The first few months of life is the most vulnerable period for fish and their optimal hatching time with zooplankton prey is favored by natural selection. Traditionally, however, prey abundance (i.e., zooplankton density) has been considered important, whereas prey nutritional composition has been largely neglected in natural settings. High-quality zooplankton, rich in both essential amino acid...

OBJECTIVE Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is an effective method of weight loss and remediation of type-2 diabetes; however, the mechanisms leading to these improvements are unclear. Additionally, adipocytes within white adipose tissue (WAT) depots can manifest characteristics of brown adipocytes. These 'BRITE/beige' adipocytes express uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) and are associated with improve...

The aim of this study was attempted to investigate both the glycation kinetics and protein secondary conformational changes of human serum albumin (HSA) after the reaction with ribose. The browning and fluorescence determinations as well as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy with a curve-fitting technique were applied. Various concentrations of ribose were incubated over a 12-w...

The mechanisms involved in browning and in the Maillard reaction (1)) together with their effect on the nutritive value of proteins, have been investigated extensively, yet much of the evidence is of a contradictory nature. These experimental results are to be expected if one considers the variety of conditions of temperature, pH, and reactant concentrations employed by the various investigator...

Browning and contamination are regarded as the main constraints in plant tissue culture of Musa spp. that can hinder success propagation vitro. is caused by enzymatic reactions due to explant injury, while microbial phyllospheric, rhizospheric, endophytic microorganisms reside on, in, inside plants. When not properly addressed, they cause decreased regenerative ability, callus growth, inhibited...

Browning is a major quality deterioration process affecting both visual colour and nutritional value of guava leather. The aim the study was to determine role different sugars viz., sucrose, fructose, glucose sorbitol in non-enzymatic browning antioxidant activity fruit total free amino acids, ascorbic acid activities were at significantly lower levels fructose treated leather, while added samp...