Hypermethylation in the promoter regions of flavonoid pathway genes is associated with skin color fading during 'Daihong' apple fruit development.

Apple fruit skin color fading is not well understood although the molecular mechanism of skin color formation is well known. The red-fleshed apple cultivar 'Daihong' (DH) exhibited fading skin color during fruit development despite having a heterozygous R6 allele but lacking Red-TE for red fruit skin. In this study, transcriptomic analysis revealed the expression level of increased with fruit development whereas reduced expression levels of , , , , , and were observed, consistent with decreased levels of chalcone, anthocyanin, catechin, epicatechin, and procyanidin B2.

Relationship Between Serum Indirect Bilirubin Levels and Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.

Purpose: Unconjugated bilirubin is one of the most endogenous antioxidant substances. Mildly elevated total bilirubin concentrations may protect against cardiovascular disease and total death. However, most studies only focused on the association between serum total bilirubin and the risk of cardiovascular disease and total death.

Transcriptome and methylome changes in two contrasting mungbean genotypes in response to drought stress.

Background: Due to drought stress, the growth, distribution, and production of mungbean is severely restricted. Previous study combining physiological and transcriptomic data indicated different genotypes of mungbean exhibited variable responses when exposed to drought stress. Aside from the genetic variation, the modifications of environmentally induced epigenetics alterations on mungbean drought-stress responses were still elusive.

Effect of Nanocrystallization of Anthocyanins Extracted from Two Types of Red-Fleshed Apple Varieties on Its Stability and Antioxidant Activity.

Red-fleshed apple ( (Dieck) Langenf) has attracted more and more attention due to its enriched anthocyanins and high antioxidant activity. In this study we extracted total anthocyanins and phenols from two types of red-fleshed apples-Xinjing No.4 (XJ4) and Red Laiyang (RL)-to study the stability and antioxidant activity of anthocyanins after encapsulation onto Corn Starch Nanoparticles (CSNPs).