Plants' oil-desaturating enzymes pair up to channel metabolites

Study raises possibility of linking up enzymes to tailor pathways for increased production of useful plant products

13-May-2014 - Plant scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have found that certain enzymes responsible for desaturating fatty acids, the building blocks of oils, can link up to efficiently pass intermediate products from one enzyme to another. "Engineering these enzyme ...

BASF Vitamin Production Plant Rated "Superior" in AIB Audits

04-May-2005 - Last month, the American Institute of Baking (AIB) successfully audited BASF's Calpan plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The auditors, which follow a strict inspection program for food safety, rated BASF's plant with 910 points as "superior". A superior rating is the highest possible classification ...

McGill researchers shed light on formation of carcinogen in processed food products

07-Feb-2005 - Furan, a potentially dangerous chemical, has been found by Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in processed foods, especially canned or bottled foods. A new study by McGill researchers Varoujan Yaylayan and Carolina Perez Locas explains the presence of this chemical in a ...

SOLVAY PHARMACEUTICALS EXPANDS CARDIOLOGY WITH OMACOR® FROM PRONOVA BIOCARE

12-Dec-2001 - SOLVAY PHARMACEUTICALS (BELGIUM) announced today the signing of a licensing agreement with PRONOVA BIOCARE (NORWAY) for the highly concentrated omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) product OMACOR®. OMACOR® is registered for adjuvant treatment in secondary prevention after myocardial ...

DSM Food Specialties launches www.infantvision.com

Informative website explains nutritional role of polyunsaturated fatty acids

19-Feb-2001 - DSM Food Specialties, Nutritional Ingredients, is launching www.infantvision.com, a website with important information for consumers and the medical sector on the polyunsaturated fatty acids AA (arachidonic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). AA and DHA are nutrients, which are naturally ...