Cichorium intybus var.foliosum (witloof) is an economically important crop with a high nutritional value thanks to many specialized metabolites, such as polyphenols and terpenoids.However, witloof plants are rich in sesquiterpene lactones (SL) which are important for plant defense but also impart a bitter taste, thus limiting industrial application
Seasonal variations in the fatty acid (FA) compositions of pollen loads collected from the Al-Ahsa Oasis in eastern Saudi Arabia throughout one year were determined to identify the optimal season for harvesting bee pollen rich in essential fatty acids (EFAs) and unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs).The highest values (%) of lipids, linolenic acid (C18:3)
This article explores the pervasiveness of employee absenteeism in the South African Police Service (SAPS) at the station level and the factors that contribute to it.Employee absenteeism is a critical problem for most organisations and the SAPS is no exception.While measures have been put in place to curb this problem in the SAPS by the police auth
Diversification of sofia barclay sexy bacterial species and pathotypes is largely caused by lateral gene transfer (LGT) of diverse mobile DNA elements such as plasmids, phages, transposons and genomic islands.Thus, acquisition of new phenotypes by LGT is very important for bacterial evolution and relationship with hosts.This paper reports a 23 kb r