Microbial biofilms are communities of aggregated microbial cells embedded in a self-
produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Biofilms are recalcitrant to …

The article gives an overview of phytic acid in food and of its significance for human nutrition.
It summarises phytate sources in foods and discusses problems of phytic acid/phytate …

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Phytic acid (PA) is the primary storage compound of phosphorus in seeds accounting for up
to 80% of the total seed phosphorus and contributing as much as 1.5% to the seed dry …

The multifunctional position supplied by myo-inositol is emerging as a central feature in
plant biochemistry and physiology. In this critique, attention is drawn to metabolic aspects …

This three-volume handbook is the standard reference in the field, unparalleled in its
comprehensiveness. It covers every conceivable topic related to the expanding and …

Following the discovery of inositol-1, 4, 5-trisphosphate as a second messenger, many other
inositol phosphates were discovered in quick succession, with some understanding of their …

Exposure to a variety of toxins and/or infectious agents leads to disease, degeneration and
death, often characterised by circumstances in which cells or tissues do not merely die and …

Developing seeds store reserve levels of phosphorus and minerals, mobilization of which
during germination provides the mineral nutrition essential for optimal early seedling growth …

In mammalian cells, double-strand breaks in DNA can be repaired by n on h omologous e
nd-j oinin g (NHEJ), a process dependent upon Ku70/80, DNA-PK cs, XRCC4, and DNA …