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Antagonistic Effect Of Camphor Leaf Essential Oil On Damage Induced By Pm2.5 In Lung Epithelial Cells A549, Xiong Guohong, Lin Hai, He Jianguo, Li Yinghong, Fu Xiangjin

Food and Machinery

In this paper, the lung cell A549 was used as a model. The protective effect of camphor (C. camphora) leaf essential oil on the A549 exposed to PM2.5 was investigated. Less than 1 mg/mL of essential oil had no effect on A549 cell proliferation, and low concentration had a certain promotion effect. 0.05～1.00 mg/mL essential oil had a significant antagonistic effect on cytotoxicity induced by PM2.5 (P＜0.05). The essential oilsignificantly reduced the content of MDA in the infected cells and increased the activity of SOD and CAT and the content of T-AOC (P＜0.05), indicating that the camphor leaf essential oil …

Optimization On Extracting Process For Red Meat Pitaya Pigment Assisted With Enzymatic-Ultrasonic By Response Surface Methodology, Tian Yan, Duan Xiaoyan, Deng Fangming

Food and Machinery

Using freeze-dried pitaya peel and pulp samples as raw materials, response surface methodology was used to optimize the cellulase-ultrasonic extraction process of pigment from pitaya peel and pulp. The optimal extraction process of pigment from pitaya pericarp was as followed: extraction time 24 min, extraction temperature 39 ℃, ultrasonic power 325 W, ethanol concentration 23%, the yield was (81.661 3±0.762 0) mg/100 g; The optimum extraction conditions of pigment from pitaya pulp were as follows: extraction time 34 min, extraction temperature 41 ℃, ultrasonic power 315 W, ethanol concentration 23%, and the yield was (278.660 4±1.084 2) mg/100 g.

Study On Physicochemical And Sensory Properties, Polyphenolic Composition And Antioxidant Capacity Of Matcha Tea Infusion, Zhang Qiqi, Cheng Junxia, Wang Qi, Wang Haopeng, Yang Na, Guo Juntong, Shao Hongjun

Food and Machinery

The physicochemical and sensory properties, polyphenolic composition, and antioxidant capacity of two kinds of matcha tea infusion were investigated in the present study. The results showed that the pH increased slightly, and the titratable acid content decreased dramatically from the first to the third brew. Meanwhile, the infusions of the first brew had optimal color and scent sensory quality compared with those of the second and third brews. Furthermore, the total polyphenol content, polyphenolic composition, and antioxidant capacity of tea infusions showed no significant difference between the two kinds of matcha tea, but all decreased to some degrees during the …

Study On Two-Stage Partial Block Freeze Concentration To Prepare High Content Apple Cider Vinegar, Li Xiangqin, Zhong Ruimin, Men Geyang, Shan Bin, Liao Caihu, Zhong Pingjuan, Wu Lanjie, Huang Zuanyuan

Food and Machinery

Used the self-developed 50 L progressive partial block freeze concentration pilot equipment to concentrate the soluble solid content of 5.0 °Brix apple cider vinegar. By adjusting the stirring speed and the cold medium temperature, comprehensive energy consumption, time and other factors, explored the optimum technological conditions of the two-stage and recycle liquid entrainment effectively. And at the same time, used solid-phase micro extraction-gas chromatography mass spectrometry to explore the changes of aromatic substances in the difference of apple original vinegar, all levels of concentrated compound liquid, two-stage entrainment solution, entrainment recovery solution and ultimate entrainment. Results: The apple cider vinegar …

Study On The Suitability Of Fresh Tea Leaves From Different Teavarieties For Yellow Tea Processing, Song Yuxin, Zhu Jingjing, Zhang Tuo, Gong Zhihua, Xiao Wenjun

Food and Machinery

Taking the tea varieties of Bixiangzao, Jianbohuang and Taoyuandaye in summer with a bud and one leaf as raw materials, which were processed into yellow tea, respectively. The yellow tea suitability of three tea varieties was discussed via analyzing sensory quality, taste quality and aroma quality. The results showed that compared with Taoyuandaye and Bixiangzao, the fresh leaves of Jianbohuang were more suitable for processing yellow tea, and the yellow tea made from Jianbohuang had golden color in dried tea, delightfully fresh with sweetness, mellow and refreshing in taste, golden with light brightness in the color of tea soup and …

Cold Plasma Technology And Its Effect On The Food Quality And Microorganism, Yang Xinwen, Niu Wenjun, Cheng Junhu, Wang Mansheng

Food and Machinery

This paper briefly described the development status, discharge mode, diagnosis and characterization of active components of cold plasma technology, and discussed the changes of macromolecules such as starch and protein structure in food systems and microbes inactivation in foods, which provides an important theoretical reference and new technical means for the regulation of food quality by cold plasma technology, and also provides theoretical support for the engineering application of this technology.

Research Advances Of Coolants In Tobacco, Wang Ziyan, Han Jingmei, Lei Ping, Mao Deshou, Ren Dabing, Yi Lunzhao, Tang Jianguo

Food and Machinery

In this paper, based on the research references on smoke coolants in recent years, based on its classification and synthesis methods, the paper summarizes the common analysis and detection methods of coolants in cigarettes and their effects on the safety of cigarette smoking, and the future smoke.

Research Progress Of Lactic Acid Bacteria Microcapsule Encapsulation Technology And Common Wall Materials, Liu Renjie, Li Zhe, Mao Sining, Liang Shan, Zhao Yue, Wang Yuhua

Food and Machinery

Improving the survival rate of lactic acid bacteria in human gastrointestinal tract, the article outlines the definition and development history of microcapsule encapsulation technology, and the commonly used and new microcapsule encapsulation technology. The advantages and disadvantages of interfacial polymerization, phase separation, spray drying, extrusion and high-pressure electrostatic spray drying methods were analyzed. The method of lactic acid bacteria encapsulation was discussed with the common wall materials of lactic acid microcapsules. Combined with the common wall materials of lactic acid bacteria microcapsules, the lactic acid bacteria encapsulation method was discussed, and the effects of compound encapsulation, multi-layer encapsulation and prebiotic …

Application Of Heat Pipe-Heat Pump And Infrared-Heat Pump In Agricultural Product Processing, Li Xiaoyan, Qiang Qiuqiu, Fan Bowei, Fu Jian, Zhao Yifan, Zhang Lihong

Food and Machinery

This paper reviews the research progress of heat pipe-heat pump and infrared-heat pump dry agricultural products with the advantages of short time, good quality and energy saving. The drying efficiency and drying quality change in the drying process are analyzed. The problems of heat pipe-heat pump drying technology and infrared-heat pump drying technology are summarized, which provides new ideas for optimizing dry agricultural products.

The Healthy Benefits And Applications Of Red Rice, Wang Li, Zhu Fan, Wang Fawen, Li Yan, Qian Haifeng, Zhang Hui, Qi Xiguang

Food and Machinery

Red rice contains proteins, amino acids, vitamins, trace elements, and some biological active ingredients. Recently, its health benefits had been reported, including lowering blood glucose and total cholesterol level, antioxidant ability, antitumor activity, and so on. This review summarized the nutrients, health benefits and comprehensive utilization of red rice.

Discussion On The Integrated Development Of Chinese Medicine Diet And Foods For Special Dietary Industry, Li Ling, Xia Xinbin, Zhou Liangrong

Food and Machinery

Chinese medical diet, like foods for special dietary uses, can provide special or targeted physiological substances and nutrients for specific groups with scientific methods, so as to improve the basic nutrition metabolism of specific groups and reduce unnecessary metabolic burden .This article suggests that the traditional Chinese medicine diet with national characteristics and a long history should be integrated with the special diet food industry, so as to promote the rapid growth of the special diet industry with Chinese characteristics and enhance the international competitiveness of China's special diet food.

Determination Of 72 Antibiotics Residues In Raw Milk By Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Wang Chengping, Qin Yu, Hou Beibei, Lei Tao, Yu Chenghua, Ge Yu

Food and Machinery

The pretreatment method of antibiotic residues in fresh milk was established and optimized. At the same time, 72 kinds of compounds were effectively extracted and purified, and analyzed by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. In this paper, the effects of different extraction solvents and purification methods on the recovery rate of the target were investigated and the conditions were optimized. 72 antibiotics were linearly good in the range 1.0䥺[email protected] μg/L. The LOD of the five compounds was 10.0 μg/kg, the LOD of the 15 compounds was 5.0 μg/kg, and the LOD of the remaining 52 compounds was no more …

Hplc Analysis Of Flavonoids In Apocynumvenetum Tea And Its Antioxidation In Vitro, Zhang Jing, Ren Xiaoli, Li Xixi, Yi Sha, Li Chong, Zhao Xin

Food and Machinery

In this study, the contents of rutin and isoquercetin in flavonoids of Apocynumvenetum tea was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and the antioxidant effect in vitro was evaluated. A good separation of rutin and isoquercetin from flavonoids of Apocynumvenetum tea was achieved by vacuum heating reflux combined with macroporous adsorption. Rutin and isoquercetin were separated effectively in the extract of Apocynum venetum teaflavonoids. The results showed good linear relationship, the range of rutin was 0.453 1~9.062 5 μg (r=0.999 55) and that of isoquercetin ranged from 0.258 3 to 5.166 5 μg (r=0.999 65). The recoveries of rutin …

Recognition Of Plant Diseases And Insect Pests In Potato Based On Machine Vision Image Extraction, Wang Yi

Food and Machinery

In order to improve the detection and recognition ability of potato internal diseases and insect pests, image visual feature recognition method was used to detect potato diseases and insect pests, and a method of potato internal diseases and insect pests feature recognition based on machine vision image was proposed. A two-dimensional visual image acquisition model of potato internal diseases and insect pests was constructed, and the visual images of potato internal diseases and insect pests were detected by block fusion, and the characteristics of diseases and insect pests were detected according to the distribution of potato green leafin texture. The …

Study On Antioxidant Components And Antioxidant Activities Of Peels Extracts From Sweet Orange In Hunan Province, Li Juan, Niu Zeyu, Yue Xiangqi, Xie Xuan, Fu Xinjing, Lu Jun

Food and Machinery

Eight kinds of sweet orange peels extracts were investigated to compare their antioxidant active ingredients and antioxidant capacity. The results showed that the highest level of the content of polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins and vitamin C were found in Mayang Bingtang sweet orange peel extracts, which reached 7.60 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/per gram dried sample (g·m_d), 4.57 mg rutin equivalent (RE)/g·m_d, 17.90 tannin (TAE) mg/g·m_d, 17.86 mg vitamin c (VC)/g·m_d, respectively. Meanwhile, Mayang Bingtang orange peel also showed the highest ferric reducing power (81.50±0.93 μmol Trolox equivalent (TE)/g·m_d), and very …

Research Progress On The Effects Of Ozone Treatment On The Structuraland Processing Characteristics Of Food Starches, Xia Rui, Liu Lijun, Cao Mengling, Zhao Guohua, Ye Fayin

Food and Machinery

This review introduces the chemical properties of ozone and the ways of starch ozonation, and then summarizes the effects of ozone treatment on the molecular structure, granular characteristics and processing properties of the starches. The factors effecting the starch ozonation are also reviewed. Further research directions on utilizing ozone reasonably to improve the starch functionalities are also suggested.

Remote Sensing Of Ploidy Level In Quaking Aspen (Populus Tremuloides Michx.), Benjamin Blonder, Bente J. Graae, Burke Greer, Marja Haagsma, Kenny Helsen, Rozália E. Kapás, Henry Pai, Jolanta Rieksta, Dillon Sapena, Christopher J. Still, Richard Strimbeck

Aspen Bibliography

1. Ploidy level in plants may influence ecological functioning, demography and response to climate change. However, measuring ploidy level typically requires intensive cell or molecular methods.
2. We map ploidy level variation in quaking aspen, a dominant North American tree species that can be diploid or triploid and that grows in spatially extensive clones. We identify the predictors and spatial scale of ploidy level variation using a combination of genetic and ground‐based and airborne remote sensing methods.
3. We show that ground‐based leaf spectra and airborne canopy spectra can both classify aspen by ploidy level with a precision‐recall harmonic mean of 0.75–0.95 and …

The Difference Between Maximum Profit And Maximum Production, Matthew Stockton

Cornhusker Economics

Nitrogen fertilizer (N) is commonly used as a production input to increase crop yields. It is included as one of the six Testing Ag Performance Solutions (UNL TAPS) program decision choices and contributes much to productivity as well as costs. Its use however is not without controversy. The over-application of N gets into the groundwater and nearby waterways becoming a pollutant. Excessive use does little or nothing to increase revenue but can inflate costs, thereby reducing profit. For these reasons and others, using the right amount of N has become a popular and important topic among those that use and/or …

Abiotic And Biotic Limitations To Nodulation By Leguminous Cover Crops In South Texas, Stephanie Kasper, Bradley O. Christoffersen, Pushpa Soti, Alexis Racelis

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Many farms use leguminous cover crops as a nutrient management strategy to reduce their need for nitrogen fertilizer. When they are effective, leguminous cover crops are a valuable tool for sustainable nutrient management. However, the symbiotic partnership between legumes and nitrogen fixing rhizobia is vulnerable to several abiotic and biotic stressors that reduce nitrogen fixation efficiency in real world contexts. Sometimes, despite inoculation with rhizobial strains, this symbiosis fails to form. Such failure was observed in a 14-acre winter cover crop trial in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) of Texas when three legume species produced no signs of nodulation or …

Genetic Variation Of The Dgat1 Gene In Dual-Purpose Dairy Cows And Its Influence On Economically Important Breeding Traits, Mark E. Armitage, Emma Swan, Denise O'Meara

SURE Journal: Science Undergraduate Research Experience Journal

Background
Over the last 10 years, the discovery of individual, or candidate, genes that influence economically important traits has revolutionised how the dairy industry selects cows for breeding programmes. One such gene, the diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) gene is significant in dairy production as it is associated with the synthesis of fat in milk, and polymorphisms within the gene can be used for selection purposes. In this study, the variants (genotypes) of the K232A polymorphism of the DGAT1 gene, within a dual-purpose dairy herd, bred for both dairy and beef production, were determined, and compared to the Economic …