Engineering of fatty acid production and secretion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Tese de Doutoramento em Ciências - Especialidade em Biologia

Lideranças curriculares intermédias no contexto da avaliação externa das escolas em Portugal

Tese de Doutoramento em Ciências da Educação (área de especialização em Desenvolvimento Curricular).

Estudo, projeto e desenvolvimento de uma máquina para montar e vincar sacos de papel

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Mecânica

The influence of kaolin application on key metabolic pathways associated with grape berry quality: a molecular and biochemical analysis

Dissertação de mestrado em Biologia Molecular, Biotecnologia e Bioempreendedorismo em Plantas

RNA-seq analysis of the Quercus suber root response to drought

Dissertação de mestrado em Plant Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship

Study of grapevine solute transporters involved in berry quality. A biochemical and molecular approach

Tese de Doutoramento em Biologia de Plantas

Development of polymeric nanoparticles containing neuroprotective compounds of Hypericum perforatum

Tese de Doutoramento em Biologia das Plantas - MAP BIOPLANT

Effect of arginine vasopressin on the canine epicardial coronary artery: experiments on V1-receptor-mediated production of nitric oxide

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether arginine vasopressin releases endothelium-derived nitric oxide (EDNO) from the epicardial coronary artery. METHODS: We studied segments of canine left circumflex coronary arteries suspended in organ chambers to measure isometric force. The coronary artery segments were contracted with prostaglandin F2alpha (2 x 10-6M) and exposed to a unique, strong arginine vasopressin concentration (10-6M) or titrated concentrations (10-9 a 10-5 M). RESULTS: The unique dose of arginine vasopressin concentration (10-6M) induced transient, but significant (p<0.05), relaxation in arterial segments with endothelium, and an increase, not significant, in tension in arteries without endothelium. Endothelium-dependent relaxation to arginine vasopressin was inhibited by Ng-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA, 10-5M) or N G-nitro-L-arginine (L-NOARG) (10-4M), 2 inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis from L-arginine. Exogenous L-arginine (10-4M), but not D-arginine (10-4M), reversed the inhibitory effect of L-NMMA on vasopressin-mediated vasorelaxation. Endothelium dependent relaxation to vasopressin was also reversibly inhibited by the vasopressin V1-receptor blocker d(CH2)5Try(Me) arginine vasopressin (10-6M) (n=6, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Vasopressin acts through V1 endothelial receptors to stimulate nitric oxide release from L-arginine.

Fitohormonas como intermediarios entre señal ambiental y morfogénesis, y en la relación planta/microorganismo

Se estudia el rol de las hormonas como intermediarios en los procesos de dormición de yemas florales y crecimiento caulinar de especies arbóreas frutales ( Prunus spp., Pyrus malus normal y mutante enana) y herbáceas (lechuga, cebada, Arabidopsis ) por parte de factores ambientales y en el efecto benéfico de rizobacterias sobre el crecimiento de cereales. Abarca tres subproyectos: Subproyecto 1. Dormición en yemas florales de duraznero. Estudia el efecto de diferentes giberelinas en aplicaciones exógenas en laboratorio y a campo, sobre la fenología y morfología ( al microscopio) de yemas florales de duraznero. Se intenta establecer el papel de GAs como mediadores entre señal ambiental y los procesos de diferenciación de los verticilos florales. Objetivos: Estudiar el efecto de aplicaciones exógenas de GA3, GA5, dihidro-GA5 y dihidro-GA4 sobre la fenología y morfología de yemas florales de: i) plantas a campo y ii) estacas aisladas. Subproyecto 2. Fitohormonas como intermediarios entre calidad de luz y alargamiento caulinar en Prunus spp. Estudia cuali-cuantitativamente IAA, ABA y giberelinas de especies arbóreas frutales ( Prunus spp., Pyrus malus normal y mutante enana) y herbáceas (lechuga, cebada, Arabidopsis ) sometidas a diferentes calidades de luz (sistema fito y criptocromo). Las hormonas se analizan por HPLC, bioensayo y GC-SIMILAR. Intenta establecer la posible correlación entre señal ambiental, sistema fotorreceptor, metabolismo de hormonas y respuesta morfogénica. Objetivos: Determinar el efecto de luz azul (sistema criptocromo) y rojo/rojo lejano (sistema fitocromo) sobre los niveles de giberelinas, ABA y AIA en plantas de Prunus avium, Pyrus malus (normal y enano), Latuca sativa, Hordeum vulgare (normal y enano) y Arabidopsis thaliana . Subproyecto 3. Producción de GAs por Azospirillum spp. Estudia la producción de giberelinas y su metabolismo por Azospirillum spp. y sus efectos sobre crecimiento y desarrollo de cereales. La identificación y cuantificación de giberelinas se realiza como en el Subproyecto 2. Estudios de metabolismo incluyen alimentación con giberelinas deuteradas o sus conjugados. Semillas pre-germinadas de cereales se inoculan con distintas cepas y/o concentraciones de GA3, evaluándose diversos parámetros de crecimiento radical. Los resultados de laboratorio se probarán a campo. Objetivos: Estudiar la producción de GAs o factores que regulan su metabolismo (relación C/N, calidad de luz, pH y tiempo de incubación) por A. spp., en cultivo aislado y con la asociación diazotrofo/sistema radical de gramíneas y los efectos de la batería sobre el crecimiento de dichas especies.

Estudios básicos y aplicados acerca el rol de fitohormonas como intermediarios entre ambiente y morfogénesis

Resultados previos obtenidos por nuestro grupo de trabajo, nos llevaron a proponer a las fitohormonas como mensajeros entre señal ambiental (abiótica y biótica) y morfogénesis. El presente proyecto abarca dos temas: Tema 1. Alargamiento caulinar y brotación en lechuga, arabidopsis y yerba mate. La finalidad es regular brotación en yerba mate (aumentar producción) y tener información básica respecto del control del alargamiento caulinar. Tema 2. Actividad hidrolasa de bacterias endofíticas y acumulación de sacarosa en zorgo azucarado. La finalidad es aumentar la producción de azúcares en cultivos destinados a forraje fresco o ensilado así como eventual producción de alcohol, o clonar genes que puedan ser incorporados para incrementar productividad (por ejemplo aumento del contenido de sacarosa en sorgo). Objetivo General: Estudiar el papel de Gas, AIA, ABA, etileno y Brs como intermediarios entre señal ambiental (calidad y cantidad de luz) y morfogénesis (alargamiento caulinar, brotación de yemas vegetativas) en arabidopsis, lechuga y yerba mate, y el de Gas y AIA como intermediarios entre microorganismos endofíticos y la acumulación de sacarosa en sorgo azucarado.

Некоторые статистические результаты для выявления экзогенных факторов землетрясений Кавказа

ნაშრომში შესწავლილია პლანეტებისა და მათი წყვილების ცის თაღზე განაწილება კავკასიის ძლიერი მიწისძვრების მოხდენის მომენტში.

The induction of root and shoot morphogenesis in Phaseolus vulgaris tissue cultures

Exogenous concentrations of bean seed extract prepared from seeds pretreated in aerated water, homogenized in Veliky and Martin's 67-V salt solution, filtered, and added to the culture medium at proper concentrations promote callus proliferation, root morphogenesis, and shoot morphogenesis in leaf explains of Phaseolus vulgaris var. Bico de Ouro. The activity of the bean seed factor is dependent upon the period of pretreatment in aerated water.

Infection by microorganisms on soybean seeds obtained from plants treated with growth regulators

This research, deals with the effects of exogenous growth regulators on infection by microorganisms on soybean (Glycine max cv. Davis) seeds. To study the influence of the chemicals, soybean plants were sprayed with gibberellic acid (GA) 100 ppm, (2-chloroethyl) trimethylammonium chloride (CCC) 2,000 ppm, succinic acid-2,2-dimethy1hydrazide (SADH) 4,000 ppm, indolylacetic acid (IAA) 100 ppm, 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA) 20 ppm (three applications), and Agrostemin (1g/10 ml/ 3 1). Application of growth regulators did not affect infect ion by microorganisms on soybean seeds. The prominent fungus isolated was Phomopsis sojae. Alternaria and Fusarium spp. were isolated from seeds. The presence of a bacterium on the seeds was observed. The delay in harvest and high humidity increased the number of seeds from which Phomopsis was recovered.

Action of growth regulators on production of soybean cultivar Davis

This research deals with the effects of exogenous growth regulators on production of soybean plant (Glycine max cv.. Davis) under greenhouse conditions, At the flower anthesis, 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA) 20 ppm was applied. Other two applications with TiBA, with intervals of four days, were realized. Before flowering, Agrostemin (1 g/10 ml/3 1), gibberellic acid (GA) 100 ppm, and (2-chloroethyl) trimethylammonium chloride (CCC) 2,000 ppm were applied. It was observed that CCC and TIBA reduced stem dry weight. Soybean plants treated with TIBA reduced weight of pods without seeds , seed number and seed weight.

Hatching and larval export of the intertidal crab Neohelice granulata in Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon, Argentina

Synchronization in the events of the reproductive cycle in female Neohelice granulata Dana, 1851 were studied from samples taken weekly and biweekly from September to December 2006 in the Laguna Mar Chiquita. The timing and larval hatching and synchronicity were inferred from numbers of ovigerous females and observing the stages of embryonic development. Synchronization in larval hatching also was observed in females in experiments in dark for a period of 48 hours, at three different salinities (10, 23 and 33 ppm). In addition plankton sampling were performed in order to study larval exportation at the field and its link to the tidal and light/dark cycles. We found that ovigerous females of N. granulata have a marked synchronization in embryonic development which results in that most of berried females are close to hatching within a period of maximum tidal range (days). Within this period, there is a synchronization of hatching at a time scale of hours, governed by environmental conditions. The salinity range used in this study (10-32‰) did not affect hatching synchronicity neither time to hatch. Hatching was synchronized according to endogenous rhythms governed mainly by the tidal cycle and secondarily by the breadth of it. It is also conditioned by the light-dark cycle through an exogenous cycle, so that the hatchings would occur mostly at night high tides.