No abstract available.
Fruit* ; Pregnancy*

Norcolensoic acid (1) was isolated from both the fruiting bodies and the liquid culture of Lachnum virgineum. The structures of 1 was determined using spectroscopic methods. Compound 1 was isolated for the first time from this fungus. Compound 1 showed moderate antibacterial and phytotoxic activities.
Fruit ; Fungi

Effects of various preservation periods and subcultures on fruiting body formation of Cordyceps militaris were investigated using EFCC C-10995 single ascospore strains. Fruiting body formation by original strains was profuse when preserved at 4degrees C for 5~6 months. Fruiting from subcultures was stable till second to sixth subcultures, after which it decreased sharply. The more the colony color of subcultures changed, the less the fruiting bodies formed. Liquid inoculum preparation of single ascospore strains in the same or separate broths did not affect fruiting body formation. Similarly, two strains C-10995-3 and C-10995-6 in different numbers during liquid inoculum preparation produced similar fruiting bodies.
Cordyceps* ; Fruit*

Six strains of Sparassis crispa such as S. crispa DUM-01, DUM-02, DUM-03, DUM-04, DUM-05, and DUM-06 were tested for their mycelial growth on 6 different kinds of sawdust media and primordial formation on 10 different compositions of larch sawdust media. The highest mycelial growth was recorded on the larch sawdust. Of the 6 strains of S. crispa, S. crispa DUM-04 recorded the favorable formation of primordia. The primordial formation of S. crispa DUM-04 was more favorable on L-3 medium than 9 kinds of larch sawdust media. When S. crispa DUM-04 was cultured on the media of larch sawdust+pine sawdust, the formation of its fruiting bodies was more outstanding on the media of larch sawdust+pine sawdust than those of larch sawdust.
Fruit* ; Larix

No abstract available.
Fruit* ; Gardenia* ; Sputum* ; Yeasts*

Study on the pharmacological effects of Silymarin extracted from introduced milk thistle fruits (Silybum marianum (L.)) collected at Sa Pa and Ha Noi in June 2002. Results: the silymarin product had chronic anti-inflammatory effects in experimental tumor model, inhibited formation of granuloma with the rate of 28.69% compared with control rats; had hepatic protection effect, decreased GPT enzyme activity and serum bilirubine of rats with 36.19% and 38.18%, respectively, in CCl4 poisoned model compared with control rats; increased bile flow up 32.25% compared with this before receiving silymarin and 49.88% compared with rats without drug, but didn’t change the bile quality
Silymarin ; Fruit ; Pharmacology

A study on the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides has shown that concentration of chromatic compounds in the fruit of plant was 21,2% (w/w). The LD 50 of extraction from fruits determined as method of Behrens-Karber was relatively high (83g/kg). Therefore, the dose of 6-12 g can be used for safe treatment
Acute Toxicity Tests ; Fruit

From the powder of dried fruit of Musa balbisiana, 2- NMR ultrasound extraction gave 2 compounds : 3-oxo-29norcycloartane (cyclomusalenon), white cristalline, fusion point 133-135Cgrade, Rf=0,75, solvent n-hexan/ethyl acetat (90:10) ; and Stigmasterol, uncolored cristalline, fusion point 170 Cgrade (EtOH)
Chemistry ; Musa ; fruit

This study aims at investigating the psychosocial factors that influence on the intake of fruits and vegetables according to stage of change in rural children. Total 256 elementary school children, located in Yeongi-Gun, Chungnam-Do were surveyed from May 14 2007 to May 30 2007. Stage of change on the intake of fruits and vegetables of the students was categorized into three stages: precontemplation (PC), contemplation & preparation (CO&PR) and action (AC). Psychosocial factors consist of decisional balance based on pros and cons, process of change of cognitive and behavioral processes, and self-efficacy. The recognition of cons out of decisional balance showed the highest score in the subjects at the stage of PC and lowest score in those action stage. While, no difference was shown in the score of recognition of pros among the stages. Both levels of cognitive and behavioral process of change showed no difference between two pre-action stages, PC and CO&PR. However, the subjects of action stages got higher scores in more number of the variables in both of cognitive and behavioral process of change compared to those of pre-action stages with more remarkable in results vegetables than in fruits. The results of self-efficacy on fruits and vegetables intake showed that the higher stages of change, the higher the self-efficacy score. From the result, it is suggested that the items and level of psychosocial factors are different according to the stage of change and between fruits and vegetables in rural children.
Child ; Fruit ; Humans ; Vegetables

In vitro fruiting bodies were produced from ten different isolates of Cordyceps militaris EFCC C-5736, EFCC C-5941, EFCC C-5976, EFCC C-6040, EFCC C-6849, EFCC C-7268, EFCC C-7342, EFCC C-7992, EFCC C-8027 and EFCC C-8549. Single ascospores were isolated from in vitro grown fruiting bodies and used for fruiting body production in brown rice medium by both intra-strain crossing and out-crossing. Length and dry wt. of stromata grown in vitro were measured. Strains producing highest dry wt. of stromata were selected. Both intra-strain crossings and inter-strain crossings of single ascospore strains were found to produce profuse fruiting bodies of C. militaris.
Cordyceps* ; Efficiency* ; Fruit*