AIMS Animal experiments have shown that the endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays an important role in the regulation of ethanol intake. We investigated these effects in healthy volunteers who consumed a moderate amount of ethanol (red wine) and measured plasma levels of the endocannabinoids (ECs) anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) to test whether alcohol consumption influences the...

this study was conducted to assess the in vitro organic matter digestibility (omd) of pistachio hull using rumen fluid of taleshi sheep. animals were fed diets composed of 34% pistachio hull, 29% grape pomace, 32% alfalfa, and 5% grain barley. the chemical composition and phenolics' levels of pistachio hull, either industrially dried pistachio hull (idph) or sun dried pistachio hull (sdph)...

Sustainable food production is one of the main goals of the modern world. Nowadays, there is a growing interest in the exploitation of the by-products generated from agriculture and food production as raw materials for obtaining high-value products, which can be used for various purposes in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries. During the winemaking process, about 20 % of the grape...

Preparing dry specimens from liquid samples for XRF analysis avoids introducing caustic or hazardous liquids into the instrument. Several modifications were made to a dried residue specimen preparation method for quantifying gallium in plutonium metal in order to improve the method accuracy and precision. Ion exchange chromatography was utilized to remove the plutonium prior to casting the drie...

The present study compared the effects of consuming red versus white whole grapes on oxidative and lipidemic indices in people with hypercholesterolemia. Sixty nine patients were randomized into three groups. The two treatment groups consumed 500 g of either Condori red grapes or Shahroodi white grapes daily for 8 weeks, and the third group served as a control. Plasma glucose, triacylglycerol (...

A white-wine grape, Pinot Blanc, is thought to be a white-skinned mutant of a red-wine grape, Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir was heterozygous for VvmybA1. One allele was the non-functional VvmybA1a, and the other was the functional VvmybA1c. In Pinot Blanc, however, only VvmybA1a was observed, and the amount of VvmybA1 DNA in Pinot Blanc was half that in Pinot Noir. These findings suggest that deletion...

A novel XRF sample preparation method was investigated to quantify the concentration of gallium in plutonium metal and minimize the possibility of contaminating the instrument with radioactive material. To prepare homogenous specimens and to add an internal standard, the plutonium must first be dissolved. The currently established method then entails removing the plutonium by chromatography and...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate the color and surface roughness of nanoparticle (C1) and nanohybrid (C2) composites after immersion in distilled water, acai juice, grape juice and red wine and repolishing. MATERIALS AND METHODS After recording the initial surface roughness and color, the specimens were divided into four groups according to the storage solution. The specimens were reassessed...

The purpose of this study was to determine the dietary effects fruit pulps (dried tomato, apple and grape) on performance egg quality characteristics laying hens. In trial, 196 Lohmann sandy layers 25 weeks age were distributed into four groups with seven replicates for 9 weeks. Trial fed following diets, control group basal diet (no additive), 4 % dried tomato pulp, 4% pulp 2.5% grape pulp. Fe...

The purpose of present study was to investigate the effect of water and ethanol extracts of red grape seeds on inhibition of pancreatic -amylase and lipase in vitro. Total proanthocyanidins were determined in grape seed extracts (GSEs). Different concentrations (400, 800, 1300 and 1800 ppm) of each GSE were employed to evaluate their potentials on pancreatic -amylase and lipase after pre-incuba...