Himalaya 292 (Hordeum vulgare var. Himalaya 292) is a novel hull-less barley variety lacking activity of a key enzyme of starch synthesis giving a grain containing less total starch, more amylose and higher total dietary fibre. Animal trials have shown that Himalaya 292 contains more resistant starch and has greater positive impact on biomarkers of large-bowel health than comparable wholegrain ...

Wheat starch development is a complex process and is markedly difference by changes in spikelet spatial position. The present study deals with endosperm starch granule distribution and spatial position during filling development. The study was conducted with pure starch isolated from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Jimai20 and Shannong1391, at 7-35 days after anthesis (DAA). The results showed th...

The sulfhydryl oxidase (SHOxase; EC. 1.8.3.2) which catalyzes the oxidation of sulfhydryl groups to disulfides was purified from Aspergillus niger using a combination of chromatographies. The influence of SHOxase on starch properties was tested by rheometer, farinographand scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Moreover, the gelatinization and retrogradation were studied by differential scanning c...

Integrating of lignocellulose-based and starch-rich biomass-based hydrogen production was investigated by mixing wheat straw hydrolysate with a wheat grain hydrolysate for improved fermentation. Enzymatic pretreatment and hydrolysis of wheat grains led to a hydrolysate with a sugar concentration of 93.4 g/L, while dilute-acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw led to a hydroly...

Vascular dementia is characterized by white matter lesions involving the demyelination and activation of astrocytes and microglia. In a previous study, we showed that the supernatant of a laboratory-scale, hot water extract of ground whole wheat (TALE) attenuated white matter injury and astrocytic activation in a rat model of bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO). In the present stu...

Two experiments were conducted to determine the influence of dietary roughage concentration and feed intake on finishing steer performance and ruminal metabolism. In Exp. 1, 126 steers (334 kg) were used in a completely randomized design and fed (120 d) diets of steam-rolled wheat without roughage or containing 5, 10 or 15% roughage (50% alfalfa hay:50% corn silage). Steers fed 5 or 10% roughag...

BACKGROUND The aim of the paper was to compare the food qualities of 2 varieties (SME 1 and 2) of high quality cassava flour (HQCF) produced from indigenous technology and that of some commercially sold wheat/HQCF samples. MATERIAL AND METHODS The pH, proximate, phytochemical, antioxidant, functional properties and starch yield of the flours were carried out using standard techniques. RESUL...

The glycaemic index (GI) characterises foods by using the incremental area under the glycaemic response curve relative to the same amount of oral glucose. Its ability to differentiate between curves of different shapes, the peak response and other aspects of the glycaemic response is contentious. The present pilot study aimed to explore the possibility of using H NMR spectroscopy to better unde...

BACKGROUND Bioethanol can be produced from sugar-rich, starch-rich (first generation; 1G) or lignocellulosic (second generation; 2G) raw materials. Integration of 2G ethanol with 1G could facilitate the introduction of the 2G technology. The capital cost per ton of fuel produced would be diminished and better utilization of the biomass can be achieved. It would, furthermore, decrease the energy...

To examine the significance of tt-glucosidase in starch metabo]ism in vivo, wheat seedlings and seeds were treated with Bay m 1099 (Miglitol, !VLhydroxyethyl-1-deoxynojirimycin), an ct-g]ucosidase inhibitor. Bay m 1099 did not affect germination, but it inhibited growth of seed]ings at the high dosage (100pglml medium).Treatmentofnorma]lygrownseedlingswithBaym1099(1Oand1OO"glml)decreasedor-gluc...