Immunoreactivity of the Cold Water Extract of Royal Sun Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Agaricus brasiliensis Strain KA21 (Agaricomycetes), Assessed by Immunoglobulin Preparations for Intravenous Injection

The bonding of wood with assembly adhesives is crucial for manufacturing wood composites, such as solid wood panels, glulam, furniture parts, and sport and musical instruments. This work investigates 13 hardwoods—bangkirai, beech, black locust, bubinga, ipé, iroko, maçaranduba, meranti, oak, palisander, sapelli, wengé and zebrano—and analyzes the impact of their selected structural and physical characteristics (e.g., the density, cold water extract, pH value, roughness, and wettability) on the adhesion strength with the polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) adhesive Multibond SK8. The adhesion strength of the bonded hardwoods, determined by the standard EN 205, ranged in the dry state from 9.5 MPa to 17.2 MPa, from 0.6 MPa to 2.6 MPa in the wet state, and from 8.5 MPa to 19.2 MPa in the reconditioned state. The adhesion strength in the dry state of the bonded hardwoods was not influenced by their cold water extracts, pH values, or roughness parallel with the grain. On the contrary, the adhesion strength was significantly with positive tendency influenced by their higher densities, lower roughness parameters perpendicular to the grain, and lower water contact angles.

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Effect of Cold Water Extract from Luffa cylindrical on Intracellular Triglyceride and Free Glycerol Release Level in Lipolysis of Differentiated 3T3‐L1 Adipocytes

The FASEB Journal ◽

10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.lb256 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 24 (S1) ◽

Author(s):

Jiwon Yang ◽

Ja‐Young Jang ◽

Ok‐Kyung Kim ◽

Jeongmin Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cold Water ◽

Water Extract ◽

Free Glycerol ◽

Glycerol Release ◽

Intracellular Triglyceride

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Antibacterial activity of ginger extracts and its essential oil on some of pathogenic bacteria

Baghdad Science Journal ◽

10.21123/bsj.7.3.1159-1165 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 1159-1165

Author(s):

Baghdad Science Journal

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Antibacterial Activity ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Pathogenic Bacteria ◽

Cold Water ◽

Water Extract ◽

Ethanolic Extract ◽

Hot Water ◽

Diffusion Method ◽

Resistant Bacteria

The antimicrobial activity of ginger extracts ( cold-water, hot-water, ethanolic and essential oil ) against some of pathogenic bacteria ( Escherichia coli , Salmonella sp , Klebsiella sp , Serratia marcescens, Vibrio cholerae , Staphylococcus aureus , Streptococcus sp) was investigated using Disc diffusion method , and the results were compared with the antimicrobial activity of 12 antibiotics on the same bacteria . The results showed that the ginger extracts were more effective on gram-positive bacteria than gram-negative . V. cholerae and S. marcescens,were the most resistant bacteria to the extracts used , while highest inhibition was noticed against Streptococcus sp (28 mm) . The ethanolic extract showed the broadest antibacterial activity ( 11 to 28 mm ) , in comparison with moderate activity of essential oil , it was observed that the cold-water extract was more effective on the bacteria than hot-water extract . Ginger ethanolic extract presented higher diameter of inhibition zone for Streptococcus sp than in Ciprofloxacin , Cefotaxime , Cefalotin , Cephalexin and Cephaloridine , also it was found a similarity between the higher inhibition zones of ethanolic extract of ginger and some antibiotics for S. aureus , E. coli , Salmonella sp and Klebsiella sp . V. cholerae and S. marcescens,also highly resistant to antibiotics . Phytochemical analysis of ethanolic extract of ginger revealed the present of glycosides, terpenoids, flavonids and phenolic compounds

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Ecology, Phylogeny, and Potential Nutritional and Medicinal Value of a Rare White “Maitake” Collected in a Mediterranean Forest

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d12060230 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 230 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria Letizia Gargano ◽

Georgios I. Zervakis ◽

Omoanghe S. Isikhuemhen ◽

Giuseppe Venturella ◽

Roberta Calvo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cold Water ◽

Water Extract ◽

Its Region ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Field Investigation ◽

Nutritional Composition ◽

Nuclear Ribosomal Dna ◽

Composition Analysis ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Living Tree

Albino Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray “maitake” mushrooms (described as G. albicans Imazeki and then placed in synonymy with G. frondosa) are particularly rare, and the few pertinent records are not treated in scientific publications. A field investigation carried out in Sicily (Italy) led to the collection of an unusual white Grifola specimen at the base of a living tree of Quercus pubescens Willd. s.l. The outcome of sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) indicated that it belongs to G. frondosa and provided an insight to the phylogenetic relationships within the genus. The results of nutritional composition analysis showed that the albino basidioma possesses relatively high contents of Ca, Fe, K, and Cu and is rather low in Na when compared with literature data on edible mushrooms. Vitamin (B1, B2, B3, B5, B9, and D2) contents ranged from 0.15 to 3.89 mg per 100 g of mushroom dry weight. The cold-water extract of this specimen was effective at inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 15442 at the maximum screening concentration of 50% v/v. In addition, the extract slowed down the ability of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300 to form biofilms. According to data hereby reported, the albino G. frondosa is a culinary-medicinal mushroom with a promising exploitation potential.

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