Zygotic embryos tissues have found to be more responsive explants for clonal propagation of coconut. In the present study, the feasibility of using zygotic embryos explants for clonal propagation of a local coconut va...Zygotic embryos tissues have found to be more responsive explants for clonal propagation of coconut. In the present study, the feasibility of using zygotic embryos explants for clonal propagation of a local coconut variety MATAG F2 was assessed. Callus was induced by incorporating of cytokinin and auxin into the medium. The sliced embryos explants were immersed in 1 M maltose for 60 mins, then with 0.05 M maltose for 1 min and followed by 0.01 M maltose for 5 mins was the best for prevention of phenolic compounds excretion. The callus formation depended on the concentration of 2,4-D in the media and the best effect was observed with the high level (2,4-D and BAP) tested. Attempts at inducing multiple shoot from the zygotic embryos callus were unsuccessful. No multiple shoots was present;most of the callus became root structure.展开更多
Successful commercialization of microalgal bio-industry requires the design of an integrated microalgal biorefinery system that facilitates the co-production of biofuels, high-value products and industrial chemicals f...Successful commercialization of microalgal bio-industry requires the design of an integrated microalgal biorefinery system that facilitates the co-production of biofuels, high-value products and industrial chemicals from the biomass. In this study, we investigated the use of sugar hydrolysate obtained from enzymatic saccharification of microalgal biomass (Chlorella sp. and T. suecica) as fermentation feedstock to produce industrially important chemicals, in particular acetic acid and butyric acid. By using hydrolysate with low sugar content as substrate for the anaerobic fermentation (1.5 - 2.4 g/L), we were able to prevent the bacterium C. saccharoperbutylacetonicum from activating its solventogenesis pathway. As a result, the fermentation process generated a product stream that was dominated by organic acids (acetic acid and butyric acid) rather than solvents (butanol, ethanol and acetone). Acetic acid constituted up to 92 wt% of Chlorella’s fermentation products and 80 wt% of T. suecica’s fermentation products. For T. suecica, the fermentation consumed almost all of the sugar available in the hydrolysate (up to 92% of initial sugar) and produced a reasonable yield of fermentation products (0.08 g fermentation products/g sugar). The Gompertz equation was successfully used to predict the formation kinetics of acetic acid and other fermentation products across both species. The results in the study demonstrate the production of industrially important chemicals, such as acetic acid and butyric acid, from the fermentation of microalgal sugar. The process described in the study can potentially be used as a value-adding step to generate biochemicals from cell debris in an integrated microalgal biorefinery system.展开更多
This research was to study in vitro callus induction in Coconut cv MATAG from young leaf explants. Young leaf segments from mature coconut were cultured on Y3 medium supplemented with different concentrations of 2,4-D...This research was to study in vitro callus induction in Coconut cv MATAG from young leaf explants. Young leaf segments from mature coconut were cultured on Y3 medium supplemented with different concentrations of 2,4-D and a combination of NAA and BAP. Each of these plant growth regulators (PGR) gives different responses toward callus formation, the percentage of explants producing callus, the percentage of callus proliferation, and the morphology of callus. A series of different concentrations were used for 2,4-D (1, 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 100 mg/L), NAA (1, 3, 5 mg/L) and BAP (1, 3, 5 mg/L) respectively. The range of days of callus formation using 2,4-D treatments is 7 - 12 months, while the 2,4-D combined with NAA is recorded at 2 - 5 months. Despite the variety of different months between these plant growth regulators for callus formation, the percentages of explants producing callus and callus proliferation are different. The highest percentage of explants producing callus (2.9%) was observed at 2,4-D (40 mg/mL), followed by 2.7% at 2,4-D (10.0 mg/mL) with NAA (1 mg/mL). At a concentration of 100 mg/mL of 2,4-D, the highest percentage of callus proliferation was found, as well.展开更多
Human exposure to consumer chemicals has become a worldwide concern.In this work,a comprehensive sampling strategy is presented,to our knowledge being the first to study all relevant exposure pathways in a single coho...Human exposure to consumer chemicals has become a worldwide concern.In this work,a comprehensive sampling strategy is presented,to our knowledge being the first to study all relevant exposure pathways in a single cohort using multiple methods for assessment of exposure from each exposure pathway.The selected groups of chemicals to be studied are consumer chemicals whose production and use are currently in a state of transition and are;per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances(PFASs),traditional and“emerging”brominated flame retardants(BFRs and EBFRs),organophosphate esters(OPEs)and phthalate esters(PEs).Information about human exposure to these contaminants is needed due to existing data gaps on human exposure intakes from multiple exposure pathways and relationships between internal and external exposure.Indoor environment,food and biological samples were collected from 61 participants and their households in the Oslo area(Norway)on two consecutive days,during winter 2013-14.Air,dust,hand wipes,and duplicate diet(food and drink)samples were collected as indicators of external exposure,and blood,urine,blood spots,hair,nails and saliva as indicators of internal exposure.A food diary,food frequency questionnaire(FFQ)and indoor environment questionnaire were also implemented.Approximately 2000 samples were collected in total and participant views on their experiences of this campaign were collected via questionnaire.While 91%of our participants were positive about future participation in a similar project,some tasks were viewed as problematic.Completing the food diary and collection of duplicate food/drink portions were the tasksmost frequent reported as“hard”/“very hard”.Nevertheless,a strong positive correlation between the reported total mass of food/drinks in the food record and the total weight of the food/drinks in the collection bottles was observed,being an indication of accurate performance of the participants despite the challenges of the sampling campaign.展开更多
文摘Zygotic embryos tissues have found to be more responsive explants for clonal propagation of coconut. In the present study, the feasibility of using zygotic embryos explants for clonal propagation of a local coconut variety MATAG F2 was assessed. Callus was induced by incorporating of cytokinin and auxin into the medium. The sliced embryos explants were immersed in 1 M maltose for 60 mins, then with 0.05 M maltose for 1 min and followed by 0.01 M maltose for 5 mins was the best for prevention of phenolic compounds excretion. The callus formation depended on the concentration of 2,4-D in the media and the best effect was observed with the high level (2,4-D and BAP) tested. Attempts at inducing multiple shoot from the zygotic embryos callus were unsuccessful. No multiple shoots was present;most of the callus became root structure.
文摘Successful commercialization of microalgal bio-industry requires the design of an integrated microalgal biorefinery system that facilitates the co-production of biofuels, high-value products and industrial chemicals from the biomass. In this study, we investigated the use of sugar hydrolysate obtained from enzymatic saccharification of microalgal biomass (Chlorella sp. and T. suecica) as fermentation feedstock to produce industrially important chemicals, in particular acetic acid and butyric acid. By using hydrolysate with low sugar content as substrate for the anaerobic fermentation (1.5 - 2.4 g/L), we were able to prevent the bacterium C. saccharoperbutylacetonicum from activating its solventogenesis pathway. As a result, the fermentation process generated a product stream that was dominated by organic acids (acetic acid and butyric acid) rather than solvents (butanol, ethanol and acetone). Acetic acid constituted up to 92 wt% of Chlorella’s fermentation products and 80 wt% of T. suecica’s fermentation products. For T. suecica, the fermentation consumed almost all of the sugar available in the hydrolysate (up to 92% of initial sugar) and produced a reasonable yield of fermentation products (0.08 g fermentation products/g sugar). The Gompertz equation was successfully used to predict the formation kinetics of acetic acid and other fermentation products across both species. The results in the study demonstrate the production of industrially important chemicals, such as acetic acid and butyric acid, from the fermentation of microalgal sugar. The process described in the study can potentially be used as a value-adding step to generate biochemicals from cell debris in an integrated microalgal biorefinery system.
文摘This research was to study in vitro callus induction in Coconut cv MATAG from young leaf explants. Young leaf segments from mature coconut were cultured on Y3 medium supplemented with different concentrations of 2,4-D and a combination of NAA and BAP. Each of these plant growth regulators (PGR) gives different responses toward callus formation, the percentage of explants producing callus, the percentage of callus proliferation, and the morphology of callus. A series of different concentrations were used for 2,4-D (1, 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 100 mg/L), NAA (1, 3, 5 mg/L) and BAP (1, 3, 5 mg/L) respectively. The range of days of callus formation using 2,4-D treatments is 7 - 12 months, while the 2,4-D combined with NAA is recorded at 2 - 5 months. Despite the variety of different months between these plant growth regulators for callus formation, the percentages of explants producing callus and callus proliferation are different. The highest percentage of explants producing callus (2.9%) was observed at 2,4-D (40 mg/mL), followed by 2.7% at 2,4-D (10.0 mg/mL) with NAA (1 mg/mL). At a concentration of 100 mg/mL of 2,4-D, the highest percentage of callus proliferation was found, as well.
基金The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013 for research,technological development and demonstration under grant agreement n°316665(A-TEAM project)the Research Council of Norway for financial support(project number:236502).
文摘Human exposure to consumer chemicals has become a worldwide concern.In this work,a comprehensive sampling strategy is presented,to our knowledge being the first to study all relevant exposure pathways in a single cohort using multiple methods for assessment of exposure from each exposure pathway.The selected groups of chemicals to be studied are consumer chemicals whose production and use are currently in a state of transition and are;per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances(PFASs),traditional and“emerging”brominated flame retardants(BFRs and EBFRs),organophosphate esters(OPEs)and phthalate esters(PEs).Information about human exposure to these contaminants is needed due to existing data gaps on human exposure intakes from multiple exposure pathways and relationships between internal and external exposure.Indoor environment,food and biological samples were collected from 61 participants and their households in the Oslo area(Norway)on two consecutive days,during winter 2013-14.Air,dust,hand wipes,and duplicate diet(food and drink)samples were collected as indicators of external exposure,and blood,urine,blood spots,hair,nails and saliva as indicators of internal exposure.A food diary,food frequency questionnaire(FFQ)and indoor environment questionnaire were also implemented.Approximately 2000 samples were collected in total and participant views on their experiences of this campaign were collected via questionnaire.While 91%of our participants were positive about future participation in a similar project,some tasks were viewed as problematic.Completing the food diary and collection of duplicate food/drink portions were the tasksmost frequent reported as“hard”/“very hard”.Nevertheless,a strong positive correlation between the reported total mass of food/drinks in the food record and the total weight of the food/drinks in the collection bottles was observed,being an indication of accurate performance of the participants despite the challenges of the sampling campaign.
