We studied the influence of dietary fat source and dl-α-tocopheryl acetate and ascorbic acid supplementation on the sensory quality of cooked dark chicken meat stored at −20 C for different periods. Results showed that dietary fat source and α-tocopheryl acetate supplementation influenced sensory scores (rancid flavor and aroma and acceptability). Ascorbic acid had no influence on these scores....

The TARDIKISS (Tardigrades in Space) experiment was part of the Biokon in Space (BIOKIS) payload, a set of multidisciplinary experiments performed during the DAMA (Dark Matter) mission organized by Italian Space Agency and Italian Air Force in 2011. This mission supported the execution of experiments in short duration (16 days) taking the advantage of the microgravity environment on board of th...

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of kimchi powder and onion peel extract on the quality characteristics of emulsion sausage manufactured with irradiated pork. The emulsion sausages were formulated with 2% kimchi powder and/or 0.05% onion peel extract. The changes in pH value of all treatments were similar, depending on storage periods. The addition of kimchi powder increased ...

Aframomum melegueta Schum (Zingiberaceae) is a perennial herb widely cultivated for its valuable seeds in the tropical region of Africa. The present study evaluated the antioxidant effects of methanolic seed extract of A. melegueta. The antioxidant effects were evaluated using in vitro, 2, 2-diphenylpicrylhydrazine photometric assay and in vivo serum catalase, superoxide dismutase and thiobarbi...

Lipid peroxides in tissues were fluorometrically determined using 1,3-diphenyl-2-thiobarbituric acid (DPTBA) as a fluorogenic reagent, and the results were compared with those obtained by the DPTBA-visible method, thiobarbituric acid (TBA)-fluorescence method, or TBA-visible method. The optimum conditions for determining lipid peroxides were analyzed by using brain homogenate. The optimum pH fo...

The method in which thiobarbituric acid is used for sialic acid determination was adapted to a fully automated procedure, in which the chromogen need not be extracted with an organic solvent. The entire procedure, including hydrolysis, requires 35 mm and 25 l of serum for one analysis, but 30 samples can be analyzed per hour. The procedure, slightly modified, can be used to measure as little as...

Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress are important players in the development of various cardiovascular diseases, but their roles in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) remain unknown. We examined whether mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) capacity was impaired with enhanced mitochondrial oxidative stress in HCM. Cardiac and skeletal muscles were obtained from 9 domestic c...

The effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on fatty acid composition, lipid oxidation, and pork quality were investigated. Pigs (n = 20) were fed a diet containing 0, 1, 2.5, or 5% CLA for 4 wk and slaughtered at 105 kg. The longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle was collected at 24 h postmortem. Pork loin chops (3 cm thick) were packaged aerobically and stored at 4 degrees C for 7 ...

In this study, an anti-oxidant nanoformulation to prevent the oxidation of salmon was developed using rosmarinic acid (RA). Minced samples (MSs) were treated with 8.10-3 g (RAT1) and 16.10-3 (RAT2) RA-loaded nanoparticles for 100 MS acid, separately. The thiobarbituric (TBA) values control (C), RAT1, RAT2 stored at 4 °C found as 2.995, 1.350, 0.994 mg MDA/kg; respectively, after 9 days. While i...