another efficiently put in an order the nurse had just requested; the upper-level intern peeled a tangerine in the corner. These residents showed no signs of the nervousness, trepidation, and self-doubt that were suffocati ng my thoughts. Posted on...
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - December 4, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Target vs non-target analysis to determine pesticide residues in fruits from Saudi Arabia and influence in potential risk associated with exposure.
Abstract
The occurrence of pesticide residues in fruits was determined by a target method for 62 analytes and a wide scope screening method against a database of 500 pesticides. Limits of quantification (LOQs) were from 0.5 to 6.3 μg kg(-1) for the target method and from 0.5 to 119 μg kg(-1) for the non-target. Thirty samples: dates, apples, oranges, tangerines, lemons and grapefruits were selected because their high consumption, except lemons and grapefruits that were to cover all citrus fruits. Using the target method, 15 compounds (mostly insecticides and fungicides) out of 62 pesticides (organoph...
Source: Food and Chemical Toxicology - November 3, 2017 Category: Food Science Authors: Picó Y, El Sheikh M, Alfarhan A, Barceló D Tags: Food Chem Toxicol Source Type: research
Oviposition of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its relation with the pericarp of citrus fruits.
This study investigated oviposition of Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) and Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) and its relation with the pericarp of citrus fruits. We evaluated the relationship between depth of oviposition of A. fraterculus and C. capitata and epicarp thickness of orange [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck)] 'Navelina' and tangerine [C. reticulata (L.)] 'Clemenules' and the influence of fruit mesocarp of tangerine 'Clemenules' on oviposition of these species. The study was conducted under controlled conditions of temperature (25 ± 2 °C), relative humidity (70 ± 10% RH) and photophase (12 h). A. frate...
Source: Braz J Biol - October 30, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Dias NP, Nava DE, Garcia MS, Silva FF, Valgas RA Tags: Braz J Biol Source Type: research
Metabolic adaptation following genome doubling in citrus doubled diploids revealed by non-targeted metabolomics
ConclusionsPolyploidization had a significant but relatively limited influence on the accumulation of metabolites in these citrus species. We conclude that primary metabolism takes priority over secondary metabolism in doubled diploid plants to relieve the “genomic stress” encountered during the early stages of genome doubling, probably to promote vitality and growth. (Source: Metabolomics)
Source: Metabolomics - October 14, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 22, Pages 1114: Antioxidant Capacity, Anticancer Ability and Flavonoids Composition of 35 Citrus (Citrus reticulata Blanco) Varieties
Citrus (Citrus reticulate Blanco) is one of the most commonly consumed and widely distributed fruit in the world, which is possessing extensive bioactivities. Present study aimed to fully understand the flavonoids compositions, antioxidant capacities and in vitro anticancer abilities of different citrus resources. Citrus fruits of 35 varieties belonging to 5 types (pummelos, oranges, tangerines, mandarins and hybrids) were collected. Combining li quid chromatography combined with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) and ultra-performance liquid chromatography combined with diode array detector (UPLC-DAD...
Source: Molecules - July 5, 2017 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yue Wang Jing Qian Jinping Cao Dengliang Wang Chunrong Liu Rongxi Yang Xian Li Chongde Sun Tags: Article Source Type: research
Plasma Metabolomics Reveals Steroidal Alkaloids as Novel Biomarkers of Tomato Intake in Mice
Conclusion: Dietary tomato glycoalkaloids are cleaved during digestion to aglycones and further metabolized post‐absorption. Steroidal alkaloids in plasma may serve as novel and specific biomarkers of tomato consumption and represent a class of phytochemical metabolites that could potentially have in vivo bioactivity impacting health and disease processes.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved (Source: Molecular Nutrition and Food Research)
Source: Molecular Nutrition and Food Research - July 1, 2017 Category: Food Science Authors: Morgan J. Cichon, Ken M. Riedl, Lei Wan, Jennifer M. Thomas ‐Ahner, David M. Francis, Steven K. Clinton, Steven J. Schwartz Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Fermentation characteristics of fruit pomace as fiber source of horse feed
In this study, in vitro fermentation was conducted to figure out alternative fiber sources in horse feed. For the development of value-added products as a horse feed resource, the pomaces from apple, carrot, grape, and tangerine were fermented under solid-state conditions in the presence of 60% soybean meal with 40% of each fruit pomace at 60% of moisture content. Lactobacillus plantarum SK3873, Lactobacillus plantarum SK3893, Weissella cibaria SK3880, and Bacillus subtilis SK3889 were isolated from the fermented fruit pomace b y inoculation of horse feces. (Source: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science)
Source: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science - May 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: W.-U. Hwang, G.-H. Kim, K.-M. Niu, J.-H. Lim, J.-H. Woo, H.-S. Chae, N.-G. Park, S.-K. Kim Source Type: research
Comprehensive comparative analysis of volatile compounds in citrus fruits of different species
Publication date: 1 September 2017 Source:Food Chemistry, Volume 230 Author(s): Haipeng Zhang, Yunxia Xie, Cuihua Liu, Shilin Chen, Shuangshuang Hu, Zongzhou Xie, Xiuxin Deng, Juan Xu The volatile profiles of fruit peels and juice sacs from 108 citrus accessions representing seven species were analyzed. Using GC–MS 162 and 107 compounds were determined in the peels and juice sacs, respectively. In the peels, monoterpene alcohols were accumulated in loose-skin mandarins; clementine tangerines and papedas were rich in sesquiterpene alcohols, sesquiterpenes, monoterpene alcohols and monoterpene aldehydes. β-pinen...
Source: Food Chemistry - March 16, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Two-micrometer thulium laser resection of the prostate-tangerine technique in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients with previously negative transrectal prostate biopsy.
This study was undertaken to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of TmLRP-TT for the treatment of BPH patients with previously negative transrectal prostate biopsy. A prospective analysis of 51 patients with previously negative transrectal prostate biopsy who underwent surgical treatment using TmLRP-TT was performed from December 2011 to December 2013. Preoperative status, surgical details, and perioperative complications were recorded. The follow-up outcome was evaluated with subjective and objective tests at 1 and 6 months. TmLRP-TT was successfully completed in all patients. Mean prostate volume, operative duration,...
Source: Asian Journal of Andrology - February 28, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Zhuo J, Wei HB, Zhang F, Liu HT, Zhao FJ, Han BM, Sun XW, Jun-Lu, Xia SJ Tags: Asian J Androl Source Type: research
A metabolomic evaluation of the phytochemical composition of tomato juices being used in human clinical trials
Publication date: 1 August 2017 Source:Food Chemistry, Volume 228 Author(s): Morgan J. Cichon, Ken M. Riedl, Steven J. Schwartz Juices from the traditional red tomato and a unique tangerine tomato variety are being investigated as health promoting foods in human clinical trials. However, it is unknown how the tangerine and red tomato juices differ in biologically relevant phytochemicals beyond carotenoids. Here liquid-chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry metabolomics was used to evaluate broadly the similarities and differences in carotenoids and other phytochemicals between red and tangerine tomato juices...
Source: Food Chemistry - February 13, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Largely different contents of terpenoids in beef red-flesh tangerine and its wild type
Niurouhong (Citrus reticulata Blanco. Niurouhong) (NRH) is a spontaneous beef-red flesh mutant with distinctive flavor compared with its wild type orange-red flesh Zhuhongju (ZHJ). To illustrate the biochemical m... (Source: BMC Plant Biology)
Source: BMC Plant Biology - February 3, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Wenyun Li, Cuihua Liu, Min He, Jinqiang Li, Yongqiang Cai, Yuhua Ma and Juan Xu Source Type: research
