How can plant phytochemistry be included in discussions about whole plant traits?

I am using the concept of plant functional traits (Cornellisen et al., 2003) in a paper. Considering descriptions for whole plant traits (life history; life form; growth form; plant height;...

24 February 2021 6,831 5 View

Analyze anthocyanin use pH differential method?

Hello everyone. I do my anthocyanin test for biscuit incorporated with muntingia calabura fruit powder. I use ultrasonic bath for extraction biscuit powder in metanol HCl 0,1 N (1:10, w/v),...

10 February 2021 2,970 13 View

Why is there cloudy white solution in flavonoid test tube?

I do flavonoid test for biscuit incorporated with muntingia fruit powder. Sample extracted with metanol (1:10 ,w/v), macerated 24h, sentrifuged and filtered. Supernatan used for analysis. I have...

08 February 2021 6,779 4 View

What is the maximum storage time for samples used in soil enzyme assays?

01 February 2021 4,616 3 View

Difference between assessing EC50 in presence of physiological levels of human serum albumin and alpha1 acid glycoprotein vs. % human serum?

01 February 2021 1,825 1 View

How can I remove salts from crude seaweed extract (except dialysis)?

Hi, I am interested to obtain phenolic fractions from crude seaweed extracts (using ethanol) and test for their antioxidant properties. Since most of the in-vitro antioxidant assays are...

26 January 2021 3,889 5 View

Does the UV radiation affect on fruits ?

I want to examine a kind of fruit's extract's antimicrobial effects. At first I want to put it under the UV radiation to prevent the mold or any kind of fungi's and bacteria's growth. The...

24 January 2021 8,350 20 View

Should I normalise data when measuring fluorescence intensity ?

I'm measuring fluorescence intensity of the product in an enzyme reaction in 37 celsius degree. I set a kinetic measurement in 1 hour. The fluorescence intensity of the BLANK ( contains only...

03 January 2021 5,554 5 View

You can mention a contribution that science will achieve in this year 2021?

It is known that scientific knowledge is replicated each time at more unusual speeds, however, humanity expects more from our scientific work, that is, solutions to problems that have accumulated...

02 January 2021 8,300 16 View

Why nitrocefin is preferred over CENTA?

The chromogenic beta-lactamase substrate CENTA is at least five times cheaper than the other famous substrate nitrocefin and can be used with most enzymes, still, nitrocefin is preferred. Any...

17 December 2020 3,735 2 View