BACKGROUND Despite considerable controversy over the inclusion of sucrose in the diets of people with diabetes, the acute metabolism of sucrose is not completely understood. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to investigate the metabolism of the monomeric constituents of sucrose after a high-sucrose meal. DESIGN Three test meals were consumed in a randomized, crossover design by 7 healthy male vol...

the effect of dietary sucrose on dna formation in rat liver and kidney compared with that of starch was studied. male, weanling rats were fed for 6 and 14 days on diets containing 68% 'sucrose or 68% starch, and liver and kidneys were examined for 1ilie amount and rate of formation of dna; and also for content of fat, protein, and moisture. food intake and weight gain were estimated. sucrose fe...

The effect of water deficit on carbohydrate status and enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism (alpha and beta amylases, sucrose phosphate synthase, sucrose synthase, acid and alkaline invertases) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was investigated in the seedlings of drought-sensitive (PBW 343) and drought-tolerant (C 306) cultivars. The water deficit was induced by adding 6% mannitol (water potential...

The effect of culture conditions on the production of bioactive secondary metabolites by the endophytic fungus Arthrinium state of Apiospora montagnei Sacc. was investigated. Culture broths were partitioned with ethyl acetate and the resulting extracts were evaluated for antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic, and antiparasitic activities. The highest levels of activities were arisen from culture...

Although fish oil supplementation may prevent the onset of diet-induced insulin resistance in rats, it appears to worsen glycemic control in humans with existing insulin resistance. In the present study, the euglycemic, hyperinsulinemic (4× basal) clamp technique with [3-3H]glucose and 2-deoxy-[1-14C]glucose was used to directly compare the ability of fish oil to prevent and reverse sucrose-ind...

Plant density was varied with P, Ca, Mg, and KNO3 in a multifactor experiment to improve Curcuma longa L. micropropagation, biomass and microrhizome development in fed-batch liquid culture. The experiment had two paired D-optimal designs, testing sucrose fed-batch and nutrient sucrose fed-batch techniques. When sucrose became depleted, volume was restored to 5% m/v sucrose in 200 ml of modified...