Large enhancements in gelation behavior of wheat gliadins by incorporation of low concentrations of methylcellulose

Influence of non-gelling methylcellulose(MC)on gelation behavior of wheat gliadins in 13 wt%alkaline propanol/water(50:50, v/v)solution was investigated using dynamic rheological time sweep test.Increasing MC concentration(C_(MC))up to C_(MC)=1wt% caused a significant reduction in gelation time(t_(gel))of the solution and an increase in loss tangent(tanδ)value of the resultant gel at T<30℃.     

Effect of calcium malonate on the formation of β crystalline form in isotactic poly(propylene)

Calcium malonate (Camt) is used to induce the β crystalline form in isotactic polypropylene (iPP) for the first time. The relative content of the β crystalline form (K value) increases markedly with the addition of Camt and attains the maximum value of 73.48% at 0.40% Camt. The amounts of bright and colorful β spherulites increase and the spherulitic sizes decrease with the increase in Camt contents. The tensile strength and the Izod notched impact strength of the nucleated iPP samples increase with the addition of Camt; in particular, the latter almost doubles at 0.40% Camt compared to that of the blank iPP sample. The β nucleation mechanism of Camt is analyzed by the dimensional lattice match criterion. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

GC Analysis of the Fatty Acid Composition of Yak Kidney

To obtain valuable information for development of potential commercial products from yak kidney, which is usually treated as waste, the fatty acid composition of kidneys from yak reared in Gansu province, China, was investigated by gas chromatography. Fifteen different fatty acids were identified. The major fatty acids are oleic acid (33.3%), stearic acid (20.2%), and palmitic acid (18.4%). More interestingly, several important and essential fatty acids were also identified, including conjugated linoleic acid (2.94%), omega-3 fatty acids, for example docosahexaenoic acid (1.47%), eicosapentaenoic acid (1.11%) and alpha linolenic acid (0.37%), and omega-6 fatty acids, for example arachidonic acid (2.86%) and linoleic acid (1.98%). The results show that the fatty acid composition of yak kidney is of reasonable value and is suitable for further development of possible commercial products. This is the first report of the fatty acid profile of yak kidney.

     

Site-specifically Hydrolytic Cleavage of Oxidized Insulin B Chain With Cu(II) Ion

Selectively chemical cleavage of peptides and proteins is one of the most important reactions in both chemical and biochemical processes. Over the past decade, the interaction of palladium(II) complexes with methionine, cysteine and histidine-containing peptides and proteins and the hydrolytic cleavage of the corresponding amide bond by Pd(II) complexes have been extensively studied1-13. However, reports concerning the directly selective hydrolysis of peptides and proteins with other simple …     

Red Electroluminescence and Photoluminescence from Novel Binuclear Europium Complex with Squaric Acid Ligand

Organic electroluminescent devices (OELDs) have attracted much attention for several years because of their potential application in large area, multi-colored flat panel displays1-5. The green organic EL display using Alq3 as emitter was commercialized in 19976. However, red-emitting OELD with excellent properties has not been well developed. In order to realize practical full-color OELDs, it is considered very important to develop red and blue emitting materials with excellent propert…