Allergy-suppressing Activity of Oligosaccharides in Sweet Potato-Shochu Distillery By-product

Phenolic composition and radical scavenging activity of sweetpotato-derived shochu distillery by-products treated with koji.

Phenolic composition and radical scavenging activity in the shochu distillery by-products of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) treated with koji (Aspergillus awamori mut.) and cellulase (Cellulosin T2) were investigated to develop new uses. Koji and Cellulosin T2 treatment of shochu distillery by-products from sweetpotatoes, rice, and barley increased phenolic content. Caffeic acid was identifie...

Effects of feeding hexane-extracts of a shochu distillery by-product on skeletal muscle protein degradation in broiler chicken.

We have found that shochu distillery by-product (SDBP) contains a growth promoting factor that can be extracted with ether. In the present study, we administered hexane-extracts of SDBP (HSDBP) to broiler chickens and observed changes in skeletal muscle protein degradation in order to clarify the mechanism of growth promotion due to SDBP feeding. The pectoralis superficial muscle weight was sig...

Induction of peroxidase activity by ethylene in sweet potato.

Evaluation of β-amylase Activity of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) Cultivated in Iran

Besides the high starch content, sweet potato contains endogenous amylases where the two Predominants are - and β-amylases. Sweet potato is thought to be a promising source of β -amylase since β -amylase is one of the major protein in the tubers. This investigation has focused on the properties of β amylase from white-flesh sweet potato that has been grown in Iran as a potential source for indu...

Decolorization and treatment of Kokuto-shochu distillery wastewater by the combination treatment involving biodecolorization an

Kokuto-shochu is a traditional Japanese distilled liquor made from brown sugar. Kokuto-shochu distillery wastewater (KDW) contains high concentrations of organic compounds and brown pigments (called molasses pigments) which are hardly decolorized by general biological wastewater treatment. A fungus, Penicillium oxalicum d, which we isolated in a previous study, decolorizes 47% of the color from...