HIGHLIGHTS Extracts and characterizes the starch from stem of pineapple plant. Pineapple shows small granule size high gelatinization temperature. It possesses A-type crystals is more viscous compared to corn starch. Results indicate usefulness this agro-waste in food industries.

Byssochlamys nivea is a thermal resistant filamentous fungi and potential micotoxin producer. Recent studies have verified the presence of ascospores of such microorganism in samples of pineapple nectars. Although the majority of filamentous fungi have limited heat resistance and are easily destroyed by heat, Byssochlamys nivea ascospores have shown high thermal resistance. The aim of this work...

Byssochlamys nivea is a thermal resistant filamentous fungi and potential micotoxin producer. Recent studies have verified the presence of ascospores of such microorganism in samples of pineapple nectars and juices. Although the majority of filamentous fungi have limited heat resistance and are easily destroyed by heat, Byssochlamys nivea ascospores have shown high thermal resistance. The aim o...

Pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables have become a major concern associated with chemical food safety issues. Translocation of pesticides in tomato, mango and pineapple fruits in locally produced samples was investigated using gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometer (GC/MS) procedures. Samples were fractionated with respect to distance from the skin to the core and prepared for analysis...

To determine the glucose responses of diabetes mellitus type II subjects to fruits, four locally available fruits (containing 25 g of available carbohydrates per serving portion) of chico, mango, pineapple, and papaya were tested among ten type II diabetic subjects, using wheat bread as the control. Results of the in vivo test indicated that chico and mango had significantly lower (P ≤ 0.05) bl...

The present study aim to evaluate the ability of fresh pineapple juice against the genotoxicity side effects of Ifosfamide anti-cancer drug. It was done through using the dominant lethal mutations, one of the short-term tests that adopted in such studies. The results of this study showed that there was a significant reduction of the total and live implants in some weeks and a high morale signif...

Background Bromelain is a collective name for proteolytic enzymes or proteases (natural proteolytic enzymatic complex) found in tissues including stems, fruit and leaves of the pineapple (Ananas comosus var. comosus) and of other plant species of the family Bromeliaceae [1]. Is a bioactive agent possessing remarkable therapeutic properties such as reversible inhibition of platelet aggregation, ...

BACKGROUND The objective was to evaluate the use of fruit juice with an interactive inversion recovery (IR) MR pulse sequence to visualise the gastrointestinal tract. METHODS We investigated the relaxation properties of 12 different natural fruit juices in vitro, to identify which could be used as oral contrast. We then describe our initial experience using an interactive MR pulse sequence to...

Historically, in the event of Islam's arrival Malay Archipelago, ways Islam were adapted to lifestyle community. It's part modernizing traditional thoughts (akliah) which is influenced by Islamic values and teachings. One manifestations influence can be identified from design characteristics Traditional houses, developed with underlying principles Islam. This paper discusses application Sarawak...

Abstract Pineapple is the most important economic plant in family Bromeliaceae and third-most economically tropical fruit world. It has become an Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, which are suitable areas for its cultivation. However, modern well-organized breeding systems have not yet been established pineapple. In this review, we describe current status of geographical distribution, industrial deve...