Disease relevance of Beta vulgaris

• The in vitro inhibitory effect of Beta vulgaris (beet) root extract on Epstein-Barr virus early antigen (EBV-EA) induction using Raji cells revealed a high order of activity compared to capsanthin, cranberry, red onion skin and short and long red bell peppers [1].
• But, in a diabetic group given chard, the body weight significantly increased in comparison to the diabetic group; maximum reduction in blood glucose levels was observed on the 42nd day [2].
• Treatment of fibroids: the use of beets (Beta vulgaris) and molasses (Saccharum officinarum) as an herbal therapy by Dominican healers in New York City [3].
• Rhizobium radiobacter conjugation and callus-independent shoot regeneration used to introduce the cercosporin export gene cfp from Cercospora into sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) [4].

High impact information on Beta vulgaris

• The photoaffinity probe 5-azidouridine 5'-[beta-32P]diphosphate glucose (5N3[32P]UDP-Glc) was used to identify a 57-kDa polypeptide as a strong candidate for the UDP-Glc-binding polypeptide of UDP-glucose: (1,3)-beta-glucan (callose) synthase from red beet (Beta vulgaris L.) storage tissue [5].
• Identification of the UDP-glucose-binding polypeptide of callose synthase from Beta vulgaris L. by photoaffinity labeling with 5-azido-UDP-glucose [5].
• Another Gly betaine accumulator, sugar beet (Beta vulgaris), also showed salt-responsive increases in SAHH and ADK activities and protein whereas tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and canola (Brassica napus), which do not accumulate Gly betaine, did not show comparable changes in these enzymes [6].
• Plasma membrane (PM) vesicles of defined sidedness were obtained from Beta vulgaris L. and subjected to limited proteolysis to investigate the topology and subunit composition of UDP-glucose: (1,3)-beta-glucan (callose) synthase (CalS) [7].
• The uptake of sucrose, 3-O-methylglucose (3-O-MeG), and valine were studied in discs and in purified plasma membrane vesicles (PMV) prepared from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) exporting leaves [8].

Biological context of Beta vulgaris

• Free-radical scavenging, reducing, and phase II enzyme-inducing activities of aqueous and 5% aqueous ethanol extracts of freeze-dried root tissue of four beet (Beta vulgaris L.) strains (red, white, orange, and high-pigment (red) phenotypes) were determined [9].
• Greenhouse experiments using sudax [Sorghum vulgare (L.) Moench] and Swiss chard [Beta vulgaris (L.) Koch] were carried out to evaluate the effects of plant growth on soil Pb bioavailability to humans after addition of P and other amendments, and the effects of these treatments on Pb, Cd, and Zn phytoavailability in three metal-contaminated soils [10].
• We have isolated the nad5 gene from the N-cytoplasm of Beta vulgaris, by heterologous hybridization with a nad5 probe from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and have determined the DNA sequence [11].
• Seasonal variation of the radiocaesium transfer soil-to-Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.) in allophanic soils from the Lake Region, Chile [12].

Anatomical context of Beta vulgaris

• The location of acid invertase activity and sucrose in the vacuoles of storage roots of beetroot (Beta vulgaris) [13].
• The uptake of sodium into protoplasts of quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill, clone BA29), sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. cv. Monohill), and wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Kadett) was determined by use of the acetoxy methyl ester of the fluorescent sodium-binding benzofuran isopthalate (SBFI-AM) [14].
• The nad5 gene is a single copy gene in the N- and S-cytoplasm of Beta vulgaris and the organisation of the gene shows no apparent differences in the two cytoplasms [11].

Associations of Beta vulgaris with chemical compounds

• Side chains of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) pectins, which are mainly composed of arabinose (Ara) and galactose (Gal) residues, are esterified by ferulic acid units [15].
• A proline-rich chitinase from Beta vulgaris [16].
• Glutamine synthetase isoenzymes, oligomers and subunits from hairy roots of Beta vulgaris L. var. lutea [17].
• Characterization and localization of new antifungal cysteine-rich proteins from Beta vulgaris [18].
• The uptake of cholesterol has been characterized in leaf discs from mature leaves of sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L.). This transport system exhibited a simple saturable phase with an apparent Michaelis constant ranging from 30 to 190 microM depending on the sample [19].

Gene context of Beta vulgaris

• The mitochondrial nad5 gene of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) encoding a subunit of the respiratory NADH dehydrogenase [11].
• The protein phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid (OA) either provided directly to sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) leaf discs or infiltrated in the leaf blade rapidly inhibited sucrose uptake [20].
• An acidic chitinase (SE) was found to accumulate in leaves of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) during infection with Cercospora beticola [21].
• Isolation and characterization of the 'photosynthetic' phosphoglycerate kinase from Beta vulgaris [22].
• These conditions also induced the expression of BvGT, a gene encoding a glucosyltransferase (GT) from Beta vulgaris [23].

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