| Author(s) | R.A. Fathi Al-Taai |
| Affiliation | Biology Department, Faculty of Science, P.O. Box 70270, IBB University, IBB, Yemen |
| Title | The Use of Protein Electrophoresis Technique for Differentiation of |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Science. Volume 18, No 1. (2006/1426) |
| Abstract | The Strawberry tree Arbutus pavarii Pamp, related to the heath family Ericaceae , is naturally distributed on the area of Jabal El-Akhdar in Libya. It has its environmental and economical importance as protective natural forest products utilization such as fruits and extractives. It is used for bee raising to produce high quality honey (Hanoon) . Due to many phenotype variations especially in the shape and size of the leaf and also to the absence of taxonomical records, twelve locations representing the natural distribution of these tree within the area of Jabal El-Akhdar were selected for this study. The morphological variances of the leaves, fruits and flowers were studied compared with that of the total protein binding study for the extracted proteins from the plant tissues on the polyacrylamide gel in the presence of SDS (electrophoresis protein technique). The protein spectrum was measured using spectrophotometer based on UV absorption. Significant differences were noticed on the length and width of the leaf and its shape. There were no significant differences related to the size of the fruits, its weight and number of flowers. In spite of the morphological differences, the electrophoresis model of the protein showed only three subspecies for the strawberry tree at Jabal El-Akhdar area. The results could be attributed to the fact that morphological differences may be due to the effects of environemental factors rather than genetical factors |
