Effects of drying and extrusion on colour, chemical composition, antioxidant activities and mitogenic response of spleen lymphocytes of sweet potatoes

Effects of Different Drying Methods on the Antioxidant Activities of Leaves and Berries of Cayratia trifolia

“…During the freeze-drying process, ice crystals develop within the tissue matrix and removal of moisture content causes the tissue to become more brittle (Chan et al 2009). The lower the moisture content, the greater the rupture of the cell structure, which may lead to higher solvent extraction efficiency of antioxidant compounds (Hossain et al 2010;Ji et al 2012;Shih et al 2009). Investigating the effects of sample storage duration is recommended to maximize the determination of the antioxidant activity in the samples.…”

Immunomodulatory activity of Bengkoang (Pachyrhizus erosus) fiber extract in vitro and in vivo

“…Effect of oral administration of BFE on cytokine production by mouse lymphocytes To examine the effect of BFE administration on the cytokine production activity of lymphocytes from the spleen, MLN, and PP, these lymphocytes were cultured in 5 % FBS-RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with Con A at 37°C for 48 h. Con A is a mitogen that selectively promotes T cells (Shih et al 2009). Six-week-old female BALB/c mice (6 mice per group) were orally administered with 6.75 (low-dose) or 27 mg/kg body weight/day (high-dose) of BFE for 14 days.…”

Caracterização morfoagronômica, físico-química e tolerância ao nematoide-das-galhas de genótipos de batata-doce avaliados no Distrito Federal

“…Na América do Sul, é cultivada na Cordilheira dos Andes, na Selva Amazônica, nas grandes planícies subtropicais e temperadas do Cone Sul, e, sob irrigação, no deserto na costa do Pacífico . É a sexta cultura mais importante em termos de produção global depois do arroz, o trigo, a batata, o milho e a mandioca SHIH et al, 2009), sendo cultivada em mais de 111 países .…”