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Molecular characterization of endosperm and amino acids modifications among quality protein maize inbreds 
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下载免费PDF全文 Neha Pandey Firoz Hossain Krishan Kumar Ashish K. Vishwakarma Vignesh Muthusamy Supradip Saha Pawan K. Agrawal Satish K. Guleria Sallaram S. Reddy Nepolean Thirunavukkarasu Hari S. Gupta 《Plant Breeding》2016,135(1):47-54
Modifier loci in QPM play a vital role in achieving acceptable degree of kernel hardness and accumulation of lysine and tryptophan. This study was undertaken to characterize a set of diverse QPM inbreds using SSRs linked to endosperm and amino acids modifier loci for their effective utilization in the breeding programme. Significant variation was observed for endosperm modification (25–100% opaqueness), tryptophan (0.056–0.111%) and lysine (0.223–0.444%). Generally, inbreds with soft endosperm possessed more tryptophan and lysine than inbreds with higher vitreousness. SSRs generated 341 alleles with two to seven alleles per locus. The frequency of unique and rare alleles was more for amino acid modifications, compared to endosperm modifications. Phylogenetic analyses grouped the inbreds into three major clusters, and the study identified suitable crosses for accumulation of endosperm and amino acids modifiers. QPM inbreds with desirable modifications identified here would serve as suitable donor for both opaque2 and modifier loci in the marker‐assisted backcross breeding. Further, contrasting inbreds can be used for generating mapping populations to identify new modifier loci underlying both endosperm and amino acids modifications. 相似文献
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Thirunavukkarasu M Penumathsa SV Samuel SM Akita Y Zhan L Bertelli AA Maulik G Maulik N 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2008,56(15):6733-6739
Recent studies on the protection afforded by moderate wine consumption against cardiovascular diseases have focused mainly on the activity of red wine in view of its high content of antioxidants, especially polyphenols. White wine lacks polyphenols, but it contains other compounds such as hydroxycinnamic acids (caffeic acid) and monophenols (tyrosol), which are known to have antioxidant properties. Therefore, this study was designed to examine the effect of white wine in myocardial ischemic-reperfusion injury. The experimental rats were gavaged with white wine (Soave Suavia "Le Rive" 2004) at a dosage of 6.5 mL/(kg.rat.day) for 30 days. Rats were divided into four groups: control sham (CS), wine-treated sham (WS), control ischemia (I)/reperfusion (R) (CIR), and wine + IR (WIR). All the rats in both IR groups underwent 30 min occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery followed by 8, 24 h, and 30 days of reperfusion (R). Significant reduction in infarct size (21 vs 39%, n = 6), cardiomyocyte (274 vs 384 counts/100 HPF, n = 6), and endothelial cell apoptosis (387 vs 587 counts/100 HPF) was observed in WIR as compared with CIR after 24 h of reperfusion. Echocardiography demonstrated significant increased fractional shortening (32 vs 22%) and ejection fraction (60 vs 44%) following 30 days of reperfusion in WIR rats compared to CIR ( n = 6). In addition, increased phosphorylation of AKT, Foxo3a, and eNOS were found in WS and WIR, as compared to their respective controls. The gel-shift analysis demonstrated significant upregulation of DNA binding activity of NF-kappaB in the white wine-treated groups. This report demonstrated for the first time that the white wine mediated cardioprotection in ischemic reperfused myocardium is through the PI-3kinase/Akt/FOXO3a/e-NOS/NF-kappaB survival pathway. 相似文献
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Muniyandi Kailasam Gen Kaneko Aung Kyaw Swar Oo Yori Ozaki Arunachalam Rengasamy Thirunavukkarasu Shugo Watabe 《Fisheries Science》2011,77(3):403-409
Calorie restriction (CR) in the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis extends its lifespan, as it enhances the expression of antioxidant enzymes such as manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn SOD)
and catalase. Here we show that CR also increased the mRNA levels of these antioxidant enzymes upon exposure to oxidative
stress. Rotifers cultured under CR showed a higher survival rate than those fed ad libitum (AL) upon exposure to 0.05–0.2 μM
juglone, an oxidative stress inducer. The relative mRNA levels of Mn SOD and catalase before exposure to juglone were slightly
higher in the CR rotifers than in their AL counterparts, although these differences were not statistically significant. AL
rotifers showed no apparent upregulation of the mRNA levels of these antioxidant enzymes upon exposure to 0.025 and 0.05 μM
juglone. In contrast, the CR rotifers increased the mRNA levels of Mn SOD and catalase by up to 5.4-fold and 4.2-fold, respectively,
resulting in significant differences between their levels in AL and CR rotifers under oxidative stress conditions. Furthermore,
the protein level of catalase was clearly higher in CR than in AL rotifers 6 h after exposure to oxidative stress. These results
suggest that the upregulation of Mn SOD and catalase genes is involved in CR-induced resistance to oxidative stress in the
rotifer. 相似文献
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Influence of rare alleles of β‐carotene hydroxylase and lycopene epsilon cyclase genes on accumulation of provitamin A carotenoids in maize kernels 下载免费PDF全文
下载免费PDF全文 Rajkumar U. Zunjare Firoz Hossain Vignesh Muthusamy Aanchal Baveja Hema S. Chauhan Nepolean Thirunavukkarasu Supradip Saha Hari S. Gupta 《Plant Breeding》2017,136(6):872-880
Vitamin A deficiency is one of the major health problems worldwide. Traditional yellow maize possesses very low provitamin A (proA) concentration in endosperm. The influence of rare alleles of β‐carotene hydroxylase (crtRB1) and lycopene epsilon cyclase (lcyE) genes capable of enhancing proA concentration was studied in four BC2F2 populations generated using subtropical inbreds and CIMMYT‐HarvestPlus lines. The occurrence of severe segregation distortion for crtRB1 gene was observed, while lcyE gene was segregated as per Mendelian ratio. Genotype with favourable allele of crtRB1 (CC) had a significant effect on β‐carotene (BC) (7.9‐fold), β‐cryptoxanthin (BCX) (twofold) and proA (5.5‐fold) accumulation, compared to unfavourable genotype (C+C+). Genotype with favourable allele of lcyE (LL) showed 2.1‐fold, 1.6‐fold and twofold significant enhancement in BC, BCX and proA, respectively, over unfavourable genotype (L+L+) in pooled analysis. Of the nine genotypes, double homozygote (CC/LL) had the highest mean BC (12.60 μg/g), BCX (4.44 μg/g) and proA (14.82 μg/g), and combined effect was significantly better than individual gene effects or any other combinations. The information generated here would be useful in designing strategy for proA enrichment in subtropical maize. 相似文献
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of bovine mastitis isolates of Staphylococcus aureus for biofilm formation 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common pathogens responsible for contagious mastitis in ruminants. The ability of S. aureus to form biofilm in vivo is considered to be a major virulence factor influencing its pathogenesis in mastitis. The objectives of the study were to examine in vitro slime production, biofilm formation, and the presence of the ica gene locus and icaA and icaD genes in S. aureus isolates from bovine mastitis. Thirty-two of the 35 isolates tested produced slime on Congo red agar, whereas only 24 of the isolates were found to produce biofilm in vitro. However, all the 35 isolates possessed the ica locus, icaA and icaD genes. This study indicates a high prevalence of the ica genes among S. aureus mastitis isolates, and their presence is not always associated with in vitro formation of slime or biofilm. A combination of phenotypic and genotypic tests is recommended for investigating biofilm formation in S. aureus. 相似文献
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Samuel SM Thirunavukkarasu M Penumathsa SV Paul D Maulik N 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2008,56(20):9692-9698
Moderate consumption of wine has been associated with decreased risk of cardiovascular events. Recently we have shown that white wine is equally as cardioprotective as red wine. However, unlike resveratrol (polyphenol in red wine), the white wine component, n-tyrosol [2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol] has not been explored for its cardioprotective effect and mechanism of action. Therefore, the present study was designed to evaluate the effect of tyrosol treatment (5 mg/kg/day for 30 days) on myocardial ischemic stress in a rat in vivo model of Myocardial Infarction (MI) and to identify key molecular targets involved in this mechanism. MI was induced by Left Anterior Descending (LAD) coronary artery ligation. Reduced infarct size (32.42 vs 48.03%) and cardiomyocyte apoptosis (171 vs 256 counts/100 HPF) were observed along with improvement in the myocardial functional parameters such as LVIDs (5.89 vs 6.58 mm), ejection fraction (51.91 vs 45.09%), and fractional shortening (28.46 vs 23.52%) as assessed by echocardiography in the tyrosol-treated animals when compared to the nontreated controls. We have also observed significant increase in the phosphorylation of Akt (1.4-fold), eNOS (3-fold) and FOXO3a (2.6-fold). In addition, tyrosol induced the expression of longevity protein SIRT1 (3.2-fold) in the MI group as compared to the non-treated MI control. Therefore tyrosol's SIRT1, Akt and eNOS activating power adds another dimension to the white wine research, because it adds a great link to the French paradox. In conclusion these findings suggest that tyrosol induces myocardial protection against ischemia related stress by inducing survival and longevity proteins that may be considered as anti-aging therapy for the heart. However, human intervention studies would be necessary before establishing any recommendations about dietary habits for tyrosol intake or administration of dietary supplements containing tyrosol. 相似文献