The current study is an attempt to contribute for efficient and cost-effective substrates for xanthan gum production. In this context, the sugar cane molasses wastes can be used as a cheap substrate for xanthan gum production. Xanthan biopolymer production by a novel Xanthomonas campestris strain IBRC-M 10644 was optimized with statistical approaches. Based on the results ...

The existence of a fat-soluble dietary factor essential for guinea pig nutrition was well established through investigations by Wulzen and Bahrs (l-3) and has been confirmed by Anderson and Caldwell.’ The isolation of a highly active fraction from raw cream, capable of alleviating an induced stiffness in guinea pigs, was described by van Wagtendonk and Wulzen (4). It seems apparent from physiol...

Sugar cane bagasse is produced in Brazil as waste of the sugar and ethanol industries. This lignocellulosic material is a potential source for second-generation ethanol production; however a pretreatment stage is essential, which aims at removing the hemicellulose component by disorganizing the lignocellulosic complex. In this work sugar cane bagasse was pretreated by diluted acid hydrolysis re...

In the context of reorganization of production in the sugar and alcohol industry, mechanization of sugar cane harvesting has been justified as a protective measure for the environment and workers. This article focuses on the consequences of organization of work in mechanization of sugar cane harvesting with regard to the harvester operators' health. Based on data gathered through interviews and...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the advantages plantation commodities in Jambi Province. Shift-Share Analysis and Location Quotient were used data. research results conclude several things. First, there are comparative oil palm rubber throughout Jambi. Second, commodity base sector Kerinci, Merangin, Batang Hari, Bungo; coffee cinnamon sectors Sorolangun; and, chocolate Bungo Kerinci. T...

Sugarcane is an important industrial crop in South China, mainly grown in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yuennan and Fujian Provinces. State farms are important cane producers. They produce about one-tenth of the nation’s total cane. These sugar companies are integrated enterprises including farm and milling activities but, due to declining sugar prices, they are not particularly profitable. Under the “Re...

BACKGROUND Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup, as well as cane sugar, has been implicated in the rise of the obesity and diabetes epidemics. To date, however, no reliable biomarker for the consumption of these sweeteners is available. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to determine the natural abundance stable-carbon-isotope signature of commonly consumed foods of plant origin. D...

The production of slime by microorganisms in the sugar cane juice of sugar mills has been primarily attributed to Leuconostoc mesenteroides (McCleskey, Faville, and Barnett, J. Bacteriol., 54, 697, 1947). In a study of the epiphytic microflora of sugar cane, Mayeux and Colmer (Sugar J., 23, 28, 1960) reported the presence of many organisms on the growing plant but failed to show the presence of...