Mushing Fruit Pulp
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Sieving Fruit Pulp to Detect Immature Tephritid Fruit Flies in the Field
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2023
Increasing the detection of immature tephritid fruit flies in the field can trigger timely efforts to eliminate populations of these destructive pests. Detecting late instar larvae is faster and more accurate when mushing host fruit in a bag and passing the pulp through a series of sieves than hand cutting and visual inspection.
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Fruit Development, Structure, and Function
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2020
Fruits form from a mature flower ovary. As seeds develop from the ovules contained within, the ovary wall undergoes a series of complex changes to form fruit. In some fruits, such as soybeans, the ovary wall dries; in other fruits, such as grapes, it remains fleshy. In some cases, organs other than the ovary contribute to fruit formation; such fruits are called accessory fruits. Fruits can be classified based on the number of flowers and the structure of the carpels involved in their formation.
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Isolation and Biophysical Study of Fruit Cuticles
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Cited by 16 •
2012
Aerial plant organs are protected by the cuticle, a supramolecular biopolyester-wax assembly. We present protocols to monitor selective removal of epi- and intracuticular waxes from tomato fruit cuticles on molecular and micro scales by solid-state NMR and atomic force microscopy, respectively, and to assess the cross-linking capacity of engineered cuticular biopolyesters.
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Fruit Volatile Analysis Using an Electronic Nose
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Cited by 10 •
2012
A rapid method for volatile compound analysis in fruit is described. The volatile compounds present in the headspace of a homogenate of the sample are rapidly separated and detected with ultra-fast gas chromatography (GC) coupled with a surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor. A procedure for data handling and analysis is also discussed.
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Establishing a Co-Culture of Dental Pulp Cells and Trigeminal Neurons for Cross-Communication
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2025
This video showcases a technique for establishing a co-culture of trigeminal neurons and primary dental pulp cells using a transwell filter. In this physically separated condition, mesenchymal cells obtained from dental pulp tissue secrete paracrine signaling molecules that traverse through the pores, promoting the differentiation and migration of neurons towards the mesenchymal cells establishing a co-culture system.
FAQs
The key biological effect is physical disruption of both cell walls and membranes. Cell-wall damage helps separate the tissue structure, while membrane disruption allows intracellular materials to escape into the surrounding pulp. This release changes the sample from organized plant tissue into a preparation in which cellular contents are more accessible for subsequent biological analysis.
A uniform pulp increases contact between the disrupted tissue and any extraction solution added afterward. Greater contact can improve access to released cellular materials throughout the sample rather than leaving them concentrated in intact pieces. This makes the preparation more consistent for studies that examine plant components such as pigments, proteins, nucleic acids, or enzyme activity.
Mushing can release water, pigments, proteins, and nucleic acids from inside plant cells. The technique does not identify or purify these materials by itself; instead, it makes them available in the surrounding mixture. That initial release is useful because later biological procedures can examine or extract particular components from a more accessible plant sample.
A basic workflow begins with plant tissue, followed by pressing or grinding until the material becomes soft and relatively uniform. The resulting pulp can then be combined with an extraction solution when the investigation requires one. Researchers or students use the prepared mixture for downstream examination of plant structure, enzyme activity, or cellular materials such as DNA.
It is useful at the sample-preparation stage because physical disruption breaks barriers that can retain nucleic acids inside plant cells. Once the tissue has been mechanically disrupted, the released material has greater contact with extraction solutions. The method therefore supports DNA extraction by improving access to cellular contents, although the mushing step alone does not complete DNA purification.
Its main educational value is that it demonstrates how a simple physical treatment changes access to cellular material. Students can connect visible tissue softening with disruption of cell walls and membranes, then relate that change to investigations of pigments, proteins, enzymes, or DNA. The approach is also inexpensive and accessible, making it practical for teaching laboratories.