The trichome-specific acetolactate synthase NtALS1 gene, is involved in acylsugar biosynthesis in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.).

Main Conclusion: NtALS1 is specifically expressed in glandular trichomes, and can improve the content of acylsugars in tobacco.

Abtract: The glandular trichomes of many species in the Solanaceae family play an important role in plant defense. These epidermal outgrowths exhibit specialized secondary metabolism, including the production of structurally diverse acylsugars that function in defense against insects and have substantial developmental potential for commercial uses.

Assessment of postoperative adhesion formation in a rat cecum model using different techniques.

Adhesion-related complications after abdominal surgery bring out momentous morbidity and costs. Outcomes from animal experiments investigating prevention of adhesions are limited due to lack of consistency in existing animal models. Different intraperitoneal adhesion models were compared the inter observer variability was evaluated to seek for best model.