On the formation and fine structure of septate wood fibres of Ribes sanguineum     

N. Parameswaran  W. Liese Reinbek 《Wood Science and Technology》1969,3(4):272-286

Summary The septate wood-fibres of Ribes sanguineum result from a genuine mitosis of the still functioning nucleus in lignified cells. The development of the septa occurs first in the vicinity of protoxylem and spreads centrifugally outwards and from the basis of the shoot towards the vegetative apex. Because there is no wall-layer fusion of the septum with the fibre-wall, the terms chambers or compartments are proposed for the partitions resulting from cytokinesis. The septum is built up by a middle lamella with primary-wall structures and plasmodesmata; it possesses a cellulose-pectin character and does not evince secondary wall appositions or lignification.During septum development a definite trend in the cytoplasmic organization of the living wood fibres is indicated. The probable significance of the various cytoplasmic organelles for the development and structure of the septa is discussed.

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Zusammenfassung In den septierten Holzfasern von Ribes sanguineum Pursh entwickeln sich die Septen durch eine echte Mitose des aktiven Kernes. Die dabei entstehenden Aufteilungen werden als Kammer oder Fächer bezeichnet. Histochemische Versuche ergaben für die Septen eine Cellulose-Pektin-Struktur. In keiner Phase der Entwicklung erfolgt eine Sekundärwandauflage oder eine Lignifizierung. Die Septen zeigen zu der lignifizierten Wand der Faserzelle keine wandanaloge oder schichtengleiche Verbindung. Submikroskopisch weisen sie eine Primärwand-ähnliche Struktur mit einer deutlich ausgebildeten Mittellamelle und Plasmodesmen auf.In den septierten Holzfasern konnten jahreszeitliche Veränderungen in der cytoplasmatischen Organisation beobachtet werden. Nach der Septenbildung nimmt die Anzahl der Dictyosomen ab, verbunden mit einer zunehmenden Vakuolisierung und Entwicklung der Stärkekörner. Die mutmaßliche Bedeutung der cytoplasmatischen Organellen für die Septenbildung wird diskutiert.

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bruno Huber on the occasion of his 70th birthday.  相似文献   

Variation of cell length in bark and wood of tropical trees   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

N. Parameswaran  W. Liese 《Wood Science and Technology》1974,8(2):81-90

Summary The variation in length of cell elements both in bark and wood of a few tropical trees (Mangifera altissima, Mansonia altissima, Pentacme contorta, Pterocarpus marsupium, Shorea megrosensis, Shorea squamata, Triplochtion scleroxylon) is described. The phloem fibres and sieve tube members show a tendency for increase in length from periderm to cambium, just as the wood fibres and vessel members increase from pith to cambium. The phloem fibres are generally longer than wood fibres (40–70%). In woods with storeyed cambia the sieve tube members exhibit no variation, retaining a constant length throughout the width of the bark; the phloem fibres possess the normal trend of a length increase from periderm to cambium. The length variation of sieve tube members and phloem fibres with the height of the tree generally exhibits a decreasing trend from butt to top, although a slight increase in length of phloem fibres at the top was noticed.Presented at the IUFRO Division V Meeting, September 1973, Cape Town, South AfricaThanks are due to Mrs. K. Puchstein for help with the measurements. The financial support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Gesellschaft der Freunde und Förderer der Bundesforschungsanstalt für Forst- und Holzwirtschaft, Reinbek, is also gratefully acknowledged.  相似文献   

Ultrastructural aspects of beech bark degradation by fungi     

N. Parameswaran  G. E. Wilhelm  W. Liese 《Forest Pathology》1976,6(5):274-286

The degradation of beech bark by three wood-decaying fungi has been analyzed at the ultra-structural level and the micromorphological changes occurring in the walls of the diverse cell types compared with the decay pattern in wood cells.  相似文献   

Shrimp lectin–conjugated copper sulfide nanoparticles enhance immune response and gene expression in Etroplus suratensis infected with Aeromonas hydrophila     

Elumalai  Preetham  Rubeena  Abdul Salam  Lakshmi  Sreeja  Anbazhagan  Veerappan  Arockiaraj  Jesu  Divya  Mani  Vijayakumar  Sekar  Vaseeharan  Baskaralingam 《Aquaculture International》2021,29(3):1103-1120

Aquaculture International - Lectins are hemagglutinating glycoproteins which act as pathogen recognition receptors that can bind to the pathogen-associated molecular patterns. Shrimp lectin...  相似文献   

Isolation and characterization of a 20 kD prolamin from kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum) (L.): Homology with other millets and cereals     

K. Parvathy Parameswaran  B. Thayumanavan 《Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)》1997,50(4):359-373

The homologus 20 kD prolamin from kodo millet and other minor millets viz. barnyard, little and foxtail millets, were purified using preparative gel electrophoresis and reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). The amino acid composition of the purified 20 kD prolamin protein from different minor millets revealed higher content of glutamic acid, alanine, leucine and serine and lower quantity of lysine and methionine. They contain 55 to 58 percent of non-polar amino acids which make them more hydrophobic than other protein fractions. The total number of amino acid residues per polypeptide chain ranged from 152 to 155 based on theoretical calculation. Peptide mapping of the 20 kD prolamin hydrolyzed with trypsin gave fewer cleavage products than expected. The antigenic relationships among these minor millets and cereals viz. wheat, maize, rice, sorghum, finger millet and pearl millet were studied using the antibody raised against the 20 kD prolamin. Cross reactivity was seen in all the minor millets at the 20 kD region. But in barnyard and little millets lower molecular weight polypeptides also cross reacted with the antibody. Immunoblotting studies revealed that the prolamins from other cereals and millets are related to the 20 kD prolamin of kodo millet. Rice was the only common cereal that did not cross react immunologically with the antibody raised against 20 kD prolamin of kodo millet.  相似文献   

Homologies between prolamins of different minor millets     

K. Parvathy Parameswaran  B. Thayumanavan 《Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)》1995,48(2):119-126

Minor millets, viz. Barnyard millet, Proso millet, Little millet, Foxtail millet and Kodo millet, one variety in each grown in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu were selected for the study. The protein contents of the selected decorticated millets were found to be 11.0, 12.3, 12.9, 10.5 and 10.6% respectively. Fractionation of these proteins revealed that prolamin forms major storage protein in Foxtail millet whereas, glutelin forms major storage protein in all the other millets. The extractability was studied using different solvents, viz. isopropyl alcohol, t-butyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol with varying concentration of 2-mercapto ethanol. Electrophoretic pattern of the extracted prolamins from these millets were compared and found that a protein band at the molecular weight range of 20 kD was found homologous in all except Proso millet. The extractability of the 20kD protein in 90% isopropyl alcohol showed its strong hydrophobic nature.  相似文献   

Antioxidant activity of banana flavonoids     

Vijayakumar S  Presannakumar G  Vijayalakshmi NR 《Fitoterapia》2008,79(4):279-282

The antioxidant activity of flavonoids from banana (Musa paradisiaca) was studied in rats fed normal as well as high fat diets. Concentrations of peroxidation products namely malondialdehyde, hydroperoxides and conjugated diens were significantly decreased whereas the activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase were enhanced significantly. Concentrations of glutathione were also elevated in the treated animals.  相似文献   

Evaluation of host and bacterial gene modulation during Lawsonia intracellularis infection in immunocompetent C57BL/6 mouse model     

Perumalraja Kirthika  Sungwoo Park  Vijayakumar Jawalagatti  John Hwa Lee 《Journal of veterinary science (Suw?n-si, Korea)》2022,23(3)

BackgroundProliferative enteritis caused by Lawsonia intracellularis undermines the economic stability of the swine industry worldwide. The development of cost-effective animal models to study the pathophysiology of the disease will help develop strategies to counter this bacterium.ObjectivesThis study focused on establishing a model of gastrointestinal (GI) infection of L. intracellularis in C57BL/6 mice to evaluate the disease progression and lesions of proliferative enteropathy (PE) in murine GI tissue.MethodsWe assessed the murine mucosal and cell-mediated immune responses generated in response to inoculation with L. intracellularis.ResultsThe mice developed characteristic lesions of the disease and shed L. intracellularis in the feces following oral inoculation with 5 × l0⁷ bacteria. An increase in L. intracellularis 16s rRNA and groEL copies in the intestine of infected mice indicated intestinal dissemination of the bacteria. The C57BL/6 mice appeared capable of modulating humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to L. intracellularis infection. Notably, the expression of genes for the vitamin B12 receptor and for secreted and membrane-bound mucins were downregulated in L. intracellularis -infected mice. Furthermore, L. intracellularis colonization of the mouse intestine was confirmed by the immunohistochemistry and western blot analyses.ConclusionsThis is the first study demonstrating the contributions of bacterial chaperonin and host nutrient genes to PE using an immunocompetent mouse model. This mouse infection model may serve as a platform from which to study L. intracellularis infection and develop potential vaccination and therapeutic strategies to treat PE.  相似文献   

Effect of fermented total mixed rations on the growth performance,carcass and meat quality characteristics of Hanwoo steers          下载免费PDF全文

Tae‐Il Kim  Vijayakumar Mayakrishnan  Dong‐Hyun Lim  Jeong‐Ha Yeon  Kwang‐Soo Baek 《Animal Science Journal》2018,89(3):606-615

This study was conducted to assess the effects of fermented total mixed ration (FTMR) on the growth performance, carcass and meat quality traits of Hanwoo steers. The present study evidenced that the FTMR had a strong effect on dry matter intake, body weight, daily gain, slaughter weight and carcass characteristics compared with control animals. The results showed that the dry matter intake (7.17 ± 0.13 kg), average body weight (615.20 ± 112.82 kg), and daily gain (0.56 ± 0.16 kg) were greater in animals receiving FTMR than in control animals (P < 0.05). The meat quality characteristics indicated that cooking loss and the pH values did not vary between control and FTMR treated animals; however, animals in the treated groups (FTMR) had higher meat quality grades, carcass weight (396.13 ± 18.35), fat thickness (13.25 ± 1.75), marbling score (5.63 ± 0.56), meat color (40.06 ± 1.23), crude fat (18.39 ± 1.32) and sensory characteristics (flavor 5.03 ± 0.17; tenderness 4.42 ± 0.33; juiciness 5.10 ± 0.16). Nevertheless, the shear force values decreased significantly in FTMR‐treated animals compared with control group steers. Overall, FTMR may not only improve the growth performance, biochemical metabolites, and fatty and acetic acid profiles of steers, but may also enhance the carcass and meat quality characteristics of Hanwoo steers. Regarding economics, our research findings suggest that FTMR‐based feeds may enhance Hanwoo steer meat quality at a low cost.  相似文献   

Micromorphology of naturally degraded beech and spruce barks     

N. Parameswaran  G. E. Wilhelm 《Forest Pathology》1979,9(2):103-112

The micromorphological changes occurring in the bark tissues of beech and spruce trees during natural degradation in the forest have been investigated and compared with those obtained previously using wood-decaying fungi. The relevance of the bark degradation process for the environment is also briefly discussed.  相似文献