Supplementation of mushroom compost at spawning and at casing with various refined and crude seed oils resulted in 1 to 1.5 lb/ft increases in mushroom yield. Supplementation at casing with ground seeds or protein-oil combinations caused 2 to 2.5 lb/ft increases in mushroom yield. Further evidence is presented for a relationship between lipid metabolism and the initiation of fruiting in the cul...

The extract used in an intradermal test (in the routine test for allergy) has caused deaths (Harris and Shure, 1950; Current Topics, 1951). The need for the test is doubted, as the oil obtained from the seed and used in shortening, salad oils, etc., does not contain the watersoluble protein which is the allergen. The danger, however, can be eliminated by performing a scratch test before the int...

Unsaturated fatty acid esters derived from seed oils undergo metathesis at the C=C bond to give new internal and terminal olefins of interest in chemical manufacturing. The key to realizing this industrial opportunity is the ability to deploy catalysts that tolerate functional groups and remain reactive towards internal olefins even at high conversions. Recent developments in catalyst and react...

Germination incorporates events that commence with the uptake of water (imbibition) by the quiescent dry seed and terminates with the emergence of the embryonic axis, usually the radicle. It is a time of intensemetabolic activity, involving subcellular structural changes, respiration, macromolecular syntheses and, finally, cell elongation. Establishment of the seedling occurs following germinat...

Objective: We prospectively evaluated the association between intakes of 1) Alpha-linolenic (ALA; 18:3n-3) [plant, like flax seed, omega-3] 2) Eicosapentaenoic (EPA; 20:5n-3) [fish omega-3] 3) Docosahexaenoic (DHA; 22:6n-3) [fish and cold water algae omega-3] 4) Linoleic (LA; 18:2n-6) [plant omega-6, like corn, sunflower, safflower, peanut, soy oils] 5) Arachidonic acid (AA; 20:4n-6) [animal om...

Recently, there has been a great deal of attention on usage, byproducts, and wastes of the food industry. There have been many studies on the properties of citrus seeds and extracted oil from citrus grown in Kerman, Iran. The rate of oil content of citrus seeds varies between 33.4% and 41.9%. Linoleic acid (33.2% to 36.3%) is the key fatty acid found in citrus seeds oil and oleic (24.8% to 29.3...

C onsumers are a funny lot. We demand products with new and improved properties combined with lower price and sustainability. Most consumers remain unaware of the origin of the molecules that they use in everyday products and are often surprised to learn that many household items are derived from fossil fuels. Even more surprising is the realisation that plastics and lubricants are the high-val...

Background Dengue fever is a serious public health issue in Pakistan for many years. Globally plants have been reported to contain compounds with insecticidal properties. These properties have been demonstrated more recently on the larval stages of mosquitoes. Therefore, Citrus cultivar seeds were evaluated for larvicidal potential against the primary dengue vector Aedes aegypti. Methods Extr...