In 1941 Wulzen and Bahrs (1) reported a characteristic muscular stiffness at the wrist among guinea pigs on a skim milk diet, which progressed in intensity over a period of months. Autopsies of deficient animals revealed extensive calcification throughout the muscles and internal organs. Raw cream fed by mouth was found to alleviate the wrist stiffness within a few days, although disappearance ...

The treatments consisted of chopping sugar cane stalk coarsely (10 to 20 mm particle size) or finely (less than 5 mm). The chopped cane stalk was mixed with chopped cane tops ( 40 to 50 mm particle size) in the ratio 75: 25. A solution of urea/molasses (200 g urea/kg solution) was added to the cane at the rate of 50 g/kg of fresh cane. The animals also received 600 g/d cotton seed meal and 100 ...

development of resistant strains of pathogens to many fungicides as well as fungicide residues in food stuff have been resulted in attemps to develop biological agents as alternative methods to control post-harvest diseases. practical use of microorganisms requires formulated products that meet a number of criteria. in this study different carriers for powder formulation of p.guilliermondi were...

The compositions of the various organic and inorganic species in cane molasses show wide variations. Centrifugation can be used to remove suspended so!id particles. The bulk of these are precipitated calcium compounds. Removal of calcium by precipitation and subsequent centrifugation can be enhanced by the addition of sulphuric acid. The effects of dilution, temperature, and acid addition on th...

The essential amino acid L-tryptophan (Trp) has importance as a pharmaceutical agent, especially in neuro-medicine. It is also added to feed products as a food fortifier. Furthermore, application of Trp is widespread in biotechnology. Trp is produced by a condensation reaction between indole and Lserine, which is catalyzed by bacterial tryptophanase activity. In this study, we have investigated...

Fermentations utilizing strains of Zymomonas mobilis, in place of the traditional yeasts, have been proposed due their ethanol yields being close to theoretical. Ethanol production from sugar cane molasses was analyzed under different culture conditions using Z. mobilis in batch fermentation. The total reducing sugars (TRS) concentrations in the molasses, temperature, agitation and culture time...

Molasses, the main byproduct of sugar production, is a well-known source of antioxidants. In this study sugar cane molasses (SCM) and sugar beet molasses (SBM) were investigated for their phenolic profile and in vitro antioxidant capacity and for their protective effect in human HepG2 cells submitted to oxidative stress. According to its higher phenolic concentration and antioxidant capacity in...