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Mapping Selected Polyphenols Metabolism By Gut Bacteria And Their Genes, Ermin Zhao
Mapping Selected Polyphenols Metabolism By Gut Bacteria And Their Genes, Ermin Zhao
Doctoral Dissertations
The human gut microbiome is a huge enzyme repository for dietary polyphenols metabolism, especially considering most of the polyphenols cannot be digested in the host and their biological functions are limited. Poor bioaccessibility based on traditional pharmaceutical ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) assessment is the main problem facing the widely medical application of most polyphenols. Gut bacteria have the potential to mediate a wide range of biotransformation reactions of polyphenols, which leads to the production of many bioactive metabolites. In the past decades, mounting evidence in traditional ADME study have demonstrated gut bacteria play an irreplaceable role in dietary …
Evaluation Of Genetic Diversity Of Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida L.) In The Eastern United States Using Microsatellites., Denita Hadziabdic
Evaluation Of Genetic Diversity Of Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida L.) In The Eastern United States Using Microsatellites., Denita Hadziabdic
Doctoral Dissertations
Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.) populations have experienced severe declines caused by dogwood anthracnose in the past three decades. Mortality has ranged from 48 to 98%, raising the concern that genetic diversity of this native tree has been reduced significantly. Microsatellite data were used to evaluate the level and distribution of genetic variation throughout much of the native range of the tree. In the first conducted study, we found that genetic variation in areas affected by anthracnose was as high as or higher than areas without die-offs. We found evidence of four widespread, spatially contiguous genetic clusters. However, there was …