Donkey flesh is a popular food in China. To ensure the quality of donkey products plays a vital role in protecting the interests of consumers. Pork and horse are potential in donkey flesh food because of their easier availability at cheaper prices. In present study, PCR-RFLP-DHPLC technology was established for distinguishing the pork, horseflesh and donkey flesh in donkey flesh food. The assay...

Loquat fruit, popular all over the world for its mild, subacid, and sweet taste, has been classified as a non-climacteric fruit with very short postharvest life. The decays quickly after harvest, losses in titratable acidity, juiciness, internal browning occurs rapidly during shelf aim of our study was to assess effects cactus pear mucilage-based coating on quality, nutraceutical value, microbi...

The ameliorative activity of aqueous extract of the flesh of dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) and ascorbic acid on thioacetamide-induced hepatotoxicity was studied in rats. Sixty male rats were divided into six equal groups of 10. Two groups were controls, one treated with thioacetamide and one with only distilled water. Two groups received extract of flesh Phoenix dactylifera and intraperitoneal...

This study was designed to investigate the effects of dietary onion flesh or onion peel on lipid peroxides and DNA damage in aged rats. Sprague Dawley male rats (n=40, 16 mo old) were blocked into five groups and raised for 3 mo with either an onion-free control diet or onion diets (Allium cepa L., intermediate-day variety) containing either 5% (w/w) powdered dried onion flesh, 5% (w/w) powdere...

From 1993 to 2008, criminal investigations were conducted in the western part of Switzerland with special attention to blowfly and flesh fly species in order to estimate the post-mortem interval when requested by the police authorities. Flesh flies were found in only 33 cases out of 160. Five species of the genus Sarcophaga were identified (S. africa, S. argyrostoma, S. caerulescens, S. similis...

The normal stresses developed within a mass of flesh subject to various types of loading are examined theoretically. Using a simplified model of flesh possessing a definite modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio, static compressive stress values at various locations are determined. Formulas and numerous worked examples are given. The characteristics of load-transfer members including rigid b...

The colour of papaya fruit flesh is determined largely by the presence of carotenoid pigments. Red-fleshed papaya fruit contain lycopene, whilst this pigment is absent from yellow-fleshed fruit. The conversion of lycopene (red) to beta-carotene (yellow) is catalysed by lycopene beta-cyclase. This present study describes the cloning and functional characterization of two different genes encoding...

Anthocyanins are antioxidants and are among the natural products synthesized via the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway. Anthocyanins have been recommended for dietary intake in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia. With an increasingly aging population in many parts of the world, strategies for the commercial producti...