scholarly journals Export of medicinal and aromatic plant materials from Nepal

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 24-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suresh K. Ghimire ◽  
Bandana Awasthi ◽  
Santhosh Rana ◽  
Hum Kala Rana ◽  
Rameshwar Bhattarai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Market Demand ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
Total Trade ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Trade Data ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Maximum Benefit ◽  
International Demand ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Species Specific

Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) have been identified as one of the potential high value commodities in Nepal with huge prospects for economic development. However, data about MAP consumption, volumes of trade and levels of demand are inadequate. In Nepal, there is a general lack of reliable trade data that constrains the estimation of total amount of MAPs in trade. This study aims to assess current trends in volume and value of MAP commodities exported from Nepal and identify the major destination countries. We mainly used formal trade data of Nepalese MAP products over the last 10 years (2005 to 2014) from the repository of UN COMTRADE database accessed via TRADE MAP. Results indicated that the export value of MAP products increased from USD 27.49 million in 2005 to USD 60.09 million in 2014 (mean for the last 10 years being USD 39.34 million) and this increment is primarily due to increase in price, as the trade volume follows decreasing trend over the same periods. The average annual export amount of Nepalese MAP products for the last 10 years has been calculated to be 13.23 thousand tons (range 10.77–20.25 thousand tons). The rise in export value of MAP products indicates increasing demand of MAPs globally. Nepalese MAP commodities were exported to almost 50 destinations. In terms of volume, India has been the major importer of MAP materials all these years. However, China stood top among the countries sharing high value to Nepalese MAP trade. The trade statistics show that, for the total trade value considering the MAP materials at broad category, the export of products (e.g., spices and flavors) other than listed in HS code 1211 should also be considered for appropriate valuation. Despite the decrease in trade amount, spices and flavors have fetched a gradually increasing price per unit volume which is apparent by the fact that these herbs have ever increasing market demand. Nepal can reap maximum benefit from growing international demand of MAPs given that Government impose strict check in borders to minimize the underestimation, train concerned authorities in proper identification of MAPs products and help to develop species-specific 8- and 10-digit HS Codes for proper documentation of imports and exports of MAPs products.Botanica Orientalis – Journal of Plant Science (2016) 10: 24–32

scholarly journals Dietary Supplements: The New Herbalism

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-242
Author(s):  
Lyle E. Craker ◽  
Zoë Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Dietary Supplement ◽  
Aromatic Plants ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Education Act ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
The U.S

The passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act in 1994 made the use of supplements more acceptable in the U.S., increasing demand for botanicals to use in health care and maintenance. These botanicals, primarily medicinal and aromatic plants, currently represent about 25% of the dietary supplement market in the U.S. Although much of the market for botanicals traditionally has been met through collection of plants in the wild, enhanced cultivation of several species will be essential to bring standardized, quality plant materials into the marketplace.

scholarly journals Commercial Bone Grafts Claimed as an Alternative to Autografts: Current Trends for Clinical Applications in Orthopaedics

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3290
Author(s):  
Marco Govoni ◽  
Leonardo Vivarelli ◽  
Alessandro Mazzotta ◽  
Cesare Stagni ◽  
Alessandra Maso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Bone Grafts ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Regulatory Issues ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Cellular Bone

In the last twenty years, due to an increasing medical and market demand for orthopaedic implants, several grafting options have been developed. However, when alternative bone augmentation materials mimicking autografts are searched on the market, commercially available products may be grouped into three main categories: cellular bone matrices, growth factor enhanced bone grafts, and peptide enhanced xeno-hybrid bone grafts. Firstly, to obtain data for this review, the search engines Google and Bing were employed to acquire information from reports or website portfolios of important competitors in the global bone graft market. Secondly, bibliographic databases such as Medline/PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus were also employed to analyse data from preclinical/clinical studies performed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of each product released on the market. Here, we discuss several products in terms of osteogenic/osteoinductive/osteoconductive properties, safety, efficacy, and side effects, as well as regulatory issues and costs. Although both positive and negative results were reported in clinical applications for each class of products, to date, peptide enhanced xeno-hybrid bone grafts may represent the best choice in terms of risk/benefit ratio. Nevertheless, more prospective and controlled studies are needed before approval for routine clinical use.

scholarly journals Extraction and Characterization of Gelatin from Skin By-Products of Seabream, Seabass and Rainbow Trout Reared in Aquaculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 12104
Author(s):  
Jesus Valcarcel ◽  
Carolina Hermida-Merino ◽  
Manuel M. Piñeiro ◽  
Daniel Hermida-Merino ◽  
José Antonio Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Rainbow Trout ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Gel Strength ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
First Case ◽  
Imino Acids ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
A Minor ◽  
By Products

The expansion of fish filleting, driven by the increasing demand for convenience food, concomitantly generates a rising amount of skinning by-products. Current trends point to a growing share of aquaculture in fish production, so we have chosen three established aquaculture species to study the properties of gelatin extracted from their skin: rainbow trout, commonly filleted; and seabass and seabream, marketed whole until very recently. In the first case, trout skin yields only 1.6% gelatin accompanied by the lowest gel strength (96 g bloom), while yield for the other two species exceeds 6%, and gel strength reaches 181 and 229 g bloom for seabass and seabream, respectively. These results are in line with the proportion of total imino acids analyzed in the gelatin samples. Molecular weight profiling shows similarities among gelatins, but seabass and seabream gelatins appear more structured, with higher proportion of β-chains and high molecular weight aggregates, which may influence the rheological properties observed. These results present skin by-products of seabream, and to a minor extent seabass, as suitable raw materials to produce gelatin through valorization processes.

Detection of cow milk paneer in mixed/buffalo milk paneer through conventional species specific Polymerase Chain Reaction

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanmay Hazra ◽  
Vivek Sharma ◽  
Rekha Sharma ◽  
S. De ◽  
Sumit Arora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Buffalo Milk ◽  
Cow Milk ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Specific Primers ◽  
Mt Dna ◽  
Milk Adulteration ◽  
D Loop ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Species Specific

Due to higher market demand of buffalo milk paneer, lower price cow milk is often adulterated with higher cost buffalo milk for preparation of paneer. Till date no rapid technique is available in market to ensure that paneer is made from buffalo milk. Currently a PCR based method has been developed to authenticate the buffalo milk paneer. DNA was isolated from paneer by DNeasy Mericon food kit. A set of bovine specific primers (P1) targeting D-loop (displacement loop) of mt- DNA was selected and standardized to amplify cow DNA resulted 126bp amplicon. Using this PCR based approach even upto 1% level of cow milk adulteration in buffalo milk paneer could be detected.

Unemployment in the Conditions of Digitization of the Regional Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Б. Гриднева ◽  
B. Gridneva
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Regional Labor Market ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Regional Labor ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
The City

Modern trends in the digitalization of the national economy are rapidly moving from the service sector to manufacturing and further to simpler enterprises in terms of technology. The introduction of information and communication technologies leads to significant changes in the labor market. Some professions are in increasing demand, while others are almost dying out, replaced by new ones. Many jobs, according to analysts, will be lost in the process of digitalization, and disappeared jobs are not always replaced by new ones. Tyumen region is a pilot region included in the national project “Digital economy”. In addition, the city of Tyumen is a pilot site of the program of the Ministry of construction of the Russian Federation “Smart city”. The article analyzes the statistical indicators characterizing the current trends of unemployment in the regional labor market of the Tyumen region.

scholarly journals Analysis of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Degradation in Agrobacterium fabrum Reveals a Coenzyme A-Dependent, Beta-Oxidative Deacetylation Pathway

2014 ◽  
Vol 80 (11) ◽  
pp. 3341-3349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Campillo ◽  
Sébastien Renoud ◽  
Isabelle Kerzaon ◽  
Ludovic Vial ◽  
Jessica Baude ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ferulic Acid ◽  
Protocatechuic Acid ◽  
Coenzyme A ◽  
Degradation Pathway ◽  
Hydroxycinnamic Acid ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Toxic Compounds ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Acid Degradation ◽  
Species Specific

ABSTRACTThe soil- and rhizosphere-inhabiting bacteriumAgrobacterium fabrum(genomospecies G8 of theAgrobacterium tumefaciensspecies complex) is known to have species-specific genes involved in ferulic acid degradation. Here, we characterized, by genetic and analytical means, intermediates of degradation as feruloyl coenzyme A (feruloyl-CoA), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl-β-hydroxypropionyl–CoA, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl-β-ketopropionyl–CoA, vanillic acid, and protocatechuic acid. The genesatu1416,atu1417, andatu1420have been experimentally shown to be necessary for the degradation of ferulic acid. Moreover, the genesatu1415andatu1421have been experimentally demonstrated to be essential for this degradation and are proposed to encode a phenylhydroxypropionyl-CoA dehydrogenase and a 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl-β-ketopropionic acid (HMPKP)–CoA β-keto-thiolase, respectively. We thus demonstrated that theA. fabrumhydroxycinnamic degradation pathway is an original coenzyme A-dependent β-oxidative deacetylation that could also transformp-coumaric and caffeic acids. Finally, we showed that this pathway enables the metabolism of toxic compounds from plants and their use for growth, likely providing the species an ecological advantage in hydroxycinnamic-rich environments, such as plant roots or decaying plant materials.

scholarly journals Seedless fruit pummelo induced by Gamma Ray irradiation: Fruit morphological characters and stability evaluation

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
BAIQ DINA MARIANA ◽  
HIDAYATUL ARISAH ◽  
YENNI YENNI ◽  
MARRY SELVAWAJAYANTI
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Pollen Viability ◽  
Embryo Sac ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Stability Evaluation ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Customer Preferences ◽  
Seedless Fruit ◽  
Gamma Ray Irradiation

Mariana BD, Arisah H, Yenni, Selvawajayanti M. 2018. Seedless fruit pummelo induced by Gamma Ray irradiation: Fruit morphological characters and stability evaluation. Biodiversitas 19: 656-661. Pummelo is one of native citrus crops found in South East Asia including Indonesia. It is well known due to its big size and distinct taste compared to other citrus fruits. However, it contains many seeds, which may reduce the market demand and customer preferences. Therefore, the objective of this study was to generate seedless citrus by mutation techniques using gamma-ray radiation. The mutant induction of Pamelo Nambangan using gamma-ray radiation was conducted in 2003 using bud wood as plant materials. The bud wood was then irradiated with the dosage of 20, 40, and 60 Gy. The buds then grafted to Japansche Citroen rootstocks and maintained properly until the fruits could be observed. After three years of selection based on performance and fruit evaluation on MV2 generation, a mutant plant derived from 20 Gy irradiation treatments were obtained with improved character on the number of seeds. Pamelo Nambangan has more than 40 seeds/fruit and the mutant has less than 10 seeds/fruit on average. In the seedless mutant, it was observed that the mutant has embryo sac abortion leading to seedless fruit and low pollen viability (7.7%). The mutant has been released in 2016 as a new seedless pummelo variety under the name of ‘Pamindo Agrihorti’.

scholarly journals PERAN ASOSIASI ASPAKUSA MAKMUR BOYOLALI DALAM PEMBERDAYAAN PETANI

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Wardatul Muna ◽  
Siwi Gayatri ◽  
Sriroso Satmoko
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Vegetable Farmers ◽  
Increasing Demand

The vegetable farmers need an effort to increase their ability so they can produce the optimal quantiity and quality vegetables for meet an increasing demand. Aspakusa Makmur Boyolali  is an agribusssines association that seeks to self farmer so that market demand can be met.This reasearch aims was to analyze the role of the Aspakusa Makmur Boyolali Association in to improve self relience anoy farmers. The role of the Association of Aspakusa Makmur Boyolali in empowerment can be seen through empowerment strategies. The research was conducted on  February 2th - March 4th 2019 in Aspakusa Makmur Boyolali Association located in Teras Village, Boyolali Regency. The method used in this study was survey with 35 members of the association. Analytical methodin used descriptive analysis conducted bay multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study were 1) the role of the Aspakusa Makmur Boyolali Association in empowering its members and self relience were categorized as high, 2) there was significant influence betwen relo of associantion in empowering strategies toward self relience anoy the farmers. 3) Partially the variables that influence self relief are counseling and mentoring strategies, and strategies for access to science and technology.

scholarly journals DNA Authentication of St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) Commercial Products Targeting the ITS Region

Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 286
Author(s):  
Howard ◽  
Hill ◽  
Kreuzer ◽  
Mali ◽  
Masiero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Hypericum Perforatum ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Qpcr Assay ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Commercial Products ◽  
Synthetic Dna ◽  
Hypericum Perforatum L ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Its1 And Its2

There is considerable potential for the use of DNA barcoding methods to authenticate raw medicinal plant materials, but their application to testing commercial products has been controversial. A simple PCR test targeting species-specific sequences within the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was adapted to screen commercial products for the presence of Hypericum perforatum L. material. DNA differing widely in amount and extent of fragmentation was detected in a number of product types. Two assays were designed to further analyse this DNA using a curated database of selected Hypericum ITS sequences: A qPCR assay based on a species-specific primer pair spanning the ITS1 and ITS2 regions, using synthetic DNA reference standards for DNA quantitation and a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) assay separately targeting the ITS1 and ITS2 regions. The ability of the assays to detect H. perforatum DNA sequences in processed medicines was investigated. Out of twenty different matrices tested, both assays detected H. perforatum DNA in five samples with more than 103 ITS copies µL−1 DNA extract, whilst the qPCR assay was also able to detect lower levels of DNA in two further samples. The NGS assay confirmed that H. perforatum was the major species in all five positive samples, though trace contaminants were also detected.

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