(n.) A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which (F. Carica) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.
Example Sentences:
(1) The location of the internal trans and cis isoprene units in ficaprenol-11 isolated from Ficus elastica was determined by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance.
(2) Dehydrated extract of nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) did not show acute hypoglycemic effect, although could attenuate postprandial hyperglycemia.
(3) Ficus benjamina or weeping fig (w-fig) is one of the most common indoor non-flowering green plants in northern Europe.
(4) Similarly, both the extract of Ficus elastica and indomethacin inhibited the primary as well as the secondary lesions of adjuvant arthritis in the rat.
(5) Isoproteinous diets containing 1% cholesterol and 10% fibre derived from plant foods namely, peepalbanti (Ficus religiosa), barbanti (Ficus bengalensis), gullar (Ficus glomerata), teent (Capparis decidua) and khejri beans (Prsopsis cineria) or pure cellulose, were fed to rats for 40 days.
(6) The binding of IgE antibodies to the other Ficus RAST discs could be completely inhibited by extract of Fb.
(7) The serum reactivity to sap extracts from Fb and seven other indoor plants of the genus Ficus were investigated with RAST and a RAST inhibition technique, using sera from 12 atopic subjects and 12 plant keepers, sensitized to Fb.
(8) The extracts of bark of Ficus bengalensis caused reduction in blood sugar level.
(9) Ficin that had been prepared from the latex of Ficus glabrata by salt fractionation and chromatography on carboxymethylcellulose was completely and irreversibly inhibited with 1,3-dibromo[2-(14)C]acetone and then treated with N-(4-dimethylamino-3,5-dinitrophenyl)maleimide in 6m-guanidinium chloride.
(10) The allergen composition of crude extract from sap (latex) of the weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) was investigated by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting.
(11) The genetics of two enzymatic loci, esterase (Est-D) and acid phosphatase (AcP-A), were studied by means of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the fig tree (Ficus carica L.).
(12) One of the most common green plants in Scandinavia is weeping fig (Ficus benjamina).
(13) Bhakri (Tribulus terristris), Gullar (Ficus glomerata) and Peehl (Salvadora oleoides) were found to be rich sources of calcium; Gullar contained about 15 times the amount of calcium present in wheat.
(14) Permeance coefficients for the cuticular membranes [P(CM)] ranged from 10(-10) (Ficus) to 10(-8) m sec-1 (Lycopersicon, Capsicum), with 2-nitrophenol permeating more rapidly than the other two phenols.
(15) With the increased popularity of green plants, both in private homes and public premises, small-leaf species, such as weeping fig or Ficus benjamina (Fb), have become widely used.
(16) Extracts of Ficus exasperata leaves were inactive at all concentrations tested.
(17) This effect of Ficus elastica was very similar to that of indomethacin.
(18) Three ketones: 20-tetratriacontene-2-one (1), 6-heptatriacontene-10-one (7), pentatriacontan-5-one (13), and two other compounds, beta-sitosterol-alpha-D-glucose and meso-inositol have been isolated from the stem bark of Ficus bengalensis and their tentative structures are given.
(19) Dietary fibre content of foods namely, khejri beans (Prsopsis cinceria), peepalbanti (Ficus religiosa), barbanti (Ficus bengalensis), gullar (Ficus glomerata) and teent (Capparis decidua) varied from 38.5% to 55.7%.
(20) The antibacterial activities of the methanol and hot and cold aqueous extracts of the leaves of Aspilia africana, Ficus exasperata and Mareya micrantha were bioassayed against three Gram-negative and three Gram-positive bacterial species: Aerobacter aerogenes, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Bacillus subtilis, Clostridium sporogenes, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
Fucus
Definition:
(n.) A paint; a dye; also, false show.
(n.) A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a dull brownish green color; rockweed.
Example Sentences:
(1) In addition, distribution of lead and cadmium varied within the individual producer (Fucus vesiculosus) in such a way that the holdfast exhibited the highest concentration followed by the apcial tip and the branches of the first dichotomy was the lowest.
(2) The steady state mechanism of the Macrocystis and the Fucus enzymes are compared to the mechanism of the bromide-assisted disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by V-BrPO from Ascophyllum nodosum.
(3) Unfertilized eggs and zygotes of the marine brown alga, Fucus serratus, have been subjected to single external electric field pulses of 1 to 1760 musec duration (tau p) and 50 to 400 V field strength (Upcm-1).
(4) A polyclonal antibody raised against the LH polypeptide of Fucus serratus has been tested on LH apoproteins of other Chromophytes and Chlorophytes.
(5) Antisera raised against surface antigens of Fucus serratus sperm flagella, cause inhibition of fertilization in a species-specific manner, possibly by binding directly to the sperm fertilization receptor.
(6) In this report the additional requirement for cell wall in polarization of Fucus zygotes was investigated.
(7) In the marine brown alga, Fucus vesiculosus L., the sperm pronucleus is delimited by an envelope following penetration of the eff by the sperm.
(8) The mono and polyester glycosyl sulfates or phosphate diglycerides account for a group of polar lipids which is found in large amounts in the three fucacae that are studied: Pelvetia canaliculata (L) Deen and Thur, Fucus vesiculosus (L), Fucus serratus (L).
(9) Vanadium bromoperoxidase (V-BrPO) has been isolated and purified from the marine brown algae Fucus distichus and Macrocystis pyrifera.
(10) At present we know of two components in the proposed ASC of Fucus: an adhesive sulfated glycoprotein which is localized in the ECM, and an actin network which is localized on the adjoining cytoplasmic face.
(11) Condensation of the chromosomes during the first cell division following fertilization of the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus L. is accompanied by the almost complete disappearance of the nuclear envelope.
(12) He then explains that some people like to reuse their bucket of serrated wrack (Fucus serratus) in a bath back at home.
(13) The mechanism of the bromide-assisted disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by V-BrPO, which is the reaction that forms dioxygen, has been investigated for V-BrPO isolated from two new marine algal sources, Macrocystis pyrifera and Fucus distichus.
(14) Brown algae Fucus vesiculosus is recommended for monitoring polycyclic arene pollution in the area from Vormsi Island to Käsmu and green algae Cladophora or Enteromorpha in the eastern part of the Finnish Gulf.
(15) Ribonucleic acid required for rhizoid formation in Fucus zygotes is synthesized several hours before the production of proteins essential for this process.
(16) A comparison of the N-terminal amino acid rbcS sequence of A. eutrophus to those of O. luteus and brown alga Fucus species shows extensive sequence similarity (68.3% identity).
(17) Ethanol extracts of Laminaria ochroleuca, Saccorhiza polyschides and Fucus vesiculosus were administered orally to normal animals and their effects on glycemia and triglyceridemia evaluated.
(18) Extracts from the brown algae Fucus vesiculosus, F. serratus, and Halidrys siliquosa agglutinated human erythrocytes of groups A, B, O, and AB as well as erythrocytes from some animal species, ascites tumour cells from mice, and streptococci of many groups of the LANCEFIELD system.
(19) Following fertilization, there are rapid changes in the appearance of the Fucus egg.
(20) By isoelectric fucusing, the latter type can be split into the S0 and S1 types.