l canavanine/medicago

Sinorhizobium meliloti is a gram-negative soil bacterium, capable of establishing a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with its legume host, alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Quorum sensing plays a crucial role in this symbiosis, where it influences the nodulation process and the synthesis of the symbiotically

L-Canavanine, a potentially toxic antimetabolite of L-arginine that is stored by many leguminous plants, has demonstrative antineoplastic activity against a number of animal-bearing carcinomas and cancer cell lines. This investigation evaluated the natural abundance of this anti-cancer compound in

The structural analog of amino acidL-arginine,L-canavanine (2-amino-4-guanidinooxybutyric acid), is found in 26 cultivars of alfalfa. Its concentration ranges from 6 to 16 mg/g of dry seeds. Canavanine represented more than 70% of the total soluble nitrogen in seeds. Practically all of the

Alfalfa sprouts are well known for their nutritive values. Although there are several studies reported the positive impact of elevated CO₂ (eCO₂) on plants, there are no in-depth, comprehensive studies on how eCO₂ could improve the sprouting of plant seeds. Herein,