Cell diagnostics : images, biophysical and biochemical processes in allelopathy / editors, V.V. Roshchina, S.S. Narwal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roshchina, V. V. (Viktorii︠a︡ Vladimirovna)

Narwal, Shamsher S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Allelopathic agents--Research--Technique.

Allelopathic agents.

Allelopathy--Research--Technique.

Allelopathy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Topics discussed in this title include cellular model systems, new methods of microscopy in cellular diagnostics and methods of analytical biochemistry and biophysics.

Contents:

""Foreword ""; ""Preface ""; ""Contents ""; ""Detail of Contents ""; ""List of Contributors ""; ""Section 1 CELLULAR MODEL SYSTEMS ""; ""1. Allelopathy and Plant Cell Diagnostics""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Allelopathy""; ""3. Plant Cell Diagnostics""; ""4. References""; ""2. Cellular Models as Biosensors""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Cellular Biosensors and their Reactions""; ""2.1 Vegetative Microspores of Spore-Producing Plants""; ""Principle:""; ""Materials required:""; ""Procedure:""; ""Observations:""; ""Statistical analysis:""; ""Experiment 1.""; ""Experiment 2.""; ""Experiment 3.""

""2.2 Pollens of Seed-Bearing Plants""""Principle:""; ""Materials required:""; ""Procedure:""; ""Observations:""; ""Statistical analysis:""; ""Experiment 1""; ""Experiment 2.""; ""Experiment 3.""; ""2.3 Pistil Stigma (Female Gametophyte) of Seed-bearing Plants""; ""Principle:""; ""Materials required:""; ""Procedure:""; ""Observations:""; ""Statistical analysis:""; ""Experiment 1.""; ""3. Analysis of Allelochemical Binding in a Cell""; ""3.1 Hydrophilic Compounds ""; ""Principle:""; ""Materials required:""; ""Procedure:""; ""Observations:""; ""Statistical analysis:""; ""Experiment 1.""

""Experiment 2""""3.2 Hydrophobic Compounds (Fluorescence of Allelochemicals in Cell) ""; ""Principle:""; ""Materials required:""; ""Procedure:""; ""Observation:""; ""Experiment 3.""; ""4. SUGGESTED READINGS ""; ""3. Microalgae for Determing the Effects of Allelochemicals""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Field Incubation Studies""; ""2.1 Field Incubation Procedure and Experiments""; ""3. Laboratrory Studies""; ""3.1 Continuous Culture Systems for Macrophytes and Microalgae""; ""3.2 Continuous Culture Methods for Microalgae""; ""I. Turbidostat:""; ""II. Chemostat:""

""3.2.1 Continuous trapping apparatus """"3.3 Algal Assays for Monitoring Alellochemicals Toxicity""; ""3.3.1 Two-step approach ""; ""I. Filter paper disk bioassays""; ""II. Bioassay in a liquid medium:""; ""III. End Point test:""; ""4. Measurement of Response ""; ""4.1 Response Patterns""; ""4.2 Effects of Allelochemicals on Algae""; ""4.2.1 Regreening of red colour cells of Chlorella zofingensis ""; ""Advantages""; ""4.2.2 SCGE technique to assess genetic toxicity of allelochemicals ""; ""5. Mathematical Models""; ""6. References""; ""4. Bryophytes to Test Allelochemicals in vitro""

""1. Introduction""""(i). Chloronema:""; ""(ii). Caulonema:""; ""(iii). Rhizonema:""; ""2. Test of Co-Existence in vitro""; ""2.1 Materials Required""; ""(i). Mohr medium:""; ""(ii). Plant material:""; ""(iii). Protonemal system from spores:""; ""(iv). Protonemal system from shoots:""; ""(v). Protonema regeneration from wild moss and liverwort:""; ""2.2 Procedure""; ""2.3 Observations and Data Analysis""; ""3. Guided Isolation of Potential Allelochemicals""; ""3.1 Materials Required""; ""Test fractions/extracts:""; ""3.2 Procedure""; ""3.3 Disadvantages""; ""4. Conclusions""

""5. References""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-429-08330-0

1-4822-8055-8

1-281-94859-4

9786611948597

1-57808-660-4

9780429083303

OCLC:

300759224