A higher yield of glycoalkaloids was recovered from potato peels using pressurized liquid extraction (1.92 mg/g dried potato peels) compared to conventional solid-liquid extraction (0.981 mg/g dried potato peels). Response surface methodology deduced the optimal temperature and extracting solvent (methanol) for the pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) of glycoalkaloids as 80 °C in 89% methanol. ...

People in third world and developing countries are suffering from menace of protein deficiency in their diets resulting in serious protein-energy malnutrition problems. The situation, demands exploration of new un-conventional protein sources to fortify human food. The present study was planned to assess the feasibility of using agro-industrial wastes for Saccharomyces cerevisiae production and...

In a series of experiments full thickness skin defects in 68 rats were covered with dressings made of boiled potato peels according to the method developed in Bombay. The wounds closed within 14 days and histologically complete repair of epidermis was found. The cork layer of the potato peel prevents dehydration of the wound and protects against exogenous agents. Experiments with homogenates re...

processing of round potatoes (solanum tuberosum (l.) into chips in tanzania and particularlydar es salaam city is a growing business that attract low wages employees and unemployed occupants. proliferationof chips vendors with low knowledge, poor attitude and practice towards environment have resulted into poormanagement of potato peels waste which are haphazardly disposed of thus causing unhea...

Potato peels which are a low cost, renewable agroindustry by-product were used for the removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous effluents. Batch experiments were carried out with an artificial effluent comprising of potassium dichromate in deionised water. The effects of the initial hexavalent chromium concentration, dose of biosorbent, and removal kinetics were explored. An adsorbent dosage...

Petrochemical based plastics have been widely used as packaging materials, they good barrier properties, stiffness, tensile strength & tear strength. Although in great demand many disadvantages like very low water vapour transmission rate, non- biodegradability etc. which further causes environmental pollution. Keeping mind about the pollution and harm caused to nature, newer concepts use o...

Two rapid methods for highly selective detection and quantification of the two major glycoalkaloids in potatoes, alpha-chaconine and alpha-solanine, were compared for robustness in high-throughput operations for over 1000 analytical runs using potato tuber samples from field trials. Glycoalkaloids were analyzed using liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry in multiple reaction...

Potato peels consist of a tissue called phellem, which is formed by suberized cell layers. The degradation of suberin, a lipidic and recalcitrant polymer, is an ecological process attributed to soil fungal populations; however, previous studies have suggested that Streptomyces scabiei, the causal agent of potato common scab, possesses the ability to degrade suberin. In the present study, S. sca...