Phoslactomycins (PLMs) A–F, produced by actinomycetes are polyketide-type antibiotics derived from a hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid or a cyclohexanecarboxylic acid starter unit. Feeding experiments with [2-C]shikimic acid indicated that the C-18 carbon of PLMs comes from C-5 of shikimate. Further feeding studies of cis and trans-3-hydroxy[7-C]cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, [7-C]and [H11]cyclohe...

The dynamic equilibrium exploited by balanced steady-state free precession imaging develops slowly because its formation is dependent on both spin-spin and spin-lattice relaxation times. Attempting to image before steady state is established results in artifacts due to transient signal oscillations. Using a starter sequence to precondition the spin system can significantly reduce the delay befo...

Biogenic amines show biological activity and exert undesirable physiological effects when absorbed at high concentrations. Biogenic amines are mainly formed by microbial decarboxylation of amino acids and thus are usually present in a wide range of foods, fermented sausages being one of the major biogenic amine sources. The use of selected starter cultures is one of the best technological measu...

Due to harmonics, sudden voltage dips and large fluctuating torque causes a great problem in the starting of large induction motor. Some times due to tripping of relay, equipment failure, surge, no load or overload motor voltage fluctuates resulting in the failure of motor starting. This paper discusses the solution of these problems by using soft starter technique. Soft starting of induction m...

Traditionally applied spontaneous fermentation was compared with the use of starter cultures to initiate fermentation after dry milling and sterilizing at 1210C for 10 minutes. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) populations comprised 80% of the total viable bacteria and remained prominent throughout the fermentations, while number of moulds declined as the fermentation progressed. The fermentation meth...

Remote car starters encourage motorists to warm up their vehicles by idling the motor--thus increasing atmospheric pollutants, including several greenhouse gas (GHG) with impacts on public health. This study about climate change (CC) adaptation and mitigation actions examined perceptions on air pollution and climate change and individual characteristics associated with the use of a remote car s...

Supplementation of a basal corn-soybean meal diet with 0 or .2% L-lysine and 0, .25 or .55 ppm biotin produced six dietary treatments in a factorial arrangement. Pig performance, post-weaning scour scores, plasma urea N (PUN) levels, N and energy balance and liver pyruvate carboxylase activity (PC) were response criteria. Crossbred pigs were fed from weaning at 4 wk of age (8.0 kg) to market we...

This paper focuses on the functional properties of maize sour-dough microflora selected and tested for their use as starter cultures for sour maize bread. Lactic acid bacteria and yeasts isolated from spontaneously fermented maize dough were selected based on dominance during fermentation and presence at the end of fermentation. Functional properties examined included acidification, leavening a...