NFAP2 was purified from this mycelia-free supernatant based on the slightly modified method described at NFAP previously (Virágh et al. 2014).
Dried tuber powder (5 g) was treated with slightly modified method described by Drapeau et al. [ 12].
Screening of the fungi for oil yield was carried out using a slightly modified method described by [ 62].
Coniferyl alcohol was used to prepare a calibration curve, and the results are reported as equivalents of coniferyl alcohol [ 29] Pectins were measured using modified method described by Melton and Smith [ 30].
Firstly, uniform and hydrophilic Ag nanowires with a diameter of 80 100 nm and aspect ratio of at least 200 were systhesized by a modified method described previously40.
The FRAP assay was performed according to a modified method described by [20].
Rice genomic DNA from young seedling was extracted using a modified method described by Dellaporta et al. (1983).
DNA from soil samples was prepared according to the modified method described previously (Bürgmann et al. 2001).
The CdTe QDs were prepared using the reaction between the Cd2+ and NaHTe solutions following the modified method described elsewhere [12].
The extraction method was a modified method described by Roos et al. (1987) with 80 90 % terbuthylazine and hexazinone recovery validated with samples of known concentration (RJ Hill Laboratories, Hamilton, New Zealand; http://www.hill-laboratories.com/).
A 10 mL diluted aliquot was analysed for different elements in an Agilent 7500c (Agilent Technologies, Tokyo, Japan) inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) using a modified method described by Das et al. (2002).
