Research Notes : Phytoestrogens in wild perennial relatives of the soybean

A systematic survey of phenolic compounds in the leaves of species from the genus Glycine subgenus Glycine Willd. (Hymowitz and Newell, 1981) is currently in progress in this laboratory. Two phenolic compounds, genistin (genistein-7-glucoside) and coumestrol, have long been known to have estrogenic activity (Bickoff et al., 1969) and both compounds have been reported from annual species of the genus Glycine (Wada and Masataka, 1964; Walz, 1931). Coumestrol and genistin were isolated and identified from leaves of Glycine tabacina using the methods of Mabry et al. (1970)

Nutritional and Phytochemical Content of High-Protein Crops

The authors acknowledge support from the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) via their strategic research and partnership programs.Peer reviewedPostprin

Buckwheat, Fava Bean and Hemp Flours Fortified with Anthocyanins and Other Bioactive Phytochemicals as Sustainable Ingredients for Functional Food Development

Funding: This research was funded by the Scottish government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS). Acknowledgments: The authors acknowledge Viv Buchan from the Analytical Department, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, for her help with the sugar content determinations.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Monitoring and Collecting of the Azuki Bean (Vigna angularis var. angularis) Genepool in Tottori and Okayama Prefectures, Japan 22rd-24th September 1999

From 22nd to 24th September, 1999 key populations of the Vigna angularis complex in Tottori prefecture were visited to record changes compared since previous visits. These same populations have been subjected to detailed laboratory analysis by the RAPD and AFLP methodologies^. In addition, a more detailed survey of populations of the Vigna angularis complex was made around Tottori city and between Tottori and Okayama. Distinct changes were observed in populations monitored and new population types were observed. This trip reconfirmed the abundance and diversity of the V. angularis complex populations in the region visited. On the way to Tottori the Kyoto herbarium was visited and data on a total of 142 herbarium specimens of Vigna and Visia were recorded.アズキ野生型-雑草型-栽培型複合を生息域内で効率的に保存するための方法を開発する目的で, 今までに国内に自生する集団の調査を行ってきた. RAPD 分析および AFLP 分析によって, 鳥取県の野生型および雑草型の混生集団はその近辺から収集した野生型のみの集団や雑草型のみの集団よりも遺伝的多様性の大きいことが明らかになったので^, 長期的なモニタリングを想定している. 今回, 1999年9月22日から9月24日にかけて混生集団の動態を調査したところ, 集団の分布パターンに変化がみられた. さらに, 鳥取市周辺および鳥取県から岡山県にかけて探索を行い, 新たにアズキ野生型-雑草型-栽培型複合を形成する集団を見いだした. 今回調査した地域には様々なタイプの集団が数多く存在することがわかった

Wild relatives of crops conservation in Japan with a focus on Vigna spp. : 6. Collecting mission on Shikoku. 23^<rd>-30^<th> October 1998

Wild legume genetic resources were the focus of a collecting trip to Shikoku (四国) between the 25^ to 31^ October, 1998. Collecting wild Vigna and soybeans on Shikoku (四国) was notable for the near absence of wild Vigna and wild Glycine on the north of the island. Only one population of each species was found near Matsuyama (松山) Ehime (愛姫県). However, in southern Shikoku (四国) small populations of both wild Vigna and wild Clycine were common in all areas visited. The reasons for these differences are not clear but may be due to climate, urban development or other environmental differences between the north and the south of Shikoku (四国). Weedy and complex populations of Vigna were not found on Shikoku (四国). However, in one location near Koochi (高知) escaped cowpea (Vigna unguigulata) was found. In conversations with several farmers it was learned that Takeazuki (Vigna umbellata) was grown some years ago but was no longer grown.We did not find or hear of Vigna umbellata being currently grown during the tnp. A total of 27 populations were collected in addition 96 single plant samples were collected from 5 populations of Vigna angularis var. nipponensis and 4 populations of Glycine soja (Table below). In most cases herbarium specimens and root nodules were also collected日本に自生する作物近縁野生種の代表として野生アズキと野生ダイズの生育地点を調査し, 遺伝資源を収集するための探索を四国で行った。調査は, 1998年10月23日から30日にかけて行った。四国の瀬戸内海側ではほとんど野生アズキ, 野生ダイズ集団を発見できず, この地域ではこれら両種の生育密度が低いことが判明した。これに対し, 四国の南側では両種の生育密度は高く, 数地点の両野生種生育地を発見できた。四国では雑草アズキは発見できなかった。高知県でササゲのエスケープ集団を発見した。数人の農民からの聞き取りによると以前はツルアズキ (タケアズキ, V. umbellata) を栽培していたが, 現在は栽培しなくなったという。本探索によって, 27点の植物遺伝資源を収集した。野生アズキ5集団, 野生ダイズ4集団からは個体別に種子を収集した。ほとんどの集団から根粒を収集し, 植物標本を作成した

Radio Observations of the Supernova Remnant Candidate G312.5-3.0

The radio images from the Parkes-MIT-NRAO (PMN) Southern Sky Survey at 4850 MHz have revealed a number of previously unknown radio sources. One such source, G312.5-3.0 (PMN J1421-6415), has been observed using the multi-frequency capabilities of the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) at frequencies of 1380 MHz and 2378 MHz. Further observations of the source were made using the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST) at a frequency of 843 MHz. The source has an angular size of 18 arcmin and has a distinct shell structure. We present the reduced multi-frequency observations of this source and provide a brief argument for its possible identification as a supernova remnant.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, Accepted for publication in MNRA

Consumption of a Recommended Serving of Wheat Bran Cereals Significantly Increases Human Faecal Butyrate Levels in Healthy Volunteers and Reduces Markers of Inflammation

Funding We acknowledge financial support from Kellogg Europe and The Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) division. Acknowledgments The authors are grateful to all the volunteers for their participance in this human study. The authors also are thankful for the assistance from Karen Taylor and Jean Bryce for the preparation of the study diets and Sylvia Stephen, David Bremner and Lorna Hermitage for their support in the Human Nutrition Unit.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Nutritional Content, Phytochemical Profiling, and Physical Properties of Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) Seeds for Promotion of Dietary and Food Ingredient Biodiversity

Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank to Donna Henderson, Lynn Pirie, and Jodie Park, from the Rowett Institute Analytical Department for doing the proximate, amino acid, and ICPMS analysis; and to the funders: Scottish Government′s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) and Ministério da Educação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Brazil (CAPES). Funding: This research was funded by the Scottish Government′s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) as part of the Strategic Research Programme 2016–2021 Crops 2022, 2, 3 303 and Ministério da Educação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior–CAPES, Brazil.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Public conceptions of justice in climate engineering:evidence from secondary analysis of public deliberation

Secondary analysis of transcripts of public dialogues on climate engineering indicates that justice concerns are an important but as yet under-recognised dimension influencing public reactions to these emerging techniques. This paper describes and explores justice issues raised by participants in a series of deliberative public engagement meetings. Such justice issues included the distribution of costs and benefits across space and time; the relative power and influence of beneficiaries and others; and the weakness of procedural justice measures that might protect public interests in decision making about climate engineering. We argue that publics are mobilising diverse concepts of justice, echoing both philosophical and practical sources. We conclude that a better understanding of conceptions of justice in this context could assist exploration and understanding of public perceptions of and attitudes towards climate engineering and the different technologies involved. Such detailed public engagement would appear essential if sound, well-informed and morally justifiable decisions are to be made regarding research or development of climate engineering