Role In Hydrolysis Research Articles

Terpene Profile, Leaf Anatomy, and Enzyme Activity of Resistant and Susceptible Cocoa Clonesto Vascular Streak Dieback Disease

Vascular-streak dieback (VSD, Oncobasidium theobromae) is the most prevalent disease of Theobroma cacao L. in Indonesia. This study aims to analyze resistance mechanism to VSD based on terpene profile, leaf anatomy, chitinase, and peroxidase study. Resistant clones of Sulawesi 1 and Sca 6 and susceptible clones of ICS 60 and TSH 858 were used for terpene profile, leaf anatomy analysis, chitinase, peroxides, polyphenol, lignin, and cellulose analysis. Those clones and KEE 2, KKM 22 and ICS 13 were used for peroxides analysis. For trichome study, the resistant clones of Sulawesi 1, Sca 6, KEE 2, and KKM 22, and susceptible clones of ICS 60 and TSH 858 were used. GCMS analysis showed that chromatogram pattern of resistant and susceptible groups were quite similar, but resistant clones contained 22% more components than the susceptible ones. Resistant clones contained groups of pinene, decane, myrcene, and octadecanoic acid, while those substances on usceptible clones were absent. Trichome was thicker on younger leaf, and its density on the basal was higher than that on the middle and tip leaf parts. Trichome density of resistant clone was not always thicker than that of susceptible ones. On resistant clones, stomatal density was lower and width of stomate pits was narrower, while thickness of epidermis layer and pallisade parenchym were higher. Polyphenol content of resistant clones were higher but lignin and cellulose of both groups were similar. Chitinase activity which has a role in hydrolysis of mycelia cell wall was higher on the resistant clones, but peroxides which has a role in polymeration of lignin biosynthesis was similar between both groups. It is concluded that groups of terpene pinene, decane, myrcene, and octadecanoic acid, thickness of leaf epidermis, density and width of stomata pit, and chitinase activity plays important role in cocoa resistance to VSD. Key words: Theobroma cacaoL., clone, vascular-streak dieback, resistance, leaf anatomy, chitinase, polyphenol

The Role of Hydrolysis in the Reaction of Heavy Metals with Soil‐Forming Materials

AbstractThe proposition that hydrolysis may account for the selective adsorption of heavy metals by clay surfaces is compared with an alternate explanation of specific exchange of the metal with weakly dissociable H+. It is shown that past evidence offered in support of the two hypotheses is somewhat ambiguous. Theoretical treatment is presented for the competition of ions in adsorption reactions which provides a means of distinguishing between the two alternatives through the effect of H+ on the metal‐clay reaction in the presence of a competing ion. Experimentally, the effect of H+ on the reaction of Co2+ with montmorillonite is studied in the presence and absence of Mg2+, a weakly competing ion. Ionic strength is held constant, and nonspecific reactions are minimized with an excess of CaCl2. The results are interpreted as favoring the hydrolysis hypothesis. Inherent assumptions are considered.

The role of hydrolysis in geological chemistry

The role of hydrolysis in geological chemistry