Six commercial U.K. cultivars of winter wheat selected to represent different abilities to partition nitrogen into grain protein were grown in replicated field trials at five different sites over three seasons. The proportion of LMW glutenin subunits decreased and the proportion of gliadins increased during grain development and in response to N application. Differences were observed between th...

OBJECTIVE Adiponectin is an adipocyte-specific secretory protein found in circulation in several different forms and is present at significantly lower levels in the plasma of diabetic patients compared with that of insulin-sensitive individuals. We wanted to test whether insulin per se is a contributing factor toward lower plasma adiponectin concentrations and, if so, whether the splanchnic bed...

Abstract Background The molecular weight of hyaluronic acid (HyA) depends on the type organ in body. When HyA desired is implanted into human body for regeneration damaged tissue, it degraded by hyaluronidase associated with an inflammatory response. This study sought to evaluate effects and concentration pro- anti-inflammatory responses murine macrophages. Methods structures weights HyAs (LMW-...

Genetic and environmental factors that affect the formation of glutenin macropolymer (GMP) particles were investigated by growing Lance 5C 10, Lance 2C12, Warigal 5C10 and Warigal 2C12 lines under widely differing temperature regimes in greenhouse conditions. The GMP characteristics and mixing properties of flour extracted from mature wheat kernels were systematically studied. The amount of GMP...