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Explore The Inhibitory Effect Of Perilla Crude Extract On Metabolic Syndrome-Related Enzymes Based On Molecular Docking, Yu Yu-Ting, Zhang Yanl, Zhang Ying, Li Na-Na, Cheng Yan, Zheng Meng-Di, Yan Ping, Chai Xi-Yan

Food and Machinery

Objective:The research is to explore the enzyme inhibition of Perilla crude extract, and to preliminarily elucidate the pharmacological substance basis of them on hyperglycemia, hyperuric acid and hyperlipidemia.Methods:The content of flavonoids and phenolic acid in UV extract was determined and showed the active components associated with enzyme inhibition. In vitro experiments, the inhibition of Perilla extracts on different enzyme activity was determined and the inhibitory activity was evaluated by IC50. Molecular docking was used to predict the targets of Perilla crude extract on pancreatic lipase and amylase inhibition.Results:Flavone content in the crude UV extract was …

Effect Of Advanced Removal Of Huangshui Fluid On Quality And Yield Of Nongxiang Flavor Crude Baijiu Of Solid-State Fermentation, Yang Zhi-Long, Deng Jia-Wei, Yu You-Gui, Chen Xue-Peng, Xiong Xiang, Wan Yong

Food and Machinery

Objective:The aim of this study was to improve the quality of Nongxiang flavor crude Baijiu.Methods:The effect of advancd removing Huangshui fluid in on the quality and yield of crude Baijiu was studied in multi-grain traditional Baijiu at different times during the cellar fermentation cycle.Results:When Huangshui fluid was removed at the 40th day of cellar fermentation of distilled alcoholic fermentative material, compared to the control group at 60th day, the yield of the crude Baijiu was higher (P＜0.05), and the high quality ratio of crude Baijiu, ethyl hexanoate content and ethyl hexanoate/ethyl lactate in …

Quality Properties Of Mixture Of The Proso Millet And Rice, Ren Jing, Jiang Wen-Qian, Zhao Ning, Ji Xiao-Hui, Li Meng-Qing, Du Shuang-Kui

Food and Machinery

Objective:The purpose of this study was to mix rice and proso millets and obtain high nutritional value, fantastic taste and flavor mixed rice.Methods:By adding different proportions of proso millets to rice, the nutritional value and fantastic taste of mixed rice were evaluated via the amino acid score (AAS), texture profile properties, sensory evaluations and flavor properties.Results:There were significant differences in the texture profile properties, sensory evaluations and flavor properties among cooked proso millets additions. The proportion of the cooked rice addition was significantly positively correlated to the gumminess and chewiness of rice, while it was …

Optimum Parameters And Application Of Buckwheat Noodle Composite Preformed Powder, Zhao Min, Yang Bao-Wei, Hu Jian, Wang Rong-Lan

Food and Machinery

Objective:This study aimed to explore the best parameters of buckwheat noodle composite preformed powder.Methods:Single factor experiment, multi-index comprehensiveevaluation method and orthogonal experiment were used to optimize the special composite preformed powder recipe of buckwheat noodles.Results:The best parameters of buckwheat noodle composite preformed powder were 45% of buckwheat flour, 8% of modified starch, 1.2% of compound phosphate and 3% of gluten powder. In this situation, the tensile area of composite flour dough was 3 378.6 g·mm; the stabilization time was 7.23 min, the content of wet gluten was 23.71%; the sensory score was89.2; the comprehensive score …

Advance In Research On Heat Treatment Mechanism Of Infrared Radiation And Its Application In Foods, Yu Xian-Long, Chu Bin, Xiao Hong-Wei, Zhang Wei-Peng, Zhao Feng, Zhang Zong-Chao

Food and Machinery

The development of food infrared heating theories were discussed in this review, and the advancement of infrared heating in food processing were summarized. Moreover, the principle of food processing and process optimum method in various food infrared thermal treatment technologies, including sterilizing, thawing, blanching, baking, peeling and drying processes were also discussed.

Research Progress On Composition And Processing Of Flos Lonicerae, Luo Lian, Ye Meng, Lin Jing, Chen An-Jun, Mo Han-Ru, Yu Jian-Bing, Liu Xing-Yan

Food and Machinery

In this paper, the research on the active components, dry processing methods, extraction of functional components and processed products of Flos Lonicerae at home and abroad in recent years were summarized and discussed, and the development direction of Flos Lonicerae in the future was prospected.

Research Progress On The Determination Of Free-Base Nicotine In Tobacco And Tobacco Products, Zhang Hao, Han Shu-Lei, Chen Huan, Hou Hong-Wei, Hu Qing-Yuan

Food and Machinery

The research progress on determination of free-base nicotine in tobacco and tobacco products in the past 30 years was reviewed and discussed, including solvent extraction method, headspace solid-phase microextraction method,1H NMR, Henderson-Hasselbalch method and spectroscopy method, etc. Advantages and limitations of each method were summarized and discussed and the development in this field was prospected.

Use Of Livestock Risk Protection Insurance For Cattle Continues To Grow, Jay Parsons

Cornhusker Economics

When used as a regular part of a market risk management plan, livestock risk protection (LRP) insurance can help protect profits in years where markets turn for the worse. The recent changes to the program have made LRP insurance more appealing to cattle producers and sales of LRP have subsequently increased dramatically. Strong price increases may make LRP unnecessary, but it is difficult to predict when the price increases will end. LRP insurance is a safety net, reducing downside price risk by providing a floor on national price expectations while also allowing producers to take advantage of higher national prices …

Preparation Of Matrix Reference Material For Acetamiprid In Cowpeas, Liu Yan, Yin Ke-Ke, Li Bo, Pang Quan, Yang Ya-Qin

Food and Machinery

Objective:To establish a method for the preparation of acetamiprid matrix reference material in cowpeas.Methods:Planted fresh blank cowpea which meets the requirements of reference material development was selected as the research object to obtain dry powder after crushed, freeze-dried, added, mixed, twice freeze-dried, crushed, screened, mixed, packaged and Co60 irradiation sterilized. The dry powder sample was determined by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and calibrated for quantitative determination by matrix standard solution. After homogeneity and stability studies, coordinated value was determined by 9 laboratories and the uncertainty was evaluated.Results:The prepared sample of cowpea freeze-dried powder …

Mineral Element Discrimination Of Selenium-Enriched Rice In Ningxia And Its Quality Evaluation, Yang Xiao-Chen

Food and Machinery

Objective:The element content and physical and chemical quality were analyzed from the nutritional quality of Selenium (Se)-enriched rice in Ningxia.Methods:25 rice samples from different brands in Ningxia were selected as the research object, and 26 mineral elements in which were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and multivariate statistical analysis of these elements was conducted.Results:Through the analysis of the difference of element content between Se-enriched rice and ordinary rice, the quality of Se-enriched rice was distinguished. Moreover, it was found that Se-enriched rice was rich in four kinds of elements such as Ca, …

Dynamic Changes Of Volatile Flavor Components And Their Precursors During Low Temperature Cooking Of Beef, Cui Wei, Meng Xiang-Ren, Gao Zi-Wu, Ma Yin-Rui

Food and Machinery

Objective:In order to explore the dynamic changes of volatile flavor components and their precursors during low temperature cooking of beef.Methods:Beef with central temperature of 98 ℃ was used as control group. Nucleotides, free amino acids, free fatty acids, total sugars and volatile flavor components in beef with central temperature of 60, 65, 70, 75 and 80 ℃ were determined, and sensory evaluation was carried out.Results:The results showed that the content of fresh flavor nucleotides, equivalent fresh flavor concentration and taste activity in the low temperature group were significantly higher than those in the control group …

Study On The Interaction Between The Astringent Constituents Of Different Varieties Of Chrysanthemum And Saliva, Tian Xing, Ye Hui-Jie, Liu Shi-Feng, Ouyang Yao-Li

Food and Machinery

Objective:This study aimed to understand the astringency perception difference and formation mechanism of different varieties of Chrysanthemum tea during drinking, and provide new research ideas and theoretical basis for the astringency perception and sensory research of edible flowers.Methods:5 different varieties of Chrysanthemum were selected to determined the main astringent chemical constituents by UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The perceiving intensity of the astringency of five different varieties of Chrysanthemum was measured and evaluated by using the intelligent taste analysis system of electronic tongue and the traditional sensory evaluation method. The interaction between the main astringent chemical constituents in Chrysanthemum and …

Research Progress On Industrial Auxiliary Materials Fermentation Of Cigar Tobacco Leaf, Ye Hui-Yuan, Ding Song-Shuang, Duan Wang-Jun, Huang Ming-Yue, Shi Xiang-Dong

Food and Machinery

This paper reviews the exogenous additives such as microorganisms, enzymes and excipients currently applied to cigar tobacco leaf fermentation and their research and application results to improve the quality of tobacco leaves, and prospects the research direction of cigar tobacco industrial excipient fermentation.

Non-Destructive Classification And Quality Evaluation Of Proso Millet Cultivars Using Nir Hyperspectral Imaging With Machine Learning, Laruen E. Doyle, Julia R. Loeb, Nader Ekramirad, Dipak K. Santra, Akinbode A. Adedeji

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Millet is a small-seeded cereal crop with big potential and remarkable characteristics such as high drought resistance, short growing time, low water footprint, and the ability to grow in acidic soil. There is a need to develop nondestructive methods for differentiation and evaluation of the quality attributes of different of proso millet cultivars grown in the U.S. Current methods of cultivar classification are either subjective or destructive, time consuming, not allowing for the whole population to be tested, and requiring trained operators and special equipment. In this study, the feasibility of using near-infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging (900-1700 nm) to predict …

Coping With Environmental Constraints: Geographically Divergent Adaptive Evolution And Germination Plasticity In The Transcontinental Populus Tremuloides, Roos Goessen, Nathalie Isabel, Christian Wehenkel, Nathalie Pavy, Lisa Tischenko, Lyne Touchette, Isabelle Giguère, Marie-Claude Gros-Louis, Jérôme Laroche, Brian Boyle, Raju Soolanayakanahally, Karen E. Mock, Javier Hernández-Velasco, Sergio Leonel Simental-Rodriguez, Jean Bousquet, Ilga M. Porth

Aspen Bibliography

Societal Impact Statement

Syntheses clearly show that global warming is affecting ecosystems and biodiversity around the world. New methods and measures are needed to predict the climate resilience of plant species critical to ecosystem stability, to improve ecological management and to support habitat restoration and human well-being. Widespread keystone species such as aspen are important targets in the study of resilience to future climate conditions because they play a crucial role in maintaining various ecosystem functions and may contain genetic material with untapped adaptive potential. Here, we present a new framework in support of climate-resilient revegetation based on comprehensively understood …

Identifying The Components Of A Hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) (Rosales: Cannabaceae) Integrated Pest Management Program In Louisiana, Nathan C. Arey

LSU Master's Theses

Hemp, Cannabis sativa (L.) (Rosales: Cannabaceae), is defined as a plant in the genus Cannabis with a delta-9 3 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis. Domestic acreage of this crop has increased in response to the ratification of the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018. In 2021, 21,915 hectares of hemp were planted in the United States with a production value of $712 million. There is a current lack of literature on insect related research in this reemerging crop system in the state of Louisiana. Therefore, this present …

Comparing The Performance Of Cooperative Plans For Equity Accumulation And Retirement, Jeffrey S. Royer

Cornhusker Economics

Equity allocated to members plays a crucial role in financing agricultural cooperatives. Although retained earnings not allocated to members have become an increasingly importantsource of equity in recent years, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data show thatallocated equity still accounted for 55.5 percent of the $47.5 billion in total equity held in U.S.cooperatives in 2020. [1] Allocated member equity differs from unallocated equity fromretained earnings in that it is owned by individual members and there is an expectation thatit will be redeemed in cash when it is eventually replaced by newer allocations. A recent study has examined the comparative performance …

Ci Asteroid Regolith As An In Situ Plant Growth Medium For Space Crop Production, Steven J. Russell, Sherry Fieber-Beyer, Kathryn A. Yurkonis

Biology Faculty Publications

Human expansion into the solar system is currently at the forefront of space research. For our astronauts to survive, they will need to be fed a healthy and nutritious diet on a consistent basis. Right now, our current method of feeding astronauts consists of resupplied prepackaged food from Earth, which is unsustainable for long-term missions. Using planetary resources via in situ resource utilization to grow crops is the next step toward sustainability in space. Asteroids are an abundant space resource and should not be overlooked when considering crewed missions. In particular, the primordial CI carbonaceous asteroids are of interest because …

Aphid Herbivory On Industrial Hemp, Cannabis Sativa L., And The Impact Of Plant-Soil Feedbacks On Hemp Performance In Louisiana, Alex Leede

LSU Master's Theses

Industrial hemp, Cannabis sativa L., is defined as having less than 0.3% delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol by dry weight. It can be grown for fiber, food, oil, and cannabinoids. As a newly legalized crop, little research exists regarding the cultivation or pest management practices in Louisiana. The versatility of industrial hemp may allow for substantial future production in Louisiana. This project set out to understand the impact of previous crops on hemp performance and soil microbial communities. Soybean, Glycine max L. (Merr), grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, and sweetpotato, Ipomeae batatas (L.) Lam, were selected as soil conditioning crops because they are …

Optimal Extraction And Fatty Acid Analysis Of Oil From Canavalia Gladiata, Han Xiao-Cun

Food and Machinery

Objective:To make up for the lack of research on the extraction technology, fatty acid composition, and physical and chemical properties of Canavalia gladiata oil in China, and provide technical support for the development and utilization of Canavalia gladiata oil.Methods:The process parameters of extracting Canavalia gladiata oil with n-hexane were optimized. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to analyze and determine the type and content of fatty acids in Canavalia gladiata oil.Results:The best extraction conditions for the Canavalia gladiata oil were as follows: the ratio of liquid-to-material was 25∶1 (mL/g), the temperature for extracting was 70 …

Effects Of Drying And Freezing On Volatile Components Of Zingiber Mioga(Thunb.) Rosc., Zhang Si-Jie, Luo Feng-Lian, Deng Miao, Ren Shu-Rui, Qing Zhi-Xing

Food and Machinery

Objective:This study aimed to compare the differences of volatile components in flower buds of Zingiber mioga after drying and freezing.Methods:Volatile components in flower buds of Z. mioga was determined by headspace solid phase microextraction Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer(HS-SPME-GC-MS) after drying and freezing, and the relative content was calculated by peak area normalization method.Results:Drying and freezing treatment had a significant effect on the volatile components of Z. mioga flower bud. A total of 152 volatile components were identified in fresh, frozen and dried Z. mioga flower bud, containing a variety of volatile pharmacodynamic components, mainly olefins, including …

A Method Of Tobacco Leaf Grade Recognition Based On Convolutional Neural Network, Jiao Fang-Yuan, Shen Jin-Yuan, Hao Tong-Meng

Food and Machinery

Objective:To solve the problem of low accuracy of tobacco grading. Methods:An improved tobacco leaf grading model based on convolutional neural network was proposed. According to the VGG16 network structure, the network model was built in a custom way. The traditional convolution was replaced by the hole convolution, which increased the image receptive field while avoiding. The loss of image features was changed, and the activation function was changed to Leaky_relu. The data distribution was corrected, and the hard saturation problem of the ReLU function was solved. 41 levels of tobacco leaf pictures were used for testing. Results:The …

Research Progress On Extraction,Pharmacological Effects And Microencapsulation Of Peppermint Oil, Shao Pei, Zhang Yu-Ying, Zhong Lin, Wang Pan, Miao Li-Kun

Food and Machinery

In this paper, the research progress of peppermint oil at home and abroad in recent years was summarized from the aspects of extraction, pharmacological action and preparation method of microcapsule, and the new microcapsule technology is the follow-up research direction.

Study On Physicochemical Properties, Antioxidant And Relieve Hyperchlorhydria Of Alkaline Electrolyzed Water With Different Negative Orp Value, Xia Rui, Zhong Geng, Li Tian, Yang Wang-Fu, Gao Yu-Ge

Food and Machinery

Objective:Alkaline electrolyzed water (AEW) produced by drinking water electrolysis with three different negative REDOX potential values was used to study its physical and chemical properties, antioxidant and gastric acid relieving capacity.Methods:The pH value, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), total dissolved solids (TDS) and mineral content of AEW were determined, and the free radical scavenging rate and anti-lipid peroxidation ability of AEW were studied by spectrophotometry. The acid capacity of different water samples in vitro was studied by artificial gastric model.Results:The negative ORP value of AEW is positively correlated with the pH value (P＜0.01). The scavenging …

Dynamic Changes Of Volatile Organic Compounds In Giant Salamander Liver During The Deodorization With Tea Water Extract, Liu Jun-Xia, Zhao Ping, Wan Xiao-Hui, Bie Ling-Ling, Jin Wen-Gang

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of tea water extract on liver deodorization of giant salamander. Methods: The changes of volatile components in liver of giant salamander treated with tea water extract for 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 min, were analyzed by gas chromatography-ion mobility chromatography (GC-IMS) combined with sensory odor value. Principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were performed on volatile compounds. Results: Compared with the control group, the fishy smell value of the liver of the giant salamander was significantly decreased after the treatment with tea water extract for 5 …

Effects Of Different Reheating Treatments On The Quality Of Frozen Cooked Eriocheir Sisensis, Sun Ying-Ying, Gao De-Mei, Xu Yan-Shun, Xia Wen-Shui

Food and Machinery

Objective:The effects of reheating methods on the quality of frozen cooked river crab were studied to provide a basis for the selection of reheating methods for frozen cooked crab. Methods:The crabs reheated with microwave and steaming without and with thawing were studied using reheating time, texture, flavor nucleotide, free amino acids and volatile flavor compounds. Results:The times of crabs reheated with steaming without thawing, steaming after thawing, microwave without thawing, and microwave after thawing to the center temperature of 75 ℃ were 720, 552, 173, 106 s, respectively. Compared with unthawed crabs, the reheated crab meat had …

Effects Of Fatty Acid Chain Length On Structure And Physicochemical Properties Of High Amylose Corn Starch-Lipid Complexes, Jiang Jia-Ni, Xiang Gui-Yuan, Deng Jia-Yi, Han Wen-Fang, Zhou Meng-Zhou, Jiang Zhi-Rong, Xiao Hua-Xi, Lin Qin-Lu, Li Bo, Li Jiang-Tao

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the formation mechanism of starch-lipid complex. Methods: Using different fatty acids with carbon chain length of C12~C18 to complex with debranched / non-debranched high amylose corn starch, by measuring the thermal properties, crystalline structure and ordered structure of the complexes with differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, the effects of fatty acid chain length and debranched/non-debranched high amylose corn starch on the structure and properties of starch-fatty acid complexes were explored. Results: The compound degree of debranched starch and fatty acid decreased with the increase of carbon chain length, and …

Quality Comprehensive Assessment Of Different Maize Varieties Based On Aminoaicds Content, Sun Qiang, Guo Yong-Xia

Food and Machinery

Objective:To study quality difference of different maize varieties based on amino acid content.Methods:16 Xinyumaize series varieties were used to be tested materials, amino acid content of corn kernel were measuredand used to be evaluation index and applied to principal component analysis and clustering analysis.Results:The affected order of maize varieties on 16 amino acid content was Met＞His＞Tyr＞Pro＞Thr＞Leu＞Glu＞Ser＞Phe＞Val＞Asp＞Ala＞Ile＞Gly＞Arg. 2 principal components were extracted by principal component analysis, its accumulative variance contribution rate reach to 90.227%, Ala, Ser, Glu, Leu, Asp, Phe and Met can be used to comprehensive assessment index of 16 maize varieties. Based on amino …

Nutrition Components And Active Substance Content And Antioxidant And Antibacterial Activity Of Acer Tegmentosum Maxim Bark, Guo Yu-Yuan, Jin Tie-Yan, Zhang Zhi-Yong

Food and Machinery

Objective:This study aimed to enrich the source of natural antioxidants and antibacterial agents and explore the development potential of the biological activity of Aceraceae. Methods:The nutrition components ofAcer tegmentosum Maxim (AT) bark and the total phenols content and total flavonoid content of ethanol extract (ATEE) and water extract (ATWE) were measured, and the contents of salidroside and tyrosol were determined by HPLC. DPPH radical, ABTS cationic radical, hydroxyl radical scavenging ability and ferric reducing power of extracts were determined. The antibacterial activity was evaluated by measuring the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) againstStreptococcus mutans,Staphylococcus aureus andEscherichia coli. Results:The …

Determination Of Nickel In Soy Milk Powder By Ultra-Wave Digestion-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Xue Min-Min, Liu Fang-Fang, Zhang Fan, Tang Ji-Wang, Yuan Lie-Jiang, Wu Hai-Zhi, Zhu Li, Guo Xing-Xin

Food and Machinery

Objective:This study aimed to provides technical support for the risk prevention and control of nickel contamination in market soy milk powder.Methods:With concentrated nitric acid as digestion solution, the ultra-wave digestion was utilized for preprocessing, and then the ICP-MS, with Rhodium as internal standard to eliminate matrix interference and in the KED mode, was used to determine the content of nickel in soybean milk powder. Moreover, the conditions for ultra-wave digestion and ICP-MS were also optimized.Results:The linear relationship of the standard curves was located within the mass concentration of 0~10 μg/L, with correlation coefficient of …