Quality improvement effects of electrolyzed water on rice noodles prepared with semidry-milled rice flours.

To investigate the effects of electrolyzed water treatment on the qualities of rice noodles prepared with semidry- milled rice flour, pasting properties and thermal properties of rice flour, and the cooking and textural properties of rice noodles were determined. Higher peak viscosity and lower melting enthalpy were observed in electrolyzed water (EW) treated rice flour. The hardness, gumminess and chewiness of rice noodle in slightly acidic electrolyzed water treated rice noodles with available chlorine concentration (ACC) 20.

[Impacts of combined N and Zn application on Zn translocation, partitioning, and accumulation in Triticum aestivum].

Field experiment was conducted to examine the effects of combined application of N and Zn fertilizers on translocation, distribution, and accumulation of Zn in different organs in wheat plants. The results showed that Zn concentration and Zn accumulation in each organ were significantly different under different treatments. Compared with N (120 kg·hm), the grain Zn concentration of N (240 kg·hm) and N (180 kg·hm) increased 22.

Effect of Oat and Tartary Buckwheat - Based Food on Cholesterol - Lowering and Gut Microbiota in Hypercholesterolemic Hamsters.

The nutritional components in oat and tartary buckwheat had been assessed to have cholesterollowering effects. However, The effect of oat and tartary buckwheat based-food (OF) on cholesterol-lowering and gut microbiota in hypercholesterole hamsters was still limited studied because they are usually consumed in whole gran as well as after being processed. In this study, normal diets, high fat diet (HFD) with/without OF were fed to hamsters for 30 days respectively and growth parameters, metabolic parameters, and gut microbiota were investigated, respectively.

[Effects of reduced nitrogen application and supplemental irrigation on photosynthetic characteristics and grain yield in high-yield populations of winter wheat.].

A field experiment was conducted to study the effects of reduced nitrogen application and supplemental irrigation on the light environment, photosynthetic characteristics and yield components in high-yield wheat population. The treatments included three irrigation schedules [no irrigation (W), medium irrigation (W, the soil relative water content of 70%±5% after jointing stage), well-irrigation (W, the soil relative water content of 85%±5% after jointing stage)] and three nitrogen application levels [no nitrogen (N), reduced nitrogen (N,195 kg N·hm), high nitrogen (N, 270 kg N·hm)]. The results indicated that the NW treatment significantly improved the light environment of high-yield wheat populations, the photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and the light transmission rate at the region of 20-30 cm canopy increased by 34.

The level of expression of thioredoxin is linked to fundamental properties and applications of wheat seeds.

Work with cereals (barley and wheat) and a legume (Medicago truncatula) has established thioredoxin h (Trx h) as a central regulatory protein of seeds. Trx h acts by reducing disulfide (S-S) groups of diverse seed proteins (storage proteins, enzymes, and enzyme inhibitors), thereby facilitating germination. Early in vitro protein studies were complemented with experiments in which barley seeds with Trx h overexpressed in the endosperm showed accelerated germination and early or enhanced expression of associated enzymes (alpha-amylase and pullulanase).

Clinical significance of Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin(NGAL) expression in primary rectal cancer.

Background: Emerging evidence has demonstrated that Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is up-regulated in multiple malignancies, including oesophagus cancer, and plays a critical role in tumorigenesis and progression. However, till now, little is known about the role of NGAL in human rectal cancer. Its association with clinicopathologic characteristics and expression of MMP-9, one of its target genes, has not been reported systematically in rectal cancer.

A simple and sensitive resonance scattering spectral method for determination of hydroxyl radical in Fenton system using rhodamine S and its application to screening the antioxidant.

Based on resonance scattering (RS) effect of rhodamine dye association particles, a new resonance scattering method for the determination of hydroxyl free radical from Fenton reaction was developed. In HCl-NaAc buffer solution, the OH of Fenton reaction oxidized the excess I(-) to I(3)(-). The I(3)(-) combined, respectively, with rhodamine B (RhB), butyl rhodamine B (b-RhB), rhodamine 6G (RhG) and rhodamine S (RhS) to form association particles that exhibit stronger resonance scattering effect at 420nm and 610nm.

A novel and selective spectral method for the determination of trace chlorine in water basing on the resonance scattering effect of rhodamine B-I(3) association nanoparticles.

In Na(2)HPO(4)-citric acid buffer solution, Cl(2) can oxidize I(-) to form I(2) and then it reacts with excess I(-) to form I(3)(-). The I(3)(-) combines respectively with rhodamine dyes, including rhodamine B (RhB), butyl rhodamine B (b-RhB), rhodamine 6G (RhG) and rhodamine S (RhS), to form association particles which give stronger resonance scattering (RS) effect at 400 nm. The RS intensity of the RhB, b-RhB, RhG and RhS systems is proportional to chlorine concentrations in the range of 0.

[Rhodamine 6G association particle based spectrophotometric determination of hydroxy free radical and its application to the selection of antioxidant].

In HCl-NaAc buffer solution, the hydroxy free radical from the Fenton reaction is captured by excess KI and releases I3-. The I3- combines with Rhodamine B (RhB, lamdamax=554 nm), Rhodamine 6G(Rh6G, lamdamax=526 nm), Rhodamine S (RhS, lamdamax=526 nm), and butyl Rhodamine B(b -RhB, A,lamdamax56 nm) to form association particles, so the absorbance at max wavelength decreases. The concentration of hydroxy free radical (calculated by the concentration of hydrogen peroxide) is proportional to the decreased absorbance of the systems of RhB, Rh6G, RhS, b-RhB in the range of 0.

[One stage thyroidectomy and bilateral neck dissection for well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma].

Objective: To investigate the indications, safety and difficulties of one stage thyroidectomy and bilateral neck lymph node dissection for well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Methods: A retrospective review was carried out in 36 well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients so treated from 1990 to 2004. Various incisions including H, L and modified Kocher types were selected according to the location of primary tumor and status of cervical lymph node metastasis.

[Spectrophotometric determination of chondroitin sulfate with victory blue B].

In pH 4.0 acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution, cationic dye victory blue B shows an absorption peak at 614 nm, and the absorption peak decreases after it reacts with chondroitin sulfate to form association particles. The decrease in absorption value is linear with chondroitin sulfate concentration in the range of 0.

Resonance scattering effect of rhodamine dye association nanoparticles and its application to respective determination of trace ClO2 and Cl2.

A new resonance scattering method, based on resonance scattering (RS) effect, for the respective determination of ClO2 and Cl2 in water samples was developed. In HCl-NaAc buffer solutions with the pH value of 1.42, chlorine dioxide, or chlorine, oxidizes I- to form 12, which then reacts with the excess I- to form I3-.

[Study on molecular identification and pre-harvest sprouting characteristic of the transgenic anti-trxs-gene wheat line 00T89].

Pre-harvest sprouting of wheat is caused by a series of enzymes, in which alpha-amylase plays a key role. Thioredoxin (trx) is an important protein capable of reducing S-S to -SH. The authors transferred the anti-trxs gene into wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.

Biodegradation of imazapyr in typical soils in Zhejiang Province, China.

The degradation of imazapyr in non-sterile and sterile soils from four sampling sites in Zhejiang, China was studied. The results showed that the half-lives of imazapyr in non-sterile soils were in the range of 30 to 45 d, while 81 to 133 d in sterile (by autoclaving) soils. It means the rate constants of imazapyr under non-sterile conditions were 2.