Aspects of parasexual analysis in Aspergillus parasiticus.

A scanning electron microscopic examination of the surface ornamentation of haploid, heterokaryotic, and diploid conidiospores of Aspergillus parasiticus is presented. Previous studies on the parasexual cycle in this aflatoxin-producing species have shown that heterozygous diploids may be isolated with ease. However, rational genetic analysis of diploids has been hampered by the nonrandom recovery of auxotrophic markers from heterozygous diploids.

Cottonseed protein derivatives as nutritional and functional supplements in food formulations.

Cottonseeds contain protein with desirable food functional and nutritional properties. Storage globulins make up most of the protein stored in cottonseed and can be separated into five fractions by gel filtration chromatography. Each fraction is distinguishable from the other by its amino acid and polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic properties.