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Jiaosu, also called as fermented fruit and vegetable juices, is becoming an increasingly popular health food, especially in East Asian markets. Watermelon, cantaloupe and orange were used as the raw materials to produce five kinds Jiaosu with natural fermentation, including single source Jiaosu and mixed jiaosu. Then the composition and antioxidant capacity were determined. All Jiaosu appear brown and different Jiaosu vary greatly. The pH of five kinds Jiaosu range from 3.06 to 4.55. Between the five kinds Jiaosu, orange Jiaosu is the highest in total protein (9.46 ± 0.41 mg/ml), total phenol (0.32 ± 0.01 μg/ml) and alcohol (56.51 ± 0.03 μg/ml). All Jiaosu have strong antioxidant capacity and watermelon Jiaosu shows the strongest antioxidant capacity. The antioxidant capacity of five kinds Jiaosu determined by FRAP assay is significantly correlated with the total protein content and total phenol content, respectively. The results indicated the raw materials had a decisive effect on the components and antioxidant capacity of Jiaosu. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lupinus is one of the most geographically widespread genera. It can be divided into New World and Old World Lupinus species according to the geographical distribution of its members. However, there are relatively few studies on their genetic differences, especially regarding the taxonomy and geographical evolutionary history of New World species. Here, we conducted comparative, phylogenetic, and evolution analysis between one New World and five Old World Lupinus species based on their complete chloroplast genomes. Compared with the Old World species, the chloroplast genome of L. westianus in the New World was more variable, showing the deletion of the pseudogene ycf1 and two rps12 gene introns, the 20 kb inversion, the higher number of repeated sequences, the larger genome size, and the lower GC content. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the genetic relationship between the New World species L. westianus and the Old World species L. albus was closer than to the rest. Evolutionary analysis confirmed that the matK and ycf1 genes were under positive selection, and rpoA, accD, and rpoC2 genes have site-specific selection in L. westianus, which might be related to adaptive evolution. Therefore, our finding would provide genetic information for the evolutionary history and taxonomy of Lupinus species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, we study the limit set of trajectory in three-dimensional quasi-homogeneous system. For the trajectory which is close to a singular curve, we show that either it approaches a fixed point or infinity, or it oscillates. Moreover, an oscillating example is given. The behaviour of trajectory which is near a closed orbit is also studied. At the end, we classify the integral manifolds of the system with isolated singularities. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Woody plants are important source of edible oil, and Camellia hainanica and Camellia sinensis are two new option. The physicochemical properties and fatty acid composition were determined in both species. The oil content of C. hainanica was 37.60–41.60%, and that of C. sinensis was 31.04–33.20%. There were no significant differences in saponification value, refractive index or relative density (P > 0.05). The types of fatty acids were the same in both species, but the composition was significantly different (P < 0.01). Among the nine fatty acids measured, only the concentration of oleic acid was higher in C. hainanica oil than that C. sinensis oil. The contents of vitamin E and total phenols in C. hainanica oil were significantly higher than those in C. sinensis oil (P < 0.01). The higher unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E, and total phenols, in C. hainanica give it a greater advantage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, exogenous spermidine role on Salix matsudana tolerance to cadmium was evaluated. Spermidine and cadmium presented antagonistic effects on the biomass, copper and zinc concentrations in S. matsudana. cadmium mainly distributed in the cell wall of subcellular fraction; 46.97%–60.43% of cadmium existed in a sodium chloride-extracted form. Cadmium contents in roots, leaves, and twigs ranged from 2002.67 to 3961.00, 111.59 to 229.72, and 102.56 to 221.27 mg/kg, respectively. Spermidine application elevated cadmium concentrations in the roots, cuttings, and cell wall and the ratio of deionized water-extracted cadmium, but decreased cadmium levels in the twigs and leaves and the fractions of cadmium extracted by ethanol and sodium chloride, respectively. Putrescine and malondialdehyde were important indicators of cadmium-induced oxidative damage. Exogenous spermidine alleviated the accumulation of superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde via promoting the levels of spermidine, soluble protein, superoxide dismutase, reductive ascorbate, glutathione reductase, and glutathione peroxidase in S. matsudana leaves under the corresponding cadmium stress. The results indicated that S. matsudana was a candidate for cadmium rhizoremediation and extraction in leaves; the spermidine application enhanced the cadmium tolerance of S. matsudana through promoting cadmium accumulation in roots, cell wall, and less bioactive chemical forms and the antioxidative ability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]