Academic literature on the topic 'Acacia senegal – Cultures'

Gut microbiota is able to affect body weight by fermenting dried fibers and generating short chain fatty acids (SCFA). Acacia senegal is an edible dried which might have potential prebiotic activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Acacia senegal as potential prebiotic on the composition and activity of human colonic microbiota of obese healthy subjects. In order to identify a potential prebiotic effect of Acacia senegal on obese individuals, anaerobic, pH-controlled batch cultures system was applied. The growth of different microbes and the concentration of lactic acid and short chain fatty acids were studied at 0, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hrs using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and HPLC respectively. The results showed that Acacia senegal was able to simulate the microbiota population since it significantly increased (P>0.05) the population of Bifidobacterium and decreased the population of Clostridium. Moreover, the supplement of Acacia senegal to the models significantly modulate short-chain fatty acid concentration. These findings clearly identified Acacia senegal as an additional contributing factor to the gut microbiota of obese subject and suggest that Acacia senegal could be an interesting supplement for obese human which might help to control obesity.

Fresh sporocarps and root and soil samples were collected under a monospecific forest plantation of Acacia mangium in Dagana in Northern Senegal and checked for the presence of fluorescent pseudomonads. No bacteria were detected except from sporocarps collected with adhering soil and hyphal strands. Pisolithus sporocarps were dried at 30 °C for 2 weeks, ground, passed through a 2-mm sieve and mixed together. This dry sporocarp powder (DSP) was used to inoculate and form mycorrhizas on A. mangium seedlings in a glasshouse experiment. After 3 months culture, plant growth was increased in the DSP treatment but no ectomycorrhizas were present on the A. mangium root systems; however fluorescent pseudomonads were recorded in the cultural soil. The stimulatory effects on the plant growth were maintained for 6 months. However, fluorescent pseudomonads were no longer detected and 35% of the short roots were ectomycorrhizal. Some of the fluorescent pseudomonad isolates detected after 3 months stimulated the radial fungal growth in axenic conditions. These observations suggest that these bacteria are closely associated with the Pisolithus fructifications and could interact with the ectomycorrhizal symbiosis establishment.Key words: ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, fluorescent pseudomonads, Pisolithus, Acacia.

Ethnobotany is the scientific study of the relationships that exist between people and plants. Ethnobotanists aim to document, describe and explain complex relationships between cultures and plants, focusing primarily on how plants are used, managed and perceived across human societies. This includes use for food, clothing, currency, ritual, medicine, dye, construction, cosmetics. Ethnobotanical studies are often significant in revealing locally important plant species especially for the discovery of crude drugs The documentation of traditional knowledge, especially on the medicinal uses of plants. has provided many important drugs of modern day. Out of the total flowering plants reported from the world, more than 50, 000 are used for medicinal purposes ( Govaerts, 2001 ). Extensive and intensive field trips were conducted to the study area during a course of two years from 2013 to 2015 representing several sites through Jebel Aulia district, Khartoum state. The study revealed a total of 117 species belonging to 100 genera and 45 families were recorded at Jebel Aulia locality. The family Poaceae was found to be the richest (13 species) followed by Ceasalpiniaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Mimosaceae (7 species) and Asteraceae (6 species). Herbs have dominated the vegetation of the study area (62. 40%) followed with trees (15. 40%), shrubs (8. 5%). Genus Euphorbia was considered as the most speciose (4 species) pursued with Senna and Ipomea which were represented by 3 species each. Tribulus longipetalus and Cyperus alopecuroides along with their Ethnomedicinal uses were documented for the first time. Fruits were the most commonly used plant part to prepare medicine followed with leaves and seeds. The main preparation methods of herbal remedies were infusion (25%) followed with decoction (14. 3%), edible (10. 7%) and pills (10. 7%). Oral administration was the most common route of herbal remedies within traditional medicine. Urinary tracts, kidney and abdominal complaints were the most frequent ailments traditionally healed. The source of medicinal plants was wild, (41. 66%), were cultivated (33. 34%) and (25%) were commercially bought from the market. Senna alexandrina was the most cited and important plant in the study area followed with Ziziphus spina-christi, Acacia nilotica, Solenostemma argel and Cymbopogon proximus. High informants consensus factor was indicated for Medicinal, furniture and food uses. Ziziphus spina Christi, Acacia senegal, Allium sativum and Cinnamomum verum have highest use-value ranging from (0. 062 to 0. 05). Cytotoxicity was evaluated using plants with a high relative frequency of citation. The results revealed that LC50 of water and ethanolic extracts of Acacia nilotica were more than 1000 µg/ml which considered not toxic and consequently safe at this dose. Whereas, water and ethanolic extracts of Senna alexandrina were less than LC 50 =256. 206 - 409. 6079 µg/ml. which is considered moderately toxic. Therefore, Senna extracts should be carefully used.

Abstract Background In Ethiopia, about 92.3% of all the fuelwood (firewood and/or charcoal) is consumed for cooking, heating and lighting purposes by domestic households and the demand is growing from 10 to 14%. However, there are little/no practical experiences or documented indigenous knowledge on how traditional people identify and select high fuelwood producing plant species with short rotation periods at Boset District. Therefore, the present study was aimed at: (1) selecting and documenting high fuelwood producing plant species at Boset District; (2) identifying major predictor variables that influence the prioritization and selection of species; and (3) develop a Generalized Linear Model (GLM) to predict the selection of species. Methods A total of 96 informants comprising 59 men and 37 women between the ages of 18 and 81 were sampled. Data were collected using structured interviews, guided field walk, discussions and field observations. Results Collected data indicated that 88.5% of the informants involved in firewood collection, while 90% practiced charcoal making. A total of 1533.60 Birr per household on average was earned annually from this activity. A total of 25 fuelwood producing plant species were identified and documented at Boset District. Of these, Acacia senegal, Acacia tortilis and Acacia robusta were the three best prioritized and selected indigenous high fuelwood producing species. Prosopis juliflora, Parthenium hysterophorus, Azadirachta indica, Calotropis procera, Cryptostegia grandiflora, Lantana camara and Senna occidentalis further grouped under introduced fuelwood species. Prediction of GLM assured sampled Kebeles and source of income generated from fuelwood species positively and significantly (p < 0.001) related to selection of species. Higher efficiency to provide energy and heat; little or no smoke or soot; easier to cut and split the wood and easier availability were some of the main selection criteria. Conclusions This study provides valuable information in selecting and documenting of high fuelwood producing plant species for proper management and sustainable use at Boset District. The three most selected species (A. senegal, A. tortilis and A. robusta) should be further evaluated at laboratory to determine their calorific value and combustion characteristics.

La gomme acacia est un exsudat de l’Acacia senegal var senegal couramment utilisée dans l’industrie agroalimentaire et pharmaceutique comme émulsifiant et stabilisant (E414). Cette thèse, réalisée en collaboration avec l’entreprise Allan &Robert, étudie les relations entre la composition chimique, les propriétés physico-chimiques, les propriétés fonctionnelles et les conditions environnementales de synthèse et de récolte des gommes acacia. L’étude de gommes brutes montre que l’origine géographique et les conditions de stockage post-récolte peuvent influencer la composition chimique et les propriétés physico-chimiques des gommes. Nous avons également confirmé le rôle important de la fraction AGP dans les propriétés en émulsion, en précisant l’importance du pourcentage d’AGP pour les propriétés émulsifiantes, l’importance de la proportion d’acides aminés aromatiques dans cette fraction pour la stabilité des émulsions et l’impact négatif des agrégats sur les propriétés en émulsion. Il semble également qu’il y ait un lien entre qualité des émulsions et pourcentage de protéines présent dans la gomme. Nous avons également montré que le procédé d’atomisation pouvait avoir une influence sur les propriétés physico-chimiques et fonctionnelles des gommes
Acacia gum is an exudate from Acacia senegal var senegal commonly used in food and pharmaceutical industry as emulsifier and stabilizer (E414). The aim of this thesis, in partnership with Allan & Robert, was to study the relationship between chemical composition, physic-chemical properties, functional properties and environmental conditions of acacia gums synthesis and harvest. At first, studying raw gums show the influence of geographic origin and post-harvest storage condition on the acacia gums chemical composition and physic-chemical properties. Then, we confirm the important role of AGP fraction in emulsions properties into correlating the AGP percent with the emulsifying properties, the aromatic amino acid proportion in the fraction with the emulsion stability and the aggregates negative effect on the emulsion properties. Furthermore, a relation appears between emulsions quality and protein percent in gums. Finally, we highlighted the atomization process influence on physic-chemical and functional properties of acacia gums

L'introduction de eucalyptus camaldulensis, essence exotique à croissance rapide et transpiration intense, dans une zone marginale déficitaire en eau, comporte des risques d'épuisement des réserves hydriques du sol et de mauvaise adaptation. Après une étude du fonctionnement hydrique en vases de végétation, une étude comparée des consommations en eau par la méthode du bilan hydrique simplifié, de la plantation d'eucalyptus de la forêt naturelle à acacia et de la végétation herbacée, a permis de conclure qu'un reboisement par l'eucalyptus à but de production en zone sahelo-soudanienne, a toutes les chances d'aboutir à un échec