(n.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig.
Example Sentences:
(1) We reviewed our investigations on sexual behaviors and interactions including sexual cell agglutination and pheromone action mainly in non-conventional yeasts, Hansenula anomala, H. wingei, Pichia amethionina, P. heedi, P. opuntiae, Saccharomyces kluyveri, S. globsus, S. exiguus, Saccharomycodes ludwigii.
(2) Dehydrated extract of nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) did not show acute hypoglycemic effect, although could attenuate postprandial hyperglycemia.
(3) The very small spines (also glochids) of the polka dot or bunny's ear cactus (Opuntia microdasys) and the beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) offer the most frustrating problem of all, but can be peeled off with a dried film of a professional facial gel.
(4) probably was not an important vector for Clavispora opuntiae because it was not isolated from an adult or eggs of this moth.
(5) Hypoglycemia effect Opuntia streptacantha which occur in diabetic has not been found in healthy subjects.
(6) This report describes the effect produced by the complementary daily administration of Opuntia streptacantha sap to a diabetic volunteer being under treatment with chlorpropamide.
(7) The relationship is also supported by the fact that D. navojoa breeds in Opuntia cactus, an ancestral behavior, whereas the other two species breed chiefly in Stenocereus cacti, a derived behavior.
(8) Preliminary results allow us to conclude that Opuntia streptacantha, Lemaire, has hypoglycemic properties when orally administered, in animals with experimentally induced diabetes as well as in healthy ones with physiologic hyperglycemia.
(9) If only one of the three differently treated forms of Opuntia was fed (apart from the basal diet) the sheep consumed daily 359 g of dry matter of chopped fresh Opuntia (approximately the same amount as if they had the choice, 101%), 313 g of dry matter of chopped dried Opuntia (88%) and 121 g of dry matter of whole fresh sprouts of Opuntia (34% of the total intake when they had the choice.)
(10) To find out the extent of the hypoglycemic effect of crude extracts of Opuntia streptacantha eight patients with type II diabetes mellitus were studied.
(11) Opuntia capsules did not show acute hypoglycemic effect and did not influence OGTT.
(12) Collectively, these strains caused soft rots of saguaro, organ pipe, and senita cacti, Opuntia (cactus) fruits and pads, tomato fruits, and potato slices, but only occasionally caused soft rots of slices of carrot roots.
(13) With histochemical methods the distribution of some enzymes and metabolic substances in the epidermal peelings of Phaseolus mungo, Lathyrus sativus, and Opuntia elatior under light and dark conditions is examined.
(14) Five tests were performed to each patients with the intake of (A) supernatant, (B) precipitate, (C) complete homogenate of 500 g of crude O. streptacantha stem (D) 400 ml of water, and (E) 500 g of broiled Opuntia stems.
(15) Drosophila buzzatii feeds and breeds on the decaying cladodes and fruits of several species of Opuntia (prickly pear) which contain significant levels of ethanol and isopropanol.
(16) Clavispora opuntiae was the prevalent yeast associated with the feeding sites of Sigelgaita sp.
(17) To assess the duration of Opuntia streptacantha Lem.
(18) In diabetic patients serum glucose, cholesterol and tryglycerides levels did not change with Opuntia, but they increased with placebo (P < 0.01 glucose and cholesterol, P = NS triglycerides).
(19) Two patients were affected by the barbed bristles of the ornamental cactus Opuntia microdasys, a small prickly pear plant.
(20) The composition and quality of edible tender stems or cladodes of 3 Prickly Pear Cactus species (Opuntia amyclaea, O. ficus-indica, and O. inermis) were studied at different stages of development.
Tuna
Definition:
(n.) The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly.
(n.) The tunny.
(n.) The bonito, 2.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Liberal party received $320,000 from the Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association.
(2) The methanol-ammonia (20:1) and chloroform-methanol-ammonia (2:2:1) systems, used with silica-gel plates, are the most promising for rapid preliminary screening of tuna fish extracts for histamine.
(3) Nutritionists recommend we consume two portions a week of fish, including one of oily fish such as mackerel, herring and tuna.
(4) Immunological properties of the tuna glucagon were analyzed by radioimmunoassay, showing a high degree of cross-reactivity with the 30K antibody.
(5) On the other hand, introduction of the mixed protein into a diet based on flour plus tuna sterilized at 115 degrees C for 90 minutes, was not capable of maintaining the optimum patterns for weight evolution.
(6) In quiescent BAECs, tuna AI (1 microM) apparently induced c-myc and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) A-chain messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expressions within 30 min, which persisted for 6 h. In contrast, captopril induced a very low expression of c-myc mRNA, and had no relation to PDGF A-chain mRNA expression.
(7) The levels were 10 times higher than those found in tuna in the same area in previous years, but still well below those that the Japanese and US governments consider a risk to health.
(8) Three foods were preferred by case patients more frequently than by control patients: tuna fish, chicken salad, and cheese.
(9) The bluefin tuna, which has been endangered for several years and has the misfortune to be prized by Japanese sushi lovers, has suffered a catastrophic decline in stocks in the Northern Pacific Ocean, of more than 96%, according to research published on Wednesday.
(10) It went into tinned soups, salad dressings, processed meats, carbohydrate-based snacks, ice cream, bread, canned tuna, chewing gum, baby food and soft drinks.
(11) The ATPase activity of tuna dorsal HMM was found to be very similar to that of rabbit skeletal HMM in many respects: KCl concentration dependence, pH dependence, effect of pCMB, kinetic parameters (Vmax and Ka) in actin activation, and Arrhenius activation energy.
(12) It is concluded that changes in pH following temperature changes can be accounted for solely by the passive, in vitro behaviour of the chemical buffer system found in the blood, so that active regulatory mechanisms of pH adjustment need not be postulated for skipjack tuna.
(13) The ion binding properties of horse, bovine, and tuna cytochrome c (both oxidized and reduced) have been measured using a combination of ultrafiltration, neutron activation, and ion chromatography.
(14) Midway through a mouthful of tuna sashimi, I confess I struggle to see her as, well… "A musical actress?"
(15) Illegal bounty from the sea Facebook Twitter Pinterest The central and western Pacific is a rich fishing ground, providing an estimated 60% of the world’s tuna catch for a $7bn annual global market.
(16) The larger width of lifetime distribution observed for TNS bound to tuna apomyoglobin was related to a more extended conformational space accessible to the fluorophore in this protein compared to sperm whale myoglobin.
(17) Both those stores, the group said, offered pole-and-line caught tinned fish and had said they were committed to improving the sustainability of their fish, but the majority of their tuna was caught using the purse seine method.
(18) A novel inhibitor of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has been discovered and isolated in a pure form from acid extract of tuna muscle by successive column chromatographies and HPLC.
(19) Shrimp, canned tuna and salmon are the top choices .
(20) The sites in oxidized cytochromes c are the COOH-terminal sides of Tyr-48, Phe-46 and Tyr-46 for horse, rabbit and tuna cytochromes c, respectively.