Complete plastome sequence of Merr (Achariaceae): an endemic 'vulnerable' tree in South China.

Merr. is an evergreen tree with a height of 6-12 m and a diameter at breast height of 50 cm. It is distributed in Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, South of Yunnan Province of China.

Complete plastome sequence of (Nepenthaceae): a "vulnerable" herb in China.

(Nepenthaceae) is an erect or climbing (0.5-2 m tall) herb distributed in Africa (Madagascar), south and southeast Asia, North Australia and Pacific Islands (Caroline Islands). There is only one species in China.

Complete chloroplast genome sequence of (Loranthaceae): a hemiparasitic shrub in South China.

(Loranthaceae) is a hemiparasitic shrub distributed in forest margins of Southeast Asian countries. Here, we report and characterize the complete plastid genome sequence of in an effort to provide genomic resources useful for the phylogenetic studies for Santalales. The complete plastome is 123,810 bp in length and contains the typical structure and gene content of angiosperm plastomes, including two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 23,101 bp, a large single copy (LSC) region of 71,448 bp and a small single copy (SSC) region of 6160 bp.

Preparation of highly pure zeaxanthin particles from sea water-cultivated microalgae using supercritical anti-solvent recrystallization.

Xanthophylls, including zeaxanthin, are considered dietary supplements with a potentially positive impact on age-related macular degeneration. Using pilot-scale column fractionation coupled with supercritical anti-solvent (SAS) recrystallization, highly pure zeaxanthin particulates were prepared from ultrasonic extracts of the microalgae, Nannochloropsis oculata, grown in sea water. Column partition chromatography increased the concentration of zeaxanthin from 36.

Designing supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of rice bran oil that contain oryzanols using response surface methodology.

This study examines the supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO(2)) extraction of oryzanols contained rice bran oil from powdered rice bran. The extraction efficiencies and concentration factors of oryzanols, free fatty acids and triglycerides in the SC-CO(2) extracts were determined. With top-flow type SC-CO(2) extraction the total oil yield was 18.