Haplotype analysis, regulatory elements and docking simulation of structural models of different AT3 copies in the genus .

Capsaicinoids are responsible for the pungency in species. These are synthesized by the Capsaicin synthase (CS) encoded by the gene, which catalyzes the transference of an acyl moiety from a branched-chain fatty acid-CoA ester to the vanillylamine to produce capsaicinoids. Some gene copies have been identified on the genome.

's Capability of Infecting Different Grasses in Two Regions of Mexico.

The genus includes species that are phytopathogenic fungi, which infect different species of Poaceae, such as rice and sorghum. However, few isolates have been genetically characterized in North America. The current study addresses this lack of information by characterizing an additional 57 strains of three grasses (, and ) from two distant regions of Mexico.

Cell wall-related genes and lignin accumulation contribute to the root resistance in different maize ( L.) genotypes to (Sacc.) Nirenberg infection.

Introduction: The fungal pathogen (Sacc.) Nirenberg () causes considerable agricultural and economic losses and is harmful to animal and human health. can infect maize throughout its long agricultural cycle, and root infection drastically affects maize growth and yield.

Gene expression profile during seed development of accessions varying in bixin pigment.

Diverse morphological, cellular and physiological changes occur during seed maturation in when the seed tissues form specialized cell glands that produce reddish latex with high bixin amounts. Transcriptomic profiling during seed development in three accessions (P12, N4 and N5) with contrasting morphologic characteristics showed enrichment in pathways of triterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and cuticular wax biosynthesis. WGCNA allows groups of all identified genes in six modules the module turquoise, the largest and highly correlated with the bixin content.

DNA barcode analysis of the endangered green turtle () in Mexico.

Technological and analytical advances to study evolutionary biology, ecology, and conservation of green turtles () are realized through molecular approaches including DNA barcoding. We characterized the usefulness of COI DNA barcodes in green turtles in Mexico to better understand genetic divergence and other genetic parameters of this species. We analyzed 63 sequences, including 25 from green turtle field specimens collected from the Gulf of Mexico and from the Mexican Pacific and 38 already present in the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD).

Predictive Model for the Effect of Environmental Conditions on the Postharvest Development of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Strains Isolated from Papaya (Carica papaya L.).

Abstract: Colletotrichum species are the most important postharvest spoilage fungi of papaya fruit. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of temperature and relative humidity on growth rate and time for growth to become visible of five strains of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides isolated from papaya fruit in a complex medium. As a primary model, the radial growth rates were estimated using the Baranyi and Roberts model in papaya agar.

Flocculation and Expression of Genes of a Mezcal Strain with High Stress Tolerance.

Mezcal is a distillate produced by spontaneous fermentation of the must obtained from stalks of spp. plants that are cooked and pressed. Agave must contains a high amount of fructose and phenolic compounds, and fermentation usually occurs under stressful (and uncontrolled) environmental conditions.

Isolation and functional characterization of two dioxygenases putatively involved in bixin biosynthesis in annatto ( L.).

Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs) are enzymes that have been implicated in the biosynthesis of a wide diversity of secondary metabolites with important economic value, including bixin. Bixin is the second most used pigment in the world's food industry worldwide, and its main source is the aril of achiote ( L.) seeds.

Bioweathering Potential of Cultivable Fungi Associated with Semi-Arid Surface Microhabitats of Mayan Buildings.

Soil and rock surfaces support microbial communities involved in mineral weathering processes. Using selective isolation, fungi were obtained from limestone surfaces of Mayan monuments in the semi-arid climate at Yucatan, Mexico. A total of 101 isolates representing 53 different taxa were studied.

The effect of hexose ratios on metabolite production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains obtained from the spontaneous fermentation of mezcal.

Mezcal from Tamaulipas (México) is produced by spontaneous alcoholic fermentation using Agave spp. musts, which are rich in fructose. In this study eight Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolates obtained at the final stage of fermentation from a traditional mezcal winery were analysed in three semi-synthetic media.

Different physiological responses influenced by salinity in genetically related Dunaliella salina isolates.

An isolate of Dunaliella salina (DUNS-1) and other two isolates (DUNS-2 and DUNS-3), collected from coastal lagoons with 14 and 30% (w/v) of NaCl, respectively, were analyzed under different saline conditions. Glycerol (380 mg l(-1)) and carotene (5.9 mg l(-1)) contents for DUNS-2 were 0.

Regulation of two photosynthetic pigment-related genes during stress-induced pigment formation in the green alga, Dunaliella salina.

The expression of mRNAs coding for 1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) and phytoene synthase (PSY) were studied in Dunaliella salina grown under nitrogen-sufficient (NS) and nitrogen-limited (NL) conditions. Under NS conditions growth was 2.5 times higher than under NL conditions.

Method for recovery of intact DNA for community analysis of marine intertidal microbial biofilms.

A protocol is described for rapid DNA isolation from marine biofilm microorganisms embedded in large amounts of exopolysaccharides. The method is a modification of the hot phenol protocol used for plants tissues, where nonexpensive and easily available enzymes were used. The method is based on the incubation of biofilm biomass samples in an extraction buffer mixed with phenol preheated at 65 degrees C.