11-Sep-2012 | J. Li, C.R. Sun, X.Q. Zhang, Polymer Composites, 2012

Abstract Chemical modification of poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate‐co‐3‐hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) monomer, followed by reactively blending with end‐capped poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) (50 wt%) was carried out during melt processing with dicumyl peroxide (DCP) ...

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22-Jun-2012 | I.P.S. KAPOOR, BANDANA SINGH, SUNITA SINGH, GURDIP SINGH, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2012

ABSTRACT Essential oil and oleoresins (ethanol and ethyl acetate) of Piper nigrum L. collected by hydrodistillation and Soxhlet apparatus, respectively, were tested as natural food preservative in orange juice (Citrus reticulata). The physicochemical changes such as pH, ascorbic acid, total ...

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02-May-2012 | Mital J. Kaneria, Sumitra V. Chanda, Food Analytical Methods, 2012

The pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub. Various parts of this plant are used in the treatment of dyspepsia, bronchitis, hypotensive, throat inflammation, etc. and its nutritional value has well been accepted. In the present study, antioxidant and antimicrobial ...

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30-Dec-2011 | KANERIA, MITAL; CHANDA, SUMITRA, Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2011

ABSTRACT Syzygium cumini is commonly used in India as a traditional medicine. In this study, the antioxidant and antimicrobial potentials of different solvent extracts of S. cumini leaves were investigated. Extraction was done sequentially in Soxhlet apparatus, using various solvents ...

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30-Dec-2011 | KANERIA, MITAL; CHANDA, SUMITRA, Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2011

ABSTRACT Syzygium cumini is commonly used in India as a traditional medicine. In this study, the antioxidant and antimicrobial potentials of different solvent extracts of S. cumini leaves were investigated. Extraction was done sequentially in Soxhlet apparatus, using various solvents ...

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13-Jul-2011 | Bianca Silva Ferreira; Camila Guimarães de Almeida; Lara Pereira Faza; Angelina de Almeida; Cláudio Galuppo Diniz; V ..., Molecules, 2011

Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), babaçu (Orbignya phalerata Mart.), buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) oils were studied to determine their antibacterial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities, as well as their total phenol and carotenoid contents. The fatty acid ...

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05-May-2011 | Müberra, Koşar , Fatih, Göger , K., Hüsnü Can Başer, Food Chemistry, 2011

An endemic plant of Turkey Salvia halophila Hedge (Lamiaceae) was examined for its antioxidant activity and phenolic compositions. The aerial part of S. halophila was extracted with different solvents in an order of increasing polarity such as hexane, ethyl acetate, methanol, and 50% methanol ...

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05-Nov-2010 | Ravindra Kumar Chourasiya, Prateek Kumar Jain, Simant Sharma, Naraynan Ganesh, Siva Shankar Nayak, Ram Kishore Agrawal, Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2010

The present study was carried out to elucidate the potential of petroleum ether and methanolic extract of Clerodendron inerme (L.) Gaertn leaves on genomic stability and tissue protection using F1 hybrid mice (C57BL male and Swiss albino female). The dried powdered leaves of C. inerme were ...

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01-Nov-2010 | Hijaz, Faraj M.; Smith, J. Scott, Journal of Food Science, 2010

Abstract:  Food irradiation improves food safety and maintains food quality by controlling microorganisms and extending shelf life. However, acceptance and commercial adoption of food irradiation is still low. Consumer groups such as Public Citizen and the Food and Water Watch have opposed ...

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09-Sep-2010 | Huang, Jue ; Lu, Xilan ; Zhang, Dexiang ; Gao, Jinsheng, Energies, 2010

Hydro-conversion of coal hydroliquefaction residue obtained from a 6t/day pilot plant of Shenhua Group in Shanghai was carried out under the hydrotreating condition. The coal hydroliquefaction residue and its product were extracted in sequence with n-hexane, toluene and tetrahydrofuran in a ...

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