Jerusalem artichoke (JA, Helianthus tuberosus L.) has a great potential to enhance the quality of yakju due plentiful inulin content which is functional and indigestible carbohydrate in human. In this study, optimal preparation conditions such as added amount steam treatment JA were investigated improve yakju. As increased, alcohol production decreased, whereas fermentation was performed well w...

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of inulin [as topinambur (Helianthus tuberosus L.) powder] on in vitro rumen fermentation of diets containing hay and pelleted concentrate for sheep (approximately 60:40%) in artificial rumen (the RUSITEC system). The RUSITEC system consisted of six fermentation vessels. Topinambur powder was added at levels of 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1....

Full: HTML / PDF (665K) Select Citation Anthocyanins Present in Selected Tropical Fruits: Acerola, Jambolão, Jussara, and Guajiru Edy Sousa de Brito, Manuela Cristina Pessanha de Araújo, Ricardo Elesbão Alves, Colleen Carkeet, Beverly A. Clevidence, and Janet A. Novotny pp 9389 9394; (Article) DOI: 10.1021/jf0715020 Abstract Full: HTML / PDF (119K) Select Citation Ameliorative Effects of Proant...

Tuber explants of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) are a model system for cell-cycle re-entry from a quiescent state, involving the activation of division of tuber parenchyma cells in response to exogenous auxin. To enable molecular studies of this system, two cyclin (Heltu;CYCD1;1 and Heltu; CYCD3;1) and two cyclin-dependent kinase (Heltu; CDKA;1 and Heltu;CDKB1;1) genes have been...