Chinese spinach

In a Food and Dmg Administration (FDA) summary of the levels of pesticides in ready-to-eat foods in the 10-year period from 1982 to 1991, methyl parathion was found 12 times in 8 kinds of food, at an average concentration of 0.0035 ppm (Kan-Do Office and Pesticides Team 1995). A 5-year analysis of domestic and imported foods and animal feeds for the years 1982-1986 detected 94 samples out of 19,851 total samples that contained methyl parathion (Hundley et al. 1988). Eighty-nine of the samples had concentrations in the range of 0.05-0.5 ppm, and five had levels ranging from 1.0 to 2.0 ppm. Methyl parathion was found in celery, citms, coriander, cantaloupe, Chinese peas, hay, alfalfa feed, Italian squash, lettuce, mustard greens, okra, parsley, peppers, spinach, strawberries, tomatillos, and tomatoes. 

Vegetables Beet greens (130), celery (126), dandelion greens (76), kale (75), spinach (60). beets (60). watercress (52). turnips (49). carrots (47), artichokes (43), collards (43), mustard greens (32), Chinese cabbage (20. Other common vegetables range between (10) and (18). 

Formerly the Chinese Rung Food, Vegetarian Zone (2949 Fifth Ave., o 619-298-7302) has taken on a more international flair. Additions such as the spinach mushroom lasagna and the mushrooms Aphrodite - fresh mushrooms stuffed with spinach, onions, walnuts and sunflower seeds - have transformed the aging eatery into something special. Die-hard Rung Food fans needn t worry entrees such as the sesame mock chicken are still on the menu. The popularity of Cafe India (3760 Sports Arena Blvd., s 619-224-7500) stems from its all-you-can-eat vegetarian lunch buffet. The buffet is served daily at this little gem near the sports arena. 

Intermediate-C foods (2500-4900 mg) artichokes, asparagus, beet greens, cantaloupe, chicory greens, Chinese cabbage, fennel, lemons, limes, oranges, radishes, spinach, zucchini, strawberries, Swiss chard, ripe tomatoes. 

Sugawara studied (1941) the AA content of leaves of spinach, barley, wheat, broad bean and Chinese cabbage and found that it was high in fair weather and much less in rainy weather with almost no change during the entire day. The maximum concentration of AA in leaves correspond with the accumulation of carbohydrates. Increase of CO2 in the air was also found to lead to an almost proportional increase in AA content. 

Chinese cabbage, endivie, com salad, lettuce, fennel, kohlrabi, beetroot, radish, rocket, spinach... 

In higher plants, although spermidine synthase activity has been detected in L. sativus (Suresh and Adiga, 1977), Vinca rosea (Baxter and Coscia, 1973), spinach (Sindhu and Cohen, 1984), and oat (Tiburcio et al., 1986a), the enzyme has been partially purified only from com (Hirasawa and Suzuki, 1983) and Chinese cabbage (Sindhu and Cohen, 1984 Yamanoha and Cohen, 1985). The com enzyme (pH optimum 7.2, Af, 43,000) was purified only 115-fold and was inhibited by thiol reagents (Hirasawa and Suzuki, 1983). The enzyme from Chinese cabbage (pH optimum 8.8, 81,000) was initially purified 160-fold... 

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