This contribution brings together current knowledge on the use of functional food additives affecting marine fish reproductive performance. article reviews published studies by several authors who have worked with specialized diets and focused dietary needs brood fish, objective identifying relevant potential to improve The commercial experimental that may an effect egg viability, quantity, qua...

Spondias mombin L. has been used in traditional medicine to treat some cases such as infections and inflammations. Some researchers have reported that its biological components, carotenoids, carotenes, phenols, characterized primarily by HPLC analysis. Here, we report on the characterization of seed oil Raman spectroscopy, profile identification fatty acids 1H-NMR 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The was ...

Quantitative losses in various biochemical constituents like capsaicin, carotenes, ascorbic acid, polyphenols, mineral matter, sugars (soluble and insoluble), protein and fat were estimated after the successful growth of Aspergillus flavus for 30 days on powdered red pepper. The fungal biomass was measured by ergosterol content and Aflatoxin B1 by HPLC. Amongst the various nutritional constitue...

Dimethazone is a bleaching herbicide without any peroxidative activity. In addition to the inhibition of chlorophylls, carotenes, and xanthophylls, decreased formation of other prenyl lipids (phytol and a-tocopherol) can be observed in the presence of dimethazone. Application of this herbicide to pea plants results in the inhibition of longitudinal growth of the newly formed internodes which ca...

We have investigated the importance of carotenoids on the accumulation and function of the photosynthetic apparatus using a mutant of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii lacking carotenoids. The FN68 mutant is deficient in phytoene synthase, the first enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway, and therefore is unable to synthesize any carotenes and xanthophylls. We find that FN68 is un...

Antioxidant compounds in food play an important role as a healthprotecting factor. Scientific evidence suggests that antioxidants reduce the risk for chronic diseases including cancer and heart disease. Primary sources of naturally occurring antioxidants are whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Plant sourced food antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenes, phenolic acids, phytate and phy...

Studies were conducted on the effect of controlled atmosphere storage as well as chemical pretreatments on the quality of lettuce as well as biochemical composition of lettuce leaves, Lactuca sativa L., cultivar "Great Lakes." In a CA of 2.5% CO2 and 2.57 02, the lettuce heads could be stored up to 75 days. Pre-storage treatments with microbeand s6nescenceinhibiting chemicale (Captan, Phaltan, ...