Manipulation of the Phytochemical Profile of Tenderstem® Broccoli Florets by Short Duration,Pre-Harvest LED Lighting

Light quality has been reported to influence the phytochemical profile of broccoli sprouts/microgreens; however, few studies have researched the influence on mature broccoli. This is the first study to investigate how exposing a mature glasshouse grown vegetable brassica, Tenderstem^® broccoli, to different light wavelengths before harvest influences the phytochemical content. Sixty broccoli plants were grown in a controlled environment glasshouse under ambient light until axial meristems reached >1 cm diameter, whereupon a third were placed under either green/red/far-red LED, blue LED, or remained in the original compartment. Primary and secondary spears were harvested after one and three weeks, respectively. Plant morphology, glucosinolate, carotenoid, tocopherol, and total polyphenol content were determined for each sample. Exposure to green/red/far-red light increased the total polyphenol content by up to 13% and maintained a comparable total glucosinolate content to the control. Blue light increased three of the four indole glucosinolates studied. The effect of light treatments on carotenoid and tocopherol content was inconclusive due to inconsistencies between trials, indicating that they are more sensitive to other environmental factors. These results have shown that by carefully selecting the wavelength, the nutritional content of mature broccoli prior to harvest could be manipulated according to demand.     

新型植物生长激素油菜甾醇内酯的合成

本文综述了新型植物生长激素油菜甾醇内酯及其类似物的合成,并简要地讨论了它们的结构与生物活性的关系。     

Development of validated LC-MS/MS method for imidacloprid and acetamiprid in parsley and rocket and evaluation of their dissipation dynamics

Fast and efficient method based on quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe followed by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry for acetamiprid and imidacloprid residues determination in parsley and rocket was developed and validated. Linearity (R²) ranged from 0.996 to 0.999. Accuracy ranged from 95.9 to 99.1%. Precision was <11%. Limit of quantification was 2.8–10.3?µg/kg. Matrix effect was evaluated. Dissipation of acetamiprid and imidacloprid in parsley and rocket was investigated under open field conditions. The dissipation behavior of both compounds followed first-order kinetics. Half-lives (t_1/2) were 2.68 and 4.24 days with dissipation rate (k) values of 0.25 and 0.165 days^?1 for acetamiprid; 0.24 (in parsley) and 0.25 (in rocket) days^?1 with k values of 0.636 (in parsley) and 0.718 (in rocket) days for imidacloprid. Preharvest interval values were 5.53 and 1.42 days for acetamiprid; 2.5 and 0.49 days for imidacloprid in parsley and rocket, respectively. Residues of both compounds were searched in real samples. None of the real samples violated maximum residues limits of the European Commission regulations.     

NMR spectral assignments of two sterols from a soft coral Sinularia brassica

Two new steroids, named 4α,22-dimethyl-Cholest-22-en-3β-ol (1) and 4α-methyl-Cholest-7,22-dien-3β-ol (2), along with two known steroids, were isolated from the soft coral Sinularia brassica. The structures of the new compounds were determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic data (MS, (1)H and (13)C NMR, (1)H-(1)H COSY, (13)C-(1)H COSY, HMBC and NOESY) analysis.     

Carbamide Peroxide Determination in Tooth Whitening Using a Reagentless HRP-Biosensor

Abstract

A rapid and effective method for carbamide peroxide (CP) quantification in pharmaceuticals is proposed. The reagentless biosensor was prepared by using lyophilized turnip extract as horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme source. The biosensor presented the best performance. The measurements were carried out in 0.1 mol L^?1 Pipes buffer (pH 6.0). At ?100 mV vs. Ag|AgCl, a linear response range from 3.0 to 25.0 mmol L^?1 was obtained. The quantification and detection limits were 1.2 and 0.4 mmol L^?1, respectively, and the response time was 0.5 s. The biosensor repeatability, storage, and lifetime were excellent, allowing a satisfactory CP quantification in real pharmaceutical samples, when compared with those obtained by the official method.