Purpose : The aim of this study is to compare the results of two series of penetrating keratoplasties, e.sch with a different method of conservation. Methods : The corneas of sixteen donors were conserved one of each pair at 4OC and the other at 31%. The average duration of conservation was 3.2 days at 4°C and 13.4 days at 31°C. Average endothelial cell density evaluated with trypan blue was 34...

An enzymatic biotransformation process based on extracted pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) overcomes the problem of by-product benzyl alcohol production. Seven methods of cells disruption which included application of glass beads, freezing/thawing sequence, silver nanoparticles, ultrasonication, freezing/thawing sequence with glass beads, freezing/thawing sequence with silver nanoparticles, and fre...

This work was aimed to study the preparation and hydrolyzation of cartilage from duck trachea to obtain crude chondrotin sulfate(CS). Duck trachea is comprised of 66.19 ± 0.96% protein and 3.46 ± 0.15% CS (dry basis). HPLC chromatograms revealed that CS of duck trachea contained higher content of ΔDi-4S than ΔDi-6S with trace amount of ΔDi-diSs. To obtain cartilage part of the trachea, use of a...

The climate change impact and adaptation simulations from the Agricultural Model Intercomparison Improvement Project (AgMIP) for wheat provide a unique dataset of multi-model ensemble 60 representative global locations covering all mega environments. reported here has been thoroughly benchmarked against large number experimental data, including different locations, growing season temperatures, ...

Purpose : The aim of this study is to compare the results of two series of penetrating keratoplasties, e.sch with a different method of conservation. Methods : The corneas of sixteen donors were conserved one of each pair at 4OC and the other at 31%. The average duration of conservation was 3.2 days at 4°C and 13.4 days at 31°C. Average endothelial cell density evaluated with trypan blue was 34...

We have recently shown that injection of the hypothalamic peptide cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) into discrete hypothalamic nuclei stimulates food intake. This stimulation was particularly marked in the arcuate nucleus. Here we show that twice daily intra-arcuate injection of 0.2 nmole CART peptide for 7 days was associated with a 60% higher daytime food intake, an 85% high...

Quality of fresh milt of grey mullet Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 was assessed based on motility grade, motility duration, sperm count and seminal plasma osmolality. Freshly collected milt from live males (n=17) were examined individually for motility assessment. Motility grade was four in fifteen samples whereas three in other two samples analysed. Other sperm quality parameters such as motil...

Combined effect of whey protein isolate and low temperature with nisin on survival of Bacillus licheniformis were investigated. Sterile imitated milk solution prepared from casein, milk fat, lactose and distilled water was mixed with different whey protein isolate levels of 0, 1, 2 and 4% (w/v) and 100 IU/ml nisin. After mixed thoroughly, the milk solution was aseptically inoculated with 3.74-3...

The antibacterial activity of 35 isolates of Lentinula edodes, a shiitake mushroom, against Bacillus subtilis was evaluated by diffusion technique in agar with a semi-solid overlay. All isolates inhibited B. subtilis and the isolate Le1 promoted the formation of the largest inhibition zone. L. edodes Le1 also presented antibacterial activity against foodborne pathogens and food contaminant bact...

Pectinases constitute a group of enzymes that act on pectic substances, acid polysaccharides present in the primary wall of plants. Pectinases are used in the food industry, in the processing of fruits, in pulp maceration, in the extraction and clarification of juices and in the wine industry. The juice extraction is carried out, generally, by the pressing and partial destruction of the pectin ...