Biomolecules from Plant Wastes Potentially Relevant in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Co-Occurring Symptomatology

During and following the processing of a plant’s raw material, considerable amounts are wasted, composted, or redistributed in non-alimentary sectors for further use (for example, some forms of plant waste contribute to biofuel, bioethanol, or biomass production). However, many of these forms of waste still consist of critical bioactive compounds used in the food industry or medicine. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders. The primary treatment is based on symptomatology alleviation and controlled dietary management. Thus, this review aimed to describe the possible relevance of molecules residing in plant waste that can be used to manage IBS and co-occurring symptoms. Significant evidence was found that many forms of fruit, vegetable, and medicinal plant waste could be the source of some molecules that could be used to treat or prevent stool consistency and frequency impairments and abdominal pain, these being the main IBS symptoms. While many of these molecules could be recovered from plant waste during or following primary processing, the studies suggested that enriched food could offer efficient valorization and prevent further changes in properties or stability. In this way, root, stem, straw, leaf, fruit, and vegetable pomaces were found to consist of biomolecules that could modulate intestinal permeability, pain perception, and overall gastrointestinal digestive processes.     

粮谷和油籽中丰索磷残留量的气相色谱及气相色谱／质谱分析

介绍应用气相色谱和气相色谱－质谱法测定及确证粮谷和油籽中丰索磷的残留含量，试样采用水－丙酮提取，提取液经液－液分配后，再以弗罗里硅土柱净化，气相色谱，火焰光度检测器测定，外标法定量，并用气相色谱－质谱针对丰索磷的选择监测离子的种类和丰度比进行敢阳性确证。     

高效凝胶过滤色谱法分离测定豆薯种子蛋白

用高效凝胶蛋白往分离豆薯种子蛋白租提液,结合光电二极管阵列检测器对分离的蛋白峰进行紫外光谱扫描来确认蛋白的纯度,测定了3种蛋白的分子量,采用邻苯二甲醛（OPA）柱后衍生法测定了豆薯种子蛋白的氨基酸含量。     

Optimization of a New Extraction Technique for Analysis of Verbenone and cis-Verbenol in Pine Seeds

Results from a systematic study of the factors affecting extraction of cis-verbenol and verbenone from pine seeds are presented. Five extraction conditions were investigated: extraction solvent, method of extraction, extraction temperature, volume of solvent, and the ratio of the mass of sample to the amount of extraction solvent. The resulting optimized method uses magnetic-stirring-assisted extraction of pine seeds (5 g) with ethyl acetate (75 mL) for 20 min, at room temperature. RSDs were less than 5% for both compounds. GC–FID was used for quantification of cis-verbenol and verbenone in the extracts.     

高效液相色谱法测定地顶孢霉培养物中的腺苷

建立测定虫草源饲料添加剂地顶孢霉培养物中腺苷含量的高效液相色谱方法。样品经过研碎、超声处理,离心、过滤后上机测定。腺苷的最佳提取条件:以超纯水为浸提液,用超声波浸提,浸提温度为40℃,浸提时间为55 min。使用Waters Spherisorb ODS2柱(150 mm×3.9 mm,5μm),以甲醇-0.01 mol/L磷酸二氢钾混合液(10∶90)为流动相,流量为1.0 mL/min,进样体积为20μL,检测波长为254 nm。腺苷的质量浓度在0.5~100μg/mL范围内与色谱峰面积成良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9990。样品测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.65%(n=6),3水平加标的平均回收率为98.19%。该方法简便、快捷,可准确测定虫草饲料添加剂地顶孢霉培养物中腺苷的含量。     

The Current State of Knowledge on Salvia hispanica and Salviae hispanicae semen (Chia Seeds)

Chia seeds (Salviae hispanicae semen) are obtained from Salvia hispanica L. This raw material is distinguished by its rich chemical composition and valuable nutritional properties. It is currently referred to as “health food”. The purpose of the present work was to perform a literature review on S. hispanica and chia seeds, focusing on their chemical composition, biological properties, dietary importance, and medicinal uses. The valuable biological properties of chia seeds are related to their rich chemical composition, with particularly high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, essential amino acids, polyphenols, as well as vitamins and bioelements. The available scientific literature indicates the cardioprotective, hypotensive, antidiabetic, and antiatherosclerotic effects of this raw material. In addition, studies based on in vitro assays and animal and human models have proven that chia seeds are characterized by neuroprotective, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. These properties indicate a valuable role of chia in the prevention of civilization diseases. Chia seeds are increasingly popular in functional food and cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. That is attributed not only to their desirable chemical composition and biological activity but also to their high availability. Nevertheless, S. hispanica is also the object of specific biotechnological studies aimed at elaboration of micropropagation protocols of this plant species.     

基于UMAP辅助的模糊C聚类方法进行太赫兹光谱识别

太赫兹(THz)具有低能性、瞬态性、波谱分析能力强的优点,在物质鉴别方面具有广阔的应用前景。现有的基于THz的物质鉴别方法,虽然取得了一定的效果,但是存在容易陷入局部最优的问题,从而导致识别精度不高。均匀流形逼近与投影(UMAP)作为一种非线性降维方法,其假设数据均匀分布在黎曼流形上,可以对具有模糊拓扑结构的流形进行建模。UMAP降维的过程是通过最小化两个拓扑表示之间的交叉熵,从而实现低维空间中数据表示的布局优化。传统的模糊C聚类方法(FCM)在聚类时,初始聚类中心往往随机给定,当初始聚类中心选择不恰当时,容易导致错误的聚类。为此,提出一种基于UMAP辅助的模糊C聚类算法,首先运用UMAP对输入的THz样本矩阵进行降维;再根据类与类之间距离最大化的原则,选择合适的初始聚类中心;最后利用模糊C均值聚类的方法进行聚类。所提出的方法不仅能够解决聚类过程中类与类之间过度拥挤的现象,而且能够反映出类别间的距离信息以便于给样本选择合适的初始聚类中心。为了验证提出的聚类方法的可靠性,运用太赫兹时域光谱技术对鲁棉研28、鲁棉研29、鲁棉研36、中棉28四种不同类型的转基因棉花种子进行了探测,利用基于U...     

Antimicrobial Activities of Plant Extracts against Solanum tuberosum L. Phytopathogens

The purpose of the study was to select an environmentally friendly plant biopesticide to protect seed potatoes against phytopathogens. The scope included the evaluation of the antimicrobial activities of 22 plant water extracts, 22 water-glycol extracts, and 3 subcritical carbon dioxide extracts using the agar diffusion method against 10 potato phytopathogens. For the most effective extracts, minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC), chemical composition analysis by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and in situ assays on seed potatoes were performed. Garlic water extract was finally selected as the most effective in phytopathogen growth inhibition, both in vitro and in situ, with MIC values ranging between 6.3–25 mg/mL. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural was determined to be the main component of this extract (33.24%). Garlic water extract was proposed as a potential biopesticide against potato phytopathogens.     

Changes in Physicochemical,Free Radical Activity,Total Phenolic and Sensory Properties of Orange (Citrus sinensis L.) Juice Fortified with Different Oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) Extracts

In Iran and other parts of Western Asia, the oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) fruit is processed in the dried powdery form, and in recent times, increasingly applied/sprinkled in fruit juices such as those made from oranges (Citrus sinensis L.). To our best knowledge, the effectiveness of oleaster fruit extract in fortifying the orange juice has not yet been reported and the knowledge of this will greatly benefit the consumers, particularly those around the Western Asia region. This current work, therefore, investigated the changes in physicochemical, free radical activity, total phenolic compounds, and sensory properties of orange juice fortified with different oleaster fruit extracts. The orange juice mix formulation comprised different concentrations (5, 10, 15, 20, and 25%) of oleaster (alcoholic, aqueous, and hydro-alcoholic) extracts. The control comprised orange concentrate (4% w/v), sugar (8.5% w/v), and citric acid (0.1% w/v) brought to the desirable volume with water. As the free radical activity depicted the antioxidant properties, the physicochemical aspects of this work involved the determinations of Brix, density, ash, pH, total acidity, sucrose, and total sugar, whereas the sensory aspects involved the determinations of color and taste. Whilst the aqueous oleaster 20 and 25% extracts produced notable physicochemical differences in the orange juice mix, both free radical activity, and phenolic compounds significantly increased (p < 0.05) after 30 days despite resembling (p > 0.05) those of control at day 1. More so, the increases in aqueous, alcoholic, and hydro-alcoholic oleaster extracts would decrease (p < 0.05) the sensory color and taste of the orange juice mix in this study.     

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Studies on the workability of precise seeders by means of labelling methods has been possible due to the solution of the following problems: labelling of seeds, radiation collimation of labelled seeds being sown, elaboration of measuring and registering systems as well as processing systems of a measuring signal. The developed method allows for precise, quick and fully objective evaluation of the studied seeders to be done under natural conditions.