Mass spectrometric detection and formation of D-amino acids in processed plant saps, syrups, and fruit juice concentrates     

Pätzold R  Brückner H 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2005,53(25):9722-9729

Liquid and syrupy dietary saps and juices of plant origin, characterized by the presence of large quantities of saccharides (glucose, fructose, or sucrose) and containing amino acids, were analyzed for the presence of D-amino acids using enantioselective gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. D-amino acids were detected in processed saps and juices of trees (maple, palm, birch), fruits (grape, apple, pear, pomegranate, date), and various other plants (agave, beetroot, sugar cane, carob). D-Ala was detected in all plant products and amounted to approximately 34% D-Ala (relative to L-Ala + D-Ala) in Canadian maple syrups, to approximately 13% in palm saps, and to 48 and 13% D-Ala, respectively, in concentrated grape juices (Spanish Arrope and Turkish Pekmez). Varying amounts and kinds of other D-amino acids were also detected. To test the hypothesis that racemization, that is, partial conversion of L-amino acids into their corresponding D-enantiomers, occurs at reversible stages of the Maillard reaction, the Amadori compound fructose-L-phenylalanine was synthesized. On heating at 200 degrees C for 5 (20) min, release of 10.8% (24.2%) D-Phe was detected. From the data it is concluded that the Amadori compounds formed in the course of the Maillard reaction are pecursors of D-amino acids in foodstuffs.  相似文献   

Determination of the activity of acidic phytate-degrading enzymes in cereal seeds   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Greiner R  Egli I 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2003,51(4):847-850

Five different methods were compared to elucidate the total activity of the acidic phytate-degrading enzymes present in the seeds of rye, wheat, and barley. Phytate-degrading activity was studied at pH 5.0 by quantifying the liberated phosphate. Rye showed the highest acid phytate-degrading activity among the cereals studied. Using an aqueous extract, only 30-50% of the activity was found (rye, 3443 mU g(-1) of grain; wheat, 1026 mU g(-1) of grain; barley, 1032 mU g(-1) of grain) compared to that found by the direct incubation of the dry-milled cereal grains in a buffered phytate-containing solution (rye, 6752 mU g(-1) of grain; wheat, 2931 mU g(-1) of grain; barley, 2093 mU g(-1) of grain). Extending the extraction time resulted in an increase in extractable phytate-degrading activity by, at maximum, 10-15%. Extraction of phytate-degrading activity is strongly enhanced in the presence of Triton X-100 and the protease inhibitor phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (rye, 6536 mU g(-1) of grain; wheat, 2873 mU g(-1) of grain; barley, 2023 mU g(-1) of grain), suggesting at least a partial association with membrane structures and a degradation by proteolytic activity during extraction. In addition, it was shown that determining phytate-degrading activity by quantification of the liberated inorganic phosphate is more robust and precise than determining phytate-degrading activity by quantification of the residual phytate.  相似文献   

Konzeptbodenkarten für den städtischen Raum     

Ralf Grenzius  Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Blume 《植物养料与土壤学杂志》1993,156(3):209-212

Conception soil maps for urban areas The demand for soil maps increased strongly during the last years. This concerns urban soils, too. Conception soil maps constructed from a lot of basic informations (basic maps and point data) are the alternative to traditional soil mapping, which is expensive in time and money for urban areas. Further informations are to evaluate maps from these conception soil maps. Using graphic information-systems is advantageous for construction and evaluation.  相似文献   

Oxygen profiles and methane turnover in a flooded rice microcosm   总被引：19，自引：0，他引：19  

Peter Frenzel  Franz Rothfuss  Ralf Conrad 《Biology and Fertility of Soils》1992,14(2):84-89

Summary Dissolved O₂ was depleted within the top 3.5-mm surface layer of flooded rice soil microcosms without plants. In planted microcosms, however, O₂ was detectable down to at least 40 mm in depth. O₂ concentrations in the uppermost soil layers of microcosms with rice plants were higher in the light than in the dark, indicating O₂ production by photosynthesis. The CH₄ emission rates were nearly identical for illuminated and for darkened microcosms, demonstrating that the photosynthetically produced O₂ did not increase CH₄ oxidation in the rhizosphere. In contrast, CH₄ emission rates increased when the microcosms were incubated under an N₂ atmosphere, indicating that transport of O₂ from the atmosphere into the rhizosphere was important for CH₄ oxidation. CH₄ emission under air accounted for only 10%–20% of the cumulative CH₄ production determined in cores taken from the microcosms. Apparently, 80%–90% of the CH₄ produced was oxidized in the rhizosphere and thus was not emitted.  相似文献   

Real-time monitoring of 4-vinylguaiacol,guaiacol, and phenol during coffee roasting by resonant laser ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry     

Dorfner R  Ferge T  Kettrup A  Zimmermann R  Yeretzian C 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2003,51(19):5768-5773

The formation of 4-vinylguaiacol, guaiacol, and phenol during coffee roasting was monitored in real-time, using resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization and time-of-flight mass spectrometry. A model is proposed, based on two connected reaction channels. One channel, termed the "low activation energy" channel, consists of ester hydrolysis of 5-FQA followed by decarboxylation of the ferulic acid to form 4-vinylguaiacol, and finally polymerization at the vinyl group to form partly insoluble polymers (coffee melanoidins). The second "high activation energy" channel opens up once the beans have reached higher temperatures. It leads to formation of guaiacol, via oxidation of 4-vinylguaiacol, and subsequently to phenol and other phenolic VOCs. This work aims at developing strategies to modify the composition of coffee flavor compounds based on the time-temperature history during roasting.  相似文献   

Residue build-up of the systemic insecticide, dimethoate, in the milk of lactating cows after pour-on application     

G Fechner  H Berger  E Hoernicke  H Ackermann 《Archiv fuer experimentelle veterinaermedizin》1970,24(5):1137-1140

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Alexandra Rose Anne Nairn     

Ralf S Mueller 《Australian veterinary journal》1994,71(2):63-63

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Interactions of bovine and caprine herpesviruses with the natural and the foreign hosts.     

M Engels  M Palatini  A E Metzler  U Probst  U Kihm  M Ackermann 《Veterinary microbiology》1992,33(1-4):69-78

Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) and caprine herpesvirus 1 (CapHV1) are useful models to study virus-host interactions, as well as pathogenicity and latency, when comparing the outcome of infection in the natural and the foreign hosts. Molecular seroepidemiological analyses revealed that cross-reacting antibodies were mainly induced by glycoprotein gI (gB analogue), by the major capsid protein and by nonstructural proteins, whereas the most virus-specific antibodies were elicited by glycoproteins gIII and gIV. These glycoproteins, especially gIII (gC analogue), might therefore play an important role in the virus-host-interactions. As a basis for further studies, we re-evaluated observations concerning experimental infections with BHV1 and CapHV1 in the natural and the foreign hosts. All parameters indicated that both viruses were able to infect either host, but that the pathogenicity was restricted to the natural host. Latent virus could be reactivated exclusively from cows infected with BHV1. It was possible neither to reactivate BHV1 from goats, nor to reactivate CapHV1 from either species. The experiments indicated that the outcome of infection in the natural and the foreign host is dependent on host and viral factors, whereby gIII is only one important virus component involved. Further investigations in the host and host cell range of BHV1 and CapHV1 will help to clarify the role of factors responsible for virus-host-interactions.  相似文献   

Demonstration of two different H2-oxidizing activities in soil using an H2 consumption and a tritium exchange assay     

Veronika Häring  Ralf Conrad 《Biology and Fertility of Soils》1994,17(2):125-128

H₂-oxidizing activities were assayed in slurries of four soils by measuring the consumption of H₂ and the exchange of ³H₂ with H₂O at increasing mixing ratios of H₂ or ³H₂. Both H₂ consumption and ³H₂ exchange were abolished by autoclaving or the addition of formaldehyde. The rates of H₂ consumption and ³H₂ exchange were proportional to the quantity of soil used. Both activities increased with increasing concentrations of H₂ or ³H₂ and displayed biphasic kinetics, demonstrating the existence of two different H₂-oxidizing activities, one with a relatively low K _m and V _max, and a second with a relatively high K _m und V _max. The first type of activity was characteristic of abiontic soil hydrogenases, and the second of aerobic H₂-oxidizing bacteria. In contrast to H₂ consumption, which required the presence of either O₂ or ferricyanide, ³H₂ exchange operated equally well without an external electron acceptor. The ³H₂ exchange assay may thus be particularly useful for enrichment of soil hydrogenases which have not yet been isolated and for which no natural electron acceptor is known.  相似文献   

The effectiveness of the new morantel sustained-release trilaminate bolus against gastrointestinal nematode infections in cattle in their first grazing period     

K Pfister  M Henzi  H Ackermann 《Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde》1989,131(3):143-150

The efficacy of a recently developed Morantel-Sustained-Release-Trilaminate-Bolus (Paratect Flex Bolus [PFB]-Pfizer Inc.) against gastrointestinal nematode infections in cattle was assessed by monitoring faecal egg counts (EpG), herbage larval counts, serum pepsinogen levels and liveweight gains in first season calves. In two field trials (1987 and 1988), a PFB-Bolus was administered to two different groups of animals (1987: 15 calves; 1988:13 calves) at turnout (29 May 1987; 26 May 1988), control groups were included. In 1988, 13 calves received for comparison an Oxfendazole-Release-Bolus (Systamex Intervall Bolus [OXF]-Coopers Inc.). All groups were grazed on adjacent but separately fenced pastures throughout the season, until housing (27 October 1987; 15 October 1988). When compared with controls, the PFB-groups showed significantly lower EpG values and consequently, lower herbage larval counts throughout the season in both trials. From day 30 after turnout, the PFB-group had significantly lower serum pepsinogen levels, which reflects the low degree of abomasal damage in these animals. When compared to controls, the PFB-treated animals showed significantly higher weight performances. The mean weight-gain benefit of PFB-treated animals was +12.5 kg (p less than 0.05) and +21.1 kg (p less than 0.005) in 1987 and 1988, resp. No difference occurred between PFB-treated and OXF-treated calves, the latter outperformed the control animals by +21.6 kg (p less than 0.005).  相似文献