dioscorea mexicana/atrophy

Tobacco plants secrete a limited array of proteins (nectarins) into their floral nectar. N-terminal sequencing of the Nectarin II ( NEC2; 35kD) and the Nectarin III ( NEC3; 40kD) proteins revealed that they both share identity with dioscorin, the major soluble protein of yam tubers. These sequences

OBJECTIVE To study the pathological change and the toxic mechanism of Dioscorea bulbifera L in mice. METHODS Sixty ICR mice were randomly assigned to four groups poisoned respectively with 200% Dioscorea bulbifera L of 1/4 LD50, 1/10LD50, 1/30LD50 and a control group treated with distilled water by

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an ethanol extract of the rhizomes of Dioscorea alata L. cv. Phyto, Dispo85E, on bone formation and to investigate the mechanisms involved. Our results showed that Dispo85E increased the activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and bone nodule

When Guinea yam, Dioscorea rotundata Poir, was inoculated with Pratylenchus coffeae and Scutellonema bradys together, there was a 53% suppression of top growth, but when plants were inoculated separately there was a 29% suppression with P. coffeae and a 21% suppression with S. bradys. The

The rhizome of Dioscorea bulbifera Linn, traditionally used to treat thyroid disease and cancer in China, is reported to induce serious liver injury during clinical practice. Diosbulbin B (DB), a diterpene lactone, has been found to be the main toxic compound in D. bulbifera. The present study aims

Naturally infected Dioscorea alata plants showing mild mosaic were collected in 1998 on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean. Isolates were first screened by double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with monoclonal antibodies raised against Yam mosaic virus (YMV) and

The complete nucleotidic sequence of the yam mosaic virus (YMV) RNA was determined following the cloning of partial segments of the genome by reverse transcription and polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCR) using degenerate and/or specific oligonucleotide primers. YMV genomic RNA is 9,608 nucleotides

Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are widely grown in China as vegetables and herbal medicine. However, studies on viral diseases on yams are still limited. As a pilot project of a government initiative for improving yam productivity, a small study was conducted in Guangxi, a southern province of China, on

Chinese purple yam is famous for therapeutic and nutritional values in lowering blood glucose, blood pressure and even preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases. However, traditional extraction techniques for the functional polyphenolic compounds mostly utilise unfriendly organic solvent and

Dioscorea hispida var. daemona (Roxb) Prain & Burkill (DH), also known a tropical yam or intoxicating yam is a bitter wild tuber which is consumed as a staple food and traditionally used as a remedy in Malaysia. However, DH is also notorious for its intoxicating effects and there is currently a

Low populations (200 specimens per plant) of Pratylenchus cofl'eae, Scutellonema bradys, Meloidogyne incognita, and Rotylenchulus reniformis stimulated the development of tops, roots, and tubers of Dioscorea rotundata "Guinea" yam. We demonstrated experimentally that P. coffeae was responsible for

Fresh yams are not shelf stable due to its high susceptibility to physiological deterioration; hence, its conversion into a more stable product like flour can stimulate its industrial application as a substitute to wheat flour. The influence of yam species, pretreatment, and drying method on the

The aim of our present study is to explore the anti-arthritic potential effect of total steroid saponins (TSSNs) extracted from the rhizome of Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H.Wright (DZW) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. This work was performed using adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) rats in

The genome of yam virus X (YVX), a new member of the genus Potexvirus from yam (Dioscorea trifida), was completely sequenced. Structural and phylogenetic analysis showed that the closest relative of YVX is nerine virus X. A prevalence study found YVX only in plants maintained in Guadeloupe and