This review aims to provide an overview of current knowledge on stabilization of proteins by sugars in the solid state in relation to stress conditions commonly encountered during drying and storage. First protein degradation mechanisms in the solid state (i.e. physical and chemical degradation routes) and traditional theories regarding protein stabilization (vitrification and water replacement...

It has been widely reported in literature that brassinosteroids play a pivotal role in stress mitigation in plants. The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of 24-epibrasssinolide (24-EpiBR) on the growth, endogenous levels of total sugars, reducing sugars and plant growth regulators (PGRs) such as jasmonic acid and polyamines (PAs) like spermine, spermidine, putrescine and cadaver...

Benzyne was developed as a reducing agent in the key step of converting amino sugars and ketoses into deoxy sugars, which occur widely in natural products. Many deoxy sugars exhibit antibiotic and anticancer activities, and furthermore, they play essential biological roles. By treatment with CS2 and then Ac2O, amino sugars and ketoses were converted into the corresponding 1,3-thiazolidine-2-thi...

IN THE 1990S, EXCESSIVE FAT CONSUMPTION WAS COMmonly believed to be the main cause of obesity. High sugar consumption was often considered to be innocuous and possibly protective against obesity by displacing dietary fat. A decade later, the American Heart Association linked intake of added sugars to weight gain and recommended substantial decreases in consumption to a daily maximum of 100 kcal...

Since Kuhn & Jerchel (1941) showed that tetrazolium salts were reduced by bacteria, yeasts and germinating seeds, 2:3:5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride or bromide has come into prominence as a viability testing reagent (Cottrell, 1947) and for vital staining (Mattson, Jensen & Dutcher, 1947). Its specific advantages for this purpose and for the purposes which follow lie in its Eo value of -008 V....

BACKGROUND Worldwide sugar consumption has tripled during the last fifty years. High sugar intake is associated with weight gain and increased incidence of diabetes and has been linked with increased cardiovascular mortality. Reducing the health impact of dietary sugar and poor quality carbohydrate intake is a public health priority. IminoNorm®, a proprietary mulberry leaf extract (ME), may red...

An enzyme free potentiometric sensor for reducing sugars (glucose and fructose) based on molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) modified on glassy carbon electrode was systematically investigated. It was expected to work like a solid ion selective electrode (ISE) where the specific carrier are the imprinted sites. The polymer for the selective recognition of glucose and fructose were synthesized b...

Starch accumulation and breakdown are vital processes in plant storage organs such as seeds, roots, and tubers. In tubers of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) a small fraction of starch is converted into the reducing sugars glucose and fructose. Reducing sugars accumulate in response to cold temperatures. Even small quantities of reducing sugars affect negatively the quality of processed products s...

The biochemical, phytochemical and antioxidant composition of root, stem, leaves and seeds of Cichorium intybus L was determined. A statistically significant difference (p>0.05) was observed among different parts of Cichorium intybus regarding the biochemical, phytochemical and antioxidant composition. The leaves were found to possess comparatively higher values of total sugars non-reducing sug...

This paper opens up a new issue dealing with Luffa cylindrica (LC) lignocellulosic biomass recovery in order to produce 2G bioethanol. LC fibers are composed of three principal fractions, namely, α-cellulose (45.80%  ± 1.3), hemicelluloses (20.76%  ± 0.3), and lignins (13.15%  ± 0.6). The optimization of LC fibers hydrothermal and diluted acid pretreatments duration and temperature were achieve...