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The ability to utilise dietary components differs among fish species. Digestive enzymes may be used to determine the efficiency of the digestive process. In this study, the activities of the digestive enzymes in Tilapia rendalli, Oreochromis mossambicus and Clarias gariepinus were explored. Protease, amylase, lipase and cellulase activities were measured in different parts of the digestive tract of the three fish species. The pH dynamics along the digestive tract were monitored. In all fish species, the presence of food led to a reduction in stomach pH, whereby pH values of 1.54, 1.58 and 2.01 were recorded 12 h after feeding in O. mossambicus, T. rendalli and C. gariepinus, respectively. Protease and amylase activities were significantly higher (P < 0.05, anova ) in the tilapias than in C. gariepinus. The tilapias may be pre‐adapted to produce more protease and amylase to digest plant material, which is more difficult to digest than animal matter. In all species amylase activity was significantly higher in the proximal intestine than in the other parts of the digestive tract (P < 0.05, anova ). The highest protease activity was recorded in the distal intestines. This is because of the alkaline pH recorded in the proximal and distal intestines, which favours amylase and protease activity, respectively. Lipase activities were significantly higher (P > 0.05) in C. gariepinus than in both tilapias. Marginal cellulase activities were recorded in all species. It is inferred here that phylogeny and not diet may be the main factor influencing enzyme activities, as all fish were fed a similar diet. 相似文献
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Alfredi A. Moyo Kishor S. Jagadhane Sneha R. Bhosale Devashree N. Patil Vinod B. Shimpale Prashant V. Anbhule 《化学与生物多样性》2023,20(8):e202300332
The present study shows the chemical profile, antimicrobial, antiproliferative, and apoptotic effects of Stemodia viscosa extracts. Thirteen bioactive compounds were identified in the 80 % ethanolic extract by GC/MS analysis. The acetone extract exhibited a higher content of flavonoids and phenols of 805.10 μg QE/mg DW and 89.31 μg GAE/mg DW extracts, respectively. Furthermore, the acetone extract possessed the highest antioxidant activity (IC50=9.96 μg/mL). The 80 % ethanolic extract exhibited significant antimicrobial activity; the highest activity was observed against Staphylococcus aureus with a zone of inhibition of 25±0.51 mm, MIC value of 4 mg/mL, and MBC value of 8 mg/mL. The antiproliferative results revealed the presence of anticancer activity with an IC50=91.562 and 74.362 μg/mL against the B16F10 skin and COLO205 colon cancer cells, respectively. The flow cytometric analysis shows that the plant extracts cause cancer cell death through the induction of apoptosis. Our findings confirmed that Stemodia viscosa is a potential source of biologically active compounds. 相似文献
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Monde Muyoyeta Pragnya Maduskar Maureen Moyo Nkatya Kasese Deborah Milimo Rosanna Spooner Nathan Kapata Laurens Hogeweg Bram van Ginneken Helen Ayles 《PloS one》2014,9(4)
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To determine the sensitivity and specificity of a Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) program for scoring chest x-rays (CXRs) of presumptive tuberculosis (TB) patients compared to Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert).Method
Consecutive presumptive TB patients with a cough of any duration were offered digital CXR, and opt out HIV testing. CXRs were electronically scored as normal (CAD score ≤60) or abnormal (CAD score>60) using a CAD program. All patients regardless of CAD score were requested to submit a spot sputum sample for testing with Xpert and a spot and morning sample for testing with LED Fluorescence Microscopy-(FM).Results
Of 350 patients with evaluable data, 291 (83.1%) had an abnormal CXR score by CAD. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of CXR compared to Xpert were 100% (95%CI 96.2–100), 23.2% (95%CI 18.2–28.9), 33.0% (95%CI 27.6–38.7) and 100% (95% 93.9–100), respectively. The area under the receiver operator curve (AUC) for CAD was 0.71 (95%CI 0.66–0.77). CXR abnormality correlated with smear grade (r = 0.30, p<0.0001) and with Xpert CT(r = 0.37, p<0.0001).Conclusions
To our knowledge this is the first time that a CAD program for TB has been successfully tested in a real world setting. The study shows that the CAD program had high sensitivity but low specificity and PPV. The use of CAD with digital CXR has the potential to increase the use and availability of chest radiography in screening for TB where trained human resources are scarce. 相似文献27.
Hollie Booth Michael Clark E.J. Milner-Gulland Kofi Amponsah-Mensah André Pinassi Antunes Stephanie Brittain Luciana C. Castilho João Vitor Campos-Silva Pedro de Araujo Lima Constantino Yuhan Li Lessah Mandoloma Lotanna Micah Nneji Donald Midoko Iponga Boyson Moyo James McNamara O. Sarobidy Rakotonarivo Jianbin Shi Cédric Thibaut Kamogne Tagne David R. Williams 《Current biology : CB》2021,31(8):1788-1797.e3
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The growing demand of medicinal plants is posing a major threat to biodiversity conservation. Sclerocarya birrea and Harpephyllum caffrum (Anacardiaceae) are traditionally used to treat numerous ailments increasing their susceptibility to overexploitation. The aim of the study was to evaluate the medicinal efficacy of renewable aerial parts of the plants using in vitro assays, thus providing a conservation measure by plant part substitution. Plant samples were sequentially extracted with petroleum ether, dichloromethane and 80% ethanol, sonicated on ice and concentrated under vacuum. Antimicrobial activities were determined by the minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) using the micro-dilution assay. The ability of extracts to inhibit COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes was used to evaluate anti-inflammatory activity. Ethanolic extracts of S. birrea and H. caffrum exhibited high antibacterial activity (MIC < 1.0 mg/ml). S. birrea twig extract was the most active with a total activity of 1609.1 ml/g against Bacillus subtilis and an MIC of 0.098 mg/ml. Petroleum ether and dichloromethane extracts exhibited high COX-1 (90.7–99.8%) and COX-2 (69–92.6%) enzyme inhibition at a concentration of 250 μg/ml. The extracts of S. birrea and H. caffrum exhibited high antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Based on these results, plant part substitution can be a practical conservation strategy for the two species. 相似文献
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Adeyemi O. Aremu Mack Moyo Stephen O. Amoo Jiří Gruz Michaela Šubrtová Lucie Plíhalová Karel Doležal Johannes Van Staden 《Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture》2014,119(3):501-509
In an attempt to elucidate the carry-over effect of cytokinins (CKs) on phytochemical and antioxidant activity of acclimatized plants, tissue culture-derived Merwilla plumbea supplemented with three CK types at four (0.25, 0.5, 1 and 2 µM) concentrations were grown for 6 months ex vitro. Phenolic acids including the hydroxybenzoic and hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives in M. plumbea were quantified using ultra performance liquid chromatography while the antioxidant activity was evaluated using oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). Different concentrations of gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid and salicylic acid were observed with all the treatments with the exception of non-treated plants. Most phytochemicals (for example, gallic acid, ferulic acid protocatechuic acid and caffeic acid) were highest in plants obtained from 0.25 µM meta-topolin riboside (mTR). Likewise, plants derived from 2 µM mTR had the highest ORAC (684 µmol g?1 trolox equivalents) activity. Bearing in mind that therapeutic effects of medicinal plants are often associated to their phytochemical content, the current results are an indication on how the intricate in vitro environment (CK type and concentration in this case) affects the growth and general physiology of micropropagated plants especially after acclimatization. 相似文献