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Regulatory changes in pterin and carotenoid genes underlie balanced color polymorphisms in the wall lizard
2019
Significance Reptiles show an amazing color diversity based on variation in melanins, carotenoids, and pterins. This study reveals genes controlling differences between three color morphs (white, orange, and yellow) in the common wall lizard. Orange pigmentation, due to high levels of orange/red pterins in skin, is caused by genetic changes in the sepiapterin reductase gene. Yellow skin, showing high levels of yellow carotenoids, is controlled by the beta-carotene oxygenase 2 locus. Thus, the color polymorphism in the common wall lizard is associated with changes in two small regions of the genome containing genes with crucial roles in pterin and carotenoid metabolism. These genes are likel…
Antioxidant activities of prickly pear ( Opuntia ficus indica) fruits and its betalains: betanin and indicaxanthin.
2004
Phytochemicals and phytomedicines are now an expanding research fields. A great number of active agents occurring in plants and herbs have been discovered, which is fundamental to find a rationale for the health effects of these herbs, in many cases used for centuries as traditional remedies. The knowledge of the mechanisms and molecular basis of their action is the final objective to understand the mode of action of the discovered principles. Studies on the bioactivity of cactus pear are very recent and results obtained so far, while exciting, now generate new questions. In vivo studies on healthy humans showed a strong protection of the body antioxidant system, and a marked reduction of p…
Arthropod-induced neoplastic formations on trees change photosynthetic pigment levels and oxidative enzyme activities
2005
Abstract In order to test the hypothesis that arthropod-induced neoplastic formations on trees affect biochemical characteristics of both the newly formed galls and host plant tissues, biochemical characteristics with a possible adaptive role were determined in nine gall-former–host tree combinations. Photosynthetic pigments, extractable protein content, and oxidative enzyme activities were determined in gall tissues, leaf tissues of galled leaves, and leaves on ungalled tree branches. Neoplastic tissues were characterized by a low content of photosynthetic pigments, decreased chlorophyll a/b ratio, lower extractable protein content, and decreased activities of peroxidase and polyphenol oxi…
Zilās gaismas draudu kumulatīvā analīze
2022
Maģistra darbs uzrakstīts angļu valodā uz 42 lappusēm. Tas satur 15 attēlus, 4 vienadojumi, 8 tabulas un 64 atsauces. Cilvēki katru dienu ir pakļauti zilajai gaismai. Zilā gaisma ir bīstama, ja tā pārsniedz 100 J / (cm2-sr) uz 106 ≤ t. Pirmsreceptoru makulas pigmenti, luteīns un zeaksantīns kopā ar lēcas kristālu absorbē zilo gaismu. Zilās gaismas svērtais spožums dažādos ekspozīcijas ilgumos tika modelēts ar doto datu bāzi, kas ņemta no f. fluxometrs dažādiem zilās gaismas avotiem. Rezultāti parādīja, ka gaismai, ko izstaro saules gaisma, īpaši saulainās dienās, ir visaugstākās zilās gaismas spožuma vērtības un tā tiek uzskatīta par kaitīgu, bet tomēr nepārsniedz vērtības, kas pierāda bīst…
LU FMOF optometrijas un redzes zinātnes nodaļas un Latvijas optometristu un optiķu asociācijas konferenču referātu tēzes
2020
Tēzes no LU 78.starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences Cilvēka fizioloģijas un uztveres sēdes un LU Optometrijas un redzes zinātnes nodaļas un LOOA kopīgās klīniski praktiskās konferences Rīgā, 2020.gada 14., 16. februārī
Makulas pigmenta optisko blīvumu ietekmējošie faktori skolas vecuma bērniem
2019
Bakalaura darbs ir uzrakstīts latviešu valodā uz 37 lapaspusēm un satur 14 attēlus, 6 tabulas un 71 atsauci uz literatūras avotiem. Darba mērķis bija noskaidrot makulas pigmenta optisko blīvumu skolas vecuma bērniem Mārupes pamatskolā un tā saistību ar ķermeņa masas indeksu un citiem faktoriem. Pētījumā piedalījās 253 bērni vecumā no 7 līdz 14 gadiem (vidējais vecums 9 gadi), kuriem tika noteikts makulas pigmenta optiskais blīvums ar Macular Pigment Screener iekārtu, kas balstās uz hetereohromatisko flikera fotometriju. Bakalaura darbā netika pierādīta statistiski nozīmīga saistība starp makulas pigmenta optisko blīvumu un ķermeņa masas indeksu, dzimumu un varavīksnenes krāsu.
Gap junctions and connexin hemichannels both contribute to the electrical properties of retinal pigment epithelium.
2022
Gap junctions are intercellular channels that permit the transfer of ions and small molecules between adjacent cells. These cellular junctions are particularly dense in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and their contribution to many retinal diseases has been recognized. While gap junctions have been implicated in several aspects of RPE physiology, their role in shaping the electrical properties of these cells has not been characterized in mammals. The role of gap junctions in the electrical properties of the RPE is particularly important considering the growing appreciation of RPE as excitable cells containing various voltage-gated channels. We used a whole-cell patch clamp to measure …
Changes in net photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence and xanthophyll cycle interconversions during freeze-thaw cycles in the Mediterranean moss Le…
1999
The tolerance to freezing and thawing of Leucodon sciuroides, a moss growing in mountainous areas of the Mediterranean (south-east Spain), was investigated by means of CO2 gas exchange, modulated chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence and pigment analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography. Evidence is presented for freezing-induced decreases in CO2 fixation that enhance non-radiative dissipation of absorbed light energy, a process which protects the photosynthetic apparatus. The photosynthetic apparatus of L. sciuroides remained fully recuperable after freezing, as indicated by the recovery of photosynthetic CO2 fixation and Chl fluorescence parameters to pre-freezing values during thawin…
Changes in pigmentation of phytoplankton species during growth and stationary phase — consequences for reliability of pigment-based methods of biomas…
1991
In applied water ecology several methods for estimating the biomass or activity of phytoplankton depend on the proportion of accessory pigments (xanthophylls) to chlorophyll a. Therefore, changes in pigmentation during growth and stationary phase were investigated in four different species (Amphidinium klebsii, Euglena gracilis, Prymnesium parvum, Cryptomonas ovata) typical representatives of the major algal groups. The ratios of the different xanthophylls to chlorophyll a depended not only on the growth phase, but also on the species. InAmphidinium andEuglena, the ratio of xanthophylls to chlorophyll rises continuously during the growth phase and declined during the stationary phase. InPry…
Water-depth effects in photosynthetic pigment content of the benthic algae Dictyota dichotoma and Udotea petiolata
1981
Abstract The effect of water depth on the light-harvesting pigments contents in Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) Lamouroux and Udotea petiolata (Turra) Borgesen was studied. Both species showed higher photosynthetic-pigments contents with increased depth or shade. The ratios of chlorophyll c /chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b / chlrophyll a in D. dichotoma and U. petiolata were lower in light-exposed samples. In D. dichotoma , the ratios of fucoxanthin to chlorophyll a increased with depth or shade; however, it is worth noting that the 0 m (sun) samples showed the highest values. On the other hand, total carotenoids to chlorophyll a ratios in U. petiolata increased with depth.