BACKGROUND Artificial sweeteners are low-calorie substances used to sweeten a wide variety of foods. At present they are used increasingly not only by diabetics, but also by the general public as a mean of controlling the weight. This study was carried out to evaluate and compare antinociceptive activity of the artificial sweeteners, aspartame and sucrose and to study the mechanisms involved in...

A study was conducted to test the effect of 58.5 mM maltose, glucose, fructose, galactose and sucrose, and sucrose concentrations of 14.6, 29.2, 58.5 and 117.0 mM supplemented with 200 mg L-1 8-hydroxyquinoline sulphate (HQS) on the vase life and stem fresh weight changes in waxflower (Chamelaucium Desf.). The effect of the interaction between sucrose and HQS concentrations on the vase life of ...

The effect of 0-1.0 M sucrose on the phase-transition properties of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-3-sn-phosphatidylcholine (1,2-DPPC) was examined by high-sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry at a scan rate of 0.1 K min-'. Increasing the concentration of sucrose caused a small, but experimentally significant, increase in the temperature (Tm) of maximal excess apparent specific heat (Cmax) and in A T...

The differential effects of CCK and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on sucrose intake and palatability were examined. Rats were injected with LPS (200 μg/kg ip) or NaCl (0.9%, vehicle) and 2 h later received a second injection of either CCK (8 μg/kg ip) or NaCl. In experiment 1, sucrose (0.3 M) intake was monitored for 1 h on three different test days 72 h apart, while in experiment 2, palatability wa...

alstroemeria flower is one of the most important cut flowers in the world. some materials can increase longevity of cut flowers. the aim of this research was evaluating the effect of some chemical solutions on postharvest alstroemeria (cv. stratus) cut flowers. this experiment was conducted with two factors of sucrose at four concentrations, 0, 5, 10 and 15 g/l and salicylic acid (sa) at four c...

This study investigates the influence of polyol compounds (sorbitol and erythritol) on osmotic dehydration process pomegranate seeds. The efficacy was estimated based determination water loss, weight reduction, solid gain, effective diffusivity also through a comparison results obtained between sucrose solutions. Response surface methodology used to optimize process. Quality attributes seeds we...

BACKGROUND The importance of exchanging sucrose for artificial sweeteners on risk factors for developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases is not yet clear. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of a diet high in sucrose versus a diet high in artificial sweeteners on fasting and postprandial metabolic profiles after 10 weeks. DESIGN Healthy overweight subjects were randomised to consume d...

In previous study, we demonstrated that ethanol preexposure may increase ethanol consumption in both adolescent and adult mice, in a two-bottle choice model. We now questioned if ethanol exposure during adolescence results in changes of consumption pattern using a three-bottle choice procedure, considering drinking-in-the-dark and alcohol deprivation effect as strategies for ethanol consumption...