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... Maize zein was hydrolyzed for 0.5-5 h by alcalase or papain. Protein solubility increased (P < 0.05) with the degree of hydrolysis (DH) and was higher for alcalase-hydrolyzed zein than for papain-hydrolyzed zein. The zein hydrolysates with both enzymes consisted mostly of small peptides or amino acids nondetectable by 15% acrylamide gel electrophoresis. Alcalase-hydrolyzed zein exhibited a stronge ...
... Intelligent controlled release systems (ICRS) are recognized as a feasible and economical way for the highly efficient utilization of agrochemicals. In this work, we developed an intelligent photothermal-responsively controlled-release pesticide particle (IYGCP) based on imidacloprid (IMI, a model pesticide), yeast biochar (YB, adsorbent and photothermal material), gelatin (GE, temperature-respons ...
... Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas L.) leaf has been extensively used as garniture in salads and drugs in folk medicine. In this study, the possible antioxidant properties of water (WE), ethanol (EE), and acetone (AE) extracts of corn poppy leaves were investigated using different antioxidant tests, including total antioxidant activity in linoleic acid system, DPPH• scavenging activity, reducing power, ch ...
... Corn (Zea mays) was grown in nutrient solutions of pH 5.2 and 7.5 with EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) and DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid) as chelating agents. At pH 5.2, corn plants were healthy and fully green, but at pH 7.5, the nutrient solutions with DTPA produced severely stunted, Zn-deficient plants. Spraying the foliage with Zn or increasing the level of ZnSO₄ added to the ...
... Rabileh, M. A., Shamshuddin, J., Panhwar, Q. A., Rosenani, A. B. and Anuar, A. R. 2015. Effects of biochar and/or dolomitic limestone application on the properties of Ultisol cropped to maize under glasshouse conditions. Can. J. Soil Sci. 95: 37–47. Ultisols in the tropics are characterized by low pH and high exchangeable Al. Maize grown on them produces low yield. A study was conducted to determi ...
... Recently synthesized, sustainable zinc (Zn) fertilizers, derived using dairy wastewater and solid zinc containing waste (Zn-WWT), have been tested and their agricultural performance assessed utilizing agricultural pot experimentation for wheat and maize growth. The data obtained have demonstrated that Zn-WWT achieved a Zn concentration increase in the green biomass at levels comparable to those de ...
... A novel trithiocyanuric acid-modified corn bract (TCA-CCB) was prepared, and its removal properties for Hg²⁺ were investigated. TCA-CCB showed a remarkable absorbability for Hg²⁺ in mixed ion solutions. Adsorption kinetics experiments indicated that the removal of Hg²⁺ on TCA-CCB was quick, with a removal rate of 99.07% within 5 min. In addition, the removal rate of Hg²⁺ exceeded 98% over all pH c ...
... Plants have developed sophisticated mechanisms for acquiring iron from the soil. In the graminaceous species, a chelation strategy is in charge, in order to take up ferric iron from the rhizosphere. The ferric iron chelation-strategy components may also be present in the aerial plant parts. The aim of this work was to search for possible roles of those components in maize leaves. To this end, the ...
X-ray diffraction; Zea mays; cadmium; chelation; chromic oxide; corn; green chemistry; nickel oxide; phytochemicals; research; transmission electron microscopes; zinc oxide
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... We show in this article the possibilities of employing an environmentally friendly, uncomplicated, economical and sustainable green synthesis technique effected by natural extracts from waste maize (zea mays lea) materials to synthesize some functional transition single metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs). Copper oxides (Cu₂O and CuO), zinc oxide (ZnO), nickel oxide (NiO), chromium oxide (Cr₂O₃), iron ...
Escherichia coli; biotechnology; chelation; corn; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
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... Maize C₄-type phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) was expressed in E. coli with the pET32 system. The expressed fusion PEPC was active and its amount comprised more than 10% of total soluble protein. The specific activity increased by about 45-fold, compared with our previous system [S. Yanagisawa and K. Izui, Agric. Biol. Chem., 54, 241–243 (1990)]. The fusion PEPC was rapidly purified with Hi ...
... In this work, a highly sensitive immunochromatographic test strip (ITS) based on Scandium-Tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (TCPP) metal–organic framework nanocubes (ScTMNs) was developed for ultrasensitive and facile visual determination of imidacloprid (IDP). TCPP as the porphyrin-based planar ligand and Sc³⁺ as the metal center were applied to form the ScTMNs via coordination chelation. Givi ...
... BACKGROUND: Since the identification of the genes controlling the root acquisition of iron (Fe), the control of inter- and intracellular distribution has become an important challenge in understanding metal homeostasis. The identification of the yellow stripe-like (YSL) transporter family has paved the way to decipher the mechanisms of long-distance transport of Fe. SCOPE: Once in the plant, Fe wi ...
... Phenolic compounds play an important role in health benefits because of their highly antioxidant capacity. In this review, total phenolic contents (TPCs), phenolic acid profile and antioxidant capacity of the extracted from wheat, corn, rice, barley, sorghum, rye, oat, and millet, which have been recently reported, are summarized. The review shows clearly that cereals contain a number of phytochem ...
... Injudicious application of chemical fertilizers in India has a considerable negative impact on economy and environmental sustainability. There is a growing need to turn back to nature or sustainable agents that promote evergreen agriculture. Among such natural bio-agents, the potassium solubilizing rhizobacteria (KSR), which solubilize fixed forms of potassium (K) to plant available K by various m ...
... Phytate is the dominant storage form of phosphorus (P) in mature cereal and oil grains. Phosphorus bound in phytate is nutritionally unavailable to monogastric animals and thus contributes to water pollution because it is excreted in the waste. Also, phytate can chelate certain minerals and exacerbate human mineral deficiencies. Our primary objective was to develop a rapid and inexpensive method o ...
... An experiment was conducted to estimate relative bioavailability of Zn in 3 organic zinc sources with different chelation strength (Qf) compared with ZnSO₄. A total of 1,092, 1-d-old male broiler chicks were assigned randomly to 6 replicate cages (14 chicks per cage) for each of 13 treatments. Dietary treatments included the basal corn-soybean meal diet (27.82 mg of Zn/kg of DM) supplemented with ...
... A bioadsorbent was synthesized by modifying corn bract with 2-aminothiazole for the selective recovery of gold. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize the bioadsorbent with the aim of understanding the mechanism of adsorption. Adsorption isotherms and kinetics data were determined and ...
... A selenium-chelating corn oligopeptide (Se-COP) with high protein and low molecular weight was prepared as a selenium supplement. We utilized infrared (IR), ultraviolet (UV), and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonate (ANS)-binding fluorescence spectra, and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) to analyze and describe Se-COP and its reactions. It was concluded that ...
... The correlation between anthocyanins content and accumulation of zinc (Zn) in leaves of Zea mays was investigated and this was considered as a mode of assessing the intensity of Zn toxicity. Characterisation and quantification of leaf pigments were done in 45 d old maize plants exposed to different concentrations of Zn (0.0, 0.65, 1.30, 1.95 g Zn Kg⁻¹ soil), and the enhancement in the accumulation ...
... In recent years it has been established a significant relationship between sulfur (S) and iron (Fe) nutrition. In particular, it has been demonstrated that S deprivation can hinder Fe acquisition in barley, maize and wheat. This can be explained by assuming that, in order to cope with low Fe availability in the soil, grasses have evolved a phytosiderophores (PS)-based Fe chelation system (Strategy ...