Fucose-containing Abroma augusta mucilage hydrogel as a potential probiotic carrier with prebiotic function.

The mucilaginous polysaccharide from Abroma augusta stem was examined for its physicochemical, thermal, and functional behavior and explored as a carrier for probiotic bacteria. Composed of glucose, galactose, rhamnose, galactouronic acid and fucose, Abroma augusta mucilage (AAM) exhibited shear thinning behavior (following power law equation) and gel like characteristic (showing higher G' value than G″ value). AAM promoted the growth of probiotic strains with positive prebiotic scores of 0.

Considerations for improvising fortified extruded rice products.

Micronutrient fortification of rice by extrusion is an effective strategy to enhance micronutrient levels within rice-consuming individuals. The success of extrusion-based fortification is associated with micronutrient retention, enhanced bioavailability, low postprocessing losses, prolonged storage stability, and minimal sensory changes. The success of an optimally fortified product is primarily reliant upon the compositional considerations, but many attributes of extrudates can be indebted to the processing parameters too.

Development of an In Vitro Propagation Protocol and a Sequence Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) Marker of Wall. ex Ging.

An efficient protocol of plant regeneration through indirect organogenesis in was developed in the present study. Culture of leaf explants on MS (Murashige and Skoog) medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/L 6-benzyladenine and 0.

Antimicrobial and pesticidal activity of partially purified flavonoids of Annona squamosa.

Foliar extracts of Annona squamosa (Family: Annonaceae) were screened for antimicrobial and insecticidal activity against the common microbial infestants of pulses and the stored grain pest pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Flavonoids isolated from aqueous extracts of A squamosa showed antimicrobial activity against all the common microbial contaminants of pulses and 80% insecticidal activity against C chinensis at a concentration of 0.07 mg ml-1.